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@Quintessence I've no offer; I've offered to release my Twitter ID, @MyRCB for RCB' s use. I am a smart Sattvic guy - neither go in search of offers, nor turn down one when it comes :) Not for nothing that the Gita has survived the elements for God knows how many years!
How come you've visited this page? All comments have now got relocated to "whatever is the latest page released by Nidhi"
Follow me on Twitter @RagsTweets to stay in touch more easily. I am very lazy in reading/sending/responding via emails!
Post a comment on one of the newer pages and stay alive in what's going on!
How come you've visited this page? All comments have now got relocated to "whatever is the latest page released by Nidhi"
Follow me on Twitter @RagsTweets to stay in touch more easily. I am very lazy in reading/sending/responding via emails!
Post a comment on one of the newer pages and stay alive in what's going on!
Raghunath on 07 Oct 2009, 09:35 PM
Hey Raghu,what was the offer about? if u have been offered a chance by RCB, y do you turn it down? accept it! ?
Quintessence on 07 Oct 2009, 01:27 PM
hey Nidhi, are we privileged to watch the match thru a 'privilege-ticket'?
Quintessence on 07 Oct 2009, 01:22 PM
hey Raghu...you can contact at chaitanyeshdr@gmail.com
Quintessence on 07 Oct 2009, 01:21 PM
@Raghu Graciously accept the offer. Give me a few days to figure out how best to use them and I'll reach out to you. Thanks :) Yeah, we need to contact RCB to see how much free swag we can get our hands on for the Fan Club :P
@Quintessence - If you use Facebook, check out our Page for photos - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Royal-Challengers-Bangalore-FFC/153516655618?ref=ts
We also uploaded them to Flickr which is an open network to the group - http://www.flickr.com/groups/royalchallengers/
SivaAN also posted a lovely reflection of the event - http://www.royalchallengers.com/ee/index.php/userblog/user-blog-comment/dream_saturday/
@Quintessence - If you use Facebook, check out our Page for photos - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Royal-Challengers-Bangalore-FFC/153516655618?ref=ts
We also uploaded them to Flickr which is an open network to the group - http://www.flickr.com/groups/royalchallengers/
SivaAN also posted a lovely reflection of the event - http://www.royalchallengers.com/ee/index.php/userblog/user-blog-comment/dream_saturday/
nidhi@RCB on 04 Oct 2009, 01:03 PM
@Quintessence
Hi Quintessence, you represent the "quintessential truth" of the True RCB Fan. If I were Dr Mallya, I would have given you 2 free tickets for a cricket match or 2 free Kingfisher Airlines return tickets to fly anywhere in India.
Raghu
Hi Quintessence, you represent the "quintessential truth" of the True RCB Fan. If I were Dr Mallya, I would have given you 2 free tickets for a cricket match or 2 free Kingfisher Airlines return tickets to fly anywhere in India.
Raghu
Raghunath on 04 Oct 2009, 12:42 PM
Hey Nidhi, where do we get to see all the photos and excitement of the grand finale? How are you after the busy schedule?
Quintessence on 04 Oct 2009, 12:10 PM
Hey Royal Phantom, thrilled to hear and see the news about your winning! Congrats! Do well and help the team be in good spirits. Live up to the expectations of all. All the best and have a blast!
Congrats to Ragers and Sivaan too! You all deserve to be there! Enjoy and soak in it!
Congrats to Ragers and Sivaan too! You all deserve to be there! Enjoy and soak in it!
Quintessence on 04 Oct 2009, 12:08 PM
@MESSAGE FOR RCB FAN CLUB MANAGERS:
Towards the end of IPL2 I had created a yahoogroups to increase the richness of inteaction amongst RB fans. It is MyRCB@yahoogroups.com
I had also created a Twitter ID, @MyRCB
These were done at a time when there was no formal appartus to manage RCB fans. It was an initiative I had taken on my own 'partly due to my passion, partly due to the fact that such tools/vehicles exist and someone may as well start using it'.
However, the response was almost non-existent - I guess my passion was not enough and secondly, these will work only with formal organizational support (read: it requires investment of resources, time and money).
Now that these have been formalized, I would be glad to 'let go' these IDs - to me they look cool and inviting! If the RCB management can communicate to me formally to release these, I will be more than pleased to do it.
Personally I feel I should not be keeping it if I am not gonna do anything. The things that can be done with these two "free tools" are amazing (rather than reinvent the wheel at enormous cost!); also it should not be in idle or wrong hands. I hope the RCB management will take note of this and collect it from me - NO CHARGE, obviously - although a complimentary 'cap' or 'jersey' will be great!
With best regard
Raghu
Towards the end of IPL2 I had created a yahoogroups to increase the richness of inteaction amongst RB fans. It is MyRCB@yahoogroups.com
I had also created a Twitter ID, @MyRCB
These were done at a time when there was no formal appartus to manage RCB fans. It was an initiative I had taken on my own 'partly due to my passion, partly due to the fact that such tools/vehicles exist and someone may as well start using it'.
However, the response was almost non-existent - I guess my passion was not enough and secondly, these will work only with formal organizational support (read: it requires investment of resources, time and money).
Now that these have been formalized, I would be glad to 'let go' these IDs - to me they look cool and inviting! If the RCB management can communicate to me formally to release these, I will be more than pleased to do it.
Personally I feel I should not be keeping it if I am not gonna do anything. The things that can be done with these two "free tools" are amazing (rather than reinvent the wheel at enormous cost!); also it should not be in idle or wrong hands. I hope the RCB management will take note of this and collect it from me - NO CHARGE, obviously - although a complimentary 'cap' or 'jersey' will be great!
With best regard
Raghu
Raghunath on 04 Oct 2009, 11:25 AM
Thanks Raghu-nath :).
I would try my best to live upto the expectations of all the RCB fans while blogging. They do deserve the best possible work.
I would try my best to live upto the expectations of all the RCB fans while blogging. They do deserve the best possible work.
RoyalPhantom on 04 Oct 2009, 12:13 AM
@Qunitessence Great post ... what a relief to see this!! A short while ago I saw a tweet on Twitter that said 'When the horse dies, the rider has to dismount' ...I mean horse=the present aspiration
All the best in (y)our new aspirations and hope they turn true!
Cheers
All the best in (y)our new aspirations and hope they turn true!
Cheers
Raghunath on 03 Oct 2009, 09:23 PM
Congrats Phantom, Ragers & Siva !! Give your best and hook every bouncer for a 6! Has been a long time since I saw sixers via hook from the batsmen!
Cheers RCB
Cheers RCB
Raghunath on 03 Oct 2009, 09:20 PM
Hey final 27 contestants, and others! I am fine, absolutely resilient. I have faced a lot of disappointments in life which were accepted and analyzed. After all such things happen, have to reconcile and move forward. Best of luck to all contestants; may the best win! Thanks Raghu for your invitation to watch the match on the 8th. However, I won’t be here on that day. So, won’t be coming. Irrespective of where I am, my good wishes are always with my team.
Quintessence on 03 Oct 2009, 02:01 PM
Best of luck to all u 27!!
sahil on 03 Oct 2009, 10:10 AM
@27 Finalists:
Today's Deccan Herald should provide you all some inspiration, especially to the photographers:
Headline: Rio De Janeiro the winner as Obama gamble falls flat
Pic 1: CARNIVAL TIME - Nice pic of mirth and merriment at the Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro
Pic 2: Rio's Badge of Honor
Pic 3: A poignant pic of a woman crying in Madrid after her city lost out
Pic 4: A Chicago resident looks at "emptiness of her life" after Chicago lost out (this pic, by the way, describes my own reaction after I lost out in this :)))
@27 Finalists - hope you have enough to draw inspiration from - haven't seen other newspapers - am sure they may give you all many more ideas and emotions in pics and words
All the best and remember:
When the RCB matches are on, make us smile, make us laugh, jump, sing and dance - and even make our eyes moist, let the tears trickle down and make us cry too ... often happiness is a show of our triumph, and sometimes we could triumph in sadness too!!
Cheers
Today's Deccan Herald should provide you all some inspiration, especially to the photographers:
Headline: Rio De Janeiro the winner as Obama gamble falls flat
Pic 1: CARNIVAL TIME - Nice pic of mirth and merriment at the Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro
Pic 2: Rio's Badge of Honor
Pic 3: A poignant pic of a woman crying in Madrid after her city lost out
Pic 4: A Chicago resident looks at "emptiness of her life" after Chicago lost out (this pic, by the way, describes my own reaction after I lost out in this :)))
@27 Finalists - hope you have enough to draw inspiration from - haven't seen other newspapers - am sure they may give you all many more ideas and emotions in pics and words
All the best and remember:
When the RCB matches are on, make us smile, make us laugh, jump, sing and dance - and even make our eyes moist, let the tears trickle down and make us cry too ... often happiness is a show of our triumph, and sometimes we could triumph in sadness too!!
Cheers
Raghunath on 03 Oct 2009, 08:15 AM
@Raghu yay you're back! :) The 100:10:1 ratio made me lol.
Looks like the server time thing may have been a glitch, my comments seem to be posting in real time now. Thanks for the heads up, I'll drop a note to the IT team
Looks like the server time thing may have been a glitch, my comments seem to be posting in real time now. Thanks for the heads up, I'll drop a note to the IT team
nidhi@RCB on 02 Oct 2009, 11:35 PM
@Nidhi looks like the server clock has moved by 1 hr!!
Raghunath on 02 Oct 2009, 10:30 PM
I am posting this in response to Nidhi's public request!
@Quintessence Looks like you have never faced disappointments in life!
Welcome to the real world. Here you will find veterans like Lala Amarnath, CK Nayudu, Manjrekar, Vinoo Mankad, Contractor, Pataudi, Prasanna, Chandrasekhar, Bedi, Venkat, Gavaskar, Sardesai, Our very own Brijesh Patel (great success in Ranji, low sucess in Tests), Vishy, Gavaskar, Kapil, (Srikanth looks happy always :)), Kumble, Dravid, Sachin, Ganguly ...and most recently Dhoni ... (Can you think of anyone more disappointed than Kapil today? - neither here nor there?)
They have all faced many disappointments and frustrations and moved on, without making much ado about it
@Nidhi I can understand your frustrations in people not participating enough. The guys who were upset and vocal may not come back to post here on this issue. I am sure they will get back on match days and comment.
There is a 100-10-1 syndrome in everything!
For every 100 fans, only 10 will visit the site out of whom only 1 will comment!
For every 100 visitors, only 10 will comment, out of whom 1 will be a never-say-die commenter (ME! :)
For every 100 upset fans, only 10 will express to overcome their frustration, out of whom 1 will never reconcile
Cheers RCB ... deliver the KO punch on the Cobras ... while we all will charm them with our blogs, pics, song, dance and posters, and of course OUR COMMENTS!
@Quintessence Shall we watch the match together on 8th? After all, I also contested and lost! Let me know and I will find a way to give you my contact info
@Quintessence Looks like you have never faced disappointments in life!
Welcome to the real world. Here you will find veterans like Lala Amarnath, CK Nayudu, Manjrekar, Vinoo Mankad, Contractor, Pataudi, Prasanna, Chandrasekhar, Bedi, Venkat, Gavaskar, Sardesai, Our very own Brijesh Patel (great success in Ranji, low sucess in Tests), Vishy, Gavaskar, Kapil, (Srikanth looks happy always :)), Kumble, Dravid, Sachin, Ganguly ...and most recently Dhoni ... (Can you think of anyone more disappointed than Kapil today? - neither here nor there?)
They have all faced many disappointments and frustrations and moved on, without making much ado about it
@Nidhi I can understand your frustrations in people not participating enough. The guys who were upset and vocal may not come back to post here on this issue. I am sure they will get back on match days and comment.
There is a 100-10-1 syndrome in everything!
For every 100 fans, only 10 will visit the site out of whom only 1 will comment!
For every 100 visitors, only 10 will comment, out of whom 1 will be a never-say-die commenter (ME! :)
For every 100 upset fans, only 10 will express to overcome their frustration, out of whom 1 will never reconcile
Cheers RCB ... deliver the KO punch on the Cobras ... while we all will charm them with our blogs, pics, song, dance and posters, and of course OUR COMMENTS!
@Quintessence Shall we watch the match together on 8th? After all, I also contested and lost! Let me know and I will find a way to give you my contact info
Raghunath on 02 Oct 2009, 10:24 PM
@MidWicket @Jayant @Raghu @Harsha (and more) where have you guys been? I keep checking back expecting comments. If you get a chance, stop by the Fan-Club page and share your comments with the aspiring 27. Tomorrow isn't going to be easy for them at all.
Thanks, and enjoy Gandhi Jayanti all
Thanks, and enjoy Gandhi Jayanti all
nidhi@RCB on 02 Oct 2009, 04:18 PM
Dear Selection Team,
I am sorry for myself for having participated in a competition that was full of nepotism and step-motherly treatment. No definite rules, relegation and elevation of the chosen few...this is not cricket...The idiom ‘A little bird told me…’ sums up most aptly what transpired in the selection process...surreptitiousness, furtiveness, mystery, controversy and secrecy.....Nothing has been transparent, everything mired in controversy. Henceforth, please don’t be partial and lop-sided...This doesn’t augur well for RCB.
By the bye, I am suddenly and ingeniously reminded of former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu's calling the selection team of his country A team of Muppets’.
The sentence ‘The decision of the judges is final’ sounds more meaningful when changed to “The ‘dubious, beyond-ratiocination’ decision of the judges is final”.
I am sorry for myself for having participated in a competition that was full of nepotism and step-motherly treatment. No definite rules, relegation and elevation of the chosen few...this is not cricket...The idiom ‘A little bird told me…’ sums up most aptly what transpired in the selection process...surreptitiousness, furtiveness, mystery, controversy and secrecy.....Nothing has been transparent, everything mired in controversy. Henceforth, please don’t be partial and lop-sided...This doesn’t augur well for RCB.
