hoosierhunter Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I've just taken notice this year to people making stupid posts just to get to 50 to be in the contest. I think maybe next year we look at a time of membership requirement along with posts requirement. This would hopefully limit some of the non-sense that is going on now..... For example you have to be a member for a minumum of 12 months and have a post count of over 200. Just a suggestion but maybe it would help eliminate no shows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitetail22 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Sound like my 2 year old crying LOL worried about some contest Ha what a TiT do you need a Bottle with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) Sound like my 2 year old crying LOL worried about some contest Ha what a TiT do you need a Bottle with that :ban: :nono: Edited August 27, 2009 by Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Why does the posts and member even matter? There are people who just find out about it and enjoy the sport as much as all of us. Why should they be casted out because they just found the site? WE ALL enjoy the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Why does the posts and member even matter? There are people who just find out about it and enjoy the sport as much as all of us. Why should they be casted out because they just found the site? WE ALL enjoy the same thing! It wouldn't matter if they joined, made their posts to get into the contest, and then actually stick around! but the majority of the time the people who post 50 times in a month or less, show up once or twice in their team thread, and are never heard from again, at least until the next year or the next contest.:hammer1: Or even if they do participate the during the whole contest, they leave right after and aren't seen for another 7-8 months until it is time to sign up again. We don't want that, we want people who will contribute to the contest and the forums, and not just come in and try to win a prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I agree but accountability isn't there b/c a lot of the new members just bounce on here sign up and forget they did and never come back, or they don't participate in the team. It's more about having fun and developing the team aspect and that's tough to do when people don't participate regularly........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Sound like my 2 year old crying LOL worried about some contest Ha what a TiT do you need a Bottle with that :ban: :nono: could have not done better :ban::ban: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitetail22 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Stone Cold you are exactly right but you know there is always someone that has to be complicated and make things hard on people !!! Especially over something so childish !!! Them hunters that try raising a post limit or have retarded thoughts to keep people from joining or whatever are the ones that walk all around the woods while your trying to hunt and ruin everything they are jealous to see another hunter bag a buck or a doe for that matter !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I agree but accountability isn't there b/c a lot of the new members just bounce on here sign up and forget they did and never come back, or they don't participate in the team. It's more about having fun and developing the team aspect and that's tough to do when people don't participate regularly........ I agree 100 %............... it's not right to pick teams and then end up with a few on your team that really don't have any interest in being there, it just bogs the team down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 That happened to me on a shed contest this year when I first started entering them and finding sites. I got on and found 27 sheds with four that will make the North American Shed Hunters Club Record Book! I was the only one on my team out of 10 that even posted. I still got 5th out of 14 teams! In my little picture here is a 12 point match set I found Jan. 3rd 2009! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I agree to a certain extent. My girlfriend signed up on here a few months ago and if the rule was you had to be here for 12 months she wouldn't be able to get in. She made her 50 posts and is still posting now. I realize it is just an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 If it were up to me, you would have to have at least 500 posts and have been a member for over 1 year. Too many people think we are taking this contest too seriously but in reality it's simply to avoid frustration down the road. Too many people want the reward with little to no effort. It's not about the reward either. It's just a matter of satisfying the competitive nature we have and have some fun at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 It is all about a good time but once again just because I have not met that set of stats why should I be left out? I am a diehard hunter so bad that my wife said "If I ever gave you a choice of me or hunting I know I would be packing my bags!". I think this site is great and I will be involved with what ever team I am involved with. You will always have a bad apple in the bunch no matter what stats you have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) It is all about a good time but once again just because I have not met that set of stats why should I be left out? I am a diehard hunter so bad that my wife said "If I ever gave you a choice of me or hunting I know I would be packing my bags!". I think this site is great and I will be involved with what ever team I am involved with. You will always have a bad apple in the bunch no matter what stats you have! It's nothing personal, but the fact is, there have been way to many people who have signed up only to be never heard from again. Even now with the 50 post rule, people join a month or two before and post a bunch of one or two word posts, or start a bunch of pointless threads (like the few people we had in here a few days ago) and then their team never hears from them. Blame those people for ruining it. If someone is truly here because they like the site, and not just here to join a contest in hopes of winning a prize, then sticking around for that time period should be no problem Although personally, I think having to be a member for a certain amount of time isn't the way to go. One site I am a member of does a 2 phase sign up, you have to be there to sign up for both phases, if you're not, you don't get in. I think this might be a good idea for here, and add that if someone signs up in phase one, they have to have a certain number of QUALITY posts by the time phase two rolls around. Again, it is nothing against you and the few others who will probably actually stick around, but it is because of the ones who failed to make any effort to not only communicate with their team, but to be an active member of the forums. Edited August 31, 2009 by Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 interesting thoughts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Bottom line here is the team aspect. Its no fun getting put on a team with say 3 guys who signed up and blasted 50 posts of "Cool" "Wow" etc just for the contest and never show up again. Then you have this other team full of full time contributing members who all shoot a deer that scores 10 points for a total of 100 and you and and your team of 6-7 members who actually showed up shoot a deer that scores 12 points and lose. You had the better scores, but because of a few folks that didn't care, you lost. Thats why I'm in total agreeance about raising a time limit. If the folks who don't qualify for the time thing, they'll always have next year...thats just my opinion on the matter. You can't please everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo_buck Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Whoa! I'm havin' flashbacks..