Off-Topic Forum

Miss T and myself would like to thank ALL of you for voting. She finished 4th out of 20 nominated in the state. Quite respectable. If anything else the Fan Poll has brought attention to her softball talents, locally, county and statewide.....and has even been acknowledged by college coaches. All good.

Thanks from the heart, ~BOB and Tat.

Glad to help. Keep working hard Ms. T!

I see NJ.com posted this: "Note: Unfortunately, we have seen clear signs of tech-based manipulation in the voting data and disqualified thousands of votes.  We will continue to monitor, and though we may not take action every day, we will disqualify votes that are collected via tech-based manipulation of our poll. It's likely that our examination will delay our naming a winner in this poll." ...sad.

The average vote was 1,709 and Tatiyana received 2,886.  Way to go! The top two vote getters were 20,195 and 14,000+.  And as I'm typing and checking back, the #2 vote getter (14,000+) is now down to 12,110 votes.  Kind of obvious robo voting was used.

Your so very welcome Bob and Tat, it was my pleasure, and by what C2C has brought to our attention cross your fingers!! Maybe she will finish even higher.

AGAIN, thanks.

The members on this site are always so helpful, full of encouraging words....I feel like I know all of you personally, like a handshake would feel just natural. Anyody else feel that bonding?

* Cigars, could you send me a link to that note. Thanks.

~BOB~

It's in the Comments section at the end of the poll, just above your comment. It was posted by David Liss, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.

I feel bad she wasn't number 1.  Was really rooting for her!  Regardless of where she placed, she is great at the sport.  My 8 year old daughter is about to have her first softball game ever next week.  I can only hope she can be a fraction as good.

Bob I feel that way absolutely, I spend more time with you guys than guys I grew up with nowadays. So of course you all feel as friends. We may be from 100's of places covering 1000s of miles but I feel I have gotten to know a fair few of you very well. My boy (7yr) starts outdoor soccer on Monday, it will be his first try at the more organized version than the indoor stuff we did over winter. I am aiming for his first real interaction with .......... the ball. LOL His first taste was more of a "YAY I'm not trapped at home" than playing soccer.