Fanfic Contest Discussion Thread

[KAIZA]

About the prizes, if it's any consolation, I am trying to improve on my art right now, to at least make it more passable as a prize. Not sure if great prize, but at least something acceptable.

[lantzblades]

that would be a wonderful prize Kaiza

[Cherry Lover]

I actually agree with Mike on the Lemon Contest thing.

Back in the day F1 use to do lemon contests and they were amazing.  (And he had some good swag too, which was also good for the prizes.)

Plus a strict lemon contest would deviate this forum's contest from BL's.  Plus, Type-Moon started as an eroge, we're playing homage to it's roots.

Yeah, exactly.

A lemon contest is more restrictive, but it's also different from the BL contest. Further, I don't think the two (lemon and non-lemon) mix all that well in the same contest, because the point behind a lemon is different.

Also for prizes, Arashi was saying he'd donate stuff to make his own contest.  Maybe someone should get in touch with him.  I know Milbunk's been talking to him lately.  I'd do it, but we have some issues between the two of us.

Yeah, it would definitely be a good idea to get him involved.

As for how it should be ran, maybe both a voting system and a judging system.

Hmm, what do you mean?

[lantzblades]

Hmm, what do you mean?

judging is one part of the evaluation and voting is the other half

[Cherry Lover]

Hmm, what do you mean?

judging is one part of the evaluation and voting is the other half

Well, OK.

The question is how you would make that actually work. Comparing votes and judging is not easy, because there's no direct conversion rate.

[lantzblades]

two winners?

[Cherry Lover]

two winners?

Yeah, that's possible.

[KAIZA]

Well, there could be a Grand Winner, chosen by the judges, and a Popular Choice, chosen by user vote. Each with their own prizes. And unlike Grand Prize and Category Winner, it can be the same fic.

[Cherry Lover]

Honestly, I'd say that the Grand Prize should be picked from the category winners. It's a bit silly to say that a fic is the best in the contest but not the best in its category....

[KAIZA]

Honestly, I'd say that the Grand Prize should be picked from the category winners. It's a bit silly to say that a fic is the best in the contest but not the best in its category....

It is; what I meant was, similar to BL's contest, the Grand Prize is not chosen as the best in its category to avoid repeat prizes.

[Cherry Lover]

Honestly, I'd say that the Grand Prize should be picked from the category winners. It's a bit silly to say that a fic is the best in the contest but not the best in its category....

It is; what I meant was, similar to BL's contest, the Grand Prize is not chosen as the best in its category to avoid repeat prizes.

Well, personally, I'd say that they'd still be category winner, but there wouldn't be a prize given out for it (i.e. there would be one less prize overall). It seems a bit odd to reward a fic for coming second just because the winner of the category it was in was the overall winner.

[Elf]

Well if this is a Lemon contest then there is only one category.

If it's big enough, there can be two winners:  People's Choice - the one that wins by popular vote and Judge's Choice, the one selected by the judges.  Also, for each story, the judges must post their own reviews, very in depth ones, about what they liked about the story, what needed work, and DEAR GOD GET THE BRAIN BLEACH in the story.

[KAIZA]

It seems a bit odd to reward a fic for coming second just because the winner of the category it was in was the overall winner.

You do realize that's how I got my prize last year, right? 
Plus, if even second place can get a prize, more motivation.

[Cherry Lover]

Well if this is a Lemon contest then there is only one category.

True. Which does actually make the prizes easier to handle....

If it's big enough, there can be two winners:  People's Choice - the one that wins by popular vote and Judge's Choice, the one selected by the judges.

Well, that works fine however many entrants we have, although it would be possible to win both, of course.

Also, for each story, the judges must post their own reviews, very in depth ones, about what they liked about the story, what needed work, and DEAR GOD GET THE BRAIN BLEACH in the story.

Yeah, definitely, although we do need to actually find people who are capable of judging and willing to do so....

You do realize that's how I got my prize last year, right? 

Oh, I see, lol.

Plus, if even second place can get a prize, more motivation.

I don't see why, particularly since it's only true if you are up against the overall winner.

[KAIZA]

I don't see why, particularly since it's only true if you are up against the overall winner.

Last year there was a prize for second place. Grand winner was the cup with drawing from Tusia, 1st places were figures and 2nd places were drawings by Artee.