tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 8, 2018 13:59:36 GMT
Last year's selection process was conducted in two phases; unfortunately, interest waned and member participation in the final selection phase was poor.
In an effort to prevent a similar outcome, this year's selection will be conducted through a single poll.
Please select the one article you consider to be the "best" from among those published in the Newsletter's Volume 2.
The article receiving the most votes will be forwarded to the American Philatelic Society to be posted on its website as our Chapter's 2018 Article of Distinction.
Polling will remain open until Midnight, Sunday September 30th (New York Time).
The polling results will not display until after the poll has closed.
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Admin
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2018 18:09:49 GMT
I decided not to include the article written by Anping and those pulled from SWH's website as both members are deceased and APS requires a signed release from the author before they will post their work on the Articles of Distinction portion of their website.
Some here have voiced the opinion that this was an arbitrary and/or unfair decision on my part and one that was not in the best interest of the Forum.
Accordingly, if you have already voted for one of the articles listed in the poll and would like to change your vote for Anping's or one of SWH's, remove the check from your selection in the poll and create a post on this thread that gives the title of the article and the issue number that it appeared in.
If you have not already voted in the poll just create a post on this thread that includes the article name and issue number.
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salentin
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collecting Germany,where I live and about 20 more countries,half of them in Asia east of the Indus
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Post by salentin on Sept 16, 2018 2:36:14 GMT
I fully understand and agree to the reasons,why the articles in question were not put on the list. I do not think that this decision was arbitrary,let alone unfair ! However as it is now possible,I want to put my vote to:
"The postal History of Japan" by Gerben Van Gelder,volume 2/issue 3
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2018 13:29:13 GMT
With just 16 votes cast (15 poll + 1 write-in), three articles are tied for 1st place with 2 votes each and ten articles are tied for 4th place, each with 1 vote. Just under two weeks remain in polling and 326 members may still make their opinion known. 22 votes were cast in last year's balloting and we finished with a tie -- will history repeat itself? You can't influence the outcome if you remain on the sidelines! |
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 21, 2018 12:49:39 GMT
With 17 poll votes and 1 write-in recorded, we now have a 5-way tie for first place in the best article selection process.
Make your voice heard and vote for your favorite article from the 5 issues comprising Volume 2 of the Newsletter!
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 29, 2018 7:54:13 GMT
I also vote for the Postal History of Japan by Gerben van Gelder.
Volume 2, Issue 3.
Londonbus1
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2018 12:35:15 GMT
Less than 2 days remain before the poll closes.
We currently have a two-way tie for first place with 19 poll votes and 2 write-ins.
Surely more than 21 members have read the forum's newsletters...
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Post by Admin on Oct 3, 2018 13:21:09 GMT
As with last year's competition, we have once again ended in a tie for first place between Londonbus1 for his Cinderella Corner article "Touring Great Britain" and Beryllium Guy for his second "Visiting Stamp Shops Around the World" article. Michael (Londonbus1) has graciously suggested that Chris' (Beryllium Guy) article be the one to represent the Forum this year as our 2018 APS Article of Distinction. Congratulations to both of these members for their excellent submissions! |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 3, 2018 17:25:56 GMT
As with last year's competition, we have once again ended in a tie for first place between Londonbus1 for his Cinderella Corner article "Touring Great Britain" and Beryllium Guy for his second "Visiting Stamp Shops Around the World" article. Michael (Londonbus1) has graciously suggested that Chris' (Beryllium Guy) article be the one to represent the Forum this year as our 2018 APS Article of Distinction. Congratulations to both of these members for their excellent submissions! I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who encouraged me and helped me to write these articles in the first place, which is @falshung, tomiseksj, and Londonbus1. You all played important roles in that, and without your support, I never would have followed through, so thank you! And special thanks to Michael (LB1) for your truly selfless suggestion that it should be my article which is submitted to the APS to represent TSF this time. Yours was also an excellent contribution, and clearly worthy of being selected, too. Well, I am both humbled and honored to represent this Forum, which means so much to me. My heartfelt thanks to all of you! -Chris ( Beryllium Guy) |
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 3, 2018 17:45:51 GMT
As with last year's competition, we have once again ended in a tie for first place between Londonbus1 for his Cinderella Corner article "Touring Great Britain" and Beryllium Guy for his second "Visiting Stamp Shops Around the World" article. Michael (Londonbus1) has graciously suggested that Chris' (Beryllium Guy) article be the one to represent the Forum this year as our 2018 APS Article of Distinction. Congratulations to both of these members for their excellent submissions! I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who encouraged me and helped me to write these articles in the first place, which is @falshung , tomiseksj , and Londonbus1 . You all played important roles in that, and without your support, I never would have followed through, so thank you! And special thanks to Michael (LB1) for your truly selfless suggestion that it should be my article which is submitted to the APS to represent TSF this time. Yours was also an excellent contribution, and clearly worthy of being selected, too. Well, I am both humbled and honored to represent this Forum, which means so much to me. My heartfelt thanks to all of you! -Chris ( Beryllium Guy ) Oh Beryllium Guy, I forgot to mention the condition !  You must write an article 'Visiting Stamp Dealers in French Markets' !!  Well Done ! Londonbus1 |
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Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2018 17:06:11 GMT
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