Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

I just want to update everyone in the vein of transparency. WordPress, the hosting site for the blog is working to restore all votes that were cast and not recorded. There was a glitch in the matrix and I want to make sure that the absolute right results are the results that we go with. It may take a couple days, it may be done by this evening but I will assure you that before we go forward I will do everything in my power to make sure we have the most accurate results possible before we announce the field of 64.

The great news is that I have a bracket site for the field of 64 that is going to be really fun to work with, that will load easily and you’ll be able to see all the rounds in the brackets as it goes with timers to vote until the next round and a bunch of sharing features. I think you guys are gonna love it.

I was on with customer support from 8:30-11:00PM last night and then again from 2:30AM-4:30 AM trying to get it resolved. This is where we’re at currently:

• WordPress.com Support <help@wordpress.com>To:captjoeFri, Mar 25 at 10:23 AMChrisM (Automattic)Mar 25, 2022, 14:23 UTCHi there,I wanted to write with a brief update. My colleagues are working on this still, but you mentioned you wanted to know if there was a possibility that some votes may be lost. That isn’t impossible, but my colleagues are hopeful that everything can be recovered just fine. It’s a bit of a tricky issue, but it’s actively being worked on and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
• Joey Ciaramitaro <captjoe@yahoo.com>To:WordPress.com SupportFri, Mar 25 at 10:27 AMok thanks so much.  before I reached out to the viewership i just wanted to make sure i knew we’d have the right counts  I appreciate your response
• WordPress.com Support <help@wordpress.com>To:captjoeFri, Mar 25 at 10:49 AMAlba (Automattic)Mar 25, 2022, 14:49 UTCHi there,Just wanted to point out that as we head into the weekend, it may take several days to hear back from our developers. Hopefully by Monday we have more news/updates.In the meantime, if you have any other questions, please let us know.Best,
  AlbaHappiness Engineer | 

I am really really sorry about the holdup but anyone that has been involved in our contests or judging in the past knows that I am incredibly passionate about running fair and transparent contest on which people can rely on the results. I’m disappointed by this setback but firmly believe as soon as I get the right results the round of 64 is going to be a blast.

signed

Joey Ciaramitaro

Editor – The buck stops here.

IF YOU DON’T LET ALL THE DOG PHOTOS LOAD BEFORE YOU CLICK ANYTHING YOU WON’T SEE THE POLL TO VOTE

Please read first

Important! You need to let the voting page load by clicking on the title and letting the entire post load. A vote is not recorded by clicking on a picture or by leaving a comment. You need to vote on the poll that is provided just below the SeaPort Vet logo. You only get one vote.

Here is an example from a screen capture on my phone of what to look for. You will only see the poll ONCE all the photos are loaded. Once ALL the doggo photos are loaded, then the poll pops up. If you click on the photos without letting it all load you’ll probably have issues and not see the poll. This is due to the huge number of entries. I think it’s 159 dog photos need to load before the poll will pop up and that’s a lot of computing power.

Click this video for an example of what to look for-

IF YOU DON’T LET ALL THE DOG PHOTOS LOAD BEFORE YOU CLICK ANYTHING YOU WON’T SEE THE POLL TO VOTE

Here is a flyer with voting instructions please read entirely.

IF YOU DON’T LET ALL THE DOG PHOTOS LOAD BEFORE YOU CLICK ANYTHING YOU WON’T SEE THE POLL TO VOTE

LINK TO VOTE HERE

IF YOU DON’T LET ALL THE DOG PHOTOS LOAD BEFORE YOU CLICK ANYTHING YOU WON’T SEE THE POLL TO VOTE

IF YOU DON’T LET ALL THE DOG PHOTOS LOAD BEFORE YOU CLICK ANYTHING YOU WON’T SEE THE POLL TO VOTE

IF YOU DON’T LET ALL THE DOG PHOTOS LOAD BEFORE YOU CLICK ANYTHING YOU WON’T SEE THE POLL TO VOTE

At 5AM I’ll take a snapshot of the vote tallys and we will come up with the field of 64.

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Important! You need to let the voting page load by clicking on the title and letting the entire post load. A vote is not recorded by clicking on a picture or by leaving a comment. You need to vote on the poll that is provided just below the SeaPort Vet logo. You only get one vote.

Here is an example from a screen capture on my phone of what to look for. You will only see the poll ONCE all the photos are loaded. Once ALL the doggo photos are loaded, then the poll pops up. If you click on the photos without letting it all load you’ll probably have issues and not see the poll. This is due to the huge number of entries. I think it’s 159 dog photos need to load before the poll will pop up and that’s a lot of computing power.

Click this video for an example of what to look for-

Here is a flyer with voting instructions please read entirely.

LINK TO VOTE HERE

Important! You need to let this post load by clicking on the title and letting the entire post load. A vote is not recorded by clicking on a picture or by leaving a comment. You need to vote on the poll that is provided just below the SeaPort Vet logo. You only get one vote.

Preface: due to the overwhelming response of entries the contest will take a while to load. I will tell you this- IT’S WORTH IT! I suggest you click on the link to this post and let it all load before you start clicking any buttons. The amount of cuteness overload will no doubt put a smile on your face. I suggest you grab a notepad and view the photos in the gallery at your leisure. I just spent 9.5 hours editing all the photos and creating the poll. A bit frazzled but guess what? It’s National Puppy Day, no better way to start our play in voting. Thanks again to Ray Cahill and Seaport Veterinary Hospital who answered the call in a big way and donated the prizes for when we have the tournament from the entrants you the voters select in this pre play-in tournament.

The top 64 vote getters will advance to the tournament. In the event of ties at the bottom of the 64 dogs will be selected by time of entry. It is labeled cutest dog but really it’s about which dog speaks to you personally. The dogs that finish in the top 64 will advance. This is just to get into the tournament. Vote below. share with friends and family that would like to see your dog in the tournament. If you are viewing this in the GMG email blast click the title of this post to go to the voting. Voting ends for the vote-into the tournament period the 25th at 5AM. I will then set up the brackets with the top vote getters and figure out the ties by time of submission to me. Also if you love your dog, you ought to share this post with your friends so they can vote for your dog as well. If you subscribe to the blog you won’t miss the results-

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All prizes generously donate. by SeaPort Veterinary Hospital

First prize $250 SeaPort Vet Gift Certificate and $250 Cape Ann Gift Certificate, Second Prize $150 SeaPort Vet Gift Certificate and $150 Cape Ann Gift Certificate, Third Prize $100 SeaPort Vet Gift Certificate and $100 Cape Ann Gift Certificate.

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my head is spinning. What I will say is that there are some handsome dogs in this contest and that’s coming from a guy that isn’t even a dog person. I can’t wait to get this editing done so we can start the vote- in process.

When Benda Leahy presented the award she remarked that she wished she could give it to Pat AND Jimmy based on all the great things they both do for the organization. That doesn’t surge one bit.

Congratulations Jimmy!