Lean-n-mean Five || ...because you know it is a good thing...
Nov 01 '06 (Updated Dec 05 '06)
The Bottom Line Lean-n-mean Five || ...because you know it is a good thing...
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What users are saying about 'lean-n-mean':
2006
Note: I have edited the content previously published to replace it with enthusiastic comments from this year's participants:
"Yeah, baby!
Time to crank some LEAN reviews! All right!! " . . .mrkstvns
"Wheeee!
My reviews are goin' on a diet ;)." . . .chelledun
"Finally!
I've been training for this! Watch out for more butter dish reviews everyone,..." . . .mmcphee
"I'm in
going to go write one now....:)
Thanks Tom..been looking forward to this as you know..." . . .ifif1938
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Yup . . .your worst Epi-nightmare is back. Lean-n-mean Five.
Little did I know when I started this four years ago that it would become almost an institution on Epinions. That was certainly not my intent, I simply struck a vein of gold that runs through the community to this day.
In my nearly five years active here I have found that, from the inside, Epinions really is about our fellow members. But from the outside it has to be about the Helpful and Very Helpful review. That duality drives the 'fun' and the value of the 'lean-n-mean' phenomenon.
Please scroll down past the rules and suggestions to find the list of participants, so far, in 'Lean-n-mean Five'. Or simply click here.
Anyway . . .lets re-set the rules.
(Note, most of the following copied from the 2005 announcement essay.)
I will follow essentially the same format as I used in 2005. While numbers were down, I think the overall effect was to focus on writers and not reviews. I know we all like to get our links out there, but perhaps it is better to let your reviews be found by those who would normally find them.
-- Basic ground rules --
• Submission dates: November 1 through November 30 (But hopefully, 'lean-n-mean' might continue to be something you think about year-round when writing.)
• Target length this year is again 666 words. But we are not going to niggle over a _few_ extra words.
• 'Regular reviews' only. Sorry, 'lean-n-mean' is moot for an 'express review'.
• Product reviews only, as is the custom! No 'delete and republish' reviews please!
• Do not include 'Lean-n-mean' in your review title. Lets do it 'semi-stealth' this time, OK..? Restrict any mention of this write-off to the bottom of your product review. Lets make this about reviews first and 'lean-n-mean' second. (But do challenge your reader to join in..!)
• Please do include a link back to this essay at the bottom of your review. I will place one below that can be copied-n-pasted for the HTML-challenged.
• Leave a comment here indicating you are participating and in which category your review is published. Specific URLS may be left in the comment if you care to do so. Your call.
• Read and rate any 'lean-n-mean' reviews that you encounter across the site as you normally would.
• Remember. Every section, every member, is welcome to participate!
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'But sleeper . . .where's our 'pimpage'..?? What is this gonna do for us..? We wanna kick the 'widgets' category's arse again..how we gonna do that if no URLS are wanted and no links are posted..??
Geez, man oh man sleeper... '
There will still be recognition, there will still be room for competition among the various categories. I think both are worthy goals of 'Lean-n-mean Five' or any write-off.
Every writer that contributes a 'Lean-n-mean Five' review will have their user-page linked from this essay (see note below). You will be identified as a participant from the category in which you write the review. Each user will be listed only once in each category. No need to write ten, twenty, thirty 'lean-n-mean' reviews just so your category can kick the another category's arse.
The only way to 'kick the widgets category's booty' this time is to _recruit_more_writers_ from your favorite category. More writers = more category bragging rights for 'lean-n-mean Five'.
The Bottom Line
November 1 through November 30.
666 words or less.
Product reviews only, 'regular reviews' only.
No 'lean-n-mean' titles.
Recruit your fellow members.
Invite strangers on the street.
Involve your favorite (and perhaps not-so-favorite!) fellow writers.
Have fun.
Write as many as you want.
In as many categories as you want.
Your participation and support with just one review is as important as would be ten or a hundred reviews.
As always, any questions: leave a comment or drop me an e-mail.
...tom...
Last update: December, 2006
CATEGORIES AND PARTICIPANTS
• Books • • 32 writers
mmcphee | carstairs38 | artemis8 | pearannoyed | dramastef
dlstewart | jankp | gaelkm | dolphinboy | Bryan_Carey
scmrak | marybatson | popsrocks | elvisdo | jeavinl
gatorgirlie | daddym | sleeper54 | befus | fuche_bu
ladyconsumer | bilbopooh | dianapinions | teamfreak16 | dandj
George_Chabot | njchicaa | pestyside | CopeSullivan | kamel622
bonnieleigh | texancowgirl75
• Movies • • 30 writers
triple_irons | three_ster | carstairs38 | vivasuzi | popsrocks
skbreese | elvisdo | chelledun | jeremy1456 | drdevience
captaind | rkingfish | fuche_bu | Bryan_Carey | mmcphee
millinocket | jankp | ssjakira1 | dlstewart | Stephen_Murray
dolphinboy | bilbopooh | ladyconsumer | dianapinions | shopaholic_man
DavidMac | pmills1210 | Ricardo_Ramos | hashal | sfarmer76
• Home & Garden • • 24 writers
ifif1938 | susiewho | njchicaa | lorace | triple_irons
mmcphee | jeavinl | scmrak | northeastgal | jo.com
nagels | three_ster | brandi_jean | sparkospunky | pilarzmom
elvisdo | dlstewart | freak369 | kld718 | artemis8
dianapinions | snowflake224 | phungus | joyfulgirl91
• Wellness & Beauty • • 14 writers
jo.com | mmcphee | pilarzmom | chelledun | ladyconsumer
jeavinl | northeastgal | freak369 | popsrocks | PattyTherre
meagandowney | elvisdo | uglybugg | BeastieGirl
• Music • • 11 writers
elvisdo | bob_tomato | popsrocks | pmills1210 | fuche_bu
carstairs38 | scapp70 | deniscit | kristinafh | bonnieleigh
hstisgod
• Restaurants & Gourmet • • 10 writers
popsrocks | bkalafut | jo.com | mrkstvns | ladyconsumer
derango | bryan_carey | fuche_bu | ifif1938 | northeastgal
• Kids & Family • • 10 writers
mmcphee | mjtriplett | joyfulgirl91 | msmorvay | jeavinl
freak369 | cascogirl | popsrocks | gatorgirlie | marybatson
• Online Stores & Services • • 4 writers
popsrocks | artemis8 | dianapinions | freak369
• Hotels & Travel • • 4 writers
popsrocks | mmcphee | chelledun | dolphinboy
• Business & Technology • • 4 writers
northeastgal | mmcphee | freak369 | dlstewart
• Pets • • 4 writers
donnamr | njchicaa | dlstewart | williampinn
• Games • • 4 writer
jeremy1456 | captaind | dlstewart | cobadee
• Magazines/Newspapers • • 3 writers
northeastgal | triple_irons | donnamr
• Computer Hardware • • 2 writers
mmcphee | dlstewart
• Electronics • • 2 writers
triple_irons | mmcphee
• TV Channels • • (the Media orphan) 2 writers
triple_irons | dlstewart (props to Dawn for 'jumping in' to join the lonely orphan review..!)
• Sports & Outdoors • • 2 writer
pmills1210 | BeastieGirl
• Personal Finance • • 1 writer
scmrak
• Musical Equipment • • 1 writer
George_Chabot
• Gifts • • 1 writer
northeastgal
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Member: ...tom...
Location: "Is this Heaven?"......"No. It's Iowa."
Reviews written: 491
Trusted by: 547 members
About Me:
Off to Dallas for real-world 'work' training.
Will be back ASAP..!!
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