May Comment Contest
Yet again Kingstonist is continuing to reward reader feedback with our third monthly comment contest. We’ve received a respectable number of comments in both March and April, and we’re optimistic that May will be even better. The rules are simple. Each time you comment during the month of May, your name will be automatically entered into a draw to enjoy a taste that’s unique to Kingston. This month, the winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to their choice of le Chien Noir or Atomica! Whether you choose a candlelit dinner at the city’s best French bistro, or grab a slice at Kingston’s premier gourmet pizza and wine bar, we guarantee your taste buds will be satisfied. So register if you already haven’t done so, and let us know how we’re doing. If you want to make a more substantial contribution to Kingstonist.com, please give us a shout as we’re always looking for creative individuals to write and wander around taking pictures and video of the Limestone City.
April Comment Contest Winner
Drum roll please. After receiving a a total of 44 entries for our second monthly contest, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Kori Francis was randomly selected as the winner of the newly released Skeleton Park CD. On behalf of the Kingstonist team, I would like to sincerely thank all those who commented, and/or told friends about our blossoming site. We are continuing to grow, as we’ve recently welcomed some very experienced writers to the mix. Be on the lookout for their unique perspectives, and keep those comments coming. In the meantime, stay tuned for details regarding our third Comment Contest, which will be announced in the next few days.
April Comment Contest
As promised, Kingstonist is continuing to encourage reader feedback with our second monthly comment contest. We received a respectable number of comments in March, however we’re hoping April will be even better. The rules are simple. Each time you comment on one of our posts, your name will be automatically entered into a draw for a locally flavored prize. This month, the winner will receive (drum roll please), the newly released Skeleton Park CD. This album is a compilation featuring local artists including Kyra and Tully, Sheesham and Lotus, Slaves of Spanky, The Gertrudes and many, many more! So register if you already haven’t done so, and let us know how we’re doing. If you’re hankering to make a more substantial contribution to Kingstonist.com, please give us a shout as we’re always looking for creative individuals to write, and wander around taking pictures and video of the Limestone City.
March Comment Contest Winner
As I’ve previously mentioned, the main objective of Kingstonist is to provide exciting content and unique perspectives, which stimulates a dialog amongst community members who share an interest is the Limestone City. In that respect, our March Comment Contest was launched as a means to encourage you, our audience, to provide feedback regarding the various issues we’ve addressed, as well as any we may have overlooked. After receiving a respectable 45 entries for our inaugural contest, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Matt Pedlar was randomly selected as the winner of a $20 gift certificate from Minotaur Gifts and Games. On behalf of the Kingstonist team, I would like to sincerely thank all those who commented, and/or told friends about our blossoming site. Please keep those comments coming, and stay on the lookout for details regarding our April Comment Contest, which will be announced in the next few days.
Last Day of our Comment Contest
Just a quick reminder that today is the final day of our first ever comment contest. Simply by telling Kingstonist.com what you did for Earth Hour, what you consider to be Kingston’s Ugliest Building, or who you’d pay to see at the K-Rock Centre will enter you into our draw for a $20 gift certificate from your choice of local merchants including: Minotaur, and 4 Colour, 8 Bit. By commenting on the articles you see at Kingstonist.com, we’re able to target the types of stories our readers are most interested in. Furthermore, your contribution helps start a dialog regarding important issues in and around the Limestone City. Simply register if you already haven’t done so, and let us know what you think. We’d really appreciate it!
Kingston’s Worst…Buildings
Greetings Kingston! A bit of a break from the typical reporting on events and general news, as today we’re calling on you for help. Essentially we need you to provide input on a future series that will focus on Kingston’s “ugliest” buildings. We’re not looking for derelict shacks, or abandoned warehouses, but rather we want your list of architectural disasters in a city that’s celebrates exposed limestone walls, and magnificent domes. So whether you’re favorite candidate is the new K-Rock Centre, the old Police Station, or that strange house around the corner, please let us know by submitting your entry in a comment below. Remember, each time you comment you’re automatically entered into our March draw for a gift certificate from either Minotaur Gifts and Games, or 4 Colour, 8 Bit.
The Rewards of Commenting
Here at Kingstonist.com, we strive to recruit a diverse group of contributors, which enables us to provide more interesting insights into the going’s on in the Limestone City. As we continue to add more voices to the mix, we also want to encourage maximum participation from readers within the community. In this respect, even if you aren’t interested in posting your stories, pictures and the like, we hope that you’ll at least consider commenting on the contributions made by the rest of us. To encourage your feedback, we are giving away a $20 gift certificate for either Minotaur Games and Gifts, or 4 Colour, 8 Bit, just for commenting.
How does it work you ask? Simply register if you already haven’t done so. From there you are free to comment on whatever stories catch your fancy. Each time you comment during the month of March, we will enter your name in a draw, which will be conducted on the first of April. This is no April Fools joke! Enter by commenting as many times as you like, however only relevant content will be considered, and they all must abide by the conditions you are asked to agree to before submitting your comments. We’ll be sure to announce the final results at the beginning of the month, at which time the winner will be able to claim their prize.
Good luck, and let the commenting begin!
Hello Kingston!
Welcome to the future home Kingstonist.com. Although it might not seem as though a lot is happening on the surface, we are working hard behind the scenes to officially launch this site on 1 March, 2008. In the meantime, we are actively seeking experienced writers, bloggers, photographers and all sorts of creative types to join the Kingstonist team. Whether you want to become a regular contributor, write a single article, or even tip us to something we should be covering, please send us a quick email with a sample of your writing, as well as a little something about you. We can’t promise you fame and fortune, but we can offer you a chance to shout your story from the top of the LVEC - or whatever they’re calling it these days.
Kingstonist is a website about everything and anything in the Limestone City. Ranging from events to restaurants, as well as commentary on development and general goings-on in K-Town. Our goal is to provide Kingstonians with unique perspectives of their city, which are otherwise missing from local media sources. If you are interested in advertising on Kingstonist.com, please contact us for more information on discounted introductory rates.
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