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May 16, 2011 at 10:03am
May 16, 2011 at 10:03am
#724075
The following winners for the April 2011 running of "Good Deeds Go NoticedOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 271 entries submitted.

*Star* First: Lox~back, but all new! Author Icon
*Bullet* Second: Hypermommy Author Icon
*Bullet* Third: Julie D - PUBLISHED! Author Icon

Congratulations to the winners and thanks for all of the wonderful reviews sent during April!

~Diane

Need inspiration? Check out the official site contest for May, "Short Shots: Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window..
April 28, 2011 at 12:27am
April 28, 2011 at 12:27am
#723128
Greetings Folks!

As of last night, we completed the final phase in migrating two of our web/database servers as well as our "master" database server to new hardware. The summary of the result is zoom. *Bigsmile* We're seeing much faster and more consistent page load times across the site.

We managed to do the entire upgrade process with just an hour of downtime late last night to complete the final master database upgrade... and we only took the WdC down because it's something that is just far too scary to do while people can at the site. *Wink*

(Anyone interested in the "Technically speaking" side: The 3 machines were all dual core procs with a combined 48 gigs ram... and they are now six core (higher speed) procs with a combined 64 gigs. The master database server gained the extra RAM, now having 32 gigs all to itself.)

I don't plug many (any?) companies personally, but the folks at INetU have been an amazing help throughout this process.
They term themselves a "managed hosting provider" and they manage quite well. I say "we" above because it was them and me working through the project. Writing.Com has 5 full time servers, so this upgrade covered more than half. INetU was there every step of the way and made the whole process smooth. If you or anyone you know ever have the need for hosting services, please contact me. I'd love to tell you (or them) about our experiences with INetU over the past 10+ years and hook you up with one of the guys I work with on a regular basis.

Best wishes,
~~SM
April 18, 2011 at 8:25am
April 18, 2011 at 8:25am
#722536
The following winners for the March 2011 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 40 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "What a Character! : Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window.. Congratulations to the following three winners:

*Star* First Place - "Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. by A Guest Visitor
*Bullet* Second Place - "Peter Morton"  Open in new Window. by Bikerider Author Icon
*Bullet* Third Place - "Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. by A Guest Visitor

~Diane

The contest for April is: "Quotation Inspiration: Official ContestOpen in new Window.
April 16, 2011 at 7:52am
April 16, 2011 at 7:52am
#722380
The following winners for the March 2011 running of "Good Deeds Go NoticedOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 309 entries submitted.

*Star* First: Marsha Musselman Author Icon
*Bullet* Second: blainecindy
*Bullet* Third: Tina B Author Icon

Congratulations to all the winners and a special congratulations to blainecindy for earning her third Good Deeds merit badge!

Please remember to make your reviews public for this contest. Entries with private reviews will be disqualified for a prize.

~Diane

Need inspiration? Check out "The Writer's CrampOpen in new Window. and "Quotation Inspiration: Official ContestOpen in new Window.
April 2, 2011 at 2:07am
April 2, 2011 at 2:07am
#721291
Hello everyone!

I hope most enjoyed our April 1st! *Bigsmile*

Whether you enjoyed or did not enjoy our decade old tradition of general goofiness and tom-foolery here at Writing.Com on the day, I do hope it inspires a little creativity and reminds you to think 'box, outside of the' and look at your world in a different way.

Write On,
~~SM, the kid @ heart.
March 15, 2011 at 10:07pm
March 15, 2011 at 10:07pm
#719859
The following winners for the February 2011 running of "Good Deeds Go NoticedOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 262 entries submitted.

*Star* First: Riot Author Icon
*Bullet* Second: blainecindy
*Bullet* Third: Lee: Namaste! Author Icon

Thank you for continuing to send quality reviews to the members of Writing.Com!

~Diane
March 15, 2011 at 9:26pm
March 15, 2011 at 9:26pm
#719857
The following winners for the February 2011 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 46 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Short Shots: Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window.. Congratulations to the following three winners:

*Star* First: "Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. by A Guest Visitor
*Bullet* Second: "Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. by A Guest Visitor
*Bullet* Third: "Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. by A Guest Visitor

Thank you for the wonderful entries and thanks also to the judges for their time spent reading and composing reviews.

March's Contest is: "What a Character! : Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window.

~Diane
February 15, 2011 at 2:59pm
February 15, 2011 at 2:59pm
#717902
The following winners for the January 2011 running of "Dear Me: Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 78 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Dear Me: Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window.. Congratulations to the following three winners:

*Star* First: "Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. by A Guest Visitor
*Bullet* Second: "Dear Me, Myself and I"  Open in new Window. by JACE Author Icon
*Bullet* Third: "Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. by A Guest Visitor

Thanks to everyone that entered and shared their goals with us. You've inspired me to write some goals in order to keep motivated. *Smile* A special thanks to the judges for reading and judging the entries.

~Diane

February's contest is: "Short Shots: Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window.

Like to review? Enter "Good Deeds Get CASH!Open in new Window. for a chance to be rewarded with gift points and an exclusive merit badge.
February 10, 2011 at 12:06pm
February 10, 2011 at 12:06pm
#717560
The following winners for the January 2011 running of "Good Deeds Go NoticedOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 174 entries submitted.

*Star* First: Winnie Kay Author Icon
*Bullet* Second: Fi Author Icon
*Bullet* Third: kattwoman Author Icon

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone that entered! Starting with the current round, each entry requires 3 reviews rather than the 5 required in previous rounds. Enter multiple times in each round to increase your chance of winning!

~Diane
January 22, 2011 at 3:24pm
January 22, 2011 at 3:24pm
#716165
Hello everyone!

"The Writer's CrampOpen in new Window. turn 9 years old Tomorrow (Sunday 1/23)!

... That's 9 years of offering daily prompt contests to all of our members!

Special thanks to Sophy Author Icon and the entire Cramp Crew, both past and present, for all of these great years of prompts... and, of course, their "prompt" judging of all those daily entries... And here's to another 9 more! *Smile*

Be sure to check out this week's prompts for some special guest prompters, including me! *Smile*

The Writer's Cramp Open in new Window. [13+]
Write the best poem or story in 24 hours or less and win 10K GPS!
by Sophy Author Icon


Write On,
~~SM

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