[RULE UPDATES] May Madness: Forum Fiesta

[Mrs Shortie Claus]

We have had to make another slight change to the rules for the posting contest as we feel this is important to keep the contest fun and fair for everyone. The following rule has been added

Threads and replies should be your own content and not directly copied and pasted from another site to Discussion Hub to increase your post count. This is plagiarism and your posts will be removed, persistent offences will disqualify you from the contests.

If you find someone to be breaking any of the rules above, please report the content, and we will get to it asap.

If you do have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to let me know

Thank you all for your continued support!

 

[Sanjeev]

That's a good rule.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Ya things have gotten a bit spammy as of late, but I see that you've cleaned things up a bit. The Introductions section had turned into a joke.

 

[kenny97]

Can you believe it is May already? I know we can't here at Discussion Hub!

With May comes a new contest for the month and this one is called May Madness: Forum Fiesta!

This will both be a referral contest and a posting contest again and you have the chance to win a share of $100!

This contest runs until 31st May 2024 at 11.59 pm BST (London Time)

Rules!

1. A counted participation of 40 words or more must not be spam. If the reply requires less than 40 words do not attempt to resay the same thing to fulfill the 40-word requirement.
2. Posts should be on topic and posted in the correct forums, we understand that mistakes can happen and if you do happen to post a thread in the wrong forum, please report it and we can move it for you.
3. Threads and replies should be your own content and not directly copied and pasted from another site to Discussion Hub to increase your post count. This is plagiarism and your posts will be removed, persistent offences will disqualify you from the contests.
4. Winners will be responsible for any fees incurred when sending the payments. Any fees that are deducted are out of our hands. Shortie uses Coinbase to purchase any crypto to be sent and in some cases, does receive a coinbase fee and a network fee, this is something Shortie can not avoid and the final amount sent and received is subject to fees taken.

Referral Contest
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The first content is a referral contest in which you invite your friends to Discussion Hub using the referral link you can find here you can also see the link to this page on the navigation page above the forums.

Referral Contest Rules

Refer your friends for a chance to win your share of $50! The top 4 referrers who also complete the posting tasks will win! You can find your referral code either at the following link here or in the sidebar on the main forum home page.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU REFER A MEMBER AND THEY MAKE SPAMMY OR NONSENCIAL POSTS AND CONTENT JUST TO REACH THE POST COUNT NEEDED, THAT ENTRY WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR REFERALL NUMBER. PERSISTENT OFFENCES WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM ALL FUTURE CONTESTS!

Referral Contest Prizes are as follows

1st place - $20
2nd - $15
3rd - $10
4th - $5

• 1. Refer a friend and they sign up
• 2. You and the friend you referred must have made at least 10 posts between 2nd March 2024 and 2nd April 2024!

All referrals will be counted up and all accounts will be checked to ensure 10 posts were made between the two before the announcement is made for the winners.

Please note you will need to make 10 posts around Discussion Hub before your referral link will show to you

Top Posters of the Month Contest​

The contest this month will be based on the top 4 posters of the month by 31st May 2024 at 11.59 pm BST (London Time)

Top Posters of the Month Contest Prizes are as follows

1st - $20
2nd - $15
3rd - $10
4th - $5

Any posts that have been made before this announcement will count towards the final total at the end of the contest!

Good luck to all!

Thanks for the announcement

 

[Nomad]

We cannot guarantee the genuineness of the users we bring as our referral, right. I understand that the referrals who are spammers or post spam should not be counted as referral for the contest, but how can we guarantee that the referral we bring here also post quality content?

Ya things have gotten a bit spammy as of late, but I see that you've cleaned things up a bit. The Introductions section had turned into a joke.

And a lot of "reputed" members are now replying to each and every introduction topics and trying to inflate post count.

 

[Teegold]

We cannot guarantee the genuineness of the users we bring as our referral, right. I understand that the referrals who are spammers or post spam should not be counted as referral for the contest, but how can we guarantee that the referral we bring here also post quality content?


And a lot of "reputed" members are now replying to each and every introduction topics and trying to inflate post count.

