04-20-2018, 10:56 PM
As far as I can see the Giveaway rules are mostly focused on those who haven't had a VPS before. What would happen to a member who may have had a VPS some time ago, and hasn't made any posts recently? Like you may have two members, a new member who has made the required number of posts, and then a member who is possibly a senior member, but hasn't made posts in a while and no posts in the month preceding the Giveaway. Or he may have made the odd post now and then but can’t be considered to have been an actively posting member at the time of the Giveaway Competition. Shouldn't there be a rule for previous VPS owners that says that there should be a minimum of "x posts" made in the month preceding the application of the VPS?
Also in the case of a member who is in breach of the rules – i.e. members whose VPSs have been suspended as a result of not making the required number of maintenance posts. The rules say that 100 US $ will be deducted, but shouldn't there also be a rule at the same time that says that X number of posts have to be made first before the member in breach can compete in the next Giveaway with a minimum of X posts made in the month preceding the Giveaway the member applies for? Maybe there could even be a penalty in view of the fact there's a shortage of VPSs, that those in breach have to wait a month before they are allowed to compete again?
The idea being that only active members in good standing should be allowed to compete in any given Giveaway. Active means regularly posting with a minimum of X posts made in the month preceding the Giveaway Application.
Also, with the dollar system as it is, it doesn’t reflect the value of the VPS that has accrued to the member. It also doesn't reflect when a member has made more posts than needed and has given more value than what was received. There should be a more realistic evaluation of give and take in the dollar balance. Not all of the VPSs are equal in specs and value as well. Some have higher specs than others. Maybe there should be a system where each month X dollars are subtracted from the VPS Owner's account that corresponds with the value of the VPS the member has. The greater the specs of the VPS the more dollars need to be subtracted from the members' accounts. Number of minimum posts can be the same but by taking dollars from the dollar balance at least it gives a more realistic view of the value the member has enjoyed of the post4vps arrangement and the value the member has given to the host. Over the long run it will then show in the dollar balance if members have made more posts than what was needed to keep the VPS, rather than having a balance that looks huge, but where the member has enjoyed years of VPS value that is not accounted for in the dollar balance.
Also in the case of a member who is in breach of the rules – i.e. members whose VPSs have been suspended as a result of not making the required number of maintenance posts. The rules say that 100 US $ will be deducted, but shouldn't there also be a rule at the same time that says that X number of posts have to be made first before the member in breach can compete in the next Giveaway with a minimum of X posts made in the month preceding the Giveaway the member applies for? Maybe there could even be a penalty in view of the fact there's a shortage of VPSs, that those in breach have to wait a month before they are allowed to compete again?
The idea being that only active members in good standing should be allowed to compete in any given Giveaway. Active means regularly posting with a minimum of X posts made in the month preceding the Giveaway Application.
Also, with the dollar system as it is, it doesn’t reflect the value of the VPS that has accrued to the member. It also doesn't reflect when a member has made more posts than needed and has given more value than what was received. There should be a more realistic evaluation of give and take in the dollar balance. Not all of the VPSs are equal in specs and value as well. Some have higher specs than others. Maybe there should be a system where each month X dollars are subtracted from the VPS Owner's account that corresponds with the value of the VPS the member has. The greater the specs of the VPS the more dollars need to be subtracted from the members' accounts. Number of minimum posts can be the same but by taking dollars from the dollar balance at least it gives a more realistic view of the value the member has enjoyed of the post4vps arrangement and the value the member has given to the host. Over the long run it will then show in the dollar balance if members have made more posts than what was needed to keep the VPS, rather than having a balance that looks huge, but where the member has enjoyed years of VPS value that is not accounted for in the dollar balance.