Hey fellow contestors, guess what got closed

[Spidey]

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/things-ive-won-166920/


The original contest winning thread I created years and years ago got closed, and for no reason.

Heres the email

Hi Spidey,

The following thread that you created has been closed

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Thread: Things I've won
Forum: Off Topic
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Since Im the one that brought many on here to the world of contesting and winning, why is it fair to close a thread like this I created. Just because it lists the stuff I won.

There is no bad language in it, there are the haters in their complaining they have to read it, but other than that, just a list of things I won

This list I have shown has started many people down the path of contesting, yet they just close it for no reason

Have your voice heard, and get it brought back. Have they changed the forum rules, if thats the case than the other contest thread where everyone posts should be closed as well, they are the same thing.

I also use my thread as a place to send people to what I have won.

I sure would like to hear a public reason admins

After all these years, why all of a sudden now

[flycastin]

The Green Goblin strikes Spidey down. :)

[valeriey]

Seems weird to close it after all these years.:confused:

[Spidey]

Seems weird to close it after all these years.:confused:

I agree. Its been many years now. And many have admitted on the thread itself that they got the inspiration to start contesting from this thread

[hero2099]

Well its back up. What a list...

[Ghiness]

Mods keep closing the off topic discussions left and right even if it does not violate any of the "rules", also very jelly of your wins so happy your topic got closed :lol: (notsrs)

unlock that ****

[Spidey]

Well its back up. What a list...

Its still up, but you cant post to it

[gbamber]

redeffendeals

[knapper]

Have your voice heard, and get it brought back.

Make this poll, I'd be interested in the results.

[Spidey]

Make this poll, I'd be interested in the results.

Thanks for the idea

[hero2099]

I voted no because your thread is in off-topic section of the forum so i don't see why it would be any problem. That's just my opinion.

[Spidey]

I voted no because your thread is in off-topic section of the forum so i don't see why it would be any problem. That's just my opinion.

They just moved this thread from the contest area to Site Suggestions. Either or I have posted in the main contest thread again making other people aware

Its been 4 hours now, and still no one has messaged back to the reason why it was closed

[iluvfreestuff]

They just moved this thread from the contest area to Site Suggestions. Either or I have posted in the main contest thread again making other people aware

Its been 4 hours now, and still no one has messaged back to the reason why it was closed

It is possible that they want everyone to post their winnings in the winning thread only. Who knows.

[Spidey]

It is possible that they want everyone to post their winnings in the winning thread only. Who knows.

Thats a thought. But the reason that one is around is because of this thread. And its an active viewed thread as well.

[WHO]

Well, you could start a new one, and post a link to the old one for those who want to see older wins.

I know it sucks getting it closed, but do you really have time to waste with RFD mods (who clearly read your question since they moved your thread to suggestions but haven't answered)?

I wish I won as many trips, electronics , and cash prizes as you.
Actually, I never won a trip, electronics, or cash prizes. lol

[Spidey]

Well, you could start a new one, and post a link to the old one for those who want to see older wins.

I know it sucks getting it closed, but do you really have time to waste with RFD mods?

I wish I won as many trips, electronics , and cash prizes as you.
Actually, I never won a trip, electronics, or cash prizes. lol

I could, but then that would be the exact same thing. I dont see what its hurting leaving an active used thread open.

[Kenny Blankenship]

Should my contest win thread of been closed - english does not compute

[Spidey]

Should my contest win thread of been closed - english does not compute

Ya I know, it should of been have. I cant change it now, I was multi tasking and doing to much at once

[Kenny Blankenship]

Ya I know, it should of been have. I cant change it now, I was multi tasking and doing to much at once

I guess they should close the Milestone's thread too then http://f.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?t=156823&page=57

[Spidey]

I guess they should close the Milestone's thread too then http://f.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?t=156823&page=57

Might as well close alot in off topic then. They sure aere being quiet about it, no answers, no replies.

