October 2020 BOTM Winner Announcement

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October 2020 BOTM Winner Announcement

Hello builds.gg Members!

October's BOTM Contest has come to a close, and we are pleased to announce our official winners:

1st Place - Project ONDA by ExploreModding
$500 USD Cash, $200 USD PPCs Gift Card, $200 USD EKWB Gift Card, PPCs Swag

Random Draw Winner - Tech Cave
$150 USD EKWB Gift Card, PPCs Swag

Congratulations to ExploreModding and Tech Cave!

Those who have been following the contest may have noticed that the standings changed towards the end of it. Builds.gg prides itself on running contests that are not only fun, but also fair. Thus, if we see any unusual activity by people participating in the contest, we will be compelled to take action.

Some of the issues that cropped up during this contest were people soliciting votes either through their social media following, or (worse) via private messaging random people through various platforms. While we appreciate the enthusiasm of these contestants, spamming random people or soliciting votes via social media advertising is prohibited under our contest’s anti-spam rules.

As such, the following actions were taken:

  • Removed 15 votes from build "Project SubZero By XneaLx ModPc" because of unsolicited messaging on social media
  • Removed 15 votes from build "Iron man case mod ver 2.0" because of advertising on public social profile
  • Removed 15 votes from build "Project Mahogany" because of unsolicited messaging on social media

While getting votes taken away is disappointing, we felt it necessary to uphold the spirit of fairness for our contests, and will further emphasize these actions in our contest rules going forward.

Speaking of which, we are lining up another exciting contest for the month of November for builds.gg members, so stay tuned!

Congratulations once again to our October BOTM winners!

Sincerely,
The builds.gg Team

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