[Xferno]

Suggestion: Add a Giveaway Picker for Contest Threads

A lot of contests here ask users to reply to enter — but picking a winner manually can get messy or feel biased.

What if the OP could just reply with `[giveaway]` or `[giveaway=3]` and the system automatically picks 1 or more random winners from the thread?

I built a plugin for MyBB that does exactly that:

• Picks random winners fairly
  
• Highlights the winning post
  
• Optional PM to winner(s)
  
• Can auto-lock the thread after
  

Would be a solid feature for the Contest section or similar areas.
What do you guys think — worth adding?

[xclouded1]

I think this is actually a great feature to get rid of potential fraudulent contests and would combat bias.

[Xferno]

I think this is actually a great feature to get rid of potential fraudulent contests and would combat bias.

Exactly! That was one of the main goals behind it making contests fair and transparent without extra work.
Glad you see the value in it!

[Oh_Well]

That's a great idea! I hope to see something like that one day

[Xferno]

That's a great idea! I hope to see something like that one day

Appreciate it! I actually already built the plugin . just wanted to see if the community would be interested in seeing it added

[Xferno]

bumping this

[Jamika]

Does this work on mobile too ?

[Xferno]

Does this work on mobile too ?

yes

[Omniscient]

Isn't this on my Roadmap?

[6]

Isn't this on my Roadmap?

I don’t think so but Xferno has a plugin ready already.

[Xferno]

I don’t think so but Xferno has a plugin ready already.

Just noticed it’s already on the roadmap—sorry about the overlap. But if you’d like an immediate solution, my plugin is ready to go.

[Omniscient]

Just noticed it’s already on the roadmap—sorry about the overlap. But if you’d like an immediate solution, my plugin is ready to go.

I can look at your plugin but I kind of doubt it's as extensive as I was gonna build it.

[Proof]

Suggestion: Add a Giveaway Picker for Contest Threads

A lot of contests here ask users to reply to enter — but picking a winner manually can get messy or feel biased.

What if the OP could just reply with `[giveaway]` or `[giveaway=3]` and the system automatically picks 1 or more random winners from the thread?

I built a plugin for MyBB that does exactly that:

• Picks random winners fairly
  
• Highlights the winning post
  
• Optional PM to winner(s)
  
• Can auto-lock the thread after
  

Would be a solid feature for the Contest section or similar areas.
What do you guys think — worth adding?

Isn't it just simpler to use the post id? (Roll in convo / any random num generator and you're done.)

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

OP (contest holder) should lock thread and paste results, that's what I use to do.


EDIT: Also, I'd imagine giveaways are minimal or next to worthless, so this doesn't seem too important. Just my opinion.