It looks like the giveaway in question announced a winner. In my opinion though there is still doubt about how the winner was calculated. No posts were made announcing which block would be chosen and the OP just suddenly edited the thread with the details. There is no "last edit" time either to see when the post was edited. I am sure the doubt is uncalled for considering who won, I just think that it could have been done in a way where not even a little bit of doubt was left open
What difference does it make who was chosen as the winner? The fact that the drawing took place does not mean that the payment took place. Last time, the winner was also announced, but the matter did not go beyond promises of payment.
I was talking more about how the winner was chosen and the way it was chosen (by not making any posts, therefore no timestamps to prove that the winning block was chosen
before the winner was announced. In reference to what I said about the chosen winner, it wasn't the primary reason for my post but I think that if a newbie with a very little amount of posts in comparison to an established member would make a difference as well. Especially considering that currently there is no way for a normal member to know that the block was chosen after the block occurred (Maybe a mod can know if they have access to edit history?)
Like GazetaBitcoin said while I was posting as well, payment is more of a concern after the winner is elected fairly. If the winner is not elected fairly, that is the first point of concern before who gets paid. If the winner was not elected fairly then it is probably likely that the winner will be paid if the giveaway was rigged.
It looks like the giveaway in question announced a winner. In my opinion though there is still doubt about how the winner was calculated.
What difference does it make who was chosen as the winner? The fact that the drawing took place does not mean that the payment took place. Last time, the winner was also announced, but the matter did not go beyond promises of payment.
I am not sure if OP got confused or he broke his own rules at will. But, so far, what's happening is outside the giveaway rules.
It does look like a poor decision to quickly finish off the giveaway. Unfortunately due to the way it all occurred there is no certain way to know for now.
Until getting to payment, it has to be stated the fact that the election of the winner broke the giveaway rules and, as a consequence, that winner is not eligible.
OP said he will do the rolling or he'll allow a trustworthy member to do it. OP did not do any rolling nor a trustworthy user did it. A user tagged as Ponzi promoter gave OP a suggestion of how to roll and, inside that suggestion the winner was a member named 5tift. However, 5tift was only the name which came as winner withing an example of how to roll. That was not an official rolling. And even if it would be considered so (although it can;t be, since it was an example), it is not an eligible rolling, based on OP's own rules: do it by himself or by a trustworthy member.
I am not sure if OP got confused or he broke his own rules at will. But, so far, what's happening is outside the giveaway rules.
Nothing surprising. Most likely, the name of the winner was chosen without any roulettes or blockchain. This happened from both the Mitch112 account and the Rbah account. Therefore, there can be no talk of any fair drawing. The purpose of these pranks, I think, is different.
If you aren't already aware, the winner of this giveaway was supposedly chosen via a chosen block and its hash. The concern is that the OP edited his thread without making posts so there is on way to know the timestamp of the block was chosen before the block occurred (fair) or after (presumably not fair). If the giveaway is fake, I think it is clear it is to establish some sort of reputation or give out the idea they have money. I found it odd that the user went on to try and use the marketplace not long after the giveaway was ongoing, but again there is no way to validate anything enough to make a claim.