There's still time; a whole day's worth! You should keep trying.
A bit of extra help on each clue.
1st location: Really, just take a look outside of this thread, and don't go too far.
2nd location: Consider the word given in quotations as your main focus and look where your thoughts lead you.
3rd location: This is relatively easy actually. The clue given leads to a thread in the hinted area.
4th location: If you find the 3rd location and clue, then you'll easily know where to look for this one. You'll know the section, and when you find the thread just look for a certain super moderator's post.
5th location: After finding the clue from above, this will lead you straight to the right section. You just need to search those tacked threads, eh?
6th location: The clue given from the 5th location above is really easy.
7th location: This is also easy.
8th location: VERY easy.
Yeah, I realize I just told you how many clues there are excluding the one given when the scavenger hunt began. But, I'm hoping this clears up some confusion some have had as we near the end - Saturday, November 13th @ 12:00AM EST.