June 2021 AAPK Knife Giveaway

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Grump01 wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:15 am...just noticed that I forgot to enter this month
I saw that Grump, don't wait, enter the July giveaway now! ::handshake::
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Congratulations Tallguy! ::handshake:: And thanks to Jack for making the contribution! ::handshake:: 8)
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Congratulations Tallguy ::ds:: and thanks for the chance ::tu::
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Perplexing, but it's happened again. Tallguy606 failed to respond to my PM in the allotted 5-days and this morning I'm declaring mumblypeg as the winner of that beautiful Schrade custom with Sambar Stag Covers that SafdE26 (Jack) donated. Hopefully mumblypeg will visit AAPK and see my PM waiting for him to claim the prize. Please join me in congratulating our new winner! ::ds::

I hope Tallguy606 is OK, he was last active on AAPK on Friday June 11, 2021 @ 4:05 pm. ::tu::
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mumblypeg your a winner!!! Congratulations and a worthy recipient. ::handshake::
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bestgear wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:02 am Congratulations Tallguy606, your pick of 613 was the closest to the drawn lottery number of 627...

Thank you to all the players who gave it their best but came-up short; we almost had a repeat winner with bulldog who's pick of 631 was 4-higher than the drawn number. ::handshake::
I thought the runner-up was last month's winner, "bulldog".
Either way, congratulations on the win mumblypeg! ::tu::
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Loose Arrow wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:58 pm
bestgear wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:02 am Congratulations Tallguy606, your pick of 613 was the closest to the drawn lottery number of 627...

Thank you to all the players who gave it their best but came-up short; we almost had a repeat winner with bulldog who's pick of 631 was 4-higher than the drawn number. ::handshake::
I thought the runner-up was last month's winner, "bulldog".
Either way, congratulations on the win mumblypeg! ::tu::
bulldog wasn't the runner-up......picks that are over the drawn number are automatically eliminated as was the case with bulldog in this giveaway (June 2021).
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bestgear wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:26 pm bulldog wasn't the runner-up......picks that are over the drawn number are automatically eliminated as was the case with bulldog in this giveaway (June 2021).
::facepalm::
Duh! I should learn how to read! ::dang::
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Congratulations Richard!

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Congratulations Ken, nice runner-up win! ::handshake:: Hope Tallguy is O.K., ::shrug:: this is happening far too often. 8)
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Madmarco wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:33 pm Congratulations Ken, nice runner-up win! ::handshake:: Hope Tallguy is O.K., ::shrug:: this is happening far too often. 8)

Not me. The winner is Richard, aka mumblypeg (with one e).

Hope he reads his PMs. Once upon a time the recipient of a PM also received an email notifying them they had a PM. That feature became extinct a few years ago. ::shrug::

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Mumbleypeg wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:21 pm
Madmarco wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:33 pm Congratulations Ken, nice runner-up win! ::handshake:: Hope Tallguy is O.K., ::shrug:: this is happening far too often. 8)

Not me. The winner is Richard, aka mumblypeg (with one e).

Hope he reads his PMs. Once upon a time the recipient of a PM also received an email notifying them they had a PM. That feature became extinct a few years ago. ::shrug::

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Whoops, sorry Ken. ::handshake:: Congratulations Richard! 8)
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Mumbleypeg wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:21 pmOnce upon a time the recipient of a PM also received an email notifying them they had a PM. That feature became extinct a few years ago
I've been on the forum almost 10-years and coordinating the giveaway over 3-years and AAPK-PM's have always been the sole method of winner notifications with the key motivation being that a visit to AAPK was needed to claim winnings. If a notification other than PM's were the norm, it was before my time and not a part of the operation when it was turned-over to me.

