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Posted by jennellh on October 15, 2006, 10:27 pm
You CAN vote for Bronnie's quilt but You can't win a 'voters' prize in
the drawing.
jennellh (change the mail to news)
Cats wrote:
> I will not even consider entering competitions like this for
> the reasons you cited. The devil is always in the fine
> print, and usually not delivered until it's too late.
>
> In the past I have found AQS things absolutely
> aimed/restricted to US entrants/competitiors which is fine.
> It is, afterall, the American QS. But if that is the case I
> wish they would not go out of their way to solicit "foreign"
> members/entries/competitors/input. When I asked about this
> the answer I got left me with the definite impression that
> "foreigners" are second class members in AQS. Their
> magazine is interesting but not worth the membership cost so
> I will not be renewing mine when it expires this time.
>
> Nothing against the AQS itself, just wish they would be a
> little more up front about who their target audience really
> is.
>
>
>
> I cannot even vote for your quilt Bronnie (and I would
> have!) but I would not have thought that any competition
> that is determined by vote was classified as a "game of
> chance".
>
> --
>
> Cheryl & the Cats in OZ
> o o o o o o
> ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )
> Enness Boofhead Donut
> http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
> catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau
>
>
> : Has anyone entered a quilt online in this contest?
> : It seemed like a great idea - particularly for non US
> residents - to
> : show our work without paying huge freight charges etc.
> : I entered my "Dancing Lights in Indigo Night" quilt, paid
> my US$10,
> : it was accepted, is displayed online and now I am aware
> that non US
> : residents are ineligible to vote and win voter prizes.
> (The VOTING
> : Rules say this is due to various laws governing 'games of
> chance'
> : around the world.)
> : The CONTEST rules for entering quilts does NOT say non-US
> residents
> : are ineligible for the grand prizes. Afterall, my entry
> was accepted. I
> : do not know if my entry can win a prize.
> : Under Internet Rules, #2 it says 'Quilt Contest void
> where prohibited
> : or restricted by law.' I know where I live a competition
> such as this
> : is not prohibited.
> : Does anyone here have any comments on this? Are
> Canadians would be
> : miffed as we are?
> : To say I am annoyed is putting it mildly.
> :
> : --
> :
> : Bronnie
> : Australia
> :
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