ActiveBob.....It's always Raining!

We have some talented writers here on the staff of ActiveRain (present company excluded). Between the staff, you'd think we would be able to come up with a succinct 'About us' description; something that really nails the essence of the community. Alas, after hundreds of drafts, thousands of red pen marks and way too many hours spent trying to nail the perfect 'About us', we have decided to solicit your help.

At the bottom of every page on ActiveRain is the 'about' link. The introduction on that page gives everyone who ever wanted to learn about our community their first introduction to who we are. You can imagine why it's so hard to nail it. What ActiveRain is about to you may not be the same as the person with whom you are battling for first in your city. In fact, ask twenty different people and you are likely to get 20 different answers.

We need you to help us write the 'about us' language for ActiveRain.

You can find the current 'about us' piece here at the top of that page.

The winning selection will agree to let ActiveRain have the rights to the submission and we will use it not only on the about page, but in lots of stuff we do in the future.

The winning selection also gets:

1. 5000 ActiveRain points
2. Two ActiveRain T-shirts
3. A Localism Jacket
4. Our love and adoration
5. A free yearlong sponsorship of a community on Localism
6. A free pass to kick off anyone else on ActiveRain that you choose (OK, this one is a joke.......but too good to resist)

A few things to consider:

• All entries must be submitted by Wednesday October 8th at 11:59pm Pacific Time.
• We are looking for something between 150-200 words (2 paragraphs). The more succinct the better.
• All entries become the property of ActiveRain (I'm not a lawyer, but the idea is we want the right to use the stuff you write)
• Entries should be sent to bob at the name of this website or through the contact link on my ActiveRain profile page