With so many giveaways that happen through chat and through the site, plus discounts, freebies, new product announcements, etc. I'm still not seeing how it's seen that Facebook and Twitter somehow dominant the event. Yes, there's more going on through those outlets over the last couple of years (because each has a large fanbase) but there's still tons of goings on for the few that don't participate through social media realms too.
-SideshowAlex
I think most feel like the event should be contained to the main Sideshow site and here. In the begining Spooktacular was about spooky products and fan appreciation/rewards. Now it just feels like a Star Wars/Marvel product hog and plain old advertising via facebook/twitter. Seems to be more focused on expanding the collector base (nothing wrong with that as its needed for any company to survive) and less on rewarding their loyal collectors (what spook used to be).
I mean, don't get me wrong, I still look forward to Spooktacular but seeing newbies that have no clue what Sideshow is until a contest is plopped in their lap just isn't what Spook used to be.
I think because you seemed to announce everything on Facebook first and had a huge presence there but neglected the so called "die hard" fans who are on the message boards, the ones who have been with you the longest, that they felt a little left out. There are a lot of people who don't like Facebook but are religious to the boards and it seems there was a lot more for those fans in the past. Just my opinion.