Hmm, how does one value a person's contribution? By # of post counts - good grief, we've got plenty of folk who have a ton of posts but a # of fters would question the 'value' of some of those posts - and that's true of both old-timers as well as newbies.

Now in fairness I'm not going to be a big contributor to the wiki, but that's cuz I just don't get the thing (sigh), vs stopping by for 30 seconds or making some artificial count. Kinda like chat - there have been newbies & old-timers who have stopped by recently for the token 30 seconds due to the contest but didn't add much - maybe they didn't get it, maybe they just wanted to hit a # or criteria in this case.

BTW - I know I frequently take the 'get over it' view but I'm gonna do that again. I view this drawing kinda like an idine thing - unexpected but nice points if I get them. Well I should say my view of idine - I know others go out of their way on it.

I already had posted reviews, have been on chat, & am a Premium whatever that thing is, so wiki is the only extra step I went through (and it was so frustrating I almost didn't finish it, but that's me). Would I like to be chosen? Yes, hence the going through the steps. Do I expect to be chosen? Absolutely not. But hoping is part of the fun.

And I truly don't understand all the bent out of shape & I'm 'entitled' cuz I've posted a lot thought process. It's a fun contest - no more than that - that 12 Days is willing to fund to get folk to some parts of FT that may not normally get traffic (and like any good marketer is willing to put a carrot which us mileage-craving folk will go after).

But a few things...

First, it's 12Days (presumably Randy)'s playbox - he gets to make the rules & for this year, these were the rules - and it didn't require posts. So I guess my thought is why grumble - but if you're gonna grumble grumble against Randy (and preferably via PM), not the folk who had their handles chosen.

Second, if you all are actually checking people who have been chosen for their 'post count' you have too much time on your hands . It would never occur to me to actually do a search to find someone's post count who won something.

Finally gang, I know a lot of you & like you, but it's the holiday season. Don't be Scrooges! Just enjoy it all. If you win, consider it an op-upgrade - unexpected but delightful if it happens.

Cheers.