|
|
Post by Luke on May 2, 2006 4:38:00 GMT
I was thinking. Could you put up your current board you are admin over, and battle against another related board? And let's say the Mods setup the whole thing, so it will be fair. Maybe one battle a week? So it would run like normal signature battle, but with a twist to it.
Opinions?
|
|
|
|
Post by nrich on May 2, 2006 7:55:28 GMT
Sounds boring. Nothing interesting behind the whole scheme.
|
|
|
|
Post by Luke on May 2, 2006 8:31:53 GMT
Sounds boring. Nothing interesting behind the whole scheme. I don't know why, but I expected you would say something along those lines. If you got something to suggest, then please do so, negitive reactions won't get us anywhere. Have more of an open mind.  |
|
|
|
Post by nrich on May 2, 2006 8:35:21 GMT
There's nothing to suggest. The staff surely aren't going to go through with something like this (they never have, highly doubtful they ever will). Personally, it's a waste of your time and theirs, just to try and get them to budge on a small contest.
|
|
|
|
Post by Luke on May 2, 2006 8:41:42 GMT
There's nothing to suggest. The staff surely aren't going to go through with something like this (they never have, highly doubtful they ever will). Personally, it's a waste of your time and theirs, just to try and get them to budge on a small contest. This is a suggestion board, correct? New ideas need addressed. It's worth a try, better than sitting around posting all negitive. |
|
|
|
Post by nrich on May 2, 2006 8:44:08 GMT
In fact, this has been suggested several times in the past before. Each time it was shot down.
|
|
|
|
Post by Luke on May 2, 2006 8:47:22 GMT
In fact, this has been suggested several times in the past before. Each time it was shot down. Does not make a diffrence to me. |
|
|
|
Post by Admin on May 2, 2006 13:41:04 GMT
Nothing wrong with making suggestions even if they aren't accepted, I'd rather people gave some ideas rather than none at all.
As for this idea. Sara brought up something similar, but the problem is that not all forums are design forums, because usually a design forum is going to out do the fishing forum. Unless you are commenting on activity and content, but you then have to think well, how much of that content and activity is worthwhile? i.e. Not spam posts.
See what some others think.
|
|
|
|
Post by Josh on May 2, 2006 14:46:57 GMT
I don't like the idea. I saw it happen at F5 while I was mod. I was asked to run the damned thing and refused. It just doesn't work. Everytime I have seen something of this nature tried, it turns into a spamfest and nothing but advertising. Plus, there really isn't anything in it for us. We get nothing out of it but a true pain in the ass, something I can't be bothered with at the moment.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ovi on May 2, 2006 22:08:28 GMT
I've seen it work perfectly in other forum systems. Dunno about PB. There's not enough good PB forums to start a competition like that, IMO.
|
|
|
|
Post by Admin on May 2, 2006 22:41:37 GMT
I've seen it work perfectly in other forum systems. Dunno about PB. There's not enough good PB forums to start a competition like that, IMO. I think there are plenty of decent forums, Proboards Support actually run a contest (usually around Christmas time). But I think it's difficult to find evenly matched opponents. |
|
|
|
Post by Luke on May 2, 2006 22:51:53 GMT
I've seen it work perfectly in other forum systems. Dunno about PB. There's not enough good PB forums to start a competition like that, IMO. I think there are plenty of decent forums, Proboards Support actually run a contest (usually around Christmas time). But I think it's difficult to find evenly matched opponents. It's easier than you think. You just have to take the right amount of time of tracking down forums and putting them up against each other. This contest doesn't have to benefit SSD, it can put other well earned forums in the the spot light. Spam or cheating wouldn't be an issue here, theres plenty of ways to avoid that. |
|
|
|
Post by jongos on May 2, 2006 22:56:34 GMT
Okay, I'm not trying to sound like a jackass, but if it is not to help SSD what is the point, would it be like SSD is sponsoring it?
Anyway, I think it could work, but I have seen alot of competitions like it die, people just lose interest.
|
|
|
|
Post by Josh on May 3, 2006 1:29:57 GMT
That was my point. Why would we do something like this when there is nothing to gain, but much to lose? The amount of time that is required for these type of things (I know I put around 4 hours of judging into the Elite Wars alone) is astounding. Something like this would take weeks to organize and prepare for. And then the competition comes and Bam! no entries. It is how it goes for every single competition of this stature, everyone is all for signing up, but they never get around to actually turning something in.
And then we come to another thing. Prizes. What in the world do we give? We upped that antie with the Cohesion Battles. We are actually giving out bought prizes, something that has never really been done here (been attempted, but never accomplished). We aren't rich. I have $38 to my name at the moment and that is gas money. Sure we accept donations, but how many people have actually donated? I asked someone the other day (Matt, Oliver, E, Kari, someone.) and they said that they didn't even know if they had gotten anything yet. So, what would be an award for this?
And who is to do judging? Couldn't be me or Matt as we both have connections to other forums. For example, you could call me biased towards F5 or EC (now V2) because of my history at both forums. There is no fair way to judge this.
|
|
|
|
Post by Luke on May 3, 2006 1:43:19 GMT
That was my point. Why would we do something like this when there is nothing to gain, but much to lose? The amount of time that is required for these type of things (I know I put around 4 hours of judging into the Elite Wars alone) is astounding. Something like this would take weeks to organize and prepare for. And then the competition comes and Bam! no entries. It is how it goes for every single competition of this stature, everyone is all for signing up, but they never get around to actually turning something in. And then we come to another thing. Prizes. What in the world do we give? We upped that antie with the Cohesion Battles. We are actually giving out bought prizes, something that has never really been done here (been attempted, but never accomplished). We aren't rich. I have $38 to my name at the moment and that is gas money. Sure we accept donations, but how many people have actually donated? I asked someone the other day (Matt, Oliver, E, Kari, someone.) and they said that they didn't even know if they had gotten anything yet. So, what would be an award for this? And who is to do judging? Couldn't be me or Matt as we both have connections to other forums. For example, you could call me biased towards F5 or EC (now V2) because of my history at both forums. There is no fair way to judge this. Josh, obviously you wouldn't set it up. But neverless, idea ruined.  igi. |
|
|
|
Post by Jake on May 3, 2006 19:30:05 GMT
Change a few things with it. Like say, instead of a forum, how about a forum design? Create a theme and have people design a templete around that.
|
|
|
|
Post by Josh on May 3, 2006 19:46:23 GMT
Doing something like that is what causes people to not enter. And it still comes down to the sheer amount of time that will have to be put into it. Don't know about you, but I'd rather see that time go into something more useful such as a new skin.
|
|
|
|
Post by Beam on May 3, 2006 22:35:25 GMT
i think this is jesusfull
|
|
|
|
Post by Luke on May 4, 2006 3:16:51 GMT
To pervent further spam, someone can lock this now.  |
|
