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During Mahalo "barnraising" competitions, we will be placing a large amount of similarly-themed topics into Mahalo Tasks. The users who complete the most tasks win a variety of prizes.
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Rules and Regulations
- Tasks can be claimed at any time
- The competition begins when the first tasks are reviewed and accepted
- Open to all belt levels
- Belt levels can still only claim their standard maximum number of tasks
- Late submissions will not count towards a user's total
- No borrowing content from other sources, including Wikipedia
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Using Mahalo Tasks
Anyone with a Mahalo ID can use Mahalo Tasks. The front page can be found here. Basic information about getting started in the system can be found on our guide to How Mahalo Tasks Works.Here's the Tasks front page:
Clicking any of these links will take you to the Task page, which will include more detailed instructions on completing the assignment. (Typical tasks involve writing a Guide Note, Fast Facts and a sub-section on the given subject).
You can work directly on that page, filling in the appropriate boxes and including all the sources you used to find the information. By clicking "Submit," your work will automatically be saved and to Mahalo's Quality Control (QC) team. They will then evaluate your work for accuracy, originality, grammar/spelling, citation of sources and general adherence to Mahalo's high standards for content. They will either approve the task or send it back and allow you to try again. Either way, you may receive feedback and advice for future Tasks.
The interface closely resembles Mahalo Answers, and the system utilizes the same "belt" system. As you rise in belt level, you can claim more tasks at a time. The breakdown is listed below.
White: 2
Yellow: 6
Green: 8
Purple: 10
Brown: 14
Black: 20
These same belt levels apply during the competition. That means, if you have a Yellow Belt and have already claimed and completed 3 Tasks, you will need to wait for those to be approved before moving on to your next task.
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Barnraising #9 - Sports
It's time for Barnraising #9! Look out for Sporting Events and Athletes! That's right...In addition to the ongoing Coupon Barnraising extravaganza, we're posting tasks about upcoming sporting events and athletes. We figured some of you may be getting burned out on coupons and want a break to do something really different...To get started, look for any tasks labeled BARNRAISING #9. And if you have questions on where to begin, check out our guide to How Mahalo Tasks Works.
Prizes will be handed out when we get to 250 sports tasks. Here are the prizes:
1st Place: M$75 2nd Place: M$60 3rd Place: M$50 4th Place: M$40 5th Place: M$30 6th Place: M$20 7th Place: M$10
Status: The most recent leaderboard for this competition can be found here:
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Barnraising #8 - Coupons
Barnraising #8 is about coupons. The last coupon barnraising went so well we decided it's time for another coupon barnraising. This is our biggest barnraising competition so far, and to thank you for your contributions we will award 20 prizes this time.Good luck everyone!
Prizes to be awarded:
First Prize: M$100 Second Prize: M$80 Third Prize: M$70 Fourth Prize: M$60 Fifth Prize M$50 Sixth Prize: M$40 Seventh Prize: M$35 Eighth Prize: M$30 Ninth Prize: M$25 Tenth Prize: M$20 Eleventh Prize: M$18 Twelfth Prize: M$15 Thirteenth Prize: M$12 Fourteenth Prize: M$10 Fifteenth Prize: M$8 Sixteenth Prize: M$7 Seventeenth Prize: M$6 Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Prize: M$5
Status: The most recent leaderboard for this competition can be found here:
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Barnraising #7 - Wines
Barnraising #7 was about Wines and Wineries. This is a salute to our friends at Conundrum Wines...Check out the Q&A site we've built for them, ConundrumLand! -
Barnraiser #7 Winner
The first and second prize (M$50 and M$40) will be divided between @legendkiller and @kalane, who both completed 23 tasks each. They will each receive $M45
Third Prize: M$30 will be awarded to @girlieq3000, who completed 22 tasks
Fourth Prize: $M20 to @coltech88, who completed 14 tasks
Fifth Place: $M10 to @ghanan20003000, who completed 12 tasks
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Barnraising #6: Cell Phones and accessories
It's barnraising time again. Check out Mahalo Tasks to start claiming pages about cell phones and cell phone accessories.And as a special added incentive to work on these Tasks, you will now AUTOMATICALLY be made the managers of the pages you complete during the contest. This means, if you make a good page on a cell phone, you'll keep on earning 50% of the revenue on that page as its manager, provided you help us keep it fresh and up to date. (Make sure to check out our guide to How to Manage a Page after you submit your tasks!)
