Ryan Roberts

I would like to make it clear that my opinion and comments are based on my understandings and beliefs.

In no way am i associated with Mr Khan motives of this matter. Everyone by law has the freedom to voice their opinion but one must not accuse if lack of evidence is not present. I hope the majority will rule in the case of wrongful judgement of runners up.

Thank you

Jay

WTF are these guys on about...?!! If ever I saw a sore looser this guy would be it...

I have been entering for 3yrs now and haven't won anything as of yet but that ain't gonna stop me from entering again next year.

This whole competition is aimed at charity and if they are to stingy to give a 200 odd rand for people less fortunate than themselves, then maybe they should go somewhere else.

This competition to me is merely an opportunity to express myself as an artist and to help others. If it so happens that I win something for my effort that would be great but if not, I still win and feel good that I as an individual has made a difference in someones life.

They should come right and wake up..!!! This is life and not everybody can
be winners at the same time... Wait your turn and if your good enough then
they will be the next winners.

I personally want to thank you guys for doing such an amazing job and many thanks to Roland for donating these machines. I look forward to the year my design meets the criteria of the judges and the competition so that I to can walk away with one of your great products.

Thank you all for making this possible each year and you can count on my support every year.

Kindest Regards

Jay

Jeremy Dannheisser

Here's my take on it.
1. He has every right to speak his mind
2. He is being foolish by making threats
3. He has a serious case of sour grapes
4. I can't find 114 but the other 3 are ordinary to say the least (I can
say this as my entry was pretty ordinary as well)
5. You enter a competition knowing that when there is a creative
decision to be made it will be a subjective thing and very seldom will
everyone agree on the winner
6. I protest cause I'm not a finalist (only joking)
7. I for one look forward to this competition every year. It must be one
of the highest "return for your investment" competitions in the country
and very probably in the world (roland america didn't give such a prize
in their wrap to the max). The spirit in which it is done is truly
commendable. I only hope that Bob and his team do not see this person's
"mindspeak" as the feeling out there.
8. Sometimes you need to go and speak your mind in a cupboard by
yourself before you speak it out in public. It could save you loads of
embarrassment.

Just my 2c worth

Regards

Mariana De jager

Hi there,

who votes by SMS?
If I pay all my friends the R2.00 per SMS I can easily win the notebook and it'll still cost me a fraction of the price - so u can actually buy the notebook monthly prize.

I also agree that there were much better designs than the ones that were chosen as finalists. Who are the judges? Do they have any idea about advertising? To me it looked like u picked the most busy designs instead of looking for real good design. Just my opinion. And I know taste difffers, but a good design is good - no matter what! Shouldn't the judges be objective?

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Guy Adam Ailion

Hi

I am a Masters Architectural student at the University of the Witwatersrand making me a member of the immediate public.
I am one of the finalists, entree 153.

Guy Adam Ailion

Lucien

Dear Sally,

Thank you for voicing your opinions here. I respect your point of you. I am not surprised that this is not your first year in this competition. Please refrain from personal remarks about me or my designs as they are not for you to judge. The issue here is the date the finalists were chosen and if the process was rushed.

I dont know what the role of the NLB is but I have filed a complaint and requested them to point me in the right direction.

Do not use the needy or unfortunate as a shield against me. It is disrespectful, they are not your tool.

Good Day.

Lucien

Thank you for this opportunity.

I have been in touch with some of the contestants to debate this issue and find some closure, some do feel that I am wrong, that your judges had enough time. Others were hurt to find out that your finalists had already been chosen a week ago, they have been eagerly anticipating your phone call as your website and application forms clearly state, 25^th August 2008, I think this was a cruel thing to do.

Unfortunately your response has come too late to prevent my complaint to the NLB as I’ve already sent it off to them, I will feel terrible if your judging was totally fair and they find some other technical reasons to stop this competition as I did try my best to get satisfactory answers from you before taking action. I honestly did not want to involve them but I did find the glaring discrepancies in your dates a huge issue. I put a huge amount of effort into my work and I expect it to be treated with the kind of respect it deserves, your judges should have taken all the time allocated to them to make their decisions.

I feel terrible about all this as it all started as a good natured competition and if I am wrong simply apologizing will not fix things in the end. I still feel I am right and you still maintain that you are right. Let a third party decide.

Good Day.