The members and threads are what make the community what it is Randomly locking harmless threads doesnt make sense

[geokilla]

The members and threads are what make the community what it is Randomly locking harmless threads doesnt make sense

Agreed. While I appreciate the moderators cracking down on the pointless, stupid threads, some threads I feel they are closing them wrongly and it's like the mods are abusing their power. "I don't like this. BE GONE!" At least post a reason as to why the thread is locked!

[Spidey]

Agreed. While I appreciate the moderators cracking down on the pointless, stupid threads, some threads I feel they are closing them wrongly and it's like the mods are abusing their power. "I don't like this. BE GONE!" At least post a reason as to why the thread is locked!

Funny thing it has been open this long, and actually had some inactivity since January, but I posted something new and then suddenly locked

So it was fine sitting there unlocked without a reply, but as soon as I do someone notices and decides

Come on mods, stop hiding, and maybe give your members, who withour the website would be nothing, an answer

[world25]

It shouldn't be closed.

You've won a lot of things and that's amazing!

[MrDisco]

I voted yes for two reasons:
1. it's really nothing more than a (long) blog post. Should each contest player start creating their own thread listing their wins?
2. it's probably more appropriate content for the contest section. perhaps a general thread in that forum for ppl to list their wins would be more appropriate.

[Spidey]

It shouldn't be closed.

You've won a lot of things and that's amazing!

Maybe they dont think that the thread attracts new users to the site.

I send anyone that wants to know to RFD family for friends, which means a potential new member when they view as a guest. Members are what made the site and keep the site going. Without traffic, their wouldnt be RFD

[Blvck_Scvle]

Quit patting yourself on the back. Be proud of what it accomplished and move on, no sense wasting your time by fighting the decision.

[Spidey]

I voted yes for two reasons:
1. it's really nothing more than a (long) blog post. Should each contest player start creating their own thread listing their wins?
2. it's probably more appropriate content for the contest section. perhaps a general thread in that forum for ppl to list their wins would be more appropriate.

1. If each contest player does, why not. The only people that seem to be the ones liek they are almost forces to read them.
2. If it was, they can move it then instead of just closing it.


Hey mods, wanna step up and tell us all why you closed it

[Spidey]

Quit patting yourself on the back. Be proud of what it accomplished and move on, no sense wasting your time by fighting the decision.

Actually this is exactly the thing members want to fight on. Random closings of threads, deletions of posts, etc, etc without any explanation or whatever.

[Ojam]

Devil's advocate.. Would it became a problem if everybody had their own personal thread where they continue to blog about something they are interested in? Bumping it every few weeks or days to make an update? The thread is essentially a list of your winnings. You make mention of another thread where everyones winnings are posted, why not post there? If you want a central location to post all of you winning make a blog and put a link in your signature.


1. If each contest player does, why not. The only people that seem to be the ones liek they are almost forces to read them.


Because RFD off topic is not yours, or anyones personal blog. If too many people started just blogging in offtopic there would just be the same threads that the OPs keep bumping continuously. I say combine it with the thread in contests. Thats what it's there for.

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/contest-winners-alert-pls-post-your-contest-wins-here-440247/

[Spidey]

Devil's advocate.. Would it became a problem if everybody had their own personal thread where they continue to blog about something they are interested in? Bumping it every few weeks or days to make an update? The thread is essentially a list of your winnings. You make mention of another thread where every bodies winnings are posted, why not post there? If you want a central location to post all of you winning make a blog and put a link in your signature.

The reason I dont post there is that thread is there because of the one I started. And I dont want to post there, I want to use what Ive been using for 5+ years.

I dont want to get a blog, I use this to keep track and to send people to. Why start from scratch when this has been working fine for so many years

I dont see the harm in having it, plus have you read 3/4 of the crap in off topic. If this gets closed, then the entire off topic should be too.

[Ojam]

I guess they should close the Milestone's thread too then http://f.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?t=156823&page=57

This is a thread where all users post their milestones, it's not just one user posting their milestones. If it was just one user I could say it should be closed too.


