Post by Emiko on Aug 16, 2019 14:45:42 GMT -6
Ok! So...the contest hasn't exactly gained the traction I was hoping it would when we initially set it up. We had three teams who were in this thing, but...one group is moving a bit slowly while the other is kind of frozen in place. Then we also have one team that hasn't made anything as far as I can tell, so...I got to thinking... How would you guys feel about not only extending the contest through the rest of this year, but possibly opening it up to new contestants for a limited time?
I'm mainly making this suggestion because those of you that did sign up seem like you could use more time and...I'd rather this thing not come down to a 50-50 split. I know life gets busy, believe me I am WELL aware of that. However, I do know there were several of you that did want to enter this thing before it started, but...for some reason either didn't feel comfortable signing up or just didn't want to at all(?). Either way, I was going to extend this thing anyway, but I was thinking about MAYBE opening up sign ups for a very limited time if there was anyone that was actually interested in joining this contest.
Now before you scream bloody murder at me for whether it's not fair to those that signed up, or those that now sign up are at a disadvantage... The participants that we have are 4 months or so into the contest and made very little progress from what I see. I'm not faulting them, just pointing out that the playing field is still pretty even. If those of you that ARE in this thing would like to change your story, or switch partners, I'm sure we could work something out. Point is, things are a bit slow on this front which I again don't blame ANYONE for. Like I said though, I know the interest was there before and with a recent influx of new members, I'd like to consider opening up the sign up period again to give those a chance that missed out an opportunity to be apart of this.
Please understand that I really want this contest to be a success. I've even put aside my desire to become apart of this and join the fun with you guys to oversee the entire project from start to completion. I want this to work out and will be remaining as the main overseer and judge for this event. For the event to happen though, activity on the part of contestants is needed. I'll be more than willing to simply extend the deadline and keep the teams as is if no one is interested. If there is interest from you guys about possibly joining this thing and using the next 4 months to compete in this contest, I would really like to hear your thoughts. For current contestants, if you have complaints, worries, or anything else, please also let me know.
I'm not going to keep this discussion going very long as we are already in the middle of August and if we are going to have a new sign up period, this needs to happen soon. I will again most likely extend this thing anyway, but I do need to know if anyone else would actually be interested in this thing before I make that decision alone, or expand the contest. Honestly, it's up to you guys. Let me know what you think in this thread below!
I'm mainly making this suggestion because those of you that did sign up seem like you could use more time and...I'd rather this thing not come down to a 50-50 split. I know life gets busy, believe me I am WELL aware of that. However, I do know there were several of you that did want to enter this thing before it started, but...for some reason either didn't feel comfortable signing up or just didn't want to at all(?). Either way, I was going to extend this thing anyway, but I was thinking about MAYBE opening up sign ups for a very limited time if there was anyone that was actually interested in joining this contest.
Now before you scream bloody murder at me for whether it's not fair to those that signed up, or those that now sign up are at a disadvantage... The participants that we have are 4 months or so into the contest and made very little progress from what I see. I'm not faulting them, just pointing out that the playing field is still pretty even. If those of you that ARE in this thing would like to change your story, or switch partners, I'm sure we could work something out. Point is, things are a bit slow on this front which I again don't blame ANYONE for. Like I said though, I know the interest was there before and with a recent influx of new members, I'd like to consider opening up the sign up period again to give those a chance that missed out an opportunity to be apart of this.
Please understand that I really want this contest to be a success. I've even put aside my desire to become apart of this and join the fun with you guys to oversee the entire project from start to completion. I want this to work out and will be remaining as the main overseer and judge for this event. For the event to happen though, activity on the part of contestants is needed. I'll be more than willing to simply extend the deadline and keep the teams as is if no one is interested. If there is interest from you guys about possibly joining this thing and using the next 4 months to compete in this contest, I would really like to hear your thoughts. For current contestants, if you have complaints, worries, or anything else, please also let me know.
I'm not going to keep this discussion going very long as we are already in the middle of August and if we are going to have a new sign up period, this needs to happen soon. I will again most likely extend this thing anyway, but I do need to know if anyone else would actually be interested in this thing before I make that decision alone, or expand the contest. Honestly, it's up to you guys. Let me know what you think in this thread below!