A plea for help, well internet votes really!

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Wondrous folks of the 606v2 forum, I com asking an internet based favour again. You all very kindly went on to a website for me previously to win the wife a photo competition, the prize for which was a hair treatment at a swanky London salon.

I come to ask you to do the same for me again if you can, although this time not for the wife, for a friend, and the prize is a different, and more worthy one to shiny hair.

Here is the link…

http://www.starcentralmagazine.com/voting/2012/07/30/sexiest-women-august-2012/

… and listed are 7 pretty ladies. Olley Edwards is a friend and the prize for her if she wins this competition is a feature, including an interview in the magazine. What Olley would like to do is to use the feature to talk about female autism and raise awreness of it, as it is a topic close to her heart, but, she can only do this if she wins.

As with all of these types of comp you can only vote once daily from each IP address, although if you have multiple devices (PC, laptop, tablet, mobile) you can vote off each. The competition runs until 12:00 am on the 30th August Australian time as it's an Aussie website, so if you can I would ask if you could vote on as many days as possible and from as many devices, as it is a very close competition. There is no sign up, it is a simply click and go.

As I say, it is for a good cause, and I would be extremely grateful to all who do vote.

Thank you in advance to anyone who does. You are the best internet forum users on the, erm ….. Internet!

Done

Done. What a bloody chore! The things we have to do for you...

As I say, it is for a good cause, and I would be extremely grateful to all who do vote.

Being?

[ed] Get either MrsP, Dreamer or indeed any woman on this site to attest unequivocally via a post that it is worthy cause and I'll vote for Olley Edwards.

Meanwhile, I may just as well browse the entrants, google image/videos in the hope of finding a suitable candidate to leer at and slip a quicky off my wrist.

"Shes a friend" Yeah roysh.

But can she iron?

Voted for Olley, but Anna is my fav.

I don't know why Ozzy didn't put his daughters up for the worthy prize. They are lush.

Portnoy wrote:I don't know why Ozzy didn't put his daughters up for the worthy prize. They are lush.

Oh FFS.

The difference Stag being?

Portnoy wrote:The difference Stag being?

That they are about 8 years of age and should not be called "lush" by a 60 year old man.

I would say nothing had you not met them before.

That is true. But also the truth is that Ozzie is sponsoring a misogynistic cattle market.

But to do so on a sports site (and as a moderator) is pushing the bounds of credulity.

Ironing contests for your missus' luxury make-over is one thing.

Olley's support campaign is entirely another.

And I notice that as it's no longer a global sticky, at least one of the mod team has at least some misgivings.

Portnoy, it is clear from the title of this thread what it is. it is me asking for people to vote for a friend. If you don't agree with it, then don't read the thread, it's really pretty simple. Nobody is holding a gun to your head to vote or read the thread at all. Some people have decided that they will vote, and perhaps the pictures brightened their day, and those that have looked at the thread and not wanted to have simply exercised their right not to.

You appear to be in a vocal minority of one who see that there is something to crusade against here.

Personally I have had the odd issue very a minority of mods. But you lot do an unpaid job- so the occasional sticky to help your friend out is fine in my book!!

Maybe to make things fair on all- we should have a stickied help thread where anyone of us can ask for votes for any cause on.. Its kind of like having a mini mason type envioroment. You scratch my back i will scratch yours!!

Portnoy wrote:That is true. But also the truth is that Ozzie is sponsoring a misogynistic cattle market.

But to do so on a sports site (and as a moderator) is pushing the bounds of credulity.

Ironing contests for your missus' luxury make-over is one thing.

Olley's support campaign is entirely another.

And I notice that as it's no longer a global sticky, at least one of the mod team has at least some misgivings.

I don't see how's it's misogynistic, I like those women, a lot. Suggest you look up misogyny and edit that for starters, I don't see how it's been sponsored either, so you might want to do something there too? Finally, when did this forum suddenly change to one that is exclusively for sports Portnoy?

I don't see what the issue is, but perhaps that's more because you're not being entirely transparent about it.

Star Central is a Sydney-based gossip mag http://www.starcentralmagazine.com/ whis doesn't appear on first inspection tot sell a great deal of copies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magazines_by_circulation#Australia ,
http://www.adnews.com.au/files/dmfile/ABC_allmagazines_feb2012.pdf

So far as I can see it's interest in chatable/good appears to be somewhat peripheral.


If it is agreed by the hosts to support good / charitable causes alongside then I agree and support them.

But I'm not sure that this one quite hits the mark.

After all, we've all read and agreed to the house rules, haven't we?

PJ,
Apologies, I was using 'misogynistic' in the loose feminist style. Sexist may be more appropriate.

"Finally, when did this forum suddenly change to one that is exclusively for sports Portnoy?"

First sentence of
https://www.606v2.com/h2-about-606v2

In January of 2011, the BBC made the announcement of its intent to close its sports forum at the end of the 2010/11 football season due to cost cutting across the corporation. From the fallout of this announcement, the decision was made by some of its members to set up an alternative.

might provide a hint.

Olleys ahead by 38.

well done guys, now lets get some converted trys and really nail the lid down on this coffin.

To be honest I don;t care if I was voting for the best toad, I would vote if a fellas asks for a hand. The fact that this person is going to be talking about an issue which is incredibly close to my heart (my sister has autism, not high functioning like Aspergers or something like that) and if it helps in any way to learning more about the condition or raising it in the public consciousness then I will continue to vote most days. If it helps in any way I will do it, I have a put a lot more effort into helping out autism so this doesn't require much.