By the bye, I am suddenly and ingeniously reminded of former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu's calling the selection team of his country A team of Muppets’.
The sentence ‘The decision of the judges is final’ sounds more meaningful when changed to “The ‘dubious, beyond-ratiocination’ decision of the judges is final”.
Quintessence on 02 Oct 2009, 02:47 PM
@Raghu-nath - Well said! We found having a sign up page curbed the number of fake votes drastically in comparison to other such competitions. Which is why the suggestion of including SMS-based voting is one to look into (raises the issue of cost, we'll have to see how it works out in the larger scheme).
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Thrilled to see you and Havar have found each other!!
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Twitter-functionality - suggestions like that are exactly what we're looking for! Private chat options, ability to create separate lines of discussion and to express your views - all things I can bring up with IT next week.
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no where near breaking point :)
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Thrilled to see you and Havar have found each other!!
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Twitter-functionality - suggestions like that are exactly what we're looking for! Private chat options, ability to create separate lines of discussion and to express your views - all things I can bring up with IT next week.
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no where near breaking point :)
nidhi@RCB on 02 Oct 2009, 10:48 AM
@Paddy
I agree with you on Nidhi's patience. Social media is an interesting but very slippery ground. It is a proven fact that "online polls" with an "open community" that has no entry barriers can never be reliable. If you ask 100 colleagues to vote from the company's network, all will show the same IP address. If you are voting from home, every time you switch the modem and switch on again, the IP address will change! Giving an impression that it is a different user! If you know these, you can easily get 1000 votes too, in no time.
Also, every time you switch off the modem, the IP address goes to next random internet connection - a very different user but getting your previous IP address. Add to all this, the fact that you can get any number of email ids free!
Having said all that, the debate has been lively. It is a pity that the noisemakers have all disappeared - they really kept the forum alive! It was fun, no doubt!
I agree with you on Nidhi's patience. Social media is an interesting but very slippery ground. It is a proven fact that "online polls" with an "open community" that has no entry barriers can never be reliable. If you ask 100 colleagues to vote from the company's network, all will show the same IP address. If you are voting from home, every time you switch the modem and switch on again, the IP address will change! Giving an impression that it is a different user! If you know these, you can easily get 1000 votes too, in no time.
Also, every time you switch off the modem, the IP address goes to next random internet connection - a very different user but getting your previous IP address. Add to all this, the fact that you can get any number of email ids free!
Having said all that, the debate has been lively. It is a pity that the noisemakers have all disappeared - they really kept the forum alive! It was fun, no doubt!
Raghunath on 02 Oct 2009, 08:19 AM
@Raghunath
Thanks for that. I did make it in the last lap :P ! Unfortunately Vandan met with an accident and could not make it. It was so thoughtful of him to have actually congratulated me when I moved into his place.
I actually went through every single post here. I can very well understand how many applicants who didnt make it, must be feeling at the moment.I guess Nidhi has been very patient in taking every query in the right spirit and answering it.I must appreciate the blogging team for having accepted that the selection process could be improved going further.That's definitely some great level of transparency. It's now time to cheer for RCB.
Thanks for that. I did make it in the last lap :P ! Unfortunately Vandan met with an accident and could not make it. It was so thoughtful of him to have actually congratulated me when I moved into his place.
I actually went through every single post here. I can very well understand how many applicants who didnt make it, must be feeling at the moment.I guess Nidhi has been very patient in taking every query in the right spirit and answering it.I must appreciate the blogging team for having accepted that the selection process could be improved going further.That's definitely some great level of transparency. It's now time to cheer for RCB.
Paddy on 02 Oct 2009, 02:12 AM
@Havar Nice that you remember! Can't do that for CL since the teams have been broken into 4 Groups, which takes away ALL the masala - like how India exited from CT. versus IPL, where all teams play each other twice. So it is like solving 4 linear equations with 3 unknowns taken 2 at a time versus 4 quadratic equations with 8 unknowns taken 2 at a time (going to become 10!). Just felt like bowling a bouncer that has its 2nd pitch going 'beyond the boundary'!
Also I dont want to steal any thnder from the official RCB Bloggers - I am too old to fight for space.
Pity you are in Shanghai and hence no access to Twitter.
@Nidhi Hope you can get a Twitter kind of functionality built on RCB site before IPL3. In my view, this will increase stickiness of the site. Havar and I are buddies who interacted since IPL2 and it's like a reunion for us! Looks like we are disturbing others with our shop talk. Also, we need privacy to chat cricket without leaving RCB site :-C
Someone said AirtelCT20 site permits that but I haven't checked. If that is so, RCB should find a way to quickly catch up!
Your fans are becoming very demanding and unreasonable - hope you have elephant skin and elephant sized patience and tolerance for bullshit (the last one you have shown in abundance by reading this post in full - I am assuming - but we dont know how far you are away from breakpoint!...JK)
Also I dont want to steal any thnder from the official RCB Bloggers - I am too old to fight for space.
Pity you are in Shanghai and hence no access to Twitter.
@Nidhi Hope you can get a Twitter kind of functionality built on RCB site before IPL3. In my view, this will increase stickiness of the site. Havar and I are buddies who interacted since IPL2 and it's like a reunion for us! Looks like we are disturbing others with our shop talk. Also, we need privacy to chat cricket without leaving RCB site :-C
Someone said AirtelCT20 site permits that but I haven't checked. If that is so, RCB should find a way to quickly catch up!
Your fans are becoming very demanding and unreasonable - hope you have elephant skin and elephant sized patience and tolerance for bullshit (the last one you have shown in abundance by reading this post in full - I am assuming - but we dont know how far you are away from breakpoint!...JK)
Raghunath on 01 Oct 2009, 08:38 PM
@ Raghu, How can we forget your amazing statistical analysis during IPL-2? Hope you will continue to provide them during the CL too...!
I am still in Shanghai....its a pain staying up so late every night to catch these matches. But no complains...as long as RCB is winning ;)
/Havar
I am still in Shanghai....its a pain staying up so late every night to catch these matches. But no complains...as long as RCB is winning ;)
/Havar
harsha-vardhan on 01 Oct 2009, 07:40 PM
Thanks @Raghu!
@Shubha-kv don't take it personally, we could only select 9 per category though we had many good applications to choose from. As described in our Terms and Conditions, 50% weight was based on votes & references and the other 50% on the application. Go through the other blog posts for an idea of the entire process.
@Shubha-kv don't take it personally, we could only select 9 per category though we had many good applications to choose from. As described in our Terms and Conditions, 50% weight was based on votes & references and the other 50% on the application. Go through the other blog posts for an idea of the entire process.
nidhi@RCB on 01 Oct 2009, 04:39 PM
@shubha-kv By the way, I took a coffee-break at work to see what's going on here! Thought I should volunteer to relieve Nidhi of the monotony. Hence the previous post. I admit my words are a poor substitute for getting it straight from Nidhi
Raghunath on 01 Oct 2009, 03:57 PM
@Paddy Congrats and all the best. Lucky Guy! ... err..I mean, deserving guy, lucky to get a slot this way!
@shubha-kv Dravid once said: "Captaincy has a shelf life, and when that's over, we should quit". Same thing applies to cribbing.
Did you see Anil Kumble's face when CNN-IBN interviewed him on his return from SA after IPL2? The next day, he was cheerful! What is the shelf-life of your sadness over this?
When the matches are going on, nothing stops you from "shedding your sensitive and reserved nature", putting on some handpainted masks and singing and dancing in the street where you live ! If you do plan to do that, I am sure you will make it to the front pages of local newspapers. Won't that make you a Bigger Fanatic Fan?? At least in your neighbourhood?
Say Cheers, you'll be fine! (I agree, 'tis easier said than done ;-))
@shubha-kv Dravid once said: "Captaincy has a shelf life, and when that's over, we should quit". Same thing applies to cribbing.
Did you see Anil Kumble's face when CNN-IBN interviewed him on his return from SA after IPL2? The next day, he was cheerful! What is the shelf-life of your sadness over this?
When the matches are going on, nothing stops you from "shedding your sensitive and reserved nature", putting on some handpainted masks and singing and dancing in the street where you live ! If you do plan to do that, I am sure you will make it to the front pages of local newspapers. Won't that make you a Bigger Fanatic Fan?? At least in your neighbourhood?
Say Cheers, you'll be fine! (I agree, 'tis easier said than done ;-))
Raghunath on 01 Oct 2009, 03:53 PM
Congrats for all who have made to Top27…
i have noticed one thing…few applications have been selected who have got less votes compared to me…how is that possible?...i mean...was my application not good enough to be selected…
please can anybody tell me…how are the selection made? by votes, by reference..or writing about me, most fanatcic rcb fan, motivate rcb fans, photography????
i think i was good enough to be selected…....... feeling very sad :-(
i have noticed one thing…few applications have been selected who have got less votes compared to me…how is that possible?...i mean...was my application not good enough to be selected…
please can anybody tell me…how are the selection made? by votes, by reference..or writing about me, most fanatcic rcb fan, motivate rcb fans, photography????
i think i was good enough to be selected…....... feeling very sad :-(
shubha-kv on 01 Oct 2009, 03:35 PM
Hey Thanks so much Amrith and Jaishree !! Feels great to be amongst the top 9 !!! I am ecstatic about the whole thing !
Paddy on 01 Oct 2009, 02:50 PM
Hi Nidhi,
Thanks for the feedback and i would love be a contestant in future contests as well.
Once again thanks to one and all and honoured to be the part of the RCB contest.
Thanks and Regards
Jagadish T
Thanks for the feedback and i would love be a contestant in future contests as well.
Once again thanks to one and all and honoured to be the part of the RCB contest.
Thanks and Regards
Jagadish T
jackky on 01 Oct 2009, 01:15 PM
Hi Nidhi,
Thanks for the feedback and i would love to be a contestant once again in any of RCB contests in future.
Once again i remind to one and all, it was really one of the best contests organised by RCB and honoured to be the part of it.
Thanks and Regards
Jagadish T
Thanks for the feedback and i would love to be a contestant once again in any of RCB contests in future.
Once again i remind to one and all, it was really one of the best contests organised by RCB and honoured to be the part of it.
Thanks and Regards
Jagadish T
jackky on 01 Oct 2009, 12:56 PM
@Paddy we just received an email from Vandy (Chief Photographer) saying that he is unable to make it to the audition. You were next on the list - I apologize if this wasn't explained adequately on the call.
nidhi@RCB on 01 Oct 2009, 12:24 PM
WHy was I given a call to be there on 3rd as a part of the Top 27. Amrith from RC called me half hour ago and told me to be there at Chinnaswamy stadium ! How do I know ive been selected without having my name in the list here ?
Paddy on 01 Oct 2009, 12:20 PM
@Harsha - Hey Havar, I didn't notice your 'Havar' name, tho I read your post!! You remember me?? ... "Observer" during IPL2??? When did you get back from China (or Japan?) ...
Follow me on Twitter @MyRCB... we can stay in touch!
Raghu
Follow me on Twitter @MyRCB... we can stay in touch!
Raghu
Raghunath on 01 Oct 2009, 11:30 AM
. @Jackky - Your application was solid. In our blog posts, we mentioned we'd like to see fan posters/videos other creative stuff. That's probably where you missed out. Future competitions will be different, but we'll be sure to provide tips along the way for them too. I like the passion, it would be great to see you participate in the community over the next few weeks.
. @Raghu and @Harsha =)
. @Raghu and @Harsha =)
nidhi@RCB on 01 Oct 2009, 10:41 AM
Hi
@Nidhi congrats for a fantastic communication job. You have shown much more empathy than was required to pacify the disappointed fans (including me!).
@Quintessence Pleaze be a little more understanding. The last thing true fans would want is to see bad press for RCB ... when they tried to do something noble for the fans that no other team has done. Those who have travelled by Kingfisher when it started would remember his 'Welcome Aboard' message of Dr Mallya which shows his love for anything he starts. Rest assured he has the some love for RCB too.
@Sahil Boy, I am nearly 50 years old (in fact too old to be a contestant!) and as disappointed as you are! Being a last day, applicant I desperately used Twitter to solicit votes, I sent emails to yahoogroups, including my alumni group, - but nothing worked.
Gul Panag's dad voted for me! (his pic is not there but!). Gul said sorry and promised to vote me next time!!
Follow me on Twitter and I will tell you 101 ways to overcome your disappointment. You can even hone your writing skills, perfect your blogging skills, etc. And I will also introduce you to Mallika Sherawat who will keep your mind engaged in a 1000 ways! Maybe you would yearn to become an Uncle sooner ;-)
My cricket Twitter ID is @MyRCB (created many months back!, during the fag end of IPL2
@Nidhi congrats for a fantastic communication job. You have shown much more empathy than was required to pacify the disappointed fans (including me!).
@Quintessence Pleaze be a little more understanding. The last thing true fans would want is to see bad press for RCB ... when they tried to do something noble for the fans that no other team has done. Those who have travelled by Kingfisher when it started would remember his 'Welcome Aboard' message of Dr Mallya which shows his love for anything he starts. Rest assured he has the some love for RCB too.
@Sahil Boy, I am nearly 50 years old (in fact too old to be a contestant!) and as disappointed as you are! Being a last day, applicant I desperately used Twitter to solicit votes, I sent emails to yahoogroups, including my alumni group, - but nothing worked.
Gul Panag's dad voted for me! (his pic is not there but!). Gul said sorry and promised to vote me next time!!
