Player Giveaways and Contests

[Dirkjon]

This thread has been deviating from the original issues and the question posed. To rephrase the original issue, the concern is that people are using the trade tab in ways that have been causing complaint from others in the channel. This has required us to look at some of the different types of related activities that are occurring. Generally, these can be classified as follows.

1. Giveaways. These are times when people are posting trade offers for resources with a trivial cost. There is no requirement for taking the trade, and the trade is posted by the person with the resources.
   
2. Contests. These are times when people start an activity where someone is selected based on the activity. As a result, that specific person is traded resources (or given a prize), either directly between players or an offer posted in the trade office by the person receiving the resources. These may be spontaneous and of short duration, or may be a planned event and of a longer duration.

The question of loot spots was not intended to be included in the discussion, and it would not be wise to try to include it at this point. Please remember that this discussion is intended to allow the players to express their opinions and share their viewpoints, not as a binding vote. Also please remember that normal forum rules do apply and posts should address the topic and issues, rather than opinions of other players.

Can we simply get a ruling please?

[RomanGodCamper]

Can we simply get a ruling please?

The poll doesn't end till next month. So no ruling till then.

Also, If Giveaways are allowed to be held in Trade channel then why do people get banned for it even if they don't spam.

[Snacknado]

not sure if this is an official poll, rather just getting an idea of how players feel about this

[Milo_Orpheus]

This thread has been deviating from the original issues and the question posed. To rephrase the original issue, the concern is that people are using the trade tab in ways that have been causing complaint from others in the channel. This has required us to look at some of the different types of related activities that are occurring. Generally, these can be classified as follows.

1. Giveaways. These are times when people are posting trade offers for resources with a trivial cost. There is no requirement for taking the trade, and the trade is posted by the person with the resources.
   
2. Contests. These are times when people start an activity where someone is selected based on the activity. As a result, that specific person is traded resources (or given a prize), either directly between players or an offer posted in the trade office by the person receiving the resources. These may be spontaneous and of short duration, or may be a planned event and of a longer duration.

The question of loot spots was not intended to be included in the discussion, and it would not be wise to try to include it at this point. Please remember that this discussion is intended to allow the players to express their opinions and share their viewpoints, not as a binding vote. Also please remember that normal forum rules do apply and posts should address the topic and issues, rather than opinions of other players.

I never said that you intended to talk about how this rule would affect lootspots. The BB's have said the selling of a LS is a giveaway thus it falls into your category 1 per the BB support team. I never said I support how BB view the buying or selling of LS but if you make a rule, no giveaways in trade and BB's consider LS a giveaway then you have banned the selling of LS in trade. To ignore this fact invites disaster especially when the people policing in game chat are as over zealous as they are.

[Snacknado]

i really thought this whole time that contests were not allowed to take place in trade tab.....

I dont really see too much of a problem with giveaways, simply like- Free FM in TO, search my name- or something like that...
but when you start asking questions to people fighting to answer first does cause clutter and should not be held in TT...

[Moonlime]

I think that a tab other than trade tab would be best for contests where players need to interact/answer questions for a prize. Similar to the GM trivia, it can deviate the conversation from the trade functions. BB Trivia are held in Global 1 for all to join in.

[Troll-Phu]

yes ban the BBs for disrupting global on fridays durring trivia!!!!

[alexanderbb2013]

Please people all the tangents are annoying and unproductive. This thread is only about whether giveaways and/or contests would be held at all and if so where they will be held.

[Moonlime]

giveaways and contests can be fun.

[Dizneyguy]

Oh good grief... the question isn't whether giveaways and contests *should* happen. The question is *where* they should happen.