@all,

I've got a new challenge for you, but I have to admit, it's kind of personal!

My little sister (ok, not so little anymore) gave birth to a wonderful son (Raf) last year, and has entered the competition for sweetest baby of 2008.

The grand price is a vacation for six, and of course my sis, her friend, and the baby deserve a vacation! Other prices are clothing coupons for Raf.

The election is done by online voting and there is no limit on how many times a single person can vote. So, here is where you come in: please vote for my nephew Raf and help us win this challenge.

The webpage is in Dutch, so to make it easy here is a direct link to Raf's page:
http://www.ikbendeleukste.nl/ikbendeleukste/doShowDetails.do?babyIndex=15452
In the green square it says: "RAF VAN RIE Stem * * * * *"
Just click on the right most star, and you have voted. Remember that you can vote multiple times.

Now let’s crush (not literally!) the competition and win this challenge!!


And of course, a big thanks from me, my sister and of course Raf for helping out.

done - where's the stats? - no stats, no challenge..

Done =)

Hope your sis & her family get the vacation!

I'll make another visit after work today

Was wondering about the same thing, but they keep the votes hidden even for the parents

hmm - so it's a blind run..

why not include the script on that 5 star button in boinstats main script?

I tossed in a quick ten . . .

I think I voted about 30 - 40 times.....this kid's got an unfair advantage!! Isn't power a wonderful thing!!

Hope he wins
Good luck Raf!!

Cheers

This may be a bit premature but they should probably start packing!! hehehe!

Hey Willy,

Do you think that site is so bloody stupid,
that you can vote hundreds of times and really counts without clearing your cookies.
I see some comparison between you and Raf.

It isn't me who says that one can vote as many times as one wants, it's the site itself that says so. I wouldn't program it that way. Anyway, if Raf wins by a big margin I can imagine that they filter the votes a bit.

BTW: not nice of you to suggest that Raf is as mentaly disturbed as I am.

The last sentence was just to say that Raf is as handsome as you are!

en ik zou over jou eerder zeggen: Prettig gestoord!! Go on with the good work.

Well there's Raf, his Mum, her companion = 3, so I guess Uncle Willy would have to go along to help with the nappy-changing!!

BTW, another 50 hits for Raf!!

Who asked for challenge stats???

Top babies up to now.

A little explanation: Holland has 12 provinces. These are the top babies per provinces. At the moment, Raf is the top baby in his province (Zeeland).

So far so good, Raf is number one, let's keep him there!

After round one (which will finish next month) the 12 top babies will compete in round 2.

Raf is a darling! Congratulations Uncle Willy. I take it stem=vote in Dutch, if that is the case I tossed in a couple dozen stems

Raf is still #1 as of 21-Jan-09. Added another 50 votes in his favor. Good Luck Raf!

On behalf of the mom and dad of Raf, thank you for your votes.

Votes count till February 9th, 2009! On February 21st, the 12 best babies who are first in their province will be published

P.S.: I'm the mom of the mom of Raf

So Willy, with your mad coding skills, why doesn't little Raf have a hundred and eleventy trillion votes already ?

at the very least, a simple macro to move the mouse to the star, then to the refresh button, then the star.. then.. yeah...


cute kid

Thought about that.... But that would be cheating . At the very least, I would check for Javascript/Perl/PHP/Visual Studio stuff and block it from the votes so I expect them to do so as well.

BTW: Raf is still number one in round one!

Still casting 'stems' and Raf is still number #1 as of Feb-04

Last chances to vote for Raf:

On 9.Feb @ 23.00 UTC voting for the 12 topbabies will be closed.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Press the grey star on the right.

Hey, a new avatar of Raf: he's awake now

So, where is the final ranking for the provincies?
And where can I vote in the next round for him?

Waar zijn de winnaars van de provincies?
En waar kan ik de volgende keer op hem stemmen?

On Saturday 21 February 2009 the 12 province winners will be announced in the regional papers.
On Saturday 28 February 2009 the national winner will be announced on a special location and in the regional papers of the 2nd. of March.

The final election seems to be without internet voting.

Translated by Google

Raf, you are the best baby of Zeeland

Dear father and mother of Raf,

Congratulations! Raf is the best baby of Zeeland. You have such great who already won!

Who knows you will become known as "The best baby in the Netherlands'!

From Friday 20 to Thursday, February 26 starts the second round which is determined which of the 12 babies in their province in the first place, ended the best baby of the Netherlands.
How can you people vote? This can be done through SMS by:

Speen 77868 naar 2255 to SMS and. Caution! SMS a space between the word speen and the voting code.

From Friday, February 20, the 12 winners who are first in their province have ended www.ikbendeleukste.nl.
On Monday, February 23 will appear in the regional newspaper page with the 12 best babies.

The Best baby of 2008 on February 28 announced by Marit of Bohemia during the awards ceremony Noppies in Lelystad.

Is it possible to do this from outside NL?
What numbers have to be used to phone in from outside (probably more than just +31)?