Pirate101 Online Safety Contest Winners!

Ahoy Pirates!

Last week I decided to have a new type of contest that I haven't ever had on this blog before, an Online Safety Contest. I ask everyone to send me an online safety tip they follow and would like to share with everyone else in the community. I received a ton of emails with so many important safety tips. I have random codes that I'm giving to the winners of this contest: Four 1,500 Crowns codes, Two Random Springtime Pets and Two Witchdoctor Housing Add-Ons. These codes will be mixed up so you never know what you won if you did win a code until you redeem that code.  Thank you all for submitting your safety tips, You never know, you might help someone reading this post! :)

Code Winner #1: Whiffy Lucas Burke

How I stay safe, and suggest others is to surround yourself with positive people, Stay away from groups or people who are being openly inappropriate and vulgar. Also, try to avoid crowded realms.

I have found and maintained long gaming relationships with this simple method. lastly and everyone should know. NEVER, NEVER,NEVER EVER share any kind of information with anyone.

Code Winner #2: Charming John Noble

· Screen Name. When creating your screen name, no personal information in it.

· Passwords. No password sharing with anyone.

· Online Friends. No to meet an online friend unless I know them before. 

· Personal Information. No personal info what so ever to anyone.

· Online Ads. Don’t buy anything online without reference.

· Downloading. Only trusted downloads

· Photos. No photos posting to strangers

· Bullying. No to bullying by any one and to anyone.

· Research. Trusted websites only for research. 

· Social Networking. follow social networking websites instructions

Code Winner #3: Chrissy

There are occasions when you want to contact someone out of game yet you still need to be careful. In those instances where they are not on Central I made a Facebook page that is my Pirate's name and has no identifiers and that way someone can contact me yet I am still shielded.

Code Winner #4: Simple Connor Silver

5 things to look out for when gaming with others in multiplayer.

It's easy to lie online, how can you tell if you can trust them or not?

1) They will try to gain your trust and make friends with you.

2) They may try and get you to do things e.g. give them your phone number.

3) They may offer you 'cheats' to help with the game, they may ask for something in return (Imagine they are Rumpelstiltskin)

4) They may send you a link and that may be a computer virus or software.

5) They may encourage you to give personal information.

Code Winner #5: David Everhart

My only tip for online safety would be to be careful who you talk to on social networks, because not everyone is who they claim to be.

Code Winner #6: Stormy Roslyn Stern

ALWAYS USE GOOD "Netiquette"

Have fun! Play and be nice!

Do not respond to any messages that are mean, inappropriate or in any way make you uncomfortable.

If you come across someone/something that makes you feel uncomfortable. Avoid it and if necessary ignore that person.

Code Winner #7: Evan Silver

The best thing to do if you wish to stay safe online is to prevent others from knowing exactly who you are. Posting your location (country, state, time zone, room in the house even) is unsafe and can help predators locate you. Selfies and images taken from your phone or another mobile device contain image data, including location which will allow people to find your state (if in U.S.), and sometimes even the room you are in. Selfies, posting age, and physical features also allow predators to find and identify you in a public location, or even at your house. Stay safe!

Code Winner #8: Little Tasha Liston

I think the best online safety tip is to never give out your personal info. Just because you think you know the person online, doesn't mean that you really do. The internet allows people to act like whoever they want.....you just never know who is really behind that screen.

That's not even all of the entries I've received for this blog post. The online safety tips listed above should not be followed by order, they should ALL be followed all at once. There were at least 40 pirates that entered my contest and I can't mention everyone because I don't want to make this post too long but I want all of you to know I'm proud of you! So many of you knew that you shouldn't share your password or personal information with anyone/strangers. It's nice that you know that. My Online Safety tip would also be about Password Safety for the game. Never share your password with anyone! If you share your password with someone, your account WILL be banned. Please be careful in the spiral, pirates. It's important you're safe and I hope all of you read through all of the online safety tips other pirates from around the spiral shared. Thank you all for submitting online safety tips to me! I know I've said this already, but I wish I could share all of your emails with everyone. Especially all of the emails that have to do with not sharing passwords. If you didn't win this time, it doesn't mean you won't next time. Just know that even if your email wasn't published, that doesn't mean you can't comment your email on this blog post! :) If you would like to comment below with the email you sent to me, that would be awesome. I know all of the online safety tips are important it would be nice to see other pirates following these tips that were listed above or in the comments. Thanks again for entering everyone! I expect you to follow these tips and stay safe in the spiral.