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) The rules are set for this year, they will not change. You have until tomorrow to get signed up if you are eligible under the rules. If you have a problem with the rules, or do not agree with them, then it is pretty simple, DON'T SIGN UP. To take this a step further, I just checked on the 500 post count issue. If that was the limit, we would delete over a third of the people who signed up, including 7 youths. Then you take out the people that haven't been here for a year on top of that, (which I don't have the number on) and you will end up with just a handfull of teams or a bunch of teams with just a couple of members on each. I honestly believe the way it is setup now, while it may not be perfect, I think it is a pretty good system. I understand people want team members that participate, but, you don't always get what you want. Edited August 31, 2009 by texastrophies had another thought to add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 This contest is for fun folks. Remember that. Seems once again there are complaints from both sides on this. Not going to mention any names, but I can assure you we have had members on teams in the past who were members with over 500 posts and some of those members had been here over 2 years and we had those members go mia or not follow through with properly posting their kill pics. Can see where it might be a bit frustrating when you have a team member who goes missing or when you have a team member who does not follow the rules or never posts the pics of their animal, especially when you are on a team who might have won had one single member paid attention to the rules, however we need to remember that there is nothing that says there even has to be any contest and that it is purely for fun. Imagine if there are too many complaints the moderators volunteering their time to put all this together may not be as willing to do so in the future. Probably best to keep from making this into a big headache. This suggestion as well as others have been made in the past and it was discussed, may be discussed again in the future. For now the rules are set, lets all have fun with it and not worry so much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I've just taken notice this year to people making stupid posts just to get to 50 to be in the contest. I think maybe next year we look at a time of membership requirement along with posts requirement. This would hopefully limit some of the non-sense that is going on now..... For example you have to be a member for a minumum of 12 months and have a post count of over 200. Just a suggestion but maybe it would help eliminate no shows... Just a reminder this was the orginal post and nothing about changing the contest this year has came up. What we have is good, but there's always room for improvement. I want to thank everyone for the time they put into these contests. As much as I' love to help with something like this I just don't have the time. texastrophies-your right it would eliminate 1/3 of the people but there's always the argument quantity or quality? Like I said in the first post this isn't a suggestion for the current year but one for next year and it's only a suggestion at that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 I agree that the one's who register on the forums and then run up their post count with "ditto" or a ":)" or "cool" is a bit frustrating. I also agree with StoneCold that some of these people may indeed be genuine folks that are just trying to get involved. It's just hard to tell which ones are the fakers and which ones are genuine. I don't think that the post count should be raised. Just think about how many "cools" "wows" "dittos" and ":hammer1:" we would have then. I have looked over the list of contestants for this years contest and by the looks of it most are and have been contributing members. It's not like we are overrun with fakers here. What exactly is a "contributing member" anyways? Is it someone who posts here every day? Once a week? Twice a month? To me there's too much grey area to define it. Look at some of the Mods. You don't see most of them on here every day or even every week. Some have post counts less than 1,000 (that pretty much excludes William, ha!:clown:) and have been a member for several years, but yet they are still a Mod. See what I'm saying? I think the way it is set up is fine. It's for fun. This is my third one to be part of and I have yet to be on a team that has won the contest. No big deal. I'm just glad to have a place to come to where I can share my hunts and people actually take the time to read and comment about it. That alone will keep me here for a long time, the contest is just a bonus. Thanks Jeff. OK I'm through rambling now. Good luck y'all!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Dawg! So what you are saying is that we dont want to be on the same team as you? LOL Just a question and seeing you have not been on a winning team yet. Are you the downfall? Just kidding! That is what it is all about is FUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneB Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 this contest is for fun...this debate sounds like deer hunting around my place...people around me take hunting way to serious yes i love the sport but when ur neighbors argue about you being to close to the line or say you should've let him walk....i say leave it as is why make a big fuss about it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckslayer Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Since we're sharing opinions.. I've been a part of the contest for at least 5 years.. and remember the contest was one of the things that I really enjoyed back when I first joined. Many new members surely feel the same and I don't think its fair to exclude them by putting a time limit or a higher post count requirement in place. Obviously there are some members with few posts, and some with many posts, who don't support the team aspect.. but, in general the contest has went on every year with success and everyone looks forward to it in future years. So things seem to be working well from my perspective. I think its a great part of the forums, it brings the new and the seasoned members together for a single purpose, fun. I'd hate to see it go, and I'm very appreciative of the volunteers that put it together each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckslayer Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Since we're sharing opinions.. I've been a part of the contest for at least 5 years.. and remember the contest was one of the things that I really enjoyed back when I first joined. Many new members surely feel the same and I don't think its fair to exclude them by putting a time limit or a higher post count requirement in place. Obviously there are some members with few posts, and some with many posts, who don't support the team aspect.. but, in general the contest has went on every year with success and everyone looks forward to it in future years. So things seem to be working well from my perspective. I think its a great part of the forums, it brings the new and the seasoned members together for a single purpose, fun. I'd hate to see it go, and I'm very appreciative of the volunteers that put it together each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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