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Post by
Whisla
the page wont let any comments go through and they havent announced a winner yet? Any ideas?
Post by
Sas148
A winner has not yet been chosen. Once one has been selected you will be able to see it
here
.
Post by
Kasperion
A winner has not yet been chosen.
Obviously. But seeing as the page says the winner would be announced on the 5th (click on the "Winner's List" pull down, and you'll see March 5th, 2013), I guess the better question would be "Why hasn't a winner been chosen yet?"
I understand there was a patch and all, which is what I expect is causing the delay, but a word about what's going on wouldn't be remiss.
Post by
Federalagent
They have to verify and contact the winner first, i assume.
Post by
Sas148
A winner has not yet been chosen.
Obviously. But seeing as the page says the winner would be announced on the 5th (click on the "Winner's List" pull down, and you'll see March 5th, 2013), I guess the better question would be "Why hasn't a winner been chosen yet?"
I understand there was a patch and all, which is what I expect is causing the delay, but a word about what's going on wouldn't be remiss.
That date is always the last day (or possibly day after) the end of the contest. It's not meant to suggest the winner will be announced on said day. I know that the administration here does their best to announce the winner as soon as possible and we appreciate everyone's patience. The contest has not been forgotten.
Post by
Whisla
Any chance on an update? I was really excited to see if i could win this but i would like to at least know if a winners been chosen and we jsut dont know it yet or whats going on.
Post by
Sas148
Any chance on an update? I was really excited to see if i could win this but i would like to at least know if a winners been chosen and we jsut dont know it yet or whats going on.
I promise you, when a winner has been officially selected the respective contest page will be updated accordingly.
Post by
Kasperion
That date is always the last day (or possibly day after) the end of the contest. It's not meant to suggest the winner will be announced on said day. I know that the administration here does their best to announce the winner as soon as possible and we appreciate everyone's patience. The contest has not been forgotten.
Ah, gotcha. Thank you very much for the explanation, and I hope you can see where my misunderstanding came from.
That being said, since the winner hasn't been chosen yet, do you happen to have a list of bribe-able people? ;)
Post by
Sas148
Of course! I accept just about any gift card.*
* Providing gift cards to Sas148 provides absolutely zero increased chance of winning any prize here at Wowhead.
Post by
perculia
Patch hit, and there was some confusion over winner/confirmation logistics. It will be up shortly.(##RESPBREAK##)2##DELIM##perculia##DELIM##
Post by
Ashelia
Just pulled Calesta's name out of the hat. Congratulations! I've emailed you and such. :)
Post by
CalaelenDT
A name I've come across quite a bit lately while adding screenshots, so well deserved. Enjoy your fancy new PC!
Post by
Whisla
Well dam. grats im def jelly.
Post by
karatechop
for once i'm happy with who won it...it wasn't someone who joined and then did nothing except enter the comps >_>
Gratzy! :D
Post by
FuxieDK
for once i'm happy with who won it...it wasn't someone who joined and then did nothing except enter the comps >_>
Gratzy! :DQFT
Maybe competitions should require e.g. 500 rep to enter.
Post by
karatechop
for once i'm happy with who won it...it wasn't someone who joined and then did nothing except enter the comps >_>
Gratzy! :DQFT
Maybe competitions should require e.g. 500 rep to enter.
I've said that previously :)
Of course it hasn't happened :(
Post by
asakawa
One of the purposes of Contests is to get people to sign up. Wowhead provides a resource that allows a very broad base of people to get the information they need and leave. Occasionally they might see something that they want to comment on but they don't have an account and they don't have time to go through the process at that moment. Running a Contest gets some of those regular visitors who didn't sign up previously to register and take part and that means that they're much more likely to contribute in future.
We have a monthly competition that rewards the best contributor to the site so that covers that base to some extent. Most of our Contests, however, are intended to be open to everybody. If we ever run a Contest with more specific entry requirements or winning conditions then we'll make that clear in the Contest rules.
Post by
karatechop
One of the purposes of Contests is to get people to sign up. Wowhead provides a resource that allows a very broad base of people to get the information they need and leave. Occasionally they might see something that they want to comment on but they don't have an account and they don't have time to go through the process at that moment. Running a Contest gets some of those regular visitors who didn't sign up previously to register and take part and that means that they're much more likely to contribute in future.
We have a monthly competition that rewards the best contributor to the site so that covers that base to some extent. Most of our Contests, however, are intended to be open to everybody. If we ever run a Contest with more specific entry requirements or winning conditions then we'll make that clear in the Contest rules.
While I see why the contests are there to bring more into the community etc, it seems like most of the "sign up & enter competitions" people never do anything except: sign up > enter comp > login at next comp > repeat infinitely.
:(
Post by
Sas148
This may be true... however, keep in mind, the majority of the sites revenue is generated from individuals using the site that never create an account. If a contest helps to bring both old and new users back to the site, registered or not, then the purpose of the contest has been fulfilled.
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