Pirate101: Online Safety Contest!

Ahoy Pirates,

I thought I'd have a contest that I haven't had on this blog, an Online Safety Contest! How does this online safety contest work? Well.. I want all of you to email me an online safety tip you follow that you want everyone else to know. If your email is like another email, that's okay! I want everyone reading this blog that it's important to stay safe online and I think it would be awesome if a friend of someone that is having trouble staying safe online safety tips on this blog to let them know that online safety is important. This isn't an Easter contest that I originally planned to have, but I think it'll be great to have something like this to help everyone.

• Step 1: Enter By Emailing Me- Enter this contest by emailing me at edwardfrostgem@gmail.com with your online safety tip and your pirate's name and level! This contest STARTS TODAY and ENDS April 21st at 4:00 P.M. CST. I will then announce the contest winners shortly after 4:00 P.M. CST on a new blog post of the winners.
• Step 2: I'll Judge The Entries- Next Monday I'll announce all of the winners by judging which is the best online safety tip to follow. I would like your online safety tip to be at least two sentences but less than a paragraph since there will be multiple winners. Everyone who wins will then have their entry and their pirate's name posted on a new blog post Monday and will be emailed their code they have won. You can learn more about what codes you can win on step 3!
• Step 3: Codes That Winners Win- I have a few codes to giveaway for this contest. I will be giving away: FOUR CROWN CODES that's worth 1,500 Crowns, TWO RANDOM SPRINGTIME PETS, and TWO WITCHDOCTOR LAB HOUSE ADD-ONS. There will not be any level of prizes because I'll be mixing up the codes and giving them out by random. You'll have to see what code you get. There will be eight winners! Good luck everyone. :)

Yay... Random Picture Time!!! :D (This Pic does not grant you pickled herring as a prize)

Open Letter About Contests

Hello Wizards and Pirates,

I really wanted to talk to you about something that has been on my chest for awhile. I've been thinking about the codes I've been giving away lately. I love giving away codes but I don't like giving them away to someone who gets a ton of them from my contest and other contests. I'm not someone who's obsessed with the amount of viewers on my site. I'm obsessed with the games Kingsisle has made and what I can blog about that I look back on in the future. :) I want everyone else reading my blog to have the same opportunity. I'm not one of those people that like having contests all of the time. I know when my blog was first created in in 2010 I only thought about having contests to get my views up. That's the truth, but now I don't like having them because it makes me upset when I see more comments and views on a contest than any other post that year. I know publishing a post that has the word contest in it will be more of something than any other post. I don't look forward to having contests as much as I did back in 2012-2013 because now everyone is entering multiple contests to win as much as they can. I know there are wizards and pirates that do that and it makes me sad. If you enter contests, let everyone else have that chance to win something they might not have a chance to win this year. If you won a code from my last contest, I want you to show me that you will let someone else win next time. This doesn't just count for my contests, this counts for every other blog that's having contests right now. If you win a code from one blog, don't try to win that same code from another blog to have two of the same item you won. One other thing that is bothering is that when someone tweets something on twitter about a contest, everyone goes crazy. Really? Contests are NOT that important. One day RT something that has something to do with a new YouTube video a wizard/pirate uploaded or like a blog post on Facebook that someone has made. This doesn't have to be my YouTube videos or blog posts, I want you to do something for someone that might not see much of that. I would also like to see you comment on other blogger's blog posts. Let them know what you think of their post and where you are in the game or something like that. I think it's important everyone in the community knows they're awesome and not just because they have crowns to giveaway. :) This post does not mean I won't have another contest, it's just something I've been thinking about lately. I actually plan on having a contest soon that has something to do with my last contest and this blog post. I would like to thank all of those who have read all of this. It really means a lot that you're still here. :) That's all I have to say for now.. Thanks again for reading.

