Adrian's "Thank You For Helping" Lottery
Winners Announced!
There are some awesome people on the Sims 3 forums, willing to share their knowledge to help you get more enjoyment out of the game, or fix that frustrating building problem you're having, or showing how to get a bargain from the Store. And there are those who have created something amazing, a totally awe-inspiring build, a fabulous Sims based story or video that has inspired you to do something you never thought you could.
To these wonderful people I want, in my own small way, to say ...
The Waffle-y Explanation Bit
I have been on the Sims 3 forums for several years now and loved it! I have found so many fellow Simmers who have been eager to help, encourage, and inspire me and I, in turn, have tried to do the same where I can.
It has been great to hear from those I have been able to help or encourage. Whether it's enabling someone to get a good deal on the DD, helping a newbie understand how something works, or encouraging someone's creativity; there are few better feelings than knowing you have been able to help or improve another person's experience.
What I didn't expect was the incredible generosity of the Sims community; I have been truly humbled by the gifts I have received that have enabled me to get so much more out of this game that we love.
Now, as a result of those gifts and zealous stalking of the DD and Sales I am very close to now "owning the Store" (just a couple of odd set and a few individual items) and, it turns out, I have Simpoints left over! I want to put them to good use by returning some gifting love to a few of those who have contributed so positively to the community by helping and inspiring others.
The Prize Fund
In addition to the prize fund of
2400sp that I am offering, I have two very generous co-sponsors -
@loobylou1985 adding 200p and @JACKIEMALEK2 putting in another 500sp to make a total prize fund of
3100sp!!
We have agreed to share these points around by means of a prize draw as follows:
- six winners for me to gift:
- One gift of 1280sp
- Two gifts of 320sp
- Three gifts of 160sp
- one winner for loobylou1985 to gift 200sp
- one winner for JACKIEMALEK2 to gift 500sp
Rules of the Draw
- This is a lottery for which EIGHT prizes will be drawn by random selection. The first winner drawn will be gifted up to the value of 1280sp. The next two winners will each receive gift(s) up to the value of 320sp. The following three winners will each receive a gift of up to 160sp. Two further draws will be made; one for a prize of 200sp sponsored by loobylou1985, and finally a prize of 500sp sponsored by JACKIEMALEK2.
- If a prize value cannot be fully gifted to the respective winner, I will draw additional winners until as much of the fund as possible has been spent
- All entrants must be nominated, you can NOT nominate yourself
- Each person submitting an entry may nominate up to FOUR names
- Each nomination must give the following information:
- The username of the person being nominated
- A reason for the nomination, this reason must be one of either:
- Help or assistance (such as help with understanding the Store, or a feature of the game)
- Inspiration (such as excellence in story telling or building)
- A link to a forum post that illustrates the help or inspiration given
- A link to that person's wishlist (please make sure they have a wishlist!)
- A person can be nominated twice; once for help and once for inspiration
- Only one prize will be awarded to any one nominee. On winning a prize that person will be removed from the draw for any subsequent prizes.
- If a winner does not have a wishlist, their prize will be forfeit and passed to the next person drawn. Further draws will be made so that all eight prizes can be gifted.
- Nominations will close at 11pm (British Summer Time) on Monday 8th September 2014
- The draw will take place on Tuesday 9th September 2014 and winners announced by Wednesday 10th September 2014 or as soon thereafter as possible
- I will use random.org to select the eight winning nominees
FAQ
1.
Can I enter/nominate myself?
No. You must nominate someone else
2.
How many people can I nominate?
You can nominate up to FOUR people, if a person has been both helpful
and inspirational they can be nominated twice
3.
How can someone be nominated twice?
Prizes are for people who have been either helpful or inspirational. If someone has been both, they can be nominated for both reasons, though you will need an example of each.
4.
So what should a nomination post look like?
Ideally, something like:
I would like to nominate @username because they helped me understand how the Store worked.
