http://www.jeeppatriot.com/images/potm/potm_logo.jpg

Its time for the voting! The top THREE nominees that you picked are included for this month's vote. Usually we go with four, but you guys found a loophole in the nomination process and picked a Jeep Compass this month. While the rules currently state only Patriot's are eligible, the support you guys had for Jeepster55 will most likely change the rules! Who says JeepPatriot.com isn't a democracy?

The voting will be quick and will end on Sunday, August 31st at 9:30pm EST.

Good luck to the nominees!

Weatherman:
http://images39.fotki.com/v1288/photos/6/694959/5187709/Weatherman-vi.jpg



JoeBecker:
http://images38.fotki.com/v1272/photos/6/694959/5187709/JoeBecker-vi.jpg



neilcrichton:
http://images39.fotki.com/v1288/photos/6/694959/5187709/neilcrichton-vi.jpg

3 Excellent choices you gave us Gaze!

It should be a close one! Good luck to all 3 nominees. :smiley_thumbs_up:

gooo weathermann

i voted! but i won't say who i voted for! :)

Voted! But I ain't sayin' for who! Two guesses though, and the first doesn't count! LOL Come on, this was easy!

vOTE OR DIE!! LOL... just kiddin. Already vote by the way.....

BASED ON THE PICTURES PRESENTED, I HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE SNOWBOUND BUGGY. IF YOU WANT TO WIN YOU GOTTA HAVE A NICE PHOTO AND IN A PARKING LOT OR YOUR DRIVEWAY WON'T CUT IT. LETS SEE THE JEEP OFF A PAVED ROAD! THAT'S WHERE YOU CATCH THE SPIRIT OF JEEP. "CHROME DON'T GET YOU HOME" AND WHAT GOOD IS 4-WHEEL DRIVE IN YOU DRIVEWAY.

BASED ON THE PICTURES PRESENTED, I HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE SNOWBOUND BUGGY. IF YOU WANT TO WIN YOU GOTTA HAVE A NICE PHOTO AND IN A PARKING LOT OR YOUR DRIVEWAY WON'T CUT IT. LETS SEE THE JEEP OFF A PAVED ROAD! THAT'S WHERE YOU CATCH THE SPIRIT OF JEEP. "CHROME DON'T GET YOU HOME" AND WHAT GOOD IS 4-WHEEL DRIVE IN YOU DRIVEWAY.

It's 2WD, that's what makes it such a spectacular shot. :D
Also, around Indy that slope of my driveway is about the steepest climb it will see except for the ocassional on-ramp. :doh:

I am humbled just to be nominated.
I don't mind losing big to the "Shooter of Phine Photos".

Brandon, it's not a Photo contest. It has a lot more to do with the owner as compared to the car. (otherwise it would turn into a Photoshop contest in no time flat!)

This is one going to be one of the hardest ones to see only one winner in our contests yet. ALL good people who add so much to these forums, so all are completely deserving for POTM.

Just MHO,
Randy

p.s. Please lose the caps lock too, ok?

Just wanted to say thanks for the nomination!

Brandon, it's not a Photo contest. It has a lot more to do with the owner as compared to the car. (otherwise it would turn into a Photoshop contest in no time flat!)

This is one going to be one of the hardest ones to see only one winner in our contests yet. ALL good people who add so much to these forums, so all are completely deserving for POTM.

Just MHO,
Randy

p.s. Please lose the caps lock too, ok?

Well put!

As the owner of a FWD I am still proud of my Jeep. Im sure that many of the 4x4's haven't seen a dirt road and spend the night in a three car garage in some posh subdivision. I had to choose between a chevy impala or the patriot. I am happy.

Brandon, it's not a Photo contest. It has a lot more to do with the owner as compared to the car. (otherwise it would turn into a Photoshop contest in no time flat!)

This is one going to be one of the hardest ones to see only one winner in our contests yet. ALL good people who add so much to these forums, so all are completely deserving for POTM.

Just MHO,
Randy

p.s. Please lose the caps lock too, ok?

Unfortunately, POTM really is a photo contest. Plenty of people come to this forum and vote, not knowing who the contestants are, and vote based on their picture. That's what you get when you post pictures like this in the contest. If you want to completely take out that element of the contest, you have to completely remove the photos.

Let's make it an essay contest! Each candidate can write a brief about their ride.

and then maybe have a debate.

Unfortunately, POTM really is a photo contest. Plenty of people come to this forum and vote, not knowing who the contestants are, and vote based on their picture. That's what you get when you post pictures like this in the contest. If you want to completely take out that element of the contest, you have to completely remove the photos.

Not exactly. The voting is based on the nominations and THOSE are done by knowing at least something about the people because not everyone nominated has a photo of their car for all to see. The photos you are referring to are given AFTER the people are nominated. It's only a photo contest to those unfamiliar with the nominees. Yes, there are some of those but more votes come from regulars who know the nominees as compared to just knowing their photos.
Also, we have enough people with common sense to know when a new person who comes in and submits a gorgeous photo but hasn't contributed, the photo doesn't make for a good POTM. So the new photo person would probably not be nominated to begin with.
I have to agree though, that good photos DO have an influence on some voters. That can't be denied but it's also a necessary evil. The car is the reason we are here in begin with. A Catch-22?

