License Giveaway - Big Changes!

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  1. Paul Wilders

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    Any reason for doubting that statement? As it is right now, the above quoted stands :isay:
     
    Paul Wilders, Feb 23, 2010
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  2. Get

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    It's just that this was also said: "We strongly encourage any member that has not submitted a contest entry because of the email requirement, to enter the contest", so that does look like the contest is still open:isay: :isay:
     
    Get, Feb 23, 2010
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  3. Pieter_Arntz

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    I don't think anyone is disagreeing with that.
    Just to make sure, March is the next month, nut the current one.
    So for those from all over the world with different calendars, you still have 3 weeks from now. ;)
     
    Pieter_Arntz, Feb 23, 2010
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  4. Get

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    I disagree:isay: (My God :ouch: )
     
    Get, Feb 23, 2010
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  5. biscuits

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    Hi Get,

    I can't get what your saying;)

    Congratulations to Wilders Security Forums! Maybe 8 yrs from now, there will be 200,000 members!
     
    biscuits, Feb 23, 2010
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    Thank God for that :rolleyes:.
     
    Get, Feb 23, 2010
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  7. wideglide36

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    Thanks for having this great giveaway.

    Good luck to all!
     
    wideglide36, Feb 23, 2010
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  8. steve161

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    Thank you Paul.

    (A panicked, overwhelmed) Thank you Paul.
     
    steve161, Feb 23, 2010
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  9. mack_guy911

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    many thanks to you Paul and many thanks to all those companies who are showing their great generosity :)

    its great to be on wilderssecurity all the time :thumb:
     
    mack_guy911, Mar 3, 2010
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  10. Dregg Heda

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    Is there any advantage/disadvantage to choosing more/fewer prizes? What I mean is there are some prizes which I really want and others which I wouldnt mind winning. Would entering the draw for more prizes reduce my chances of winning the one or two I really want? Or are my chances for each prize independent of each other. Thanks.
     
    Dregg Heda, Mar 3, 2010
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  11. LowWaterMark

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    There is no advantage to choosing either more or less products in your contest entry.

    Essentially, we'll be holding a separate drawing for each product that is available. Everyone that enters for any given product has equal chance of winning that product regardless of how many products they chose to attempt to win.
     
    LowWaterMark, Mar 3, 2010
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  12. culla

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    when are the prize draws happening ??
     
    culla, Mar 3, 2010
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    Info here

     
    stapp, Mar 4, 2010
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  14. ameyap

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    well the increase in the paragon license is a big change for me. i have already used a isp email so thats a non issue for me
     
    ameyap, Mar 5, 2010
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    Hi there,

    I think if you are using an paid/premium email account which also involves identification, it should be handled the same way as you entered the contest with an ISP email address!

    So i. e. if you submit the giveaway form with an ISP OR paid/premium email address, you will able to get all prices, otherwise most, but not all..

    Is that good? :) :-*

    regards,

    iNsuRRecTiON
     
    iNsuRRecTioN, Mar 5, 2010
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  17. EliteKiller

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    It's unfortunate that SUPERAntiSpyware is_not willing to contribute to the giveaway.
     
    EliteKiller, Mar 8, 2010
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  18. LowWaterMark

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    Don't assume that any company was not willing to contribute. We actually had additional offers, and still other developers we could have asked and received licenses from, but, we chose not to have competing products in the giveaway.
     
    LowWaterMark, Mar 8, 2010
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  19. kasperking

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    hi.....correct me if i am wrong (though most of times i am :p ) if a person enters the contest for two products and someone else enters for 7/8 products the latter has more probability of winning something .....so has an advantage....a definite advantage it seems
     
    kasperking, Mar 8, 2010
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  20. LowWaterMark

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    You are right, but, only because we structured the giveaway as separate and equal drawings for each available product, which was the point of my answer above.

    Had we structured this as a drawing of members who entered the contest, and then gave a random assignment of prizes to the list of winners, then it would make no difference how many prizes a member selected a chance of winning.

    The context of the question was whether entering for multiple prizes reduced a members chance of winning the specific one they wanted most. By example, I enter for both ABC (which I want most) and XYZ (which I like, but, not as much), if the XYZ drawing happens first and I win, does that mean I've lost my chance to win ABC? The answer to that is no.
     
    LowWaterMark, Mar 8, 2010
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  21. wildthing2000

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    any type of winnings would make everyone happy! :)
     
    wildthing2000, Mar 8, 2010
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  22. T-RHex

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    What a great idea!
    And thanks for a great forum. I haven't posted much, but in the years that I've been silently reading the forum, I have learned a ton(ne), and have fixed many a problem. It's always my first place to go when I have security concerns.

    Congrats, many thanks, and good luck for many years to come!

    Edit: Okay, when I said I hadn't posted "much" I didn't realize that this would be only my 2nd post. And I may have joined in 2009, but I can't remember how long I've been lurking.
     
    T-RHex, Mar 13, 2010
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  23. cqpreson

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    Thank you,good information:) .
     
    cqpreson, Mar 13, 2010
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  24. kmcc666

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    that is a serious amount of give aways. Nice one and good luck all
     
    kmcc666, Mar 14, 2010
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  25. Marja

    Marja Honestly, I'm not a bot!!

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    Only TWO more days to sign up! :thumb:

    I entered n I'm NOT sharin' so don't none a you guys come cryin' to me if you didn't enter!! :mad: :D
     
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    Marja, Mar 14, 2010
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