- KatieMosing:
- I mean, I get that their supposed to be fun, but I think, since it's a contest, it should be about more than just fun. There are prompts all over the site, so if people just wanted a prompt they could do that, or still use the prompt, but not enter. The contest section is for competition and I think people, especially hosts, need to be held responsible when they enter into something. I don't mean to sound harsh, but I don't think it's fair that people spend a ton of time writing their entries, only to never have them judged or even looked at by the host. I mostly think the point deduction should be given to the host, because it really isn't fair for them to leave their contestants hanging.
And I agree with that. I don't see the current system as too much fun, since so many contests don't get judged. And if you just want a prompt, either use the prompt section or take the prompt form the contest but don't actually enter the contest. People do need to be more responsible.
The only flaw I see here is that points being deducted from the host for not completing a contest could be bad, if we go back to the previous issues with including the point system. What if their grandma died and they forget about their contest? What if someone just lies that that happened to try and get their points back? But I'm thinking it won't matter if it's a small enough amount, and you can easily get them back by writing a short article or whatever. Small enough to not annoy people a lot, but large enough to make people reconsider not judging because they're being too lazy.
@ dru is the man.
I think new rules need to be implemented, especially regarding entering and hosting/judging contests. There's no point in moving the contest section, giving it a new design and adding new features when people will still abuse it.