Journey contest for TP: Re Facebook

[Nakiami]

http://journey.lotro.com/

"Step 1: Sign in with Facebook"

Step 2: Close window, don't participate.

Can't there be another option? Like our forum account?

[Celestrata]

Sorry! Some of our promotions are set up for certain services, like Facebook. In this case, the contest uses a specific Facebook app to keep track of your progress. But don't worry, there will be plenty of more contests to come in many, many forms! Like, you know, I hear it's Halloween soon... Something about pumpkins...

[Haradim]

It's a social media marketing effort; it isn't really for us, it's for everyone who follows you socially

[Zharzak]

This is what I got when registering:


Server Error in '/' Application.

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
Lotro.Journey.Controllers.Acco untController.RegistrationForm (RegisterExternalLoginModel model, String returnUrl) +1069
lambda_method(Closure , ControllerBase , Object[] ) +178
System.Web.Mvc.ReflectedAction Descriptor.Execute(ControllerC ontext controllerContext, IDictionary`2 parameters) +273
System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActio nInvoker.InvokeActionMethod(Co ntrollerContext controllerContext, ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, IDictionary`2 parameters) +38
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass39.<BeginInvokeActionM ethodWithFilters>b__33() +119
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass4f.<InvokeActionMethod FilterAsynchronously>b__49() +452
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass4f.<InvokeActionMethod FilterAsynchronously>b__49() +452
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass37.<BeginInvokeActionM ethodWithFilters>b__36(IAsyncR esult asyncResult) +15
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass2a.<BeginInvokeAction> b__20() +33
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass25.<BeginInvokeAction> b__22(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +240
System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayCla ss1d.<BeginExecuteCore>b__18(I AsyncResult asyncResult) +28
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b_ _3(IAsyncResult ar) +15
System.Web.Mvc.Controller.EndE xecuteCore(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +53
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b_ _3(IAsyncResult ar) +15
System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayCla ss8.<BeginProcessRequest>b__3( IAsyncResult asyncResult) +42
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__Disp layClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b_ _3(IAsyncResult ar) +15
System.Web.CallHandlerExecutio nStep.System.Web.HttpApplicati on.IExecutionStep.Execute() +514
System.Web.HttpApplication.Exe cuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +354

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.17379



Now, it will not let me log in / register because the email address was already taken. "User name already exists. Please enter a different user name."

[Hatter_of_Bree]

Sorry! Some of our promotions are set up for certain services, like Facebook. In this case, the contest uses a specific Facebook app to keep track of your progress. But don't worry, there will be plenty of more contests to come in many, many forms! Like, you know, I hear it's Halloween soon... Something about pumpkins...

Sbmitted pic, but not eligible for a prize. Like always...

[Ameranth]

This has long been something I've hated about the community events in LOTRO.

Turbine has their own website, complete with forums and the ability for people to actually log in to their own accounts for this kind of thing, but all community events require you to have facebook/twitter/whatever. Some major events have even been restricted to certain countries, which lead to such a low number of entries that they started ignoring their own contest rules.

To me it says that I'm a second class customer. I can play the game, but I'm not welcome in community events unless I'm willing to pump up Turbine's artificial friend count on whatever the social media du jour is, or tie my real life info back to my LOTRO account so that marketers can mine that data for profit and sell my contact info.

It's the way it is, and I don't expect it to change. It just lets me know how much the company values me as a customer. A value that also decides how I choose to spend my entertainment money. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[Sigram]

I logged in, made my postcard, tweeted it, but browser crash before sharing to facebook, is it still counted for the contest?

[Malachi108]

I cannot complete step 2 of Sign Up - the Submit button never lights up. Any help with this?

Yes, I checked the box and agreed to ToS.

[Mians]

Countries: US, France; Germany, UK - so if living in Sweden?
and
"Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia " - rest of the world can't participate?

[Erlessa]

As per usual - no, the rest of the world can not participate.

[Polymachos]

I don't like Facebook. I am with the data protectors over here in Europe, which think you give away way too much about your life on that page. And worse, not only about your own, but of your friends, too, without asking them if they would condone.

And they will only change a 'privacy setting' to really private, if it becomes a public issue, eg because a large company has written an article about it. The latest case of this behaviour can be seen here:

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012...everse-lookup/

Facebook? Thanks but NO THANKS


Greetings, Polymachos

[Edrogar]

This has long been something I've hated about the community events in LOTRO.

Turbine has their own website, complete with forums and the ability for people to actually log in to their own accounts for this kind of thing, but all community events require you to have facebook/twitter/whatever. Some major events have even been restricted to certain countries, which lead to such a low number of entries that they started ignoring their own contest rules.

To me it says that I'm a second class customer. I can play the game, but I'm not welcome in community events unless I'm willing to pump up Turbine's artificial friend count on whatever the social media du jour is, or tie my real life info back to my LOTRO account so that marketers can mine that data for profit and sell my contact info.

It's the way it is, and I don't expect it to change. It just lets me know how much the company values me as a customer. A value that also decides how I choose to spend my entertainment money. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Not to mention that there are huge security issues with FB's API at the moment, i had my FB account hacked through an AP on FB and when i retrieved my account etc FB even told me in the retrieval email not to use aps on FB.

[Rochendilwen]

I'm apparently not able to participate because I don't live in certain countries :/ Not fun, when taking screenshots is something i really enjoy.