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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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) tomorrow. Transportation to Bangalore for the auditions will be taken care of. Stay tuned for more.   Latest Comments:
Hey Raghu,what was the offer about? if u have been offered a chance by RCB, y do you turn it down? accept it! ? Posted by Quintessence on 10/07 at 01:39 PM hey Nidhi, are we privileged to watch the match thru a ‘privilege-ticket’? Posted by Quintessence on 10/07 at 01:34 PM hey Raghu…you can contact at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Posted by Quintessence on 10/07 at 01:33 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 @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/ Posted by nidhi@RCB on 10/04 at 01:15 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 Posted by Raghunath on 10/04 at 12:54 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? Posted by Quintessence on 10/04 at 12:22 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! Posted by Quintessence on 10/04 at 12:20 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 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 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
Posted by Raghunath on 10/04 at 11:37 AM Thanks Raghu-nath Posted by RoyalPhantom on 10/04 at 12:25 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 Posted by Raghunath on 10/03 at 09:35 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 Posted by Raghunath on 10/03 at 09:32 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. Posted by Quintessence on 10/03 at 02:13 PM Best of luck to all u 27!! Posted by sahil on 10/03 at 10:22 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 Posted by Raghunath on 10/03 at 08:27 AM @Raghu yay you’re back! 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 Posted by nidhi@RCB on 10/02 at 11:47 PM
@Nidhi looks like the server clock has moved by 1 hr!! Posted by Raghunath on 10/02 at 10:42 PM I am posting this in response to Nidhi’s public request! There is a 100-10-1 syndrome in everything! 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 Posted by Raghunath on 10/02 at 10:36 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 Posted by nidhi@RCB on 10/02 at 04:30 PM
Dear Selection Team, 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”. Posted by Quintessence on 10/02 at 02:59 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). Posted by nidhi@RCB on 10/02 at 11:00 AM
@Paddy 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! Posted by Raghunath on 10/02 at 08:31 AM @Raghunath 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. Posted by Paddy on 10/02 at 02:24 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 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) Posted by Raghunath on 10/01 at 08:50 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 Posted by harsha-vardhan on 10/01 at 07:52 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. Posted by nidhi@RCB on 10/01 at 04:51 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 Posted by Raghunath on 10/01 at 04:09 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 Posted by Raghunath on 10/01 at 04:05 PM Congrats for all who have made to Top27… Posted by shubha-kv on 10/01 at 03:47 PM Hey Thanks so much Amrith and Jaishree !! Feels great to be amongst the top 9 !!! I am ecstatic about the whole thing ! Posted by Paddy on 10/01 at 03:02 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 Posted by jackky on 10/01 at 01:27 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 Posted by jackky on 10/01 at 01:08 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. Posted by nidhi@RCB on 10/01 at 12:36 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 ? Posted by Paddy on 10/01 at 12:32 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?) ... Raghu Posted by Raghunath on 10/01 at 11:42 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 =) Posted by nidhi@RCB on 10/01 at 10:53 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!). Posted by Raghunath on 10/01 at 08:52 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 Posted by pani28 on 10/01 at 08:17 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?). 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! Posted by MidWicket on 09/30 at 10:09 PM @sahil, Posted by praxg on 09/30 at 09:09 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 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 Posted by JayantRao on 09/30 at 08:58 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) Posted by JayantRao on 09/30 at 08:43 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. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/30 at 08:17 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! Posted by harsha-vardhan on 09/30 at 06:50 PM Hi Nidhi, This is Jagadish (Jackky), i have not recieved any feedback from you. 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 Posted by jackky on 09/30 at 06:33 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 Posted by nidhi@RCB on 09/30 at 05:09 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? Posted by nidhi@RCB on 09/30 at 04:41 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). 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) Srinivas Posted by MidWicket on 09/30 at 04:08 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 http://www.RoyalChallengers.com/Top27 Posted by moderator on 09/30 at 03:40 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 Posted by pani28 on 09/30 at 03:34 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…. Posted by Quintessence on 09/30 at 03:00 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! Posted by Quintessence on 09/30 at 02:51 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 Posted by nidhi@RCB on 09/30 at 02:39 PM
i yash give u a chance to win a bet of million rupees that to day rahul will make 100 runs again windies Posted by yash9 on 09/30 at 02:26 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 Posted by jackky on 09/30 at 12:37 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 Posted by arty on 09/30 at 08:47 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. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/30 at 01:02 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 Posted by arty on 09/30 at 12:57 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 Posted by JayantRao on 09/30 at 12:42 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? Posted by arty on 09/30 at 12:26 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! Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/30 at 12:20 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. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/30 at 12:17 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 Posted by JayantRao on 09/30 at 12:06 AM @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???? Posted by JayantRao on 09/30 at 12:02 AM @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. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/29 at 11:51 PM @Quintessence IN CLT20 there is no “4 foreign players” restriction Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 11:45 PM DEAR MOFERATOR, PLEASE DON’ T DELETE MY MAIL. IF YOU DO YOU ARE DOING INJUSTICE. Posted by Quintessence on 09/29 at 11:38 PM Blunder, Faux Pas, Blooper (PLEASE READ) Posted by Quintessence on 09/29 at 11:36 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 Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 11:29 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. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/29 at 11:13 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’ Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/29 at 11:06 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 Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 11:04 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’. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/29 at 10:49 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 Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 10:33 PM @Nidhi I make no distinction betwen voting and references; both are equally farce Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 10:29 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. Posted by nidhi@RCB on 09/29 at 10:25 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
Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 10:22 PM Hi Nidhi, Thanks to be sounding straight this time and not political. So you mean - ” My application was bad”? Thanks, Posted by Punit1111 on 09/29 at 10:19 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 http://www.royalchallengers.com/top27 Posted by nidhi@RCB on 09/29 at 10:12 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 Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 10:01 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” Jayant Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 09:50 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”. Thanks, Posted by Punit1111 on 09/29 at 09:49 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 Posted by pani28 on 09/29 at 09:45 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 Posted by pani28 on 09/29 at 09:38 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. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/29 at 09:35 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! Posted by nidhi@RCB on 09/29 at 09:17 PM
@Nidhi Don’t worry, I love RCB (more than you do!) and you haven’t lost a fan yet! Jayant Posted by JayantRao on 09/29 at 09:02 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. . @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?? Posted by nidhi@RCB on 09/29 at 09:01 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 Posted by pani28 on 09/29 at 08:12 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. Thanks, Posted by Punit1111 on 09/29 at 08:08 PM Dear Selection Team, Posted by Quintessence on 09/29 at 06:57 PM Hey Nidhi, Could you answer my , Sahil’s and Hitchy’s questions? Thanks, Posted by Punit1111 on 09/29 at 06:34 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 Posted by SivaAN on 09/29 at 05:24 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. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/29 at 05:22 PM @Sahil Posted by raghav-ramaiah on 09/29 at 05:10 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 Posted by thatguy on 09/29 at 04:59 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’. Posted by sahil-sharma1 on 09/29 at 04:59 PM reply please ,i’m totally confused,i’m a RCB mad, dono wat i do Posted by pani28 on 09/29 at 04:30 PM Congrats for all who have made to Top27… Posted by shubha-kv on 09/29 at 04:19 PM @ Punit1111 Thanks, i will keep the RCB flag flying high & i will keep cheering up unless we will win the battle & come back Posted by Rockky on 09/29 at 04:11 PM COMMUNITY MANAGERS
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