The way I see it...Miss Temptation

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  1. twojays

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    Having participated in last year's Miss Temptation contest and seeing all the drama that ensued, I feel it necessary to post this. Comment if you will but if you have thin skin, stop reading now.

    This site is graciously hosted by Steve and has allowed us to meet great like minded people - some of which we/I have actually had the awesome experience of meeting! It has given us the opportunity to initiate and maintain friendships as well as stay updated on the daily going ons at the resort we LOVE. It has also allowed for people to post their "vote for me's" (as I did last September) for the Miss Temptation Contest, which seems to have turned into a dramatic event of misunderstandings, hurt feelings and accusations rather than a fun chance to shine in the spotlight for a moment. While the drama is fun to read for some, its it annoying for others who want to come to the site and see happiness and sunshine as they prepare for their next TTR adventure.

    I love the idea of the Miss Temptation contest and I would not trade my experience for anything. As it has been said SEVERAL times, it is a marketing ploy for the resort - created and maintained for ONLY that reason. I mean let’s all look...the resort website has generated 1600+ viewers just since it posted its July voting session. Anyone who knows anything about marketing knows this was a genius plan. Having said that, I think we should all know the following........

    1. IF you are going to post your "vote for me" you and all posters should abide by Thumper's Law "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I am not saying anyone said anything bad/mean or otherwise negative to anyone one else at any point...

    2. Understand as a contestant you are in a CONTEST. The point of participating in a CONTEST is to WIN. Wiki defines contest as " An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality." That means that one person will come out on top and the others will not.

    3. If you have not entered the contest yet but are thinking about doing so on your next trip..it is awesome! It's fun, it's exciting, it's a lot of work and it is time consuming. But DO NOT DO IT if you are weepy, sensitive, have a tendency to cry, want everyone in the world to be nice, have a firm belief that the world is filled with sunshine and puppy dogs or have no concept of what happens when girls get competitive. Because if I know one thing to be true it is if you hold any of the above characteristics you will be one miserable person during the month of voting and even more miserable if you survive that and get the chance to hang with 11 other girls for a week.

    4. It’s a MARKETING PLOY. The person who knows the most people and generates the most website traffic wins. The resort ultimately will make the final decision. Remember the "big prize" is a photo shoot of "the common TTR women" to be posted on the website for one year. If you are 800lbs, have no teeth, have 362 kids, a negative attitude and are probably not ever going to return to TTR again, you probably are not going to win no matter how many votes you have.




    5. Regardless if you know the info above or not....it gets DIRTY (and not the good sexy dirty where girls are tickle fighting naked with feathers and toys either). Its just the nature of the game. Women are catty, its just the truth. We can be ruthless and pretty all at the same time..I promise. No matter how nice everyone wants to be there will always be dismay towards the other contestants...keep it off cancuncare! Write it on facebook..everyone else does.

    6. If you make it to "The Big Dance" in January. Congrats. Know this..it’s fixed. Do not go in being a bitch and try to out do the other girls. You will not make ANY friends. The PR manager of the resort does not want to deal with catty girls at each other’s throats all week long. He wants to have fun too! Which is another reason why the final month contestant is ultimately chosen by the resort. If you happen to be the one girl that wins for the year..in this came "Miss 2011" don't let it go to your head. It's not like you won Miss America.

    7. And finally ~ remember it’s all in good fun. The ultimate prize is the trip in January where you will make 11 new best friends (hopefully) and enjoy a week in the spotlight. But if you don't make it there, it really is not the end of the world.

    So ladies and gents, I cannot tell you what to do. But I will end my long winded opinion with this. If we all must be subject to the "vote for me for this month" keep it focused on yourself and at least entertain us with some super hot pictures every now and again. :azzangel:


    (PS my husband wanted me to document that HE was not the one who wrote this.)
     
  2. Jamie

    Jamie Mayor of Temptation Registered Member

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    Amen!

    Jamie
     
  3. MRMRSDIESEL

    MRMRSDIESEL Guru Registered Member

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    Ill say you BOTH said it well enough. hehehehehe... WE MISS YOU GUYS!!!

    Ladies, take here advise. NO ONE will tell you better...
     
  4. YannS

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    Why the publicity on the forums though... People that make topic asking votes for either herself or a contestant automatically doesn't get mine.

    It's supposed to be a beauty/hottest body contest, not the one with most friends on the forums. No offence to anyone btw.
     
  5. twojays

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    Did you read the post? It's not a beauty contest. It's whoever can drive more website traffic and only after you have generated the traffic is it a beauty contest. The ENTIRE point is to solicit votes.
     
  6. Dee & Duncan

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    Idea

    What if Steve made a new rule.... That no more miss Temptation chatter in the "Temptation Resort Cancun" forum. It has to all be contained in a new forum category named: "Miss Temptation Competition"

    If a "vote for me" appears in any other category, it gets deleted!

    Just an idea, cause then it will at least be contained and not fester through out the whole forum.
     
  7. gntrac

    gntrac Regular Registered Member

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    can i have a "Like" button?? lmao!!! what u wrote was soo true!! we go back again and again and was there last jan to watch all the "fun" our next trip will be jan 2012 again during the temp contest finale...love my temptations!!!
     
  8. Steve

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    I see where you're coming from, although I think starting a dedicated forum just for the competition kind of endorses it which I'm not comfortable with, besides a dedicated forum would probably be inactive most of the time.

    I'd rather just stick with one "vote for me" thread per contestant - which I started trying to implement this time. But then we flew back to Cancun from the UK over the weekend and by the time I was back online there were several different threads that were all well established and couldn't really be shut down without causing offence. I'll try to be stricter on that next time.

    At least there's only a few days left then we can all go back to normal after the post mortem.
     
  9. YannS

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    Yes, I did read the post. No, it doesn't change what I said.

    1. You are advertising on forums FOR Temptation. People on here already generate traffic.

    2. Your hiding behind the fact you've stated earlier: it's a publicity stunt for Temptation. Of course it is. You don't have to be Einstein to figure that one out. But that's what the RESORT should be saying, not the contestants. The contestants should enter the contest thinking it's a fun, enjoyable event where you get to be wild, sexy and attractive while remaining a good representation of the Temptation atmosphere and what the resort is all about. All I see is people getting all worked up over the votes and how "the other girl could be ahead when she isn't as pretty as the others".

    To sum up... seeing ads all over the Temptation forums, asking everyone to vote for whoever seems to ruin the fun of the contest all together. Advertise where people don't already know about Temptation is what I'm trying to say.

    Btw, still no offence meant in any way, simply stating an opinion and trying to what other people think of all this.
     
  10. MandZ

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    there is nothing wrong with the "vote for me" threads, as long as they are kept at a minimum (one per is a good minimum)....it sparks a good conversation sometimes and i enjoy watching the ladies market themselves (and no, that has nothing to do with the bikini pictures that they often post =))
     
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