Example Post: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12199985/#Comment_12199985
Wishlist: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=username
or
I would like to nominate @username because they created something awesome that inspired me to try.
Example Post: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/912188958/#Comment_912188958
Wishlist: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=username
5.
Why do I have to link to a forum post?
Firstly, it just helps to confirm that the nominee is eligible for the draw but also, more importantly, it allows others to make use of the help your nominee has given, or draw inspiration from what they have done - to spread the love!
6.
How do I get the link to a forum post?
If you right-click on the date at the top of the post it should show a menu with a 'copy link' option.
7.
What if the person I nominate doesn't have a wishlist?
If you can, ask them to create one, but I will check with each winner after the draw and if they really don't have a wishlist their prize will pass to the next nominee drawn. I will check each nomination and will indicate on the list of entrants if there is a problem (or not).
I am excited to host my very first lottery to pay back and say thank you to, in a small way, all the people here who have helped and inspired me and so many other Simmers.
24 August: Base Prize fund increased to 900sp + 125sp donated by @loobylou198525 August: Base Prize fund increased to 1005sp 27 August: Base Prize fund now stands at 1500sp + 625sp donated by @loobylou1985 and @JACKIEMALEK230 August: Base Prize fund now stands at 1800sp + 625sp donated by @loobylou1985 and @JACKIEMALEK25 September: Base Prize fund now stands at 2400 + 700sp donated by @loobylou1985 and @JACKIEMALEK29 September: Winners Drawn!
Winners Announced!
Comments
The List of Nominations
I have taken Jodi (@Me1620 nominated by MiaSkywalker) out of the draw as she does, officially already own the entire Store!!
But, of course, she still deserves thanks by the lorry load for all the work she put into creating the Awesome DD Schedule Calculating Spreadsheet!
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The Draw and Winners
1st Prize to be gifted 1280sp: @mcsnjb (nominated by @Shannen) (*)
2nd Prize to be gifted 320sp: @2Mahawk (nominated by @TheKrazy_KimSim) (*)
3rd Prize to be gifted 320sp: @FryeGuy24 (nominated by @Kellycot1)
4th Prize to be gifted 160sp: @coreyjeannoahpat (nominated by @YellowJane) (*)
5th Prize to be gifted 160sp: @RosieFluxx (nominated by @Shannen) (*)
6th Prize to be gifted 160sp: @frozenorangejuic (nominated by @Ximph) (*)
Co-sponsor prizes:
200sp donated by @loobylou1985 to: @InvisibleLyndz (nominated by YellowJane)
500sp donated by @JACKIEMALEK2 to: @Valgon57 (nominated by BlazeMasterwort) (*)
We will be in touch soon to make a dent in your wishlists!
Thank you so much to everyone who nominated entrants for this lottery, every one of the nominees is so deserving of thanks and recognition for all that they have contributed to the Sims 3 community.
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Example post: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12199985/#Comment_12199985
Wish list: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=Ximph
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Example of helpful post: simsdailydeals.proboards.com/thread/13/dd-community-thank-yous
Wishlist link: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=frozenorangejuic
Part of the "Own the Store Club" horray!!
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For inspiration, I'd like to nominate @Devalaous. We've had many a discussions about updating the Worlds with Store/other EP content, and after this post I felt quite inspired to edit my sub-hoods to fit with the Lunar Lakes theme. There are plenty of other posts I could cite, too, but this one really inspired me enough to actually BOOKMARK it (which is not something I do often). I've only had a few dry runs of the idea, but it's something I never would have even thought to do without Devalaous' input -- and the holobase adventure idea for LL just makes so much sense! WISHLIST
For help, I'd like to nominate @FryeGuy24. Frye has helped me personally in the DD thread quite a lot, so he gets plenty of extra kudos points for that, but perhaps more importantly he's contributed to the spreadsheet team and been a constant source of deal information in his time with us. Of course, that makes me want to nominate a whole bunch of other Simmers, too, but I have to decide; Frye's got a well-kept wishlist, so it's hard to resist gifting! WISHLIST
Of course, I did want to nominate a certain someone else as well for keeping the DD thread during my initiation into the DD stalking fold, but I'm not sure that's entirely appropriate here. Still, buy yourself something pretty before I'm forced to do it for you! :P
Thanks for hosting this, Adrian!
