I want to preface with my thanks for what I have won.
Now my gripe. I was under the impression that the contest ended at 4pm on Wednesday. I submitted my story. I would like to point out that I gave my story a great deal of thought. I wouldn't have submitted it until Saturday if I had known that A.) the contest did not end on Wednesday as announced and that B.) submitting it earlier would disqualify me from the grand prize. I know there isn't much you can do about it now, but in the future THIS ISN'T COOL! The people who wait till Saturday and submit a one line story has a better chance than those of us who put real thought into our writing and submitted it before the original advertised ending date.
Edited, Apr 24th 2009 7:24am by Darqflame
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#4
Apr 23 2009 at 12:04 PM
AshOnMyTomatoes wrote:
What an ungrateful *****.
I know! It's awful. I read the forum posted rules and it said Deadline Wednesday at 4pm.
#5
Apr 23 2009 at 12:07 PM
In all seriousness though, think of it this way:
Let's say everyone entered the same day, then they closed entry, then they announced prizes. As of right now, they've given away 6 copies of Conan, and 9 game cards. Let's say that's all they were going to give out, plus the grand prize. Let's say they just tossed all the names into a hat and pulled them randomly, starting with the lowest prize.
You'd still have to hope you didn't win any of the lower prizes AND that you got pulled for the grand. Quit being a whiner.
Let's say everyone entered the same day, then they closed entry, then they announced prizes. As of right now, they've given away 6 copies of Conan, and 9 game cards. Let's say that's all they were going to give out, plus the grand prize. Let's say they just tossed all the names into a hat and pulled them randomly, starting with the lowest prize.
You'd still have to hope you didn't win any of the lower prizes AND that you got pulled for the grand. Quit being a whiner.
#6
Apr 23 2009 at 12:09 PM
I am looking into the grand prize elligability, and why the change occured now. I don't have any good answers yet, but I will post when I know more.
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#7
Apr 23 2009 at 12:19 PM
AshOnMyTomatoes wrote:
In all seriousness though, think of it this way:
Let's say everyone entered the same day, then they closed entry, then they announced prizes. As of right now, they've given away 6 copies of Conan, and 9 game cards. Let's say that's all they were going to give out, plus the grand prize. Let's say they just tossed all the names into a hat and pulled them randomly, starting with the lowest prize.
You'd still have to hope you didn't win any of the lower prizes AND that you got pulled for the grand. Quit being a whiner.
Let's say everyone entered the same day, then they closed entry, then they announced prizes. As of right now, they've given away 6 copies of Conan, and 9 game cards. Let's say that's all they were going to give out, plus the grand prize. Let's say they just tossed all the names into a hat and pulled them randomly, starting with the lowest prize.
You'd still have to hope you didn't win any of the lower prizes AND that you got pulled for the grand. Quit being a whiner.
True but then everyone's would be in and those who are waiting until Saturday to submit would have the same chance to win what I won and I have the chance they have to win the computer.
Thank you Kao.
#8
Apr 23 2009 at 12:53 PM
Where was it posted that the contest ended on Wednesday?
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#9
Apr 23 2009 at 1:09 PM
Regardign wednesdya, she may eb referring to this. I apperently put the wrong day in. but that was an info post, not a rules post. https://everquest.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=28;mid=12402852126362245;page=1#m12402852126362245
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#10
Apr 23 2009 at 1:12 PM
Katielynn,
The rules that we originally posted have not been altered and have always read that the contest will come to a close on Sunday, April 27th, 2009. If you read otherwise somewhere else, we'd be interesting in knowing where so we can fix it. However, as I mentioned previously -- the rules as originally posted, remain unchanged.
The rules that we originally posted have not been altered and have always read that the contest will come to a close on Sunday, April 27th, 2009. If you read otherwise somewhere else, we'd be interesting in knowing where so we can fix it. However, as I mentioned previously -- the rules as originally posted, remain unchanged.
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#11
Apr 23 2009 at 1:19 PM
Oh man Kao. I think you owe Katie a beer or three.
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#12
Apr 23 2009 at 1:27 PM
Tamat Damat wrote:
Katielynn,
The rules that we originally posted have not been altered and have always read that the contest will come to a close on Sunday, April 27th, 2009. If you read otherwise somewhere else, we'd be interesting in knowing where so we can fix it. However, as I mentioned previously -- the rules as originally posted, remain unchanged.
The rules that we originally posted have not been altered and have always read that the contest will come to a close on Sunday, April 27th, 2009. If you read otherwise somewhere else, we'd be interesting in knowing where so we can fix it. However, as I mentioned previously -- the rules as originally posted, remain unchanged.
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The "Venture into Hyboria" Contest ("Contest") begins on Monday, April 20, 2009 and ends at 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, April 27, 2009 ("Contest Period"). The Sponsor of this Contest is ZAM ("Sponsor").
Er, actually, they have changed. I'm not sure who changed them, but it origionally specifically stated that winners of the daily prizes specifically would be elligable for the grand prize, and the new wording says "Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Winners of the raffle contest are no longer eligible to receive another prize from this contest."
The "No longer" portion being the section that changed.
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#13
Apr 23 2009 at 1:29 PM
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Oh man Kao. I think you owe Katie a beer or three.
Yeah, probably.
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#14
Apr 23 2009 at 1:34 PM
I read Kao's post he put in OOT and it said Wednesday. When I read the actual rules I missed it saying it went all week but did pick up that cut off was at 4pm. . I assumed that meant Wednesday at 4pm.
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#15
Apr 23 2009 at 4:05 PM
The post directly under the only one stating the contest ended wednesday showed how the contest probably didn't really end wednesday.
There's really no excuse for missing that.
There's really no excuse for missing that.
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Apr 24 2009 at 3:34 AM
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The 27th is Monday.
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#17
Apr 24 2009 at 4:18 AM
Let's just blame this mess on some evil cluster and move along.You cannot post in a locked topic!
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