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Announcements => Forum News, Suggestions, Questions => Topic started by: admin on June 22, 2015, 08:43:46 am

Title: KARMA Give-Aways
Post by: admin on June 22, 2015, 08:43:46 am
How to start a KARMA give-away thread, and use RANDOM.ORG to select a winner for your KARMA. Paste the following instructions into the body of your post, (from intruction start to instruction end), add what the give-away is for, add a description and or picture/s, choose the length of time you would like the Karma to run. Also, please read the ground rules below the instructions for KARMA give-aways.

INSTRUCTION START

What is KARMA?

It is a random FREE give away to benefit those who contribute to forum community.  It is also a way for members to give back to the forum community. 
 
This Karma's offering is for xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. (please add description/details and/or picture/s of the item being given away)

How it works:

Please use this thread for Karma entry only.


Some ground rules for future KARMAs if anyone is compelled to give back to the forum community.

INSTRUCTION END


How to use Random.Org to select a winner:
If anyone would like for admin/moderator to complete the random.org peice, please send a pm to ADMIN or Riverbee, we would be happy to help you out with this.

RANDOM.ORG (https://www.random.org/)

On the home page of RANDOM.ORG, in the top right corner is a 'True Random Number Generator':

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs27.postimg.cc%2Fv9qb8badr%2FCapture.jpg&hash=ae92bf6d202f6c6ddc637b4f01c5103b061e918b) (http://postimg.cc/image/v9qb8badr/)

In the above example, the 'MIN' value would start with post #2 to your Karma thread (not # 1~don't include your first post), and the MAX value would be the total number of replies to your Karma. in this example, 20 replies.  Once the numbers are entered, select the 'Generate' button, and random.org will give you a random number. Match that number to the 'reply number' on your Karma thread to select your winner.  In this example, the random number generated was '16'.

Verify that the the winning post number is the 'first' reply from this member (one one entry per member). If not, run Random.Org again until a "first" post winner is identified.

HOW TO TAKE A SCREEN CAPTURE OF THE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR BOX USING WINDOWS SNIPPING TOOL:

On a Windows based p.c. find the 'Snipping Tool', under 'Accessories' in your programs list. Click on it to open it up.

Select a snip type from the menu or click on the 'New' Button:

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs15.postimg.cc%2F5pj7epw9z%2Fimage.jpg&hash=6bfdb011b0e29e302bc38ddc4d07a69207569b8a) (http://postimg.cc/image/5pj7epw9z/)

Choose 'Rectangular Snip':

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs15.postimg.cc%2Fmful41up3%2Fimage.jpg&hash=0ee0d0f09f30a9747109bb8bad646e75ea2a89f6) (http://postimg.cc/image/mful41up3/)

Select the Random Number Generator Box (draw a square around it with your cursor), and save the screen capture, either by clicking on the 'SAVE' icon, or clicking on 'FILE' and choosing 'SAVE AS' from the drop down menu:

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs15.postimg.cc%2F4brkjex0n%2Fimage.jpg&hash=f523d01b7a3cb21eb57c26d90941494db0f5538b) (http://postimg.cc/image/4brkjex0n/)

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs15.postimg.cc%2Fh5pmcrag7%2Fimage.jpg&hash=77f545befa9307b55820f6eab187ae5b71e6add9) (http://postimg.cc/image/h5pmcrag7/)

A menu pops up asking where you would like to save your screen capture to your pc. Choose a folder to save it to and where you will remember to find it. 

Contact the winner by private message and give them 24 hours to respond BEFORE posting the winner to the KARMA post announcing the winner.  If they do not respond in 24hrs, use Random.Org to select a new member.

Upload the screen capture to your announcement post as to the winner using Post Image.
Title: Re: KARMA Give-Aways
Post by: iddee on May 23, 2016, 07:20:30 pm
bump
Title: Re: KARMA Give-Aways
Post by: CBT on May 23, 2016, 07:23:57 pm
Is that bump like fist bump or just a bump ? :laugh:
Title: Re: KARMA Give-Aways
Post by: iddee on May 23, 2016, 07:31:52 pm
It's to bring it to the top. I haven't won yet, so I want it to continue until I do.


Of course, I don't play, so it should continue for quite awhile.   :o   ;D