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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Finished Contests</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/77.aspx</link><description>All contests finished and locked - check them for an insight of what contests we run!</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 (Build: 30912.2823)</generator><item><title>PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING!</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/15215.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:10:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:15215</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/15215.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=15215</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi seedizens!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We, the Big Rip Team, would like to remind you that:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- This forum is &lt;b&gt;PRE&lt;/b&gt;-moderated: a post is only visible once approved by our moderators. Please don&amp;#39;t post twice or thrice the same messages.&lt;/p&gt;
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(the white box above the top-right corner of this message) before
creating your question. Often, you can find directly the answer, rather
than having to wait for your message to be approved and then answered.&lt;/p&gt;
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Yes, this is an Internet forum and mistakes can be made. But 95% of the
time, bad grammar simply results in you not being understood.If the message looks like gibberish, our moderators may simply not approved the text, lest it be a  &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot"&gt;bot&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#39;d like to also remind that some conducts are forbidden and can you banned from the forums:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading and enjoy your time on our forums!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Valentine Pod Contest</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/12812.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:10:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:12812</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>8</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/12812.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=12812</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;This contest allows
you to win a very rare item.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This post contains
screenshots of all participants&amp;rsquo;s pods. Please vote for your
favourite between:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/ValentinePod/ValentinesPod_biohazardpie.jpg"&gt;biohazardpie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/ValentinePod/ValentinesPod_ChipCollecter44.jpg"&gt;ChipCollecter44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/ValentinePod/ValentinesPod_Fire_King86.jpg"&gt;Fire_King_86&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/ValentinePod/ValentinesPod_happyguy666.jpg"&gt;happyguy666&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/ValentinePod/ValentinesPod_hilary_fan101.jpg"&gt;hilary_fan101&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/ValentinePod/ValentinesPod_HotelCalifornia.jpg"&gt;HotelCalifornia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/ValentinePod/ValentinesPod_Phazon_alien.jpg"&gt;Phazon-alien&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This contest will run
from today, Monday, February 15th 2010 to Friday, February 19th 2010, 4pm EST. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Next Friday, this
thread will be locked and precisions will be given on the reward ceremony. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;[Please visit the site to access the poll]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Valentine Highest-Bidder Contest</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/12808.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:16:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:12808</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>16</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/12808.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=12808</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;This contest allows
you to win an UNIQUE item.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The principle is
simple: post here your bid. Check the thread often to keep on top of the bids!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This contest will run
from today, Monday, February 15th 2010 to Friday, February 19th, 2010 (4pm EST).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Next Friday, this
thread will be locked and precisions will be given on the reward ceremony. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>2010 Valentine's Day Pod Contest (Q/A)</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/12011.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:02:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:12011</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>30</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/12011.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=12011</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;This contest will allow
you to win a very rare item.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please decorate your pod in the Valentine&amp;#39;s spirit and send us a screenshot!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please follow the &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/t/970.aspx"&gt;screenshot tutorial&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;to&amp;nbsp; take the pic. If you can resize it to only include the game window, it&amp;#39;s perfect, but otherwise we&amp;#39;ll do it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then send us the screenshot at TheBigRipWebmasters@frimastudio.com &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You have until Monday February 15th, 9 am EST, to send the screenshot. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The pics will then be posted and you&amp;#39;ll have until Friday, February, 18th, 9 am EST to vote.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Highest-Bidder Contest - Christmas 2009</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/10783.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:19:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:10783</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>51</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/10783.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=10783</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;This contest allows you to win an UNIQUE item.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The principle is simple: post here your bid. Check the thread often to keep on top of the bids! (I&amp;#39;ll get on frequently to approve your posts)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This contest will run from today, Wednesday, December 23 2009 to Monday, January 4 2010, 10 am EST. OnMonday January 4th, this thread will be locked and precisions will be given as to when the prize will be given out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Pod Contest - Christmas 2009</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/10806.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:52:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:10806</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>38</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/10806.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=10806</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;This contest allows you to win a very rare item.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://s612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/Pod%20Contest%20Christmas%202009/"&gt;Screenshots of all participants&amp;rsquo;s pods on Tuesday, December 22nd even can be found here.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are ordered alphabetically, as are the names in the polls. The image is named after the pod&amp;#39;s owner, and the name is also in the top-right corner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please vote for your favourite.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This contest will run from today, Wednesday December 23 2009 to Monday January 4 2010, 10 am EST. On Monday 4, this thread will be locked and precisions will be given onwhen and where teh prze will be given out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;[Please visit the site to access the poll]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>[NEW] Pod Contest - November 2009</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/9642.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:50:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:9642</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>22</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/9642.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=9642</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;This contest allows
you to win a very rare item.

&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://s612.photobucket.com/albums/tt204/Fi_Lu_Seed/Event30102009/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Screenshots of all participants&amp;rsquo;s pods in Friday, 30 October 2009 even can be found here.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are ordered alphabetically, as are the names in the polls. The image is named after the pod&amp;#39;s owner, and the name is also in the top-right corner.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;
Please vote for your
favourite.

&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This contest will run
from today, Thursday, November 5 2009 to Thursday, November 19 2009. On Thursday 19, this
thread will be locked and precisions will be given on the reward ceremony,
Friday November 27th 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;[Please visit the site to access the poll]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Highest-Bidder Contest</title><link>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/9643.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:52:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c0dcfa29-a719-42eb-9243-d68e89bb2e55:9643</guid><dc:creator>fi_Lu_Seed</dc:creator><slash:comments>54</slash:comments><comments>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/thread/9643.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thebigrip.com/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=77&amp;PostID=9643</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;This contest allows
you to win an UNIQUE item.

&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The principle is
simple: post here your bid. Check the thread often to keep on top of the bids! &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This contest will run
from today, Thursday, November 5 2009 to Thursday, November 19 2009. On Thursday 19, this
thread will be locked and precisions will be given on the reward ceremony,
Friday November 27th 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>