JUST WANTED TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE FAMILY, WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ALREADY, THIS FAMILY IS GETTING STRONGER BY THE MINUTE! (less than 2 weeks old, and this family is on it's 8th ga...leaving more than 5k comments daily!:D)
I KNOW THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF YOU, WERE VERY EXCITED TO GET THIS OPERATION UP AND RUNNING OVER THE WEEKEND, AND WE ARE PULLING TOGETHER NICELY, I AM LOVING THIS!
I WANTED TO REPOST THE GUIDELINES AND RULES FOR THE GIVEAWAYS HERE, TO HAVE AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE REFERENCE POINT FOR YOU ALL. I FIND MYSELF ANSWERING THE SAME QUESTIONS FROM A LOT OF YOU, SO THIS WILL SAVE ME SOME TIME, AND HOPEFULLY HELP ALL OF YOU AS WELL!
PORTIONS IN QUOTATION MARKS (" ") HAVE BEEN TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL "WELCOME PLEASE READ" BLOG ORIGINALLY POSTED WHEN THIS FAMILY WAS FORMED; IT CAN BE FOUND IN IT'S ENTIRETY ON BOTH THE BLUE AND PINK HOMEPAGES. PORTIONS NOT IN QUOTATION MARKS ARE ADDED BY ME TO EXPAND ON AND/OR EXPLAIN SOME OF THESE GUIDELINES, AND I THINK THAT THIS WILL HELP WITH ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING GIVEAWAYS (GA's)
GIVE AWAYS:
"We are very excited to offer more as a Family especially during these tough times so we have decided to try the following:"
"On the homepage we will keep a list of member's in Give Aways we can support as a Family during Non-HH hours. A Give Away is when you are not in competition with any other FuBar Member to achieve a goal."
THIS LIST OF GIVEAWAYS CAN BE FOUND IN GIVEAWAY BLOG ON THE PINK HOME PAGE.
THE ONLY GIVEAWAYS THAT WE WILL BE INVOLVED WITH AT THIS TIME ARE THOSE THAT DO NOT INVOLVE COMPETITION WITH ANOTHER PERSON.
RULES:
1. "A member may only be listed for one Give Away at a time."
IF YOU ARE ON THE LIST FOR A GIVEAWAY, YOU MAY NOT BE ADDED TO THE LIST FOR THE SECOND GIVEAWAY UNTIL YOUR FIRST GIVEAWAY IS COMPLETE, AT WHICH TIME YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. YOU NEED TO SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO THE PINK HOME PAGE, REQUESTING TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST, SPECIFYING WHAT TYPE OF GIVEAWAY YOU ARE WANTING TO BE ENTERED INTO. THIS GIVES ME A REFERENCE POINT AND A TIME STAMP...FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. ONCE PLACED ON THIS LIST, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BOMB ALL FEATURED GA'S UNTIL YOUR GA REACHES THE TOP OF THE LIST.
2. "The Family will bomb the first name on the list till goal is reached then move on to the next member."
WE WILL BOMB AS A FAMILY ON ONE GIVEAWAY AT THE TIME. THE FEATURED GIVEAWAY AT ANY GIVEN TIME WILL BE POSTED IN BULLETINS, IN A BLOG ON THE PINK HOME PAGE, AND ON THE PINK HOME PAGE IN THE ABOUT ME SECTION. I ALSO KEEP A COPY OF THE BULLY FOR THE FEATURED GA IN A BLOG ON THE PINK HOMEPAGE, SO THAT MAE OR ANOTHER TEAM CAPTAIN MAY ACCESS THE BULLETIN IF I AM NOT ONLINE.
3. "If you are on the list with a Give Away you are required to help on all give aways posted.
I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE REPEATED. IF YOU ARE ON THE LIST WITH A GIVEAWAY YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HELP ON ALL GIVEAWAYS POSTED.
I HAVE RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS TO ADD THEIR GIVEAWAY TO THE LIST, AND SOME OF THESE MEMBERS ARE NOT BOMBING THE FEATURED GIVEAWAY. I REALIZE THAT YOU MAY HAVE ENTERED A GIVEAWAY AND ARE ANXIOUS TO FINISH IT, BUT IF EVERYONE BOMBS THE SAME ONE TOGETHER, WE WILL GET TO YOURS SOONER.
"If you are not in any Give Aways we will not require you to help although helping is what being a part of a family is all about."
IT'S ALL ABOUT HELPING EACH OTHER AND HAVING FUN!
AUCTIONS & CONTESTS:
"Our leveling Family will not sponsor, support, advertise or assist in Auctions or Contests. Each member is allowed to enter, support, assist or bid on whomever they want on their own.
There is no way for us as a family to fairly assist multiple family members in the same auction or contest in which they are competing against each other or other FuBar members. So we ask any members if you are in or are helping a fellow member or friend to not associate it with the family or solicit the family members for help. (See rule #2)"
PLAIN AND SIMPLE...WE DO NOT DO CONTESTS! WE DO NOT SOLICIT HELP FROM OTHERS IN THE FAMILY TO ASSIST IN ANY CONTEST OR IS A RACE TO ANY CERTAIN GOAL. WE WILL ONLY SUPPORT AND FEATURE GIVEAWAYS WHERE YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE NO MATTER WHEN THE GOAL IS REACHED. FAMILY MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO BOMB THE FEATURED GA.
WE DO NOT SOLICIT HELP FROM FAMILY MEMBERS IN ANY FORM, INCLUDING (ESPECIALLY!) DROPPING A LINK TO YOUR CONTEST IN A COMMENT WHERE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE BOMBING THE FEATURED GIVEAWAY.
I HOPE THAT THIS HELPS TO CLEAR UP SOME THINGS, AS I AM ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SEND IT TO ME IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE, AND I CAN ANSWER IT IN THIS BLOG. SOMEONE ELSE MAY HAVE BEEN UNCLEAR ON THE SAME MATTER.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY OF YOU ENTERED IN GIVEAWAYS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO ADD YOUR GA TO THE LIST, PLEASE SEND ME THE LINK, AND THE GOAL, AND AMOUNT OF COMMENTS NEEDED. AFTER VERIFYING THE PARTICULARS, I WILL ADD YOU TO THE LIST, WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THE GIVEAWAY BLOG ON THE PINK HOME PAGE.
IF ANY MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO BE ENTERED INTO A GA FOR A VIP, BLING PACK, OR OTHER PRIZE, PLEASE SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE WITH WHAT YOU ARE WANTING, AND LINK TO A PIC TO USE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I FIND A GA WITH ONE OR TWO SPOTS LEFT, AND IF I CANNOT REACH YOU TO GET A PIC, WE MAY LOSE THAT SPOT.
IF THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE EITHER LEAVE THEM IN A COMMENT HERE, OR SEND THEM TO ME IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE.
PEACE, LOVE, AND LIGHT
CIN
