@**ToyDemon** 

As unpopular as it was, I'm a fan of the quiz-style giveaway. Yeah, it takes more time, but it feels like you actually earned the win instead of just rolling the RNG dice. Not only that but, it creates an actual community. And encourages people to actually engage and learn. The users who take the time to participate seriously help make the community feel more alive. Perhaps thats me reading to much into it. Regardless if you wont take the time to do a little quiz.... thats on you.

That said, maybe try a hybrid system? Like a short quiz to filter out the lazy entries, then a random draw among those who completed it. Keeps things fair, filters bots, and still gives casual users a shot.

Appreciate you all trying to keep it interesting despite the tariff headaches. Here’s hoping prices stay manageable... my wishlist's so long now it needs its own scroll bar and a therapist.

PS: As much as points are great and believe me I LOVE POINTS (pls give me points), it'd be awesome to see some more tangible or surprising rewards now and then. Stuff that could even interact with active users. Maybe stuff like:

1.Mini mystery boxes based on wishlist categories—like "Top Picks for Oral" or "Beginner’s Luck."

2.Limited-time sample packs with a few smaller/random items to try (great for discovery).

3.Exclusive merch or accessories—storage bags, cleaner bottles, even cheeky stickers or T-shirts could be fun. something like "I won a giveaway and all i got was this lousy shirt"

or even stuff like

1. Build-A-Demon" Reward – Winner gets to customize a small bundle: pick one toy, one lube, one accessory, maybe even a random gacha add-on. Like adult Happy Meals, but way hornier

2. "ToyDemon puchcard" Challenge – Like a punch card. Try X toys from different categories and earn a themed reward (e.g. try an anal toy, a hip, a lotion, and a sleeve—get a free cleaner and badge). Gamify the collecting.

For me? —anything that makes us feel less like we’re just shame-buying squishy holes alone at 2 a.m. and more like we’re part of a weird little cult of joy? That’s a win.

@**ToyDemon** I don't like the "best comment" idea - I imagine that would just reward people who write something agreeable/inoffensive and people who post early before their comment gets buried. I prefer quizzes because they feel rewarding, but I'm also biased because I won the last one lol

@**ToyDemon** 

I feel like the raffle-style random pick is the best. You can do a mix of both where stronger participation are rewarded higher chance of being picked is also valid and I don't have a problem with that. It will reward those who actively put forth more effort and those who minimally participate can at least have a chance to contribute to the discussion.

A way to track this is to maybe have something like Twitter where we can have everyone include tags like #Question1 and #Question2, to help track participation. Then you can probably tinker and mold it as necessary.

Another alternative is to have an admin view where only mods can see and rate certain users' participation from 0-5 and that will factor into the random pick.

@**ToyDemon** I'm a fan of the quiz-type giveaways, which rewards effort and investment. Maybe there's some test anxiety that comes from them though, so it's understandable why some people complained too.

One idea is add an achievement category for giveaways entered? This way even a failed quiz would count towards something at least, and retain users to come back every giveaway.

@**ToyDemon** I think it just depends on the difficulty of the quiz. The current system definitely makes it easy for low effort comments to be published (I've been guilty of that in the past for some months), but if it's too difficult, then people aren't going to participate at all. The best comment/most upvote could just lead to the same people getting it month after month as they could just be the most eloquent or could just devolve into some meme.

@**ToyDemon** 
I think there might be a way to appease both crowds by doing a bit of both. If there are ten winners then a portion of the winners such as 5 can win by entering to win in the quiz and 5 can win by doing the random question and quiz. The proportion perhaps can change depending, but this way people can enter for both and have a higher chance, but can only win one.

@**ToyDemon** the giveaway style I would prefer to have would be a alternating system between the quiz style and the current style of giveaways. And have the quizzes set up so you only need to get 75% In order to be entered in the giveaway.

@**ToyDemon** 

I’m not really a fan of the whole 'best comment' thing. It feels like it’d mostly end up rewarding whoever posts something super agreeable or just happens to comment early enough to get noticed. Also I've never purchased any toys before, as this is my first time looking for one. Am I still eligible for the giveaway?

