What is Crown Of the Week?

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Crown of the week topics

1) So how terrible are you?
Replies:68 Views:763
Original forum: Relationships
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 15, 2010

landyaBhai has come up with a very good topic. I liked this topic, and infact inspired me to start a 'how awesome are we' topic! Good job landya!!

2) Non-Permanent Seat in UN Security Council for India !!
Replies:53 Views:512
Original forum: Defense
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 15, 2010
I really feel UN is group for losers. Its a shitty organisation which has lived past its relevance. But hey, India got some seat there, so yeah, its important for India and so ... well, let me crown it because at last, after so many years after Nehru gave away our seat to China, we finally got something back.


3) Bukhari Carries On Aurangzeb's Legacy
Replies:48 Views:452
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 15, 2010

Had viking again asked me for a crown this week, I would have really refused just because he asked me. But you know, he did ask me in a way - by starting a topic in his inimitable way! He knows I am fair about awarding crowns. I cannot refuse him a crown this week as this topic is quite compelling. So here is a crown for a topic of interest to the entire nation - Ram Mandir in Ayodhya!!


4) "Tum" or "Aap"?
Replies:39 Views:425
Original forum: Soapbox
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 15, 2010

Oh Rakhiji, you are bent on making me use the Admin panel and create more User Ranks. Aap bhi naa Thanks.

5)To the NRIs - What is right with India? What has India given you?
Replies:79 Views:788
Original forum: Life Abroad -> Trending Topics
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 15, 2010

This is one topic which I put up as Trending Topic and it continued to mature and I feel it deserves a crown. This is our first Trending Topic which has now been worthy of a crown!


Trending Topics
1) As a kid did you shit in the fields in your native place?
Original forum: Cultural Exchange
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010

2) Modi (BJP) sweeped Gujarat Civic polls.
Original forum: Taaza Khabar - Breaking news
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010

3) So, how awesome are we?
Original forum: Feedback
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010


4) Train erotica
Original forum: Soapbox
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010


5) Big boss season iv
Original forum: TV and Radio
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010

6) Aao... kisi ka shaadi kare
Original forum: Relationships
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010

7) CWG Scams and Probe - Let the Games begin!
Original forum: Taaza Khabar - Breaking news
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010

8) I want a...
Original forum: Soapbox
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 15, 2010

[echarcha]

Crown of the week topics

1) Shiv Sena Leads From The Front
Replies:137 Views:1,283
Original forum: Taaza Khabar - Breaking news
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 22, 2010
viking, oh viking! Just when you think what can you come up with this week that will hold everyone, you come up with such a topic! Ordinarily just a news item which people forget, but here we all get excited and worked up and riled up and things take an interesting turn. Kudos for having mastered the art of making a banal political news into something interesting for all of us.

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2) Building Temple
Replies:105 Views:782
Original forum: Religion
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 22, 2010
It is quite a good thing that we are trying to keep our culture and religion alive beyond our national boundaries. Quite a commendable endeavour. My best wishes and success for a brand new temple!

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3) Researching Echarchan's Lifestyle
Replies:45 Views:619
Original forum: Health
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 22, 2010

I never knew you would take our forum so seriously I am touched by the love, attention and health of our forum forum and echarchans
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4) Parental consent for teenage abortions...
Replies:39 Views:363
Original forum: Life Abroad
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 22, 2010

Rakhi tai, you are a chupa rustum. You come u pwith topics which might seem so innocous and simple, but usually have a lot more ...
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5) Are you soul-mates?
Replies:34 Views:331
Original forum: Relationships
- Winner of Crown of the week ending Fri, Oct 22, 2010

landya, I stopped reading your philosophy high funda sental mental posts , so you now force me to read them by coming up with topics worthy of a crown!
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Trending Topics
1) Fall Colors and Spring Blossoms
Original forum: Life Abroad
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 22, 2010

2) Please suggest a book...
Original forum: Book reviews
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 22, 2010

3) Is this for real ?--Haj subsidy for muslims to be phased out from next year
Original forum: Indian Politics
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 22, 2010


4) Arundhati Roy promotes secession
Original forum: Indian Politics
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 22, 2010


5) Is your wife older than you?
Original forum: Polls
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 22, 2010

6) Is jogging really good for health?
Original forum: Health
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 22, 2010

7) Do not try Internet Explorer 9 Beta please
Original forum: Computing
Trending Topic - Week Fri, Oct 22, 2010

[echarcha]

Crowns of the Week (ending Fri 11th Nov, 2010)

I have decided to change a bit for the Crowns. If you look at search engine trending keywords, you notice that a word or search phrase trends for a day or so and then reaches a peak.
In our case, our Trending topics peak for a couple of day and either die naturally or they continue to gather responses and view. This time I noticed that some of the following
topics, despite being for a week as Trending topics, continued their march towards more responses and views. In general they kept the interest levels high. So they deserve to be honored.
Thanks to the mods who also brought this to my attention independently.

