Commiserating with Ripple

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Reddhott

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:facepalm::facepalm: i :wub: u:D i luv being spun by you((((hugs))))
I ran a contest at Nu-Vapor and redd's post numbers came up the first five times I did Random.org, she did, of course, get first prize but I decided to send the other places off to others (I think I still spun her one more time!!! :laugh:) and knew she'd be cool with it -- but I knew redd so i made that decision. All I mean by posting here is that Random.org is an arm of Satan himself meant to befuddle me and cheat me of clean wins!!! :evil::evil::evil:

Happy Independence Day!!!
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This is a subject that is really bugging me -- I hate round by round contests, the next thing I don't like is these endless convo ones where you're not sure where the contest starts nor ends, Gotvapes is the prime example (and was fine by its lonesome) and is now being imitated all over the damned place much to my chagrin. When did a contest stop being a contest and not an exercise in posting and loading?!?!? If nothing else, when the posters put it in the contests thread they should give fair warning if they have to either load some stupid board every time they want to post an entry or they have to engage in mindless drivel and hours of catching up every time they want to enter, some of these threads now are patently ridiculous.......I mean, I saw a newb today with 2400 posts in 2 months, how stupid is that when some of the most knowledgable and veteran vapers have less than 2000? I'm not saying all of mine are primo but none of them are frakkin' hellos and good byes, I'll tell you that!!! :lol::lol::lol:
 

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I agree contests are getting ridiculous. They used to be limited to 300 posts and I don't think they counted for your post count. They shouldn't count IMHO

Also I understand they're trying to drum up business but I work for a living too and don't have time to read 250 .... slaps and hellos to figure out where I'm at in the contest.
But then if I don't like it I don't enter - well unless it's a Provari. Then I'll put up with it :p

Oh and good morning Whiskey :)
Good morning everyone :)
 

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I agree contests are getting ridiculous. They used to be limited to 300 posts and I don't think they counted for your post count. They shouldn't count IMHO

Also I understand they're trying to drum up business but I work for a living too and don't have time to read 250 .... slaps and hellos to figure out where I'm at in the contest.
But then if I don't like it I don't enter - well unless it's a Provari. Then I'll put up with it :p

Oh and good morning Whiskey :)
Good morning everyone :)

Hi Whiskey!!! I wonder if it'll be the last time I can say that here..........;)

Yeah, and those stupid contests remain in my top ten of my posts even though I haven't posted in 2 of them in months -- bring this up at the moderator's meeting, please, lox..........:thumb:

7500 in 3 months from some blatherer and ColGaunt just passed 3000? Jesus f'ing cripes, just sad for the mature forum that this is laughably supposed to be!!! :lol::lol::lol: Wow, they'll catch up to whiskey in 17 months and she was a moderator......:facepalm:
 

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Now - back to the other current rant/conversation at hand . . .

I kind agree with Ya' - "Rip", "Lox", and "Prism" (who should never keep her mouth shut :) ) - and I do understand what your sayin' . . . Some contest have really gotten out of hand and go on and on and on and on . . . Personally, although I am one of the guilty ones who does have additional conversations - just "Chit Chat" - besides enter the contest in some of these threads, I would also rather see and have a separate "Chit Chat" thread to go to to talk with people too (like we do here to commiserate about "Stuff" and even in other threads I go to) - beside being able to go to their Contest threads . . . However, I know a lot of these vendors (like "GotVapes", "Vapors Choice", "Apollo", etc.) are also trying to help those with limited funds who could not normally afford their products too . . .

SO - how do you blame some vendors for doing exactly what others are doing to have their "Name" get out there too . . . Some of these vendors can only have 2 threads open in the suppliers sub-forum . . . Matter of fact, I noticed that so many other vendors have a Contest then - BOMB - A "Winner" is picked, some people congratulate the winner, and then everyone just leaves . . . The thread is "dead" and - NOTHING . . . Right now - I know of 2 vendors threads ("Tenderfoot" & "louielouie") that recently had a contest and gave away some really nice stuff that have just died and from what I see virtually no one has been back to them or even from what I've seen very few people have ordered from their company . . . They even keep trying to "bump" their thread with information about their products and sales to get some interest or any attention at all . . . So, I can't really blame them, especially since they do not have a sub-forum here on ECF either . . .

But you know what really gets "My" gall and IMO is the worst thing though about all this right now - is one of the people who is the worst culprit themselves for "posting" nonsense just for the shake of posting and who increased their own post count for the exact same reason some others have . . . Matter of fact, I personally know that they had a very low count till they inserted themselves into helping in a contest - is now chiming in on this conversation and "accusing other's" as tho they are so "innocent" and yet they have done the exact same thing . . .IMO - I think that is just as reprehensible . . . and so "unmensch" ! ! !

Now of course - this is just "My" opinion and :2c: . . . ;)
 
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I joke about it a lot..but post count to me means little compared to what is actually being said..I have amassed a high post count in a relatively short period of time...but I also spent 4 months reading the entire Echo thread and the DIY threads in their entirety before actually signing up as a member..of course having the time to do that because I am currently unemployed..it gave me breaks between filling out tons of online applications,(because I guess employers don't like you to apply the old fashioned way by showing up in person to talk to someone and hand them a resume..:glare:).
 

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I understand what your saying Uncle - I know its a business move. All I'm saying is when the time isn't worth the prize I just don't bother. I'm a ..... but I aint cheap :rolleyes:


Its been busy here at Casa De Lox lately with my "home"work :p (Astrid is evil) Someone who shall remain nameless has declared an end to the man cave :p
 
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