@**ToyDemon** I think the random questions and answers is important with some degree of correct answers as a requirement would be the best choice. You want to have people who enter the giveaway show some degree of investment because these are the core members of the community you are targeting with the giveaway. If the quiz is too difficult like in the previous session, that would turn away some interested parties, so there does need to be some balance between the two. There isn't too much of a point in demanding correct answers when all the answers people post are public in a thread, so a short quiz that requires at least some minimal effort/research would be the best balance.

@**ToyDemon** Staying the course of randomness is probably my most preferreed way of participating in the giveaways. It gives everyone a chance to win and sometimes the questions asked are quite interesting and engaging. Most upvotes seems easiest to abuse and quiz based although fair can be fairly annoying because if you put all that effort in and got one question wrong its all over.

@**ToyDemon** I like the random questions with random answers the most. For a free giveaway I feel like we shouldn't need to put in too much effort for this kind of thing. The quizzes are still a great idea though, just not well executed in my opinion. While it does filter out bots a lot easier, when the quizzes are as long and difficult as the past few quizzes have been it ends up turning your real users away as well. If you do end up keeping the quizzes in some form, I'd recommend at least making them much shorter, if not easier as well. Instead of 20-30 questions you could easily boil it down to just 5. Also if someone gets a question wrong, maybe tell them they got it wrong instead of waiting til the next month, having to record our own answers just to figure out if we messed up or not.

And it's pretty obvious by now but since literally no one has voted for best comment/most upvotes, that's a terrible idea for giving out points.

@**ToyDemon**  I enjoy both kinds of giveaways, but probably prefer the random questions one. While it can be interesting doing the quizzes, at the end of the day I am mostly logging in to see if there is a good deal going around or not, and not looking to doing a scavenger hunt on a sex toy site.

@**ToyDemon** I prefer the random questions giveaway style. While I understand the intention behind the past quiz giveaways, they were just hunts around the website and felt very long and tedious. This might actually be driving away the "casual" user base and reducing overall engagement. If you have to do quizzes, I think the idea about shorter/simpler quizzes is a good compromise.

@**ToyDemon** 
i think the current giveaway format is fine. but im not sure if i've done everything to enter the giveaways recently? the poll doesnt let me vote for example. and there is sometimes issues with the upvote - showing that i've not upvoted but after clicking the number goes down.

@**ToyDemon** I think random questions with random picked winners or a very easy quiz are the fairest options. If the quiz is too hard and one simple mess up would put you out of the running it feels really bad, it also feels bad if people who get the most upvoted comment get a prize since it would effectively feel like trying to game the system to get more upvotes.

@**ToyDemon** I believe that putting effort in should be rewarded, which is why I'm a fan of the points for reviews system. However, doing random winner selection is ideal for getting the newer/less experienced people some points to try products. The people that have won through effort are likely the same few people as the months go by.

Thanks for doing the giveaway again!

@**ToyDemon** i'm also a fan of the quizzes -- people who put in some effort are more likely to be rewarded. whilst rng is probably the fairest way of picking winners, it does get old "losing" to rng. a good middle ground would be to have a shorter quiz (or some other short activity) that takes ~10 minutes to do.and pick the winners from that

also, something i've been wondering about.. since bronze members can't upvote these giveaway threads where winners are randomly chosen from comments, are they still eligible to win?

@**ToyDemon** I like doing a quiz to enter the giveaway because it feels more rewarding. However, I think the quiz shouldn't require a perfect score, and allow a few mistakes. One idea for the quiz that might be interesting is doing a sort of a scavenger hunt, where we'd have to identify certain products using hints.

@**ToyDemon** Definite preference to the quiz style giveaways. Though, your concern about people making multiple accounts just to up their chances of winning, I can see those types simply scrolling into the comments and rewording the answers other's have typed up. I guess it would help since they'd have to reword every account answer so that none of them sound too copy pasted.

Personally, if you want to go the route of seeing how many answers people get correct for a quiz, I would suggest a point system so all participants get at least a chance at the prize. A comment automatically gives one point, and every correct answer gives another point that counts as another "entry." This way, even if some commenters got a couple answers wrong, the ones that were correct would still give them a chance here or there.

Honestly though, that sounds like a ton of work and I have no idea the effort it would take to carefully cycle and tally through each one, on top of checking for copy pasters.

@**ToyDemon** I would prefer quiz based or something beyond taking the duration of a quick participation. Interaction promotes community building. Quizzes foster personal investment into the site, but maybe other activities more focused on community building can be done. However, a mix of different types of activities month to month can keep people that want varying levels of participation engaged.

