Update for Contest idea

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Hey everybody, quick update to previous blog (go see previous blog if you don't know what I'm talking about in this one) Do you folks think, that since there will be most likely cash prizes (paid thru paypal of course) involved in this contest, that an entrance fee should be set up? If so, it wouldn't be anything high, like 5 dollars at ABSOLUTE most, though more then like looking at around 2-3.

Idk tbh, cuz right now I'm looking at breaking the contest into a 5-tier contest, That's right, 5 places. First place would be the grand prize of like, 100 dollars, divided into cash, and/or DA subscription. 2nd would be 75 and/DA sub, 3rd 50 and/or sub, 4th 25 and/or sub, and 5th would be 10 and/or sub. By and/or I mean that the winners can be decided to either have it all in money, or part in money and the rest paid as a sub to their account for DA.

DO NOTE HOWEVER, I'm not 100 percent definite on those prizes yet, might revise them, might not. All I know is that for stuff like that, I, personally, don't feel like a 1-3 dollar entrance fee  would be THAT bad, especially considering I'd be paying for the prizes out of my own pocket, wether I do the fee's or not. Do note however, that this would be a BIG contest, not no little 1 or 2 month contest. I'd give this contest possibly at LEAST 3-4 months, if not half a year, though that of course, all depends on what ya'll think would be best. Winners, 1st thru 3rd, will also get the chance to become staff members for this group, as we are always looking, especially considering that even though we DO on occassion lose people, by a weekly basis, we have about 10 people or so join, that and honestly, there's been alot of times I've had to delete submissions to have a group joined with ours cuz there's not enough active staff members to help me vote on said requests.
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Seeing as how this note was posted over a week ago and you have not received much feedback, I assume things do not appear very favourable.

For me personally, I do not like the idea of a cash fee.  :icontheboobclub: tried something like that earlier (where the proceeds would be donated to a charity) and turnout was very low.  What about just having a contest for fun (i.e., bragging rights)?  Or perhaps asking for donations from some members?  Donations could be in the form of points or commissions.

If you went with a $3 entrance fee and you wanted to give away cash prizes of $100, $75 and $50 to the 1st to 3rd place winners, you'd have to attract 75 entries.  Even if you allow multiple entries (@ $3 apiece), that's still quite a large turnout.  In my opinion.

The idea is a fair one.  I just don't know how popular it would be.  But I also don't want you to have to payout the cash prizes out of your own pocket either.