Hmm ... I think that the graphics contest should be up for more than one week. Normally people don't make it to the deadline on time and such. I think we should have a week for them to PM their work and another week for voting. That way nothing is rushed, nor would it be too long.

OKAY. I'm here!! -tumbles in, head over heels-

The graphics competition sounds like a great idea! Promotional, yet fun. As for the time length, a week should more than enough for people to get there stuff in.

As for promotional likes like telling people to join the FC, I've recently discovered the joys of text icons with my photoshop -points to avvie-, so I might swing some together for you guys.

Yep...a week for creating the graphics and a week for voting from the FC members...anything else we need to decide on?

A week may be enough time, but there is going to be a chance that you're going to need to extend it because member participation is pretty low right now beyond the officers of the FC. Granted, any officer other than a graphics officer can make an entry (and should bc its fun!), but even so, you may want to have a backup plan in the event that participation is minimal. Just a little jewel of experience

Yes. Thus why I suggested having the whole thing be done in a two week timeline. The FCs are, sadly, not as active as they used to be and a little extra time wouldn't hurt anyone.

As for everything else, for whom should we make the awarding graphics for? The top three winners (If there is that many)? Or just the top winner?

Maybe we could give everyone who participated a prize as well?

I'd say the top 3 (If there is that many) but if not then a top prize for whoever enters perhaps?

I like the idea of giving all those who participate a graphic

Yeah. That's what I was thinking. 'Cause the top three in most cases are the hard once to choose from. Like have the winniner have something a little extra. A tag perhaps? JKRFC #1 Graphics Winner or something.

^^so true...we should all have something in our siggy about it while it's going on...with the link...we want to make it as easy as possible for everyone to participate

And yes top 3 should get something special and perhaps all the rest can get an "I participated in the JKRFC graphics contest" siggy

Ok...so when is a good date to start...oh and also...how long did we decide it was going to be held for?

I believe we decided on having the graphics competition being held of about one to two weeks. The best time for me to help out for the graphics competition would be after this week, but it doesn't really matter to me when we decide to have it.

Two weeks is perfect I think. It'll give everyone enough time to get their entry in.

You guys are doing amazing <33 I'm willing to sacrafise my country boys siggy for a few weeks to promote this

I don't mind promoting the competition, giving up my avvie and siggie for a while. But I would need to fashion someone else's design as I have the creativity of a wet.

Sounds like it's going to be brilliant.

Alright. I figured that wo weeks would be enough time.

I can promote through my siggy.

I think I was misunderstood in what I said in my last post. I meant that having one week of entries may not be enough, considering people like to procrastinate and put things off, so just be prepared to have to extend the submission period to 2 weeks and then one week of voting. Keep it planned the way you all have it now because I think it is a good goal, but just be aware that your plans may need to change.

If the planning is done for the competition, you all can post the announcement in the main thread and in the announcements thread whenever you're ready. But PLEASE make sure your instructions are complete, clear, and concise! Tell them what size the files have to be, what is required of them, the theme, etc. etc. Nice work folks!

Alright.

It doesn't matter to me when or how we do this. I think the plan we have so far is great.

Alright...I think we're pretty much decided for most of the big things
Theme: JKRFC Promotion
Files: Siggie and Avvie must follow SS Signature and Avatar size guidelines
What is Required of Members: Design a signature or avatar to promote the JKRFC...and someone can please help me here! :p
Ok...so when should we start? Last week of March/First week of April?

(definitely not the week of 3/23 that's Easter in the US...and not the week ending the 19th of April and the one beginning the 20th of April...that is Passover! we don't wanna lose entries because of lack of users on holidays)

I think that it'll be alright if we start on the last week of March and go through the first week of April. No holidays going besides April Fool's I think, but that shouldn't make much of a difference even though fun things tend do happen on April Fool's here.

Hehe...April Fools...we could have fun with the contest running through there

*whistles innocently*

So how does staring it the week of March 30th sound? And how long are we open for entries? 1 week or 2?

That sounds great. Umm ... I think it was decided that it would be 1 week to send entries. I think 2 weeks might be a little better so that we might get a few more people participating in the competition, but either sounds alright.

Ok 2 weeks sounds good...and then a week for voting...and I think the entries should be sent to all graphics officers that way we can all confer about entries

That time is fine. Can officers vote too? I think the entries should be sent to all the Officers.

Two weeks for sending in entried and another week for voting sounds good.

Hmm ... I'm not sure. I think it would be a lot better if just the graphic officers get the entries themselves. That way the other officers can vote without knowing whos entry belongs to who.

We also should announce all the participants and their work at the end.

^^^ I agree. I'm not too good with graphics (which is an understatement of the year, I'm awful), so wouldn't really know what to do if any one submitted anything to me.

Plus, what criteria are you basing the judging on? Just what looks best, or how it was created (how complicated it was to create such items)? I know I'd not be any use judging the latter.

Before we start, how are we promoting the competition. At the moment, it seems to be the same people come to this FC, so maybe sending PMs to everyone enlisted in the FC and maybe officers etc could where promotion siggies etc on the run up and during the submission weeks to keep it high profile. It would just be nice to get a fair few to judge from.

Just a thought.