Follow me on Twitter and I will tell you 101 ways to overcome your disappointment. You can even hone your writing skills, perfect your blogging skills, etc. And I will also introduce you to Mallika Sherawat who will keep your mind engaged in a 1000 ways! Maybe you would yearn to become an Uncle sooner ;-)
My cricket Twitter ID is @MyRCB (created many months back!, during the fag end of IPL2
Raghunath on 01 Oct 2009, 08:40 AM
it was my dream last night:the selection for the top27 fanatic fans were made and i'm not selected!!!!!!! it was seen lots of fans out of Bengaluru were selected and i gotta doubt in my mind that the selection was for the fanatic fan was for RCB Bengaluru or whether it was for RC kerla or RC Delhi or RC chennai.......just joking :-) but i'm a true fan of RCB Bangalore
pani28 on 01 Oct 2009, 08:05 AM
@Nidhi regarding RC(B) clarification you asked for:
I am a staunch Bangalorean and a staunch RCB fan. I expect the participants in this contest (I did not participate bcoz I came to know abt it only on Sunday) to know every player's name in the team (is not by heart, at least on Open Book - right on this site, why Google?).
I am sure every "True RCB Fan" and every true Bangalorean will also feel that way.
If Dr Mallya does not share this view and feels "it is not important to know the names when contestants suggest Opening Match Strategy and Line Up - there is a huge disconnect between him and his fans (of Bangalore).
How I wish a guy called Raps had been picked by the selection committee... he has gone one step ahead and mentioned about Sehwag, Tendulkar as openers, Dhoni as 1 down, etc etc ... poor guy got only 12 votes else he would have been there too!!
If these are considered as "winning applicants", sure, Dr Mallya should run the business his own - nobody disputes his ownership - but for the sake of Bangalore's honor, drop B !!
Sometimes things left unsaid are better, but you asked for it!
Srinivas
PS: I am pretty sure Dr Mallya had no option but to let the team go ahead with their face saving explanation. Left to him, he would have seen it as a "brand reputation" issue and rehased the entire results. After all, he did send Charu Sharma packing at the drop of a hat!
The other constraint he had was that there is acute shortage of time.
I am a staunch Bangalorean and a staunch RCB fan. I expect the participants in this contest (I did not participate bcoz I came to know abt it only on Sunday) to know every player's name in the team (is not by heart, at least on Open Book - right on this site, why Google?).
I am sure every "True RCB Fan" and every true Bangalorean will also feel that way.
If Dr Mallya does not share this view and feels "it is not important to know the names when contestants suggest Opening Match Strategy and Line Up - there is a huge disconnect between him and his fans (of Bangalore).
How I wish a guy called Raps had been picked by the selection committee... he has gone one step ahead and mentioned about Sehwag, Tendulkar as openers, Dhoni as 1 down, etc etc ... poor guy got only 12 votes else he would have been there too!!
If these are considered as "winning applicants", sure, Dr Mallya should run the business his own - nobody disputes his ownership - but for the sake of Bangalore's honor, drop B !!
Sometimes things left unsaid are better, but you asked for it!
Srinivas
PS: I am pretty sure Dr Mallya had no option but to let the team go ahead with their face saving explanation. Left to him, he would have seen it as a "brand reputation" issue and rehased the entire results. After all, he did send Charu Sharma packing at the drop of a hat!
The other constraint he had was that there is acute shortage of time.
MidWicket on 30 Sep 2009, 09:57 PM
@sahil,
I see at least a couple of genuine applications amongst the short-listed chief bloggers. The ones which has correct selection, good analysis and some humour too. Let's not call all of them incompetent for the sake of 'lucky' ones. It's not their fault and not their decision. How can they explain what happened. I remember someone talking about a good profile and then arty talking about a write-up that made him laugh. Let's hope the genuine ones in the shortlist win and the bitterness would be somewhat reduced. We would wait for the next contest. Due to voices raised by many fans here, let's hope the next ones would not suffer with such problems.
I see at least a couple of genuine applications amongst the short-listed chief bloggers. The ones which has correct selection, good analysis and some humour too. Let's not call all of them incompetent for the sake of 'lucky' ones. It's not their fault and not their decision. How can they explain what happened. I remember someone talking about a good profile and then arty talking about a write-up that made him laugh. Let's hope the genuine ones in the shortlist win and the bitterness would be somewhat reduced. We would wait for the next contest. Due to voices raised by many fans here, let's hope the next ones would not suffer with such problems.
praxg on 30 Sep 2009, 08:57 PM
I can see that a new @MidWicket has hit some 4s and 6s. Sahil is still irreconciliable! Quintessence wants to go legal?
Basically, in these contests, the organizers know well that the "frustration cycle" lasts 24-48 hrs. The first 24 hours it will be on the ascent and in the second 24 hrs, it will start its descent, provided the main stakeholder has done all the right things.
Nidhi and Sandeep have done all the right things in tems of communication. I still feel including the guys who did not know the names of team members as wrong, but OK, let them have their fun.
We will only be wasting our energy thinking and talking about it.
We will look forward to some good blogs as the Championship commences - otherwise, the cricketnext, cricinfo and newspaper blogs are all always there.
@MidWicket - I like the way you have put it and sealed it in the latest post on "FINAL" decision - way to go! You've sealed my lips too in the process
Bye Bye All ... lemme do some surfing and have fun
Basically, in these contests, the organizers know well that the "frustration cycle" lasts 24-48 hrs. The first 24 hours it will be on the ascent and in the second 24 hrs, it will start its descent, provided the main stakeholder has done all the right things.
Nidhi and Sandeep have done all the right things in tems of communication. I still feel including the guys who did not know the names of team members as wrong, but OK, let them have their fun.
We will only be wasting our energy thinking and talking about it.
We will look forward to some good blogs as the Championship commences - otherwise, the cricketnext, cricinfo and newspaper blogs are all always there.
@MidWicket - I like the way you have put it and sealed it in the latest post on "FINAL" decision - way to go! You've sealed my lips too in the process
Bye Bye All ... lemme do some surfing and have fun
JayantRao on 30 Sep 2009, 08:46 PM
He He He ...lot of things seem to have happened, fire seems to have been doused; let me take a few minutes to read the posts! Although I think I've lost interest in this controversy! I'll comment for the fun of it ... guys, dont take me seriously, dont give me gaalis (my daughter is not with me to laugh! she is doing her homework)
JayantRao on 30 Sep 2009, 08:31 PM
@Midwicket- There's nothing surprising in the 'selected' ones not coming out and replying.What do you expect from those who don't know anything about the game and RCB?They themselves know there's nothing to defend, when they've made such blunders.This only means they are incompetent and way too lucky to be there(you may also call it Lack of passion for issues concerning RCB). In actual, they don't have anything to say after this.Well, if you think just accepting and moving on is the only option, i am sorry you don't realize the level of problem here. Had people only 'moved on', all the issues may not have even been brought up.And people are right in escalating the issues, the non-deserving ones have got the nod ahead of better ones, afterall.
@Nidhi- Sorry ma'am, you could have used a better word than 'mess'. I think it was only natural to question the wrong selection, calling it a mess only shows it was a burden on you people(especially after the selection). Please remember that only when the users queries are satisfied with a smile (and also with some logic), only then can you call a contest a successful one; not when it all seems to be a mess. I mean, you call people questioning the so false selection process a mess? And if any of the 'chief bloggers' had some guts to show they actually deserved it, they would definitely have come out in the open and would have at least tried to give some explanation. But as it is, they themselves realise that there's absolutely nothing to speak about for them. I think its a good enough indicator of the things and what i mean to say. But the most saddening part was u saying 'It’s wiser for them to stay aside until emotions are cooled'. So you consider that all this is only for a day and then we'll forget the blunders. That's very sad to hear after the already disappointing process.
@Nidhi- Sorry ma'am, you could have used a better word than 'mess'. I think it was only natural to question the wrong selection, calling it a mess only shows it was a burden on you people(especially after the selection). Please remember that only when the users queries are satisfied with a smile (and also with some logic), only then can you call a contest a successful one; not when it all seems to be a mess. I mean, you call people questioning the so false selection process a mess? And if any of the 'chief bloggers' had some guts to show they actually deserved it, they would definitely have come out in the open and would have at least tried to give some explanation. But as it is, they themselves realise that there's absolutely nothing to speak about for them. I think its a good enough indicator of the things and what i mean to say. But the most saddening part was u saying 'It’s wiser for them to stay aside until emotions are cooled'. So you consider that all this is only for a day and then we'll forget the blunders. That's very sad to hear after the already disappointing process.
sahil-sharma2 on 30 Sep 2009, 08:05 PM
To start with, let me mention that I didnot apply for any of the positions. But I count myself to be the greatest fanatic RCB fan, have spent sleepless nights last two seasons exchanging opinions with other fanatic fans, on this very site. Sometimes it feels those days were better, we only discussed cricket and RCB…
@ Nidhi, can not agree with the fact that players’ names were given lesser weightage. If you love RCB, you got to love its players too…or at least, put a little effort to know their names!
That apart, the whole concept of “Fanatic Fans” is such a refreshing idea! Whoever came up with this concept…take a bow! And we must admire Nidhi and Sandip for the way they have communicated with the fans all throughout. And now, it is amazing that they are trying to clarify each and every question from the frustrated fans. Inspite of all their mistakes (which they openly admit), shall we for once say “thank you” for all their efforts?!
I hope this storm settles down soon and we get back to discussing winning strategies for our beloved RCB. Can’t wait for 8th Oct and can’t wait for RCB to kill the Cobras!
Havar
@ Nidhi, can not agree with the fact that players’ names were given lesser weightage. If you love RCB, you got to love its players too…or at least, put a little effort to know their names!
That apart, the whole concept of “Fanatic Fans” is such a refreshing idea! Whoever came up with this concept…take a bow! And we must admire Nidhi and Sandip for the way they have communicated with the fans all throughout. And now, it is amazing that they are trying to clarify each and every question from the frustrated fans. Inspite of all their mistakes (which they openly admit), shall we for once say “thank you” for all their efforts?!
I hope this storm settles down soon and we get back to discussing winning strategies for our beloved RCB. Can’t wait for 8th Oct and can’t wait for RCB to kill the Cobras!
Havar
harsha-vardhan on 30 Sep 2009, 06:38 PM
Hi Nidhi,
This is Jagadish (Jackky), i have not recieved any feedback from you.
I thought the contest was really good enough, infact i was on the wrong side by not collecting the votes and references.
Please do let me know about the quality of applications so that we can improve and will be ready for future contests by RCB.
Looking forward for your feedback.
Thanks and Regards
Jagadish T
This is Jagadish (Jackky), i have not recieved any feedback from you.
I thought the contest was really good enough, infact i was on the wrong side by not collecting the votes and references.
Please do let me know about the quality of applications so that we can improve and will be ready for future contests by RCB.
Looking forward for your feedback.
Thanks and Regards
Jagadish T
jackky on 30 Sep 2009, 06:21 PM
@Quintessence, and others please read - A Word from the Blogger Jury Panel @ http://www.royalchallengers.com/blog/a_word_from_the_blogger_jury_panel
nidhi@RCB on 30 Sep 2009, 04:57 PM
. @Quintessence - I have asked the entire Internal Jury to respond to your concerns. Will be putting it up as a new post within the hour.
. @MidWicket thank you for your response. I'm actually glad the final 27 have stayed out of this mess, it isn't fair for them to get caught in the cross fire. It's wiser for them to stay aside until emotions are cooled and questions answered. But I do understand your point.
. The final 27 are final. They were never un-final. The Internal Jury will elaborate in a blog post.
. @MidWicket I didn't get what you meant about dropping the B from RCB. Clarify?
. @MidWicket thank you for your response. I'm actually glad the final 27 have stayed out of this mess, it isn't fair for them to get caught in the cross fire. It's wiser for them to stay aside until emotions are cooled and questions answered. But I do understand your point.
. The final 27 are final. They were never un-final. The Internal Jury will elaborate in a blog post.
. @MidWicket I didn't get what you meant about dropping the B from RCB. Clarify?
nidhi@RCB on 30 Sep 2009, 04:29 PM
Interestingly only rejected applicants are talking (should I say screaming). Nidhi has given a nice explanation (not clear if the mistakenly selected applicants will still be sent to the Jury).
@JayantRao when you replied to Quintessence I thought you meant to support him by joking and making a mockery of the line up selected. I can understand people who get very bitter END the conversation cynically. Which explains why you are not visible today. I enjoyed your arguments yesterday - hope you will be back later at least LOL
SURPRISING Not even ONE of the shortlisted bloggers have come to defend Nidhi (Read RCB site managers). What does this mean? Lack of passion for issues concerning RCB? Or no words to say? By nature they should 'word producing machines'.
Guys, you have only one choice - accept the list and move on. (By now even Kumble and Rajan Bala and Jennings would have come to know that they are meeting (un)exceptional writers, some of whom did not even (care to) know the team).
@Quintessence In the interest of spirit of RCB it will be nice if you avoid escalating the faux pas. All the info has been given, at the risk of showcasing their erroneous selection methodology. RTI will not give yo anmore.
@Dr Mallya - Bangaloreans are getting very aggressive. Suggest you change the name to just RC instead of RCB ... just like KK(R)
I am also a Bangalorean. I will find the whole thing "less traumatic and more enjoyable" if you take B out of the name
Srinivas
@JayantRao when you replied to Quintessence I thought you meant to support him by joking and making a mockery of the line up selected. I can understand people who get very bitter END the conversation cynically. Which explains why you are not visible today. I enjoyed your arguments yesterday - hope you will be back later at least LOL
SURPRISING Not even ONE of the shortlisted bloggers have come to defend Nidhi (Read RCB site managers). What does this mean? Lack of passion for issues concerning RCB? Or no words to say? By nature they should 'word producing machines'.
Guys, you have only one choice - accept the list and move on. (By now even Kumble and Rajan Bala and Jennings would have come to know that they are meeting (un)exceptional writers, some of whom did not even (care to) know the team).
@Quintessence In the interest of spirit of RCB it will be nice if you avoid escalating the faux pas. All the info has been given, at the risk of showcasing their erroneous selection methodology. RTI will not give yo anmore.