Making New Friends
Original forum: Soapbox
Views:602 Replies: 45
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 11th 2010)
I have never thought of this issue as such. I have a few close friends but never really bothered to make new ones. Good topic!


This is the limit
Original forum: Economy
Views:311 Replies: 25
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 11th 2010)
Good list of things that annoy you folks. One suggestion was the COTW should be stopped. Well, I will try to oblige but you folks compel with such good content!!


Why is Sex the most pleasurable?
Original forum: Relationships
Views:695 Replies: 47
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 11th 2010)
This topic has come from Trending Topics to Crown of the Week. Congrats!! The thread title says it all, what else can I add


Does Indian cinema give over-importance to rape
Original forum: Films
Views:873 Replies: 65
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 11th 2010)
This topic has come from Trending Topics to Crown of the Week. Congrats!! Yes our cinema has shown rape mostly in a very vulgar way without showing the real consequences it has for the victims.
In movies, the victim just kills herself out of shame and angst. Also rape is taken very lightly in a movie just to introduce a villainous situation. Good topic.



Why did Cha cross the road (and defect to Congress)
Original forum: Polls
Views: 615 Replies: 36
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 11th 2010)
This topic has come from Trending Topics to Crown of the Week. Congrats!! I am honored




Trending Topics

From now on I want to free the Trending Topics from the boundaries of ending week. If a thread is started even on a Saturday or Sunday after the closing Friday, we should consider it for Trending Topic.
So you will find a couple of threads which were started after 11th Nov, but they do qualify, in my opinion, for trending topics.
Another change I wish to make, which will cause me more work, is to move topics to Trending Topics even in the middle of the week. 7 days is a long time. I have observed that
a topic can trend within 24 to 48 hours. So yes, it means more work for me, but I will take those pains too. I want you to enjoy the best content which you yourself take so much time to nurture out in the front for all to enjoy!


What Makes Our Politicians So F**king CORRUPT?
Original forum: Taaza Khabar - Breaking news
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 11th, 2010)


Story of Prithviraj Chauhan and the triumph of islam in india--written by myself
Original forum: Cultural Exchange
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 11th, 2010)



How to make out if someone like badri has tried out clothes in a store?
Original forum: How to
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 11th, 2010)


Conflicting thoughts....
Original forum: Relationships
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 11th, 2010)

[echarcha]

Crowns of the Week (ending Fri 18th Nov, 2010)

More changes for crown threads now. Going to each forum, counting view, noting them down here is a chore. I have kept time for the last few weeks and it takes me a lot of time - about an hour or more.
I want to save as much time as I can. So from this week's crowns, winning thread will just have the winner tag line inserted at the bottom of the first post.

Also tantric_yogi gave a good suggestion to create a separate forum for Crown threads.
So we now have the Crowing Glory forum (with the name chosen by the majority).

With this new forum, we can always keep track of winning threads. Soon, mods and I will work to move previous winners to this forum.


Do you use texting (SMS) often?
Original forum: Soapbox
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 18th 2010)
Many of us have feature phones, smart phones and what not. But do we think about texting? Good topic!


Has it ever happened, words becoming reality
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 18th 2010)
landyaBhai always has something to make us all philosophical. I liked this topic. Good job!


Do you shop for your significant other
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 11th 2010)
I am surprised landyaBhai starting this topic because he is more at home with Philosophy.

Good girl with clean habits...
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 18th 2010)
Rakhi tai, I have to admit that you always surprise every other week. What a simple question about Indian matrimonial ads and it turns into a very entertaining and informative thread!


Have grand parents become surrogate parents?

Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 18th 2010)
When I was growing up, visiting grandparents was a joy because my grandparents would pamper me and spoil me rotten Oh those simple days and the simple joys of life. A good topic!


Massages, Facials, Shopping et al
Winner of Crown of the Week (ending Fri, Nov 18th 2010)
OMG, what a topic! Thoroughly entertaining and informative at the same time. Pratiksha tai you are very smart. You and Rakhi tai are on a roll here.


Trending Topics


hain , whaaaat ?? canot hear u beta
Original forum: SoapBox
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 18th, 2010)


Only girls get head aches?
Original forum: Health
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 18th, 2010)



Lessons of Panipat
Original forum: Cultural Exchange
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 18th, 2010)


Coffee manners in the office breakroom
Original forum: Jobs
Trending Topic (week ending Fri, Nov 18th, 2010)