@**ToyDemon** 

I prefer the random questions with randomly picked winners. Random questions are more interesting.

@**ToyDemon** As a lot of others have said, I really do much prefer the idea of a quiz giveaway. I am very much on the fence about having randomly picked winners or most correct winners. One of the downfalls I see of randomly picked winners is people just going in and not making any effort at all.

If there was some sort of threshold of correct answers. Or having a weighted system, where the more answers you get correct increases your odds, but if you got a couple wrong you still have a chance of getting the prize.

@**ToyDemon** I think that ultimately a quiz styled thing will end up with either some people winning a lot, repeatedly, or it'll just be random with a lot more time investment, which I'm not huge on. For sure, the top comment thing sounds pretty bad and abusable (as others seem to agree, first time I think I've seen 0 votes on a 100+ votes poll lol).

@**ToyDemon** I feel like out of all 3 options here, the best one would definitely be the random questions with random winners. Because with the quiz one, I feel like people more knowledgeable of these sorts of questions (I'm not too sure what the questions would be about but still) would get an unfair advantage. Besides, nothing is really stopping anyone from looking up the answers so the possibility of multiple winners would be common but It doesn't exactly feel too convenient of an idea considering its a giveaway for adult toys. and then the best comment option kinda seems like it would easily be unfair since the possibility of someone making multiple alt accounts and upvoting it could be a guarantee. So the pure gamble and lottery option would seem best in my opinion, making the chance practically even for everyone.

@**ToyDemon**  I really liked the quiz format though I think the Random questions would be best in my opinion.


Better yet do both every now an then keep the people on their toes.

@**ToyDemon** 

I prefer random giveaways since it provides every partcipant with fair odds of winning. I feel that the competition based giveaways could leave many people feeling discouraged from engaging with it since they do not feel that they have a realistic chance to win.

... I also agree that many people would be turned off of answering trivia on a site that sells sex toys.

@**ToyDemon** I didn't really like the quiz since it is not giving you at least a few chances to get the correct answers. I would just prefer the current randomly picked winners.

@**ToyDemon** 
I think random raffles are the way to go, gives everybody a chance to be a winner once in a while. Quizzes I however don't mind once in a while like you guys have been doing.

@**ToyDemon** 

I would prefer to have randomly-picked all the time. Or maybe have a mix of mostly randomly-picked and then every so often have a short quiz. The last quiz seemed too long.

I still like the idea of points as a prize, then the winner can use it on whatever they want.

@**ToyDemon** depends on the quiz questions otherwise i think random selection is best just because most raffles are ran that way

@**ToyDemon** I think random winners is the best, since it makes the giveaways more accessible and is the most fair of the three options.

@**ToyDemon** i agree with random raffles and with brand new accounts or obvious giveaway accounts being looked over when picked

@**ToyDemon** 
We all appreciate the hard work you are doing to keep things running smoothly. As for the type of giveaway, I think the random question with random winners is working fine as is. But I am interested in how the quiz based winner giveaways would go as well! I haven't been around long enough to participate but I think it would be quite fun! The only one I don't like is the best comment one, I think that it wouldn't work well in the long run.

@**ToyDemon**  I see the poll results but I would disagree, I liked the quiz style to add a little effort into the giveaway. I know there was not enough completed accurately for the most recent one but I assume that if most people had gotten everything correct it would still be a randomly selected winner. I would think this would lower the "total entries" and give people who put in effort a better chance at winning and possibly help with any bots/spam (I don't know if this is a problem or not). Additionaly the possibility of each "loss month" eventually adding up to something sounds fun to make each attempt feel like progress even without the win. I enjoy all forms of points to help budget in the fun purchases so everything is welcome! Also I see no problem with asking for effort for great prizes (doesn't have to be quiz), can't really be to upset that can't get the best prize with no effort.

@**ToyDemon** 
???? The quiz was unique but many people said it was challenging and too long which could spell lower interaction.

I don't know how often people actually read others comments. That feels like a missed opportunity.

Maybe you could require people to comment and to like or comment on someone else's response?

If you did a quiz maybe have it so the more you get right the more chances you get? But I get thats extra work for you.

