Entering comps just to give prizes to non-MyG members

I've noticed this happening all the more often recently where people enter comps and say they want to win so they can give the prize to someone else. Isn't this a bit unfair?

The comps are run for MyG members. If you, as a MyG member, don't have need for a prize, skip the competition and allow other MyG members a fair chance at winning.

I dunno, but entering a competition run for members with the intent of giving the prize to a non-member sounds rather dickish to me. If your brother/sister/spouse/boyfriend/friend/girlfriend needs the prize, have them sign up on the site and enter the competition.

So I can't get my whole family to register to up my chances ?

If they didn't say anything, you wouldn't know. I don't believe you can dictate to a winner what they can or can't do with the prize ;)

That's like saying that if you win a prize you're not allowed to give it away or sell it.

Just because your motives for winning are different to someone else's it doesn't make them any less deserving.

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Originally Posted by Fivel

If they didn't say anything, you wouldn't know. I don't believe you can dictate to a winner what they can or can't do with the prize ;)

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Yes, you can't, but I just feel that it's sort of a dick thing to do.

If competitions come around for console games/accessories I don't enter because I don't have a console. I have a few friends who have consoles and could use the prize, but they're not MyGaming members, so it's more fair if I abstain and give a fellow MyG member a chance to win something. I just consider it common courtesy.

I entered the Saints Row 3 competitions, but I only want the bobblehead. If I win it, I'll just let another MyG member have the game, like I did with DiRt 3 last year when I didn't have need for it.

Dan I think I'll give you the prize. How does the head of a goat sound?? :p



/runs
/quickly pats graal on the back

Graal - I believe in being honest with what I want to do with the prize. My brother is ironically a member here, but he never has a chance in the comps - he tends to miss out on them. IF I win by any small chance, I will give him the case simply because I just replaced mine - with his help and its something I know he wants but neither of us can afford it at this moment. If I can do something like that to make his day - WTH not?

They can do what they want with the prize, if they want to give it to the homeless guy in the alley behind the kfc let them. Why is it unfair what they do with the prize. Is it only unfair if you don't win it?

Mygaming members giving to each other?

Thats happened once or twice.

The PS3 I won a while back on MyG is stuffed. Flashing red LED, Don't have the invoice / slip for this any more so it's just been standing there gathering dust for ages. I will gladly give out the box it came in for free on a MyG comp. The Unit itself is serving its purpose nicely keeping my door open.

Eh, maybe I just try to be too much of a nice guy at times.

Nothing is stopping anyone from doing whatever they want with the prize, I just don't like the idea of someone who isn't a member of the group the competition is aimed at getting it. As you'll notice from my DiRt3 giveaway last year, a member entered saying he wanted to give the code to a friend of his if he won, and I denied his entry because the original competition was for MyG members. :p

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Originally Posted by Lupus

Why is it unfair what they do with the prize. Is it only unfair if you don't win it?

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Why would I consider it unfair if I don't win? I won a R2,5k graphics card from MyGaming last year. I would have to be a moron to consider something as being unfair only if I don't win.

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Originally Posted by Maplassie

The PS3 I won a while back on MyG is stuffed. Flashing red LED, Don't have the invoice / slip for this any more so it's just been standing there gathering dust for ages. I will gladly give out the box it came in for free on a MyG comp. The Unit itself is serving its purpose nicely keeping my door open.

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Lol! Also, didn't anyone tell you a PS3 isn't designed to be used as a trampoline?

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Originally Posted by Graal

Lol! Also, didn't anyone tell you a PS3 isn't designed to be used as a trampoline?

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DAMMIT! Should have read the "acceptable use" manual :(

:p

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Originally Posted by Maplassie

DAMMIT! Should have read the "acceptable use" manual :(

:p

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You actually read manuals? Or anything constructive for that matter?

manuals are for the weak ... you only read it once the item breaks and go "oh, is that what i was suppose to do"

Winning for someone else is a grand and knobel thing but I think you're just screwing yourself in the end as the powers of randomeness are less likely to choose you again.
So the one time you will ever win, you get something you dont want for someone else, yet you are the one who puts all the effort into the forum.

Its not dickish or unfair. its just dumb :D but at the same time............ heart warming.

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Originally Posted by Maplassie

The PS3 I won a while back on MyG is stuffed. Flashing red LED, Don't have the invoice / slip for this any more so it's just been standing there gathering dust for ages. I will gladly give out the box it came in for free on a MyG comp. The Unit itself is serving its purpose nicely keeping my door open.

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Maybe you should give the box to the homeless guy in the alley behind KFC.:p

I have noticed on the competition threads that are people entering competitions with only one post, which is great since that means we are getting new members, but I don't think they deserve prizes since some of them enter the competition, wait for the next competition and enter hoping they win. I suggest using the old weekly giveaway system: post 10 times within the week. It increases forum activity and protects competitions from these... I don't know what to call them

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Originally Posted by Robin

Maybe you should give the box to the homeless guy in the alley behind KFC.:p

I have noticed on the competition threads that are people entering competitions with only one post, which is great since that means we are getting new members, but I don't think they deserve prizes since some of them enter the competition, wait for the next competition and enter hoping they win. I suggest using the old weekly giveaway system: post 10 times within the week. It increases forum activity and protects competitions from these... I don't know what to call them

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Haha ;-) sorry Graal I didn't mean it to be harsh. But yeah I generally enter a few comps

Maybe it's just because I had 2 hours sleep last night, but this looks like a troll thread.

