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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Zak to c/flashlight
 

We just hit 1000 subscribers! I'd like to thank everyone for showing up here to create a new community, and what better way than giving stuff away?

I'm giving away the Acebeam Pokelit 2AA I recently reviewed. I can ship it anywhere in the USA or EU, but EU winners will have to wait until late July.

To enter, leave a top-level comment on this post before midnight UTC on Monday, July 3 2023. Only accounts that have posted or commented on /c/flashlight prior to this being posted are eligible to win.

Winner selection

I extracted the usernames of commenters, manually removed those who said they weren't in and got these:

  1. "@[email protected]"
  2. "@containerfan"
  3. "@DuckDuckGoneForGood"
  4. "@UndulyUnruly"
  5. "zzap"
  6. "@ScratchDiggity"
  7. "@[email protected]"
  8. "@Minsk_trust"
  9. "@lemmy_party"
  10. "pickle"
  11. "@[email protected]"
  12. "@[email protected]"
  13. "@jewinthebag"
  14. "@Hilgerone"
  15. "@MashedPotatoJeff"
  16. "@poudi8"
  17. "@zumlin"
  18. "@AmbitiousView"
  19. "@rule1n2"
  20. "@escew"
  21. "@PsychedSy"
  22. "@masterironchef"

I then requested a random integer from 0 to 21 (inclusive) from random.org. The winning number was 2 and the winner is @[email protected]

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[–] coherent_rambling 6 points 1 year ago

I don't qualify (I haven't posted yet) and don't need another light anyway. But I'm excited to see some familiar faces over here, and hope to see this place grow.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

After some trouble with the federation I'm finally able to see this post on this instance...

Thank you for the giveaway, I'm in!

[–] Spicy3d 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks for doing this @Zak I really appreciate having a secondary flashlight community that has the same good vibes.

I'm not entering into this one, so don't count me in!

I would also like to keep this community growing as well, so I think I'm hoping to do some giveaways here as well!

[–] cedled 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm from Asia, so I'm not eligible for the raffle. Just want to say I'm very excited to see 1000+ subscribers here. Great job, flashlight community! On to 2k. And thanks so much @[email protected] and @[email protected] !

[–] zumlin 5 points 1 year ago

I am in! Thanks

[–] jewinthebag 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks for leading us, Zak!

[–] poudi8 4 points 1 year ago

I’m happy to see the community grow here!

That battery is not like the others!

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 4 points 1 year ago

I'm in, thanks for moderating!

[–] AmbitiousView 4 points 1 year ago

This is one of the reasons I love this community. Everyone is so nice, helpful, and giving. You all are the best.

[–] rule1n2 4 points 1 year ago

Haven't been back to lemmy since the subreddit resumed, I just thought I'll drop by and see this lol. I think many are still on reddit and hopefully many will start visiting here too

[–] PsychedSy 4 points 1 year ago

Looks like it'd be a solid inspection light.

[–] masterironchef 4 points 1 year ago

That thing has a trippy battery.

[–] solrize 4 points 1 year ago

Woo hoo! I don't need a light like that so don't include me in the GAW, but thanks for doing this!

[–] Tzayad 3 points 1 year ago

I don't need the light, I'm just happy to be here, and happy to see the Lemmy community keep growing!

[–] escew 3 points 1 year ago

Happy to be here!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hopefully this community will grow even further!

[–] Minsk_trust 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Im always on the search for a great pen light. I work in live audio. Im backstage at concerts essentially and am using flashlights constantly. Unfortunately ive always found lithium sized lights too big since im also carrying a knife, leatherman, walkie talkie, tour passes, earplug case, blah blah blah. I end up buying cheap pen lights but am def on the lookout for aa or aaa lights that have functionality and good build quality. Ideally one that can be white light or red with adjustable brightness. Not sure if thats a thing.

Edit: Just sent myself down a rabbit hole lol. Anybody have thoughts on the Emisar D2 dual channel 14500?

[–] zzap129 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

1000! Very cool. That is some quick growth in less than a month.

and one day later we are almost at 1200 subscribers.

[–] UndulyUnruly 3 points 1 year ago

Good to see you here, Zak.

Abandoned Reddit after the Apollo fiasco.

[–] DuckDuckGoneForGood 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Woohoo!!

EDIT

Address sent!

Thank you so much🤙

[–] Zak 3 points 1 year ago

You're the winner! PM me your mailing address.

[–] MrSDI 2 points 1 year ago

I'm out in Canada (so not eligible for the raffle), but wanted to give a quick thanks for holding this raffle and say it's nice to see a growing group here. I bailed Reddit back just before the recent strikes, and I hope more and more folks come over (was an incredible community back in the Flashlight subreddit, like literally the nicest, friendliest corner of the Internet, but it just doesn't feel right giving spez traffic after seeing how things go down like they did).

[–] pacoboyd 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love to see you guys moved over here! I missed the cut off but subbed for flashlight goodness on Lemmy!

[–] Zak 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call it a move so much as a new community with many of the same active members. I'll still be on Reddit for the foreseeable future, but I might have some more perks coming up just for those who join us on Lemmy.

[–] zzap129 2 points 1 year ago

I will still use reddit but not post any pictures there anymore as it is annoying to do without RIF and I wont be using their reddit app. Very easy here on Lemmy!

[–] lemmy_party 2 points 1 year ago

Fingers crossed!

[–] ScratchDiggity 2 points 1 year ago

Love ya Zak! Happy to be here with you all :D:D:D

[–] containerfan 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for establishing the community here, Zak. This is where all my content goes now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the idea of using Lemmy also Zak. It's good to have some different options. 👍

[–] Hilgerone 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for doing this Zak.

This would be perfect for my son who's starting his paramedic program next month!

Definitely keeping an eye over here and luckily the app I use for reddit (Boost) is working on converting it to Lemmy. 👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Glad this is taking off! Always appreciate your reviews

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I like giveaways 😀