You noticed it too? I found it disheartening to see members replying 'welcome' to introduction topics of weeks ago!

 

[Stan]

I understand that the referrals who are spammers or post spam should not be counted as referral for the contest, but how can we guarantee that the referral we bring here also post quality content?

I would assume that anyone you are referring is someone you know. If you are referring random strangers, then you are assuming that risk.

 

[Nomad]

I would assume that anyone you are referring is someone you know. If you are referring random strangers, then you are assuming that risk.

You don't always market your referral links among the people you know, right? Let's say you have a facebook page with 10k followers and you post your link there. Do you know all of your 10 k followers? Can you ensure that those who click the links to join a site are actually genuine people? Let's think promoting beyond your family and friends.

You noticed it too? I found it disheartening to see members replying 'welcome' to introduction topics of weeks ago!

Well, it is good to welcome new users but when you are participating in posting contest, it does not look good when you reply to every introduction post. Replying repeatedly on the same topic also hurts.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Well, it is good to welcome new users but when you are participating in posting contest, it does not look good when you reply to every introduction post. Replying repeatedly on the same topic also hurts.

What a truly odd thing to say. One would assume that having a member who welcomes everyone would be good for the forum. Very odd also that the admin who wants to promote this site, liked your post....not impressed. Comments like this and likes by admin to these kind of comments will drive me away for good. I can always go elsewhere, no problemo.

 

[Sanjeev]

What a truly odd thing to say. One would assume that having a member who welcomes everyone would be good for the forum. Very odd also that the admin who wants to promote this site, liked your post....not impressed. Comments like this and likes by admin to these kind of comments will drive me away for good. I can always go elsewhere, no problemo.

You misunderstood. @Nomad is pointing out the post where members (including me) have been welcoming new members even though they joined the site long ago and are not more active here. I realised it that it's a wrong way to increase your post count. I apologise for it @Stan

 

[Teegold]

What a truly odd thing to say. One would assume that having a member who welcomes everyone would be good for the forum. Very odd also that the admin who wants to promote this site, liked your post....not impressed. Comments like this and likes by admin to these kind of comments will drive me away for good. I can always go elsewhere, no problemo.

Don't feel that way, I guess everyone has differing opinions on this. I wouldn't want you to leave though. Having a member that regularly posts without having interest in the rewards is not common.

 

[Sanjeev]

Don't feel that way, I guess everyone has differing opinions on this. I wouldn't want you to leave though. Having a member that regularly posts without having interest in the rewards is not common.

I also think it's wrong, though I also posted in the introduction section, because there is no use in welcoming members who are not more active here. That's the reason, on many sites, there is a limit to the number of days after which the thread is locked.

 

[Teegold]

I also think it's wrong, though I also posted in the introduction section, because there is no use in welcoming members who are not more active here. That's the reason, on many sites, there is a limit to the number of days after which the thread is locked.

In as much as we want to win rewards, we need to offer standard contributions to the forum. That is value for money, we shouldn't just drop whatever post on whatever thread just to increase our post count. That is what @Mad Hatter has been complaining about for weeks.

 

[Sanjeev]

In as much as we want to win rewards, we need to offer standard contributions to the forum. That is value for money, we shouldn't just drop whatever post on whatever thread just to increase our post count. That is what @Mad Hatter has been complaining about for weeks.

It's fine to post until we are following the rules. If that's the case, then admin surely will remove the spam posts and reduce the number of posts at the end, I guess, and that is fair because sometimes people tend to spam in order to increase their post count in a contest.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Let me to be clear on all of this. I won $5 last month and I told @Stan to keep it. I am not here to increase my postcount or to earn money.

 

[Stan]

What a truly odd thing to say. One would assume that having a member who welcomes everyone would be good for the forum. Very odd also that the admin who wants to promote this site, liked your post....not impressed. Comments like this and likes by admin to these kind of comments will drive me away for good. I can always go elsewhere, no problemo.

I was liking the first part of the reply which was the response to the referral issue. I randomly welcome members on their intros no matter what the age of post is.

The bottom line is we are trying to keep the contests going without hurting the integrity of the site.