tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977488290349944310.post7510983293307629954..comments2024-02-23T00:51:49.714-08:00Comments on Origami Girl's Heroics: In which I am mad about giveaways and privacy OrigamiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363693347175865326noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977488290349944310.post-5243679120482470042012-11-18T01:44:47.310-08:002012-11-18T01:44:47.310-08:00Huh. Thanks for opening my eyes to this, lady. I h...Huh. Thanks for opening my eyes to this, lady. I hadn't actually considered that it was pretty unfair running a giveaway forcing people to like a facebook page to enter, because there are a lot of people who want to keep their facebook free from crap. I do end up unsubscribing from a LOT of facebook pages that I have "liked" to enter competitions with. And rafflecopter... hmm I'm not sure how I feel about them. I don't ever do many giveaways, but I did one using rafflecopter and oh my god, it was a lot easier, because it tabulated all the entries for me when I didn't have time. I think I'll probably keep using rafflecopter... but not making "liking facebook pages" mandatory. You made a really good point about that.<br />Hey, I like a good rant! This is going to make me think twice before I run another giveaway though. Thanks :)Annika Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258432518051916845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977488290349944310.post-79092026586810284222012-11-17T13:08:23.469-08:002012-11-17T13:08:23.469-08:00I just get seriously put off when I have to jump t...I just get seriously put off when I have to jump through 101 hoops to enter! ha ha <br />http://shopaholiconashoestring.wordpress.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756211772738466545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977488290349944310.post-13069914629840216582012-11-16T10:30:34.414-08:002012-11-16T10:30:34.414-08:00Just FYI Rafflecopter has a strict privacy policy ...Just FYI Rafflecopter has a strict privacy policy and they do indeed state it.<br /><br />http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/privacy/Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303353442609842973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977488290349944310.post-57681792254404233442012-11-15T12:06:47.666-08:002012-11-15T12:06:47.666-08:00yeeah privacy invasion is a big no no I think. And...yeeah privacy invasion is a big no no I think. And I do dislike giveaways where they make up follow everything and retweet and repost etc. it's too much work for me to want to enter lolnoonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454697807016901341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977488290349944310.post-86933629368747682242012-11-15T07:58:51.417-08:002012-11-15T07:58:51.417-08:00I get and I also see another side of it. I use Raf...I get and I also see another side of it. I use Rafflecopter for many reasons, that being that many people don't have blogger accounts. I actually have a LOT of readers (including one that won a giveaway) who don't know what GFC is or how to even really get a blogger account. They don't want to leave like 50 separate comments to enter to win something small. Any way you give up your e-mail address - the comments do that as well. And liking on Facebook - you can create a page for your blog and like through that. The facebook thing - let's say you like my page on Facebook. I actually cant' see any of your personal info, unless you have it set to public. And it should give you something back - it's a prize for being a loyal reader, in the same way frequent shopper cards work. Plus, sometimes it's just nice to support a business. I honestly just like that my readers will get a chance to get something I love (I tend to reach out to Etsy shops and business I already own stuff from ). Plus most, you don't have to like Facebook - although some are run that way. For a lot of people, it's a way of living, and keeping it run like a business is the way to do it. And the Terms and Conditions thing - that's the blogger not doing their job correctly. You have to manually enter that - I do with all of mine. <br /><br />To me what it comes down to is that these are completely optional, but a nice perk of many blogs. Ultimately, you can just do one entry and be done. I have never had a blogger or company contact me from any giveaway other than to let me know I have won if I have, and even then, I wouldn't really mind much if they did as many of them are small businesses and if they wanted to tell me about 20 percent discount or something, I'm down.<br /><br />And longest. Comment. Ever.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303353442609842973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977488290349944310.post-68778066297199571212012-11-14T18:35:28.687-08:002012-11-14T18:35:28.687-08:00AHHH I'm not the only one who feels this way. ...AHHH I'm not the only one who feels this way. I hate the copter thing and I once had a blogger email me saying I didn't feel enough of it out and was disqualified. Wait, what? And why the hell should we have to jump through hoops to "win" something we won't win. It's all a sham and honestly, most giveaways don't give the blogger anything (the blogger hosting) they are just a middle man. It's a total sham. When I did my giveaway (the one and only) I told them I would only make them follow on one platform of the companies choice and they weren't very happy about it. Jessicahttp://midwest-muse.netnoreply@blogger.com