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title: "My contests actually make a difference :)"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2005/7/15/my-contests-actually-make-a-difference.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2005/7/15/my-contests-actually-make-a-difference.html"
published: "2005-07-15T17:27:00"
updated: "2005-07-15T17:27:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "I'm glad my little Add-in contest helped someone get to Redmond for a tour with their friends :) What other contests would you like to see? Geekiest Joke? Coolest Avalon App? A \"Self Documenting Code\" contest? \"Best…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
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# My contests actually make a difference :)

By Roy Osherove July 15, 2005 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published July 15, 2005; technical details may be outdated.

I'm glad my little Add-in contest [helped someone get to Redmond for a tour with their friends](http://weblogs.asp.net/rweigelt/archive/2005/07/01/417160.aspx) :)

What other contests would you like to see? Geekiest Joke? Coolest Avalon App?

A "Self Documenting Code" contest? "Best Software Development Horror Story"?

I'd love more ideas...

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## About the author

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