@**ToyDemon** I personally prefer the all random method as it seems to be the most fair and I also just like playing the game of random chance

@**ToyDemon** Winning based on upvotes doesn't seem particularly great, just because it introduces so many opportunities for perverse incentives (e.g., vote botting/fixing, which has been largely solved) or the "wrong reasons" for winning (e.g., popularity contests--content for upvotes vs. otherwise).

Randomness seems like the least effort all around, which is the most fair and balanced. That said, quiz-style is nice in that it requires actual effort and has guaranteed opportunities to win, but lends itself to general questions and potential issues (what happens if there are lots of winners? if too many, is it based on how quickly people answer, which might be disadvantageous to people not available when the giveaway starts?). It could be interesting to adopt both, e.g., all participants get a chance for a smaller random prize while those who are correct either all get a bigger prize or in another pool just for those who got all questions right for higher stakes. This might strike a good balance of roping in lots of general low-effort engagement and having a higher conversion rate to those who commit to going through the quiz.

@**ToyDemon** I like the random lottery one, like you said I don't wanna put much effort into a sex toy site.

@**ToyDemon**  Out of those 3 I'd say random. As for other ideas I can't really think of anything forum based.

@**ToyDemon** 

Not much a fan of only quiz style giveaways. Making it completely reliant on a 100% score kind of killed my enthusiasm for it.

@**ToyDemon** 
Randomness is the best. It's all about luck. Nothing wrong with quizzes, but they give me Vietnam War flashbacks when I was in college and had anxiety on these things. I definitely don't really like the best comment / most upvote because I honestly am not a great of a writer to really write out a good comment. So in the end I prefer using my luck. Random all the way.

@**ToyDemon** Quizzes are fine with me, just don't make them too long lol, maybe 5 or so questions. I feel most upvotes has the highest chance to be gamed, so I don't like it. Random is just the the fairest and simplest way to do it, and should remain the default. I didn't realize that bots/second accounts were such a problem. Simplest band aid for that issue I think would probably only allow silver members and up to be eligible to win? That way the bots will at least need to have made a completed purchase lol.

@**ToyDemon** 

I like the quizzes, but I did feel like the last one was a little too obtuse. Of course there's probably also a limit to how many unique questions you could ask about the site.

I really don't have a definitive answer. I'm excited to see what you guys come up with in the future!

@**ToyDemon** I'm fine sticking with random question.random winners. But I do see the appeal of quiz style questions wins in terms of "earning it". Maybe switch off?

Also while I follow each of the steps on these giveaways I don't see how to favorite an item. I see how to add it to a wish list and if that counts as the same thing great, but I don't see a specific favorite especially for purchased items. Maybe I'm missing something.

@**ToyDemon** 
I definitely prefer the quizzes. I was hitting myself that the one month I forgot to check the site was the one you did another quiz and it didn't even have the full 10 winners despite being pretty simple stuff. Having to put in a little effort and earn it feels better than just throwing your name in the pot.

Basing it on comment upvotes is the worst idea because anyone who wants to win will just upvote their own comment and downvote everyone else's, so it would just come down to who the TD account selects to win since it's the only one without an incentive to game the system.

@**ToyDemon** I think keeping it random is the best for long term. If it is based on most upvoted it implies only people that have a collection and further knowledge would win. With it being random it might get more new people into the hobby and grow the customer / user base. I personally think more people should know about toydemon and onaholes rather than just fleshlight and bad dragon. (not that there's anything wrong with the 2 I just think people should know how deep the ocean is) I'll still be here every month whatever you guys decide on, its not like I'm going to trust otonajp or some other service.

@**ToyDemon**  i think best would be to ask us which toy we liked most this month and feature it on the front page.

@**ToyDemon**
The occasional quiz/survey when a new feature comes out makes the most sense to me.
I don't get why everything needs to build a 'community'.
The feature set is helpful when trying to suss out which products to buy, but I'm not trying to make life long friends at any shop, let alone the anonymous wank one.

@**ToyDemon** 
I think keeping the questions, reward point prizes, and random winners is a good idea, unless a much better one emerges. The anticipation of a quiz gives me anxiety even as I type this. There is more insight to be gained from the posts of other community members - some of the monthly giveaway threads in recent times were pretty good (favorite brands and durability, enhancing onahole experiences, etc..). I think the giveaway's are overall okay. For me, its the product polls and pre-order system that I wish i knew more about, it'd be cool if we could introduce our own product polls for onaholes we want, just to see if there is interest...
Terrible news about the tariff situation, I hope that goes away very soon.

