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GUIDELINES for the RON PAUL SIGN CONTEST

About the Contest
Submit your ideas for great sign messages touting Dr. Paul's track record, principles, and character! The best entries, as determined by our panel of judges, will be added to the Ron Paul Sign Page, along with the contributor's name. And if one of your entries finishes in the Top Three, you'll receive a healthy stack of real money -- Ron Paul silver dollars!

To submit an entry, send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . In the body of the e-mail, include the following:
  1. The text of your sign idea. (Note: You may submit multiple ideas in a single e-mail. For further submission guidelines, see below.)

  2. Your name, e-mail address, and home town.

Submission Deadline

All entries must be received by 8PM Eastern time (5PM Pacific) on Thursday, November 8, 2007. Winning entries will be announced no later than November 12th.


Prizes
1st Prize - 15 Ron Paul 1 oz. Silver Liberties (fiat value @ $300 US)

2nd Prize - 10 Ron Paul 1 oz. Silver Liberties (fiat value @ $200 US)

3rd Prize - 5 Ron Paul 1 oz. Silver Liberties (fiat value @ $100 US)

Note: For more information about Ron Paul Liberties, see www.libertydollar.org/ld/ronpauldollar/index.htm.


Submission Guidelines

Each submitted sign message should comply with the following guidelines:
  1. Each message should make a point about Ron Paul's track record, platform, principles, and/or character.

  2. Each message must be 35 characters or fewer (excluding spaces). Feel free to submit longer messages, but they won't be considered for the three prizes. (Note: Lengthy sign messages take longer to make, and they're difficult for passing motorists to read. Therefore, we prefer concise messages.)

  3. Each message must contain the word "Paul." This can either appear as "Dr. Paul," "Ron Paul," or as part of a URL such as RonPaul2008.com or RonPaul.Meetup.com. In addition, the word can either be part of the message itself, or it may appear in a 'header' or 'footer' on the sign. (Click here for an example of a sign with a URL in the footer).

  4. No profanity or malicious content -- keep it positive and in good taste.

The judges will consider the following criteria when awarding the three prizes:
  1. Does the sign message accurately reflect Dr. Paul's track record, platform, principles, and/or character?

  2. Is the message informative?

  3. Is the message an effective outreach tool? (i.e. does it prompt curiosity, sympathy, agreement, and/or thought on the part of the reader?)

  4. Humor is a plus -- we love sign ideas that make people smile or laugh, in addition to meeting the criteria above.

Tiebreaker #1: The sign message with the fewest number of characters wins.

Tiebreaker #2: Coin flips (with a Ron Paul silver dollar, of course!)


Judges' Panel

The panel of judges includes:
Jamie Jackson, Salem Ron Paul Meetup
Jenny Brown, Portland Ron Paul Meetup
Karen Sutton, Portland Ron Paul Meetup
Karl Huber, Portland Ron Paul Meetup
Lee Hamel, Hillsboro Ron Paul Meetup
Scott Sutton, Portland Ron Paul Meetup

Family and 'significant others' of judges are ineligible for prizes.
 
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