BlackBerry® World™ Development

[lamike]

I was told by one person at Blackberry that some of the apps I submitted didn't qualify for rewards. I'm confused as to why, and I don't really think it's fair. This person told me that since I didn't upload my .bar file during the Port-A-Thon, it didn't qualify for rewards.

I created products and uploaded the .bar files prior to the Port-A-Thon, but that is completely kosher according to the terms and conditions and from multiple people at Blackberry I talked to.

Erik Oros confirmed this for me with this tweet:

https://twitter.com/WaterlooErik/status/292282907010158592

Also, in the terms and conditions, the word "upload" isn't there. However the word "submit/submitting/submitted" appears 16 times in the rules. So based off of those two facts, I believe I am eligible for rewards. I "submitted" my apps in the proper time period. 

https://developer.blackberry.com/offers/communityportathonterms/

Is there anything I'm missing here? I am not trying to be difficult, I just would like to get some cash for my apps and I thought I did everything within the rules of the Port-A-Thon. 

[poornamelessme]

I recall that being discussed in this forum here, and the rules were that the app needed to be submitted entirely during the portathon time period -- that means no drafts or uploads beforehand.

For previous portathons that made sense, as some submissions were time-based (earliest ones submitted got more rewards). For Last Chance, I'm not so sure it made as much sense, seeing as the extra rewards were all based on a raffle (I think).

If you got conflicting info from RIM, hopefully they'll straighten things out. I just know that for the last couple of portathons, we weren't supposed to make drafts/upload anything, early.

[lamike]

Thanks for your reply, I was just going by what the people at Blackberry were communicating and tried to follow their Terms and Conditions as closely as possible

[poornamelessme]

They may make an exception for you if you were directly told it was okay to upload early. I did find it a bit odd that it wasn't made more clear in the portathon instructions myself -- if I hadn't read here in the forums we weren't supposed to make drafts early, I probably wouldn't have known either.

[neilwick]

I think that you made a mistake uploading bar files. Erik told you, "Be sure not to submit any BARs as releases." Creating the product is one thing and possibly could have been allowed (sounds like it was), but uploading a bar file is called "adding a release" in BlackBerry World jargon, so I think that's where you ran into the problem.

"Releasing for sale" is a separate process from uploading/submitting the initial "release" on your product (for example, a bar file). By strict interpretation of the rules, it sounds like you're not eligible.

[lamike]

Thanks for your reply, but I still think it's unfair. Hopefully I can work it out with blackberry. I didn't submit anything until the Port A Thon until it started so I think I'm still eligible

[madmaskd]

Its better to be On time and right TRAIN than Before/After Time Wrong Train .................. the Issue is Impatent ...... timing  must be followed we cant put 100 apps in 10 minutes ........... just follow the Process which is for developers s good Enjoy coding 

[lamike]

I followed the process to the T, even reviewing the Terms and conditions. Nowhere in those terms and conditions were the word "upload".

I still think I did nothing wrong, would love to hear from anyone at RIM that can speak on this issue, I would really appreciate it.

[madmaskd]

oOk Do one thing complaint / Request here about the Details of rewards and Elgiblity Here i think it will Clear you

https://www.blackberry.com/profile/?eventId=8109