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Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
on: September 22, 2013, 08:53:20 AM
I love give-aways, and I finally decided how I want to handle my give-away

First this is ONLY OPEN to MODs and ADMINs.  no geographical restrictions!   :police:

I know I just eliminated the vast majority of this family, but I know the mods and admins keep this place running so we all can enjoy it.

Admins/moderators, thank you for all you do so that I can enjoy this site as I should.  this giveaway is small, but I feel it is important.

The prize

a $25 Amazon gift card.  I was torn on what to give away, and this way people can put the money toward what ever item or brand they want, and I can side-step the international shipping because Amazon offers gift cards that are delivered by email.

so within 24hours of selecting a winner, the gift card will show up and be usable.



to do the drawing I will use random number generator (My Ti-89 calculator) to select the winner, however I will verify that the winning user is a mod or admin before announcing the winner, if not, I will repeat until valid admin/mod winner. (to filter out accidental, or intentional illegal entries).


so the entries will be handled like this.
the drawing will be on the 29th of September exact time will be when I am free to do it.
you get one guess for being and admin or mod
then you get one guess per year you have been an admin or mod.

select a number between 000 and 1000
closet number wins.

please quote the previous list  (I know you guys know this)

Finally any user who is not a mod/admin who thinks this is a nice idea (Mod admin only give away) add your name to the list at the bottom using 1001 as your number.  I would like to judge how others feel about my decision.
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #1 on: September 22, 2013, 08:57:53 AM
Any Admin or Mod who has second thoughts about this, please understand I ran my Idea by Grant via PM about a week ago,  he had no issues with it.


also I avoided a "vote on your favorite admin" because it kind of demeans everyone who does not win.
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #2 on: September 22, 2013, 10:01:41 AM
Excellent idea for A giveaway detron

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #3 on: September 22, 2013, 11:53:17 AM
This is a really great idea
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #4 on: September 22, 2013, 11:58:00 AM
+1.  :tu:
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #5 on: September 22, 2013, 12:28:49 PM
I'll not enter as I've not been around much until lately, but I will say the guys and girls
behind the scenes really do deserve it, as there's a lot of work that goes into keeping this site the best on the net :)

Bloody nice one for running this giveaway mate! :)

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #6 on: September 22, 2013, 12:40:11 PM
Very generous of you buddy.. :hatsoff: I'll sit this one out since I've not been pulling my own weight due to real life distractions for some time now, but I know there's lots of worthy contenders making this place the best on the Interweb.. :cheers: :cheers:


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #7 on: September 22, 2013, 01:15:11 PM
If none of you are going to have the decency to enter, I am going to give Detron a list of Mod/Admin names to pick a winner.   :pok:

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #8 on: September 22, 2013, 01:39:30 PM
If none of you are going to have the decency to enter, I am going to give Detron a list of Mod/Admin names to pick a winner.   :pok:

Def

Do it  :pok: :pok:

Even if the Mods & Admin have currently got issues keeping them busy with offline distractions, that doesn't mean they haven't done a great service to this community before. We all owe two guys behind the scenes a thank you for their efforts whether it was last week or last year, and a big  :salute: and  :cheers: to Detron for this giveaway


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #9 on: September 22, 2013, 03:01:13 PM
If none of you are going to have the decency to enter, I am going to give Detron a list of Mod/Admin names to pick a winner.   :pok:

Def

Do it  :pok: :pok:

Even if the Mods & Admin have currently got issues keeping them busy with offline distractions, that doesn't mean they haven't done a great service to this community before. We all owe two guys behind the scenes a thank you for their efforts whether it was last week or last year, and a big  :salute: and  :cheers: to Detron for this giveaway
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #10 on: September 22, 2013, 03:15:17 PM
Very good idea Detron.  These mods/admins definitely deserve it;D

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #11 on: September 22, 2013, 03:30:09 PM
What a great idea detron! Now come on mods, get entering!


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #12 on: September 22, 2013, 04:21:11 PM
Awesome idea!  :clap: :tu:


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #13 on: September 22, 2013, 05:32:32 PM
I am glad the consensus is positive on this one.

Grant is right about giving names if no one enters,  I also can go through the members list and sort by the column that contains member type.   (I did this when deciding to do this)

Also, those complaining that you have been distracted,  and saying that you have not been pulling your weight,  this is not your sole life expectation, and the fact that you say such means you care enough about your position to wish you were doing more.

So,  though I appreciate your honesty, you should still enter.   You were not made mod or admin for the heck of it.

Oh and yeah Grant,  that includes you too ;).