Portnoy wrote:Star Central is a Sydney-based gossip mag http://www.starcentralmagazine.com/ whis doesn't appear on first inspection tot sell a great deal of copies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magazines_by_circulation#Australia ,
http://www.adnews.com.au/files/dmfile/ABC_allmagazines_feb2012.pdf

So far as I can see it's interest in chatable/good appears to be somewhat peripheral.


If it is agreed by the hosts to support good / charitable causes alongside then I agree and support them.

But I'm not sure that this one quite hits the mark.

After all, we've all read and agreed to the house rules, haven't we?

PJ,
Apologies, I was using 'misogynistic' in the loose feminist style. Sexist may be more appropriate.

"Finally, when did this forum suddenly change to one that is exclusively for sports Portnoy?"

First sentence of
https://www.606v2.com/h2-about-606v2

In January of 2011, the BBC made the announcement of its intent to close its sports forum at the end of the 2010/11 football season due to cost cutting across the corporation. From the fallout of this announcement, the decision was made by some of its members to set up an alternative.

might provide a hint.

Exclusively, not primarily Portnoy. We all know it's primarily a sports forum, but I'm pretty certain that it's never been exclusively sport, hasn't there always been provision for General discussion?

Notch, I couldn't agree more. The man's just asking for some help, the lady in question (if she wins) will be using the subsequent interview as a platform for raising awareness of autism - I just don't see an issue.

Thomond wrote:To be honest I don;t care if I was voting for the best toad, I would vote if a fellas asks for a hand. The fact that this person is going to be talking about an issue which is incredibly close to my heart (my sister has autism, not high functioning like Aspergers or something like that) and if it helps in any way to learning more about the condition or raising it in the public consciousness then I will continue to vote most days. If it helps in any way I will do it, I have a put a lot more effort into helping out autism so this doesn't require much.

You rock man.

can I please vote for the physcotropic toad.

Is their a toad vote?

I'm in.

As long as your sure their toads, the wife don't like frogs and I could be in trouble if I vote for one!!!

Where do I sign up?

In all seriousness, thanks very much for all the votes people, much appreciated.

Rava wrote:Just voted Pete. She is 10 in front.

More like 40 up front.

To vote for the toad, you have to get drunk enough to see pink elephants, a price one has to pay.

Gibson wrote:

Rava wrote:Just voted Pete. She is 10 in front.

More like 40 up front.

There's a man that studies the form...

Thomond wrote:To vote for the toad, you have to get drunk enough to see pink elephants, a price one has to pay.

Well I'm on a nice bottle of red tonight, so I'm well on my way there.

ozzy

Seeing the company you keep, Where do you drink?

I would have thought Cristal was the drink of choice for Pete and his friends given their status....

aucklandlaurie wrote:
ozzy

Seeing the company you keep, Where do you drink?

At home with a bottle of cheap red, watching Micky Flanagan laughing me jubblies off, whilst chatting to Thomond, Swanny and others on the pub thread which is a conversation that I am enjoying immensely.

Good god man, are you telling me that Olley drinks in the Dew drop virtual rugby pub?

What the heck, voted again, 9 up.

Lads you have all been had. Its just our moderatror Ozzy3213 dressed in drag.

Ever notice that "Olley" and "Ozzy" are very similar.

Another vote from me.

red_stag wrote:Lads you have all been had. Its just our moderatror Ozzy3213 dressed in drag.

Ever notice that "Olley" and "Ozzy" are very similar.

Wrong. On so many levels Stag, so very, very wrong!

I have voted everytime i have logged onto v2 , dont see what the problem is ...........if a member asks for some help and its in my power to help then i will .

IT WON'T LET ME VOTE TODAY!

IT'S A FIX!

Its a 24 hour curfew Demon, what time did you vote yesterday?

Rava wrote:Another vote from me.

And another.
Ollie has been overtaken. There seems to have been a surge of votes for Caitlin

Hmmm, it was Erin last week that got 800 votes in a day, which we clawed back over the weekend.

Need another big push if people can do it.

I'm punching in twice a day every day, if I used the desktop in the office would it be different to using my lapdog - they're both on the same wi-fi?

It should be, I manage to vote from the desktop, netbook and smartphone at home off the same wi-fi.

I'm voted out for the day Ozzy, but will keep trying.

Okey dokey then, I'll give it a lash.

cheers bud, and everyone else who has voted.

OK the opposition is cheatin. Gibbo' s goin in. I'll shove a 100 or so your way this eve Ozzy. Let's see how they react.

If Olley wins, can I have a night out with Anna to console her?

I'll see what I can do for you Gibmeister!

Come on guys Olley's 14 votes behind.

8 votes behind now. Such a chore.

Not for long Auck. Watch it rise... If ye'll pardon the pun.

Gibbo,

Is the new job going to mean you can travel more through more funds, or less through less time? Need to know when you're in town next bud, Amlin final night was too short a meet up, need pints with you. Exeter vs. Leinster???

Ozzy3213 wrote:Gibbo,

Is the new job going to mean you can travel more through more funds, or less through less time? Need to know when you're in town next bud, Amlin final night was too short a meet up, need pints with you. Exeter vs. Leinster???

I can travel more bud. Will not miss a single Leinster HC game this season now. Missed some last season and lost me contiguous record. Weekends are no problem. See you in Asbo's/Exeter. Wear sumting slinky.

Christ, me right hand is getting cramp voting for our Olley.

2,233 Olley & Caitlin.

Now for some dust-eatin.