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stevef
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:28 am Post subject: VOTE - 2008 Kite of the Year! |
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2008 was a wonderful year for kitebuilding... many new designs, beautuful graphics, and impressive flights were reported throughout the year. I know it was difficult to pick out nominations for the best, but I am going to ask you to make an even more difficult decision. Which one of the following sixteen is the top kite? It is time to cast your vote for the 2008 KITE of the YEAR! 
If you would like to review why each kite was nominated, CLICK HERE
2008 Kite of the Year Nominees:
1. Bas's Three Edo's:
2. Gill Blooms's Tropical Parrot Rokkaku:
3.Cirque's Circle Mao
4. Kiteguy's Tinker Della Porta:
5. NoSew's Decanova Star
6. DT's Avatar Edo:
7. Fore Check's CaLoCo Cellular:
8. Fore Check's RWB Compound Cody Varient:
9. Flyer Martijn's 5x14 Bedsheet:
10. Flyer Martijn's Sanjo Rokkaku:
11. Mtnflier's Dimensional Ichiban:
12. Popeye's Dimensional "Nightfall":
13. Twelvewind's Gettysburg Split Eddy:
14. Twelvewind's Delta Derivative Fish:
15. RobMDQ's 2x2x2 Delta Derivative:
16. Snowykite's Crystal Star Gem:
17. Fevzi's Ohki:
To cast your vote, send and EMAIL to:
kiteoftheyear@kitebuilder.com
In the body of the email, please include your screen name and the number of the picture that you wish to vote for. Please feel free to include any additional comments about why you are voting for a particular kite. Only ONE vote per forum member!
Remember, you are voting for your favorite KITE, not the builder. How you determine the "best" is up to you - it can be a kite with appealing graphics/colors, or a simple kite that represents determination and effort.
Voting will end on February 1, 2009.
Remember to also vote for KiteBUILDER of the Year!
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shamrok
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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This is really tough! So many good choices. Where in the rules does it say you can only vote once?
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Pumpkin
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| shamrok wrote: | | This is really tough! So many good choices. Where in the rules does it say you can only vote once? |
Right above your post 
| stevef wrote: | | Only ONE vote per forum member! |
I think Steve can make em, after all, it is his good graces that let us play here 
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KiteSquid
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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It was a VERY hard decision for me, but I finally cast my vote.
NICE KITES!!!!!!
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twelvewinds
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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So, ethically speaking, it would be wrong to create several new forum identities so that I can vote for all my favorites....  |
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KiteSquid
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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If you voted once for all 16 kites, it would be a wash, but still not ethically sound.
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KiteSquid AKA TakoIka AKA Harold of King George VA
PS Yet another post by the Squid... Doesn’t he ever shut up?
PPS The wind is like the air, only pushier.
PPPS All information provided is for hobby use. None may be used commercially.
PPPPS Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur. x11.5K
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twelvewinds
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I was gonna vote like I did back when I lived in Chicago.... early and often! |
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Fore Check
Grand Champion, Kite, & Kitebuilder of the Year 09
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Location: The Montessori School of Kites (near Findlay, OH)
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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How long do I have before I must decide and vote? In other words, how much pressure is there yet?
I'm having trouble even cutting the field in half to narrow it down.
(not really, I'm just being melodramatic. )
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stevef
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nckiter
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: |
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What a selection! So hard to pick just one  They all look like winners to me 
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Popeye
Kite of the Year 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Wow!, Thanks Kiteguy for the nomination. I'm honored. 
I just got home from a LONG assignment in Houston and was gone almost all of December and missed all of the fun.
I agree there are a lot of good kites here. Definitely hard choices. |
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stevef
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| Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:01 am Post subject: |
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okay guys, I made a big mistake and owe an apology/
Fevzi's Ohki was nominated and I missed it in the download. I owe an apology to Fevzi (thank you smarties for catching it).
There is another kite for you to consider for Kite of the Year:
Fevzi's Ohki #17:
If anyone would like to change their vote, please email me with your revision.
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stevef
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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voting is now closed. Results will be posted this weekend.... it was a close one!
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) Remember to also vote for KiteBUILDER of the Year!
