Hi everyone,
I apologize for the delay in announcing the winner.
I recently received a message from @hivewatchers saying that the SpookyPops NFT giveaway was a fake charity/giveaway, vote-trading, gambling scheme.
If at any point I made my supporters feel the same way, I sincerely apologize. That was never my intention.
First, I didn’t realize that a giveaway is expected to be completely free. My posts don’t usually receive many votes, but if there were times when author rewards exceeded the giveaway amount, I can understand how that may have been seen as a problem. I’ve always powered up my rewards (including curation rewards), but I’ve also purchased HIVE each month to fund these events. I thought this was acceptable, but if that means it wasn’t truly free, then it was my mistake for not looking more carefully into the details.
I have never asked anyone to vote on my posts. Any votes I received, I believe, came from genuine support. I did ask for reposts, not to gain more votes, but to let more people know about the event. If this is considered vote-trading, then I don’t know what to say.
This giveaway has always been exclusive to SpookyPops NFT holders. HSBI is given at purchase of SpookyPops NFT, and the giveaway ticket is part of the NFT’s utility. If this is viewed as a gambling scheme then maybe I should have called it a raffle instead? My goal was never to mislead anyone. It was to add fun and value to collecting NFTs on HIVE.
I regret that my posts have been repetitive and lacked a personal touch. My family health issues have limited my time, and I relied on these posts as a way to stay present on HIVE. I don’t wish to leave completely, but maybe it’s time to take a break if this is starting to feel more like a task than fun.
I am not a native English speaker, just like many others on HIVE. The word “giveaway” sounded right to me for this event, but maybe it wasn’t. I recently learned that giveaways are free while raffles involve a purchase or requirement. Although, now I’m not even sure if raffles are welcome on HIVE… Either way, I would have appreciated simple advice on how to improve the way I host the event instead of an accusation.
While I understand the importance of fighting scams, I wish the communication could be more supportive rather than accusatory. Clear, respectful advice encourages people to improve and remain active, while harsh messages risk driving away not only scammers but also honest users and newcomers.
For now, the SpookyPops NFT Giveaway will take a break. I’ve learned a lot from this experience, and I hope to return with better ways to host these events.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me and SpookyPops. If you have respectful feedback or advice, please feel free to share it in the comment, though I may not be able to reply.
Love,
Djynn
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Congratulations!
Hivewatchers seem to Go After every repeated post where there is a giveaway. No matter the Details. Don’t think that is fair. Hope you will come back.
Giveaway means giving away for free, not getting rid of worthless cards or tokens for votes (vote trading).
There has been no issue with giveaway rewards, with declined rewards or when a user invested more into prizes than received curation.
This copycat spam of giveaway farming/spamming has got to stop.
I never thought of you being part of a scam. I bought one of your cute spookies because I love it! I appreciate your hard work on these giveaways. Stay creative! 😄
don't think you used it wrong!
I feel hivewatchers is more of a scheme. You can see their ke ratio damn high and they already get funded from the hbd fund which is kinda suppressing hive price everytime hbd is printed. Honestly they arent really needed as long as everyone else helps downvote the bad actors
And who is going to find bad actors, plagiarism, botnets, phishing, identity theft, spam,etc.
You?
I feel everybody should do their part. Sadly, not everyone has the time but I'm sure if everyone on hive worked together it can be done. Not hard to report and have a few volunteers look over it and agree that something malicious is being done.
I do appreciate what you guys do though.
やっぱりギブアウェイは無料であるべき、ということみたいですね。。。
私も初耳で正直混乱しています。ギブアウェイそのもののルールというよりはvote tradingをすべきではない、ということなのかもしれませんが、以前からHiveのVoteのほとんどはTradingなのでは・・・と感じているので。よくわからなくなってしまいました。
ここで愚痴ってすみません💦
サムネのメッセージが「We'll be back」だったことに、少し安心しています。復活、待ってますね！
I think it's better to call it a raffle than giveaway.
People purchase the spooky nft as the product but the product just happens to have a raffle ticket as a side perk. But if people's reasons to purchase the nft was to make it a means to join a raffle, then that is gambling for me. It's really the intentions behind purchasing the nft in the first place. I could buy the nft without knowing or even participating in the raffle and I'm not even gambling at all. But if someone else purchased the nft for the sake of getting a raffle ticket, then that's where the gambling comes in. A difference of intention but same execution.
I am very sorry that you are going through this situation, but it comforts me to read the message you will return, I will be waiting.
Do not rest by making art, because you are one of Hive's good actors, someone who really gives value in art and interactions.
Many blessings for you, you have my full support
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