Light wants to make a contest happen
You may have seen me hawking this in chat, but due to my weird schedule, I haven't yet been able to yet assemble a critical mass of relevant opinions for this project.
Here's the write-up. Dates to be selected, along with some staff people to help. The idea has been generally popular, both among staff and users.
Some criticism I have received-
- Troy, loosely paraphrased, said that the concept seemed more like a forum challenge thread than a contest, which up till now have usually had themes. (I personally don't think it's an important distinction, but worth noting. I also can't think of a way around it that doesn't keep the contest as open-ended as I want.)
- Bright, loosely paraphrased, suggested the contest should use judges. (Also worth noting, but I personally think vote-based contests have worked before, and there's no way an entry could fit the basic rules for entry and still be judged on 'how well it fit the theme' or what have you.)
It's been a while since we've had a contest, and this one is ready to go, so I'd like a yea-or-nay sooner rather than later. I will assume that if most of Administration & Community Outreach are in favor and nobody vetoes, it will go.
Sound off!