@Dr Mallya - Bangaloreans are getting very aggressive. Suggest you change the name to just RC instead of RCB ... just like KK(R)
I am also a Bangalorean. I will find the whole thing "less traumatic and more enjoyable" if you take B out of the name
Srinivas
MidWicket on 30 Sep 2009, 03:56 PM
@Pani28 Reply must have been lost in comments. Underage applicant was contacted and rules explained. As per 'About the Challenge' rules, we reverted to back-up list and have already verified applicant who was next in Blogger category. This change is already reflected on www.RoyalChallengers.com/Top27
moderator on 30 Sep 2009, 03:28 PM
i once again want to know that people who have been selected below the age criteria should be evacuated from the contest,what action is taken in this regard,please let me know regarding that
pani28 on 30 Sep 2009, 03:22 PM
knowing the truth is everyone's right. We are a nation of Democracy and the Centre has given us the right to seek information on anything. Can i invoke RTI to know what has happened? How can the judges stay aloof when i am crying foul? As regards squad, would I have been selected if i had included D Ganesh, J Srinath, S Joshi and others? Man, it is high time that sth be done on this.They can t go away scot free.... They are accountable and responsible....
Quintessence on 30 Sep 2009, 02:48 PM
Jayant Rao, it is a crime if someone else's name is not spelt right, or if he is called by any other name. I am a journalist and have gone through the predicament of being wrong in getting names.....My problem is this-if you are sensible, you wouldn t have this question to me....When a squad is announced, it has to be adhered to...no matter whether a player is paid lumpsome amount or a paisa.....When the selection committe gives some rules, how can they overrule it, and select someone who is way beyond in trangressing it? Do you understand my problem? Moreovfer, certain imcompetent people have been selected who don t deserve. This actually is my problem. Be sensible and logical in your argument. I too worked in Siemens, and since my name was very indian(proud to be an indian), they called my by a different name. For the purpose of communication, I understand. For a competition like this, there is no relaxation. I can t write X and mean A....Just go through my n yuur application and you ll understand. Be mature, sensible, logical, practical and above all sincere and honest. This shows what state you are in, where you are incapable of discerning truth..May god help you in granting brains! Thanks SAhil for your support, for there is one more who thinks alike. I am sure there is lobbying, politics for this post akin to NOTES FOR VOTES scam. ANYTHING CAN BE COMPROMISED FOR TRUTH, BUT NOTHING CAN BE COMPROMISED FOR TRUTH!
Quintessence on 30 Sep 2009, 02:39 PM
Wanted to direct you all to a new post which addresses some of the concerns that have brought up. In hindsight, there are many ways we could have avoided the blunders and missteps we made. We'll use this challenge's 'hindsight learning' for the future.
http://www.royalchallengers.com/blog/reflections
http://www.royalchallengers.com/blog/reflections
nidhi@RCB on 30 Sep 2009, 02:27 PM
i yash give u a chance to win a bet of million rupees that to day rahul will make 100 runs again windies
yash9 on 30 Sep 2009, 02:14 PM
Hi Nidhi,
I thought my application was really good one and there was not even a single vote, so i lost there.
Anyways it was really fantastic contest and honoured to be one of the contest.
Please do let me know if anything is there in store for me in future and hope to have great relationship for future contests.
once again thanks to one and all.
Jagadish T
I thought my application was really good one and there was not even a single vote, so i lost there.
Anyways it was really fantastic contest and honoured to be one of the contest.
Please do let me know if anything is there in store for me in future and hope to have great relationship for future contests.
once again thanks to one and all.
Jagadish T
jackky on 30 Sep 2009, 12:25 PM
Hey sahil....good morning bro...I agree to the point raised....but i also have a point, not to counter yours but to add to it. According to me while a writer should have cricketing acumen when writing about cricket, I must add that readability of any article cannot be discounted. I am sure those cricketing strategies mentioned by many were considered while selecting....I am definite those parameters were given due weightage in the process.....
adding to your point, it remains to be seen whether the 9 bloggers make a good note of the arguments that we are carrying on here and act (read write) accordingly....I am sure we, the fan followers can make club authorities change bloggers / photographers / fan if they are not doing a job.....I also believe that there is a next time and a better time :-)....
adding to your point, it remains to be seen whether the 9 bloggers make a good note of the arguments that we are carrying on here and act (read write) accordingly....I am sure we, the fan followers can make club authorities change bloggers / photographers / fan if they are not doing a job.....I also believe that there is a next time and a better time :-)....
arty on 30 Sep 2009, 08:35 AM
@arty- No one blames Nidhi for this, but she's the only one people could contact, and she's the one to address the problems.And i would slightly like to differ. If 'fun' was the only thing that was required from the applications, why even mention the strategies, line-ups and other stuff in the first place. Whatever was mentioned as the criteria, we are obviously looking to follow that, it's so natural. Had it been mentioned earlier, people could have made their applications that way. It's okay to have a 'funny' side but it all finally boils down to the game, Cricket. And why can't we come to the site and discuss the strategies and team compositions? It is probably the best way to involve the whole community, i believe. And also, knowledge about RCB only adds to the competence of the person,i felt it was an absolute necessity. After all, what we finally would discuss is the game itself and the team RCB, and fun would only be a small part of the bigger picture, which involves people with sufficient cricketing acumen.
sahil-sharma2 on 30 Sep 2009, 12:50 AM
Hey Jayant....thanks for your response bro....
But I feel that choosing a team cant be left to computers....then robots would have made the best cricket team pal! ...I dont think Kirsten chooses a team based on statistics and character counts...I dont think Manish Pandey got into the team RCB becos of statistics (he had hardly anything to prove during his stint in Mumbai Indians in IPL 1)....and I definitely feel team RCB couldnt have made it to the finals of the IPL 2 on sheer statistics and computer-based programming language!.....I am sure there is some "human touch" in the whole selection process....the way Adrian Sutil made it to the podium or even letting Fisichella off Force India for Ferrari was any computer generated programming language procedure.....
but I agree to your point that a simple mail could have been sent from the RCB administrators to all the applicants saying "Sorry Mate....we will see you next time with the team"!!
now let me sleep pal ;-)
But I feel that choosing a team cant be left to computers....then robots would have made the best cricket team pal! ...I dont think Kirsten chooses a team based on statistics and character counts...I dont think Manish Pandey got into the team RCB becos of statistics (he had hardly anything to prove during his stint in Mumbai Indians in IPL 1)....and I definitely feel team RCB couldnt have made it to the finals of the IPL 2 on sheer statistics and computer-based programming language!.....I am sure there is some "human touch" in the whole selection process....the way Adrian Sutil made it to the podium or even letting Fisichella off Force India for Ferrari was any computer generated programming language procedure.....
but I agree to your point that a simple mail could have been sent from the RCB administrators to all the applicants saying "Sorry Mate....we will see you next time with the team"!!
now let me sleep pal ;-)
arty on 30 Sep 2009, 12:45 AM
@arty Hey, nobody disputes your points. I hope poor Nidhi would have gone into good sleep by now!
3000 applications and they read "only 36" "filtered" by the computer system with its "unacceptable logic" ? Think of the many they did not even see bcoz they do not have the time to see.
They should simply ask their IT person to "do a character count" of each application, sort them in descending order and then "an English Teacher of any school" to read 100 and pick the Top 10.
They don't have to "send them with the team" but just recognize them on the blog ... this will assuage the feelings of many who were "aghast" at their "filtering" process!
Jayant
3000 applications and they read "only 36" "filtered" by the computer system with its "unacceptable logic" ? Think of the many they did not even see bcoz they do not have the time to see.
They should simply ask their IT person to "do a character count" of each application, sort them in descending order and then "an English Teacher of any school" to read 100 and pick the Top 10.
They don't have to "send them with the team" but just recognize them on the blog ... this will assuage the feelings of many who were "aghast" at their "filtering" process!
Jayant
JayantRao on 30 Sep 2009, 12:30 AM
Hi everybody.....I big holla to all the hullaballoo here :-)
I guess everybody (including me initially) who hasnt made it to the top 27 list is just going wild. Nidhi is being made the target practise for the day. I feel pity for her, cos I am sure she is only the front person in this whole process. UB wouldnt leave this humongous task to her ONLY, I am assuming!
Having said that, initially too, I had vouched for the non-transparent way of the selection process. I was following the Challenge application process from the day it started, and one can say kinda intimate with it. And I agreed with Quintiessence on the "blunders" that he pointed out that some of the applicants had done. But then, i realised, is this selection process only about picking the right team, picking the right names, making the correct spellings, choosing the right strategy, being on the right side of the "right" age, how many votes did one receive or how many testimonials.
I mean, I thought, will I be logging on to my RCB site to read another match report? Will I come back to the site to read an analytical copy of how RCB won or lose a match? I believe that I can be a better judge of that analyses when I watch the match live on TV, or, just for an analytical purpose go to any cricket website to get all the details, statistics and analytics (with all the glorious wonderful looking graphs).
So I questioned myself? Why should I come back to RCB? While going through the applicants, I went through the writing styles of the 9 bloggers, read through their posts, their blogs. I must say that being an ardent cricket fan, I also am knowledgable enough about cricketing strategies and team composition. But what I was looking for was would any of the written copies of these 9 bloggers be fun to read.
I kept aside the strategies, the cricketing knowledge for a while; and just concentrated on the emotions of reading a good piece. And then wholla! I got my answer! I smiled through one of the copies of one of the contestant in the top 27 (I dont remember his name), mind you it was a spontaneous smile.
Wasnt I looking for some fun? I was and I got it. Thats why I will keep coming back to the site. And thats why I think the selection was right, cos these guys (and gals) will make my life fun when I am in RCB site.
Cheers to all those who didnt make it (including me)! We must all appreciate that on a positive note, we love RCB so much that we dont want to loose any opportunity serve a cause for the club. Lets make this community better and greater in strength, than strangulate the feeling to an untimely death. And spare poor Nidhi!
I am sure all RCB fans will agree with me on this! Right mates?
I guess everybody (including me initially) who hasnt made it to the top 27 list is just going wild. Nidhi is being made the target practise for the day. I feel pity for her, cos I am sure she is only the front person in this whole process. UB wouldnt leave this humongous task to her ONLY, I am assuming!
Having said that, initially too, I had vouched for the non-transparent way of the selection process. I was following the Challenge application process from the day it started, and one can say kinda intimate with it. And I agreed with Quintiessence on the "blunders" that he pointed out that some of the applicants had done. But then, i realised, is this selection process only about picking the right team, picking the right names, making the correct spellings, choosing the right strategy, being on the right side of the "right" age, how many votes did one receive or how many testimonials.
I mean, I thought, will I be logging on to my RCB site to read another match report? Will I come back to the site to read an analytical copy of how RCB won or lose a match? I believe that I can be a better judge of that analyses when I watch the match live on TV, or, just for an analytical purpose go to any cricket website to get all the details, statistics and analytics (with all the glorious wonderful looking graphs).
So I questioned myself? Why should I come back to RCB? While going through the applicants, I went through the writing styles of the 9 bloggers, read through their posts, their blogs. I must say that being an ardent cricket fan, I also am knowledgable enough about cricketing strategies and team composition. But what I was looking for was would any of the written copies of these 9 bloggers be fun to read.
I kept aside the strategies, the cricketing knowledge for a while; and just concentrated on the emotions of reading a good piece. And then wholla! I got my answer! I smiled through one of the copies of one of the contestant in the top 27 (I dont remember his name), mind you it was a spontaneous smile.
Wasnt I looking for some fun? I was and I got it. Thats why I will keep coming back to the site. And thats why I think the selection was right, cos these guys (and gals) will make my life fun when I am in RCB site.
Cheers to all those who didnt make it (including me)! We must all appreciate that on a positive note, we love RCB so much that we dont want to loose any opportunity serve a cause for the club. Lets make this community better and greater in strength, than strangulate the feeling to an untimely death. And spare poor Nidhi!
I am sure all RCB fans will agree with me on this! Right mates?
arty on 30 Sep 2009, 12:14 AM
@JayantRao- ha ha! Fortunately, i don't fall in either of those categories! I am going to be 22 in a few days, i do read the terms and conditions before entering a contest. And i definitely don't want to be an Uncle so early!
sahil-sharma2 on 30 Sep 2009, 12:08 AM
@Quintessence- I am glad someone else has also come up with the issue. I have already mentioned that there were some very incompetent applications shortlisted and it was for all to see. There's simply no explanation possible for this, it is but a blunder. I know you, like me, are feeling absolutely robbed of a golden chance because of the whole process being so disappointing. That is what the whole issue is all about.When people who clearly don't know anything about Cricket(and certainly none about RCB), are being shortlisted, it makes you wonder what kind of Chief Bloggers shall we have! It's a child's play to understand that you obviously should have players from the declared squad! That is absolutely injustice according to me and i do fully support the fact that when people are doing such blunders, they ought not to be there. I would still be happy if such incompetent applications are rejected and more deserving people are given a chance. Even after such blunders coming to the fore, if there is no action and instead some explanation is given, we all shall be even more disappointed, to say the least.
sahil-sharma2 on 30 Sep 2009, 12:05 AM
@Sahil if you are way too young to be called Uncle, you might be less than 21! You will anyway be disqualified. Why get upset then?
If you are over 21 and feel you cannot be called Uncle, let me tell you there are many who marry at 21 and become "Dad" at 22! They would have become uncles many years back ... some even at 10, 12, etc
If you are over 21 and feel you cannot be called Uncle, let me tell you there are many who marry at 21 and become "Dad" at 22! They would have become uncles many years back ... some even at 10, 12, etc
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 11:54 PM
@Quintessence Reflecting, actually they are all not blunders; assuming KP is the (ghost) captain (he is paid US$ 1+ mil anyway) he will anyway call Kohli as Chipli, Pandey as Naidu, Ryder as Rowland... what's your problem man?