@**ToyDemon** Randomness 100%. i feel like if its any other way it becomes unfair or convoluted so people miss out even when investing their time. as long as someone gives a response to the question and follows the enter guidelines its all well and fair. :)

@**ToyDemon** I am alright with the randomized winners. Its tough sometimes to go up against bot accounts or alt accounts but I think it is better than the best comment or most upvoted.

@**ToyDemon**  I believe really any form of giveaway is good for community engagement especially when it is not obligated to do so as it shows just how much you guys care.

I believe points would be the safest in terms of the giveaways so that people could spend said points on what they want from their wishlists and what not.

However I personally would find a mystery box giveaway with a few different toy styles (hips, oral, anal, hard, soft etc.) and manufacturers represented would be my personal pick since it's like an exciting gift that the winner would be surprised with and they get to test out different styles or hardness levels to see what they like and hone in on their preferences.

@**ToyDemon** 
I feel like the random questions style would be the most "fair" to everyone, but personally I don't mind quizzes :)

Sooner or later you'll run out of Toydemon questions so random ones will last longer

@**ToyDemon** I prefer the randomness, personally. As much as I'm willing to put in the time to review my purchased products, I prefer not to spend a whole ton of time on a sex toy site, just like was stated above. It just ain't my speed.

@**ToyDemon** In theory I do like the best comment the most. I find that a lot of people will give the most brief answer possible just because "It's a chance to win some cash" and while I don't blame them it takes away a lot of the value discussion on this site has. The reviews on this site are consistently better than any other English speaking review hub. Blogs have fallen off and other websites don't get the same detailed reviews. So giving it to comments who put the most effort makes sense. Especially when most of the comments are redundant and don't spur discussion.

That being said it'd probably just push people to add word fluff or make things up. I do enjoy the random questions with randomly picked winners, and I'll put effort into having in depth and detailed comments just for the sake of it. I guess in my head I would love for the social aspect of this site to be more fleshed out. There's nothing incentivizing me to read other people's comments, and it's really hard to access discussion posts without jumping through hoops.

So if it's the current web design then randomly picking is probably the best option. But in a world where the social tab is easier to access, and most importantly comments are collapsible like reddit to where scrolling through them isn't as tedious, I think I'd like the best comment option. I think it's telling that the most upvoted discussions are the giveaways and past the first comment or two none of them have upvotes. People are only incentivized to post once and not interact.

@**ToyDemon** 
I really liked the first method where the most upvoted comment/idea wins. Since bronze users can’t upvote anymore, it feels more balanced now and makes people actually think about their entries instead of just writing “same” or “me too.” It also makes for a more fun read when scrolling through the entries.

The quiz format was fun too, and I get why some people didn’t like it—but I appreciated that it rewarded effort. Maybe if you brought it back, you could simplify it a bit or make it more playful to keep things fun and not too intense.

Random is cool for fairness, but like you said, it can be gamed easily. Maybe a hybrid could work? Like, random among thoughtful/eligible entries only, or bonus entries for certain tasks (like completing a quiz or posting a review).

Thanks again for doing these giveaways. It’s a great way to keep the community active!

@**ToyDemon** Random, I don't have time for research lol. I don't like the idea of duplicate accounts, but I'm sure there's a way to moderate that.

@**ToyDemon** As boring as it is, I think the random, raffle-styled giveaways are the best to ensure that everyone has a fair shot of winning without any biases.

If you must have a giveaway based on some sort of achievement or merit, I think that should exist as its own separate thing on top of the existing giveaway. The prizes don't even have to be reward points based, maybe like a discount code or one of the products that are currently trending (that are of reasonable cost of course).

@**ToyDemon** I'm agreeing with a lot of the general consensus in the rest of the comments here. The quiz can intimidate some from participating due to the effort required, and some users aren't the best at typing out their thoughts so best comment seems "unfair."

Hmm. Well the goal here is to encourage community participation. The question is what kind of participation are we looking for? The bar can't be so low that people are rewarded by a bare minimum comment, but not so high that it intimidates people from trying. We're looking for a mix of quality and quantity somewhere in the middle. We're already rewarded via the community achievement points but that doesn't seem to encourage enough activity though.