The users who make the MOST cell phone pages by the time we hit 300 win one of the following FABULOUS prizes!
First Prize: M$100 Second Prize: M$80 Third Prize: M$60 Fourth Prize: M$40 Fifth Prize: M$20 Sixth Prize: M$10
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Barnraiser #6 Winner
First Prize (M$100): @Smartweb, 95 Tasks
Second Prize (M$80): @Ghanan20003000, 51 Tasks
Third Prize (M$60): @Wook, 32 Tasks
Fourth Prize (M$40): @Matt1, 20 Tasks
Fifth Prize (M$20): @Girlieq3000, 19 Tasks
Sixth Prize (M$10): @Legendkiller, 14 Tasks
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Contest #5: Coupons, Part 2: August 10, 2009
The first coupon barnraising was our most successful yet, so we've decided to put in 200 more coupon tasks this week.We'd also like to give you the opportunity to claim the coupon pages you've made once they're accepted. When you get your acceptance note back from a Mahalo staff member, write them back (or write me at @lon) and ask them if you can claim your coupon page. Then, you will continue to earn more Mahalo Dollars for your page over time, as people visit it and click on the ads! Coupon pages are some of the most profitable in Mahalo, so you should definitely consider taking on the responsibility of managing a few of these pages.
THE PRIZES:
First prize: M$60 Second prize: M$50 Third prize: M$40 Fourth prize: M$30 Fifth prize: M$20 Sixth prize: M$10
ALL SUBMITTED WORK MUST BE YOUR OWN. SUBMITTING PLAGIARIZED OR COPIED CONTENT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL FROM THE COMPETITION. For a detailed discussion on what constitutes acceptable use of outside resources on Mahalo, see our guide to Copy And Pasting On Mahalo.
Good luck, everyone!
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Barnraising #5 (Coupons) Winners
First Place (M$60): @Ssmacd, 27 Tasks
Second Place (M$50): @Ninakat, 23 Tasks
Third, Fourth and Fifth Place (M$30 each): @DCAnswerer, @Viiskis and @Smartweb, 20 Tasks
Sixth Place (M$10): @Mithrandir, 15 Tasks
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Contest #4: Online Games
This contest covers fewer overall pages (only 150!) so there's a bit less time than usual to jump in and get started. Five winners will split M$150 total in prizes:First Place: M$50 Second Place: M$40 Third Place: M$30 Fourth Place: M$20 Fifth Place: M$10
Just remember, you also earn 10 points and M$2 for every online game page you get approved during the contest, or even afterwards, so don't be shy about jumping in even if you're not sure you'll be able to win.
There are two different types of pages being built this time around: pages about specific games, and pages about types of games. Each task has separate instructions so be sure to read them thoroughly.
Good luck everyone!
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Barnraising #4 (Online Games) Winners
First Place (M$50): @Mithrandir, 43 Tasks
Second Place (M$40): @Bestpay, 32 Tasks
Third Place (M$30): @DCAnswerer, 18 Tasks
Fourth Place (M$20): @Ninakat, 13 Tasks
Fifth Place (M$10): @Ghanan20003000, 7 Tasks
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Contest #3: Coupons
We have upped the dollar amount you will earn for making this pages to M$3. That's right...for EACH PAGE you make that gets accepted, you will earn 3 Mahalo Dollars, regardless of how you do in the contest overall. WHAT A DEAL!We'd also like to give you the opportunity to claim the coupon pages you've made once they're accepted. When you get your acceptance note back from a Mahalo staff member, write them back (or write me at @lon) and ask them if you can claim your coupon page. Then, you will continue to earn more Mahalo Dollars for your page over time, as people visit it and click on the ads! Coupon pages are some of the most profitable in Mahalo, so you should definitely consider taking on the responsibility of managing a few of these pages.
