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Jon and members first off the majority of you guys rock, some of you are just worseless fucks, like dru and dan (j/k)
I agree with Jan in saying that the contests do create a certain vibe or excitement in the community, but in a way it is sad. I get motivated and new ideas hitting me almost everyday when i venture into the pits of hell here. This is a community and a lot of people here really like this place. And for those who think a contest will ruin this place, well they are ones who shouldnt be here in the first place. This place isnt all take take take, you need to give something back, even if it is just a simple thank you to let the person who helped you know that you got something out of what the fuck they said. You never really know how much it does for me to know that my knowledge in a certain area helped someone.
The contests aint gonna kill this forum. A lot of the members here like me lived on sitepoint and DP for years, but found a new place or home here. UNCENSORED Too, which is an added bonus. This forum has helped a lot of people in such a short amount of time, and that alone dwarfs other boards that I have been on. The senior members here arent shitheads who think that they walk on water and your worseless. They genuinely try and be as helpful as possible. That makes wickedfire the place it is , not some contest.
now on to you jon.......
I do have to say if you want to run a contest, follow through. Some of the points made were valid and i can see some of the people being upset. Me personally i contribute as much as i can, but dont ever think about winning because well, when i try i never win contests... But for future reference if you do decide to run a contest, make it easier for you to manage, and maybe take a poll to see if the members think it will come to fruition.
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you wrote this,,,,,
But back to the point. I don't have a problem with the $25k contest, only that I will have to divide my time up and I won't be able to focus on the new resource sections. I can assure you, that if I didn't care about people stealing the ideas, I would list them out over here, and I am almost sure 99% of you would be in awe of what's to come.
You say you dont want to list this worldchanging ideas out in the open due to people stealing your ideas or them getting released to the world. Whats to keep that from happening in a members area?? Yes I know you say that it will be members based on certain criteria, but I would really like to know that what you and others post in this section want become mainstream in a few weeks time. Make everyone sign a NDA and take a fund to prosecute the people who leak the info..lol.
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you wrote this...
If you joined here looking to make bank on some articles or for being active here, leave. Seriously. I don't want your business here. I want people that are here for the longrun. People with a good sense of humor, that just want to kick back and share ideas and content.
My thoughts
I am in total agreeance with you, I for one think that all forums should have a monthly post count each member needs to hit, that way we weed out all the lurkers and negative people who most likely want ever contribute anyways... Most people would say " wait that is stupid, that will kill your forum"... I say people who say that are Worseless , getting rid of the fags and negative assholes will only make the community that much more stronger and tight knit.
Finally you wrote,,,,
You will need a certain amount of credibility and activity under your belt to access certain areas of the resource section. You will need to be active in participating in conversation and contributing content. You'll never have to spend any money, but because you participated and gave it your all for now defunct contests, your reward in the end will be much more beneficial I think. Instead of trying your hardest and losing a contest, now everyone has a much better shot, and there are no limits on who gets inside. Just meet the minimum requirements, and you're in! How fucking easy is that? That to me, also sounds like one hell of a great alternative to a contest where only a few people would benefit.
You gonna let us know what these requirements are, or keep it a secret. Both is beneficial, if you dont let people know in advance then you keep the forums clean of crap posts.
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Overall I have no issue with this decision you made, and feel that the private area will benefit more people in the long run. My only concern is that the private area want stay private long and the info will be slung out to all the other shitty forums, which wil make the impact the private area has less enticing.
Let the neg rep fly, i know some people out there hate me,,,, lmao
