Contests with no results - happen often?

[HalOfBorg]

I have three that I entered so far that have had their date come and go with no word at all. Two of them even seem to have no activity on their web pages.
1 is less than a week old, and I can only imagine everyone is busy and tired to say the least.

I was just wondering if this is a common occurance.

[GloryQuestor]

It isn't common. It's the coordinator's job to respond to every entrant, no matter the situation. If they have your entry, they should notify you. If they haven't confirmed it or if your name or video doesn't show up on any lists they have posted, then you should e-mail or PM the coordinator(s) and ask for a status update.

[Pwolf]

what contests?

[Castor Troy]

You should only enter a contest with an established reputation.

[HalOfBorg]

It isn't common. It's the coordinator's job to respond to every entrant, no matter the situation. If they have your entry, they should notify you. If they haven't confirmed it or if your name or video doesn't show up on any lists they have posted, then you should e-mail or PM the coordinator(s) and ask for a status update.

It's not so much no response or notice about my entry - it's a total lack of anything after the con date. Even a few other people posting on their forums with same question - who won?

what contests?

Otakufest
Animeland Vegas
Animazement (but it has only been a few days so far)

You should only enter a contest with an established reputation.

Sounds good to me. Where would I go to know their reputation? Keep in mind I did hear about the contests I enter on our "Contest calendar" or a post on forums.

[GloryQuestor]

You should only enter a contest with an established reputation.

Sounds good to me. Where would I go to know their reputation? Keep in mind I did hear about the contests I enter on our "Contest calendar" or a post on forums.

You can find this out by:

- Checking through this forum. The ones with "established reputations" will be the ones with responsive coordinators and very good responses from editors.

- Checking the websites and forums of the convention you wish to place a video into. Don't look at just AMVs, either; check out some of the other programming information and browse the forums to get a feel for the convention's reputation.

Even if a convention gets positive indicators, you should make sure to do the work on your end all the time. If you don't see anything about your video (or any videos) after the convention is over, e-mail the contest coordinator. If the coordinator doesn't answer back after 2-3 days and there is still no activity, see if there is a department head for music videos (or for the video rooms) and e-mail them. If that still doesn't get any responses, e-mail the convention's operations manager. By that point, you should get some sort of response. You do have to keep at them, for it is their job to make sure that you are satisfied as a contestant so you'll pass on the word. Don't jump the gun, but don't sit back and wait if it's taking days to find out anything.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Communications is always the #1 thing for me in all the contest I run... Hec, for anything run at a con for that matter..

Vlad