saram2018
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On March 18th I entered the SoulFood & Southern Cooking "Recipe Contest" at http://www.soulfoodandsoutherncooking.com/recipe-contest-entry-form.html It was to expire on 4/30/11. According to the rules, winners would be announced on May 7. They never were.
I've never entered a recipe contest like this before - It is a "points" based contest instead of being a cooking skills contest. Per the rules, you earn points for entering your original recipe, for each photo you submit, a story, & you get additional points for every rating or review you receive. You are allowed to have friends & family rate and/or review your recipe. The people with the top 3 highest point scores, were to win either $150, $75, or $50 gift card.
I did everything by the rules, entered the contest, uploaded pics, put my entry on Facebook so my friends could go vote, etc. I was in 2nd place at the time the contest ended & should have won the $75 prize.
May 7th came & went. No winners were announced or contacted. I emailed the site to inquire & received no response. I emailed again on May 21. She responded by saying people cheated, that they had received ratings or reviews from the same IP address, she thinks people were voting repeatedly for themselves, & that she was in the process of deleting the duplicate IP address entries, to please be patient. I later posted an inquiry on their Facebook page wall, no response.
It is now June 27th - Winners have not been announced or contacted. She hasn't responded to any of my subsequent emails. I feel cheated. My recipe is being featured on her website, generating traffic for her, & I have no way of taking it down.
What do I do about this??
I've never entered a recipe contest like this before - It is a "points" based contest instead of being a cooking skills contest. Per the rules, you earn points for entering your original recipe, for each photo you submit, a story, & you get additional points for every rating or review you receive. You are allowed to have friends & family rate and/or review your recipe. The people with the top 3 highest point scores, were to win either $150, $75, or $50 gift card.
I did everything by the rules, entered the contest, uploaded pics, put my entry on Facebook so my friends could go vote, etc. I was in 2nd place at the time the contest ended & should have won the $75 prize.
May 7th came & went. No winners were announced or contacted. I emailed the site to inquire & received no response. I emailed again on May 21. She responded by saying people cheated, that they had received ratings or reviews from the same IP address, she thinks people were voting repeatedly for themselves, & that she was in the process of deleting the duplicate IP address entries, to please be patient. I later posted an inquiry on their Facebook page wall, no response.
It is now June 27th - Winners have not been announced or contacted. She hasn't responded to any of my subsequent emails. I feel cheated. My recipe is being featured on her website, generating traffic for her, & I have no way of taking it down.
What do I do about this??