Author Topic: EEVblog Contest Announcement (Read 37235 times)

Jaxx · « **Reply #50 on:** October 10, 2013, 03:15:39 am »

Quote from: adam1213 on October 07, 2013, 01:26:48 am

I hope some of the users posting for the sole purpose of entering the competition turn in to quality forum members. e.g. https://www.eevblog.com/forum/profile/?area=showposts;u=77747 vs https://www.eevblog.com/forum/profile/?area=showposts;u=85675

Do you think I joined the forum just to enter this contest, or future ones?

Yeah, for sure I did. I don't have anything to contribute--you guys are all eggheads compared to me. I just watch all of Dave's videos because I have a real interest in this, but no formal training. I understand why you might be frustrated that some people are just BSing posts to join in, but that's happening. I hope you can appreciate the enthusiasm for people who want to learn using some quality tools that Dave is giving away. I've already learned a lot, but learning more is what I'm all about.

logman · « **Reply #51 on:** October 10, 2013, 07:30:06 am »

just getting into electronics and some free shit would be awesome

Goophy629 · « **Reply #52 on:** October 10, 2013, 09:38:25 pm »

I'm not really in the electronic business (despite how damn am i somehow started to watch videos in the main pages), so, yeah, for me, really not much to do in the forum

anyway, why not just take the chance and grab a freebie

BTW, there will be multiple drawing for each of the items/kit right? I'm afraid if Dave is gonna draw only one "quality" user and give away all to that single user

Kromag · « **Reply #53 on:** October 10, 2013, 10:37:17 pm »

I believe Dave already wrote that there will be 4 draws...

Greyersting · « **Reply #54 on:** October 11, 2013, 02:14:53 am »

When does the contest end? I can't watch the video atm.

bootfetch · « **Reply #55 on:** October 11, 2013, 02:22:15 am »

i think the black amp hour shirt is better

Sar · « **Reply #56 on:** October 11, 2013, 02:28:12 am »

I think a lot of the (relatively) old people are pissed off that a bunch of newbie f-wits are coming in and screwing up their chances of winning some pretty cool prizes. Can't blame them I guess, but the contest post did move me from just being a viewer to trying to participate more in the forums, with what I can offer anyways.

Some folks won't have a lot of mental resources in this area to contribute as the 'all knowing, all seeing eye of Sauron electronics knowledge' but that's part of the deal I guess. I'm certainly not that guy, but not a total newb in electronics either. I've already seen a few 'new guy' posts from other people that rate well above 'some dude ranting about noobs on the forum' so I guess that won't hurt the forum!

I'm grateful for the opportunity offered by Dave, but the anti-n00b sentiment around here from some folks is pretty unfriendly and just plain hateful. I guess some people have never been sparked in their interests by a minuscule event in their life and had something set them off that led them down a long road of learning and discovery.

EEVblog · « **Reply #57 on:** October 11, 2013, 03:53:41 am »

Quote from: wilfred on October 11, 2013, 03:44:13 am

I think the 5 posts idea was not a stick, but a carrot.

The 5 posts limit has always been just an arbitrary number somewhere above zero that is designed to weed out N percent of people who will just join the forum and post in the contest thread and then bugger off. Thus leaving behind a whole bunch of accounts with just one post.
Should it have been 0, 10, 50, 100?
50 would have probably weeded out all but a handful of eager spammers, but I know of plenty of good forum contributors who have less than that.
0 might have resulted in much less spam across the forum, but I don't like single post accounts either.

nowlan · « **Reply #58 on:** October 11, 2013, 04:08:33 am »

Where did the prizes come from?
Are they ex review units your not allowed to ebay on?
I would expect the manuf to promote their own give aways otherwise.

If the motivation of the competition is to recruit new users, it certainly is a good incentive to get the lurkers to come forward and sign up.

If you want to reward active forum users, you could either pick thoughtful responses or interesting thread creators, and put their names into a hat, or possibly a forum poll for users to nominate.

Last idea, might be to select active users from past 30, 90, 360 days, and do a random draw.

I have no advice for me-too competition entries. I assume you log ip address, and could identify suspect names.

Alternatively an embargo on new user creation during competiton duration, however this would prevent any intended recruitment drive.

edit: this post probably belongs in the other suggestion thread. Sorry i mixed them up.

bootfetch · « **Reply #59 on:** October 11, 2013, 07:22:34 am »

I think the prices were from the previous reviews - i saw dave with a scope teardown..i wonder when will that go as a prize

84GKSIG · « **Reply #60 on:** October 11, 2013, 09:06:42 am »

im in

airiclenz · « **Reply #61 on:** October 12, 2013, 06:54:44 am »

I am in.

ivan747 · « **Reply #62 on:** October 13, 2013, 09:12:39 pm »

Quote from: nowlan on October 11, 2013, 04:08:33 am

edit: this post probably belongs in the other suggestion thread. Sorry i mixed them up.

Nah, it's OK. This forum is not very strict in that sense unless you create a topic very outside a category.

iXod · « **Reply #63 on:** October 23, 2013, 06:51:36 pm »

Dave, next time a contest is announced it would be nice to know right then the closing date/time of the "I'm in" thread. Have some kind of announced deadline.

I missed by a few lousy hours...

PA0PBZ · « **Reply #64 on:** October 23, 2013, 07:19:41 pm »

Quote from: iXod on October 23, 2013, 06:51:36 pm

Dave, next time a contest is announced it would be nice to know right then the closing date/time of the "I'm in" thread. Have some kind of announced deadline.

I missed by a few lousy hours...

You're kidding right? It's been there for more than 2 weeks

It's not that you had to write an essay or something...

Mr Smiley · « **Reply #65 on:** October 23, 2013, 10:06:12 pm »

They'll be out of warranty soon

free_electron · « **Reply #66 on:** October 23, 2013, 11:01:56 pm »

Quote from: PA0PBZ on October 23, 2013, 07:19:41 pm

Quote from: iXod on October 23, 2013, 06:51:36 pm
Dave, next time a contest is announced it would be nice to know right then the closing date/time of the "I'm in" thread. Have some kind of announced deadline.

I missed by a few lousy hours...

You're kidding right? It's been there for more than 2 weeks
It's not that you had to write an essay or something...

i types very sloow lolz.

berniwa · « **Reply #67 on:** October 24, 2013, 11:21:42 am »

I'm in it to win it =)

nitro2k01 · « **Reply #68 on:** October 24, 2013, 11:57:02 am »

In like Flynn!

Barryg41 · « **Reply #69 on:** October 25, 2013, 03:13:53 pm »

Im in!

ivan747 · « **Reply #70 on:** October 25, 2013, 05:06:51 pm »

Sorry guys, wrong thread

84GKSIG · « **Reply #71 on:** October 26, 2013, 01:37:23 am »

well just noticed my post in the contest thread didnt actually post at all

Greyersting · « **Reply #72 on:** October 26, 2013, 08:22:37 pm »

When is the winner announced?

HackedFridgeMagnet · « **Reply #73 on:** October 27, 2013, 10:32:35 pm »

^^ Wearing that hat, your already a winner.

Goophy629 · « **Reply #74 on:** October 28, 2013, 03:11:36 am »

am curious too, 74 pages this time


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