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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jan 30, 2012 18:43:50 GMT -8
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jan 30, 2012 21:00:57 GMT -8
Voting is now live...
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jan 31, 2012 21:03:57 GMT -8
Thank you to everyone who submitted photographs and to those who took the time to vote!
We have selected the top five nine nominations.
Displayed for the month of February are 22, 12, 25, 9, 16, 4, 11, 14 and 17.
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Post by lmtengs on Jan 31, 2012 21:10:34 GMT -8
Thank you to everyone who submitted photographs and to those who took the time to vote! We have selected the top five nominations. Displayed for the month of February are 22, 12, 25, 9 and 6.Submission #6 got zero votes, Scott... I guess you mean 16? It has the fifth highest number of votes. |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jan 31, 2012 21:15:37 GMT -8
Submission #6 got zero votes, Scott... I guess you mean 16? It has the fifth highest number of votes. You know it...  |
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Quatchi
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Post by Quatchi on Feb 1, 2012 19:00:58 GMT -8
I would like to point out that in Chris's original post he stated that the top 8 images would be selected for the banner.
Cheers,
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Post by Nick on Feb 1, 2012 19:01:25 GMT -8
I don't mean to be nitpicky, but Chris's original post said the top 8 photos would be chosen, not the top 5. Was this an oversight?
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Feb 1, 2012 20:07:47 GMT -8
I would like to point out that in Chris's original post he stated that the top 8 images would be selected for the banner. Cheers, I don't mean to be nitpicky, but Chris's original post said the top 8 photos would be chosen, not the top 5. Was this an oversight? Thanks for catching that, guys. I did not notice that... Eight will not work as four are tied, so we'll have to have nine displayed. The additional four will be added to the rotation shortly. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. |
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Post by Neil on Feb 2, 2012 10:14:50 GMT -8
Another perhaps nitpicky observation... this being a ferry fan forum, we probably shouldn't have a photo identifying Earl's Cove instead of the correct Earls Cove.
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Post by Mirrlees on Feb 2, 2012 11:49:51 GMT -8
"Ok, this is a message to everyone, don't try and be something you're not. It's not cool. Be real."
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Post by Curtis on Feb 2, 2012 12:16:10 GMT -8
Ok, this is a message to everyone, don't try and be something you're not. It's not cool. Be real. Well said, Mirrlees, Well Said. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 2, 2012 12:25:14 GMT -8
Ok, this is a message to everyone, don't try and be something you're not. It's not cool. Be real. Context ? - I don't get your point.  |
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 2, 2012 12:31:25 GMT -8
Another perhaps nitpicky observation... this being a ferry fan forum, we probably shouldn't have a photo identifying Earl's Cove instead of the correct Earls Cove. That was me - my bad  I guess I should learn how to spell before submitting a nomination ;D I'll fix it tonight and get it re-posted. |
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Post by Mirrlees on Feb 2, 2012 13:03:39 GMT -8
Ok, this is a message to everyone, don't try and be something you're not. It's not cool. Be real. Context ? - I don't get your point. It's a line from the movie Starsky & Hutch. |
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Post by lmtengs on Feb 2, 2012 14:55:56 GMT -8
For future flagships, I think we should keep it to no more than four or five winners. Eight, or as is this time, nine top photos lowers the competitiveness standard a fair bit, and the 'privilege' of winning isn't as valued, if you know what I mean. With four photos passing through the rotation, you can actually get familiar with the photos before the end of the month comes along, but with nine, you really don't.  Just my opinion... |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 2, 2012 14:55:59 GMT -8
Context ? - I don't get your point. It's a line from the movie Starsky & Hutch. Ok, I was concerned that you had a concern about something to do with the poll procedure or results. - but if not, then that's cool too. |
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 2, 2012 17:26:48 GMT -8
Another perhaps nitpicky observation... this being a ferry fan forum, we probably shouldn't have a photo identifying Earl's Cove instead of the correct Earls Cove. Earls Cove once was Earl's Cove. According to G.P.V. & Helen B. Akrigg (authors of the book British Columbia Place Names) this place was named for a "Mr. Earl" (no first name given), who with his family, pioneered in the area. At one time the Canadian & American landscape was littered with towns & places having apostrophes in their names. Then, in 1890, the US Board of Geographical Names adopted a rule that geographic place names must not contain apostrophes. In 1897, the newly formed Geographic Board of Canada adopted the same rule and it has stuck ever since. Places like Hudson's Bay became Hudson Bay, while Adam's Lake became Adams Lake and Earl's Cove became Earls Cove. There are thousands of examples of this all across North America. For more on this see pages xxi - xxii in that same book by the Akriggs. Personally, I think we lost some colour in our language when officialdom banned the apostrophe. |
