Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 All aboard. ///// WHAT IT ISPeople like free records. People like to feel good about themselves. And people like to free up shelf space. Why not take the opportunity to enjoy all three of these luxuries in one single thread? +Karma Train is an ongoing giveaway of good feels and free records. The rules are simple: one item is offered up at a time, and will be raffled off through various means. Enter if the record appeals to you, but note that if you win, it is your turn to clear some shelf space and give away a prize of your own choosing. ///// HOW IT WORKSThere aren't too many rules at all. The winner of each giveaway becomes the raffler for the next, and it will be up to them to set any specifications, which should be made clear well before it is time to determine a winner. Some things you may want to consider, if it is your turn to give away an album: Are you limiting your giveaway to members in your country? Are you willing to ship outside of your country, if the winner covers the costs? Should the winner be required to have a certain amount of posts? How many entrants will you allow? 10? 20? Everyone? At what point will you cut off entrants? Using a # cap? ("First 20") Or by time? ("One week from this post.") Do you have a mailer and shipping supplies on hand? Are you willing to cover the cost of shipping, or will you be asking for ~$4 to cover Media Mail? How will you draw names?* From a hat? Using a random generator? Name tags fastened to a slip mat? Most of these things should be established in either a post or a PM to yours truly. I will update the first post of this thread to ensure that we're all on the same page at all times.*If you do not have a method of drawing names, I will create a looped GIF to randomly generate names for you. You may draw or you may have me draw in your place. Whichever you prefer. ///// THE GREEN LIGHT • NEW! Effective May 19, 2014, there will be a new rule implemented to this thread. This is the green light rule, and ensures that no one is taken advantage of. The rule is simple: if you win a raffle, you will not receive your prize until you've submitted an entry of your own. This means that you must verify what you'll be giving away, when you'll be declaring a winner, and also confirming that you have both funds and materials to physically ship the prize out. If you do not have the means of shipping a prize, you will not receive your record. (And you probably shouldn't be entering in the giveaways to begin with.) Members who fail to abide by this rules of this thread will be added to a black list, where they will be denied entry to all future giveaways. All it takes is one member being shitty to derail this whole thread... so let's all be on-the-ball, and see how far we can take this thing.R26///// NEWEST CONDUCTORRezqua (ft. abovetheearth)C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! ///// NEWEST PRIZESCIRCA SURVIVE B-SIDES 7" / WHITE-GREEN SWIRL MARRIAGES SALOME 12" /CLEAR ///// SPECIFICATIONSCUTOFF // THURSDAY — 12 / 17 / 15LOCATION // USASHIPPING // $3.22 U.S. SHIPPING, REQUIREMENTS // U.S. RESIDENT, 500+ POSTS ///// 0 CURRENT ENTRANTSTBA ADCP94, castaway, Thundrstruckk and 20 others 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCP94 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 This is super nice of you, dude! A good deed goes a long way. Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 im down for this! love this record and dont think i own it on vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 This is super nice of you, dude! A good deed goes a long way. Cheers, and thank you. A lot of this stuff has very little resale value, so I'm not too concerned about members taking advantage of the giveaway to make a $6 profit. As selfish as it sounds, the main motivation is for me to whittle down my own collection and bit, and free up some shelf space. If I can hook up people with a record they'd fancy, or even a new band they've never heard of, that's just icing on the cake. I think it'd be cool to do something other than just a random giveaway, too. Maybe some sort of riddle or online scavenger hunt could be fun, just to mix things up a bit. Not really sure. I'd also like to hook up my fellow VC night-owls. ADCP94 and ketchupnmustud 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aflycon Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 This is really cool. I've never actually listened to Circa Survive or Psychic Babble, so I probably shouldn't be entered in the raffle, but it's a cool idea (and should be fun). Good luck to the entrants anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomcreep Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Nice, selfless act, man. I really like Colin/Circa's work but I honestly haven't listened to this; always meant to, just never did. I had the privilege of interviewing Colin about a year and a half back and he was a delight to talk to. Had a good 50-minute convo about Circa and his personal art and Esao's art too. Anyway, throwing my hat in the ring even though I'm not a regular...yet. And I'd for sure cover your shipping cost if chosen. Thanks! EDIT: Partially selfless haha. Mutually beneficial act I should say. Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCP94 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Cheers, and thank you. A lot of this stuff has very little resale value, so I'm not too concerned about members taking advantage of the giveaway to make a $6 profit. As selfish as it sounds, the main motivation is for me to whittle down my own collection and bit, and free up some shelf space. If I can hook up people with a record they'd fancy, or even a new band they've never heard of, that's just icing on the cake. I think it'd be cool to do something other than just a random giveaway, too. Maybe some sort of riddle or online scavenger hunt could be fun, just to mix things up a bit. Not really sure. I'd also like to hook up my fellow VC night-owls. Very noble of you, man. I'll go ahead and enter for the fun of it all (even though I'm a total newbie). I love Circa too, so if I would happen to win, this would be an interesting piece to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 im down for this! love this record and dont think i own it on vinyl. Between your familiarity with the record and your previous generosity to the community, it's going to be really difficult to not just send you this record outright. Real talk. This is really cool. I've never actually listened to Circa Survive or Psychic Babble, so I probably shouldn't be entered in the raffle, but it's a cool idea (and should be fun). Good luck to the entrants anyway! By all means, you (and anyone else) should check the album out on Spotify or something, to see if it's up your alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Nice, selfless act, man. I really like Colin/Circa's work but I honestly haven't listened to this; always meant to, just never did. I had the privilege of interviewing Colin about a year and a half back and he was a delight to talk to. Had a good 50-minute convo about Circa and his personal