Exactly.
I know the rules were made in 2010 and they haven't been updated but if we followed them rules it would give other members a chance of winning.
Giveaway ideas - have your say in how we run them
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Exactly.
I know the rules were made in 2010 and they haven't been updated but if we followed them rules it would give other members a chance of winning.
Ahhh. Way back when, I'm talking before I was a member, there used to be a contest for members. This had not been happening for a long time (or if they were when I was new.....I just didn't know about it LOL). Those rules are sooooooooooo out of date and do not pertain to vendor sponsored contests of this magnitude.
@low_tar_neil me thinks that these rules need to be either deleted or updated now that we are having these current contests.
indeed - but watch how many folks zoom in on the clause about 'winning in 30 day period' - all about perspective
Yes but they are the rules even though they were made years ago.
actually, if you look at the dates on the big contests, they have been spaced out a bit until recently - and would the 'win in 30 days' be based on when their name was drawn or when the contest started or when it ended or when it shipped? and then, if you follow ALL the rules, not just cherry picking favorites, then all of the new members who come to the site would be initially ineligible to play at all - which seems contrary to the thought process, as expressed, behind the big vendor sponsored contests
at the end of the day, whatever they decide, I am personally okay with however ECF decides to do it - I trust that the team is going to do their best (as they have from the start, with a good bit of learning curve) to keep the contests 'fair' (as much as it will ever be 'fair' for everyone - you'll never stop the whiners, the naysayers or the complainers who think that there needs to be a 'for me' tacked on to the end of every use of 'fair')... ultimately, it's free - along with freedom of choice to participate or not participate... overcomplicating the process, involving the semantics mafia or bemoaning the fact that i have NEVER won in a contest run by left handed accountants whose names have an L in them or whatever is not conducive to the SPIRIT behind the contest - for the vendors, its about exposure, for ECF its about building the community and sharing the message... essentially pretty simple, but simple seems to be highly overrated - I'll abide by whatever the team decides and happily continue to support and encourage the community, sans whining
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So far, I feel the best contest as far as how it was run, was the Innokin one, where the giveaways was broken down into weekly sub contests....where the winners were picked based on answers to questions, mixed in with some random generator picks, so all participants had a better chance to win...those who can't post a lot (or don't wish to for one reason or another) still had a chance through the weekly (time frame irrelevant) sub contests.
Agree, and not just because I won one. People had a week to participate, there wasn't 200 pages of kitty memes, everyone had a shot at winning. It was also clean and well moderated, with vendors being available to talk about the product and answer questions.
yeah, I never won that one...but I still enjoyed it more then spam fest contests....at least that one I was able to keep up with
LTN spoke about vendor participation previously. They are welcome to participate, it's just rare that they do. A mix of language, time zones, staff workloads all come into play, I'd expect.
It really was! You could ask anything, and get help!
I like this Idea a lot X amount on post count, X amount random by list of names.
But as mentioned this will give the high posters a shot of a win from both types of draws.
So maybe instead of 50/50 perhaps 20% based on post count, 80% from list of names only.
Still weighs in favor of high posters but still maybe giving everyone more of a chance.
True... It was just an added bonus to a nicely ran giveaway.
We were lucky on the Cloupor mini+ contest, their rep stayed in touch (at least when I was on the thread).
I know it won't matter much, but my .02....
I don't like weighted entry contests. I believe it should be 1 entry per person period. I understand it's done that way for exposure but some of us can't just sit and constantly float a link around social media. Maybe split it up where half goes to single entry contestants and half go to multiple entry contestants....
And secondly, put a limit on how many times people can win in a row or time period, I hate seeing someone win something every contest while some people never win anything.
I don't like weighted entry contests. I believe it should be 1 entry per person period. I understand it's done that way for exposure but some of us can't just sit and constantly float a link around social media. Maybe split it up where half goes to single entry contestants and half go to multiple entry contestants....
And secondly, put a limit on how many times people can win in a row or time period, I hate seeing someone win something every contest while some people never win anything.
There could also be a post limit, say 20 posts per day for the entrant. It could cut down on the spamming.
Or how about this: Only one entry counts per person for each drawing....but, to promote a fun active atmosphere, have multiple (daily, every other day, once a week etc...) "sub contests" with categories like "best meme" "best vape picture" "best joke" "most prolific poster" (for those who really do love the spam type) etc. etc.....
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