Vlad G Pohnert wrote:Maybe it's time to start getting more people involved in the contest to handle all the video entires....
TaranT wrote:Money is the usual solution to these types of rationing problems:
a. Charge an entry fee - I believe Nan Desu Kan does this.
b. Require entrants to purchase a convention ticket (e.g. JACON). Whether they actually attend is up to them, but their names need to be on the prereg list by some fixed date.
Another solution is an entry window. For example, videos will only be accepted between April 1 and May 1.
If you can't find extra help (which comes with its own problems), then something drastic will have to be done regardless of the blowback. Even capping the number of entries is better than having the whole event fall apart, or you in the ER, or out of a job, etc. I mean, it's just a video contest.
BTW, this topic was discussed here in the forums a couple of years ago. People knew the day was coming for the largest contests. Even AWA has had to bend under the weight.
aluminumstudios wrote:Many AMV creators know when the cons are and can keep track of deadlines and plan their time. I know many people who don't start until the last minute too ... so I don't see an earlier deadline as being that bad of a thing.
Fungie½ wrote:First of all, I just want to point out that "getting a larger staff" is not one of the three things listed in his post. Perhaps an e-mail would've been more suited for that. We have to remember that he is running the contest, not us, but I'm sure he's open to suggestions.
Mroni wrote:Charging at the door for the prescreenings isn't a bad idea. If you want to see the competition early you have to pay.
Senta wrote:Mroni wrote:Charging at the door for the prescreenings isn't a bad idea. If you want to see the competition early you have to pay.
It's not a bad idea... it's a HORRIBLE idea. How would charging people who volunteer their time to prescreen even help solve the problem mentioned by the opening post? Too many prescreeners isn't the problem.
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