super6

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maybe this is really stupid, but here it is, u be the judge.......
me n few other guys on the org were talking about not having money to do certain mods, so i was thinking we could run a weekly lottery with whoever wants put in $1 and is entered (for example 3000 members enter a certain week). then like 5 or 10 winners are picked (5 for example = $600 to each winner) its better than one winner getting so much $$$ a few can win, hence more fun fun fun. and to make more maxima oreinted thay have to spend it on their car n post pics.

the only problem is how to make it fair??? who to trust with all that $$$ and how to make the drawings for the winners? we can use paypal (tho they take 3%) to ensure proof of payment entry each contest but how and who to pick winners??? maybe some kind of live drawing, or computer program??? how ta make it fair so people will not feel cheated?

anyway post ideas and opinions....just think $1 a week or every other week will not kill u, and the odds of winning are not too terrible, especially u have like 10 winners, thats good mod money

KCMC582

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well, at least this idea is different than the usual ideas of pooling money for mods and stuff. honestly i dont think its a bad idea, but i really dont think its fonna work. youd have to set up a paypal account with someone trustworthy to run it and distribute the money to the 5 or 6 winners. its not a bad idea, but i can see the amount of people willing to put these dollars in dropping off relatively quickly, or just not as many people willing to do it, i mean, at the end of the week what if you only have $100, ya know? youd probably have to get Doug and some other admins in on it.

86maxima96

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this is an interesting idea, but personally, i wouldn't do it until i had money to throw away like that. and once i did have money, i wouldn't need the lotto. myself, i'm too poor to do it regularily, but maybe once in a while once i see how it works.

i dunno if you'll be able to get 1000 entries, but then again, maybe people will really be up for this? i think the number of winners should be dependent on the number of entries, maybe? like the number of winners will be equal to 10% or 25% of the total entries? i dunno. it's a good idea, i think, just have to see if it takes off or not.

EDIT: yeah, the paypal might be the tricky part. and how would we know how many people entered? you would have to post to say you entered, or something? if people were completely honest, then it may just work. not saying people one here would cheat anyone else out of anything, so it just has to be really controlled.

also, maybe you should only be able to bet if you have X number of posts or have been a member for X number of months?

(another little idea so everyone benefits: maybe some percentage, like 1-2% of the winnings should go to the .org itself?)

lots of little knots to work out, but an interesting idea, nonetheless

super6

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yes, like i said lots of things to work out, we could adress one issue at a time, but the major is who to trust, how to draw.

1. if only 100 enter then we would just push it till it reaches 1000, or somethimg of that sort
2. and the idea of # of winner depending on entires is goo too
3. 1 or 2% to the org, sounds fair,
4. we'd know # of entrires by starting a thread and evryone would number themselfs perhaps, but at 1000 entirs that would be a long thread.

keep ideas commin....

icewake

iTrader: (1)

I got reason to believe you can write a program in C or basic for this. the only hard part would be someone would have to put all the names into wordpad or something. if there are any other programmers in here we can discuss it. my thought are to do an *infile type thing and run a loop(i'm not really sure how to do random picking) and then post the winners up on the org and then they have to claim the money becuase we all know some people are gonna forget about it and stuff and then that is just more money for next time. pm me if you think this will work and we can try to get something fixed up

TXT-1

iTrader: (1)

Everybody can send me the money....

godlyone

I would be interested in making the program if you guys want...

I have alot of java experience.
It would be fairly simple
I would set up a form that is password protected
Whoever is in charge of funds would know that password
he/she would then add people into the drawing [database]
I would select all rows, and pick a random x [x number of people]

Fairly simple

lemme know if you guys want, ill start on it.

95bkackmax18s

iTrader: (11)

im down, sounds like a good idea, why not. but yea, the main thing is who can you trust? i like this idea.

A33 VQ30DEK

iTrader: (23)

stupid idea.

just my two cents.

super6

iTrader: (5)

ok, that sounds reasonable....
maybe all that enter post, in consecutive number into a thread and just assign themselfs the next number in order, and post proof of paypal payment link. that way u dont enter names but just the number, program picks one, and u go back to the list and find who that number is.....so whats next

godlyone

alright dima

I could do that too.

Only thing is we need to organize how people pick numbers, because two people might pick diff #s

I could make some kind of 6 digit random # generator or smthg

People would paypal, then i would email them the random #, they post in thread, and we post the winning #, and see who matches.

ColdSHO

iTrader: (25)

sounds fun, even with my maxima being my bad luck charm.

