I'm sorry, but, why isn't there a minimum post requirement for contests? I'm tired of scrolling through a contest and seeing post numbers like, 1, 3, 7, etc. and maybe seeing one or two per page with over 100 posts. This contest:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-contests/179064-enter-win-one-5-free-zaggsparqs.html
had five winners. And, if I recall, only one of them had more than maybe, 10 posts (I believe it was over 200, which to me is perfectly acceptable). I can't help but feel slighted having almost 1000 posts and losing out to someone with 7 posts (all of which are probably contest entries).
I contemplated posting this for a while, because, I don't like to complain, and kept saying, nah, I wont bother. But, this one was the straw that broke it for me. The contests are a nice chance for a reward for people who actually participate in the community. The vast majority of my posts are me trying to troubleshoot for other members, so, I don't really get anything out of it other than being a good samaritan. Which is fine in itself. If there were no contests, I wouldn't care. But, since there are, it just seems like you should have to participate in the forums to take advantage of it. Not, I leave the contest forum of AC open in a tab in FF and refresh it daily, then post "gimmie prizes!!!!!!11", that's my contribution to AC.
At least make the serious contests, like Tablets, phones, etc. have a minimum requirement, and, free apps open to the public.
Okay, rant over, just had to get that out there. Thanks for listening and any feedback.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-contests/179064-enter-win-one-5-free-zaggsparqs.html
had five winners. And, if I recall, only one of them had more than maybe, 10 posts (I believe it was over 200, which to me is perfectly acceptable). I can't help but feel slighted having almost 1000 posts and losing out to someone with 7 posts (all of which are probably contest entries).
I contemplated posting this for a while, because, I don't like to complain, and kept saying, nah, I wont bother. But, this one was the straw that broke it for me. The contests are a nice chance for a reward for people who actually participate in the community. The vast majority of my posts are me trying to troubleshoot for other members, so, I don't really get anything out of it other than being a good samaritan. Which is fine in itself. If there were no contests, I wouldn't care. But, since there are, it just seems like you should have to participate in the forums to take advantage of it. Not, I leave the contest forum of AC open in a tab in FF and refresh it daily, then post "gimmie prizes!!!!!!11", that's my contribution to AC.
At least make the serious contests, like Tablets, phones, etc. have a minimum requirement, and, free apps open to the public.
Okay, rant over, just had to get that out there. Thanks for listening and any feedback.
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