Let's make it an essay contest! Each candidate can write a brief about their ride.

and then maybe have a debate.

DEBATE?! Thank GAWD I didn't have to do that! That requires...thinking! (NOT one of my strong suits)

Hey, go for it..I'm glad someone else gets to exercise their craniums though.:p

3 first-class candidates again this month. The one I nominated is in the list. I voted for him. Good luck to all!

sorry, I decline to vote in support of the Compii owners.

I think you should have to own an MK (either variant) and be a strong contributer to be eligable.

Not exactly. The voting is based on the nominations and THOSE are done by knowing at least something about the people because not everyone nominated has a photo of their car for all to see. The photos you are referring to are given AFTER the people are nominated. It's only a photo contest to those unfamiliar with the nominees. Yes, there are some of those but more votes come from regulars who know the nominees as compared to just knowing their photos.
Also, we have enough people with common sense to know when a new person who comes in and submits a gorgeous photo but hasn't contributed, the photo doesn't make for a good POTM. So the new photo person would probably not be nominated to begin with.
I have to agree though, that good photos DO have an influence on some voters. That can't be denied but it's also a necessary evil. The car is the reason we are here in begin with. A Catch-22?

Yeah. I actually wasn't talking about the nomination process at all. Once voting starts, guaranteed, most people vote for the picture :\

most people vote for the picture :\

Hey, thats no fair! I dont have any snow! :D

Hey, thats no fair! I dont have any snow! :D

We're getting crushed by an avalanche of votes.

I noticed:)

Hey, thats no fair! I dont have any snow! :D

Who needs snow when you got bling like that!!

I had to vote for the snowy pic as well.

Im actually looking forward to the upcoming winter weather. Last year i had a corolla that was snowed in the driveway... not happening this year ;) .

I had to vote for the snowy pic as well.

Im actually looking forward to the upcoming winter weather. Last year i had a corolla that was snowed in the driveway... not happening this year ;) .

Damn it, I am getting snowballed!!!! :wow:

personally i nominated tash125 but i voted for well one of the patriots thats not in snow. lol

Damn it, I am getting snowballed!!!! :wow:

sorry joe. :doh:

im just looking forward to plowing thru that 2 foot mound at the end on the driveway instead of shoveling my way thru. :smiley_thumbs_up:

Well, if it takes a "controversy" to get people interested in POTM voting, then I'll take it!

Who needs snow when you got bling like that!!

Yeah, luckily im headed to Biloxi before winter where they dont know what snow looks like:) Otherwise, youd see some pics of Das Jeepin Wagen with the 16" steelies back on:D

Pic with snow will always get my vote

Pic with snow will always get my vote

Bikinis do it for my vote.:banana:

ok, i voted. Joe, you got MY vote. you offer a lot to this forum and, well, uhhhhhhhhh.......you live just down the street from ME. ;)

even though i own a COMPASS, i can still VOTE, can't I? which brings me to another interesting question: i can VOTE but i can't be NOMINATED?

only in America......:icon_rolleyes:

which brings me to another interesting question: i can VOTE but i can't be NOMINATED?

only in America......:icon_rolleyes:

Sounds a lot like the Military..you're old enough to DIE for your country but not old enough to buy a beer in it.:wow:

Bikinis do it for my vote.:banana:

I'll have to remember that if I'm ever nominated again :)

I'll have to remember that if I'm ever nominated again :)

Well if you would post that naughty cleaning in leather video...
Oh damn, I did it again. You said you were cleaning the leather interior, my mistake.

I don't think anyone wants to see me in a bikini. I even shudder at the thought.

I don't think anyone wants to see me in a bikini. I even shudder at the thought.

So do we Joe...so do we.:p

Yeah, luckily im headed to Biloxi before winter where they dont know what snow looks like:) Otherwise, youd see some pics of Das Jeepin Wagen with the 16" steelies back on:D


If Biloxi is still there after Hurricane season....... :rolleyes:

If Biloxi is still there after Hurricane season....... :rolleyes:

Ive been keepin my eye on it:) I sure hope so, or they might extend my orders here in Norfolk and that is the farthest thing from what i want.

Bikinis do it for my vote.:banana:

ahhhh, the REAL reason my nomination got pulled! you guys didn't want to see ME in a bikini either, huh? you bastards......you just don't know what you're MISSING!!!!:wow:

ahhhh, the REAL reason my nomination got pulled! you guys didn't want to see ME in a bikini either, huh? you bastards......you just don't know what you're MISSING!!!!:wow:

Yanno, it's been a long week around here..maybe if ya shave yer legs???:p

No, now that I think of it...DON'T!:doh: It might just start a whole new thread that we don't want to see. LOL

You know, i was talking to a friend the other day about this. He said "The only way youre gonna compete with pics of a Jeep in snow is if you have a bunch of girls in bikinis around it. Thatll win for sure" Should have taken his advice.

