Vote for the Best Windows Website 2009

Windows Valley is a well made site... good looking...

but the content and the support that we give to the users are unique on the Internet...

We are the best...

Remember this???

I AM NOT A CROOK!

Just because some one says (or prints) something doesn't make it Gospel!

Let's do a comparison, and check how the relative %ages have changed.

If you remember the previous contest, then you will recall that there was some controversy over windows7center. Although this contest seems fairer, I think that there could be something untoward going on. With the exception of 3 of the entrants - windows7center, 7tutorials, and windowsvalley - all %ages are fairly constant (max change 4%). However, in the same time period we have changes of -13 -10 and +20 respectively for these entrants.

Here are the relevant page ranks for these 3 sites:

35,695 windows7center.com - Traffic Details from Alexa
638,661 7tutorials.com - Traffic Details from Alexa
522,925 windowsvalley.com - Traffic Details from Alexa

Something somewhere is not adding up.

Well, poll is closed...

Judges decide now... cross fingers :)

The 10 best websites will be picked up by a Panel of 10 Judges, comprising of the following:

Ed Bott, MVP, EdBott.com
Paul Schottland, Product Unit Manager for Microsoft
Steve Sinchak, MVP, Tweaks.com
Lowell Heddings, HowToGeek.com
Rafael Rivera, WithinWindows.com
Howard Lo, Microsoft’s Regional Team Manager (APAC)
Emil Protalinski, Ars Technica – One Microsoft Way
Corrine Chorney, MVP, Security Garden and The Windows Club Moderator
James Fisher, MVP, Windows Talk and The Windows Club Moderator
Anand Khanse, MVP, The Windows Club Administrator.

Contest Schedule:

July 1: Contest Announcement
July 5: Submission of entries start, 1.30 PM UTC
July 30: Last date for submitting entries, 1.30 PM UTC
August 1-8: Judges shortlist the top 10 entries
August 9: Open Community Voting, 1.30 PM UTC
August 25: Close Community Voting, 1.30 PM UTC
August 26-30: Judges Decide
August 31: Announcement of Winners.

Dwarf said:

35,695 windows7center.com - Traffic Details from Alexa
638,661 7tutorials.com - Traffic Details from Alexa
522,925 windowsvalley.com - Traffic Details from Alexa

Something somewhere is not adding up.

and lets take a step further...
look at SF's ranking...
17,680 sevenforums.com - Traffic Details from Alexa
way way way higher than those you just described...
as said right there might reason to suspect something might be going on...
not saying that something is but looks suspicious...
i hope the Issuer of this survey has some protection against this kind of activity...

like LFB said its closed now so its up to the judges, looking at them im sure whoever they choose the judges will have good reasoning on why they choose that site...

darkassain said:

like LFB said its closed now so its up to the judges, looking at them im sure whoever they choose the judges will have good reasoning on why they choose that site...

Yes, there are a lot of heavy hitters on the judge's panel.

Slimy is one of the judge.

Saki said:

You guys are simply the best. You are the 1st. Thanks a lot for all kind of help.

Hello Saki, welcome to Seven Forums; thanks and enjoy your stay!

Ok today the Announcement of Winners...

Waiting now...