I agree; everyone should sign up on the MyGaming forum and participate :P

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Originally Posted by bradbear117

Winning for someone else is a grand and knobel thing but I think you're just screwing yourself in the end as the powers of randomeness are less likely to choose you again.
So the one time you will ever win, you get something you dont want for someone else, yet you are the one who puts all the effort into the forum.

Its not dickish or unfair. its just dumb :D but at the same time............ heart warming.

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Excuse me ... who is busy playing my copy of Syndicate which i won on MyG? Now shoosh.

This thread is....
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...dead-horse.gif

The horse died way back when the first thread about people rocking up just enter the comps thread was first posted.

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Originally Posted by to0kenZA

Maybe it's just because I had 2 hours sleep last night, but this looks like a troll thread.

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I think you're right. About the 2 hours sleep thing, not the troll thread thing. :p

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Originally Posted by James

I agree; everyone should sign up on the MyGaming forum and participate :P

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If I don't start winning comps again I'm going to start warning people away from these forums, telling them that this site attempts to use rootkits and keyloggers to access your personal data. :P

I just won a comp by threatening james :mad:

/end troll :p

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Originally Posted by Robin

Maybe you should give the box to the homeless guy in the alley behind KFC.:p

I have noticed on the competition threads that are people entering competitions with only one post, which is great since that means we are getting new members, but I don't think they deserve prizes since some of them enter the competition, wait for the next competition and enter hoping they win. I suggest using the old weekly giveaway system: post 10 times within the week. It increases forum activity and protects competitions from these... I don't know what to call them

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Freeloaders! That's what they are!

Coming in here and just winning all these prizes that we have worked so hard to win. Gosh! It really grates my cheese. Why do we even want new members? It just makes winning that much harder to do. You know, due to odds and a little something called physics! I mean how are we supposed to contend with physics?!

I am having none of it!

Who's with me?

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Anyone?

What do you mean I only have one post? No, no, don't be silly I didn't sign up just to enter a competition. What kind of a person do you think I am?

seems there are more and more people coming from nag forums

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Originally Posted by simon

seems there are more and more people coming from nag forums

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Yeah it seems so hey.

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Originally Posted by simon

seems there are more and more people coming from nag forums

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Well, that's good for MyGaming :)

I'll consider the minimum posts thing again.

The problems are:
It encourages spam-posting instead of worthwhile contribution;
With sponsored prizes (which has been the majority lately) we want participation to be easy and not restrictive so that our sponsors get legs out of their prizes and will, well, sponsor more cool stuff in future.

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Originally Posted by simon

seems there are more and more people coming from nag forums

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"Nag" forums, get it? :D HAhaha, oh man, I'm laughing at my own lame jokes again. I'm going to bed now guys. Goodnight!

Well mygaming is a much better forum and nag forum keeps having problems.
/I also hope for a return of the posting count for valid entries

How about this: If its a big prize like those gaming cases, make a rule that only people with at least 30 posts can enter or something like that.

maybe change it to something like 10 post in week if you are new less than 12 months or maybe less say 6 months.
If you are here longer say than 12 months then minimum post of 200(or maybe more). that way people that just come for the comp will be encourage to to make so posts and keep spamming to minimum. While rewarding those that have been here a while and that contribute to a extend. and is part of the community they don't need to spam to be able to enter.

In all seriousness, if you start basing 'worth' on post count as opposed to post value you will always get spammers. It's the nature of the beast. At least with the current system any person just signing up for the competition will post once in that thread and disappear. If you start enforcing minimum post counts, regardless of amounts, you will end up with a string of pointless posts.

Also I am sure there is a simple way to exclude the users with less than 10 posts from winning anything any ways, without having to tell them. That way you get the best of both worlds. ;)

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Originally Posted by nukehead

In all seriousness, if you start basing 'worth' on post count as opposed to post value you will always get spammers. It's the nature of the beast. At least with the current system any person just signing up for the competition will post once in that thread and disappear. If you start enforcing minimum post counts, regardless of amounts, you will end up with a string of pointless posts.

Also I am sure there is a simple way to exclude the users with less than 10 posts from winning anything any ways, without having to tell them. That way you get the best of both worlds. ;)

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Well if you have a look at my comp lists I create, you will notice I do exclude those people not adhearing to the rules, however I do inform them and I do monitor spam very strictly.

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Originally Posted by sycogrim

Well if you have a look at my comp lists I create, you will notice I do exclude those people not adhearing to the rules, however I do inform them and I do monitor spam very strictly.

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Fair enough.

I was being a little factitious in saying it should not be an explicit rule. Therefore if you have hung about a bit you would have knowledge of it but if you just signed up for a competition you would not win it.

Is it a little unethical? Sure, but you can be assured that it will solve both problems quite efficiently.

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Originally Posted by nukehead

Fair enough.

I was being a little factitious in saying it should not be an explicit rule. Therefore if you have hung about a bit you would have knowledge of it but if you just signed up for a competition you would not win it.

Is it a little unethical? Sure, but you can be assured that it will solve both problems quite efficiently.

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Nope it's just quite simple, you spam the forum you get banned. :)

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Originally Posted by Voicy

Excuse me ... who is busy playing my copy of Syndicate which i won on MyG? Now shoosh.

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You win comps all the time because you're awesome

I know Sycogrim does a great job of trying to monitor all the funny stuff. Still disappointed I've only won once on Mygaming ;-) but gotta keep trying to win.

Sounds like many people have not read or have forgotten the MyGaming forum rules "whistling:

http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthre...ng-Forum-rules

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Originally Posted by James

Sounds like many people have not read or have forgotten the MyGaming forum rules "whistling:

http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthre...ng-Forum-rules

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Please add that Tsar is the boss thanks :p