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Round 5 @ Midnight
Written by Scrivs on October 24, 2006
9rules is on the Eastern Time Zone so we abide by Eastern Time Zone rules. Yes this makes us Fascist Americans, but what would 9rules be without a little Fascism? (*insert joke here) If you have checked out the Numbers Game you can see there are some lofty expectations for this round. We haven’t sent out any emails or requests to our member to spread the word because honestly it will be interesting to see how things hold up on their own.
It is a bit crazy in my mind to think each round will be bigger than the next, but that’s how it always happens so I am trying to keep expectations low for this one (as I usually do). So to sound humble I am obligated to say we would be happy to have just 10 great sites submit…
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We may not throw out business plans to appease certain individuals, but there is and always will be one plan that we have stuck by since day one and that involves truly connecting bloggers with each other and readers. As with any venture our Members have found that you get as much out of 9rules as much as you put in, so if you are submitting on the 25th don’t come in with the expectations that your life will magically change. Come in with the expectations that if you do get in you have more opportunities presented to do bigger and better things.
Where will this magical Submission page be? We like to keep things simple so it will be here and nothing will be there until 12:00am Eastern. If you have a problem with timezones look at this chart to figure out what time 12:00am Eastern is. On the chart we are the 7am grid.
Definitely looking forward to tonight and when the floodgates open they open fast for the first couple of hours. Best of luck to all who submit. Whether you get in or not its not the end all, be all of the world so please have mercy on us.
October 24th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
My site’s still migrating to Media Temple, and the DNS is still not ready…I hope it fixes within the next 24 hours… *crosses fingers*
October 24th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
That’s way past my bedtime. Suppose I should get some Red Bull or Mountain Dew or cocaine.
Er… maybe not that last thing.
Seriously though, y’all are swell enough to keep me up late. And that’s just swell.
October 24th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Great it’s still 8:20 PM here in Egypt (+2 GMT) I’m so ready to join once the submit form get online.
October 24th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
I’d be curious as to how many people actually submit between 12:00am and 12:02am EST.
October 24th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
Well unless you sleep for a whole 24 hours I think you are pretty safe.
October 24th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
[...] I took a risk by beginning the switch last night, because the 5th 9Rules Network submission round starts tonight at midnight, and I wasn’t sure if the transfer would happen quickly enough. After calling Media Temple support (and reaching an actual tech support rep within 2 minutes of calling) and being assured that the switchover was very fast, I pulled the trigger and made the switch. The first step took about two minutes, and I was notified via email that I could go back to my AccountCenter and begin the second step. I initiated it, and was notified by email this morning that the second phase was completed, and one quick log-in to the AccountCenter completed step three, and the switch was complete. Less than ten hours to make the switch from shared hosting to the much more powerful Grid Host. Not only that, but they automatically did a new install of Wordpress and imported everything from the old database, from posts and categories to plugins and user accounts. Media Temple is truly remarkable. Once you’re a customer, you’ll be one for life. « The Favorites — Ready To Launch! [...]
October 24th, 2006 at 1:55 pm
Well I been following this build-up to submitting; and I am going to submit, including some serious study on the categories, I still do not see which category I fit in on 9rules.
As a guy who has spent most of his life digging in the dirt and flipping boulders around . . . it will be interesting to see if I fit in with all the technically efficient folks.
I am very passionate about my subject matter, and care about the info that goes to my readers . . . so, we shall see.
October 24th, 2006 at 1:55 pm
I’m lucky enough to have pulled 24-hour duty today (I’m in the Army), so I’ll be awake until 9am tomorrow and thus have a very long window in which I can do the submission. I, too, migrated to Media Temple last night; technically not TO Media Temple since I was already a customer, but I migrated to the new Grid Hosting service they offer. I was worried that it would take too long, but the tech reps assured me that it was a very fast process, and sure enough — ten hours later — it’s all done and I’m ready for round five.
October 24th, 2006 at 2:24 pm
Geeze Scrivs, you don’t sleep for 24 hours straight? *pssh*
October 24th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Oh I will Thursday.
October 24th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
“And the worlds fastest response to a comment award goes to…..Scrivs!”
From all of the excitement surrounding round five, I doubt you’ll be the only one.
October 24th, 2006 at 2:56 pm
Woo boy, here we go. I guess I know what I’ll be doing at midnight, then.
October 24th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
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October 24th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
Sweet, 11 pm for me. With any luck I’ll be one of the first ones in.
October 24th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Does the time you submit matter?
October 24th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
[...] For more details, read the official announcement. [...]
October 24th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
T-minus one hour and counting…
October 24th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
I’m so nervous………
October 24th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
[...] P.S. I’m submitting to 9rules. Wish me luck (I don’t have high hopes of success). Share and Enjoy:Spread my wisdom via social bookmarking! [...]
October 25th, 2006 at 12:13 am
[...] I was a bit worried since it was ruining my productive mood and I had even been thinking about joining 9rules. I even built up enough confidence to call Tech Support at Time Warner and was told that it had something to do with all the crazyness in Buffalo and that they weren’t sure when it would work, but that they thought it would be on by morning if not sooner. Well, I was a bit disheartened by the news that it might not be on until morning, but I took it and I started watching tv. Besides, it gave me time to spend with my dog, Ralphie. [...]
November 7th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
wow :-O
November 30th, 2006 at 10:56 pm
[...] I’ve read 9rules member sites and I remember staring in awe at the leafy logo of 9rules thinking, ‘wow, I wish I could be a part of that someday’. For one reason or another, I dismissed the notion of even attempting to join the network up until now. Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, the latest 9rules application has already come and gone. I say fortunately because because I don’t think I or this blog is ready. However, it does give me something to work towards. [...]
January 6th, 2007 at 10:56 am
[...] As of January 4th, 2007, fautrever.com is an official member of the 9rules blog network. Woohoo! We submitted during the first few minutes of the network’s Round 5 twenty-four hour window of submissions back in October. [...]