Hotboat of the month september submit here (must have 25 posts to vote)

[cave]

Vic, Wendi or William, this 25 post deal is killing me. I tried to drive traffic here but 25 post to keep cheaters from cheating has all my family and friends frustrated. I'm sure some of the others feel the same. My mobile goes off every 1/2 hour on this. Kinda of unfair for all of us with this 25 post rule. 25 post, isn't that kind of excessive? I cant imagine someone wanting to cheat that bad for this. Has it happened before?

[HB Vic]

Vic, Wendi or William, this 25 post deal is killing me. I tried to drive traffic here but 25 post to keep cheaters from cheating has all my family and friends frustrated. I'm sure some of the others feel the same. My mobile goes off every 1/2 hour on this. Kinda of unfair for all of us with this 25 post rule. 25 post, isn't that kind of excessive? I cant imagine someone wanting to cheat that bad for this. Has it happened before?

Cave - I understand your frustration. But please understand in order for both of us to win, we need your help. Having someone sign up just to vote for a contestant doesn't really do anything for us. We want participation. We want people to sign up and stay involved with the site. Signing up then disappearing isn't what we want. I hope you understand and I apologize for the rule. If it's any consolation, in the next month or two, it will be a 50 post min to vote. Have them sign up, and participate. 25 posts really isn't that many. Thank you and good luck.

[cave]

I hear ya. Most of my friends are boaters. Dont really know about HB or any other sites on boating. Their 1st impression is important. Many have voted for the winner from the last one and were discouraged a bit. Those are returning members. 5 post would have been more than plenty. If members are that desperate to win a cooler I feel for them. Im in this to show off my Pyle. I love this lifestyle. Parker, Big River, Yuma, all our local lakes. Thats more important than winning. I'm winning every weekend with my lake family.

Please don't go to 50. I believe that would be a serious step back. We got around 25 boats in my group of friends that want to participate in this deal. That would kill it for them. I personally don't have the same time to participate as much like I used to.

Thanks for creating this contest.
here is a slow ride in the nameless

[Nelson]

so how come most of the people that have voted have less than 25 posts??? are you going to recount?

[314joey]

Whew............glad I had twenty-five posts, just barely made it, nice boats.

[cruzer]

Hot Boat/Wendi, What is the purpose of this contest? It seems to be a hassle for you guys to admin so there must be a reason for you to continue the contest.

If the purpose is to help with active membership, 25 posts to vote is doing just the opposite. I know several boaters who tried to vote, registered and got told they need 25 posts to vote. I doubt they will be back.

If the purpose is to see more boat pictures, why do you need the contest. You are putting the contest on Facebook. Instead market the site on Facebook as a boat picture repository.

Why have a contest?

[HB Vic]

Hot Boat/Wendi, What is the purpose of this contest?

The purpose of this contest, bottom line, is to get people and keep people interested in the site. This is why WMC & Wendi give out a very nice AO cooler every month. It also lets the contestants show off their boats. Kinda cool being Hotboat of the month. So recognition for the contestant/boat, and recognition for hotboat.com. We do not charge to enter the contest, its absolutely, 100% free. Not much downside really. All we ask in return is that each participant vote for their boat once and 1x only. We want to keep it as fair as possible without being too intrusive.

[314joey]

Sounds like a kind of cool and fun idea and a free cooler to boot, maybe I'll get in sometime, good job, thanks guys.

[HB Vic]

Hot Boat/Wendi, What is the purpose of this contest? It seems to be a hassle for you guys to admin so there must be a reason for you to continue the contest.

If the purpose is to help with active membership, 25 posts to vote is doing just the opposite. I know several boaters who tried to vote, registered and got told they need 25 posts to vote. I doubt they will be back.

If the purpose is to see more boat pictures, why do you need the contest. You are putting the contest on Facebook. Instead market the site on Facebook as a boat picture repository.

Why have a contest?

Looks like you edited you post. So here's the deal. Facebook, IG, etc are all cool sites. And each has its purpose. Hotboat.com also has its purpose. So please do not confuse the two. Why have a contest? simple. So people can enter their boat, for free, and have the chance to win a pretty cool AO cooler. You don't have to enter your boat, its entirely up to you. The reason behind the 25 posts is to make the contest as fair as possible. As I've said a few times before, I would prefer people sign up and stay engaged in the site. Having someone create an ID for the purpose of voting only, does nothing for hotboat.com. I'm sure you can understand this is somewhat of a business. The costs and fees associated with keeping any site up an running isn't cheap. To make the site attractive for our advertisers, we need members and visitors. I hope this answers your questions. If not, please feel free to pm me and I will do my best to clarify. Thank you. HB