University of British Columbia 2010 Voter Funded Media
This year there are two UBC VFM competitions:
| Voting period: |
Vote now -- started in 2009, continuing indefinitely |
January 25 – 29, 2010 |
| Voting frequency: |
Vote early & often! e.g. once a week |
Vote once |
| Login to vote?: |
Not required |
Required |
| Award pool: |
$2,000 (Jan 4 - Feb 12, 2010; more later?) |
$8,000 |
| Award dates: |
$50 each day, from January 4 through February 12 |
All decided on January 29 |
| Entry fee: |
No entry fee |
$150 |
| Entry deadline: |
No deadline -- enter any time |
January 18 |
| Entry form: |
See "How to enter..." below. |
2010 VFM Registration Form |
| Ballot choices: |
0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40% |
$0, $500, $1000, $1500, $2000 |
| Award calculation: |
Daily interpolated consensus with time decay |
One-time interpolated consensus
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| Who can enter: |
Any person, group, or organization.
(But no entry fee, so admin may screen for media of interest to UBC students.)
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Any person, group, or organization, whether affiliated with UBC or not.
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| Who can vote: |
Anyone with web access who cares about UBC media. |
UBC AMS members. |
| Sponsor: |
Jan 4 - Feb 12, 2010:
Mark Latham
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UBC Alma Mater Society |
| Administrator: |
Mark Latham: mark[at]votermedia.org |
Will Davis: willd[at]interchange.ubc.ca |
| More info: |
FAQ
&
Terms
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VoterMedia Democracy Blog
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Media Handbook 2010
&
AMS website VFM page
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| Voting platform: |
This website's UBC AMS ballot - vote now! |
AMS website voting portal |
| Results: |
On the ballot
(Click on a share% to see its history) &
blog
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VFM awards spreadsheet |
How to enter the 2010 UBC Continuous VFM Competition:
Even if your website/blog is already on the ballot, you have to formally enter and agree to the contest terms in order to stay on the ballot. There is no entry fee, and you can enter at any time. Just send an email to Mark Latham (mark[at]votermedia.org) with your --
Name:
Phone number:
Website/blog name:
Website/blog URL:
And these words: "I am the Continuous VFM representative designated by those who run this website/blog, who have authorized me to give you payment instructions for any awards we win. You may publish on the votermedia.org website our award and payout history, and my name as the representative of this website/blog. We agree to the contest terms at http://votermedia.org/terms. We agree that we can request one payout per calendar month of our website/blog's accumulated awards via paper cheque, PayPal, or transfer to an account at Vancity or Royal Bank, with no transaction fee; and if we request more than one payout in a calendar month then a $5 fee per payout (after the first one) will be deducted from our awards."
Details of past UBC VFM competitions
here.