I tell you this stuff actually never bothered me. The rule change doesn't affect me much either. I've participated in one or two of these "spam to win" contests before. After that, I just didn't ever feel the need or desire.
That's the other part of this: the contest is only successful when people still continue to see it as something unique instead of advertising. For the rest of us, it started becoming like Columbiahouse in the 90's, sending thousands of those flyers out a day advertising "25 CD's for a penny!". We all just threw the flyers out and moved on with our lives.
Part of this fandom is creativity. The "spam to win" bit was creative for a while, but got old. This just forces artists to become more creative.
I tell you this stuff actually never bothered me. The rule change doesn't affect me much either. I've participated in one or two of these "spam to win" contests before. After that, I just didn't ever feel the need or desire.
That's the other part of this: the contest is only successful when people still continue to see it as something unique instead of advertising. For the rest of us, it started becoming like Columbiahouse in the 90's, sending thousands of those flyers out a day advertising "25 CD's for a penny!". We all just threw the flyers out and moved on with our lives.
Part of this fandom is creativity. The "spam to win" bit was creative for a while, but got old. This just forces artists to become more creative.