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Policy Question 

Last post wins contests allowed?

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4235271

Take a look at that thread. OP went to bed and the last person to write on his thread wins the contest.

Is that allowed? I haven't been able to find any proof that is not, but it should not be allowed.

EDIT:
Low quality posts:

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It's just a troll and i think it would have to be 2000th post to be valid.
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(May 18, 2014 05:18 AM)Ifinger Wrote:  It's just a troll and i think it would have to be 2000th post to be valid.

I am giving away 100 OMC to who ever has the last post on this thread when I wake up in the morning

(May 18, 2014 05:19 AM)- Sam - Wrote:  I haven't heard of any specific rule against it. However, his contest lacks quality so I wouldn't be surprised if it was removed.

I agree. Look at the damn posts. "OMG SPAM LET ME WIN", "Still waiting for OP to get online", "You will never win! I will win".
As i stated in the thread I think all it is doing is generating LQ posts.
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(May 18, 2014 05:19 AM)'Snorlax Wrote:  I am giving away 100 OMC to who ever has the last post on this thread when I wake up in the morning


I agree. Look at the damn posts. "OMG SPAM LET ME WIN", "Still waiting for OP to get online", "You will never win! I will win".

But what if he wakes up and someone posts before he sees it?
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(May 18, 2014 05:26 AM)Ifinger Wrote:  But what if he wakes up and someone posts before he sees it?

Really..? Really? Stop posting your shit here, please. Go post somewhere else.
I guess you could report it as LQ because that's what it is just an endless thread of LQ posts.
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I think I posted twice in that thread but I agree it is just LQ spamming bullshit.
(May 18, 2014 05:40 AM)Scars On Broadway Wrote:  I guess you could report it as LQ because that's what it is just an endless thread of LQ posts.

I already reported most of the low quality and spam posts. That's pretty much all I can do till a staff gets back from sleeping or whatever.
Woah that's a LQ thread, let's wait for an answer from staffs.
(May 18, 2014 05:19 AM)'Snorlax Wrote:  I am giving away 100 OMC to who ever has the last post on this thread when I wake up in the morning

What if he wakes up in the afternoon?
(May 18, 2014 05:43 AM)Promethazine. Wrote:  What if he wakes up in the afternoon?

What if his morning is his afternoon? Please... guys.
I dunno but IMO it is stupid and should be banned. It promoted low quality posting
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it's retarded and it should not be on HF.
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(May 18, 2014 05:46 AM)- Sam - Wrote:  Just be patient, the thread will either be junked or a large majority of of the posts will be removed.
As for the answer to this thread, this is allowed because it is a content. However, there needs to be a better understanding of the end date for the winner. He will be told and he will learn from his mistakes.

They are making the thread into a lounge. It would be better to disallow these threads completely so we can stop these low quality posters from posting there.

Closing thread because I don't feel like we need more discussion.


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