Should there be a mlk poetry contest?

[WildSimba]

[quote="Woeler1"][quote="WildSimba"][quote="Tora"]I don't get why the only reason I am seeing for a "no" is that they don't think there will be competitors. If there are no competitors then the contest dies. Saying that you don't think there will be competitors is fine, but it has no basis to say against the idea. There is no risk of loss, and therefore no reason to denote the idea and not give it a chance. Saying it would be a waste of time really isn't plausible, because unless you actually have the contest you will never know if it will be a waste of time or not. This is not attacking anyone it is just simply pointing out that I haven't heard a good reason for not having the contest. A contest simply puts the contenders work out there and makes it to where they are made to do your best, because of the competition. I see it as a very good way to improve their writing skills.[/quote]

The reason it could be bad that there aren't competitors, and why it's a big deal if it just so happens to die, is that not only would they of put all the hard work in trying to run the contest, but in the end it would just become spam, which MLK is already covered in to the point to where the mods can't even really fix it, anytime we try to. It would just be adding another topic onto that mess.[/quote]

There are like uhm, mod things you can do like. Ban the spammers, delete the spam, or just say no to this...There is no spam that is somehow magically protected from mod actions.

I don't see why this is a big deal. If people wanna have a poetry contest, let them have a contest. I really fail to see the big deal[/quote]

The problem is, it's not just spammers who are spamming up the forum. With a forum this big, the members themselves tend to collect up a pile of spam. Just look through The Den. The first maybe 2 or 3 pages worth of topics are the active ones, then there's like 50 pages worth of topics that are dead.

I said it's their choice if they want to try it or not. I never said it was a big deal, I was just trying to be realistic.

[Kitva Hyperlink]

not the hert in the middle of the circitry system, the heart that makes you do things right.
flipmode remember what happen to my AWAYCC, it failed big time so i made this topic to recieve public oppinion.

[Woeler]

[quote="WildSimba"][quote="Woeler1"][quote="WildSimba"]

The reason it could be bad that there aren't competitors, and why it's a big deal if it just so happens to die, is that not only would they of put all the hard work in trying to run the contest, but in the end it would just become spam, which MLK is already covered in to the point to where the mods can't even really fix it, anytime we try to. It would just be adding another topic onto that mess.[/quote]

There are like uhm, mod things you can do like. Ban the spammers, delete the spam, or just say no to this...There is no spam that is somehow magically protected from mod actions.

I don't see why this is a big deal. If people wanna have a poetry contest, let them have a contest. I really fail to see the big deal[/quote]

The problem is, it's not just spammers who are spamming up the forum. With a forum this big, the members themselves tend to collect up a pile of spam. Just look through The Den. The first maybe 2 or 3 pages worth of topics are the active ones, then there's like 50 pages worth of topics that are dead.

I said it's their choice if they want to try it or not. I never said it was a big deal, I was just trying to be realistic.[/quote]

Well then, just let it happen and if it fails, delete it.

[FlipMode]

But the public opinion speaks for itself when you make the threads.
If no one enters then its a no thanks, right? You don't need our permission to at least try it though

[WildSimba]

[quote="KopaKovuVitaniKiar4"]not the hert in the middle of the circitry system, the heart that makes you do things right.
flipmode remember what happen to my AWAYCC, it failed big time so i made this topic to recieve public oppinion.[/quote]

You don't need public opinion for this sort of thing though. Just do it, and if it fails or succeeds, that would of just been the fate of the thread in the first place. No one's asked before to do a contest, it's just something fun to do on the forum, it's not some major section of the forum. Just make your topic, seriously.

[Kitva Hyperlink]

so basicly your saying that we should try it and if it fails we should remove the topic. ok... lets try. Where should i put it though? ok than, wild can you close this topic now?

[FlipMode]

Well it would go in OT Fan Fiction because that is what poems are (unless you want to make them be TLK themed)

[WildSimba]

I would say that the thread would be fit in the Literature (OT) section of the forum.

Have fun with your contest. Since this thread no longer serves a purpose, I shall lock it now.