EDIT: Because this forum is crazy, the Wishlist links needed to be moved elsewhere so they don't coincide with the @name thing.
Check out The Simdex—my PDF guide to all of the Sims 3 Store content (last updated September 2015)
I would also like to nominate Jodi ( @Me1620 ) for creating and running the spreadsheet, and just for being the amazingly awesome person that she is.
ETA: I don't know if either has a wishlist; I didn't check. It's a lot harder to check now that this forum doesn't link to the profile pages with the wishlists.
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
I'd also nominate @mikrokitty78 for the same reason but I couldn't find a wish list
Example of helpful post: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12133757/#Comment_12133757
Wishlist: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=tahera
For Inspiration I'd like to nominate @Cogitotoro and her wonderful Haiku's.
Example of Insipration: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12464199/#Comment_12464199
Wishlist: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=Cogitotoro
And, Erin, cheeky!
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@InvisibleLyndz for helping me out when I was new here. I know she's not that active nowadays, but I will never forget the inspiration and kindness she showed me when I first started out here on the forums and community she hosted the first competition I entered and despite my appalling entry ( XD ) she managed to think of a large amount of nice things to say, and I am still grateful for her help then, and after! ^_^
Her wishlist... http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=InvisibleLyndz
Then I'd like to nominate @coreyjeannoahpat for an amazing friendship which I hope will continue to last has done so far, with no signs of stopping! ;D she's a great friend, wonderful person, I admire her, and I want to thank her for that Her wishlist is here:
http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=coreyjeannoahpat
Thanks for such a kind lotto! Similar to one I hosted with @XxHannelorexX once before... ;D she may remember! *lol*
~YJ~
her DD haiku bring smiles.
🐸🐸🐸🐸, nominated.
(That's a silent @. They have those. Yes, I'm sure. Also, plum? Seriously, EA?)
Thanks for hosting this Adrian. I shall have a ponder and some coffee and return with something more productive.
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In any case, I nominate @silencedsong, for her helpful and tireless posting of deals. I hope she wins something nice.
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I currently have 125 simpoints left and would like to offer them to you to add to your prize pool
I'll keep your points in the pool separate for now and and we'll work out how to split the gifts when nominations close.
Thank you, you're a star! (*)
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That said, I'd like to nominate @Mulder8486, for helping by posting deal times in the DD thread. I've been putting in some extra time on the spreadsheet during Jo's absence, and Mulder's been my Go To for deal times if I missed a sale ending or if we had a sequence of quick-ending deals. Thanks Mulder!
Example post: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12489308/#Comment_12489308
Wishlist: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=Mulder8486
Thanks for hosting this!
* The Krazy_Kim Sim *
Edit: Changed some to someone
And isn't it annoying when people already have everything so we can't give them gifts ... very naughty of you!
That said, good luck with you giveaway; I look forward to seeing the new Sims that might appear in your story.
Thank you for your nomination, @2Mahawk, has created a very useful thread there. And I recall, although it seems like a lifetime ago now, that he also hosted a particularly exhausting DD list where all the deals deals were only scheduled to last an hour but nearly everything sold out in a few minutes!
Once, again, I have to agree, all these people without a wishlist, so very frustrating!
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With that said, I'd like to nominate @ashlygirl94 for her helpfulness as well. She always posts special tips like this post for the ante up collection when the casino is coming up on DD.
http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=ashygirl94
You're right, there are few things more rewarding than knowing you've been able to helped someone else.
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