Sore Loser

[delmiaco]

I'm not sure if any of you are familiar with the Addy Awards. (With over 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY® Awards are the world's largest and arguably toughest advertising competition.) But I went to the ceremony tonight and won the silver award. I am a very strong competitor and I was really hoping for the gold but I am happy out of all of the entries to take second place. (I guess) My real question is, how many of you have entered competitions and lost to someone or a company who you honestly felt was so much under qualified????? Honestly, I'm feeling a bit deflated and I'm just looking for a pick me up here.

signed - sore loser..

[Raoul Isidro]

Take time out to hang loose after a tension filled crescendo of the ceremonies. Many thoughts will fill your mind, like a gushing river. Might as well fill them with good ones, not the negative ones of what might have beens!
Any competition with a panel of judges will always be flawed. Just look at the sports in Olympic competitions....
Admire the trophy which is a testimony of you beating 58,998 other qualifiers!

[candleman]

be glad you got silver i guess.

you could have gotten nothing
just like 99% of all the other entrants did.

so.. wheres the pic!!???!!

[sk66]

Originally Posted by delmiaco

honestly, i'm feeling a bit deflated and i'm just looking for a pick me up here.

Signed - sore loser..

you're great! You should have won!

[sk66]

I always feel deflated if I don't win....I only enter if I feel "strong" about my entry...And sometimes I just can't understand how they came to their decision... but oh well...

[BryanC]

Let's see how Canada deals with it after Sunday's hockey game.

*Lights fuse and gets away*

[delmiaco]

You are all very sweet. I may have still been a little buzzin from the wine when I posted this last night. In the brightness of the morning sun I am feeling better about the silver. But just to clairify, there were not 60,000 entrys in my catagory... probably more like 50 or so. And it wasn't a photo it was actually a multi-media campaign that went from print to the web.... I can't post it here because it was for my company and I'm not sure how my boss would feel about that. I just didn't want you all to think I was THAT good.

[Jim Bryant]

With all those entires, you're extremely honored to have taken second place. Hell....I know i would be. You'll just have to try harder this year to come up with more of winner.

[windrider86]

I'd be on cloud nine to have gotten to where you did. What an accomplishment!

[Gobae]

Originally Posted by delmiaco

I can't post it here because it was for my company and I'm not sure how my boss would feel about that. I just didn't want you all to think I was THAT good.

I guess I'm confused a bit. If it's an advertisement why would your boss not want the additional exposure?