About nine months ago I posted my printer friendly version of Hoke's book, Refining Precious Metal Wastes. I'm humbled that there have been over 800 downloads of the file, and I want to give special thanks to those who have provided links to the thread. When I posted the file I asked that if anyone found any errors or omissions they let me know so I could correct them. I am surprised that to this day, I have not received a single message regarding errors.
I have been rereading the book for a new edit I'm working on. In the process, I have found many errors or omissions, some obvious, some more difficult to spot. And yet, none of our sharp-eyed members have reported any of them.
So I thought about how I could get members involved in spotting and reporting errors they find... A Contest! We haven't had a contest in a while! With Prizes!!
My reasons for doing this are twofold. First, I'd like to correct as many errors as possible in the upcoming version. I have found 20 so far. There are probably more that I have missed. I'm asking the help of our members in finding them. Second, I want to provide an incentive for new members and veterans alike to read through the book again. Every time I read it I learn new things.
Here are the rules: The contest is open to all forum members. I will provide the prizes and cover postage within the continental U.S. If a winner is outside the U.S., I will contact them to discuss the cost of postage to their country. If the postage is too high, I will send the value of the prize via PayPal.
The prize for each error or omission reported will be one thin, U.S. dime. That's a pre-1965 dime, approximately 2.5 grams of 90% silver! OK, so it's not worth a million dollars, but when silver hits $150.00 an ounce, they'll be worth over $10.00 each! :lol:
All entries must be posted to this thread. The first submission of any individual error will win one prize. No editing of posts is allowed. If a post is edited, it will be disqualified. There will be a limit of 2 prizes to any member so many members can participate*. For the purposes of this contest, I am looking for typographical errors, like misspelled words, words run together without a space, punctuation errors, etc. in my printer friendly version of the book.
The contest will run till midnight, November 30, 2013. All entries must be submitted before that time based on the forum time stamp.
I hope to see many entries. I know of 20 errors. How many more can you find?
Good luck,
Dave
* Yes, there was an asterisk. I want to get as much participation as I can, so I'm setting a limit of 2 prizes per member for errors posted on the forum, but I also sincerely want to catch as many errors as possible, so here's the exception. If you find more than 2 errors, only post 2 on the forum. Then PM any others to me. If another member posts the same error on the forum, I'm afraid you won't get any additional prize. But if no one posts the same error on the forum by the end of the contest, and no one else reports the error by PM before you, you will get the prize(s) for the additional error(s). Let's keep this fun!
I have been rereading the book for a new edit I'm working on. In the process, I have found many errors or omissions, some obvious, some more difficult to spot. And yet, none of our sharp-eyed members have reported any of them.
So I thought about how I could get members involved in spotting and reporting errors they find... A Contest! We haven't had a contest in a while! With Prizes!!
My reasons for doing this are twofold. First, I'd like to correct as many errors as possible in the upcoming version. I have found 20 so far. There are probably more that I have missed. I'm asking the help of our members in finding them. Second, I want to provide an incentive for new members and veterans alike to read through the book again. Every time I read it I learn new things.
Here are the rules: The contest is open to all forum members. I will provide the prizes and cover postage within the continental U.S. If a winner is outside the U.S., I will contact them to discuss the cost of postage to their country. If the postage is too high, I will send the value of the prize via PayPal.
The prize for each error or omission reported will be one thin, U.S. dime. That's a pre-1965 dime, approximately 2.5 grams of 90% silver! OK, so it's not worth a million dollars, but when silver hits $150.00 an ounce, they'll be worth over $10.00 each! :lol:
All entries must be posted to this thread. The first submission of any individual error will win one prize. No editing of posts is allowed. If a post is edited, it will be disqualified. There will be a limit of 2 prizes to any member so many members can participate*. For the purposes of this contest, I am looking for typographical errors, like misspelled words, words run together without a space, punctuation errors, etc. in my printer friendly version of the book.
The contest will run till midnight, November 30, 2013. All entries must be submitted before that time based on the forum time stamp.
I hope to see many entries. I know of 20 errors. How many more can you find?
Good luck,
Dave
* Yes, there was an asterisk. I want to get as much participation as I can, so I'm setting a limit of 2 prizes per member for errors posted on the forum, but I also sincerely want to catch as many errors as possible, so here's the exception. If you find more than 2 errors, only post 2 on the forum. Then PM any others to me. If another member posts the same error on the forum, I'm afraid you won't get any additional prize. But if no one posts the same error on the forum by the end of the contest, and no one else reports the error by PM before you, you will get the prize(s) for the additional error(s). Let's keep this fun!
