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/
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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/