So I've been thinking about starting a contest for like a week or so now, but I need help.
1. How long do you think a contest should go on for? If I were to start a contest as early as tomorrow would it be too restrictive to have the deadline be set for March 15th or 17th? I picked those days because my spring break starts March 13th and that'd give a little extra time for me to just relax for a few days. If those dates don't work out well do you think setting the deadline for sometime in May would be too long to have a contest running for?
2. The following are the rules as I have them right now, do you think they're good, or should I add or take something away?
All Mibba Rules and Guidelines
Minimum of 1,000 words
Highest rating is set at R, any higher and I couldn't write a review for the magazine
NO m-preg, incest, or rape.
Original and fanfiction are accepted
Readable layouts
Let me know if you can't finish by the deadline or if you change your name
LINK TO CONTEST IN SUMMARY
Minimum of 1,000 words
Highest rating is set at R, any higher and I couldn't write a review for the magazine
NO m-preg, incest, or rape.
Original and fanfiction are accepted
Readable layouts
Let me know if you can't finish by the deadline or if you change your name
LINK TO CONTEST IN SUMMARY
3. For prizes I have some set for 1st to 3rd place, but I was wondering if it'd be interesting to have some extra's for the winners to choose from? Would that be a good idea, or...?
4. Part of me is kind of not sure how I feel when it comes to judging. I honestly think that I would just pick my favorite's as a top 3 and I'm afraid that if any of my friends were to enter I'd end up having a bias. Would anyone be willing to co-judge? (I'm also not really sure how co-judging works exactly so...)
5. Would anyone be interested in making some snazzy banners?
6. I feel like I'm forgetting some aspect...
7. If I do end up hosting this contest, and I really want to, are picture like contests still well favored? I wouldn't exactly have it just be solely a picture contest, there'd be a spin, and honestly the picture wouldn't even have to be used, but... yeah. (I feel like that sentence didn't really go anywhere/make sense.)
I don't know. Thoughts if you would?