B O A R D W A T C H M A G A Z I N E Announces the Boardwatch 100 Reader's Choice Bulletin Board Contest WIN A FREE U.S. ROBOTICS HIGH SPEED MODEM Boardwatch Magazine is sponsoring a contest to find the 100 most popular bulletin board systems in North America - and the ONE BBS most popular among callers. The contest will run from January 1, 1992 through July 1, 1992. Winners will be announced at the Online Networking Exposition and BBS Convention (ONE BBSCON) held at the Stouffer Concourse Hotel in Denver Colorado, August 13-16, 1992. The Boardwatch 100 list will be published in subsequent issues of Boardwatch Magazine and distributed in electronic form world-wide. PRIZES FOR BULLETIN BOARD OPERATORS 1ST PRIZE: Air fare, hotel accomodations and registration at ONE BBSCON for two is awarded to the system receiving the most votes. Additionally, the system will be featured on the cover of Boardwatch Magazine with an accompanying feature length story about their system and a free full-page black and white advertisement in Boardwatch Magazine for a period of six months. Boardwatch Readers Choice Top Rated BBS plaque to be awarded at a special award ceremony at ONE BBSCON. TOP TEN: The ten most popular bulletin boards selected by the voters will each receive an award plaque, a feature story on their system in Boardwatch Magazine, a special top ten BBS listing in the magazine, and a quarter-page black and white advertisement in three successive issues. Additionally, they will be listed in the Boardwatch 100 BBS list. TOP ONE HUNDRED: The 100 bulletin boards receiving the most votes will each be listed in the Boardwatch 100 readers choice BBS list. This list will be published in Boardwatch Magazine and freely distributed electronically on thousands of bulletin boards world-wide. PRIZES FOR VOTERS All valid ballots submitted by voters will be entered in a random sweepstakes drawing. As of the opening date of this contest, prizes include two U.S. Robotics Courier V.32bis modems - and more are on the way. Two valid ballots will be selected from all entries and each will receive a free USR modem - the high speed modem used by more BBS operators than any other. Each voter can vote once, for a single bulletin board system. Each ballot must be fully completed, and we will verify ballots as necessary. There are two ways to vote: 1. Print out, complete, and mail or fax this ballot to: BOARDWATCH MAGAZINE READERS CHOICE BBS CONTEST 7586 West Jewell Ave., Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80232 Fax: 303-986-8754 2. Or, dial the Boardwatch BBS at (303)973-4222 and complete the online ballot provided on the main menu. Balloting closes at Midnight, July 1, 1992. NOTE: We held a very rough form of this contest several years ago. It generated less than 1,000 votes to select the top 100 bulletin boards. That means they averaged just 10 votes per board. Your vote can have a tremendous impact on the outcome of this contest. BOARDWATCH MAGAZINE READERS' CHOICE BBS CONTEST TITLE OF BBS YOU NOMINATE AS BEST IN NORTH AMERICA: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMARY BBS ACCESS TELEPHONE NUMBER: ------------------------------------- WHY IS THIS THE BEST BBS IN NORTH AMERICA? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTER NAME: -------------------------------------------------------- STREET ADDRESS: --------------------------------------------------------- CITY: STATE/PROVINCE: ------------------------------------ ---------------- ZIP OR POSTAL CODE: COUNTRY ------------------ ---------------- YOUR VOICE TELEPHONE NUMBER: ------------------------ COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE YOU USE ------------------------------------- HIGHEST MODEM SPEED YOUR MODEM SUPPORTS? [ ] 1200 bps [ ] 2400 bps [ ] 9600 bps [ ] 14,400 bps MODEM MANUFACTURER AND MODEL -------------------------------------------- AGE: PROFESSION: ----------- ------------------------------------- SIGNATURE: DATE: ------------------------------- ------------------- For more information on ONE BBSCON - call (303)693-5253 voice For more information about Boardwatch Magazine, dial (303)973-4222 by modem - or to subscribe by voice using MC/Visa (800)933-6038. Boardwatch Magazine - $36 per year.