What about the idea of building off of community achievements with some kind of monthly community leaderboard? The most upvoted comment, post, or review for the month could be rewarded. Maybe even the top upvoter, though I'd worry about people gaming it by upvoting everything they see for an hour or two if a limit isn't set. I'm sorry to say it for those that don't want to put in the effort, but competition encourages growth. If we could easily see what level of participation from others we're competing with, it might push us try a little bit harder for that reward. With tariffs increasing, I'm more than willing to put in the effort to subsidize my hobby purchases.

I'd like to see the idea of a trending or popular review page being added to the site too. Aside from "recent reviews" on the home page or browsing through items you were already interested in, there isn't a place to easily see and upvote a glowing review of a product that maybe you wouldn't have otherwise ever clicked on. For example, there's probably a decent divide in interaction between those that prefer soft vs hard and only ever check out items from specific brands.

I found an answer to my own question almost immediately after posting this. Please disregard and have a nice day.

@**ToyDemon** I enjoy the randomness. Doesn't take too much effort to join and allows some basic participation at an equal level. It would seem more competitive if it were to be based on anything else.

@**ToyDemon** To be honest, I would stay the current course. I love the randomness! I was so happy that I won the April giveaway. Thank you, ToyDemon crew!

I noticed HATOPLA website has some jelly recovery stuff and pleasure toys. Which gave me an an idea of the following for giveaways:

1)Prizes like recovery jelly, one of ToyDemon recommended onahole by reviewers, or cleaning stuff for onaholes.

2)ToyDemon merchandise like knickknacks(coins,dice,keychains), stealth box(disguise as cereal box, book, or a box), or ToyDemon gift giving box( lube, condoms,drying sticks).

3)Avatar special skins, clothes, or emotions.

Also, I have seen a lot of product updates reviews and discussions. Which gives me idea of including a “Buy” or “Pass” poll for the onaholes.

My thinking box is finished! Thank you for reading!

@**ToyDemon** Maybe a mix of the upvoted ideas and a bit of randomness? That way, you reward good contributions but also keep it fun and easy for those who can't always participate in more complex ways.

@**ToyDemon** this is my first TD giveaway so I can't say much about what works or not but I feel like the essence of giveaways in general is just randomness as you're just quite literally "giving away" stuff to random people. Having something quizzed based would make the giveaway seem more like jeopardy or like a challenge imo.

@**ToyDemon** 

I'd prefer the random draws. I felt like I spent more time than I would like to find answers that were not so obvious. Maybe if the quiz gave exact instructions on where to find the answers I wouldn't mind. It wouldn't be so much a quiz at that point, but at least I would know the answers and be more knowledgable about the site. A best comment/ most upvote seems like it wouldn't be fair as the first posters would have a greater chance of getting more upvotes. Also, there might be some people who wouldn't upvote someone just because of who it is. A random draw doesn't play favorites so we're all equal.

@**ToyDemon** I slightly prefer just the random questions but I don't mind a quiz every now and then. If anything I like how it is now as it provides a bit of variety and overall I just feel like that's easier for everyone. I don't like the idea of the 3rd option as that makes it somewhat unfair for some of us (including myself) who aren't the best at typing out our thoughts and I dislike the idea of a popularity contest. Anyways keep on being awesome and hope you guys have a wonderful rest of your week!

@**ToyDemon** One way to reduce the fear/pressure of "uh oh, if I miss even one answer to a questionnaire, I'm unlikely to be a potential winner vs. people who aced it" is to make it so that instead of each tied-as-highest-scoring-whole-questionnaire-submission being one raffle entry, treating each correctly-answered question as being one raffle entry. This makes people who responded to more questions correctly more likely to be the winner, while also leaving a lesser possibility open that someone else wins it.

@**ToyDemon** As of right now, I prefer random questions with random draw as it's fair and doesn't require a lot of effort to enter the giveaway.

I think quiz giveaways could be a good option but should be much shorter and less difficult than the previous quiz you guys did.The questions should require some effort with searching the site to find the answer, but the answer should be obvious once you find it.