I'll have to remember that if I'm ever nominated again

Hey, i nominated you, and with a promise like that, youll get my vote every month Tasha:D

You know, i was talking to a friend the other day about this. He said "The only way youre gonna compete with pics of a Jeep in snow is if you have a bunch of girls in bikinis around it. Thatll win for sure" Should have taken his advice.



Hey, i nominated you, and with a promise like that, youll get my vote every month Tasha:D

I've been married for over 32 years and I know woman-speak well enough to know that she didn't say she WOULD wear a bikini...just that she would remember that...
(almost like political-speak!)

Now....if she amends her statement to "WILL wear a bikini..." then the voting is over next time around.:pepper:

How about a bunch of girls in bikinis standing around a Patriot in the snow?

How about a bunch of girls in bikinis standing around a Patriot in the snow?

There's that wild imagination again...
Neil there are no high school girls oogling over your Studebaker even in the snow. :doh:

Congratulations by the way for completely destroying Weatherman and me in the voting. "Shooter" claims his first victims.

It is pretty sad that we totaled less votes than what you singlehandedly got. :notworthy:

you know, 'some' people will do ANYTHING just to get a vote.......:doh:

only thing you can do NOW is hope a pack of wild dogs comes by and turns his snow "YELLOW"!!!!:D




P.S. i'm confused.....if we ARE voting for the 'person' and not their PATRIOT (as the rules state), then why is it necessary to post a picture of their PATRIOT for voting purposes? HUM?

...i'm confused.....if we ARE voting for the 'person' and not their PATRIOT (as the rules state), then why is it necessary to post a picture of their PATRIOT for voting purposes? HUM?

Because not all of us have cute little iconic avatars by our names to vote for??:p

:D:D:D

I had a friend who won Carster.com's car of the month contest and the $1000 check that came with it by having girls in bikinis standing around his otherwise average looking car.

I had a friend who won Carster.com's car of the month contest and the $1000 check that came with it by having girls in bikinis standing around his otherwise average looking car.


well, that's THEM and this isn't. like i said, according to YOUR rules:

"Patriot of the Month (POTM) is a monthly SHOW of appreciation to the member that not only has a cool Jeep, but also is a great member of the boards!"

....it does say "member" and it also says "Jeep"...not Jeep PATRIOT, just "Jeep".

i'm only trying to clarify the criteria upon which we are to vote. "member" or "Jeep". "Jeep" or "Jeep PATRIOT"? :confused:


P.S. if we're voting for the "Coolest Jeep" among nominees, then i want to change my vote to "Weatherman". his is SWEET! :)


sorry Joe..........apparently the rules have changed somewhere along the line.

Would you guys prefer I involved lawyers in the POTM process? Is the exact wording all that important?

Updated the rules a bit...
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/announcement.php?a=3

Would you guys prefer I involved lawyers in the POTM process? Is the exact wording all that important?


It all depends on what the definition of "is" is, as well as the level of exactness implied by the term "exact".

As far as MK ownership, does an "owner" with a lien actually own the Jeep?

I'm not too concerned about the rules... I'll continue to interpret the spirit of the award for my own agenda. :)

I'll continue to interpret the spirit of the award for my own agenda. :)

Exactly what I think is the meaning of POTM and similar contests. Each member can interpret the criteria their own way.

HUH?

Exactly what I think is the meaning of POTM and similar contests. Each member can interpret the criteria their own way.


SWEET!! i agree.....so please reinstate ME on the nomination ballot as I interpret it as I AM ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION! :smiley_thumbs_up:

I second Jeepsters nomination. However i feel my nomination may be second only to my already nominating tasha. Jeepster i havent seen a picture of you, but i feel it may not influence my nomination of that attractive young lady:D

I second Jeepsters nomination. However i feel my nomination may be second only to my already nominating tasha. Jeepster i havent seen a picture of you, but i feel it may not influence my nomination of that attractive young lady:D

:doh: :D

Congrats Neil... Our members have once again, made a very good selection for the POTM.

Congratulations Neil! Im just excited i got more than 2 votes this time:D

Uber Congrats Neil!

May your Fstop never waiver and your hand never shake on the shot of a lifetime! (or some old photo proverb...)

I think Wade said it best last month: Old Guyz Rule!! :D

ok, i'll play along.....


CONGRATS NEIL!!! you are a well deserved winner of POTM! :smiley_thumbs_up:






p.s. only 'playing along' since i can't find a thread, post or anything that says "Neil" was voted the winner of POTM, only everyones congratulations. did i miss something? :confused:

Would you guys prefer I involved lawyers in the POTM process? Is the exact wording all that important?

Updated the rules a bit...
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/announcement.php?a=3


sorry, missed that 'update' bit......GOOD JOB! :smiley_thumbs_up:

I'm losing track of who's being sarcastic and who's just whining like a child... I think it's best I close this thread.

Congrats neil, your thread has been posted!