Suggestions?

Cacopheny · Post by **Cacopheny** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:23 pm

... er, the whole "image altering" thing was just a third "not new image" option I tacked onto the end of my list XD I'm not as bad as Hyrian or anything, but I do prefer my lists to be at least in threes, or it doesn't seem like a list >.> Anyway, I was just randomly spouting things. Nobody needs to take it horribly seriously, or anything, especially if your images don't work well with that sort of thing.

And Terry... I dunno o.o Someone else mentioned a whole list of non-breeding events (mostly battle-type things, but I'm sure people can think of something else). Basically like a hatching or a flight, where you get a bunch of characters to go to something and the owners write a story in prep for it by a certain deadline, with some kind of reward at the end for the effort that wasn't offspring, whole new characters, or whatnot.

hksherra · Post by **hksherra** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:27 pm

XD I've been considering running some summer games at Cy for years now, and that sounds something like what you're talking about.... If someone else wants to snag that idea and go with it... go ahead! I'd love something for dragons to participate in...

Skysong · Post by **Skysong** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:38 pm

Ooh, like ye old festivals of oldentimes ^__^

Those things were all the rage way many years ago - basically a bunch of contests and other fun stuff crammed into the space of a few weeks, or however long the person/people running it wanted to go. There'd be stuff like races, beauty contests for adopted creatures, art or writing contests, puzzles, 'go through my entire website to find a tiny link or image' hunts, that kind of thing. Prizes would range from adoptable creatures, breedings, IC items (like potions to affect breedings!), or even just a little certificate image that the winner could put on their webpage to show off.

I'd love to see more of those :O ..and no, I haven't been pondering running one again for a while. Of course not >_>

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:58 pm

There was an idea for Nexus-wide awards ceremony some years back. I even had a list of suggested awards that could be given out. Best story, best art, most art, most writing, etc.

Cacopheny · Post by **Cacopheny** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:07 pm

I don't think that was quite the same thing. That doesn't seem as... IC o.o Not something you could write sending your character to, with an incentive for the character, ya know?

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:10 pm

No, but it'd be a community thing. Just something fun and amusing to bring this place back to life.

>.>

<.<

*smacks an "I <3 RP" sticker on everyone then runs away*

hksherra · Post by **hksherra** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:11 pm

Could be like those big award ceremonies and invite Nexus VIP charas and RP them! ^^ Could have charas introduce and give out the awards, too!

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:15 pm

That'd be fun. Like a big OOC/IC thing.

Cacopheny · Post by **Cacopheny** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:17 pm

Huge Nexus-wide group rp? o.o

Scary... :: hides ^^' ::

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:19 pm

Not so much /huge/ as just... post whenever you have something witty to say. We do that often enough here anyway. :3 There'd be no requirements, no deadlines, and no expectations. The only thing I'd ask is for nominees for each chosen catagory.

>.> And... uh... some help on making the awards.

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:18 am

I like the idea of a Nexus wide get together thing. XD I need a chance to RP the peoples.

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:20 am

sounds good~~ I think. ^^ and it's low hassle, which is even better. XD

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:27 am

Alright, so later today I'll make a thread listing potential awards and the rules. I'll also need a few art-minded volunteers given that I still haven't mastered PS:CS. ^_^;; And also don't have a scanner til I get my lappy back.

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:47 am

... you know how, like, the oscars and all that have that girl chosen to lead people up and down the stage, and you know... act as a pretty mascot?

>.> >.>

can I nominate a pretty scientist for that role? XD

Post by **Dray** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:55 am

XD But what if people want to play with some of their less-used characters? Using the big-leader-types can be fun, but that seems to be the most that ever happens... all of our other characters seem to end up as hangers-on.

It'd be neat to have some community-wide things going on, both IC and OOC. Like, while we're doing this Nexus-Oscars (Nexcars? Oscus? XD) We can (if we want) host gathers and battles and so on--with whatever prizes people want. XD We'd just have to coordinate so that people entering, say, a beauty contest at one place wouldn't have to worry about missing out on one at another place during the same time! (Because, Gail, y'know Daynoren would probably win at both of them, if he went to both! XD)

Myrror: Definitely not getting rid of the giveaway and stats-page sections of the BWR. I like being able to give things away like that, too. I'd just mak a list of applicants and break it down into stories, stats and giveaways so that people could see how much of each went out. X3

Astra · Post by **Astra** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:15 am

Aw I think having festivals and things would be REALLY fun!

Post by **Dray** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:17 am

Bua ha ha ha ha. >:3 *has evil plottins ideas, too!*

We ought to set up a calendar-thingie so that we can all plot out what kind of events we want to do, how long they run, etc. etc. Maybe start them up after school ends for non-college folks?

Astra · Post by **Astra** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:28 am

And for college folks too *shudders at finals*

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:34 pm

Well, it'll take a while to get everything planned out to begin with. When does your school get out, Astra? Up here, it's already done for the summer.

