ABbuggin
Well-known member
Ok, this is going to be a long winded post, so please read it all. 
I'm sure all of you (or most of you) know that the most recent contest was closed down due to a "cheater". Well I am responsible for that, BUT please allow me to clear things up. Long story short, one of the nights while the voting was going on, some of my friends were over. During conversation, the contest came up. Because they were my friends, they wanted to vote for me. They each made their own account on my computer that night. That is why the additional accounts were from the same IP address. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not trying to push the blame off on anybody, I made a stupid decision. I should of not allowed my friends to vote since they were not members prior to the contest, instead they were just joining to vote for me. I do realize that the whole situation appears "fishy", but please realize that cheating NEVER crossed my mind. I had no intentions of cheating. I am very sorry for causing all the chaos and confusion amongst the forum, I also realize that my decision may of ruined some of my friendships here too. I hope that you all accept my apology. I have been working with insects all of my life. I currently work at a museum (in the insectarium) with the lead entomologist, and I am going to college next year to start studying entomology. Because of this forum, I have decided what area of entomology I want to pursue...mantids. They are surprisingly understudied and I really don't think I would of chosen this route without the forum being part of my life. So, I would really appreciate it if you all would forgive me, so I can come back to my second "family".
Andrew
I'm sure all of you (or most of you) know that the most recent contest was closed down due to a "cheater". Well I am responsible for that, BUT please allow me to clear things up. Long story short, one of the nights while the voting was going on, some of my friends were over. During conversation, the contest came up. Because they were my friends, they wanted to vote for me. They each made their own account on my computer that night. That is why the additional accounts were from the same IP address. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not trying to push the blame off on anybody, I made a stupid decision. I should of not allowed my friends to vote since they were not members prior to the contest, instead they were just joining to vote for me. I do realize that the whole situation appears "fishy", but please realize that cheating NEVER crossed my mind. I had no intentions of cheating. I am very sorry for causing all the chaos and confusion amongst the forum, I also realize that my decision may of ruined some of my friendships here too.
I hope that you all accept my apology. I have been working with insects all of my life. I currently work at a museum (in the insectarium) with the lead entomologist, and I am going to college next year to start studying entomology. Because of this forum, I have decided what area of entomology I want to pursue...mantids. They are surprisingly understudied and I really don't think I would of chosen this route without the forum being part of my life. So, I would really appreciate it if you all would forgive me, so I can come back to my second "family". Andrew
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