! 3-4 days ago,. I seen on Facebook that there will be "Blogger Bash" in Bhuj! I was too excited as wow, I will get chance to see creative people of Bhuj n have chance to interact with fellow bloggers!
I registered and they started sending me instructions about program! Blog supposed to be written in 15 mins and to publish it in next 15 mins and one with maximum likes and comments will be winner! Also topic will be given on place only!
I said, ok let's try! Then on day before event I received msg that u need to bring pen and papers to write a blog! N I also have to bring my laptop/mobile for this! I said ok! I was confused that how can I write blog on paper! Then in morning on event's day I again got msg that whole blog thing will be on "Mobile/Laptop".
So, I kept both of them with me! Now at time of event, Reporting Time was 4:30 and most of contestants took permission from their office and reach their on time, where event was not started till 5. When asked they replied " In India, which event starts on time?"
Next point while discussing rules they said there will be two categories. 1. For content writing and 2. For Social Media King/Queen! All contestants will get 15+15 mins for their task. I.e. 15 mins for writing and 15 mins for like/chat/interaction as described in msg but after few seconds they said, "You can get utilize 30 mins as u wish" so if I put pic in 2 mins I have 28 mins to ask ppl to like my post! N other guy who write amazing way and take 15 mins will get only 15 mins.
That's part of strategy, how we do it? Question remains, how they check plagiarism or how the likes are not added by software! On this they replied " I am Professor, I know everything!"
They claimed program was delayed because they had tie up with forest department and their official are late! But no one from forest department came! There was no affiliation mentioned on banner or anywhere! Even in press note next day when there was detailed information was given but no mention of affiliation with Forrest Department! So did organisers lied about their affiliation with Govt. Department?
Now two pics that shared, which all contestants supposed to share on their page or wherever they like! One of them is about Rakshak van which is near Bhuj and other one is Local Folks new business venture of Revision! Ofcourse they can do that, it's their choice!
Now the most important question arrived! How they choosen winners! For content writing there were two judges and both of them did perfect job!
Question arrive at Social Media King winners. There are two winners. Person who got second no. Is having professional account on Instagram and other apps. As there was no guidelines given by Organisers, That can be allowed!
But the winner is having 342 Friend on FB. While having Google search his name u can't get any other profile! What he did to win Social Media King! Where he put it! How many likes he got? How many shares he got? How many people check that page?? None of this answered by anyone there! Further even currently there is no such post on his FB also!
Every contestant received a certificate but it has no value as it's not signed!! Yes a printed page with our names on it but not a single organisation authority signed it!
So after all this lethargic exercise, we came to know two things. A. None of organisers knows about blogging B. A practical examples of how to not arrange a "Blogging Bash"
P.S. I am not writing because I am sore looser. I heartily congratulate winner of content writing. He is just amazing writer! But just wasting other people's time on *Blogger Bash* is wrong!
