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Recipe For Awesome
Posted by
55555
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Apr 06 2009
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Okay, so one of the things I like best about BZP, is it's contests.
I would like two things to enhance the contest experience on BZP:
MORE
At regular intervals (So we will know when the next contest will be.)
I also believe that having more contests would have five effects:
More winners (here would obviously be more winners if there were more contests. ANd who's going to leave BZP after they've won a contest on here?)
Increased site activity (Contests always generate a significant boost in individual forum activity, so if you had more contests in various forums, it would boost overall site activity)
Increased membership (People LOVE contests. They love suspense, the y love looking at the other entries, the idea of winning, and the prizes if applicable. So I think it would push many mere guests, into being full fledged members, and perhaps Premier Members eventually. That's why me and my bro signed up orginally.)
Increased competitiveness (Everyone becomes better at everything with practice, and that's what would happen if there were more contests)
Longer individual member activity (I think that more contests would keep more "Dark ages" members on the site)
Negatives:
Dramatically increased staff workload (All contests come with a significantly heavier staff workload. Answering questions, coding entry lists, coding polls, etc.)
So, I have come up with a rough calendar, which I think would do all the above listed things:
May: BBC | SS
Jun: RPG | BBC
July: S&T | AC
Aug: BBC | SS
Sep: RPG | BBC
Oct: EC | AC
Nov: BBC | SS
Dec: RPG | BBC
Jan: S&T | AC
Feb: BBC | SS
Mar: RPG | BBC
Apr: EC | AC
Interesting, no? Anyway, that would be amazing if it actually happened.
Let comments, discussion, and chaos ensue....
55555
I would like two things to enhance the contest experience on BZP:
MORE
At regular intervals (So we will know when the next contest will be.)
I also believe that having more contests would have five effects:
More winners (here would obviously be more winners if there were more contests. ANd who's going to leave BZP after they've won a contest on here?)
Increased site activity (Contests always generate a significant boost in individual forum activity, so if you had more contests in various forums, it would boost overall site activity)
Increased membership (People LOVE contests. They love suspense, the y love looking at the other entries, the idea of winning, and the prizes if applicable. So I think it would push many mere guests, into being full fledged members, and perhaps Premier Members eventually. That's why me and my bro signed up orginally.)
Increased competitiveness (Everyone becomes better at everything with practice, and that's what would happen if there were more contests)
Longer individual member activity (I think that more contests would keep more "Dark ages" members on the site)
Negatives:
Dramatically increased staff workload (All contests come with a significantly heavier staff workload. Answering questions, coding entry lists, coding polls, etc.)
So, I have come up with a rough calendar, which I think would do all the above listed things:
May: BBC | SS
Jun: RPG | BBC
July: S&T | AC
Aug: BBC | SS
Sep: RPG | BBC
Oct: EC | AC
Nov: BBC | SS
Dec: RPG | BBC
Jan: S&T | AC
Feb: BBC | SS
Mar: RPG | BBC
Apr: EC | AC
Interesting, no? Anyway, that would be amazing if it actually happened.
Let comments, discussion, and chaos ensue....
55555
I can't say much about the calendar. There are 8 BBCCs, which might be good, but would probably only give a 2 week break between each contest. Everything else seems to be staggered on a four or two month month pattern, which is probably fine. Also, I think S&T contests would be rarer though, as don't those come up when Greg F/LEGO says we can write a part of the story? We've only had a few, right?
Ultimately I must say this: Putting on contests are hard. The Staff have their own lives to enjoy and their own forums to keep straight. Though they do get help, contests are taxing.
-CF