An End of an Era for the Weekly HSBI Giveaway

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It looks like the end may be here for this event that has been running for 79 weeks now. Hive Watchers informed me that I am not running a giveaway because I am accepting compensation, and is therefore vote buying/gambling. As you see, today I am declining any payout on the giveaway. However, as a general rule I have been giving out more than I have earned from these posts. Couple that with the time commitment of three to four hours to put this together every week and overall decline in my compensation on my other posts recently... It doesn't make sense to move forward without a way to fund it.

I am open to ideas or suggestions, because the whole reason I put this together is to give back to the Hive community that has been so kind to me over the last two and a half years. So feel free to share any opinions or ideas to make it possible to move forward with this endeavor. I would appreciate any feedback or ideas.

Rather than go with the standard format, today I will only be awarding prizes. I will gather all of the entries from last week and get you all on the wheel of names. So good luck, and I hope this isn't the end of the party forever! But there will be no more contest or prizes awarded until further notice. Sorry everyone!

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Now to choose last week's lucky winners!

And the first spin wins 5 HSBI units

Congratulations @dkid14 , you have won 5 HSBI units!

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And the second spin wins 1 DUO tokens and 2 HSBI units

Congratulations @beelzael , you have won 1 DUO tokens from my stack and a bonus prize of some HSBI units courtesy of my friend @alohaed !

The third spin wins 1 DUO tokens and 2 HSBI units

Congratulations @hafiz34 , you have won 1 DUO tokens from my personal stack and as a bonus some HSBI units from my friend @alohaed !

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The fourth spin wins 100 BBH tokens and 3 HSBI units

Congratulations @vaynard86 , you have won 100 BBH tokens from my personal stack and as a bonus you will also receive 3 HSBI units from my friend @beelzael !

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The fifth spin wins 250 CCD tokens and 2 HSBI units

Congratulations @rainbowdash4l , you have won 250 CCD tokens from my personal stack and as a bonus you will also receive 2 HSBI units courtesy of my friend @beelzael !

Spin Number 6, Wins 10 ARCHON tokens plus one HSBI unit

Congratulations @silvertop , you have won 10 ARCHON tokens courtesy of my good friend @melinda010100 and the Archon Community and a bonus one HSBI unit from @melinda010100 as well!

Now for some bonus spins!

As the number of entrants has gone up I've added some bonus prizes to increase the odds of people winning. These will vary week to week depending on what tokens I have or if I have some extra Hive for HSBI prizes. So here we go!

First bonus wins 1 EDSI token!

Congratulations @stranger27 , you have won 1 EDSI token!

Second bonus wins 1 DUO token!

Congratulations @enginewitty , you have won 1 DUO token!

Third bonus spin wins 100 BBH tokens!

Congratulations @ryosai , you have won 100 BBH tokens!

Fourth bonus spin wins 250 CCD tokens

Congratulations @cumanauta , you have won 250 CCD tokens!

Fifth bonus spin wins 50 PIMP tokens!

Congratulations @vaynard86 , you have won 50 PIMP tokens! Two wins on the day, talk about lucky!

Bonus Spin 6 wins 100 PIMP tokens

Congratulations @cositav , you have won 100 PIMP tokens!

And a special thank you to @alohaed for sponsoring some HSBI units to the second and third place!

And a special thank you to @beelzael for sponsoring some HSBI units for fourth and fifth place!

And a special thank you to @melinda010100 for providing an HSBI unit to spin number 6 along with the ARCHON tokens!

That will wrap up the post for today and congratulations to the winners! Feel free to leave any suggestions or ideas below. I hope to find a way to make this work in the future! Have a great Sunday everyone and sorry for the bad news.

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You received an upvote of 84% from Precious the Silver Mermaid!

Please remember to contribute great content to the #SilverGoldStackers tag to create another Precious Gem.

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shame that your efforts to support so many different projects are being suppressed by hivewatchers.

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It is what it is, and I'm looking at other options. Things may yet work out!
!BBH
!PIZZA

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I missed the last week and when I am back now it's all over.

I hope you could come up with some better and fresher idea, people are getting too serious about everything and forget about being fun and joy in here

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I'm looking for ways to make something work, it might have to come down to all tokens given away coming in as donations and run it through a different hive account so I don't have to turn away votes from this account. I don't mind putting in the time for free if I'm helping others out, but I'll have to reach out to some tribes and see if they would be willing to donate to garner more attention to their projects. If you have any ideas I would love to hear them!
!BBH
!PIZZA

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(Edited)

PIZZA!