Nismotic

iTrader: (25)

If we win the money, you promise to send me the money right? right?

nismo0604

iTrader: (18)

paypal mkane40@comcast.net

super6

iTrader: (5)

i meant like after they paypal, they post into a thread, just the next consecutive number....exapmle....im the 12th person to pay, i go to the thread, see whats the last # (11) and just post:

12
and my paypal confirmatin link, or something

but ur idea may be even better, i like that

icewake

iTrader: (1)

in the program you can use either character or numbers.......they only bad thing about posting a number is that if 2 people post at the same time they will have the same number. godly one if you need any help on the program let me know. i have been using C but i think Java is somewhat similar

Deckdout2

iTrader: (151)

First ever, "Car Forum" lottery......we could be famous! Think of the possibilities!

silvermax2k2

iTrader: (1)

No. If you can not afford to Mod your car, then do not Mod it. Simple as that.

jcy98maxse

iTrader: (8)

Yea and the tax commission can tax the winnings too!!!

Fr33way™

iTrader: (23)

Let's just all send each other a buck...exactly

lp

iTrader: (1)

3000 x $1 a week? Get ready to quit your job 'cause thats a full time nightmare. You'll have hundreds of retarded questions fired at you 24/7 and people demanding buck refunds via PayPal. This is the .org remember...

godlyone

Guys, I'll start on it this weekend.

icewake

iTrader: (1)

you can always post the rules and if they arent happy there isn't anything they can really do becuase there are rules in place and thats just how it is

86maxima96

iTrader: (10)

woohoo! $.02 from A33! this pot is already rollin! keep it up!




just have a disclaimer. if you bid, no refunds. period.


each entry should be assigned a number in the order they are entered. so 1000 entried = numbers 1-1000. then you can just get a random number selector, even a TI-83 calculator can do this, and that will be the number.

oh and a rule should be you can't win twice.

(unless I do. then that rule is void. definitely)

MaximaPolak

iTrader: (9)

my

A33 VQ30DEK

iTrader: (23)

You know, most people aren't going to spend that money on there car. They're gonna spend it on paying bills or what not. I think you should have contract that says that you're going to use the money to spend on the car and not on personal debts and expenses.

mendon99

iTrader: (15)

sounds like an interesting idea.. and A33 even if the winner doesn't spend it on mods, who cares? its a lottery, you win the money and thats it..

also, if someone demands a dollar back they are pretty pathetic. its a friggin dollar, who cares. you can find one on the ground, how cheap are people, really?

it sounds like a lot of work for the caretaker of the money tho, and who has the time or the want to do something for nothing?? maybe they could get a small percentage of the pot?

boo! then eventually, no one will put a buck in anymore lol

this might work, how many members on this site? 20 thousand? 3000k measly dollars could be donated easily at a buck a person

VIP Maxima

it sounds good but i dont think we will get 3k members for this.......... maybe 1000 max

2 Da Max

iTrader: (2)

a dollar is alot of money.. how bout we have a pool instead. 300 ppl for the first pool, every 300 weeks one person from the pool gets 300 dollars and so on by taking turns.

Skiptronic

I can only foresee trouble if this ever gets implemented.

That's if it ever does.

enjetek

lol writing the code will be easy ;] but is this legal eh?

-myke

//-- c# code

Random RandomClass = new Random();
int RandomNumber = RandomClass.Next(x); //-- x=max
Console.WriteLine("The winner is: " + RandomNumber);

next?

Turbo1er

iTrader: (1)

Invalid poll. My vote goes to the falling through.

Deckdout2

iTrader: (151)

If I use the money to put gas in my car, would that be considered spending money on my car? I could even take pictures of the gas cap and fuel needle to prove I did.

maxgtr2000

iTrader: (29)

I like the idea, the only downfall would be if there is lack of participation to make it worthwhile. The other downfall is PAYPAL. It is somewhat convenient for 1 way transactions, but not more than that. For example you put in $1 it's actually like $.97 after their fee. Then whoever wins it is subject to maybe even 4%. Win $1000 and receive $960-$970. It would have to be "under the radar" or it may be subject to tax as well. I do like the idea, I don't like the money transfer loss.

2K3MAX2NV

iTrader: (10)

why not do it the same way sprint chooses the random winner of prize of the month?


BTW 1,000 Posts I think I see my first pube!

Dubbya

iTrader: (16)

Keep your pube news to yourself please.

IMO good idea, but disaster written all over it.

CreativeDesignz

iTrader: (3)

this will never happen, there is different taxes taken out for every state and there are certain laws pretaining to stuff like this. cool idea but a waste of typing IMO

JSutter

iTrader: (46)

from like 2 years ago

DrKlop

iTrader: (3)

Why don't you post a link so we can see how it all ended?

BTW: there is much more members now so what was not such a good idea before could be a good idea now.

mtrai760

iTrader: (19)

There are a lot more lurkers and newbies now. The amount of serious members has remained the same.