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Topic: Am I allowed to throw a small giveaway? - page 2. (Read 469 times)

legendary
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September 09, 2022, 05:39:02 AM
#7
AFAIK I didn't remove that thread. If it were up to me, I would've just deleted the post with the address (as well as any subsequent posts of such nature).

If this sounded like an attack or complaint, apologies for that, it's not intended.
My intention is to give all the details, be constructive, see what we can do, since it's not the first request like this (although I also agree they're were very few), especially as I expect OP is disappointed by how the things have gone.
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September 09, 2022, 05:23:00 AM
#6
If you're OK with accepting entries via PM or off-site (e.g. via Google Forms) as opposed to posting them in one or more threads (which isn't allowed), yeah, you are. Post it in Bounties (Altcoins).

I've just looked it up and from what I see:
* In Bounties (Altcoins) one of the pinned posts tells "Giveaway threads are not allowed"
* OP has tried to start a giveaway, but
** somebody has ignored OP request (for PM) and answered with address
** the whole topic got removed (found topic 5412920 in modlog)

While I understand that the rules are there to avoid mindless spam, I also feel for users like OP and maybe we can do something about it.
I mean, look at the sheer number of (nice!) raffles in collectible section. Maybe we should somehow find a solution for this?
AFAIK I didn't remove that thread. If it were up to me, I would've just deleted the post with the address (as well as any subsequent posts of such nature).
legendary
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September 09, 2022, 04:35:11 AM
#5
If you're OK with accepting entries via PM or off-site (e.g. via Google Forms) as opposed to posting them in one or more threads (which isn't allowed), yeah, you are. Post it in Bounties (Altcoins).

I've just looked it up and from what I see:
* In Bounties (Altcoins) one of the pinned posts tells "Giveaway threads are not allowed"
* OP has tried to start a giveaway, but
** somebody has ignored OP request (for PM) and answered with address
** the whole topic got removed (found topic 5412920 in modlog)

While I understand that the rules are there to avoid mindless spam, I also feel for users like OP and maybe we can do something about it.
I mean, look at the sheer number of (nice!) raffles in collectible section. Maybe we should somehow find a solution for this?

So i feel generous and i would like to give someone 25 bucks in litecoin am I allowed to do that? No rules nothing to do

Giveaway with no rules means some may create 100s of new accounts to participate. Maybe you want to do better  Wink
global moderator
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September 08, 2022, 12:39:36 PM
#4
If you're OK with accepting entries via PM or off-site (e.g. via Google Forms) as opposed to posting them in one or more threads (which isn't allowed), yeah, you are. Post it in Bounties (Altcoins).
legendary
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September 08, 2022, 11:26:52 AM
#3
So i feel generous and i would like to give someone 25 bucks in litecoin am I allowed to do that? No rules nothing to do

No, unfortunately it is not allowed to do that on the forum. You can do giveaways off-site (for example, google form) and post a link in this thread, but you can't give people any incentive for replying to your thread.

Most giveaway threads are no longer allowed in the Alternate cryptocurrencies sections. From now on, posting or replying to such threads could result in being banned. Existing threads will be locked.

Specifically, you are not allowed to give people any incentive to post insubstantial posts in your threads. You can't offer to pay people who post their addresses, usernames, etc. You can do giveaways off-site and link to the giveaway page in a thread, but you can't give people any bonus for replying to your thread.

Similar threads are already restricted to Games and Rounds in the non-altcoin sections, but the giveaway-related post volume is so high in the altcoin sections that I've decided to just ban them entirely here.
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September 08, 2022, 10:47:39 AM
#2
the giveaway threads are posted in games and rounds board[1] but the sticky there[2] says that if your payment is in altcoins you have to post it in Bounties (Altcoins) board[3].

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=71.0
[2] https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/giveaways-and-games-that-pay-out-altcoins-do-not-belong-here-5341846
[3] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=238.0
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September 08, 2022, 10:44:16 AM
#1
So i feel generous and i would like to give someone 25 bucks in litecoin am I allowed to do that? No rules nothing to do
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