My Question of the Day: Would you enter a competition/contest where the only prize is “bragging rights” but no physical (monetary, etc.) prize?

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Win an Amazon 6″ Kindle by writing an up to 250-word essay on the topic: “Why I Want A Kindle.”

See full specifications of the 6″ Kindle.

Here are the details of the competition:

• $2 per entry
• One 6″ Kindle will be awarded to one (1) winner
• Entrants must be 18 years or older
• This contest is void where prohibited by law
• Open to those with a US address only
• The deadline to enter this competition is Saturday, 31 July 2010 at 11:59PM EST.
• All essays will be posted to the blog, so visitors can vote on the one they believe deserves the prize. No names or other identifying information will be shown to voters, so no one will know who an essay belongs to.
• Voting will start on Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 12:00AM EST and will end on Saturday, 14 August 2010 at 11:59PM EST.
• I will post the name of the winner on my blog on Sunday, 15 August 2010.

My Question of the Day: You have a good friend or relative who is determined to enter a competition to do something for which s/he totally has no talent. For years, you and so many others have tried to tell this person that this particular thing just isn’t his/her “cup of tea,” but s/he is absolutely determined to enter a competition that will expose him/her to the criticism of thousands of people. What do you do?

My 2 Cents: You can’t save a person who doesn’t want to be saved. I would make one, last attempt to ask him/her to think about what s/he is getting in to, and then I’d let it happen.

In the end, I’d be there to support him/her. I’m no talent scout, s/he may have the spark that someone else will see and know how to hone, so my good friend or relative can realize his/her dream. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”

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