@kaya May I propose a change of rules for that contest?
I see a big problem with the announcement of events or parties before.
- It puts participants under certain pressure to “perform”
- It is unpredictable what will happen. Guests can change their minds or if they show up might be in a different mood.
- So in most cases this is not even the fault of the participant if a party does not take place or takes a different outcome.
- There can be also force majeur like ISP issues or similiar (Preparing a big party and then getting hit by ISP issues and therefore not earning anything will even make them lose money)
- In the end viewers might get angry and the respective participant(s) might lose reputation so the event will be even worse for them.
Three examples of parties which were pre-announced and did not happen that way (One within the contest) :
- Hawaiian style party at the mansion (None of the guests showed up dressed for such a party. Not the fault of participants. In the end was an ordinary party)
- Lolas gangbang party (The guys decided to show up already early in the morning, place got ISP issues during the early party and everybody left. Not fault of the participant again)
- Kamilas “Guess who” party (I am pretty sure it was not her fault at all that nobody showed up)
Long story short I think we should do the following:
- Get rid of the announcements and the creation of each topic for an event
- Let’s make one big topic where everybody can post within the rules of the contest (Only screenshots or short clips from the actual stream or timeline)
- Posts are only valid if realm name is provided and some explanation why it fits the summer theme
- At the end likes will be counted and prices distributed accordingly
This will have many advantages:
- No realm needs to bother about annoucements and planning of events. They are all participating all the time.
- No hassle for participants or managers with announcements
- No dissatisfied viewers who are waiting for events who do not take place or take place in a different way.
- A lot less confusing for viewers here where and when to post