The reason I dont post there is that thread is there because of the one I started. And I dont want to post there, I want to use what Ive been using for 5+ years.

I dont want to get a blog, I use this to keep track and to send people to. Why start from scratch when this has been working fine for so many years

I dont see the harm in having it, plus have you read 3/4 of the crap in off topic. If this gets closed, then the entire off topic should be too.

and 5+ years I've always thought it should have been in a blog and a link in your signature. I've honestly reported it many times and have seen it locked and unlocked. I didn't report it this last time (I didn't see it), but off topic is not blogger. Other than "I don't want too" why should you be able to have a personal thread that only you bump every one in a while? Can you honestly say you can't see the issues that would arise of many more people started doing it?

IMHO It should be combined with the thread in the contest section, or at the very least moved to the contest section.

[Spidey]

This is a thread where all users post their milestones, it's not just one user posting their milestones. If it was just one user I could say it should be closed too.



and 5+ years I've always thought it should have been in a blog and a link in your signature. I've honestly reported it many times and have seen it locked and unlocked. I didn't report it this last time (I didn't see it), but off topic is not blogger. Other than "I don't want too" why should you be able to have a personal thread that only you bump every one in a while?

IMHO It should be combined with the thread in the contest section, or at the very least moved to the contest section.

I have asked it to be moved there, and thats actually where it started. Thats where the idea of the other one came from. But it got moved by the mods awhile back.

Why report it, I dont understand why people get so pissy about a thread that they read. Did I make you read it, did I make you click the link? Yet people complain when theyb "have" to read it

I "bump" it to show and help the other contestors on the site. Ive explained above, tons of started and won contests now becuase of me, because of that one thread.

a bump showing progress in contesting and winning shows others that it can happen

[Ojam]

I have asked it to be moved there, and thats actually where it started. Thats where the idea of the other one came from. But it got moved by the mods awhile back.

Why report it, I dont understand why people get so pissy about a thread that they read. Did I make you read it, did I make you click the link? Yet people complain when theyb "have" to read it

I "bump" it to show and help the other contestors on the site. Ive explained above, tons of started and won contests now becuase of me, because of that one thread.

a bump showing progress in contesting and winning shows others that it can happen

I didn't feel I needed to read it, I didn't think it was appropriated for the reasons I outlined above. Not everybody that reports something is reporting because it is necessarily bothering them, I report things based on what I perceive to be the rules, so I would kindly request that you do not put words in my mouth.

[Spidey]

I didn't feel I needed to read it, I didn't think it was appropriated for the reasons I outlined above. Not everybody that reports something is reporting because it is necessarily bothering them, I report things based on what I perceive to be the rules, so I would kindly request that you do not put words in my mouth.

Then kindly put that when you say you reported it, as to why. Thanks

[NDman]

I voted yes for two reasons:
1. it's really nothing more than a (long) blog post. Should each contest player start creating their own thread listing their wins?
2. it's probably more appropriate content for the contest section. perhaps a general thread in that forum for ppl to list their wins would be more appropriate.

Agreed. Though, it looks like Oranr had removed the blog part in the newest guideline (I'm sure it was there before the updated guideline). That thread serves no purpose in the Off Topic forum, IMO

[AcidBomber]

I dont see why you cant maintain one post in the Contest Wins thread and update that post instead of having a whole thread for yourself?

you can still link that post in your signature... and it'd be much more organized than scrolling through pages of different "03/09/2011, LCBO: bottle of wine" etc etc...

[KorruptioN]

I dont see why you cant maintain one post in the Contest Wins thread and update that post instead of having a whole thread for yourself?

you can still link that post in your signature... and it'd be much more organized than scrolling through pages of different "03/09/2011, LCBO: bottle of wine" etc etc...

Or winning $5 from the lottery... thirty-three thousand posts later.