Some may view unclaimed winnings as a problem that we (as an online community) should address however I'm of the opinion that one of the benefits of the giveaway is that it requires a site visit to claim winnings and driving site traffic is one of the factors that keeps sites like AAPK alive and healthy.
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Well said Tom ::nod::
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bestgear wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:27 pm
Mumbleypeg wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:21 pmOnce upon a time the recipient of a PM also received an email notifying them they had a PM. That feature became extinct a few years ago
I've been on the forum almost 10-years and coordinating the giveaway over 3-years and AAPK-PM's have always been the sole method of winner notifications with the key motivation being that a visit to AAPK was needed to claim winnings. If a notification other than PM's were the norm, it was before my time and not a part of the operation when it was turned-over to me.

Some may view unclaimed winnings as a problem that we (as an online community) should address however I'm of the opinion that one of the benefits of the giveaway is that it requires a site visit to claim winnings and driving site traffic is one of the factors that keeps sites like AAPK alive and healthy.
Okee Dokee then. You're both right to a certain extent, in that prior to the mid teens (I don't remember exactly when) the system would send an email notice when you had a PM, IF you had your Board Preferences set that way (Ken is correct). Then Bryan did a major operating system overhaul in (approximately) the early to mid teens and that feature was no longer available. Now it shows up as a Notification that you have a PM (gray box up towards the top of the page). Notifications also shows that there was activity in a thread you posted in.

It's confusing as all-get-out but that's pretty close to the way it works.
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jerryd6818 wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:12 pmIt's confusing as all-get-out but that's pretty close to the way it works.
you’ve got a good memory for these things Jerry which is a good thing and one I’m genuinely thankful for. Your explanation about a dual PM-email option in an earlier version is most likely reason for the higher claim rate. Interesting.
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Double-Perplexing, but it's happened again this month as now mumblypeg has also failed to respond to my PM in the allotted time and this morning I'm declaring buddyie22 as the new winner of that beautiful Schrade custom with Sambar Stag Covers that SafdE26 (Jack) donated. Hopefully buddyie22 will visit AAPK and see my PM waiting for him to claim the prize. Please join me in congratulating our new winner! ::ds::

I hope mumblypeg is OK, he was last active on AAPK on Thursday July 1, most likely to check the giveaway winner. ::facepalm:: It's good that this is a monthly giveaway since it looks like it's going to take a month to give this one away. Come on buddyie22, we are all cheering you on!
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Tom, I think you could cut down on the "no shows" by also sending the winner an email. Yes, it's double duty for you and no, you shouldn't need to go the extra mile but people being people......... ::dang:: JMHO
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jerryd6818 wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:24 amcut down on the "no shows" by also sending the winner an email. Yes, it's double duty for you and no, you shouldn't need to go the extra mile...
I'd have no problem sending an email in addition to a PM Jerry (or call or text for that matter) but part of Bryan's purpose of the AAPK PM ONLY in the rules is to drive participants back to the site to see the results thereby increasing website traffic. However, tripping-up our own for the sake of website traffic is a topic that I will raise with Bryan because I think since we all are members here and not just anonymous giveaway participants that we should prioritize giveaway claims ahead of website traffic (JMO).

Interestingly enough, everyone here could have (or has been) emailed any monthly winner to answer the AAPK PM and claim the knife - I would have no way of knowing if that has ever happened but I imagine it has and it has helped a member claim their knife.

Anybody else have any thoughts on the matter? ::shrug::
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Like herding cats. ::facepalm::
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As far as "people being people " you are right. But by not paying attention to the results, it shows a lack of interest. There certainly are legit reasons, such as not reponding because of say a car accident and being in the hospital for a week, etc. During my annual duck decoy giveaway, there are entrys 1 to 4 days after the deadline also. People not paying attention. Not sure what the solution is, but whatever is decided people have to adhere to it. And now since this has happened several times and the rules are possibly going to be changed, is it fair to the past "winners" who missed out?
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:01 pm...is it fair to the past "winners" who missed out?
thank-you for that perspective, I will add that to the dialogue with Bryan ::tu::
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