Voting for Round 2 has closed.

It was a helluva ride, but The White Rose finished a solid 4th and gave
the 2nd and 3rd place projects a run for their money to boot!

I want to say THANK YOU EVERYONE for your support and votes! I finally
got some much-needed SLEEP last night - and now it’s a new day, a level
playing field, and time to finish writing and drawing the Round 3
submission….

20 of us have moved onto Round 3. In that round, 17 will be eliminated.

It’s going to make this past round look like a walk in the park…

Round 3 begins on May 18th! Stay Tuned!

GO HERE TO SEE THE ROUND 2 FINAL RESULTS and ANALYSIS:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t45429.html

Thanks again for your support!
George Burnett
Creator of The White Rose

Round 3 has begun!

I submitted the pages for Round 3 last night - so Get ready to Vote starting later today! (5-22)

Voting is Different this Round - you can Vote Right Away! Even before the Judges have replied!

GO HERE TO SEE IF THE WHITE ROSE IS POSTED YET AND VOTE:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum528.html

IDOL RESULTS 5/22 from Ian Shires

Noticing a number of things as this round starts to really rumble to life. First….there are TONS of voters for projects that have not returned to vote for their projects yet. Not sure what projects need to do to re-grab the support they had the previous round, but there is certainly lots of fans out there that haven’t gotten the message this round has landed.

We had standings movement yesterday, as Faction jumped up to poise itself to claim a #0 issue spot. All three of the top 3 today, need to figure out how to get more votes than Faction, to stay in the race for the prize. The Machine was our line jumper today, knocking Haxxor below the line to claim a Cover Spot. It’s strong numbers look like it will settle into one of those spots - and realistically, the only thing different between it and the project in the #3 spot today, is that it posted later. Fair? who knows, but that is the game here…

The White Rose is sending in it’s pages today, so I will be posting those up after I get things together in Michigan, where I am going for the weekend. I should still be able to maintain everything from the hotel…so no interruptions expected. However, when White Rose lands, everyone should be looking at those 139 potential voters from last round. Be afraid….

1.) 134 Votes (+31) - 81 Voters (+4) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
2.) 109 Votes (+30) - 99 Voters (+3) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
3.) 91 Votes (+21) - 71 Voters (+3) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** ********The Line for #0/R4 Contention********** *******************
4.) 86 Votes (+43) - 105 Voters (+2) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 77 Votes (+18) - 58 Voters (+2) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
6.) 74 Votes (+19) - 78 Voters (+1) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 69 Votes (+19) - 139 Voters (+1) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 No.
8.) 63 Votes (+13) - 47 Voters (+1) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
9.) 36 Votes (+21) - 61 Voters (NC) The Machine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** *********The Line for Cover Projects************ ******************
10.) 23 Votes ( +6) - 56 Voters (NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 139 Voters (NC) The White Rose - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 47 Voters (NC) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 36 Voters (NC) Dead Duck - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 45 Voters (NC) Monsters of Love - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 50 Voters (NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 61 Voters (NC) Nevil Von Dunst - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 29 Voters (NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 61 Voters (NC) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 121 Voters (NC) The Underground - Judges Vote:
20.) Earthman - Has taken Ill, will eventually be a back up feature.

Numbers Explained: # Votes Total - # Voters Total (# in parenthesis is new since last count)

Thanks for your support!
George Burnett
Creator of The White Rose

For more info, here’s the White Rose submission from last Round:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t36664.html

If you have not registered at the Dimestore site before, Sign Up Here:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/signup.php

Round 3 of Small Press Idol 2009 has begun!

…actually it started a few days ago for some, but for me it starts NOW!

The White Rose is now open for voting here: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t46857.html

Be advised - Voting is different this Round and should be mush easier- it’s now a poll. You can also vote right now - no more waiting for the Judges to comment.

The new way to Vote is:

1) Go here: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t46857.html

2) Remember to make sure you are logged in.

3) Click “Yes I am a fan”

4) Click Submit.

To see the art for this round:

Click the logo under the voting poll to download a free PDF (then follow the instructions on thepage)

Later on I will upload copies of the Round 3 pages here, so you can also wait for those.

But I encourage you to try the PDF download. If we make it to Round 4, we’ll actually be trying to sell the first issue via the same mechanism you use to download the free copy in this round.

Thanks for your support!
George Burnett
Creator of The White Rose

Today was the deadline for projects to turn in, so now the contest really heats up. Voting was a little soft over the holiday weekend, but that should increase as people get back to their normal routines.

Remember that you can vote once a day until June 7th. Each morning, the voting poll is reset so you can vote again. This happens anywhere between 8am and 10am eastern time. So just keep that in mind when you come back to vote the next day! If you try too early, you may have to come back later after Ian has reset the poll.
Go here to vote: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t46857.html

If you have any trouble voting or logging in to the Dimestore site, let me know, and I will help point you in the right direction.

If you have never used the Dimestore site before, you need to Sign Up first in order to vote.
Go here to sign up: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/signup.php

Here’s the 5/25 Idol Report from Ian Shires

Ok, I know it’s late, been an incredibly busy day, mixing Idol and family time, and other stuff. Holidays, ugh. The numbers I’m reporting on - so people know how this works, were taken this morning. so the vote period of morning to morning is intact, even if this report is late.

