Sweet Willie
Jan 15, 03, 8:51 am
I know that us Flyertalkers have quite a bit of restaurant info tucked away in our heads, the problem is that VERY little of this information is getting put in the appropriate forum, the Flyertalk Dining Forum that is.
In order to pick the dining brains of the Flyertalk community, I have come up with my own contest, the winner will win a United System Wide Upgrade (expiration of 3.31.03) or a United Domestic (continental US) roundtrip ticket (must be ticketed by 9.15.03)
To be eligible to win, four (4) separate dining posts must be made, two (2) from your hometown/local area and two (2) from your travels outside of your hometown/local area. More bonus points will be issued for additional posts, but I don’t wish for this to be a number of entries contest because as in dining, quality counts.
Posts should contain as much info as possible about the restaurant such as: Name, address, phone, hours, and most importantly what the restaurant is known for or what/why do you enjoy eating there. As an example posts such as “eat at Eddie’s, they have great food” will not be counted by me as it tells the reader nothing about the restaurant.
Posts about Nationwide chain restaurants do not count towards your total (i.e. Red Lobster, Olive Garden etc.). A local or regional chain will be counted, but preference is given towards independent restaurants.
Prior posts on the Flyertalk Dining Forum (or elsewhere) do not count. Everyone starts at zero (0) posts from January 11, 2003, 8AM Central Time.
Contest runs from 8AM central time on January 11, 2003 to midnight on February 1, 2003. At which point I will make a determination as to the winner and post/contact the winner on February 3, 2003.
Posters should do a search before they post about a restaurant to see if the restaurant has been discussed prior in any Flyertalk Dining Forum thread. As I am one of those types who despises free for all posting when the staff of Flyertalk has worked hard to come up with the various forums we have the privilege of using.
As you can see there is no exact science as to how to win and I will make the decision as to the final winner.
I am not promising this at the moment, but I am working on 2nd and 3rd place prizes as well if I can swing it.
Edited to add: Missydarlin came up w/a good idea, once you have completed your four posts, email me a listing. I will do my best to see who’s qualified, but an informational email from each entrant would help, but is not required to win.
Edited to Add #2: I have decided on a second place prize, any single award up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors points. At the highest level properties for Hilton, this would allow either one free weekend night or two free weekend nights using point stretchers. This prize must be booked through me (not used, but booked) by May 31, 2003.
In order to pick the dining brains of the Flyertalk community, I have come up with my own contest, the winner will win a United System Wide Upgrade (expiration of 3.31.03) or a United Domestic (continental US) roundtrip ticket (must be ticketed by 9.15.03)
To be eligible to win, four (4) separate dining posts must be made, two (2) from your hometown/local area and two (2) from your travels outside of your hometown/local area. More bonus points will be issued for additional posts, but I don’t wish for this to be a number of entries contest because as in dining, quality counts.
Posts should contain as much info as possible about the restaurant such as: Name, address, phone, hours, and most importantly what the restaurant is known for or what/why do you enjoy eating there. As an example posts such as “eat at Eddie’s, they have great food” will not be counted by me as it tells the reader nothing about the restaurant.
Posts about Nationwide chain restaurants do not count towards your total (i.e. Red Lobster, Olive Garden etc.). A local or regional chain will be counted, but preference is given towards independent restaurants.
Prior posts on the Flyertalk Dining Forum (or elsewhere) do not count. Everyone starts at zero (0) posts from January 11, 2003, 8AM Central Time.
Contest runs from 8AM central time on January 11, 2003 to midnight on February 1, 2003. At which point I will make a determination as to the winner and post/contact the winner on February 3, 2003.
Posters should do a search before they post about a restaurant to see if the restaurant has been discussed prior in any Flyertalk Dining Forum thread. As I am one of those types who despises free for all posting when the staff of Flyertalk has worked hard to come up with the various forums we have the privilege of using.
As you can see there is no exact science as to how to win and I will make the decision as to the final winner.
I am not promising this at the moment, but I am working on 2nd and 3rd place prizes as well if I can swing it.
Edited to add: Missydarlin came up w/a good idea, once you have completed your four posts, email me a listing. I will do my best to see who’s qualified, but an informational email from each entrant would help, but is not required to win.
Edited to Add #2: I have decided on a second place prize, any single award up to 40,000 Hilton HHonors points. At the highest level properties for Hilton, this would allow either one free weekend night or two free weekend nights using point stretchers. This prize must be booked through me (not used, but booked) by May 31, 2003.