[Spidey]

I dont see why you cant maintain one post in the Contest Wins thread and update that post instead of having a whole thread for yourself?

you can still link that post in your signature... and it'd be much more organized than scrolling through pages of different "03/09/2011, LCBO: bottle of wine" etc etc...

Well actually my thread was around before there was even a contesting section. Mine is what started it all acutally

[Spidey]

Or winning $5 from the lottery... thirty-three thousand posts later.

High post count because of being an original member. And a wins a win

[MrDisco]

1. If each contest player does, why not.

Because it would be unwieldy and kind of pointless. Do we really need that kind of spam?



2. If it was, they can move it then instead of just closing it.


move it and make it more general rather than just a thread on your particular wins would make sense to me.

[MrDisco]

High post count because of being an original member. And a wins a win

oh come on that's seriously bordering on the ridiculous. how long of a thread would mine be if i started posting every free ticket and $2 prize I've won from 6/49 since joining this site.

you make reference to directing people to this site and helping them win because of your thread, well i can safely say that need has passed. contesting is extremely popular and there are quite a few resources that can be found on FB, Twitter, and Google (heck Google alone will direct back to RFD's contest forum as it is just by the sheer number of contributors it has). it's really not as important now as it may have been 10 years ago.

[yao416]

Admins care to chim in?

[Spidey]

Admins care to chim in?

Ive pm'ed the one that locked it twice, no reply. Ive asked them to put info on here, no go either.

[Blvck_Scvle]

I felt somewhat bad for the way I answered your question initially, but after reading your latest posts in this thread, I'm satisfied with what I said.

Quit whining. Get over it, you're asking to be treated like some "pioneer" of the RFD contest world. You're asking to be treated better and above the rules because what, you started a silly thread?

[Spidey]

I felt somewhat bad for the way I answered your question initially, but after reading your latest posts in this thread, I'm satisfied with what I said.

Quit whining. Get over it, you're asking to be treated like some "pioneer" of the RFD contest world. You're asking to be treated better and above the rules because what, you started a silly thread?

Compared to the other thousands of silly threads that stay open? If you see it as one, thats fine, buts its a valid thread that people used and still use

On a side note, mods are still being chickens**s. Ive messaged 2-3 times about why, and all Im getting is dead air.

If they want to reply with a valid response and reason, Im all for hearing it. But the silence speaks volumes right now.

hey mods, where my answer. Or is the new policy, do and ignore

[Blvck_Scvle]

Compared to the other thousands of silly threads that stay open? If you see it as one, thats fine, buts its a valid thread that people used and still use

On a side note, mods are still being chickens**s. Ive messaged 2-3 times about why, and all Im getting is dead air.

If they want to reply with a valid response and reason, Im all for hearing it. But the silence speaks volumes right now.

hey mods, where my answer. Or is the new policy, do and ignore


Maybe they're busy discussing it and don't want to give you an answer until they reach a conclusion amongst themselves.

Or maybe ... just maybe ... they know you aren't obligated to an answer and they're tired of you being a total nuisance. :lol:

[Spidey]

Maybe they're busy discussing it and don't want to give you an answer until they reach a conclusion amongst themselves.

Or maybe ... just maybe ... they know you aren't obligated to an answer and they're tired of you being a total nuisance. :lol:

You do realize its us members that make the site. If mods want to be mods, they have to assume the responsibilty of answering to members. Not just assume the role and leave it at that

[Blvck_Scvle]

By no means are they obligated to respond to someone like you who is (by your own admittance) harassing them in private messages and directing profanity towards them in public.

As someone who's been here as long as you have, you should know better.

[Spidey]

By no means are they obligated to respond to someone like you who is (by your own admittance) harassing them in private messages and directing profanity towards them in public.

As someone who's been here as long as you have, you should know better.

Sorry, ignoring private messages isnt being a mod. You want to title and responsibility, then you deal with everything, not the things you just want to and the fun stuff. You deal with both the good and bad.

and my Pm;s to the mod were valid questions, not harassing ones.

