I am absolutely amazed regarding the locations of FlyerTalk members from where votes for my entry came:
New Zealand
United States
Romania
Thailand
Argentina
Netherlands
Cambodia
Scotland
Panama
Switzerland
Israel
England
Canada
Australia
I apologize if I missed any locations.
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He's also the son of Donny and Debbie Osmond, and a public relations professional in the greater Salt Lake area.
I never thought I would be competing one day with the son of Donny Osmond.
He is proving to be one bad apple.
This competition is indeed like a yo-yo and becoming more bizarre...
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Alas, I'm probably too late to mention that I shouldn't be otherwise unoccupied during that time period, and I'm sure canarsie would rather travel with someone whom he has previously met (although he is certainly on the list of FlyerTalkers I'd like to meet someday!), but I'll mention it anyway.
Oh, and of course, he has my vote[s]!
Thank you, jackal. I hope to meet you someday as well.
Right now, I cannot even be concerned with who will come with me to Antarctica until my entry garners enough votes for me to have a reasonable chance of winning. However, once that happens, I will then attempt to devise a fair system as to which FlyerTalk member will accompany me to Antarctica.
By the way, for those of you who are wondering, it will be a FlyerTalk member who joins me on the trip to Antarctica. Before I even launched this thread, I already confirmed that there is no family member or friend of mine outside of FlyerTalk who is interested in going to Antarctica...
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Originally Posted by Gargoyle
Meantime, our hero has only gotten maybe 10 votes in the last day or two.
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Originally Posted by jackal
If this is true and not unethical, then perhaps some the 330 posters (I include myself, of course) in or 8,002 viewers of this thread can cast a few extra votes for (as several in this thread have referred to him as) our hero?
Currently, my entry is in sixth place with 596 votes, while the lead entry has 2,013 votes.
My entry needs 259 votes simply to regain fifth place.
Please try to encourage family, friends and colleagues to vote for my entry, especially if you are a FlyerTalk member that wants to accompany me to Antarctica. Although I am actively working other channels, I still have faith that the power of FlyerTalk and its members will help garner enough votes to catapult my entry into the lead.
One person wrote to me, wondering if Don Osmond does not just simply have enough money to go to Antarctica on his own...
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Originally Posted by FatManInNYC
Registered in all of 10 seconds, then got confirm email in 30 seconds, then voted for you.
Thank you, FatManInNYC!
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Are those locations ordered by the number of votes?
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Sorry if this was mentioned somewhere between pages 2 and 8 of this thread (or 2 and 15 if you're not a real FTer and still only display 20 posts per page , but it was pointed out to me by a certain FTer that it appears it is not specifically against the rules, and indeed, may even be encouraged, to register with multiple email addresses and vote with each separate registration.
If this is true and not unethical, then perhaps some the 330 posters (I include myself, of course) in or 8,002 viewers of this thread can cast a few extra votes for (as several in this thread have referred to him as) our hero?
Alas, I'm probably too late to mention that I shouldn't be otherwise unoccupied during that time period, and I'm sure canarsie would rather travel with someone whom he has previously met (although he is certainly on the list of FlyerTalkers I'd like to meet someday!), but I'll mention it anyway.
Oh, and of course, he has my vote[s]!
Glad you saw the light
This seems to be an intriguing marketing technique to reach a lot of email addresses w/o buying them from someone else... - besides being a PR stunt - hey - the idea sounds a little cool
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Interesting move. The 5th place competitor has set up a contest of her own, giving away plush penguins. http://sendmesouth.info/Home_Page.html
Give-away contests like that always attract site traffic. It could even land up on S.P.A.M. if someone isn't paying attention.
But I don't think it will help her... The Osmondo should be in second place by the end of the weekend, and he's just getting started.
Our guy needs some more creative marketing, something viral.
Don’t despair so fast! Check out some of the comments on that site...
I did indeed read some of the comments there, and here they are just in case they get deleted for some reason...
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Posted 1 hour ago by jane6_
DON'T YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND YOUR SON TO ANTARCTICA ON HIS OWN WITH OUT RUINING THE CHANCES OF SOME ONE ELSE IN THE CONTEST WHO CAN NOT AFFORD TO GO THERE??? Posted 1 day ago by zeusman
I am very disappointed to be asked to submit a vote for another of Donny's children in a contest about which I know very little. It would be inappropriate if Don received this appointment due to his father's fans' votes and a better qualified young person sat at home missing this opportunity because he/she did not have a famous relative. May the best man or woman win!!
Posted 1 day ago by kiwi
Love ya Donny ... but I really don't think this seems fair to the other contestants .. just my 2 cents
Posted 2 days ago by dreamcoat
This is just my humble opinion, but like in the singing contest where Brandon won, I don't think is is fair to the other contestants who don't have a famous father or aunt/uncles with a fan base to help win votes.
It should be on the merit of each individual and sending these emails to fans of Donny or Marie doll friends is taking advantage. I don't have anyone participating in this particular contest, just wanted to share my thoughts. Thank you for your time.
...and I am not in despair:
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
Is there any way I can capitalize on an anti-Donny Osmond campaign?
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Originally Posted by underpressure
sure... say something on your antarica campaign... you want to take a picture of him to the south pole and throw snowballs at it.
In fact, the more I think about it, the more I might just be able to capitalize on this, and I can use all the assistance I can get...
, but it was pointed out to me by a certain FTer that it appears it is not specifically against the rules, and indeed, may even be encouraged, to register with multiple email addresses and vote with each separate registration.
, the list still makes me feel warm and fuzzy. You have family & friends 'round the world. 
