@ajlueke
First no one is twisting anyone's arm to enter any contest.
True many entries requires the Users to accept certain Terms & Conditions to enter. But the User can decide whether they want to accept those Terms & Condition or not before entering any contest or promotion.
Many promotions have very little conditions to enter except maybe entering a limited amount of times or except getting ads. But remember these promotions and contests are created for one thing only, to attract traffic to their websites or Retailer.
Most have Terms & Conditions which a User can read before entering a contest or promotion.
Not all promotions are on Twitter. Many are from various Company's own gaming websites or from Retailers offering games if you purchase certain AMD hardware.
Not sure what you mean by:
What is somewhat annoying, is that membership to this community alone no longer warrants being eligible for contests and promotions.
Just because you are a member of a Forum doesn't give you any special privileges in entering Contests or Promotions.
As far as I know, most contests and promotions are open to anyone unless it is specified in the rules for entering in any contest or promotion that only certain members or customers are eligible to enter.
True nothing is "Free". But it is up to the Users if they want to accept the Terms or conditions of the contest and promotion knowing they may need to join or enroll or get ads if they enter.
But that is what contests and promotions are for. For marketing and advertising purposes.
