How to make a giveaway happen

ari6126 · **on:** February 27, 2011, 05:29:45 AM

this is a test
please disregard

ari6126 · **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2011, 05:30:55 AM

Can mods see who voted for what in polls? If so, I think I have a better way to do giveaways in the future.

AHB · **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2011, 08:33:20 AM

Quote from: ari6126 on February 27, 2011, 05:30:55 AM

Can mods see who voted for what in polls?

No, but it would be handy sometimes..

Threeme2189 · **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2011, 10:04:38 AM

What did I win?!?!?!?!!

Sparky415 · **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2011, 12:11:10 PM

They didn't tell me there was going to be a test today

Threeme2189 · **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2011, 01:12:32 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on February 27, 2011, 12:11:10 PM

They didn't tell me there was going to be a test today

luckily, I came prepared

cerbera147 · **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2011, 02:24:07 PM

Quote from: ari6126 on February 27, 2011, 05:30:55 AM

Can mods see who voted for what in polls? If so, I think I have a better way to do giveaways in the future.

I've seen an effective way of doing giveaways on another forum

Basically if you're interested you just reply with 'I'm in' or similiar. Your post number becomes your entry number

Random.org does the rest

I have seen a comp go terribly wrong elsewhere

People didn't copy & paste, people got left out, etc. It was for a really great prize so quite a few got pi$$ed when they were left out; me included.

It's not a difficult concept to copy & paste but I suppose if you're new to forum life...

MultiMat · **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2011, 03:30:47 PM

I wonder what prompted this

cerbera147 · **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2011, 03:33:20 PM

Could it be one of the most popular giveaways for quite some time?

So many new names

Hopefully they posted for the giveaway but stay for the multitools

Sparky415 · **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2011, 03:40:18 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on February 27, 2011, 03:30:47 PM

I wonder ~~what~~ who prompted this

MultiMat · **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2011, 04:13:34 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on February 27, 2011, 03:40:18 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on February 27, 2011, 03:30:47 PM
I wonder ~~what~~ who prompted this

BTW I picked number 9

ari6126 · **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2011, 04:33:39 PM

Quote from: AHB on February 27, 2011, 08:33:20 AM

Quote from: ari6126 on February 27, 2011, 05:30:55 AM
Can mods see who voted for what in polls?
No, but it would be handy sometimes..

OK. Then that plan won't work. Another option would be to build a javascript system that kept track of everything for us. Mods can use [ html ] to add it to a post. Nothing's gone wrong yet, but I think we should be proactive.

Hey mods: if you want you can change the thread title to some thing like "giveaway ideas" so people know what we are talking about. It will also make this post even funnier:

Quote from: sparky415 on February 27, 2011, 12:11:10 PM

They didn't tell me there was going to be a test today

AHB · **Reply #12 on:** February 27, 2011, 04:42:04 PM

Quote from: ari6126 on February 27, 2011, 04:33:39 PM

Hey mods: if you want you can change the thread title to some thing like "giveaway ideas" so people know what we are talking about.

Good enough?

ari6126 · **Reply #13 on:** February 27, 2011, 04:43:37 PM

Quote from: AHB on February 27, 2011, 04:42:04 PM

Quote from: ari6126 on February 27, 2011, 04:33:39 PM
Hey mods: if you want you can change the thread title to some thing like "giveaway ideas" so people know what we are talking about.
Good enough?

Gareth · **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:02:42 PM

Quote from: cerbera147 on February 27, 2011, 02:24:07 PM

Quote from: ari6126 on February 27, 2011, 05:30:55 AM
Can mods see who voted for what in polls? If so, I think I have a better way to do giveaways in the future.

I've seen an effective way of doing giveaways on another forum

Basically if you're interested you just reply with 'I'm in' or similiar. Your post number becomes your entry number Random.org does the rest

I have seen a comp go terribly wrong elsewhere People didn't copy & paste, people got left out, etc. It was for a really great prize so quite a few got pi$$ed when they were left out; me included.

It's not a difficult concept to copy & paste but I suppose if you're new to forum life...

Yeah I've seen that as well, seems to work. Just so long as folks don't go off into pages and pages of off-topic stuff it'll be......ah, not going to work is it? $:-\$

Seriously though it's definitely a possibility.

Sparky415 · **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:15:15 PM

I'm not sure if this is what Ari meant at the beginning (I am very slow sometimes) $:-\$
Is there a way of having for example a one option vote and the software running this site (as it already knows if I have voted or not) compile a list of those that have voted,
then using random.org to pick a number after a certain time
or is that what you lot have been talking about?

ari6126 · **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:19:08 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on February 28, 2011, 09:15:15 PM

I'm not sure if this is what Ari meant at the beginning (I am very slow sometimes) $:-\$
Is there a way of having for example a one option vote and the software running this site (as it already knows if I have voted or not) compile a list of those that have voted,
then using random.org to pick a number after a certain time
or is that what you lot have been talking about?

That was my original plan, but it seems the mods can't see who voted for what. After that, we were just brainstorming.

Sparky415 · **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:27:32 PM

Surely the 'mastermod' is able to see (same as an administrator on a PC?)

Oh well think I will leave this for a teckie person

My brain has been 'stormed' for years now

Carlos · **Reply #18 on:** March 01, 2011, 04:03:54 PM

A specific module for that would be the best solution. I think there is a lottery module available for SMF that implements this "giveway" feature, but never worked with it.

cerbera147 · **Reply #19 on:** March 01, 2011, 09:25:21 PM

It is surprising the forum software people haven't created something specifically for competitions $:-\$
It could be setup with a built in number randomiser

Most forums do giveaways of some sort these days

Neil · **Reply #20 on:** March 01, 2011, 09:56:58 PM

Random.org is simple and free

Though admittedly a bit boring. I'm using the UK National lottery to pick tomorrows winner in the slippie giveaway, just for a change of scenery

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