I can see how this happens because I'm usually a dick, however, I was being sincere on this one. There is a treasure hunting site that I read occasionally and it is one of the slowest boards I've ever been on; maybe a dozen active contributors. But because they are such a tight-knit group, and because they all buy their gear based on recommendations from each other -- i.e. they all spend their money at the same stores on the same things -- they have online scavenger hunts and yearly "meetings" where they give away all sorts of stuff that the local shops donate. This isn't all sissy stuff either; expensive metal detectors, gold coins, gps systems, etc. The only way it works though is if the members of the board patronize the businesses, and then talk about how awesome they are on the forums. Win/Win, tbpfhwy.
If it works on a board with 12 active users, it should work here. I asked Brother Jason to send me some stats on the site and I might even actually have a few ideas on how to score some schwag. If I can find some time between fishing and reading, I'll give it a go.
Probably.
