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WANTED: Contest ideas!! aka "excuses to send you free b
WANTED: Contest ideas!! aka "excuses to send you books"
Contest #1 was the "Explore BookTalk" contest where you were asked to accomplish 10 super simple tasks. Four free books have been sent out to members who tackled these 10 items, but more will be shipped as part of this ongoing contest.
So what next? What should we do for Contest #2 and 3 and 4?
I'm hoping for some creative ideas.
How about a BookTalk poem contest? I don't know much about poetry, but I personally prefer poems that actually rhyme. Limericks are nice too.
"There once was a book site called BookTalk..."
As you can see I'm no poet. And I know it.
Perhaps you can do better.
Or how about our own version of "Twas the Night Before Christmas?"
Yes, I'm looking for something fun that we can all enjoy and maybe laugh at a bit. But more serious suggestions are also desired. We can do some essay or even short story contests. And don't worry. No contest will only award one book to the 1st place winner. We'll always try to give away multiple books so that everyone feels they have a reasonable chance of winning.
You could even consider this search for contest ideas as a contest. Yes, that sounds good. The people that give the best suggestions will have a chance at some free books. So speak up!
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Ok, since nobody came up with any suggestions I will create the next contest myself.
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Here is my poem Chris:-
Christopher O'Connor - that's Irish you know,
The Irish are bonkers.....but it don't always show
So, especially beware of those on the Net
'Cos they're very confusing....and I'd take a Bet
That those ones in Florida are doubly opaque
BT comrades, be warey for goodness sake!
Tread gently and slowly and be circumspect
The Celtic Blood's there, and without due respect....
That bloodline is firey, and will die for a cause....
So before you confront him....for goodness sake pause!!
As to ideas for Competitions.......I suggest our favourite 'one pic' cartoons.
Cartoons are great for saying a lot without a language barrier.
Like my current Avatar.....BT is my favourite 'Hole'.
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OK I found out why it was deleted:
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Penelope, very cute.
Mr. President, looks like your wiki idea is a bit more complex than would be suitable for this contest.
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Yes, I think essay contests are ideal for a community based on writing about books and the ideas found in those books. But not many members have shown an interest in the "On The Importance of Reading" essay contest, to my dismay.
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How about a contest for best avatar? (Yeah, I'm still in love with my new avatar.)
Seriously, though I am trying to think of some good contest ideas. I am not saying this is great, but it just came to me. How about we give books to winners of polls that ask yearbook-like questions.
eg. most funny BT contributor,
most eloquent poster,
most knowledgeable about the environment,
most knowledgeable about the classics,
most knowledgeable about religion,
most knowledgeable about memes,
most knowledgeable about evolution,
most welcoming to new members,
best avatar,
best intro. thread,
best blog
Anyway, you get the idea. Would this be fun and uplifting or would people get their feelings hurt if they weren't an option on the poll or if they didn't win the poll?
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Tara, this is a great idea. And we don't have to put names on the poll. We have 1200+ members so creating a fair poll that only includes a small fraction would be difficult. We could simply ask everyone to nominate their fellow members for various awards.
Example:
We have a contest thread here in this forum asking the community to nominate a few members that they feel deserve recognition for X, Y or Z. We could either award free books to all, some or one of the members on this list of nominees.
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