THE PRIZES:
First Place: $M100
Second Place: $M75
Third Place: $M50
Fourth Place: $M40
Fifth Place: $M30
Sixth Place: $M20
Seventh Place: $M10
Eighth Place: $M10
Ninth Place: $M10
Tenth Place: $M10ALL SUBMITTED WORK MUST BE YOUR OWN. SUBMITTING PLAGIARIZED OR COPIED CONTENT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL FROM THE COMPETITION. For a detailed discussion on what constitutes acceptable use of outside resources on Mahalo, see our guide to Copy And Pasting On Mahalo.
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Barnraising #3 (Coupons) Winners
First Place (M$100): @Smartweb, 58 Tasks
Second Place (M$75): @Demanda, 45 Tasks
Third Place (M$50): @Ninakat, 25 Tasks
Fourth Place (M$40): @Ssmacd, 24 Tasks
Fifth Place (M$30): @Bestpay, 19 Tasks
Sixth and Seventh Place (M$15 each): @Viiskis and @Briansan, 17 Tasks
Eighth Place (M$10): @Mithrandir, 14 Tasks
Ninth Place (M$10): @Wook, 13 Tasks
Tenth Place (M$10): @Allison h., 8 Tasks
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Contest #2: Movies
This time we are rallying the troops to build out our Movies section. Not only will you receive $M2 for each movie task you build with the word "Barnraising" in the first line, but first, second and third place winners will receive additional prizes.This time we're adding more prizes to the list:
First Place: $M100
Second Place: $M75
Third Place: $M50
Fourth Place: $M40
Fifth Place: $M30
Sixth Place: $M20
Seventh Place: $M10
Eighth Place: $M10
Ninth Place: $M10
Tenth Place: $M10ALL SUBMITTED WORK MUST BE YOUR OWN. SUBMITTING PLAGIARIZED OR COPIED CONTENT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL FROM THE COMPETITION. For a detailed discussion on what constitutes acceptable use of outside resources on Mahalo, see our guide to Copy And Pasting On Mahalo.
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Barnraising #2 (Movies) Winners
First Place (M$100): @Redgold, 76 Tasks
Second Place (M$75): @Kerryk, 68 Tasks
Third Place (M$50): @Mithrandir, 63 Tasks
Fourth Place (M$40): @Harmonydawn, 34 Tasks
Fifth Place (M$30): @Pawsalmighty, 26 Tasks
Sixth Place (M$20): @Santhoshd, 21 Tasks
Seventh and Eighth Places (M$10 each): @Demanda and @Thebandit, 18 Tasks
Ninth Place (M$10): @Wook, 17 Tasks
Tenth Place (M$10): @Jkepler, 14 Tasks
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Contest #1: July 7 - July 10
The first Barnraising competition will begin on the morning Tuesday, July 7, 2009. The "topic" and other pertinent details will be announced live on UStream on Monday, July 6, 2009. The announcement can be viewed on the Mahalo Tutorials page.Here are the Prizes for this competition:
1st Place: 200 Mahalo Dollars
2nd Place: 100 Mahalo Dollars
3rd Place: 50 Mahalo Dollars
The first Tasks relating to the contest will be posted during and immediately following this announcement. They can be claimed at any time thereafter, but will only be evaluated and accepted after the competition begins on July 7.
ALL SUBMITTED WORK MUST BE YOUR OWN. SUBMITTING PLAGIARIZED OR COPIED CONTENT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL FROM THE COMPETITION. For a detailed discussion on what constitutes acceptable use of outside resources on Mahalo, see our guide to Copy And Pasting On Mahalo.
Tasks relating to the contest will be appropriately labeled. Some of the Tasks may relate to topics that concern adult material. These will also be labeled.
The contest ends when we have received submissions for all on-topic Tasks. This will likely be on or before Friday, July 10.
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Barnraising #1 Winners
1st Place - M$200 - @Robbrown
2nd Place - M$100 - @Arjo
3rd Place - M$50 - @Demanda
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