May Contest Details

May is here and we are spreading the love to all aspects of the site. Going to make everything a straight score drag race this month and may the highest score win...Of course that sits next to the fine print of:

"If you try to cheat, I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger. Those who would attempt to poison and destroy my contests. And you will know My name is Syko when I take your prize away and give it to the guy in second."

So with that said let's get to the prizes this month. The Great Amazon Gift Card Giveaway.

TOP SCORE CONTEST --MINUS THE NEWS SCORE--:
Things like Managing, Comments, Blog and General score are what counts for this contest. You may remember this one from our March OnLive contest as well. We will take the highest score Minus all news and bonus score to determine the winner of a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

Single post wonders, spammers, rude or offensive remarks all result in a DQ. Also approving every story without regard to the submission guidelines can also result in a DQ from the contest. So rack up score but do it in a way that helps the community.

STORY COMMENT SECTION PRIZES:
This will be based purely on score with the exception being that if your comment quality is for the "Most part" low. We will just head down the list and give it to the guy in second or third place if we feel most of the comments are of the "Wow" "LOL" or "I want this" variety.

Single post wonders, spammers, rude or offensive remarks all result in a DQ. So if you go into every story and put, "____ is awsum!!!1 don't expect to be winning anything.

TECHHEAD CONTEST:
This contest is a TechSpy MVP type contest, that will be chosen by the staff. This contest will NOT be based on score alone, the staff will look at the members participation on the site as a whole...So while score may help you get noticed and in the running, being diverse and helping in all aspects of the site will put you much closer to winning than score alone. So sit back and get your TechSpy on to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

MANAGING CONTEST:
This is focused on the Pending area. Really straight forward, Highest managing score for the entire month wins a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

Here is some fine print! The TechSpy staff will be keeping an eye out for submissions that have been improperly approved or reported. This will be on a 3 strike rule for the entire month...Any combination of 3 improper Reports or Approvals will result in a DQ from the contest. Any "Strike" will also come with a PM from a Mod/Admin so you are aware of your strike standing. This is really more of a don't go through and APPROVE/REPORT everything for the sake of score. Honest mistakes will not be hammered down upon. So take care while reporting/approving stories and finish with the top managing score to win an Amazon Gift Card.

BLOG CONTEST:
This is a straightforward contest. Best blog post as voted on by the "Staff" wins a $50 Amazon Gift Card. So get to submitting your own user blog to the community on any subject you are passionate about in the Tech sector.

CONTRIBUTOR CONTEST:
Submit news and get a top 2 News ranking in May and you can win $50. 
The prizes are:
1. $50
2. $50

The Contributor prizes will be paid in either Amazon Gift Cards or PayPal, depending on the winners preference.

- Contests are NOT limited to the US/NA.
- You have to be willing to provide a valid E-Mail in order to claim prize. At the end of the month winners will be contacted on TechSpy via PM.
- You can win multiple prizes this month.