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Post by Curtis on Feb 3, 2012 11:20:55 GMT -8
Another perhaps nitpicky observation... this being a ferry fan forum, we probably shouldn't have a photo identifying Earl's Cove instead of the correct Earls Cove. Earls Cove once was Earl's Cove. According to G.P.V. & Helen B. Akrigg (authors of the book British Columbia Place Names) this place was named for a "Mr. Earl" (no first name given), who with his family, pioneered in the area. At one time the Canadian & American landscape was littered with towns & places having apostrophes in their names. Then, in 1890, the US Board of Geographical Names adopted a rule that geographic place names must not contain apostrophes. In 1897, the newly formed Geographic Board of Canada adopted the same rule and it has stuck ever since. Places like Hudson's Bay became Hudson Bay, while Adam's Lake became Adams Lake and Earl's Cove became Earls Cove. There are thousands of examples of this all across North America. For more on this see pages xxi - xxii in that same book by the Akriggs. Personally, I think we lost some colour in our language when officialdom banned the apostrophe. That's a darn shame, though I can kind of see why it was done. Though that still doesn't change that we have St. John NB and St. John(')s NFLD. Though doing a Google search for it, St. John's appears to still use the Apostrophe. Perhaps something to do with Newfoundland being an independent colony till 1949? Though going through Wikipedia there are still a few St. Johns that use apostrophes, even one in the US... though that St John's is actually a River so I don't know if that counts or not. Take that with a grain of salt though, it's just Wikipedia. |
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Post by Neil on Feb 3, 2012 12:13:15 GMT -8
There is another account that says Earls Cove has always been Earls (plural) Cove, because there were a number of Earls living there.
There are still lots of apostrophised names across Canada- one that comes immediately to mind in BC is Hudson's Hope. I don't think it's a matter of banning so much as of convention, with officialdom and maps gradually shifting away from apostrophes over the years.
In any event, it's definitely Earls Cove.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 3, 2012 12:58:50 GMT -8
It's a line from the movie Starsky & Hutch. Ok, I was concerned that you had a concern about something to do with the poll procedure or results. - but if not, then that's cool too. Wow a day when Flug misses a quote from a flashback TV program. That's epic. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 3, 2012 13:06:54 GMT -8
Ok, I was concerned that you had a concern about something to do with the poll procedure or results. - but if not, then that's cool too. Wow a day when Flug misses a quote from a flashback TV program. That's epic. haha, I am so shamed. One question though: Because Starsky got a part in the Fiddler on the Roof movie, why didn't Huggy Bear? - Or maybe Huggy Bear was in the nightmare-scene of Fiddler? haahahha |
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Post by mrdot on Feb 3, 2012 14:16:49 GMT -8
:)may I say how pleased I am to see our first BC ferry up as a prominent header, I just wish our management of the day could have thought to give her even some measure of dignity! It's so wonderful to see the year older near sister Coho still soldgering on and looking pritty good in the process! :)mrdot.
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 3, 2012 23:36:18 GMT -8
There is another account that says Earls Cove has always been Earls (plural) Cove, because there were a number of Earls living there. There are still lots of apostrophised names across Canada- one that comes immediately to mind in BC is Hudson's Hope. I don't think it's a matter of banning so much as of convention, with officialdom and maps gradually shifting away from apostrophes over the years. In any event, it's definitely Earls Cove. Is the other account Wikipedia? You also state that there are 'lots' of place names in Canada that continue to contain apostrophes. Other than Hudson's Hope, name another in BC. Apostrophes that are part of a person's name, such as Lake O'hara, do not count. There are a few of those around BC. Here is what the Akriiggs say about Hudson's Hope: Here are examples of BC places that once contained apostrophes: William's Lake, Miners' Bay (Mayne Island), Spence's Bridge, Duncan's (Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island), Adam's Lake (& River), Swart's Bay (now Swartz Bay. Vancouver Island was once known as Quadra & Vancouver's Island, later shortened to just Vancouver's Island. Apparently, in recent decades, officialdom has relented & allowed some apostrophes to exist in official names. One such example is 'Hudson's Hope'. Perhaps apostrophes might be restored and Earls Cove would revert to Earl's (or maybe Earls') Cove. History would be respected and the English language also. |
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I guess I should learn how to spell before submitting a nomination ;D I'll fix it tonight and get it re-posted.
