Icon Challenge Post

[arobynsung]

Basic process of a lims-like challenge:

Sign up for the first round. How many rounds there are will depend on how many people sign up to participate. Then for each round, participants will be given a challenge to fulfill within 5 days. Participants will then submit their icons to be voted on by the community. Moving on to the next depends on how many votes you receive. And on and on it goes.

Of course, this is not definite, and we can solicit ideas for different modes of an icon challenge (weekly, lims, etc) and then we can all pick which we want to try.

The basic point is just to get more and more icons featuring people of color out there.

ETA: Great suggestion over here by busaikko, would love more feedback!

Comments

[stripped]

As we come into fall (well, in the States, and schools are starting up) and eventually the holidays, will there be a possibility of "bye" rounds without having to drop?

When are you thinking about starting signups, and the first round?

[arobynsung]

As soon as we pin down exactly what we're doing so probably sometime this month.

[arobynsung]

New process based on suggestions outlined here: http://chromicons.dreamwidth.org/25042.html

Check it out, discuss :)

[busaikko]

I have googled LIMS and checked out the mod-lims comm, so this isn't based on first-hand experience, just my impressions. It seems as if most LIMS comms end up dying for lack of icons or votes, especially the small fandom ones and ones which aren't heavily promoted.

It also seems that you will end up with *fewer* icons, because you start with 10 icon makers, next round 8, next round 6, and so on until you are left with one. Being able to keep all icon makers in the game until the end (and being able to pick and choose when you will join the game, and what challenges you will do) would seem to keep more people active for a longer time. (again, all I know Google taught me, have never done any icon challenges)

What I was kind of picturing was, if there were ten weekly challenges, each for a total possible ten points, the winner would be the person with the most points at the end. Weeks could be skipped (or there could be an amnesty round) depending on schedules, and there'd be more uncertainty about who the winner would be (if the top-rated person missed the last 2 weeks, they'd be 20 points down). This would also allow people to start late (just without the points for the weeks they missed).

I like the idea of the weekly challenges! Because it's not fandom or pairing-based, there are so many challenge opportunities: characters from books, period dress, children, old people, sports figures, scientists.... \o/

[arobynsung]

The more I thought about it, the more I was worried about that. Not having enough votes would defeat the purpose.

I really love the idea of ten weekly challenges with entry at the participant's discretion. I'm thinking that would be a better version. The most recent 3W4DW challenge generated quite a few icons because of the looser format, I think.

Thanks so much for this!

[yifu]

I agree with your point about collecting points (pun unintended). And no limit on the number of icons per participant, maybe? since arobynsung says the more icons the merrier.

[arobynsung]

New process outlined here: http://chromicons.dreamwidth.org/25042.html

Check it out, discuss :)

[amihan]

I think your suggestion (weekly challenge, collecting points) is a very good one :)

[arobynsung]

New process based on suggestions outlined here: http://chromicons.dreamwidth.org/25042.html

Check it out, discuss :)

[pensnest]

Hi - I've not so far been a participant here, but I do like the idea of some kind of challenge, and busaikko's suggestion looks good.

I'd like to throw in an extra - I run a more-or-less weekly icon challenge called severalplums, a distinguishing feature of which is that the maker of the winning icon has to write a tutorial showing how it was done. Might that be a helpful thing to incorporate with this challenge? There could be some very useful ideas to share.

[arobynsung]

That sounds like a great idea, though I'd be hesitant to make it a requirement. Of course, I'm all for explicitly encouraging it (like extra points or something like that :D). Thanks for the feedback!!

[arobynsung]

New process based on suggestions outlined here: http://chromicons.dreamwidth.org/25042.html

Check it out, discuss :)