No-bots standards for transparent contest promotion

Where does our work end and a voter's choice begin?

Our work ends at presenting an entry to an audience; the choice to vote stays with each person. That boundary applies across paid promotion, creator placements and consent-based messages.

We do not use bots, scripts, fake accounts or click farms, and we do not buy votes, followers or engagement. We also do not ask supporters to repeat votes beyond the contest rules or help them bypass a captcha, email confirmation, phone check or device limit. If a proposed project requires any of those tactics, Bitcoin Insider declines it.

White-hat promotion can still be practical and active. Depending on the contest rules, a plan may include advertising through a platform's own ad system, creative that makes the voting steps clear, creator outreach with paid posts disclosed, or messages to communities and lists that welcome them. Our contest marketing overview describes the available approaches.

Before recommending a channel, we check whether outside promotion is allowed and what participants must do to submit a valid vote. You can send the rules and entry page in an Advisory Brief; we will identify questions to resolve before a campaign is planned.

What can a client actually inspect about an audience?

A client can inspect the recorded sources of campaign attention and the evidence those sources provide. We use information visible through the channel or shared by its owner, rather than claiming access to private platform data.

For a contest entry page, we use tracking links where they are available and compare visits with the public vote counter when one exists. If the voting page does not connect a visit to a completed vote, we report that limitation instead of assigning a result to the campaign. For creator work, our creator outreach approach includes reviewing audience information before a placement is agreed.

A source check can show where campaign attention came from; it cannot identify every person behind a click or establish why an individual chose to vote. The organizer controls how votes are reviewed and counted, while platform analytics report only the information they make available. We keep those boundaries explicit in the contest promotion methodology.

What should be agreed with the client before launch?

Before launch, client and agency should agree on the allowed channels, the evidence available for each one, and the exact limits of the work. We put those decisions in writing so the client knows what will happen and what the reporting can establish.

Our Desk Review checks the contest rules, the entry page and the proposed message or creative. The client can prepare for it by sending:

• The official contest rules and any instructions from the organizer.
• The entry link, voting steps and any public counter or voting limits.
• The audience the entry is intended to reach and the channels already in use.
• Any proposed creator, community or mailing-list placements.

The resulting plan identifies promotion that fits the rules, what the client needs to approve, and how sources will be recorded. Where supporters need to register, confirm an email or complete another step, the copy explains that process plainly. It does not tell them how to evade a restriction. Our community and consent-based outreach follows the same boundary.

If a client requests purchased votes or another prohibited tactic, we explain the issue and decline that work; we do not quietly replace it with a smaller version. For other reasons we may decline a project, see when we refuse a contest project.

How can you check whether a proposed contest plan fits?

A proposed plan fits our policy when every source of attention can be described openly, the contest permits the activity, and voting remains an individual decision. A useful review asks whether the organizer's rules allow external promotion, whether the audience has agreed to receive outreach, and whether the tracking available supports the reporting the client wants.

This is especially important when voting has extra steps. If the contest requires registration, email confirmation or a daily limit, those instructions should be reflected accurately in the campaign message. Promotion must not coach supporters to get around a protection or make repeated votes appear to come from separate participants. For a rules-focused review, see contest rules and risk consulting.

The organizer may reject votes under its rules, and platform analytics may not connect an ad click to a completed vote. We can report the agreed work and available evidence, but cannot promise a win, a vote total or an organizer's decision.

Send the contest rules, entry link and any promotion idea to Bitcoin Insider for a free contest analysis. We will review the boundaries first and tell you plainly whether there is a suitable white-hat route.