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18 September 2009

SouthernGospelBlog.com’s Third Birthday Contest

Posted in: Blog Updates — Daniel J. Mount @ 6:00 am

On this day three years ago, September 18, 2006, the first post went up on SouthernGospelBlog.com. And today, as a thank you, I am announcing a special third birthday contest.

How many comments do you think this blog has had in its first three years? (Precisely: How many approved—i.e., non-spam—comments have appeared as of the end of the contest, 8 PM EST on Monday, 9/21/09?)

The person with the closest guess will win a copy of the Amazing Grace DVD (the movie about William Wilberforce). Post your guess in the comments. Be sure you leave a valid email address in the email box so I can follow up with the winner.

It’s appropriate that this contest focuses on the comments, because it has been the support and encouragement you’ve given me there that has spurred me on to sustain the hectic pace of daily posts this long. Thank you!

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28 Comments

  1. Comment by Paul the Concert Guy (September 18, 2009, 8:14 am)

    How about 11,000.

  2. Comment by Amy Rogers (September 18, 2009, 10:18 am)

    5,500

  3. Comment by JasonS (September 18, 2009, 10:22 am)

    Approximately 1,896. :-)

  4. Comment by Amy Rogers (September 18, 2009, 10:22 am)

    I accidentally posted that before I meant to … I just figured I’d give it a shot, but I don’t collect DVDs anyway!

    Oh, this also happens to be the birthday of a real person who is six years old! Glad you reminded me.

  5. Comment by Inquirer (September 18, 2009, 10:48 am)

    Here’s a nice, round guess…

    4,876

  6. Comment by Meagan (September 18, 2009, 1:17 pm)

    I’m going to guess 13,753.

  7. Comment by M Smith (September 18, 2009, 1:46 pm)

    I’m going to guess 9,400.

  8. Comment by Gretta (September 18, 2009, 1:58 pm)

    I’m going to throw out 8,200 as my guess! :)

  9. Comment by Bev (September 18, 2009, 2:00 pm)

    1,087

  10. Comment by Jeff Foster (September 18, 2009, 9:49 pm)

    I am going to say 8,872 because that is how many miles I have walked at NQC this week!

  11. Comment by Janna Preston (September 19, 2009, 10:54 am)

    I’m going to high-ball it here and say 14, 311…

  12. Comment by Crystal Newton (September 19, 2009, 9:41 pm)

    My guess would be approx. 438,000. I’d LOVE this DVD!!! :)

  13. Comment by Nathan Stainbrook (September 20, 2009, 1:40 pm)

    I am going to take a wild guess here… 10,200

  14. Comment by Diana (September 21, 2009, 8:34 am)

    I’m going to guess 9,876.

  15. Comment by Andrew Fountain (September 21, 2009, 8:40 am)

    15,000

  16. Comment by J.C. Johnson Jr. (September 21, 2009, 10:17 am)

    My guess would be 17,568

  17. Comment by Stac (September 21, 2009, 12:12 pm)

    My guess is 5,750

  18. Comment by DJPhil (September 21, 2009, 1:36 pm)

    3333 — Nice to meet you at NQC, Daniel

    Daniel J. Mount Reply:

    Nice meeting you, too!

  19. Comment by Ellen (September 21, 2009, 2:31 pm)

    Oops, I bet I was supposed to enter here; I put my entry on your reminder post initially instead of here. I would hate to be disqualified on a technicality! :-) My unscientifically generated guess is 6,324.

    Daniel J. Mount Reply:

    I won’t disqualify anyone for putting their guess on the reminder post. :)

  20. Comment by Adam Wallace (September 21, 2009, 2:36 pm)

    10,000

  21. Comment by Scoot Shelnut (September 21, 2009, 3:08 pm)

    Im gonna say 12, 836. :)

  22. Comment by Christa (September 21, 2009, 4:43 pm)

    15,000

  23. Comment by Velmarie (September 21, 2009, 5:59 pm)

    Hi Daniel
    My guess is 13,300.

  24. Comment by Beverly Johnson (September 21, 2009, 6:48 pm)

    Hi again Daniel:
    Hope i am not too late. I am o PDT and time goes by so fast. That is really a hard question, but I will take a guess of 23,276.
    Beverly

    Daniel J. Mount Reply:

    You made it in time! :)

  25. Comment by Daniel J. Mount (September 21, 2009, 7:20 pm)

    Entry into the contest is now closed. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning. :)

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