$PIZZA slices delivered:
@thebighigg(14/15) tipped @yusmelys
qwerrie tipped thebighigg
thebighigg tipped dewabrata
thebighigg tipped servelle
thebighigg tipped dkid14
thebighigg tipped olaf.gui
thebighigg tipped cagolistic
geneeverett tipped thebighigg (x2)
thebighigg tipped nayecuarzo1969
thebighigg tipped geneeverett
thebighigg tipped cositav
thebighigg tipped ryosai
geneeverett tipped melinda010100
thebighigg tipped qwerrie

Come get MOONed!

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Thank you @thebighigg and @beelzael for the rewards!

@thebighigg I loved the interaction with the community aswell without the potential rewards. I would be happy to participate in riddles or just get to know entries.

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You're most welcome! Will send out the HSBI asap 🙃

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More new rules from Hivewatchers. Wonder why it took all this time for Hive to invent this rule and a year and a half to inform you of it if it's always been in place?

Congrats to @silvertop. I will send out your prizes.

!DUO
!PIMP
!LADY

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HW is ridiculous! they get DHF funding to chase and harass good standing users.

!LADY !PIZZA !ALIVE

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It is truly a shame that the giveaway can't go on because of such a tiny difference on points of view. I think I am hardly alone to say that this was possibly the best giveaway on the Blockchain.

Thanks a lot for the CCD tokens and may you find luck on your way.

!BBH

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You're welcome, I'm glad you won something on the last week!
!BBH

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I always enjoyed this post, my friend…. it’s sad that you are ending this……
I hope all your medical tests turned out for the positive, my friend.😇I always look forward to your post each day!😊👍

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It was fun while it lasted, but not much I can do. Thanks for the well wishes, I'm thinking positively anyway!

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Ah, good old HW. Perpetually chasing after windmills while the dragons burn the village.

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I think all of the villages are burnt do dust already... lol

But those wind mills are still a threat!

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I know very well how much time it takes to run a giveaway, I totally disagree with HW about it's position.
Work deserves rewards, always !
Maybe you should propose "free lottery" as a name instead, free because upvoting and reblogging are not required to participate and see what HW says ?
Thank you for your involvement in the HIVE community 😍
!BEER
!WINE
(to make the bitter taste go away)

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Upvoting and re-blogging weren't required on this one either. Never has been. A re-brand won't fix it sadly...

Too bad there's not a BOURBON, SCOTCH, or COGNAC token, something a little stronger! lol
!BBH
!PIZZA

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Sorry to hear that it's coming to an end!

The issue is something I won't be able to understand!

Best of luck!

Thanks for the prizes!

!LUV

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That's a sad news... your weekly giveaway blogs were unique and with so much detail and love.. Unfortunantely you can't do anything against Hivewatchers on Hive. Most users don't agree with Hivewatchers, but they don't care...

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It is what it is, my work should be rewarded in my opinion, but they disagree.
!BBH

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I love your giveaways, one of the best on Hive, I've never seen anything like it. I hope everything works out. It would be a real shame to miss this great opportunity that has benefited so many users.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRIZE
!LADY

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You're welcome! I've always tried to make it special for everyone and I hate to see it go!
!BBH
!LADY
!PIZZA

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!PIMP !PIZZA !LADY !ALIVE !LOLZ !DOOK

Such nonsense! HW is funded by DHF to just harass good standing users.

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It is a pity that the draw comes to an end.It was mainly a support and stimulus way for those who start.I wish you successes in your new projects.

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I hate to see it go too, but wasn't my call! Thank you so much!
!BBH
!PIZZA

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It's a shame it comes to an end for these reasons. Hivewatchers and some whales continue to destroy Hive with their DVs.

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I sucks, but it is what it is...
!BBH
!PIZZA

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it is sadly but .... when something ends it means a start of something new, right? I am sure you will find a good use for these 3-4 hours instead of this fun.
A consolative slice of Hive !PIZZA for you

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Hopefully something new and exciting, at least I hope!
!PIZZA
!BBH

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Just joined the giveaway party 🥳 🎉

I trust it will be a start to a new phase that is cooking 💥 ✨️

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We'll see what I can figure out. It may be cooking on the back burner until I can figure something fun out that will work!
!BBH
!PIZZA

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These people always do what they want, all because they have a quota of power (HP)
Nobody chose them to do what they always do.

Blessings to you for your dedication.

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Greetings, friend, congratulations to the winners. It's a real shame to see initiatives like these disappear. Throughout this time, your giveaways have helped my account grow and earn much-needed tokens, which I'm benefiting from and learning how to obtain. It's very sad to see this great help disappear from Hive.

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I hate to see it go too, the end of an era... Un ano y medio...
!BBH
!LADY
!PIZZA

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