@**ToyDemon** I like the randomness option the best. I don't like the idea of winning being based on the most upvoted comment because, personally, that would reward responding early with inoffensive yet lengthy comments, which is a lot of effort. I don't like the quiz style giveaways because I think the questions in the quizzes tend to be poorly worded and too ambiguous, which makes answering them troublesome.

@**ToyDemon** I voted for random questions, but I wouldn't mind quizzes if they are well made and not overly long. I think the main complaint is really just the length and time they take, so either a shorter quiz or a pick X questions quiz would be more agreeable. I also liked the idea of gamifying the quizzes more too, instead of just the standard written trivia format.

@**ToyDemon**
I feel like there is only so much you can ask for a quiz based giveaway and they are pretty boring. Random questions are a lot better since it can be easily answered and can be interesting.

Now for my idea. A game approach would be fun. Turning the quiz into a word search or requiring questions to be answered in a haiku could attract more participants. These are some ideas, 'gamifying' the giveaway would be really enjoyable.

@**ToyDemon** 
Liked the quiz type, though didn't like that I couldn't re-open the test result afterward to check if got all right, or which one wrong. Can make a screenshot before submitting, then compare it to the results later, but still would be nice if able to just re-open and check.
It allows re-opening the quiz, but it would be a new blank sheet, maybe it will submit another copy which might count as multiple entries, and invalidate all chances?

@**ToyDemon**  I think id prefer the quiz style selection, but it gets a little messy if there’s a limit on winners. If 11 people answer every question correctly but only 10 win that makes the eleventh persons effort go unrewarded for essentially no reason other than timing, which would be disheartening and could even discourage someone from entering again. Random selection doesn’t necessarily have this issue because it essentially becomes a free raffle ticket for anyone that has completed all the necessary work. Either works well enough though, honestly and it’s free points nonetheless!

@**ToyDemon** I think a really good option is combining all 3 options. Maybe an extra entry for each one or rewards points split between the three categories. I feel quiz base does get individuals more familiar with the site, but I also see it can be limited on the type of questions you can ask over time.

One thing I think would also be fun would be product giveaways outside of just points.

@**ToyDemon** 

If these giveaways will turn into monthly quizzes then participation will most likely take a sharp dive and anyone left will spend most of their energy getting the quiz right instead of answering marketing questions.
Winning on best comment / most upvotes is also pretty bad since cliques will just support eachother.

Random questions with random winners seems the most fair.

@**ToyDemon** I prefer the quiz style giveaway. It feels like it’s an earned reward with effort.

Commenting an answer to questions for giveaway entries are too easy.

But I assume it’d be hard to come up with quizzes that takes effort each month ..

@**ToyDemon** 

I would probably say to do a mix of both random and quizzes, as it would get a bit hard and time consuming to come up with new quizzes all the time and to do them, and it changes up the format for the giveaways.

One other thing about creating more accounts is that it could be a tiered system, where just the new accounts at bronze get a small point reward for the giveaway if they win and all the other accounts get a normal point reward. The winner pool could be different so there isn't a case where all 10 winners are bronze members (kind of like 10 normal winners and 1 or 2 bronze winners). It would both incentivize them to join the giveaway and if they win, they can use the points as a small discount and turn into a silver account.

@**ToyDemon** I do like the fairness of randomly choosing but as you mentioned people can still game the system to their favour. If I had to choose, then doing a quiz (with mix of site rules and toy information scavenger hunt) would be a really cool thing.

I think ToyDemon has a niche community and promoting as much of the community interaction would help keep it thriving.

Also @Fel, really has some nice ideas, I really like the Build-A-Demon reward

@**ToyDemon** I feel like this is most definitely going to be split somewhat 50/50

People who are more invested are more likely to spend more time doing actual work and research, whereas the other would rather spend the least amount of time and get the most amount of reward.

I do like the monthly offers, however, it is hard to get multiple orders in such a short amount of time.
maybe increasing it to 2~3 months in order to incentivize more purchases? (I just checked April offers, looks like you already did it before I even had to say anything!)

When I was viewing another product, I noticed that there were some discussions but no reviews.

Perhaps incentivize First purchase or First review per item?

@**ToyDemon** The quizzes I was not a fan of. I do like the randomness it is easier and less time consuming than the quizzes. Sometime you guys ask hot questions that some people may not feel as comfortable talking about but I think people getting out of their shells is a good thing. Keep em coming.