When contest entrants cheat…

September 29, 2009 By Tanya 24 Comments

20050223-bungert …. it sure makes it hard on other ‘legit’ contest entrants to have a fair chance at contests.

This was brought to my attention today, so I thought I would blog about it. Hey – it’s my blog, I can do what I want. I host a LOT of contests and I like to see everyone getting their fair chance.

I have an IP address that I am blocking from my website, along with all their ‘names’ and email addresses; all coming from the same IP address. This is wrong. Oh, so wrong. Not only is this person creating 6 random email addresses, but Twitter accounts as well. This isn’t only happening on MY blog, but on Jenna’s site as well. Shame. Shame. Shame!

Maybe it is a family that is entering? That could be a possibility, but for 8+ entries for one contest, coming from 6 email addresses? In my opinion – this isn’t right.

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After working professionally in computer information technology, as well as prior work in the telecommunications industry, Tanya Gordon relocated to southwest Iowa in conjunction with her husband’s job. Mommy Goggles launched over 5 years ago, rising to prominence as a national Mom Blogger and highly sought after by brands to work closely with them on their reach to Mom consumers. In addition, Tanya happily parents two wondrous children who despite best efforts still have been known to engage in ongoing sibling squabbles: Tucker, 6, and Kambry, 3 1/2.You can read more about Tanya here.