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #14 on: September 22, 2013, 05:38:49 PM
If none of you are going to have the decency to enter, I am going to give Detron a list of Mod/Admin names to pick a winner.   :pok:

Def

love this idea !!!!!!!   Detron you rock brotha.
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #15 on: September 22, 2013, 09:41:57 PM
That's a very nice and generous gesture, Detron. :hatsoff: 


I think all of the MTO staff appreciates it a lot but are just to enter. :D We are all volunteers here who do it just cause we like this place so much and if we have to sacrifice a bit of our free time on taking care that everything runs smoothly, so be it. :D Not everyone can always separate the necessary time to do it but all of the mods and admins have done their share here in the past and will be back helping our members when the "real life" circumstances permit them to do so. It's nice to get the acknowledgement for the work though. :cheers:

I think the idea of using the complete list of mods and admins and choosing a random winner would be the best in this case.  :tu:

Thanks again for your generosity. :salute:


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #16 on: September 22, 2013, 10:01:36 PM
That's a very nice and generous gesture, Detron. :hatsoff: 


I think all of the MTO staff appreciates it a lot but are just to enter. :D We are all volunteers here who do it just cause we like this place so much and if we have to sacrifice a bit of our free time on taking care that everything runs smoothly, so be it. :D Not everyone can always separate the necessary time to do it but all of the mods and admins have done their share here in the past and will be back helping our members when the "real life" circumstances permit them to do so. It's nice to get the acknowledgement for the work though. :cheers:

I think the idea of using the complete list of mods and admins and choosing a random winner would be the best in this case.  :tu:

Thanks again for your generosity. :salute:

it may come to that,  and that is fine if that is how it plays out.  if so, I would be happier if Grant gave me the list, to avoid human error in what I use for the drawing.

I just think this is needed, even though it is small.  it helps new people understand the value of support staff.  you will notice that a lot of people thought this was a good idea, if the mods/admin did not do a good job, they would not support my idea, nor would I have had this type of idea.
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #17 on: September 22, 2013, 10:11:35 PM
Great idea Detron  :salute:

 :pok:  I think we should ban any Mod that doesn't enter   :rofl:

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #18 on: September 22, 2013, 10:13:35 PM
Great idea Detron  :salute:

 :pok:  I think we should ban any Mod that doesn't enter   :rofl:

But who will do the banning? :think:


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #19 on: September 22, 2013, 10:33:52 PM
I'd suggest getting in first and banning everyone else before they get chance to ban you ...  :pok:

 >:D


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #20 on: September 22, 2013, 10:37:51 PM
if no mod / admin enters, I will change the layout, and have people pick numbers FOR the mod or admin of their choice.  once that gets going I am sure Mods/admins who have been picked would most likely enter the names of other mods/admins.  this could be really fun!
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #21 on: September 22, 2013, 10:46:27 PM
if no mod / admin enters, I will change the layout, and have people pick numbers FOR the mod or admin of their choice.  once that gets going I am sure Mods/admins who have been picked would most likely enter the names of other mods/admins.  this could be really fun!

Or we could all get banned  :think:

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #22 on: September 22, 2013, 10:57:52 PM
I'd suggest getting in first and banning everyone else before they get chance to ban you ...  :pok:

 >:D

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #23 on: September 22, 2013, 11:05:51 PM
I bet Whoey could do it if you bought him some sweeties  ;)


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #24 on: September 23, 2013, 12:06:17 AM
Whoey wouldn't have to ban me. He knows more about the software than I ever will.  I'm sure he has more effective ways of disposing of me should the need arise.

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #25 on: September 23, 2013, 12:26:23 AM
 :D :D


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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #26 on: September 23, 2013, 01:02:57 AM


25 replies and over 400 views,  yet no entries yet!    :pok:

if any mod/admin is not willing to put their name in , and do not want Def to chuck your name in, I will give you an escape option,  you can opt to have your winnings donated to the site through the donation page (under your name or not, that is up to you).

for example,
327 - name
654 - name donate
813 - name donate anonymous

I prefer you take the chance and maybe win something, but I understand if you do not.

maybe this will get the ball rolling here.

could you imagine if the 7th Anniversary giveaways took this long to start getting entries?
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #27 on: September 23, 2013, 01:08:01 AM
OK.

Let me break the ice. :D The standard birth date entry.

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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #28 on: September 23, 2013, 01:10:45 AM
yay!   we have lift-off   :ahhh
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Re: Giveaway as a thank you! to the staff of MT.O
Reply #29 on: September 23, 2013, 03:39:02 AM
Whoey wouldn't have to ban me. He knows more about the software than I ever will.  I'm sure he has more effective ways of disposing of me should the need arise.

Def

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or he could just reset your post count to 1. :sa:  :poh:

that would be funny!  :rofl:
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