New LinuxQuestions.org Contest

jeremy · 07-25-2002, 10:46 AM

I would like to announce the first LinuxQuestions.org contest. The contest officially starts on August first, but those who actually read this forum will get a little jump

The member who refers the most new members in between now and the end up September will win a free T-shirt from the LinuxQuestions.org store. We have a new page to help you refer members:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/refer.php

PLEASE do not cheat (we will know and you will be disqualified) and DO NOT spam people. Lets keep it clean! Thanks and good luck!

--jeremy

jeremy · 07-25-2002, 10:47 AM

BTW, you do not have to use the page above. Just make sure the user signs up at:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...referrerid=xxx
where xxx is your userid (you can visit the above page for an example).

--jeremy

rverlander · 07-26-2002, 01:57 AM

Quote:

we will send a frothing squad of MCSEs over to their house to convince them of the superiority of Windows NT. Thank you.

LOL

jeremy · 07-26-2002, 08:17 AM

You can thank finegan for that (and a few others - it's random)

--jeremy

c0n · 07-26-2002, 01:51 PM

This is a great way to get LQ out there..I've told all the people in my LUG at work about LQ but most of them haven't had "time" to check it out yet, now all of the people I've referred in our LUG have come into my office to ask me what LQ is about etc.....great idea.

survivor · 08-01-2002, 01:50 AM

LQ is the best..couse it help newbie like me know wat other people mistake so i can fix my similiar problem...n for the senior please be patient with us the newbie which probably will ask the same question over n over again....

jeremy · 08-01-2002, 05:04 PM

Now that the contest has officially started I have setup a page where you can see the current standings. As you can see if you click on a user it will show the username, post count and last active date for all referrals. This will make is extremely easy to spot fake referrals, so *please* don't bother. Thanks and have fun!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/contest.php

--jeremy

MartBrooks · 08-05-2002, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jeremy
This will make is extremely easy to spot fake referrals, so *please* don't bother.

Do you log IP too?

jeremy · 08-05-2002, 11:32 AM

Yes, but only I can see that for security reasons.

--jeremy

MartBrooks · 08-05-2002, 11:41 AM

*nods* Excellent.

jeremy · 10-01-2002, 11:05 AM

Congratulations to masinick who has won a free LinuxQuestions.org T-shirt. Thank you to everyone who participated. Feel free to keep using the referal tool.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/refer.php

--jeremy

jeremy · 10-29-2002, 04:34 PM

Just an update. masinick has choosen the white T-shirt and it shipped today. Thanks again to everyone who participated. Now that the contest is over and the prize has been sent, what did everybody think of the first LinuxQuestions.org contest? Would you like to see another one? What kind of prizes would you like to see?

--jeremy

Thymox · 10-29-2002, 07:54 PM

I enjoyed it! Although I personally did not participate (I prefer to point people this way in person

) I think it is a great way to attract attention. Don't forget, though, that this is not the only way to get people to look here - if you write in to a (computer related) magazine, don't forget to plug this site! Overall, though, I think it is a potentially good incentive! Keep it up!