Hello all!
Here are the rules for the nominations for the 2005 Wacko Badge. The biggest change from the way we did it for the Wacko Pin is this-
Any U. S. Lighthouse that meets the criteria listed in the rules can be nominated. It does not have to have a Harbour Lights replica made to be nominated.
Please read the rules carefully and nominate those Lighthouses you think are deserving of this honor.
Please take note of the Lighthouses not eligible and please let's try and spread this wealth around the country.
I will be adding a seperate thread to actually vote in due to the length of the rules.
I'll be dealing with the voting and tallying and determining if a Lighthouse is eligible. Dave will do his thing and produce and ship the Badges. This part will not happen until January, though.
Thanks,
Dennis Whelan & Dave Hannum
Rules Of Nomination-
It is time to determine who the lucky lighthouse will be to receive the
profits for their preservation activities, raised from the 2005 Wacko
Badge sales. Only you, as a REGISTERED member of the Collector Forums,
have a chance to participate in this important activity. You are invited
to take part in Phase 1 which is making nominations of needy U.S. lighthouses
(be sure to read the rules below); and also in Phase 2 which is the
voting process to arrive at one eligible winner. A beautiful badge will
be made, featuring a photo of the Lighthouse taken by a Forum Member or other non-paid source.. The badge will be available for purchase by anyone who is
interested in buying it. There is no registration requirement on the
Forum for just buying the pin. All profits from these sales will then
be sent to the lighthouse's non-profit preservation group in charge of
their restoration activities.
It is suggested that you register on the Collector Forums as soon as
possible, if you are not already registered. We welcome you to this
friendly lighthouse-interest group, and hope you will stay active and
become an enthusiastic poster both before and after the wacko badge
activity period.
If for some reason you are registered on the Forums under more than one
email address, you may use ONLY ONE address and name for your nomination
postings and voting. This name and address must stay consistent
throughout this 2004 campaign. (if for some reason you have to change
your email address, you will need to notify Dennis Whelan of this at
wheland@yahoo.com so that your eligibility will be clearly
maintained.)
The committee reserves the right to void any multiple nominations and
multiple votes made by one same person using multiple names/email
addresses; and by any unregistered persons. It is easy and FREE to
register on the Collector Forums, so there should be no problem here in
being an eligible participant.
Please keep all of the requirements in mind as you
read over the following specific instructions. Then start in with
posting your nominations, which need to put ONLY on this Lighthouse
Preservation Forum.
1. Think of this Phase 1 Nomination process as a primary election. The
lighthouses which appear the MOST times will end up on the Phase 2 final
voting list later on.
2. You may post up to 10 United States lighthouse nominations. You
don't have to post all 10 at one time. If you wish to post them
gradually, please do NOT revise your original post, but make an
additional post(s), to make the tally process easier.
3. Only those nominations posted on this Lighthouse Preservation Forum
will be tallied and considered.
4. If someone has already posted lighthouses that you were interested
in posting, that is fine. Post them again under your name. Remember,
those which appear as nominations the most times, will end up on the
final slate---if they meet our criteria.
5. Look at all parts of the U.S. for needy lighthouses. They do not
have to be located in the area you live in. Maybe you saw some as you
traveled to other regions. We would hope to spread our help out to all
regions eventually.
6. It is most helpful to all participating in this project, if you
could post a website address; a link to your nominated lights; a link to
an article or photo of those lights; or even post your own photos
showing the specific material need for restoration. This will
eventually help everyone in evaluating the most needy lighthouse and
give a basis for their vote.
7. Be sure that the lighthouses you nominate are indeed non-profit, and
are either currently doing restoration work or have it in the planning
stages to begin within the next year. A good source for researching
which lights meet this criteria is the Lighthouse Explorer section of the Lighthouse Digest Magazine website -
http://www.lhdepot.com/explorer.cfm Also check the website Lighthouse Directory. It can be accessed at http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/
8. All lighthouses MUST have a registered and active non-profit group in
place. Restoration work must be in progress or about to start within the
next year. The money we donate must be put to real and current use.
Dennis will be checking out each nomination to determine if it meets our
criteria in order to remain on the nomination list. It would make that job easier if you make certain that a Lighthouse you nominate meets this criteria.
9. A nominated lighthouse must be an ORIGINAL light; not one being
built as a reproduction of a past light or a new light being built for a
tourist site. Nor may this lighthouse be privately owned. It may not be
owned by any federal, state, or municipal group UNLESS there is some
legal in-place group or statue which allows for donated money to be used
directly for the light's restoration and the
money will not go into any general government fund. Historical
preservation is the KEY concept for our project.
10. Any lighthouse nominated need not have already had a sculpture of it
made by Harbour Lights. This is a change from previous projects with Wacko in the name.
11. Any lighthouses which meet our
criteria may be nominated , exclusive of Lighthouses used on past Badges: Morris
Island, S.C.; St. George Reef, CA; Southeast Light on Block Island,
R.I.; Bodie Island Light, N.C. and Esopus Meadows, NY.
12. The committee reserves the right to use the runner-up after voting,
if the first place winner does not wish to participate in the project;
or if it does not get back to the committee within a reasonable time
frame with all written legal permissions.
13. All nominations must be posted by midnight Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday November 17,
2004. This gives us a 10 day period for nominations.
14. The nominations and will be tallied and the top 5 nominees will be posted on this Forum , following confirmation of their
eligibility based on meeting our criteria. The dates and rules for the
final voting procedures will be posted at the appropriate time on this
same Forum.
The committee welcomes you, both old and new registrants, to participate
in this project as a way of showing your interest and dedication to
saving our lighthouses. Information on how to order this 2005 Badge will be posted here later on
in the year or early 2005. Thank you for your support.
Dennis Whelan and Dave Hannum