[Blvck_Scvle]

Sorry, ignoring private messages isnt being a mod. You want to title and responsibility, then you deal with everything, not the things you just want to and the fun stuff. You deal with both the good and bad.

and my Pm;s to the mod were valid questions, not harassing ones.

I was referring to how you mentioned you've sent them 2 or 3 messages already.

Maybe you should just get over it. Don't you have better ways to spend your time?

[mrperfect]

Sorry OP before I vote yes or no the poll question needs to be clarified. Am i the only one who finds it confusing? Was it intentionally witten that way or what :eek:

[Spidey]

Sorry OP before I vote yes or no the poll question needs to be clarified. Am i the only one who finds it confusing? Was it intentionally witten that way or what :eek:

the of is supposed to be ommited. But i cant go in and do it now. I wasnt paying attention

[yao416]

free contest thread!

[Spidey]

I was referring to how you mentioned you've sent them 2 or 3 messages already.

Maybe you should just get over it. Don't you have better ways to spend your time?

Sure, but how long does it take to send a pm, 30 seconds. About as long as it took to post your response

[Blvck_Scvle]

Sure, but how long does it take to send a pm, 30 seconds. About as long as it took to post your response

But what do you think you're going to accomplish if the first PM didn't get a response? All you're doing is annoying them.

[Spidey]

But what do you think you're going to accomplish if the first PM didn't get a response? All you're doing is annoying them.

Hey if your a mod, then accept the good and bad parts of it.

[mrperfect]

the of is supposed to be ommited. But i cant go in and do it now. I wasnt paying attention

OK I have casted my vote. So are you winning or losing the poll right now.
There is some great fedback and debate for and against.

All the best!

[Spidey]

OK I have casted my vote. So are you winning or losing the poll right now.
There is some great fedback and debate for and against.

All the best!

62% in favour of leaving it open

[grego9198]

I voted yes just based on the fact that we have a "Look what I won" thread in Contests already. I don't really see the need to have another post dedicated purely for your wins only.

If they're trying to crack down on "blog" type posts in Off-Topic, I can see why they closed it. It's not really a discussion type thread. My guess is that it fell under the Low-Content category.

But I would have expected a mod to give you final word as to why.

[AcidBomber]

Okay, to make both sides happy, why dont we:

1. Unlock spideys personal wins thread
2. Move it to Contest forum
3. Merge current global wins thread with spideys (not the other way around)
4. Sticky the merged thread just like before

This way, spidey gets his thread back and also stickied forever in the contest forum, and everyone else is happy because there's no more personal blog thread. Not to mention spidey will be the OP for the wins thread.


Yay or Nay?!

[Spidey]

Okay, to make both sides happy, why dont we:

1. Unlock spideys personal wins thread
2. Move it to Contest forum
3. Merge current global wins thread with spideys (not the other way around)
4. Sticky the merged thread just like before

This way, spidey gets his thread back and also stickied forever in the contest forum, and everyone else is happy because there's no more personal blog thread. Not to mention spidey will be the OP for the wins thread.


Yay or Nay?!

Im totally fine with that as well

My beef is with the mods. Ive asked and asked and asked. Why was it closed. They are looking at the thread as well as I got an infraction, yet this one simple question goes unanswered

[mrperfect]

Okay, to make both sides happy, why dont we:

1. Unlock spideys personal wins thread
2. Move it to Contest forum
3. Merge current global wins thread with spideys (not the other way around)
4. Sticky the merged thread just like before

This way, spidey gets his thread back and also stickied forever in the contest forum, and everyone else is happy because there's no more personal blog thread. Not to mention spidey will be the OP for the wins thread.


Yay or Nay?!

Yay all the way.... Fair enough. Great advice. :)

[AcidBomber]

Im totally fine with that as well

My beef is with the mods. Ive asked and asked and asked. Why was it closed. They are looking at the thread as well as I got an infraction, yet this one simple question goes unanswered

The reasons why it got locked has already been mentioned in this thread.

