Features - Win a Gigabyte Z77 motherboard and Intel Core i5-3570K processor

[Blitzen]

OMG...Thanks HEXUS. I have emailed you my details.

Another 1 post wonder strikes again.

[kalniel]

Congrats Drebin893, we really appreciate the post to let us know!

Another 1 post wonder strikes again.

What do you mean? This wasn't a forum only competition was it?

[DR]

Another 1 post wonder strikes again.

Thanks Blitzen - I will tag this post to can't please everyone category.

[dav532000]

Another great giveaway done and entered.

[Singh400]

Another 1 post wonder strikes again.

Gotta say I agree with Blitzen here.

[Phage]

Surely the point of competitions is to draw new eyes, not to reward an existing audience. That comes from the Classifieds and the helpful membership.

[DR]

So we do competitions

1. on HEXUS main page - we get moaned at
2. on the forums - people moan
3. on Facebook moan

I've a solution - just buy your tech and don't enter?

[Dareos]

Congrats Drebin

[Singh400]

Surely the point of competitions is to draw new eyes, not to reward an existing audience. That comes from the Classifieds and the helpful membership.

There is no doubt at all that these competitions bring in new members. But I'd love to know how many actually stick around.

So we do competitions

1. on HEXUS main page - we get moaned at
2. on the forums - people moan
3. on Facebook moan

I've a solution - just buy your tech and don't enter?

Not really moaning, just stating that I agree with Blitzen.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

TBH,after my silly post in the other thread,I realised Hexus does do a metric ton of competitions and its easy for people do take that for granted.

So we should be all happy,that they do them anyway and good luck to the person who wins. It like the lottery - some people can buy tickets for 10 years and never win anything and someone can then buy their first ticket and win the jackpot.

[Pob255]

So we do competitions

1. on HEXUS main page - we get moaned at
2. on the forums - people moan
3. on Facebook moan

I've a solution - just buy your tech and don't enter?

I'll moan about facebook comps (you locked the other thread before I hit the submit button)
I'll not moan about main page open to anyone or forum members only as long as a good balance is kept.
We don't people to only be here because of the comps, but at the same time it's nice to have some open to forum members only as a reward and thank you.

It's a matter of balance and at the same time the number of comps hexus has is great I know I've probably missed loads of good ones, heck I could of won one and not realised (it would be easy for me to forget I'd entered and miss an email)

[peterb]

Another 1 post wonder strikes again.

Unfair! Everyone is a one post wonder at some point - and a warm welcome is likely to turn them into multi-post wonders over time!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I'll moan about facebook comps (you locked the other thread before I hit the submit button)
I'll not moan about main page open to anyone or forum members only as long as a good balance is kept.
We don't people to only be here because of the comps, but at the same time it's nice to have some open to forum members only as a reward and thank you.

It's a matter of balance and at the same time the number of comps hexus has is great I know I've probably missed loads of good ones, heck I could of won one and not realised (it would be easy for me to forget I'd entered and miss an email)

What I think would be nice is if the people who won, had to post a few pictures of their booty especially build pictures?? Maybe post a few thoughts on the products won?? I certainly would think it would be a nice thing for them to do. Perhaps that might convince them to stick around?? It would also be good for the companies to get feedback on the stuff they have provided.

It does not involve much effort either,so it should hardly be off putting to the winners.

I don't like Bookface either but sadly it is so popular now companies find it a useful advertising tool(which is why they provide freebies) - you just have to decide whether giving into the secret CIA intelligence operation is worth it!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqggW08BWO0



I do think DR did take the forum only competition suggestion onboard with the PSU competition so I suspect some will pop up here and there(hopefully) so that was nice especially with three PSUs!!!

Unfair! Everyone is a one post wonder at some point - and a warm welcome is likely to turn them into multi-post wonders over time!

Then you got me!

[Disturbedguy]

I fully appreciate the competitions Hexus puts on, because at the end of the day, they dont have too.

However, in this scenario I kind of see myself leaning towards Blitzen.

I mean look at Drebin, posts on the 4th saying he had won a competition, with his previous post being and I quote

Sweeeeeet

, in a competition thread.

His next post, in another competition thread.

His next post is then in the £60 pay monthly read and totaled 4 words that didnt even attempt to join in the discussion.

His next post, you guessed it, entering another competition, his latest post

One day,...I will win. Great prizes Hexus

in another competition thread, posted today, so in 10 days he has -

1 - Forgot he entered an won a competition
2 - Entered 5 competitions
3 - Made 6 posts (5 being in competition threads, 1 not being in a competition thread)

Surely we would rather have members joining the community that are going to stick around for the community and not just the competitions?

If the person sticks around and remains active, then I will hold my hands up and apologise, but so far that isn't looking likely.

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying none forum members cant enter, but when it is blatantly obvious (imo) that they have just signed up to the forum for the competitions, then surely this is wrong and is just taking advantage of Hexus so to speak?

[Pob255]

Well I think this is raising one issue, we need a thread about the competitions for people to air their views.

Although I realise they take a lot of work to set up all these competitions, so I wouldn't say that the views to users should be taken as policy but it would be nice to get an overall idea where people would like it to go and a place to discuss, rather than fill existing competition threads like this.

[peterb]

Surely the point of competitions is to draw new eyes, not to reward an existing audience. That comes from the Classifieds and the helpful membership.

This!^

Competitions do several things. They attract people to the site (the whole site, not just the forums) and in crude terms, ups the hit rate which impresses advertises and increases the HEXUS profile.

Secondly it raises the profile if the manufacture of the prize. Someone might enter a comp because of the prize, but if they don't win, they might have investigated it and buy it anyway, or buy another product in the range. At the very least it raises profile and keeps a brand name in consumer consciousness.

And the forum member only competitions increases attracts new members to sign up to the community. Some of these might only sign up for the comps, but others will see what a great forum this is, provided they aren't put off by some snide and unhelpful comments!

Perhaps some forum member competitions could have qualifying conditions (minimum post count, or minimum post rate over a period of time) and that can be looked at.

But at the end of the day, the competitions are (or should be) a bit of fun, with the chance to win some great prizes!. And to moan about the entry conditions is, imnsho, a tad churlish.