Since the original idea behind these giveaways was to help redfish and minnows, and with the proliferation of autobots in the system, I believe we need a method of building REAL community. As long as I have enough Steem Power, I will be up-voting those who participate in these weekly contests so that at minimum participants will receive increased rank and a small amount of Steem. If each participant ALSO up-votes the others here, we will form a small community of little fish helping each other out! Participating here involves actually reading the post and making a reply, which is what the platform is asking us to do.
Each week's contest will require entrants to select a number between 111 and 666.
How this contest works
- The contest is intended for lower-ranking members who could use the money (whales and dolphins are encouraged to upvote and increase the prize pool and/or comment rewards. Your support is greatly appreciated!).
- The contest will run for 1 week and close on Nov. 1, 2017.
- Entrants will select a number between 111 and 666 and in the replies to this post they will write, "ENTRY GUESS" followed by their chosen number. This should be the first thing they write, followed by anything they feel will add value to the post. This can be something as simple as a famous quote you copy and paste from the Internet (as long as you provide attribution), something of interest to you that you would like to share, a joke, etc.
- The winner(s) will have guessed all 3 numbers in the correct order and if nobody guesses correctly, then at least 2 of the 3 numbers rolled by 3 6-sided dice rolls must be achieved or the prize rolls over to the following week.(NOTE that there will be no numbers 7, 8, 9 or 0). Example: Dice rolls = 456. Players guessed 152, 256, 416, 555, and 645. Guesses 256 and 416 would split the prize for each having 2 of the 3 numbers in the correct places.
- The prize pool will consist of ALL the SBD earned by this posting PLUS a minimum bonus of 2 SBD to which 0.25 SBD will be added for each valid entry up to a maximum of 5 SBD added to the post reward.
- In order to win, you MUST have upvoted the original post and written something interesting. @nnnarvaez will be awarding the most interesting comment an additional prize of a full-power up-vote at his discretion.
Upvoting this posting will increase the prize pool, so be sure to ask your friends and followers to upvote, even if they are not entering!
The winner of Giveaway #0020 (last week) will be announced in a separate posting.
In order to combine both the last week's winner and the new contest, I needed to wait until the old contest paid out and that meant each week's contest began later and later in the day. With separated posts, I can start the new contest any time and post about the last winner after pay-out without having to worry about being there exactly at pay-out and quickly making and posting the new contest.
A bit of background about our sponsor:
@nnnarvaez has shown that he truly cares about this platform and is doing his utmost to make this a better place by using his expertise where it will do the most good.
- He is attempting to create incentive for people to comment on articles and actually discuss things.
- He believes that scripts can be used to do the 'heavy lifting', freeing people to engage in more discussions. As an example of the good work he does, @nnnarvaez built the script that runs the good bot Jack.
- He has worked with @steemcleaners to hunt down a 3,200 account bot net and protect innocent accounts.
- He has just recently set up his own server so that he can help add blocks to the blockchain and keep Steemit running smoothly as a witness. I highly recommend voting for him as a witness.
@nnnarvaez has discovered a Canadian witness that he believes is worth supporting and recommends you also vote for @guiltyparties as a witness.
To vote for a witness, you need to be logged in with your active key, so have it handy when you are ready to vote. To vote for witnesses not in the top 50, simply insert their name into the text box at the bottom of the witness list and click on the VOTE button.
I sincerely thank you for your input!
ENTRY GUESS 222
My interesting quote for this week:
This quote was attributed to how casinos have evolved in the last few years with respect to determining what offers to send to which gamblers. It used to be that one's previous activity determined the size of their offers, but now casinos are instead trying to tailor offers to future expectations.
The thing is, that quote could easily apply to many business-consumer relationships. After all, what is the purpose of all the junk mail you get in your mailbox, if not for businesses trying to entice you to visit their stores and make a purchase with some special offer or sale?
Hi! It's been a while since i participated in this and I'm glad you've taken the community's feedback into consideration! This competition is now fair and still interesting! However, I've noticed that participation isn't getting much better, despite the large prizepool.
I guess it's most likely because participation takes effort, something that is counter intuitive to what these giveaways typically entail, which is just effortless free money.
Nonetheless, I appreciate what you're doing and good luck!
Entry guess 145
Thanks to your valuable input the contest has morphed a little.
I think it takes time for people to even notice that the prize pool has increased. Even if it was a huge prize, I expect it wouldn't spread like wildfire as people try to keep it to themselves.
Thanks for sticking around. I appreciate your participation.
ENTRY GUESS 315
Your post made me curious what witnesses actually are, I didn't know. So 19 witnesses basically run the network in a delegated proof of stake method. They get a share of the block rewards for running witness nodes 24/7. The higher they are ranked, the more they get. Each user can vote for 30 witnesses. There are detailed descriptions for example here, and probably in a lot of other places as well...
ENTRY GUESS 465
Here is another sketch of mine :D
ENTRY GUESS 444
Quote: If the Queen had Balls. she;d be the King :)
@rawdawg
Good day!
431 for the hat-trick!?
Steemfest is next week, the sun is shining outside and life is good. Oh happy me!
ENTRY GUESS 261
Modum coin is something i'd invest in right now. They have a working prototype and strategic partners already. Their token is essentially a share, as you'll be receiving dividends on their profits. Now is a great time to buy as it's just past its hype and the price has corrected a bit. Check out my friend @cryptoeater's post here
Thanks. I personally don't trade in cryptocurrencies, but others might be interested.
ENTRY GUESS 324
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Thanks for your entry. I don't invest in any of this stuff. Sorry.