Go to any MNC today and ask them to get Indian names and faces right, you will what they are up against!
My niece Arundathi who lives in US and they cannot pronounce her name right! So they call her Eri; Similarly, Kenchenahalli Natarajan is Ken Natarajan, Krishna is Chris ... what the hell is your problem????
Go to any MNC today and ask them to get Indian names and faces right, you will what they are up against!
My niece Arundathi who lives in US and they cannot pronounce her name right! So they call her Eri; Similarly, Kenchenahalli Natarajan is Ken Natarajan, Krishna is Chris ... what the hell is your problem????
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 11:50 PM
@JayantRao- Oh! LOL. Actually i am way too young to be called an Uncle yet! I just can't take it when something goes against My Cricket. And I'd say sorry once more not because i said those words(because i would have said them anyhow in response) but because I said them to a man way elder to me and i shouldn't disrespect elders like that.I am sorry for that, Sir.
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 11:39 PM
@Quintessence IN CLT20 there is no "4 foreign players" restriction
All others are "blunders" - far far worse than an applicatnt asking their spouse, parents, children, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, colleagues, friends all gathered togethe and voting from the same internet connection during the auspicious Dasara / Durga Pooja festivities
All others are "blunders" - far far worse than an applicatnt asking their spouse, parents, children, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, colleagues, friends all gathered togethe and voting from the same internet connection during the auspicious Dasara / Durga Pooja festivities
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 11:33 PM
DEAR MOFERATOR, PLEASE DON' T DELETE MY MAIL. IF YOU DO YOU ARE DOING INJUSTICE.
Quintessence on 29 Sep 2009, 11:26 PM
Blunder, Faux Pas, Blooper (PLEASE READ)
Dear Nidhi,
The following who have been listed in the last 27 have committed blunders. On what basis have they been selected, the blunders notwithstanding?
...http://www.royalchallengers.com/application/Jumbojammy/ ,
He has chosen 11 players in his line-up which had to be 12 in actuality. Moreover, he has chosen 6 foreign players which is a blunder. Only 4 can play. Is the selection committe oblivious of this fact?
http://www.royalchallengers.com/application/Knicked/ has chosen players like Bharat chipli, Thilak Naidu, Barrington Rowland who are not even in the squad. How did the selection committee overlook this fact? horrendous, isn' t?
http://www.royalchallengers.com/application/hitchwriter/ has included Kevin Pieterson who is out with an injury. And, he finds a place in the team of the person who is selected!
From all these, it is sure that the selection committee is incompetent, utterly blind and standards hitting the nadir. These are some which I found out. If voting wasn' t the only criterion, and content too was one, these wouldn' t have been selected. Please go through it and evaluate my unearthing.
I strongly condemn the selection, lodge a vehement protest with the committee. Please give me answers. Yor are accountable. All others join me.
Chaitanyesh D R
Dear Nidhi,
The following who have been listed in the last 27 have committed blunders. On what basis have they been selected, the blunders notwithstanding?
...http://www.royalchallengers.com/application/Jumbojammy/ ,
He has chosen 11 players in his line-up which had to be 12 in actuality. Moreover, he has chosen 6 foreign players which is a blunder. Only 4 can play. Is the selection committe oblivious of this fact?
http://www.royalchallengers.com/application/Knicked/ has chosen players like Bharat chipli, Thilak Naidu, Barrington Rowland who are not even in the squad. How did the selection committee overlook this fact? horrendous, isn' t?
http://www.royalchallengers.com/application/hitchwriter/ has included Kevin Pieterson who is out with an injury. And, he finds a place in the team of the person who is selected!
From all these, it is sure that the selection committee is incompetent, utterly blind and standards hitting the nadir. These are some which I found out. If voting wasn' t the only criterion, and content too was one, these wouldn' t have been selected. Please go through it and evaluate my unearthing.
I strongly condemn the selection, lodge a vehement protest with the committee. Please give me answers. Yor are accountable. All others join me.
Chaitanyesh D R
Quintessence on 29 Sep 2009, 11:24 PM
@Sahil no problem, I took it with a pinch of salt, for I knew what I said and meant! My little daughter, refusing to go to sleep and sitting next to me and watching all this tamasha reacted saying "Haven't I told you pappa so many times, you are stupid, lunatic, idiotic, nosey parker, "dont think you are too important", "unsolicited adviser", etc etc so many times. Sahil uncle is so right!!"
Jayant
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 11:17 PM
@JayantRao-I am sorry for this,but your first comment hurt me more. I can't even imagine doing all this for money,the mere thought just provoked all that from me.Yes i am quite emotional and can't help it. I love my Cricket and I also love this Team for everything that it is.
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 11:01 PM
@moderator-Thanks for your time and for coming to the point.That is the problem i had, when people who chose someone who the whole world knows is injured so badly in their line ups and gave no strategies and showed no passion for the team RCB get selected, (and that too for chief blogger) one is left wondering as to what went wrong? Doesn't it indicate strong enough that the person is absolutely ignorant about this team? All i wanted is an explanation on that. And unfortunately,fake votes and references have taken people far enough,there's no denying that fact. If i am not be believed, you can ask other of the 27000+(or whatever it is now) 'fans'
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 10:54 PM
@Sahil my focus was on hobby ... u seem to be too emotional, as I have noticed from your "first" reaction
Thanks for the "near four letter" words you have given...I appreciate your vocabulary!
Jayant
Thanks for the "near four letter" words you have given...I appreciate your vocabulary!
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 10:52 PM
@JayantRao-Don't try and make this look stupid,alright.I didn't want any options from you and neither have i asked for your help at any time,do you get that?Maybe lunatics like you consider this as an option to earn money!My god,how could you even think of this.Logically too,why would a 'fan'be paid anything?I think what all you wrote was completely out of context.Remember not to get into such idiotic things in the future.I am well qualified to have a good source of living(may be more than that and better than some idiots like you).So don't even try and get into all this.My questions are for someone else and you'd do a good job if you don't stick your nose into this.Why do you think that you are the one whose being given the importance here?You are writing as if you are at the centre of it all.You can have your views on anything,but don't even try and make this personal.I just praised what you said there and i am sorry for that.Your further stupid advices may not be required, and we've had enough of your cajoling.So don't think that you are a superior person here and start giving these kind of foolish advices.My disappointment has got nothing to do with you.And don't think you are saying anything different in the comments made by you about votes,its the same issue that i have already taken up.And i don't want anything further in response to this.Thanks for your 'wisdom'.
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 10:37 PM
@Nidhi your transparency on "valid votes" is nil...that by the way is also the "protective guard" in the whole process. For example, during festive season, several amilies assemble at one house and celebrate and brothers, cousins, nephews, nieces, uncles, etc are al asked to vote...and they all vote from the same IP addres.... are they vald votes???
Give a satisfactory answer to this, and in return, as Uthpa says, I'm ready to stand motionless in front of a moving truck for RCB's sake!
Come on, give us a break!
Give 0% to votes and references and recalculate ...just for your internal understanding!
Jayant
Give a satisfactory answer to this, and in return, as Uthpa says, I'm ready to stand motionless in front of a moving truck for RCB's sake!
Come on, give us a break!
Give 0% to votes and references and recalculate ...just for your internal understanding!
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 10:21 PM
@Nidhi I make no distinction betwen voting and references; both are equally farce
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 10:17 PM
(When I referred to voting as 50% I meant voting&references;, apologize for error.)
From Terms & Conditions:
Internal Jury (EC) Process: Applicants will be filtered on certain threshold values of (a) completeness of application and (b) number of valid votes and testimonials. The internal jury will comprise of EC Team members (community manager, editor) and USL Team members (at least 2), will work with the filtered list of applicants only, and judge using ****** 25% weightage on votes, 25% on testimonials and 50% on quality of application.****** The process will take one day and conducted on Sep 28th 2009. There will be internal shortlist of approximately 36 people drawn up. A winners list of (9x3=27 people) will be declared on-site, and names and addresses supplied to an agency (USL to decide), for physical verification and signing of contest T&C. If someone fails to pass the verification process and/or does not accede to T&C, agency will draw from back-up list, and provide final 27 list to EC by Sep 28th 2009.
From Terms & Conditions:
Internal Jury (EC) Process: Applicants will be filtered on certain threshold values of (a) completeness of application and (b) number of valid votes and testimonials. The internal jury will comprise of EC Team members (community manager, editor) and USL Team members (at least 2), will work with the filtered list of applicants only, and judge using ****** 25% weightage on votes, 25% on testimonials and 50% on quality of application.****** The process will take one day and conducted on Sep 28th 2009. There will be internal shortlist of approximately 36 people drawn up. A winners list of (9x3=27 people) will be declared on-site, and names and addresses supplied to an agency (USL to decide), for physical verification and signing of contest T&C. If someone fails to pass the verification process and/or does not accede to T&C, agency will draw from back-up list, and provide final 27 list to EC by Sep 28th 2009.
nidhi@RCB on 29 Sep 2009, 10:13 PM
@Nidhi Sorry to step in again(although I tried my best to resist)... to be fair to late applicants, (even if I accept 50% on votes to flawed and farcical voting system), the calculation should be Average votes per day (instead of total votes). Otherwise you will not be fair to last minute / last day applicants - who stood NO CHANCE of making it on Total Votes basis, especially in holiday season with most people away from internet
Jayant
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 10:10 PM
Hi Nidhi,
Thanks to be sounding straight this time and not political. So you mean - " My application was bad"?
Thanks,
Punit
Thanks to be sounding straight this time and not political. So you mean - " My application was bad"?
Thanks,
Punit
Punit1111 on 29 Sep 2009, 10:07 PM
. @Punit1111 Okay, let's say you did amazingly on votes. The other 50% of the decision is based on applications. It's the combined impression that leads to the final decision.
. @Pani28 Have already taken ThatGuy of the list and #10 is up. Please see www.royalchallengers.com/top27
. @Pani28 Have already taken ThatGuy of the list and #10 is up. Please see www.royalchallengers.com/top27
nidhi@RCB on 29 Sep 2009, 10:00 PM
@sahil-sharma if you were looking at this as an option to earn and make a living, your disappointment cannot be easily overcome. If you were looking at it as a hobby, I am sure there are plenty of options.
I can suggest options to you offline if you are interested. These are all "nobody pays you instantly for your passion" options!
Jayant
I can suggest options to you offline if you are interested. These are all "nobody pays you instantly for your passion" options!
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 09:49 PM
@Nidhi I'm a lousy guy to host anything; I'm a damn good critic of anything people do to "pave the road to hell with good intentions"
2. I have no problems accepting the "hard truth of 9"; my problem is with the "soft truth of 50%" to an absolutely flawed and farcical voting system
3. I'm a KAAPI guy ...no CHAI please, I'm a hard core South Indian
4. You seem to be a very nice person committed to your job; I don't want to hurt you by responding anymore of your "excruciatingly painful" explanations
Take care ... and I don't think you owe a perfect explanation to anyone...you just need to provide a platform for upset fans to give vent to their feelings; a win in the first match is all it takes to silence critics and bring the smiles back
Jayant
2. I have no problems accepting the "hard truth of 9"; my problem is with the "soft truth of 50%" to an absolutely flawed and farcical voting system
3. I'm a KAAPI guy ...no CHAI please, I'm a hard core South Indian
4. You seem to be a very nice person committed to your job; I don't want to hurt you by responding anymore of your "excruciatingly painful" explanations
Take care ... and I don't think you owe a perfect explanation to anyone...you just need to provide a platform for upset fans to give vent to their feelings; a win in the first match is all it takes to silence critics and bring the smiles back
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 09:38 PM
Hey Nidhi,
Don't confuse us more with your political glitches and turmoils. I mean - you wrote, " you answered all my questions". Cummon....
I've just asked a single question till now, which has been unanswered yet. My question is - I 've received 65 valid votes and was on 5th or 6th position as a RCB fan. What is a valid vote definition in the judges 's mind? Yours RCB terms says on time stamps and ip, but you stated in your opening note to address this community's results as "not asking votes".
Votes have been always asked ma'am since it came to existence in democracy. Hope you understand me this time to answer is question.
Thanks,
Punit
Don't confuse us more with your political glitches and turmoils. I mean - you wrote, " you answered all my questions". Cummon....
I've just asked a single question till now, which has been unanswered yet. My question is - I 've received 65 valid votes and was on 5th or 6th position as a RCB fan. What is a valid vote definition in the judges 's mind? Yours RCB terms says on time stamps and ip, but you stated in your opening note to address this community's results as "not asking votes".
Votes have been always asked ma'am since it came to existence in democracy. Hope you understand me this time to answer is question.
Thanks,
Punit
Punit1111 on 29 Sep 2009, 09:37 PM
People who are not eligible on the basis of age criteria should be removed from the selection isnt it,but no forward step regarding this issue has been taken,i request to take action in this regard
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 09:33 PM
Yeah i'll do my good work in respect of my team RCB and keep its flag waving on and on, we support it a lot, as much as possible, we make it popular up-to an extent i can do it,but i request to give us much more chance to work with this wonderful team,we respect your answer and waiting for the other contest
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 09:26 PM
@Jayant- Well said, really well said.The only problem is it won't be thought of twice,whatever we may write here.Sadly,the only things that we can expect are politically nice explanations.
@Nidhi-No one wants to be pleased.All we wanted was justice,which apparently is missing.You've actually now spoken the truth.Voting=50%.Please modify this in the T&Cs; so that we are not mislead by the terms genuine,true etc...and we also can focus on voting for ourselves and getting other ways of collecting votes.And you have done a fair job of neglecting my queries and problems till now,its worth appreciation.Actually,if it still isn't realized that the whole selection process was a farce,i doubt when it would be.And to top it all,this all seems fun to you so discussing BeeGees and stuff like that seems more important!
