two raffles still not drawn

Category: Zone BBS Suggestions and Feedback

Post 1 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Saturday, 07-Jan-2012 15:27:05

OK, I understand if the admins are sorry they ever started this raffle business and that they now can't keep up with it. But there are still two raffles that should have been drawn almost two months ago. Could you please draw those two and then stop making promises you can't keep?

Post 2 by Razeem (Account disabled) on Saturday, 07-Jan-2012 18:21:03

sheesh, pations girl! They're not gonna keep it undrawn for ever, ya know

Post 3 by sugarbaby (The voice of reason) on Sunday, 08-Jan-2012 12:42:56

I have flagged it with the powers that be. Unfortunately we CL's don't have the power...

Post 4 by OceanDream (An Ocean of Thoughts) on Sunday, 08-Jan-2012 16:06:26

@Post 2, she has a valid complaint, and it's not like she starts a new topic every day about the same thing. At this point, asking firmly for the raffles to be drawn is perfectly acceptable, in my opinion. It has been quite a long time.

Post 5 by Razeem (Account disabled) on Sunday, 08-Jan-2012 16:31:37

fair enough...

Post 6 by Sword of Sapphire (Whether you agree with my opinion or not, you're still gonna read it!) on Sunday, 08-Jan-2012 23:00:37

I too think this is a valid complaint. I don't see any reason why there are raffles remaining undrawn for any extended period of time. I mean, how long can it possibly take?

Post 7 by Razeem (Account disabled) on Monday, 09-Jan-2012 8:17:49

I just thought it was a bit "off" to demand for the raffles to be drawn; maybe admin has something going on in the outside world?

Post 8 by blindbat84 (Generic Zoner) on Monday, 09-Jan-2012 9:28:17

It can't be that hard to assign random numbers to the entries and use a RNG to get the winner, or just put them all in a hat,draw and post it.

I have been waiting to see when they would be drawn myself since I got here, hoping for a new one to pop up...

Post 9 by OceanDream (An Ocean of Thoughts) on Monday, 09-Jan-2012 10:03:29

I'm sure the admins do have life outside the zone, but like someone mentioned, how long does it take to log in here, draw the raffles, and log back out again?

Post 10 by laced-unlaced (Account disabled) on Monday, 09-Jan-2012 17:50:41

jess, we're talking the admins. so... who knows.
and yeah, seriously. if you can't keep up with the raffle thing, drop it. i don't see it lasting myself.

again, good idea, but not enough time devoted to it

Post 11 by Razeem (Account disabled) on Monday, 09-Jan-2012 19:11:29

or why not allow a CL?

Post 12 by rdfreak (THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE-BLUE KANGA-KICKIN AUSIE) on Monday, 09-Jan-2012 20:08:55

Yes totally agree that this is a valid point. Admin do need to keep their promises if they create these site features.

Post 13 by OceanDream (An Ocean of Thoughts) on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2012 16:09:22

Yeah. I don't see why CL's can't have the athority to cunduct drawings, if it truly is random. I can see why they can't create them, but why not draw?

Post 14 by blbobby (Ooo you're gona like this!) on Thursday, 12-Jan-2012 12:36:34

Whenever they draw the raffles I'll betcha Becky doesn't win.

Bob

p.s. if I win I'll share with you Becky.

Post 15 by illumination (Darkness is history.) on Thursday, 12-Jan-2012 13:08:04

Here's the simple idea. If the admins can't do there job, why not look for new ones?

Post 16 by OceanDream (An Ocean of Thoughts) on Thursday, 12-Jan-2012 18:30:33

That would require 2 things; and not just one of these two; both of them:
1. someone who knew how to do all the coding on the site the admins currently do.
2. someone with enough time to put into this. There are some things, like ddrawing raffles, that really don't take too long. But adding features, changing existing ones, finding and fixing bugs, making sure the servers are kept up and running and other such things probably take quite a long time and effort, and it's probably very frustrating at times.

I'm not saying there aren't people willing to do this, but how many, and for how long?

Post 17 by LeoGuardian (You mean there is something outside of this room with my computer in it?) on Friday, 13-Jan-2012 18:14:28

Also, who is the 'they'? If I'm not mistaken, the admins own the site. We do not. Nobody on here has part ownership in the site. We just have the use of it. That's like telling Google to go get a new Google. Google *Is* Google.