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How come this contest doesn't have the standard legal rules "only in 48 US states" and "at least 18 years of age"? Every contest I see has those, though I'm cur

by zhyder 18y ago

How come this contest doesn't have the standard legal rules "only in 48 US states" and "at least 18 years of age"? Every contest I see has those, though I'm curious why.

mattmaroon 18y ago
Well, our lawyer said not to bother basically. We're not randomly selecting a winner (in which case you have to jump through all sorts of legal hoops). It's a skill game with no buy-in.
- rms 18y ago
  Sweet, I'm sure my friends in Quebec will be very excited.
- whatusername 18y ago
  So if I was to sign up (and somehow learn enough about your so-called "football") then you'd ship it 12,643km to me? Cool! http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1=224&p2=152 http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1...
  - mattmaroon 18y ago
    Hmm, on second thought, we should probably fix that, but if it's you personally then what the hell. Any other Aussie will just be S.O.L.
    - gleb 18y ago
      I strongly suspect that they sell TVs in Australia. So, perhaps no need to ship it from US. If somebody in, say, Zimbabwe wins and you have to go through some hassle to have it delivered, the PR opportunity will be well worth it.
      - mattmaroon 18y ago
        Well, you're assuming we're going to have to purchase the TV, and don't already have it or won't be getting it free or something. Correct about Zimbabwe though.
    - whatusername 18y ago
      Well I signed up. (Although I can't see myself winning) (and if you want bug reports on here - when I tried to skip inviting my friends it took me to: http://apps.new.facebook.com/survivor_pool/invitations/send_invites http://apps.new.facebook.com/survivor_pool/invitations/send_... and gave the following error message: "There are still a few kinks Facebook and the makers of Football Survivor Pool are trying to iron out. We appreciate your patience as we try to fix these issues. Your problem has been logged - if it persists, please come back in a few days. Thanks!"
      - mattmaroon 18y ago
        Thanks.
      - chadr 18y ago
        Fixed. Thanks for finding the bug.
        whatusername 18y ago
        According to how HN does timestamps - that took 2 minutes! (1 hour --> 58 min) I'm impressed!

by zhyder 18y ago

How come this contest doesn't have the standard legal rules "only in 48 US states" and "at least 18 years of age"? Every contest I see has those, though I'm curious why.

mattmaroon 18y ago

Well, our lawyer said not to bother basically. We're not randomly selecting a winner (in which case you have to jump through all sorts of legal hoops). It's a skill game with no buy-in.

rms 18y ago
Sweet, I'm sure my friends in Quebec will be very excited.
whatusername 18y ago
So if I was to sign up (and somehow learn enough about your so-called "football") then you'd ship it 12,643km to me? Cool! http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1=224&p2=152 http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1...
- mattmaroon 18y ago
  Hmm, on second thought, we should probably fix that, but if it's you personally then what the hell. Any other Aussie will just be S.O.L.
  - gleb 18y ago
    I strongly suspect that they sell TVs in Australia. So, perhaps no need to ship it from US. If somebody in, say, Zimbabwe wins and you have to go through some hassle to have it delivered, the PR opportunity will be well worth it.
    - mattmaroon 18y ago
      Well, you're assuming we're going to have to purchase the TV, and don't already have it or won't be getting it free or something. Correct about Zimbabwe though.
  - whatusername 18y ago
    Well I signed up. (Although I can't see myself winning) (and if you want bug reports on here - when I tried to skip inviting my friends it took me to: http://apps.new.facebook.com/survivor_pool/invitations/send_invites http://apps.new.facebook.com/survivor_pool/invitations/send_... and gave the following error message: "There are still a few kinks Facebook and the makers of Football Survivor Pool are trying to iron out. We appreciate your patience as we try to fix these issues. Your problem has been logged - if it persists, please come back in a few days. Thanks!"
    - mattmaroon 18y ago
      Thanks.
    - chadr 18y ago
      Fixed. Thanks for finding the bug.
      - whatusername 18y ago
        According to how HN does timestamps - that took 2 minutes! (1 hour --> 58 min) I'm impressed!