Pirate101 Easter Pet Hunt!

Ahoy Pirates,

I'm sure by now you know what I'm going to blog about today.. :D A few days ago, One-Eyed Jack made a bunch of codes to giveaway on my blog. Thank you One-Eyed Jack for all of the hard work you do for the community. :) I have codes to giveaway but for this contest I want everyone to have the same chance to win the codes I will be hiding. I will be hiding a pet on my blog everyday with a code right below the pet I attach to my blog posts. If you find this pet, this means you will win a code! I'm not going to giveaway all of the codes this but I will be hiding a pet everyday on my blog each time I make a blog post on that exact post with a code directly below the pet. I will announce more contests I plan on having another day. Keep reading for more information!

• Hiding Pets On Pirate101 Blog Posts: I will be hiding different pets (like the ones attached below) on each Pirate101 blog post I make and publish STARTING TODAY and ENDING Tuesday April 15th, 2014! This means each time I publish a Pirate101 blog post, you should expect a random code I plan on giving away below the pet attached to the post. I will let everyone know when the codes that I giveaway have been redeemed by typing below the code that the code has been redeemed.
• Type Of Codes I'm Giving Away: I plan on giving away quite a few different codes including: Codes for Hoodoo Cornelius Companion from the Hoodoo Bundle, Witchdoctor's Lab from the Hoodoo Bundle, Springtime Pets, and 1.5k crowns! I plan on making it surprise for all of you so you won't know exactly what I'm giving away to you, you'll have to redeem the code to find out!
• Follow My Social Sites: If you want to know what time I'm going to give away the codes, follow & like my social sites. I usually post on there what time I have published a new post. Please make sure you are over the age of 13 before following them. They are friendly but I want to make sure you have permission and are older than 13. Click HERE to like my Facebook Page and HERE to like my Twitter Page. If you have any questions about this contest, please comment below (and look below the pets because I've published a random code.

Code: 3656D5L9T533H5M8Q592

 http://www.home.p101/free_game?context=redeem

- Keep in mind that just because I publish these pets doesn't mean you won one. It means you won a code. Good luck everyone and don't forget to check each and every new Pirate101 blog post I make until the 15th of April. :D Remember if you have any questions, please comment below and I will answer them! :) 

Pirate101 Hoodoo Bundle Contest!

Ahoy Pirates!

Today, Kingsisle announced the new awesome, epic, amazing, okay.. I could go on forever.. hoodoo bundle! Today, the hard working One Eyed Jack had time to send fansite codes to giveaway. I never had a contest like this before, but this will be the easiest contests I will probably ever have. I would like to have a comment contest! How does this work?? Keep reading for more information.

1: Comment On This Post- To enter the contest, I would like you to comment on this blog post. I would like everyone that comments to tell me one thing that you love about Pirate101. For example: I love Ship Combat and all of the spells/attacks the ships use to sink other ships. There's a second step to this contest (keep reading).

2: Everyone Who Comments- Everyone who comments on this blog post will be entered to win one of two Hoodoo Bundles. There will be two winners for this contest. I will be using Rafflecopter again so I can have your email to email your code if you win. Make sure you click Commented On Post if you comment. IF you don't comment, I will not enter you. Please only use one account or you will be disqualified.

3: More Information- This contest STARTS TODAY and ENDS 2/26/14. If you win a code, I will email you from my email, edwardfrostgem@gmail.com , if you see an email from that address, than you have won a code! I will label the email Hoodoo Bundle Contest Winner. I have included a list of what's included in the Bundle right below that Rafflecopter. *Click the last image below the Rafflecopter to watch a YouTube video to see what's included in this bundle!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Ghostly Galleon (Dye-able Fog)

Mojo Monkey Companion

Conqueroo's Outfit (Up to Level 60 Gear)

Witchdoctor's Lab Housing Add-On

1 Month Membership/5,000 Crowns (My codes only include 5,000 Crowns)

If you would like to know what's included in the Hoodoo Bundle just click this image!