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motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
April 17 2010 00:00 GMT
#1
I have a beta key. I had one before I won the scavenger hunt. I want to know whether it would be against the spirit of the competition to give the key to an IRL friend who really wants one and will use it a great deal. People in IRC have argued that it would be best to keep the key within the community.

I want to keep the key and give it to my deserving friend. However, I will let TL decide.

Poll: What to do with the key?

Give it to your IRL friend (this is what I want to do) (158)
 
67%

Give it to the 2nd place winner (79)
 
33%

237 total votes

Your vote: What to do with the key?

(Vote): Give it to your IRL friend (this is what I want to do)
(Vote): Give it to the 2nd place winner




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ModeratorGood content always wins.
ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
April 17 2010 00:02 GMT
#2
You won it so you can do anything you want with it.
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
April 17 2010 00:04 GMT
#3
Do whatever and don't feel bad about it.
No I'm never serious.
maareek
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2042 Posts
April 17 2010 00:04 GMT
#4
Probably wasted sentiment since I won't vote, but I don't see a wrong choice here. Seems like both people are deserving and you should probably just make a gut decision and stick with it.
FrozenArbiter: Obless PvT master
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24783 Posts
April 17 2010 00:04 GMT
#5
I'd prefer to see it kept within the community but it isn't a rule so it's really only if you are willing to do that.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11567 Posts
April 17 2010 00:04 GMT
#6
Do whatever you want :3
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
HazMat
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States17077 Posts
April 17 2010 00:05 GMT
#7
Irl friend, you'll have a blast playing 2v2's with him.
www.youtube.com/user/ShakeDrizzle | League and SSBM content creator | Armada's Youtube Editor
XeliN
Profile Joined June 2009
United Kingdom1755 Posts
April 17 2010 00:05 GMT
#8
You won the key its your right to decide who it goes to.
Adonai bless
Nuttyguy
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom1526 Posts
April 17 2010 00:05 GMT
#9
at least it aint for a commercial reason
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
April 17 2010 00:07 GMT
#10
Lord your beta key over your comrades, coercing them into doing your bidding, until you have their minds securely under your boot-heel.
beetlelisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Poland2276 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 00:11:04
April 17 2010 00:10 GMT
#11
Can't you give a key to someone once you are in beta yourself? I don't mean the same key you have... I'm not sure if this still works but once you enable something about mails with offers from blizzard in your battle.net account options you can be invited by someone right?
If your friend invites Kinky they will both get a key...?
wwww
jhNz
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Germany2762 Posts
April 17 2010 00:11 GMT
#12
it's your key, you won it and you can do what ever you want with it
but to be honest, i think i'd favor the option to keep it in the community. if you wouldn't have participated in the hunt because you already have a key, it would be in hands of a fellow tl member. but if you entered the hunt with the intention to win the key for your friend it's fine
http://twitter.com/jhNz
Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
April 17 2010 00:11 GMT
#13
Haha, tbh motbob, I was going to do the same exact thing you were doing by giving it to a deserving friend. I'd understand if you'd keep it for yourself, it's fine.
FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
April 17 2010 00:12 GMT
#14
How do I vote for selling the key on ebay?
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
April 17 2010 00:12 GMT
#15
On April 17 2010 09:11 Kinky wrote:
Haha, tbh motbob, I was going to do the same exact thing you were doing by giving it to a deserving friend. I'd understand if you'd keep it for yourself, it's fine.

You already have a key?
ModeratorGood content always wins.
JadeFist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States1225 Posts
April 17 2010 00:13 GMT
#16
On April 17 2010 09:11 Kinky wrote:
Haha, tbh motbob, I was going to do the same exact thing you were doing by giving it to a deserving friend. I'd understand if you'd keep it for yourself, it's fine.

Wait so you already have one too?

In this case Key------------->3rd place!!!!!!!!!!!!
CheAse
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada919 Posts
April 17 2010 00:13 GMT
#17

The whole point of these contests is to let the less fortunate have a shot at a beta key...Not the people with beta keys get more beta keys.

I guess there is no rules saying that people who already have beta keys can't participate though. I suppose you aren't obligated to give the key to kinky, but it seems like the "right thing to do".
SCV good to go sir
Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
April 17 2010 00:14 GMT
#18
On April 17 2010 09:12 motbob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2010 09:11 Kinky wrote:
Haha, tbh motbob, I was going to do the same exact thing you were doing by giving it to a deserving friend. I'd understand if you'd keep it for yourself, it's fine.

You already have a key?

Yea, I do.
aeroH
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1034 Posts
April 17 2010 00:14 GMT
#19
it's your key, give it to your friend.
FyRe_DragOn
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada2056 Posts
April 17 2010 00:15 GMT
#20
did you previously promise the key to the 2nd place winner? if so, give it to him. if not, give it to you friend.
aka DragOn[NaS]
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