Oh come now. It's not a scam. Everything is very clearly spelled out at the beginning. If the person holding the contest doesn't pay out then it's a problem but otherwise it's everyone's choice whether to enter or not.
They do provide exposure. I know one site where you get a first, second and third place and those people get their submissions featured on the main page. In addition you get art swaps, I've participated in two and enjoyed it. You get a picture or story and someone else gets one from you. Sure it's a bit of a risk but you take that by deciding to enter.
There's also subtle coercion. How is 'Draw X doing Y etc" subtle? You know exactly what you are getting into. It's no worse than doing a free request for someone, with the advantage that you might get something back. People that do it do it for fun. They do it because they were going to draw anyway and if they did the subject suggested they might get something back.
Taken for a sucker because they might not win? Don't lump people that don't follow through with people that hold the contests as stated. It's like playing the lottery, you might not win and you should realise that before you start.
I've been in a number of contests and swaps. Some I lost, although I must say I believe the judges were biased against me, but in another I did win and was able to get two pictures with the prize money. Frankly you need to go learn what a scam actually is before you start accusing people of such things.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Oh come now. It's not a scam. Everything is very clearly spelled out at the beginning. If the person holding the contest doesn't pay out then it's a problem but otherwise it's everyone's choice whether to enter or not.
They do provide exposure. I know one site where you get a first, second and third place and those people get their submissions featured on the main page. In addition you get art swaps, I've participated in two and enjoyed it. You get a picture or story and someone else gets one from you. Sure it's a bit of a risk but you take that by deciding to enter.
There's also subtle coercion. How is 'Draw X doing Y etc" subtle? You know exactly what you are getting into. It's no worse than doing a free request for someone, with the advantage that you might get something back. People that do it do it for fun. They do it because they were going to draw anyway and if they did the subject suggested they might get something back.
Taken for a sucker because they might not win? Don't lump people that don't follow through with people that hold the contests as stated. It's like playing the lottery, you might not win and you should realise that before you start.
I've been in a number of contests and swaps. Some I lost, although I must say I believe the judges were biased against me, but in another I did win and was able to get two pictures with the prize money. Frankly you need to go learn what a scam actually is before you start accusing people of such things.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~