With the member of the year going on right now, a lot of people have pointed out lately that there is a general feel of unfairness in the contest: that it's not so much of who is a good member as it is a popularity contest. More than one member has pointed out that even though this is a Lion King fan forum, many members who actually post in the TLK sections generally don't win MotM or MotY. To me personally, it seems like if you want to win the MotM or MotY, what you need to do is make sure to post a lot in the den and Member HQ sections and seem like an all around nice member.
But then again: what if you don't have the time to interact with everyone else, or you are not into that, and came to MLK to discuss the movies and not talk about other people?
When the MotM and MotY contest were created, they were made so that members who don't have any specific talents, i.e. image editing, writing skills, etc, will still have a chance to win something on MLK. Now, as many have pointed out, it's just one big fancy popularity contest, which means that many members who were originally the targets of the contest are ironically left out.
Today as I was walking to class, a random idea popped into my head, and I am asking you guys to decide if it's a good idea or a bad idea:
MLK is at it's core, meant to be a Lion King fan forum. However, MotM and MotY ignore this aspect for the most part and instead, members who post a lot, no matter where, are much more likely to win, which is contrary to the contest's original goal.
So for the next rounds of MotM and MotY, what if we were to add a new requirement that stated that in order to be allowed to be nominated for MotM/MotY, you have to be at least somewhat active in the TLK sections?
I am hoping that this will allow some of the members who are devoted to the movies, but don't post elsewhere, to also win these contests. On the other hand, this can be a very bad idea as well. So I'm going to let you guys decide: is it a good idea, or a bad one? I've created a poll for easy determining of people's opinion of this idea.
DR/TL: Vote on should we add a new requirement that stated that in order to be allowed to be nominated for MotM/MotY, you have to be at least somewhat active in the TLK sections?