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Just Jeff
10-13-2010, 13:39
Hey All - You may have noticed that we've chosen our new motto (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?p=320364#post320364). Thanks to everyone for the great submissions! Some were goofy and some were thoughtful, and it was difficult to narrow them down...let alone pick a single one out of the bunch to represent us.

We didn't want to let so much creativity go to waste, so we decided to reward all the submissions that were considered in the final decisions. We'll use these submissions at other places around HF...they just won't be our official motto.

The winning entry was "Elevate Your Perspective," a spin-off of Hetairoi's "An Elevated Perspective" submission, as our motto. We liked this one because it's a call to action...more than just "here's who we are" but more like "here's something to learn, a challenge for you." Might sound a bit like we think we're better than ground dwellers, but not too much.

Some of the entries were submitted by multiple members...in this case, we chose the earliest submission.

And the winners are....<insert drum roll here>

1st place: Hammock Forums Buff, HF Hat, and Stickers
Hetairoi - Elevate Your Perspective

2nd place: 4 HF stakes, 1 pair micro biners, stickers
Craig2112 - The X, Y and ZZZZs Between the Trees

3rd Place: 1 pair micro biners & stickers
mtncmpr - Good People, Good Discussion, Great Ideas

4th Place: 1 pair microbiners
Noontime - Respect. Responsibility. Community.

Trooper
10-13-2010, 13:43
Might sound a bit like we think we're better than ground dwellers, but not too much.

Good choice.

We aren't better, just more enlightened...or elevated for that matter.

Hetairoi
10-13-2010, 14:17
w00t!

:blush:

Nojack
10-13-2010, 14:50
A great choice !!!

It must have been a tough job narrowing the entries down, but kudos to the great creativity amongst the forum members.

HitchHiking
10-13-2010, 16:30
yeah really like it .:D

MacEntyre
10-13-2010, 17:58
Wouldn't you know it, the winner is the cereberal fellow with the ancient Greek name that no one can pronounce... :lol:

Good job, Hetairoi!

Doctari
10-13-2010, 19:32
Nice choice! Elegant, brief & to the point! :D

For 0.0001 seconds after posting the "We aren't a cult" silliness I feared it might have a very slim chance. :scared:

Thanks for picking a sensible one :lol:

krugd
10-13-2010, 19:36
Nice choice and congratulations to all the winners.

Bubba
10-13-2010, 19:57
I love the new slogan with its double meaning. Great choice!

SoundWitness
10-13-2010, 20:20
Wouldn't you know it, the winner is the cereberal fellow with the ancient Greek name that no one can pronounce... :lol:

Good job, Hetairoi!


:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: That was great!!


Congrats to the winners and kudos to the judges. Great choice.

MacEntyre
10-13-2010, 20:46
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: That was great!!
disclaimer: i can only joke about Hetairoi because i've hung with him in the sipsey. he's a real nice guy!

optimator
10-13-2010, 20:48
Congrats to all the winners!

pedro
10-13-2010, 20:51
Good choices!

SoundWitness
10-13-2010, 20:54
disclaimer: i can only joke about Hetairoi because i've hung with him in the sipsey. he's a real nice guy!

Understood. Always debated in my brain the actual pronunciation.....

MacEntyre
10-13-2010, 20:59
It can't be pronounced. :lol:

NCPatrick
10-13-2010, 21:13
I always pronounced it 'Heter-oy', but I think he pronounces it 'Heter-eye'. Like a lot of HF names, they are much harder to pronounce in person. :)

slowhike
10-13-2010, 22:32
I just ignore some of the letters & pronounce it like the head man (redheaded guy w/ the sunglasses) on CSI Miami.

Hetairoi
10-14-2010, 11:58
hehe, I have no idea how to pronounce it either. Wasn't a problem until I started meeting people from the internet in the woods :lol:

I've always liked that it has multiple meanings (kinda like the new motto) which boil down to "companion" or "drinking buddy".

As for winning, thanks to the mods, very happy my entry was chosen out of the many, many great possibilities.

Also think it's wonderful that they took a simple idea, changed it slightly and made it better. EXACTLY WHAT THIS COMMUNITY IS ALL ABOUT :D

Craig2112
10-14-2010, 20:16
You definitely picked a good one. Nice job Mods! Fun contest, too!

bonsaihiker
10-14-2010, 20:53
Congratulations, John! Sweet new motto! I like it...I like it a lot.

questtrek
10-20-2010, 09:22
Very cool ....!

lizzie
10-20-2010, 10:19
Great choice! It was fund reading all the varied entries as the thread progressed. Congratulations to all the winners.

gunner76
10-20-2010, 14:14
Congrats to the winners !




"We aren't a cult

I thought we were :lol::lol: