d(^_^)(^_^)d wrote...
We really should have thought this out through and through before starting the event/contest/whateverthehellitis. Changes made during the submission period can lead to confusion to say the least. As Xnine has said, people have already offered prizes for this thing, so why vote nay and say, "Hey man, take your prizes elsewhere."
Chances are they haven't come up with the prizes. I think they would be glad if we did not put pressure on them to come up with those prizes for this event.
I have discussed this with high.
I am of the opinion that this event should not require any of the participants to come up with prizes.The whole event is inspired by SolidShark's writing event where anyone who wants to submit an entry is free to do so. If no one wants to join the event, I will come up with mulitple entries and I will have fun with the organiser discussing what we have written. Who knew that there would be so many changes?
I don't want high to lose sleep over this.
Wouldn't it be better to leave the event as it is? If sora or FGRaptor wants to come up with their rewards for the entries they enjoyed, let them have the liberty to do so. If some of the contestants want to play Secret Santa, let them do so as well. It is quite similar to my Mudslinging thread where I parodied the entries of some of the contestants. Xenon, Jerry and Grover did not point a gun at my head demanding me to write them. I did so in order to reassure these contestants that I have read their entries and hope they appreciate my attempts to make them laugh. For those who enjoyed the parodies, it was a gift of sorts.
There has been some talk about getting new people to the Writing Section. Some of you may know that I am one of those people who became active in the Writing Section because of the contests. I knew however that I can't import the prizes; I don't think I stood a chance of winning because of the nature of my written work but I joined the Lounge and the Writing Section anyway.
The reason why I did so is because high_time enjoyed what I write and I want to make others feel the same. It is not because of the prizes or the titles.
I elect to keep the event as what high originally set out.