Quote: "I think one reason the turn out is so low is that maybe the non GDT readers didnt know about the competition. (wasnt in the newsletter?). If most users browse their favorite boards, chances are low that they will notice the competition. (of course, ruling out those who dont care)"
It was posted in the newsletter back in July (or maybe June... quite some time ago) and we had a pre-competition thread in Geek Culture, but I think the competition started so long ago that some people had forgotten about it, even with Gaming Colosseum and I promoting it for the past few months. But last year we had a really good turn-out. I think the 2007 rules were just far too complicated, especially in comparison with the more lax 2006 rules. So many people were into the competition during the summer, and many had started their entries as well, but I think those two factors (people forgetting about it and the rules being too complex) were key factors in this year's lower turn-out.
Quote: "If there is a central place for these types of competitions, semi (as in non tgc run) or official, then everyone will eventual learn to look there for the latest updates.
On the new board, I envision we users cannot create new threads, but can post responses to the threads that are listed. And each competition would have it's own thread."
I do like that idea, and it's probably worth starting a thread about. I don't know how I feel about users not being able to create threads though. I'm not a moderator and I'm not employed by TGC, and if I were, it would probably eat up just enough of my time that I wouldn't be able to host this competition. I very much like the idea of having normal TGC members holding competitions, even ones that don't offer prizes, because they challenge people with friendly competition and can really bring out the best of their design and development capabilities. Also, such a board would provide a centralized location for people to share their entries and ask for advice... sort of like a specialized WIP and Program Announcements board exclusively for competitions. In those respects, if such a board were made, I'd beg and plead that normal members could post their own threads, hosting or at least related to competitions
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