@Nidhi-No one wants to be pleased.All we wanted was justice,which apparently is missing.You've actually now spoken the truth.Voting=50%.Please modify this in the T&Cs; so that we are not mislead by the terms genuine,true etc...and we also can focus on voting for ourselves and getting other ways of collecting votes.And you have done a fair job of neglecting my queries and problems till now,its worth appreciation.Actually,if it still isn't realized that the whole selection process was a farce,i doubt when it would be.And to top it all,this all seems fun to you so discussing BeeGees and stuff like that seems more important!
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 09:23 PM
. @Jayant I'm not sure if you expect a reply... but here goes, even though BeeGees "Stayin Alive" should be on my playlist right now!
. I'm sorry you didn't make the Top 27. I'm glad you're still a fan of the Royal Challengers (poor guys have no reason to lose any of you as fans!) I'm sorry the hard truth is we could only select 9. I'm not being 'political' when I say I wish we could accommodate a lot more, I've grown to know a lot of you throughout this process.
. I know it's hollow when I say 'we have a lot more in store' so I will just have to wait and let you see that we really mean to give a larger number of fans active roles in the community. For instance, you'd be the perfect host of RCB, cricket & KF (I mean CHAI) meetups/trivia nights.
. I'm sorry you didn't make the Top 27. I'm glad you're still a fan of the Royal Challengers (poor guys have no reason to lose any of you as fans!) I'm sorry the hard truth is we could only select 9. I'm not being 'political' when I say I wish we could accommodate a lot more, I've grown to know a lot of you throughout this process.
. I know it's hollow when I say 'we have a lot more in store' so I will just have to wait and let you see that we really mean to give a larger number of fans active roles in the community. For instance, you'd be the perfect host of RCB, cricket & KF (I mean CHAI) meetups/trivia nights.
nidhi@RCB on 29 Sep 2009, 09:05 PM
@Nidhi
a) Raju Bharatan: My dad had preserved a copy of The Illustrated Weekly of India of mid 1971 till mid 1990s! till it got lost in a house shifting) in which Bharatan had brought out the contrast between Gavaskar and Viswanath so so beautifully... to quote a few phrases from that article I read more than 15 years back, "To one (Gavaskar), batting is a science; to the other (Vishy) batting is an art..." and yet another phrase where he says "...exemplary perfection in the geometry of batsmanship" ...
b) Rajan Bala: My dad had also recorded a 5 minute radio program of Rajan Bala (sponsored by Eveready Batteries in mid 1970s). In just 5 minutes on Vividh Bharati, Rajan Bala ran through the 1960 tied test between Aus and WI the audio tape got spoilt over time) I listened to it as a small boy and got the same thrill as actually being in the stadium. And Rajan Bala has given all his life for cricket writing, without seeingeven "thousands of rupees from his "employers" in his 20 somethings!)
c) Ram Guha: I don't know Guha personally but have seen him from close quarters for a few years at some stage of his life (in his 20s). Ask him to rate the profiles on a scale of 10 and let me know his ratings.
Where do you see signs of that quality of writing in the bloggers you've selected (except to a small fraction,in RoyalPhantom ...I don't know him, let me hasten to add!)
After reading these anecdotes, if you still see signs of Raju Bharatan, Rajan Bala, Ram Guha in the TamBloggers you've shortlisted, you need to think once more!
2. I still look forward to listening to Celine Dion with you over a KF, but let's wait for the final list to be out. That will help me decide whether we listen to "My Heart Will Go On ..." and "your choise from BeeGees" (if I find the final selection good) OR just listen to Tragedy (BeeGees), down a full pitcher quickly and be done with it!
3. I surely don't want to badger you (maybe for no fault of yours!) but I get extremely put off by "politically nice explanations")
Don't worry, I love RCB (more than you do!) and you haven't lost a fan yet!
Jayant
a) Raju Bharatan: My dad had preserved a copy of The Illustrated Weekly of India of mid 1971 till mid 1990s! till it got lost in a house shifting) in which Bharatan had brought out the contrast between Gavaskar and Viswanath so so beautifully... to quote a few phrases from that article I read more than 15 years back, "To one (Gavaskar), batting is a science; to the other (Vishy) batting is an art..." and yet another phrase where he says "...exemplary perfection in the geometry of batsmanship" ...
b) Rajan Bala: My dad had also recorded a 5 minute radio program of Rajan Bala (sponsored by Eveready Batteries in mid 1970s). In just 5 minutes on Vividh Bharati, Rajan Bala ran through the 1960 tied test between Aus and WI the audio tape got spoilt over time) I listened to it as a small boy and got the same thrill as actually being in the stadium. And Rajan Bala has given all his life for cricket writing, without seeingeven "thousands of rupees from his "employers" in his 20 somethings!)
c) Ram Guha: I don't know Guha personally but have seen him from close quarters for a few years at some stage of his life (in his 20s). Ask him to rate the profiles on a scale of 10 and let me know his ratings.
Where do you see signs of that quality of writing in the bloggers you've selected (except to a small fraction,in RoyalPhantom ...I don't know him, let me hasten to add!)
After reading these anecdotes, if you still see signs of Raju Bharatan, Rajan Bala, Ram Guha in the TamBloggers you've shortlisted, you need to think once more!
2. I still look forward to listening to Celine Dion with you over a KF, but let's wait for the final list to be out. That will help me decide whether we listen to "My Heart Will Go On ..." and "your choise from BeeGees" (if I find the final selection good) OR just listen to Tragedy (BeeGees), down a full pitcher quickly and be done with it!
3. I surely don't want to badger you (maybe for no fault of yours!) but I get extremely put off by "politically nice explanations")
Don't worry, I love RCB (more than you do!) and you haven't lost a fan yet!
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 08:50 PM
You guys are so hard to please :(
***We have always maintained, Voting = approx. 50% of the decision.***
***We have been in touch with ThatGuy and have made our peace. We had a 'waiting list' of our Top 10,11,12 per category in the event that one of the Final 27 would be unable to make it to the auditions. We are in the process of contacting number Top 10***
. @Pani28 - This is just the first contest of it's kind! Of course we'll have more opportunities and more ways for fans to be active in the RCB community. And we'll learn from our mistakes and from your feedback.
. This is a perfect opportunity for you to spread your campaign of waving the RCB flag high. You're on a blog that is being read by other RCB fans. Communicate with them, and plan ways to show the team you care. In the next few weeks, we'll be opening the site up even more - be active in our forums and help us shape where this community is going.
. @Punit1111 ... I think I answered all your points... let me know if otherwise. Please do read through my comments throughout this page.
. @Qunitessence I sincerely apologize for not getting back to you early, kindly let me know how you contacted us so I can follow up. The blog served as a forum for all updates throughout the challenge.
. How am I doing on transparency??
***We have always maintained, Voting = approx. 50% of the decision.***
***We have been in touch with ThatGuy and have made our peace. We had a 'waiting list' of our Top 10,11,12 per category in the event that one of the Final 27 would be unable to make it to the auditions. We are in the process of contacting number Top 10***
. @Pani28 - This is just the first contest of it's kind! Of course we'll have more opportunities and more ways for fans to be active in the RCB community. And we'll learn from our mistakes and from your feedback.
. This is a perfect opportunity for you to spread your campaign of waving the RCB flag high. You're on a blog that is being read by other RCB fans. Communicate with them, and plan ways to show the team you care. In the next few weeks, we'll be opening the site up even more - be active in our forums and help us shape where this community is going.
. @Punit1111 ... I think I answered all your points... let me know if otherwise. Please do read through my comments throughout this page.
. @Qunitessence I sincerely apologize for not getting back to you early, kindly let me know how you contacted us so I can follow up. The blog served as a forum for all updates throughout the challenge.
. How am I doing on transparency??
nidhi@RCB on 29 Sep 2009, 08:49 PM
if any of the participants were rejected on the basis of the age criteria, is there is any wild card entry for the for the people of our kind,if so please do it, so any of the hurt people like me may get a chance to make it to the top27,please give us a reply in this regard,waiting for reply from the selection panel
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 08:00 PM
Hey Nidhi,
I see that ThatGuy has been removed because of non conformity, after going through the terms and conditions.
Please also go through the terms and conditions for casting or receiving a valid vote and see what amendments can be done to make this community a transparent one.
ONLY A TRANSPARENT COMMUNITY CAN ENTHUSE A SENSE OF WINNING IN THE TEAM, NO BIASED FORCE CAN DO THAT.
" Lets Generate a RED WAVE this IPL"....
Thanks,
Punit
I see that ThatGuy has been removed because of non conformity, after going through the terms and conditions.
Please also go through the terms and conditions for casting or receiving a valid vote and see what amendments can be done to make this community a transparent one.
ONLY A TRANSPARENT COMMUNITY CAN ENTHUSE A SENSE OF WINNING IN THE TEAM, NO BIASED FORCE CAN DO THAT.
" Lets Generate a RED WAVE this IPL"....
Thanks,
Punit
Punit1111 on 29 Sep 2009, 07:56 PM
Dear Selection Team,
Very disappointed to learn of my not being selected. Congratulations to all that have moved to the second round! Will you please let me know the criteria of selection, as I need to know the bases of selection process? As regards voting, the process was a tedious one, I lost many votes due to the glitch in it. When you mailed me last week, you informed me to seek your help, if any doubts arose; but you never bothered to clear my doubts. Am crestfallen at this; no professionalism this. Were the links provided by me defunct? if that be true, I can show you in hard copy all that I have written. The date of announcement was mentioned as 27, but was actually announced on 28, a day later. We weren' t apprised or intimated about it. Is the selection committee listening?
Again, please let me know the areas in which I have bungled. Please don't send me to coventry as you did earlier..... Awaiting your response with bated breath.
Very disappointed to learn of my not being selected. Congratulations to all that have moved to the second round! Will you please let me know the criteria of selection, as I need to know the bases of selection process? As regards voting, the process was a tedious one, I lost many votes due to the glitch in it. When you mailed me last week, you informed me to seek your help, if any doubts arose; but you never bothered to clear my doubts. Am crestfallen at this; no professionalism this. Were the links provided by me defunct? if that be true, I can show you in hard copy all that I have written. The date of announcement was mentioned as 27, but was actually announced on 28, a day later. We weren' t apprised or intimated about it. Is the selection committee listening?
Again, please let me know the areas in which I have bungled. Please don't send me to coventry as you did earlier..... Awaiting your response with bated breath.
Quintessence on 29 Sep 2009, 06:45 PM
Hey Nidhi,
Could you answer my , Sahil's and Hitchy's questions?
Thanks,
Punit
Could you answer my , Sahil's and Hitchy's questions?
Thanks,
Punit
Punit1111 on 29 Sep 2009, 06:22 PM
Hi sandip and nidhi,
Got a call for audition details. Will be there on 3rd. Weather probably might be a concern. Heard it's raining in Bangalore and hope you guys are factoring that in as part of the plan.
Cheers
Siva A N
Got a call for audition details. Will be there on 3rd. Weather probably might be a concern. Heard it's raining in Bangalore and hope you guys are factoring that in as part of the plan.
Cheers
Siva A N
SivaAN on 29 Sep 2009, 05:12 PM
@raghav-yes,my friend,i do congratulate the genuine ones,there's no doubt about it.I am not complaining one bit as to why I wasn't selected.I think you know what i mean to say.If i could only show what i am feeling right now and how badly i wanted to be a part of this.I just can't put them in words right now.I have lived for such an opportunity.And being sidelined like this is hurting big time.
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 05:10 PM
@Sahil
I empathize your situation bro! i so agree with every point that you mentioned!!!!
But all said and done, 27 finalists are out! and lets just congratulate them!
This is all we can do at this point of time!
I empathize your situation bro! i so agree with every point that you mentioned!!!!
But all said and done, 27 finalists are out! and lets just congratulate them!
This is all we can do at this point of time!
raghav-ramaiah on 29 Sep 2009, 04:58 PM
Hey Nidhi..after receiving news that I've made it to the top 27,I was overjoyed! But the news that followed had me worried.
I received a call from my friend who also made it to the top 27,and he told me that the contest was valid for only participant above the age of 21. :( is that right? please reply..u have a young heart's stability in the waiting :P :)
I received a call from my friend who also made it to the top 27,and he told me that the contest was valid for only participant above the age of 21. :( is that right? please reply..u have a young heart's stability in the waiting :P :)
thatguy on 29 Sep 2009, 04:47 PM
@Punit1111- You see fake votes and references matter a lot.People like you and me weren't able to collect those,and hence fell short.Those 10 page Terms and Conditions are only there to be seen,not to be acted upon.They are thrown to the dustbin as and when required.And then,we didn't have KP in our line-up no!That was an absolute necessity.Because the line-up with KP is considered an 'ideal' line-up and one without him is considered a 'realistic' one.Whether he's fit to play or not doesn't matter at all,you see!Neither are people penalized for lack of knowledge,nor for collecting fake votes, but they are for submitting a correct application and for not collecting votes through hook or crook.Throughout we were reminded that votes and references don't matter 'much',and that's where the terms and conditions come into play.They are at their own discretion,and can be modified anytime.I am sure if applications with multiple fake votes were discounted,a few of these would remain.But then why should they be,the T&C's are only to be seen at,not implemented.It's so clear that many have gone through with the help of fake votes,and those who have gone through with lesser no. are fortunate enough,though its recommended that you collect as many fake votes as possible the next time you enter these kind of 'contests' because that dramatically increases your chances.It's okay not to be selected,but when people lesser to you are selected,it hurts very badly.So,the next time do make sure you vote for yourself and collect as many fake votes as possible,coz that's the only thing that matters and forget about the T&Cs;.What's the most painful thing is that in reply to this,you will only get lame answers like 'because we could only select 9 :( ' and it is hoped that 'you and others who share this passion will participate in the future and help shape the RCB community and despite the shortlist you are all clearly fanatic fans of RCB'.