But I guess it would've been better if you got a reply after you PMed.

[Spidey]

The reasons why it got locked has already been mentioned in this thread.

But I guess it would've been better if you got a reply after you PMed.

Mentioned by members, not mods. Sure a member can say why she/he thinks it should have been

I dont expect an answer in 10 minutes, but were working on 2 days now

[packardbell]

do i hear Qaddafi?:facepalm:

[Ojam]

It's rather funny how defensive the op is getting.

[dealforme]

Sorry for the delay, RL was getting in the way.

I felt this thread was adding no value to promote any discussion. Yes it was around for a while but trust me I've been wanting to close it for a while since my first mod stint years back.

You're more than welcome to add your new winnings in the contest thread. Merging the two will break the current continuity of the existing thread in the Contest forum.

I think that thread in the Contest could add more value by saying the exact contest entered and the resulting prize won. This way some statistics could be done if somebody is curious enough to do so. Anybody could post I won $$ from 6-49/LottoMax and this is in the 100K+ winners every Wed, Fri & Sat based on the stats I've seen.

Whether Oran or other mods chooses to re-open I'll let that up to them but I have no plans doing so.

[Spidey]

Sorry for the delay, RL was getting in the way.

I felt this thread was adding no value to promote any discussion. Yes it was around for a while but trust me I've been wanting to close it for a while since my first mod stint years back.

You're more than welcome to add your new winnings in the contest thread. Merging the two will break the current continuity of the existing thread in the Contest forum.

I think that thread in the Contest could add more value by saying the exact contest entered and the resulting prize won. This way some statistics could be done if somebody is curious enough to do so. Anybody could post I won $$ from 6-49/LottoMax and this is in the 100K+ winners every Wed, Fri & Sat based on the stats I've seen.

Whether Oran or other mods chooses to re-open I'll let that up to them but I have no plans doing so.

Thanks for the explanation, but the bolded above sure sounds a little vendetta-ish to me. Maybe just the way it is written

Actually my list does say the prize and where I won it from. And if you wanted to close it years ago, why wasnt it just made a sticky and then changed to everyone could of added to it like the new contesting win thread there is now.

I moved all my wins from that one to that new thread. Is that ok, or is that going against forum rules. Thanks

[dealforme]

I moved all my wins from that one to that new thread. Is that ok, or is that going against forum rules. Thanks

Go for it.

[drucillica]

Just signed int RFD after 3 years and I see nothing's changed.

(as for poll question, i voted yes - it added no value then and it adds no value now).

[Nikita]

Should my contest win thread of been closed - english does not compute

:facepalm:

Now there's a contribution...not.


I voted yes for two reasons:
1. it's really nothing more than a (long) blog post. Should each contest player start creating their own thread listing their wins?
2. it's probably more appropriate content for the contest section. perhaps a general thread in that forum for ppl to list their wins would be more appropriate.

That's a totally specious argument. Spidey's been doing this for 5 years and 'each contest player' (in fact not one contester) has done the same thing. You can 'what if' this to death, but it doesn't change that fact.


I was referring to how you mentioned you've sent them 2 or 3 messages already.

Maybe you should just get over it. Don't you have better ways to spend your time?

Oooh, the irony! :facepalm: Don't you have a better way to spend YOUR time? You've posted SIX times in this thead. Pot, kettle, black? :facepalm:

[valeriey]

:facepalm:

Now there's a contribution...not.



That's a totally specious argument. Spidey's been doing this for 5 years and 'each contest player' (in fact not one contester) has done the same thing. You can 'what if' this to death, but it doesn't change that fact.



Oooh, the irony! :facepalm: Don't you have a better way to spend YOUR time? You've posted SIX times in this thead. Pot, kettle, black? :facepalm:

:lol:

[dealforme]

His question has been answered and therefore LOCKED.