2012 nano contest!!!

[reefwars]

hey guys, we as members decided this year to host our own nano contest for 2012. the contest will be open to all members , staff , and sponsors. there will be no entry fee for the contest, but to keep this as a contest and not to fall apart there will be a few rules and guidelines to follow. the contest duration will be for 6 mths starting oct1 2012. we will have sign up untill sept 25th after that date there will be no new entries.

here is a link to the rules and regulations:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=89297


here is a link to the official sign up sheet:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...619#post741619


lets have a clean fun contest , good luck guys and gals

[reefwars]

just a friendly note guys ,when the contest starts and its time to make your journals, start your journals in the "2012 nano contest" forumn and not the general journals forumn.

here is a link to the correct forumn in which to start your jornals.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=233

if you are unsure where to start your journal click the link and it will take you to the appropriate sub forumn or simply pm me and i will help you

journals should not be started untill oct1, for fairness sakes(unless you want people stealing your ideas like me lol )

cheers gang!!

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by reefwars

journals should not be started until oct1, for fairness sakes(unless you want people stealing your ideas like me lol )

cheers gang!!

There are already some journals started and I'm itching to get going so don't expect me to wait! Besides now that everyone is in who can enter I say

GAME ON!!!!!

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

There are already some journals started and I'm itching to get going so don't expect me to wait! Besides now that everyone is in who can enter I say

GAME ON!!!!!

yup no problems at all ,i see no problems in folks getting there journals ready

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by reefwars

yup no problems at all ,i see no problems in folks getting there journals ready

Sorry Denny but you know me I had to bug ya

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Sorry Denny but you know me I had to bug ya

haha no worries , i thought about it and to have everyone "have" to start their journals on the first is pushy so now people have a bit of flexibility on their journals


goodluck:P

[sphelps]

Thought it was open til the 25th? Why limit the amount of people?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Thought it was open til the 25th? Why limit the amount of people?

its been decided to stop the numbers at 25 , reason being we have some prizes lined up and we dont the judges going through 50 x 6mth long journals


i think 25 is a reasonable number, far more than previous years and it will be easier to manage the contest and for the judges to follow along.


i do realize it would be nice to have an unlimited amount of entries , and origionally that was my plan but ive thought long and hard aout it , and really i hope this becomes a yearly contest, and so this year ill stop at 25 contestants and we will learn from this years contest about what or not what to do for nex year.


i apologize in advance to anyone who was undecided or never seen the contest signup thread.


theres always next year, and hopefully next year it will be bigger and ill have more back up, right now im doing this all myself in the way of organizing,finding prizes,rules,pm's etc etc


cheers

[sphelps]

Well remember you have no entry fee, so more than likely 25 people won't finish this contest. Previous years had entry fees so less people entered but I believe everyone finished. It's only another week, I doubt you'll get 25 more people and while I don't actually think limiting the amount of people is a bad idea it's just it seems you keep changing things which isn't fair to everyone. There's probably a few people waiting til last minute to join which they originally could but now they can't.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Well remember you have no entry fee, so more than likely 25 people won't finish this contest. Previous years had entry fees so less people entered but I believe everyone finished. It's only another week, I doubt you'll get 25 more people and while I don't actually think limiting the amount of people is a bad idea it's just it seems you keep changing things which isn't fair to everyone. There's probably a few people waiting til last minute to join which they originally could but now they can't.

ive changed nothing but allow people to start their journals prior to the first,the rules are as they were first posted, same as the timeline...nothings been changed.....id like to know what you think i changed besided the number of contestants we have???


i stopped the numbers after plenty of thought, like i said maybe next year we can do something different.

for those who waited untill last minute....what can i say but if you were on the fence and waiting to see how it turned out.... you waited too long.....the registration was open for anyone wanting to join...no commitments had to be made and someone could have backed out if they didnt want to be in it......i figure those who are truely interested have joined by now......theres even still one place left:P:P

out of 25 if we have 10 dropouts....we still have 15 contestants.


yes this a free contest , it will stay free as long as im running it but everyone has to remember this is the first year for this contest, there are going to be some modifications here and there , but im making the decisions in the best interest of the contest and the contestants who entered and the people running the contest.

when i started this contest it was just me doing the planning and work for the contest , no one stepped forward for help in arranging this contest so ive done the best i can considering ive never ran a contest before......so far imo im happy with the way its going and i do not see a need to change things

cheers