SkinnyT.5382 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 So In December 2021 there Anet there was a Holiday Selfie Sweepstakes. The deadline to enter was the 10th, but there was no date for winners to be announced. It's been over a month and there has been no posts about it. Have been picked yet? There was over 300 entries; I'd like to know who won. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Very, very, rarely are winners announced for any contests, sweepstakes or other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynder.2509 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) *Holiday 😉 There's nothing "holy" there If you ain't a receiving a message about it then ya probably ain't winnin' Simple as that. Usually you'll receive an email or anything like that in case you're lucky. Trust, me you don't want to know who won. It keeps your sanity safe and won't leave you disappointed or depressed. Also it's better for the oh so lucky winners because usually winners announced in public get hate mail and death threats sent to them by the poor unlucky ones. Speaking from experience here, sadly... So most big companies don't announce winners in public anymore and just message the winners instead. Edited January 9, 2022 by Cynder.2509 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky.4861 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Holiday is a modernisation and contraction of 'holy day'. From the wiki: Etymology The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg (hālig "holy" + dæg "day").[1] The word originally referred only to special religious days. The modern use varies geographically. In North America, it means any dedicated day or period of celebration. In the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, holiday is often used instead of the word vacation. OT: I don't think it's a bad thing for anet to just announce that winners have been chosen and notified. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I went digging in the fine print of the contest rules, so here's this: > Winner Selection. There will be 8 winner(s) (each a “Winner” and collectively the “Winners”), selected as follows: Potential Winners will be selected from among all eligible entries in a random drawing to be held on or around 14 December 2021. > Winner Notification; Prize Delivery. Each potential Winner will be notified on or around 14 December 2021 via the email address used to enter. Now that's great and all, but I had to download and comb through a file to find out what you wanted to know, which isn't ideal. Wouldn't expect winner names or anything like that to be posted, but a simple 'yo, winners have been chosen and prizes have been sent out, thanks for doing the thing!' tweet might have been a good idea. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega.6801 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Cynder.2509 said: *Holiday 😉 There#s nothing "holy" there Wow, how cool and edgy... 6 hours ago, SkinnyT.5382 said: So In December 2021 there Anet there was a Holiday Selfie Sweepstakes. The deadline to enter was the 10th, but there was no date for winners to be announced. It's been over a month and there has been no posts about it. Have been picked yet? There was over 300 entries; I'd like to know who won. It is bad practice to announce the names of winners of such things, not terrible, but still not bad. From a data security point it would be handing out the account name to the public, and by announcing who has won, you open them up for harrassment. So no, I think it's ok if we never get to know who won. Why do you care? What does this information provide to you and what would you do with it? As AgentMoore sais a simple "Hey the contest has ended and we've chosen our winners. Thanks for your participation." would have more than enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyT.5382 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Cynder.2509 said: 16 hours ago, AgentMoore.9453 said: 13 hours ago, lokh.2695 said: I wasn't expecting them to announce players' names, only to show the pictures that won. Those pictures were posted publicly and needed to have certain hashtags to even enter. It was a contest to show Fashion Wars, so I think it's in bad form to Not show what pictures won. Also how do you know if anyone even won, if nothing is announced. Now it just feels like a waste of time to even enter any contests in the future. Edited January 10, 2022 by SkinnyT.5382 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zera.9435 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 You didn't win. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury ranique.2170 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 9:59 AM, AgentMoore.9453 said: I went digging in the fine print of the contest rules, so here's this: > Winner Selection. There will be 8 winner(s) (each a “Winner” and collectively the “Winners”), selected as follows: Potential Winners will be selected from among all eligible entries in a random drawing to be held on or around 14 December 2021. > Winner Notification; Prize Delivery. Each potential Winner will be notified on or around 14 December 2021 via the email address used to enter. Now that's great and all, but I had to download and comb through a file to find out what you wanted to know, which isn't ideal. Wouldn't expect winner names or anything like that to be posted, but a simple 'yo, winners have been chosen and prizes have been sent out, thanks for doing the thing!' tweet might have been a good idea. I understand your sentiment, but from a marketing perspective it makes sense. When Arenanet says: "Hey pay attention to me and you can win" People get excited When Arenanet says: "Hey you all, sorry you did not win" People get sad The later is not desirable. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 11 hours ago, mercury ranique.2170 said: When Arenanet says: "Hey you all, sorry you did not win" People get sad The later is not desirable. I dunno; whenever there's a lottery and someone wins the jackpot, usually every news outlet available makes mention that 'someone' won. More relevant to GW2, when players run raffles and giveaways, I normally see them issue a 'thanks for playing' message when it's over. The benefit of this is to offer closure to those who participated so that they won't be left hanging in addition to the disappointment of not winning. Sometimes, this is also when competition runners announce their next upcoming activity/attraction, so for example ArenaNet could announce the end of one contest and announce a new one (or make reference to an upcoming trailer/stream/expansion) to keep the energy going. It's not really something to be demanded, but I always appreciate knowing when a competition I entered is over so I can move on. Kinda like if you went on a job interview and then never heard back about it - closure isn't strictly necessary, but it's appreciated. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyT.5382 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 6:09 AM, mercury ranique.2170 said: I understand your sentiment, but from a marketing perspective it makes sense. When Arenanet says: "Hey pay attention to me and you can win" People get excited When Arenanet says: "Hey you all, sorry you did not win" People get sad The later is not desirable. But the thing is that this was a competition. Had it been just a random lottery I won't care who won, but it was an activity for players. It should have taken into account players' creativity with mixing armors, their knowledge of game maps so they can find a good setting, and the composition of those thing. This required time and effort, and by not even announcing the winners it dismisses those efforts. As for marketing perspective, you want people to continuously engage with the game, and in this case it's social media. But why would I continue to engage in their public competitions, if people's efforts are not going to be recognized? Once upon a time Anet not only announced the winners for these little contests but also also pointed out notable mentions, to give recognition to players even if they didn't win. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lezbefriends.7516 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I didn't win therefore it RIGGED 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Why the new name? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lezbefriends.7516 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Inculpatus cedo.9234 said: Why the new name? Was male when I made the account 9 yrs ago... Now I identify as femme-lesbian female. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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