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 04:47 PM
reply please ,i'm totally confused,i'm a RCB mad, dono wat i do
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 04:18 PM
Congrats for all who have made to Top27...
Hi Nidhi and Sandeep - i have noticed one thing...few have been selected who have got less votes compared to me...how is that possible?...was my application not good enough to be selected...
please can nidhi or sandeep tell me...how are the selection made? by votes, by reference..or writing about me, most fanatcic rcb fan, motivate rcb fans, photography????
i think i was good enough to be selected.......... feeling very sad :-(
Hi Nidhi and Sandeep - i have noticed one thing...few have been selected who have got less votes compared to me...how is that possible?...was my application not good enough to be selected...
please can nidhi or sandeep tell me...how are the selection made? by votes, by reference..or writing about me, most fanatcic rcb fan, motivate rcb fans, photography????
i think i was good enough to be selected.......... feeling very sad :-(
shubha-kv on 29 Sep 2009, 04:07 PM
@ Punit1111
Thanks,
i will keep the RCB flag flying high & i will keep cheering up unless we will win the battle & come back
Thanks,
i will keep the RCB flag flying high & i will keep cheering up unless we will win the battle & come back
Rockky on 29 Sep 2009, 03:59 PM
Dear ppl who have made it,
Many Congratulations!!! and best of luck to you all for the final round and selection. I know you 'll keep the RCB flag flying high with your enthusiasm.
Dear Nidhi, Sandip,
Please let me know why i wasn't selected? I think,going through the terms and conditions for selection - valid votes counts. Votes should have been bifurcated using the time stamps and the ip. But here asking for votes was wrong!!! I believe, since the beginning of democracy - when the votes comes into existence for multiple participants.... its were always asked. Neither your 10 word pages terms stated not to ask for votes, nor any other media channel.
You defined fake votes on the very technical basis of time stamps and ip. I don see this happening during selection procedure. In fact, few guys with (competition's terms defining as) fake votes have made to the final round.
regards,
Punit
Many Congratulations!!! and best of luck to you all for the final round and selection. I know you 'll keep the RCB flag flying high with your enthusiasm.
Dear Nidhi, Sandip,
Please let me know why i wasn't selected? I think,going through the terms and conditions for selection - valid votes counts. Votes should have been bifurcated using the time stamps and the ip. But here asking for votes was wrong!!! I believe, since the beginning of democracy - when the votes comes into existence for multiple participants.... its were always asked. Neither your 10 word pages terms stated not to ask for votes, nor any other media channel.
You defined fake votes on the very technical basis of time stamps and ip. I don see this happening during selection procedure. In fact, few guys with (competition's terms defining as) fake votes have made to the final round.
regards,
Punit
Punit1111 on 29 Sep 2009, 03:51 PM
I wanna reply 4m u ppl, i'll wait 4 it ,until u reply me
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 03:42 PM
@Nidhi- Though i didn't want to write anything else after that,this reply of yours has compelled me.So what is being said now is that a person who doesn't even know Mr. KP is injured badly enough,is a prospective chief blogger!I am sorry,it's a shame,it's a joke.It would have been better had you not come up with such explanation,i wasn't seeking any after all.How could this be attributed to having a unique mind.It's unbelievable.It certainly shows the person hasn't followed Ashes(and that means not followed any cricket in the recent past) and neither does he have any knowledge about cricket,its strategies and nor does he have any passion and info about RCB.If anyone says this is incorrect,well may god bless him/her.I thought you yourself had mentioned 'for Prospective Chief Bloggers-we need to know you know about cricket and of course RCB'.And you tell me this person knows all this(and you know whom i am talking about)!And you look at this person's strategies and say they were good enough?And so he wasn't penalized??This is an insult to others,for god's sake please don't say this.It looks as if we were penalized for not mentioning something wrong.I mean,how can a person,whose team composition is wrong,strategy is absolutely absent,and doesn't know anything about Cricket,be selected ahead of others?Can someone please explain that to me?Why not accept what i had written earlier?It's not about freedom of expressing,it's about knowledge,which was a pre-requisite for this,and which certainly isn't there.This fact is simply being ignored so as to accommodate the person concerned,nothing more than that.Had i been the person,i would have myself stepped down after such a horror.If you didn't find anything wrong with such a blunder,what did you find wrong in applications of people like me who didn't commit that error.(I am sure you can only say we could just select nine).A better person deserves a chance.Anyway,i didn't know criteria and qualifications would be twisted around this way.I am sorry,this is nothing but letting people down.I was expecting a fair contest.And after all this, you still hope "people like me and others who share this passion will participate in the future and help shape the RCB community." I am sorry Ms. Nidhi,i have had enough already.Please give me one good reason why i should do it again when applications full of blunders are being accepted for someone inexplicable reasons.Yes, i am passionate,but i am not a fool either to let you make a mockery of me again.And the next time you do these kind of contests,please don't play with our emotions and support by giving these explanations which seem to be a misfit more than anything else.Thanks for wonderfully ignoring the passion and loyalty and heeding to some boasting.Anyway,you didn't even answer any of my previous queries and neither do i expect anything this time.The truth is for everyone to see.Ask if anyone supports an application with KP,and if anyone except that person himself does,i'll consider myself at fault.It's pure injustice,nothing else.Please don't console by mentioning we'll be fanatics and all that.You may have gained some 9 prospective bloggers,but you certainly have lost faith of one of your biggest supporters,if not many.I only hope that this very bright prospective blogger of yours doesn't write KP instead of another guy during the CL T20,because he really doesn't know anything about it.Please take care of him.
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 03:26 PM
i sincerely wanna reply 4m the SELECTION PANEL
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 03:23 PM
I have waved up the RCB flag in all the matches played in Bengaluru,i come 4m a country side a village away from Bengaluru, i wanted to take up my campaign in other parts of the country,i thought this was a good opportunity, but i didnt succeed!!! i'm very much hurt, i voted 4u plz vote me was a common slogan found everywhere inclusive of the top27,whatever it is i come to watch team RCB performing in Bengaluru as a true fan..well my desire is switched off
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 03:19 PM
okay whatever it is i tried it very hard, people who have been selected as final 27 have made their requests as "i voted 4u..plz vote 4me." henceforth even i made this request,so i think i'm not there,i sincerely respect the RCB team and the selection panel,i found a lot of technical difficulties, but was trying hard everyday when i come in front of my PC, but it doesn't hurt me much, if there is still a secondary chance to apply for the job,i really come out as true fan,still i say it with proud I LOVE MY TEAM RCB,best of luck JAI HO RCB
pani28 on 29 Sep 2009, 03:11 PM
. @Hitchy not at all! I meant we had so many GOOD applications that choosing ONLY nine was hard.
. Regarding the Chief Blogger position, we let fans provide either realistic strategies or ideal strategies, whatever they chose. After all, there is no strict restriction over what one may blog about, especially when it comes to a thousand unique minds. Hence we did not penalize anyone for mentioning KP.
. @Sahil amazed by your passion for Team RCB. Really do hope you and others who share this passion will participate in the future and help shape the RCB community. As I have mentioned before, despite the shortlist you are all clearly fanatic fans of RCB.
. @Jayant but I was looking forward to Celine Dion! Hoping to add some BeeGees in fact. :) Please refer to previous comments and blog posts regarding the 'i voted 4u, u vote 4 me' issue. And, you must admit, even those accredited journos & bloggers got their start somewhere, no.
. Regarding the Chief Blogger position, we let fans provide either realistic strategies or ideal strategies, whatever they chose. After all, there is no strict restriction over what one may blog about, especially when it comes to a thousand unique minds. Hence we did not penalize anyone for mentioning KP.
. @Sahil amazed by your passion for Team RCB. Really do hope you and others who share this passion will participate in the future and help shape the RCB community. As I have mentioned before, despite the shortlist you are all clearly fanatic fans of RCB.
. @Jayant but I was looking forward to Celine Dion! Hoping to add some BeeGees in fact. :) Please refer to previous comments and blog posts regarding the 'i voted 4u, u vote 4 me' issue. And, you must admit, even those accredited journos & bloggers got their start somewhere, no.
nidhi@RCB on 29 Sep 2009, 02:16 PM
Thanks a lot...RCB Support Team. Glad to have made it to the top 27. Did receive a call confirming the news and finalizing the proceeds. All geared up for the final leg.[:)]
disha-shetty on 29 Sep 2009, 02:07 PM
@Nidhi please ask your IT guy to give an SQL query like this:
"SELECT * FROM APPLICATIONS WHERE STATUS=SHORTLISTED AND reference_out like %I voted 4u% and you can see for yourself
Sorry if I got very technical!
Just looking for consistency between your explanation and actual results!!
Only hoping Mr Mallya will not fire anyone for a job not so well done
Jayant
"SELECT * FROM APPLICATIONS WHERE STATUS=SHORTLISTED AND reference_out like %I voted 4u% and you can see for yourself
Sorry if I got very technical!
Just looking for consistency between your explanation and actual results!!
Only hoping Mr Mallya will not fire anyone for a job not so well done
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 01:49 PM
@Nidhi Do you want me to point out who has sent ' I voted 4u, u vote4m4' kind of "Reference" and still made it?
@Nidhi If someone has included KP in the team and made it, that's an awfully shoddy job. I hope "passion for RCB" was not lost sight of (everyone remembers KP was hired at around US$ 1.5 million, I am sure this guy cant remember the names of any1 else in the team! just like KP!)
Also, I see only good looking guys and gals having made it ;-)
@Nidhi @Sandip I can perfectly understand a photogrpher from Chennai or Timbuktoo doing a great job; but I can't understand how an RCB Fan or Blogger (picked from the crowd, not people mind you) can be from Chennai (they speak Tamil in business meetings in Bangalore, knowing fully well the other guy is a Kannadiga or Telugu or North Indian). Only accredited journos or bloggers like Raju Bharatan, Rajan Bala, Ramachandra Guha, Dileep Premachandran are capable of being passionate about the game and not their 'native' state or religion.
@Come, lets sink our differences over a KIngfisher at ...tell me where... while we listen to Celine Dion touching us with "My Heart Will Go On.."
@Nidhi If someone has included KP in the team and made it, that's an awfully shoddy job. I hope "passion for RCB" was not lost sight of (everyone remembers KP was hired at around US$ 1.5 million, I am sure this guy cant remember the names of any1 else in the team! just like KP!)
Also, I see only good looking guys and gals having made it ;-)
@Nidhi @Sandip I can perfectly understand a photogrpher from Chennai or Timbuktoo doing a great job; but I can't understand how an RCB Fan or Blogger (picked from the crowd, not people mind you) can be from Chennai (they speak Tamil in business meetings in Bangalore, knowing fully well the other guy is a Kannadiga or Telugu or North Indian). Only accredited journos or bloggers like Raju Bharatan, Rajan Bala, Ramachandra Guha, Dileep Premachandran are capable of being passionate about the game and not their 'native' state or religion.
@Come, lets sink our differences over a KIngfisher at ...tell me where... while we listen to Celine Dion touching us with "My Heart Will Go On.."
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 12:21 PM
I am very happy and feel honored to be on the top list.Thanks for selecting me judges.Congratulations to all...
vijayrc on 29 Sep 2009, 12:12 PM
Say it... was my application that bad ??
that inspite of 127 votes and most genuiune references you couldnt consider ??
that inspite of 127 votes and most genuiune references you couldnt consider ??
hitchwriter on 29 Sep 2009, 12:08 PM
what about _______ (NAME DELETED BY MODERATOR)
votes not genuine
application a complete thrash
anyway i am off
votes not genuine
application a complete thrash
anyway i am off
abhishek-srivastava on 29 Sep 2009, 11:49 AM
"We'll even take your frustrations and skepticism - but do be nice and respectful." It's ridiculous,how easily can you say that,to be respectful.I even know you(no one,infact) would reply to this.Why would you,this is just a daily business for you;write it,forget it.Maybe its people like me(and i hate myself for being so fanatic and excited) who care and have been disappointed.I think i should also have gone the same way as those 'selected candidates' did and should have collected a lot of fake votes,maybe that's what was all lacking.I now see the 9 prospective chief bloggers and i thought one of the criterion was the knowledge of cricket.Well,if people who choose Kevin Pietersen in their team are to be selected,i don't want to be a part of it.Maybe it wouldn't have even mattered to a few of these 9(i'll not take names,for the sake of respect) if they wouldn't have made through.I think it's only fools like me who have been waiting for hours, seeing the clock on the RCB home page ticking by,counting each second, and then refreshing the results page unknown number of times to see if the results would change,and then recollect myself to write this after seeing days of hard work and anticipation flow away in tears.But i know,why should it matter to you,why should it bother you! Maybe they were able to write something which i couldn't(self proclamations and all),but nowhere could i see myself lacking in the knowledge part.I was also tempted to vote innumerable times for myself,i didn't because i wanted to keep it fair,wanted to keep the spirit alive.I should have known this was just going to be another mechanical system,with no human touch,and another of those where probably people from metros would be given preferences,where some 'stupid reputations' would overshadow true loyalty.Maybe it wouldn't have mattered to some,it was more than a question of life and death for me.I feel robbed,to say the least.I have cried for this team,always wanted to be with JUST THIS team,maybe others would have applied even it were some other team,maybe it was a routine affair for them.Not for me,i could have lived on the happy news for days.It's not only 'frustration' Ms. Nidhi,these are the feelings from a genuine RCB supporter,who thought that maybe loyalty to the team was as important as having 'appeared on some talent search contests'.I could atleast pick two from the nine who didn't have any genuine love for RCB,but i know i didn't have enough 'quality' votes and 'genuine' references.What do i do with all the memories that i have,all that is lost and how do i forget the day i saw the announcement of this challenge and was buzzing with nervous energy that very day?Had i known regional preferences and some fake votes would count,i wouldn't have taken this thing seriously. Why were we kept waiting when everything was decided?I can see the happiness of winners,congratulations to the genuine ones(yes there are many in the 27).I know you may not even bother to read this,but i couldn't help myself.This was one thing i could only dream of,and sadly after some days,it still remains a dream.I thought users with multiple fake votes would be disallowed!Well,of course,TERMS AND CONDITIONS DO APPLY AND NOW I KNOW WHERE AND HOW.Don't know what i will do after this and where do i go,but it wasn't just another thing for me.I thought people with genuine love for the team should have been given a chance,but i know it really doesn't matter what i think.I don't know if i was 'respectful' but i didn't feel the need to be after all.Now i know what fake votes and references can do.I feel gutted and cheated.And i just wished people with such loyalty and support could get recognized rather than those with that 'spark'(which i don't was there in some).I just couldn't make out where i came short,maybe life's like that.With tears in my eyes,and myself being overwhelmed, i would like to bid adieu by saying- JUMBO,YOU ARE THE BEST AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FOR ME!!
sahil-sharma2 on 29 Sep 2009, 11:48 AM
@Hitchy the reason is probably very unsatisfying - because we could only select 9 :(
nidhi@RCB on 29 Sep 2009, 11:32 AM
. @Final 27 :)! You should be contacted by end of day today. If not, email rcbsupport@royalchallengers.com tomorrow.
