Mistake on Yearly wish list winners.

I think you didn't check those winners very carefully BB staff.

Your own rules posted clearly in the forum said,

" Unfortunately Endless Copper Mine and Gem Pit cannot be chosen."

"These items MUST be from the Trader (shop in-game). You may only pick one item per tab. For example, you can choose one item from Architect, one from black market, one from wholesale, one from adventure, and one from deposits."

You allowed winners who to choose an item you stated could NOT be chosen, and you allowed multiple picks from the same tab.


The gem pit ( not allowed to be choosen) and building licenses are in the same tab, " Architect"

Veteran general and permanent building slot are ALSO from the same tab "Black Market"
Veteran Generals and Jolly Geologist , same "tab" as well.

Basically it appears only 2 of your winners placed officially correct choices, frodo5558 and vjardin.

The other three did not place correct choices.

You may want to check on your winner results, and correct this by removing ( i.e. disqualifying) the 3 who didn't follow the rules with 3 players who did.

Bottom line, you need to enforce your own rules BB Staff.

they will prolly just ask those that didnt read instructions carefully choose sumthin else

Please see my addendum here: http://forum.thesettlersonline.net/t...298#post199298

Congrats to the winners, this one was like getting struck by lightening.
This does bring about a point, however.

The US side now has 2 servers, it is absolutely imparative that you now enforce contest rules. If the entrant didn't follow the instructions, then they need to be disqualified; no more molly-coddling your player base!

I concur, if they cannot read the rules, and follow the rules, then they should be disqualified.
Allow ONLY players who DID follow the rules as eligible.

Hey, at this rate, why not just have people post their name with the line " I want a chance to win stuff in this lottery" since a random number generator is nothing more then a lottery anyway, and forget about even bothering to POST rules if you are not going to care if the participants follow them.

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Originally Posted by BB_meesherbeans

Please see my addendum here: http://forum.thesettlersonline.net/t...298#post199298

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Sure - that takes away something they should get - but BOTTOM line , THEY did not follow the rules - this SHOULD result in being disqualified, End of story

I realized that BB doesn't enforce it's own rules during the "Create your own Pumpkin Stencil" contest at Halloween, when several winners were clearly not original artwork, and others were clearly not able to actually be stenciled onto a pumpkin.

I agree if BB does not enforce their own rules, they should just simply not post them. These rules have no meaning after all. Really, BB staff, if you do it this way, next time people won't bother to read the rules anymore. You ban people for not following the rules, so I think it is reasonable to reward those who do.

Solution sounds fair to me. No reason to completely hose the winners. Congratulations guys!

I wasn't trying to hose the winners. I was trying to point out to BB staff that only enforcing rules part of the time is basically bogus.
Either you enforce them all the time for everything and everyone, or don't bother to even make rules.
Contests, chat lobbies, COC, whatever,,, if you got rules make them Worth something, enforce them.
It is not conducive to gaining any respect for anyone who is wishy washy about their own rules, or applies them based on their own whims.
Better to admit to making a mistake and correct it, then to just let stuff slide and hope no one notices it.

AS Mayor, I must side with BB.
They are overwhelmed with work now that the world didn't end.
People are screaming for more and newer distractions.
We have some AWESOME new games coming out. http://www.bluebyte.de/
They are doing the best they can for an ever demanding community.
This game is designed to be played for years.
It was a contest and the rules were interpreted as expediency demanded.
Customer service is about balance.
If people want clearer contest rules and prize awards, then submit suggestions to the Community Manager, Meesherbeans.
Let's try to curtail these strident and anger fraught issues and get to the real use of the forums.

Those games are not new, they have been around for a long time already.
The rules were very clearly stated, unfortunately players didn't follow them, and, so it seems, neither did blue bytes.
Consistency is always a very good idea for any customer service in any business.
So is admitting to errors. For anyone, business or not.
I also never said I was angry, and I never said, or suggested that I was taking a " side" on this issue, because I think the players and blue byte staff have both made mistakes here. We are all human and we all make mistakes, it is as simple as that.
I was making an observation, offering suggestions for resolution, and giving constructive criticism.
I was pointing out an issue with inconsistency in an attempt to avoid more of the same in the future.
That is what forums are for, discussion, which is what I opened up.
Yes I think blue bytes does an excellent job. Yes I know they are always working very hard, and I do recognize, and commend them for all that they do for us.
In my personal opinion Blue Bytes is one of the best customer service sites I have ever had the privilege of working with.
And please don't let " mayor" blow you up like that cheetah and gazel you got running around on your signature, it could get you to tumbling out of control like they are. Have a great day. :)

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Originally Posted by EpsilonSilver

AS Mayor, I must side with BB.
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Dude you were NOT elected!!!! It only has to do with how many post you put up./ GET OVER YOURSELF!!!!!

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Originally Posted by LadyTerra

The US side now has 2 servers

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Ares and Zues should have their own wishlist along with every other duplicate servers

I am sorry BB but you made these new rule changes 1/08/2013 after you selected winners. dont select who didnt follow the rules and dont reward them. thats not fair who did follow the rules almost thousand players there. I am sorry but kinda poor judgements.