Project OrgEditor [Suggestion/Comments Thread]

[CodeZTM]

Before everybody begins convulsing, NO we aren't starting this yet. It won't be until summer before it gets kicked off, but I have several things that need to be taken care of with this before the holiday break is over, and I need a lot of information in my hands before January is over. Most of this is for getting things organized and in tangible form for our sponsors. Early bird catches the worm sort of thing.

For those of you that don't know about the project, you can read about it under the spoiler tag below.

Spoiler :

Project Editor is an AMV Competition where editors will pit against each other for x number of rounds, with each round having a different "theme" or restrictions on editing. Each round will result in editors being "eliminated" from the competition. In the end, only one can be named as the Project Editor Champion! Go watch Project Runway on Youtube, because that was the inspiration for the competition.

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The Details

Project OrgEditor is set to begin this summer [June/July] and will run for a month or two. We currently have two sponsors for the event, so the prizes and coordination should be a little more organized this time around. Oh who am I kidding, it'll be nuts no matter what we do.

WHAT I NEED:

1) Please fill out the survey below and E-MAIL it to our gmail account [ projectorgeditor@gmail.com ]. There is actually more than one person that will be helping me manage the contest this season, so it's important that we have shared access to all the info that we can.

2) Please comment about how you think things should be run this year in this thread. Speak freely. I'm more than open to suggestions/criticisms if you have any issues with them.

Thank you for your time.

~CodeZTM

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Survey

[Please e-mail to projectorgeditor@gmail.com]

Note: Both contestants, viewers, prospective judges and random people are permitted to answer the survey.

Question #1: How many rounds of competition do you feel is enough? 5 or 7 or 10?

Question #2: When it comes to con prizes, what do you look more forward to getting? DVDs OR Plushies OR T-Shirts OR Knick-Knacks OR a Certificate/trophy? [You may pick two here]

Question #3: How do you feel about time limit restrictions? In the past, we've had a laid back attitude if a video was 20/30 minutes past the deadline, so long as it was turned in before the judging had completed? Should we abolish this "time cushion" or is it fine the way that it is? In that same frame of mind, how should we treat people that "drop" from the competition?

Question #4: Quit peeking! Would you rather be judged blindly or openly?

Question #5: It's the final round! How many people should be here? 4 OR 3 OR 2?

Question #6: Sexy! Should we allow Hentai/Gore entries that violate Org Standards be permitted/submitted? If so, will you be willing to accept the fact that some judges may not be required [by law] to view your entry, thus having a lesser number of judges to view your work?

Question #7: It's time to pick the judges! Do you want their comments to be viewed publicly to give reason to their scores where everybody can read them? More importantly, what do you feel is a key standard that a judge should have? Should there be a "join date" restriction when considering possible judges?

Question #8: It's elimination time! Who should go home? A)The person with that round's lowest score. B) The person with the lowest OVERALL score. C) The person with the lowest averaged round score + overall score?

Question #9: Do YOU know the anime? Should there be a restriction on how many anime that the contestants can use? Or should they be permitted to use whatever anime they have in stock?

Question #10: Last question, I promise! Would you be willing to make a donation to a-m-v.org in order to receive a compilation disc of all the videos from all rounds of competition? If so, would you rather: A) Donate $10 for just the discs or B) $15 for the discs AND a case? [I'm currently unsure of the legalities of this, or if the Org's admins/moderation would be on board for this, I just wanted to ask to see if it's even worth the time of considering.]

[godix]

Question #1: How many rounds of competition do you feel is enough? 5 or 7 or 10?

Does it matter? You'll quit after the second round...

[CodeZTM]

After checking on all the surveys that have thus far been sent in [also, I'd like to have a big THANKS for everyone filling it out, it's nice to have the info], I'd like to clear up two things that 5/6 surveys have been making.

1) The donation thing to a-m-v.org is probably not going to end up happening. But thank you for all the relevant legal information/links, and your heartfelt feelings about not wanting to pay. It will probably make my life easier in the long run anyway.

2) Because it has been asked several times, NO, there will not be a limit on those that are going to be allowed to participate. If 10 people sign up, that's what we'll have. If 134 sign up, that's what we'll have [but will probably have a pre-competition round to get it to a more reasonable number].

Thank you for all your information, and keep those surveys coming!

~CodeZTM

[BasharOfTheAges]

You could always make the contest a donator-only thing if you feel that strongly about it.

[CodeZTM]

You could always make the contest a donator-only thing if you feel that strongly about it.

That's not really necessary. It was just a hindthought I had when developing this rendition. I just thought I would save the time of those filling out the survey that they didn't have to answer the question any longer.