art and Esao's art too. Anyway, throwing my hat in the ring even though I'm not a regular...yet. And I'd for sure cover your shipping cost if chosen. Thanks! EDIT: Partially selfless haha. Mutually beneficial act I should say. Very noble of you, man. I'll go ahead and enter for the fun of it all (even though I'm a total newbie). I love Circa too, so if I would happen to win, this would be an interesting piece to have. You guys are both perfect examples of members that I'd be comfortable allowing into the raffle. Not sure if it's your avatars and signatures, but I see a lot of your posts around, in the short time you've been members. Not restricting these giveaways to folks who have 1,000+ posts, by any means... but also not looking to give them away to lurkers who create an account just to score freebies. If anyone has a suggestion on how to determine the winner, please feel free to let me know. At the moment I'm just leaning towards a name-out-of-a-hat drawing. ADCP94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafening Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I'd also like to hook up my fellow VC night-owls. Fucking cheers. I don't want to be entered into this one, just wanted to say you're a good dude. But that goes without saying. Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Fucking cheers. I don't want to be entered into this one, just wanted to say you're a good dude. But that goes without saying. Thank you for the kind words. Truly. And us night-owls are far and few, to be sure. We've all got to stick together. I'd like to think that I have a basic grasp on what you [probably] enjoy; currently riffling through my "giveaway" albums to make sure there's at least one album that you (and a few others) would theoretically dig. deafening 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Between your familiarity with the record and your previous generosity to the community, it's going to be really difficult to not just send you this record outright. Real talk. haha! appreciate that derek, very kind of you. but give everyone else a fair chance as well. lets make this fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Derek is an awesome dude, backed hard! Good thing you're doing man. Love this album, it'd be cool to be in the drawing for this one. Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I am a fan of Colin's paintings/artwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 I'm thinking about creating a looped gif for all the entrants. Each entry receives a frame in the animation. They'll cycle through at the highest speed possible; 0.0 seconds per contestant. I could click and drag at random intervals to determine a winner, perhaps? To give you an idea, try clicking and dragging this a few times; You should get a different color each time. Where it gets interesting, though, is with the idea of bonuses. Having 1,000 posts, you'd earn your frame +0.1 seconds. Have over 20 positive trade feedback? Another +0.1 seconds. It may not seem like much, but a frame of 0.4 or 0.5 seconds would give a significant advantage to members who post frequently, hook other members up, etc. Plus it'd be a lot easier and faster (and even more resourceful) than cutting up names and drawing them out of hats. Maybe the most frequent name out of 10 click-and-drags would win it? Just an idea. I could even record the drawing process and post it, to ensure there's no funny business or favoritism. Neanderthal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 I am a fan of Colin's paintings/artwork. ...But not his music? I'm not sure how to interpret this post as far an entry is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I would like to be included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomcreep Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 The gif is a great idea for choosing the winner. Pretty creative and gives a very fair chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aflycon Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 That is... a very creative idea. Also way cooler than pulling names from hats, that's for sure. I listened to the Psychic Babbles album and I don't think it's really my style, so I won't enter this one. Best of luck to you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ...But not his music? I'm not sure how to interpret this post as far an entry is concerned. My bad, I forgot to add his music as well. batman here on the boards got me hooked awhile back. Please consider this post as an entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 My bad, I forgot to add his music as well. batman here on the boards got me hooked awhile back. Please consider this post as an entry. Awesome. Already got you covered. Not setting a time limit on this, but I want to make sure everyone has a fair chance to enter. I think I'll draw Monday afternoon or evening, if not solely in an attempt to offset the Monday blahs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljgreco Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 This absolutely rules. I'm not a total regular on here (I tried to stay for a while but was getting very busy with school and work) but I'm done with school this semester so I hope to spend a lot of times on the boards. Circa has been one of my major musical influences since I began my journey to musicianship years back. Everything from the music they make, to their stage performance, they are one of the most fantastic bands out there. Such a great thing you're doing here, man. Although I don't think I'll will, I love this album and would love to own the LP so I can spin it all the time. Thanks for the opportunity! Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Thanks. The gif idea is pretty clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajhall04 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Stand up thing to do! No need for this record, but whoever gets it, enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbaldwin531 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 This is such an awesome idea man, I'd like to be considered as well. Colin's an awesome guy and Psychic Babble doesn't get nearly enough recognition. I was fortunate enough to chat with him for a while at his art gallery opening in Philly the other year. On a slightly related note, when Psychic Babble did their first tour opening for Anthony Green a few months back, one of the band's touring members was a dude who runs one of my favorite small businesses, Miles to Go. He commissions indie artists to make t-shirt and poster designs based on classic literature, and they all look amazing. Colin recently did the design for Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, and some other artists like Keaton Henson, Cutty Bage and my friend Paul Granese have done designs for everything from Slaughterhouse 5 to Moby Dick and the Tell-Tale Heart. Books aren't dead, you just have to wear them now. Anyway I'd recommend some people check out milestogoclothing.com and support some damn talented people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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