I am so honored to be on this list!  Purple stars are super!  Thank you!

Great picks for the purple stars! It's going to be hard to top that list week after week, but I bet it will happen! And thank you for the purple star, I'm honored.

All well deserved!

We're also hoping that the purple stars motivate some of our best lensmasters to do MORE of what they do so well and that is to CREATE MORE AWESOME LENSES! 

Go Giants!

Yeah Purple Stars! Congratulations everyone!

Congrats everyone on your Purple Stars! 

That being said, I am confused.  Bonnie's Purple Star lens states that you can submit a classic or existing lens for consideration.  Yet, the Squidoo page on Badges states the following:  "Purple stars: They're heeeere. Bow down to the purple star. Only a few purple stars are given out each week, to exceptional NEW lenses created by Giant Squids."

So, going forward, can existing lenses receive a Purple Star or is this program just for new lenses?

Last edited by Janet21 (04/17/2009 6:57 pm)

kiwisoutback wrote:

I think that they're giving preference to new lenses, but you can still occasionally submit old ones.

Yup, this is the case.  New lenses get preferential treatment, but I would imagine if someone were to have an existing quality Work At Home lens, for instance, there are probably exceptions made is such cases. 

Last edited by SemperFidelis (04/17/2009 7:51 pm)

Exactly, while we will be awarding Purple Stars to "Classic" older lenses, high quality new lenses will get preferential treatment!

Ahhhh Boy......
This program wasn't exactly what I was led to believe either.
All of us were very excited many months ago (when many of those who are new giants now weren't even here).....to read what little info was available about the upcoming purple star.

If I remember right, it was to be available to every lensmaster, and the lenses were to be 'the cream of the crop' of Squidoo...........a very illusive, distinguished, and rare award, chosen by HQ. I was hopin' I might get 2.

Now that the rules have changed, it won't be so illusive, distinguished, or rare.

flowergardner - Just to clarify, we intend to keep purple stars VERY elusive, distinguished and rare! Only 6 lenses per week will be getting one. That's a very small amount in comparison to the many,many, many lenses on Squidoo! So the if one IS bestowed upon a lens it is certainly considered an honor.

Thank you Greek for the comment and tactful notice to my spelling

I didn't comment to downgrade those that had received the purple star. Not at all. Congratulations everyone! I'm just a bit disappointed that the rules were changed to put emphasis (spelled right greek?) on the newer lenses, and only by giants.

Thanks Cheryl,
yea, you're right, we'll just have to see how it works out
I just still think that it should be open for everyone. My first lens I created was My Flowergarden. It has consistantly been in the top tier since it's creation. I just think that if someone else did that, they couldn't be qualified for the purple star until much later, when they applied for 'gianthood', and was admitted.