How to stop the bots from winning on GFY contest threads
There has been a lot of posting contests in GFY lately and it is becoming clear that in some of them most winners are bots.
Now, I understand that the sponsors son't want to accuse anyone of being a bot for fear of being unfair but if only the bots keep winning soon no one else will want to play the contests and they will eventually end.
I had a very simple idea that would stop the bots from winning without any direct supervision from the sponsor.
Lets say there's a prize at post X, at post X-20 (or X-15, X-10, whatever) the sponsors have their own bot post a very simple question and the prize will only be won if the correct answer is posted.
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Example:
Has bots can't come up with the answers only real people will win and the contest will become fair again.
Meaning more fun for the posters and better exposure to the sponsors.
Now, I understand that the sponsors son't want to accuse anyone of being a bot for fear of being unfair but if only the bots keep winning soon no one else will want to play the contests and they will eventually end.
I had a very simple idea that would stop the bots from winning without any direct supervision from the sponsor.
Lets say there's a prize at post X, at post X-20 (or X-15, X-10, whatever) the sponsors have their own bot post a very simple question and the prize will only be won if the correct answer is posted.
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Example:
There's a prize for post #200
At post #180 the sponsors post the following:
What's the color of the car in the pic below?
The prize will be won by the first person that posts "blue" at or after post #200.
Has bots can't come up with the answers only real people will win and the contest will become fair again.
Meaning more fun for the posters and better exposure to the sponsors.
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