So what’s going on with these numbers?

No one did any line jumping in the last 2 days…but 2 of the “bigger” projects (bigger in the sense they built big momentum and numbers last round…and are out the gate running this round) are poised to knock 2 projects out of cover slot contention in the next report. More than that, the last of the projects posted earlier today, and they will join the fight as well. Who is going to get a #0….who is going to get a Cover Slot? These things will be fought hard in the next 2 weeks, and each day brings each project the opportunity to discover their real audience, and take off in the standings. Seriously, if your project is getting NCs…you need to do something, cause if you can’t get new fans in THIS atmosphere, where everyone is here LOOKING for new projects…I don’t know - you’re just not trying.

I hate to call any project out, but Haxxor - what is going on! your early-in advantage is gone…and you just aren’t getting any action. How do projects with majority NO votes from the judges, get more votes than a 3-yes project? These are things you need to figure out if you ever want to have an audience following your work no matter where you go. Get up and fight!!!

As we kick into full gear, with all the projects firing on all cylinders, this is the big show! anything can and will happen…sit back and watch….

1.) 244 Votes (+34) - 92 Voters (+7) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
2.) 202 Votes (+32) - 103 Voters (+3) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
3.) 192 Votes (+34) - 109 Voters (+1) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** ********The Line for #0/R4 Contention********** *******************
4.) 150 Votes (+22) - 76 Voters (+3) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 135 Votes (+20) - 63 Voters (+5) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
6.) 132 Votes (+19) - 86 Voters (+6) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 123 Votes (+21) - 140 Voters (NC) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 No.
8.) 100 Votes (+13) - 47 Voters (NC) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
9.) 95 Votes (+18) - 68 Voters (+3) The Machine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** *********The Line for Cover Projects************ ******************
10.) 56 Votes (+41) - 139 Voters (NC) The White Rose - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 46 Votes (+46) - 124 Voters (+3) The Underground - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
12.) 46 Votes ( +5) - 56 Voters (NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
13.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 47 Voters (NC) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote:
13.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 50 Voters (NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote:
13.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 29 Voters (NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote:
13.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 61 Voters (NC) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote:
17.) Earthman - Has taken Ill, will eventually be a back up feature.
17.) Dead Duck - Needs personal time, will eventually be a back up feature.
17.) Monsters of Love - Did not turn in pages, will eventually be a back up feature.
17.) Nevil Von Dunst - Did not turn in pages, will eventually be a back up feature.

Numbers Explained: # Votes Total - # Voters Total (# in parenthesis is new since last count)

Thanks for your support!
George Burnett
Creator of The White Rose

IDOL 5/27 VOTE REPORT from Ian Shires
(abridged for length)

The Underground and The White Rose, bump Dogman and The Machine under the line today. I suspect we’ll see more line-jumps, as The Machine is outpacing at least 2 projects above it that got in earlier than it…so it has a solid shot to get back above the line. The Top 3 is not safe or set in stone for sure. With current paces, even Varsity Squad is not a lock on Round 4.

I gotta say, I do think this is the best year of Small Press Idol ever, we’ve got a GREAT group of creators, a solid number of whom I hope to see working within the SPA, helping us keep this place growing and getting better. So let’s get those numbers out there, and get back to work!

1.) 324 Votes (+40) - 97 Voters ( +2) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
2.) 288 Votes (+56) - 113 Voters ( NC) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
3.) 265 Votes (+36) - 106 Voters ( +2) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** ********The Line for #0/R4 Contention********** *******************
4.) 190 Votes (+22) - 79 Voters ( +1) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 188 Votes (+33) - 95 Voters ( +5) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
6.) 169 Votes (+17) - 67 Voters ( +1) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 165 Votes (+64) - 132 Voters ( +3) The Underground - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
8.) 165 Votes (+20) - 142 Voters ( +1) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 No.
9.) 151 Votes (+56) - 147 Voters ( +1) The White Rose - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** *********The Line for Cover Projects************ ******************
10.) 148 Votes (+29) - 71 Voters ( +2) The Machine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 126 Votes (+10) - 48 Voters ( NC) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
12.) 59 Votes ( +7) - 56 Voters (2NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
13.) 40 Votes (+22) - 61 Voters ( +2) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote: 3 No.
14.) 28 Votes (+22) - 49 Voters ( +4) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
15.) 12 Votes (+11) - 50 Voters (2NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
16.) 2 Votes ( +2) - 31 Voters ( +1) Project Mercury - Judges Vote: 3 NO.
17.) Earthman - Has taken Ill, will eventually be a back up feature.
17.) Dead Duck - Needs personal time, will eventually be a back up feature.
17.) Monsters of Love - Did not turn in pages, will eventually be a back up feature.
17.) Nevil Von Dunst - Did not turn in pages, will eventually be a back up feature.

Numbers Explained: # Votes Total - # Voters Total (# in parenthesis is new since last count)

How to Vote:
1) Go here: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t46857.html
2) Remember to make sure you are logged in.
3) Click “Yes I am a fan”
4) Click Submit.

When you see the vote totals, you are done.

Thanks for your support!
George Burnett
Creator of The White Rose