. @Raghav We saw a lot of applicants with both types of votes... made our decision based on the overall application quality and the genuine votes/testimonials. Rest assured, you would not have gained anything by asking for such votes.
. @Raghu :)
. @Raghav @Jayant Thank you for very good feedback and suggestions. We didn't anticipate a voting hassle since each applicant had to sign up before they could vote. But after seeing the in-voting, we made sure to take the numbers with a (very large) grain of salt and focus on quality. SMS-based voting is a good suggestion. Thanks for sharing that people were voting that way, it's definitely something we will look into.
. @Raghav We saw a lot of applicants with both types of votes... made our decision based on the overall application quality and the genuine votes/testimonials. Rest assured, you would not have gained anything by asking for such votes.
. @Raghu :)
. @Raghav @Jayant Thank you for very good feedback and suggestions. We didn't anticipate a voting hassle since each applicant had to sign up before they could vote. But after seeing the in-voting, we made sure to take the numbers with a (very large) grain of salt and focus on quality. SMS-based voting is a good suggestion. Thanks for sharing that people were voting that way, it's definitely something we will look into.
nidhi@RCB on 29 Sep 2009, 11:29 AM
Hey Nidhi,
I hope you will be replying as why some of us were left out.
I m deflated to say the least... but it would be really good if you can let us know what was the reason... !!
Hope you will oblige...
Regards,
HItchy.
I hope you will be replying as why some of us were left out.
I m deflated to say the least... but it would be really good if you can let us know what was the reason... !!
Hope you will oblige...
Regards,
HItchy.
hitchwriter on 29 Sep 2009, 11:10 AM
Hi Nidhi & Sandip,
I feel honored to be on the final 27 list. I am waiting for approval call. My cell no. is 9011020962.
Warmies,
YogaN
I feel honored to be on the final 27 list. I am waiting for approval call. My cell no. is 9011020962.
Warmies,
YogaN
YogaN on 29 Sep 2009, 11:00 AM
@all
wow m selected m so happy.. i cant believe it.... just i saw the result and i was showing to my friend let c who all got selected and saw my name.
m jumping now...wow thanks for selecting. last week only i registered & m selected thnks love u all those who voted for me :-)
wow m selected m so happy.. i cant believe it.... just i saw the result and i was showing to my friend let c who all got selected and saw my name.
m jumping now...wow thanks for selecting. last week only i registered & m selected thnks love u all those who voted for me :-)
Rockky on 29 Sep 2009, 10:55 AM
Congratulation to the 27 who made it. I haven't seen the profiles of all, but the few I saw do have a spark.
Congrats to RCB management for this innovation. Truly great way to get the fans involved.
To give some feedback:
1. The voting system was big farce- anyone can vote for any number of contestants!
2. The 'References' was another farce. I know a few contestants who called me or SMSed me to vote and give references. Two things they wasted their time on instead of beefing up their profile. Also, references should not be a step independent of voting.
3. Application and Voting windows were open and closed simultaneously! Tell me who conducts a 'serious contest' this way? Maybe you should consider an SMS based voting system next time with only 1 vote per SMS! Don't fall for the 'revenue sharing' arrangement with service providers and allow multiple votes!
Just a few thoughts from a genuine RCB fan who wants RCB to keep improving continuously. And have foolproof processes in fan management
Jayant
Congrats to RCB management for this innovation. Truly great way to get the fans involved.
To give some feedback:
1. The voting system was big farce- anyone can vote for any number of contestants!
2. The 'References' was another farce. I know a few contestants who called me or SMSed me to vote and give references. Two things they wasted their time on instead of beefing up their profile. Also, references should not be a step independent of voting.
3. Application and Voting windows were open and closed simultaneously! Tell me who conducts a 'serious contest' this way? Maybe you should consider an SMS based voting system next time with only 1 vote per SMS! Don't fall for the 'revenue sharing' arrangement with service providers and allow multiple votes!
Just a few thoughts from a genuine RCB fan who wants RCB to keep improving continuously. And have foolproof processes in fan management
Jayant
JayantRao on 29 Sep 2009, 10:50 AM
Thank you judges for selecting me.. and congratulations to the rest 26 guys.. :-) I have 1 question to the judges. When would we be getting a call/email regarding when and where will be the next round.. eagerly awaiting for the answer.. Again congratulation to all and thank you again Sandy and Nidhi.. :-) Cheers...
manujosh on 29 Sep 2009, 10:48 AM
Heyyyyyyyyy m soooooooooooooooooooo happyyyyyyyyyy.... :-) I made it 2 TOP 27. Itz GREAT....... Thank you judges..... And thnx Sandip and Nidhi for ur valuable tips... Nw I hope tht I gt my DREAM JOB.......... n ya wht nxt???????? We'l b contacted on phone or wht???
Teena on 29 Sep 2009, 10:46 AM
Hey Karthik,
I have the same query. Havent recieved any calls as of now....waiting....
Thanks
Jumbojammy....
I have the same query. Havent recieved any calls as of now....waiting....
Thanks
Jumbojammy....
Jumbojammy on 29 Sep 2009, 10:41 AM
Wow!!! Thanx a ton to the eminent panel, RCB, RCB Fans, friends, colleagues and relatives who stood by me and voted for me to make it to the final 27. Last but not the least I would like to thank Sandip and Nidhi for the continuous updates on the proceedings and processes!!! Congrats to all the winners and for people who did not make it, lets get RCB Rocking! Royally Challenging Cheers to one and all:-)
vinayak-sanjay on 29 Sep 2009, 10:10 AM
Congrats for all those who made it! Feels good seing my name on the list. Any one wanting to get in touch with me can gtalk me at kartik.kannan
Did anybody get a call or something or have the results been only through the site?
Did anybody get a call or something or have the results been only through the site?
kartik-kannan on 29 Sep 2009, 10:08 AM
itsmerahulun@gmail.com
rahul-un on 29 Sep 2009, 09:59 AM
Jai mata di,
Congratulations every winner.
Congratulations every winner.
jaimatadi on 29 Sep 2009, 09:42 AM
Fair and reasonable explanation, though I do not entirely agree. This is very different from the "no questions will be entertained" culture practised by many others who conduct such contests.
Will be great if other teams can study the profiles of the "wooden spoon applicants" of this contest, use their skills for similar engagements for their teams and convert them to gold! My loyalty to Kingfisher will however continue...though it will take sometime to not think about this everytime I say "Cheers! Cheers! Cheers!" :)
Will be great if other teams can study the profiles of the "wooden spoon applicants" of this contest, use their skills for similar engagements for their teams and convert them to gold! My loyalty to Kingfisher will however continue...though it will take sometime to not think about this everytime I say "Cheers! Cheers! Cheers!" :)
Raghunath on 29 Sep 2009, 09:38 AM
thanks a lot, Judges. Much appreciated! The thought of meeting the eminent panel itself is a privilege. Looking fwd to 2nd Oct!
thanks again!
thanks again!
sut on 29 Sep 2009, 09:37 AM
Hi Nidhi,
Thanks a tonne for getting me in the run for the final of chief blogger. I have a doubt though, will there be further instructions provided to me to reach Bangalore or will I have to get ready for that on my own. This is important because if I need to reach on my own, I will start a little early.
Nidhi if possible for you please do answer as soon as possible.
Via this small piece I also thank all the people who voted for me and people from the industry who gave such meaningful testimonial to someone who is a mere started in the industry.
Thanks a tonne again
Rohit
Jumbojammy
Thanks a tonne for getting me in the run for the final of chief blogger. I have a doubt though, will there be further instructions provided to me to reach Bangalore or will I have to get ready for that on my own. This is important because if I need to reach on my own, I will start a little early.
Nidhi if possible for you please do answer as soon as possible.
Via this small piece I also thank all the people who voted for me and people from the industry who gave such meaningful testimonial to someone who is a mere started in the industry.
Thanks a tonne again
Rohit
Jumbojammy
Jumbojammy on 29 Sep 2009, 09:37 AM
Boo hoo ..! I m out..! Disappointed that it did not happen ! But I should thank the RCB team ( Nidhi and Sandeep) for giving me a chance to participate in this challenge. It was fun working on the application during the last 1 week. All the best to the 27 selected ones :)
ricky4ever on 29 Sep 2009, 09:25 AM
Heartfelt Thanks. I am overwhelmed. Let me soak this in and then would write some more :).
Prashant Dhanke
Prashant Dhanke
RoyalPhantom on 29 Sep 2009, 09:15 AM
Wow. The wait is over. Overwhelmed to be part of the 27. Thanks for giving me an opportunity and special thanks to all my family, friends and well wishers who voted and gave valuable references. I am ready for the final challenge on Oct 3rd.
Cheers
Siva A N
Cheers
Siva A N
SivaAN on 29 Sep 2009, 09:06 AM
captainshank@gmail.com
Shankz on 29 Sep 2009, 09:03 AM
My name is there in the list. I was confident that i will win in this. Id thank for the ones who has voted for me. thanks al
DharmaChandru on 29 Sep 2009, 09:03 AM
Congratulations all! This is amazing! Please share your email Id's so that we can talk! Add me: kunal.janu@gmail.com
KunJan
KunJan
Kunal on 29 Sep 2009, 09:02 AM
Koolio! Glad to be shortlisted! Looking forward to instructions regarding further screening.. Thanks a bunch! Thanks a ton! Thanks a million! Thanks a billion! Thanks a trillion! Thanks a zillion!
RedNGoldBloodedView on 29 Sep 2009, 09:01 AM
thankZzzzzzzz to evryone who supprtd me....thankZzzz to evryone.....
rahul-un on 29 Sep 2009, 08:59 AM
ohhhh...my goddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!..i cnt blv thisss......thanksssssss a lottttt..to meet th legend anil...ohhhhhhh...cnt evn imagineeee...thankZzzzzzz a lotttttt......
rahul-un on 29 Sep 2009, 08:58 AM
Hey I had 127 votes, but I dont find myself in the list of top 9 bloggers. and most references i think among the whole lot.
Can I just know the reason ??
Can I just know the reason ??
hitchwriter on 29 Sep 2009, 08:57 AM
am sad! :( was expecting my name there! i was genuine when i applied! i was genuine when i asked for votes from friends/relatives! i never told anyone.. "u vote for me.. i'll vote for you"!!!
Sadly, many who said that have got through!
Any thing that you have to say about this nidhi??
Sadly, many who said that have got through!
Any thing that you have to say about this nidhi??
raghav-ramaiah on 29 Sep 2009, 08:57 AM
This is really exciting! Delighted to make it to the top 27, what next? Gearing up for the challenge coming my way! Thanks a ton for all the votes and wishes guys!
Shankz on 29 Sep 2009, 08:55 AM
I see my name on there! Wow.. This is amazing, I'm all geared up, making my speech for the panel. I'm sure i'll be able to show all the passion I got! Thanks guys! This is big! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
The opportunity to be with the man, Anil Kumble.. Yee Haw! I love it I say!
Details follow?
KunJan
The opportunity to be with the man, Anil Kumble.. Yee Haw! I love it I say!
Details follow?
KunJan
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Thanks for waiting so patiently for the results of the RCB Fanatic Fans Challenge - although it was probably the festivities that kept you away from your computers ;)
Here's a bit of what went into the selection process:
Firstly, remember it was not easy at all to pick only 27. We read all the genuine testimonials. We discounted all 'fake' testimonials (all those 'i voted 4 u, please vote 4 me" ones). We took the number of votes with a grain of salt. We now recognize a lot of you by name/photo! We read all the comments you left on the blog, facebook, twitter and all the emails directed to rcbsupport. We know some applications were approved weeks ago. We know some people signed up this weekend alone. We understand some of you (and your friends) had technical difficulties as the sand ran out of the hour glass.
We took in a lot, we pondered a lot, we re-visited the applications multiple times, and we're pretty sure you'll see the same special spark in each of the 27 prospectives that impressed us.
We invite your comments, questions and feedback. We'll even take your frustrations and skepticism - but do be nice and respectful. And we surely hope you stick with us through the end of the Challenge, because we have a lot in store for every one of you after Airtel Champions League.
Without further ado, you can see who made it at www.royalchallengers.com/top27
Best,
Team FFC
UPDATE: Final 27 - You will receive a call by end of day today (Tuesday Sept. 29). If not, don't worry just email rcbsupport@royalchallengers.com tomorrow. Transportation to Bangalore for the auditions will be taken care of. Stay tuned for more.