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== Wiki Contest ==
 
== Wiki Contest ==
: <span style="color:darkred">'''''Notice: The contest has ended and [[Event_-_2009_Wiki_Contest#Winners | winners]] were announced during the chat on Jan 11th.  Thank you for your participation!'''''</span>
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: <span style="color:darkred">'''''Notice: The contest has ended and results will be announced during the chat on Jan 11th.  Thank you for your participation!'''''</span>
 
We do hereby announce the official beginning of the first SRP wiki contest. The contest will run until Jan 7th, and be announced during the chat on Jan 11th. The basics are pretty simple, write an article in the wiki (write an award winning article!), win a prize.
 
We do hereby announce the official beginning of the first SRP wiki contest. The contest will run until Jan 7th, and be announced during the chat on Jan 11th. The basics are pretty simple, write an article in the wiki (write an award winning article!), win a prize.
  
 
=== Prizes and Awards ===
 
=== Prizes and Awards ===
<gallery caption="The Prizes" widths="200px" heights="180px" perrow="3">
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# Team Prize (Two razors, see [http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/front-page-stuff/28619-wiki-contest.html photos]).
Image:SRD_Logo.jpg | Bucket of Soaps from [http://www.straightrazordesigns.com/ www.straightrazordesigns.com]
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# Best How To (Razor to be announced later, perhaps a custom handle by Lynn).
Image:2009 - Wiki Contest - Wester Bros Razor.JPG | Wester Brothers razor with a 11/16 "Manganese" Steel blade.
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# Best Photograph (Bucket of Soaps from [http://www.straightrazordesigns.com/ www.straightrazordesigns.com]).
Image:2009 - Wiki Contest - Wester Bros. Booster.JPG ‎| Wester Brothers "Booster" razor with a 5/8 blade and silver colored decor on the ends of the scales.
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Image:2009 - Wiki Contest - RH Hegener Razor.JPG ‎| RH Hegener razor with a 9/16 blade.
 
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=== How it works ===
 
=== How it works ===
  
* Start and finish any article by the end of the contest. Email the link to [mailto:dave@straightrazorpalace.com dave@straightrazorpalace.com]. Articles must be started by the contestant, or be in [[:Category:Stub |stub]] format before.
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* Start and finish any article by the end of the contest. Email the link to [mailto:dave@straightrazorplace.com dave@straightrazorplace.com]. Articles must be started by the contestant, or be in [[:Category:Stub |stub]] format before. The wiki is temporarily setup to allow only the author of the article to edit it (Except for a small group of super users).
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* The team prize is designed to promote writers to team with photographers, restoration experts to team with the computer geeks, etc. Any combination of teams and any number of team members is acceptable. You'll have to figure out how to divy up the razors.
  
 
* Any questions on how to use the wiki can be asked in this thread, and we'll do the best we can to answer them. Please note that on the main page of the wiki are several great articles for how to edit the wiki.
 
* Any questions on how to use the wiki can be asked in this thread, and we'll do the best we can to answer them. Please note that on the main page of the wiki are several great articles for how to edit the wiki.
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* We have a panel of nine judges, made up of moderators, long time members, and newbies.
 
* We have a panel of nine judges, made up of moderators, long time members, and newbies.
  
=== Winners ===
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[[Category:SRP_Events]]
Thanks everyone!  Many contributions were made during the Wiki Contest.  The following three members who contributed winning articles will be choosing from among the prizes for their hard work and creativity in the Contest:
 
* '''NetSplit''' - [[Basic Shaving Passes]] & [[Razor Acquisition Disorder]]
 
* '''ShotgunLuckey''' - [[Jumping on the Straight Train]]
 
* '''TonyJ''' - [[Theory of stropping]]
 
Thanks again for helping grow the wiki.  For more information on what we are working to achieve, please read [https://straightrazorpalace.com/srp-wiki/30233-please-help-grow-srp-wiki.html this].
 
  
[[Category:SRP_Events]]
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<gallery caption="The Prizes" widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="3">
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Image:2009 - Wiki Contest - Wester Bros Razor.JPG | Wester Brothers razor with a 11/16 "Manganese" Steel blade.
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Image:2009 - Wiki Contest - Wester Bros. Booster.JPG ‎| Wester Brothers "Booster" razor with a 5/8 blade and silver colored decor on the ends of the scales.
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Image:2009 - Wiki Contest - RH Hegener Razor.JPG ‎| RH Hegener razor with a 9/16 blade.
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