*hogties Dray and drags her off to plot*

LakotaWolf · Post by **LakotaWolf** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:15 pm

I don't know how to say any of this without sounding at least marginally snotty and maybe a little elitist, so let me just start off by saying I don't intend that, and I apologize XD

Don't take this the wrong way, but I already had some stuff planned for "outside", non-breeding type events, and I KNOW Skysong was maybe planning a Festival (for Sams, not here, but I borrowed the idea from her) and I don't want to start stepping on toes if I start setting something up and then someone else puts up some stuff at the same time. What was everyone planning to do, if anything? I don't mind shelving my ideas, but I don't want to get a big thingy set up if someone else is already up and running with the idea XD Then there wouldn't be time for anyone's stuff, hehe!

I don't want these activities to be just RP though... because as I mentioned before, that involves more writing, and using other peoples' characters a lot. I had some ideas for contests, and setting up threads in here so people could actually vote, and devising a numerical-statistics system so there could be races and aerial mock battles and such. ::scratches chin:: Of course, there ought to be some of everything so that it's interesting to everyone and there's stuff to do! :DDDD

I also like Dev's idea of a centralized page - like a "Cover Page" for the Nexus! We could have a short intro to what we do here, and stuff, and maybe even a "galaxy map" of stars and planets if people are willing to allow their worlds to be considered as being in the same galaxy as other Nexusite's worlds X3 I think it wouldn't be the ultimate end-all, of course, but kind of a cool info page that could help guide newcomers so they don't get overwhelmed by all the stuff going on in the forum at once.

And now, my opinion on something:

I don't like the idea of a straight-up Awards Ceremony for the actual people IN the Nexus (us, in other words) because you are inevitably going to end up with people feeling hurt at not winning this award or another, or other people thinking "geez, Person X shouldn't have gotten -that- award". And even though we are all mature human beings, someone is going to get their feelings hurt, and resentment might come about from other people. SOMEone is going to think "gee, I write as well as Person B, but they still won this award and I didn't even get considered." Besides, a lot of the categories totally leave out some people, and that's not very fair.

It also reminds me a little of when I peruse websites sometimes and someone's site has some little image that looks like it was drawn in crayon, and it says "I WON THE SHINY HAPPY SUNSHINE ADOPTION CENTER AWARD!!!!!!!!!" It just seems... silly and redundant. Why does it matter which of us is the "Best Writer" or the "Most Prolific Giver-Out-er of Dragons"? XD I think we already KNOW who some of the people would be and are.

I can't think of many other specific reasons why I'm against it... I just don't like the feel of it :{ Of course, if everyone else likes it, it should go ahead anyway XD I just wanted to throw my pennies out into the well again and see what everyone thinks of them :D

Astra · Post by **Astra** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:24 pm

I am not really sure where I stand on this as I know Im probably not going to get any awards myself and I accept that, and it doesn't bother me, but it doesn't give me much incentive to enter either. What might be a good idea is a themed clutch with other things going on on the side. I remember a few years ago Ty did a gather-themed clutch in which everyone had to write about being at a specific gather before they were searched. We could do something like that, except the gather could have not only a clutch but dragon "Beauty contests" (ie drawing contest preferably following a specific theme) as well as "storytelling contests" for the aspiring bard/writer out there. And the clutch in question could be a frenzy but doesn't have to be. I think that this would be great fun and I would be more than willing to run an event like this during the summer if there was interest at all.

And Lakota, I'm not offended or anything, but I don't think we should outlaw competition altogether. If someone is going to be offended if they don't win a contest, then they shouldn't enter, but they shouldn't ruin the fun for everyone else. Sorry if I sound offensive myself, that's just my oppinion *shrug*

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:24 pm

I'm kind of with Lakota here! In terms of the award thing. I think it's a sweet idea, but I know myself well enough to know I'd be kinda hurt if all my friends got awards and I didn't... and inevitably that's going to happen to one or two of us here at the Nexus, so I can't help but empathize.

I know it's silly, and maybe I should be posting this on the awards thread, but... another way to do this could be for people who want an award (praise-whores that we are, and secretly all of us have a little praise-whore in us somewhere) could sign up and other people could decide what notable thing they've done in the Nexus? X3 It could still lead to hurt feelings, but it's not certain to, as other methods would be.

Of course, this would mean a lot of drawing of awards, so maybe that wouldn't be a neccisary part of the process, or it could, if we have enough arting volunteers. And this may be a silly suggestion if people WANT to be in competition with each other, but hey, it's an option. X3;;

Astra · Post by **Astra** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:30 pm

Okay I don't mean to sound like a jerk here and I am really sorry if I offend anyone but I really don't see the need to be happy lovey dovey politically correct everyone's special in their own way. This isn't kindergarten, we're all mostly mature adults or nearly adults. Some people will win and some people will lose but that is how life works. I know that if there was any kind of major competition I wouldn't win a thing because I'm honestly not that good, but I would still enjoy the experience and I'd probably improve my skill a lot for joining. If everybody wins something, then that kind of ruins the fun of anticipating who's going to win, you know? Yeah, it's not politically correct, but I go to lots of art forums that have contests all the time and they all function just fine. Of course, right now I'm talking about contest-events in general, not particularly "You get a reward for being you" type events.

LakotaWolf · Post by **LakotaWolf** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:30 pm

Astra - I know what you mean XD I'm not saying we should outlaw competition, but think about it: we're all competing constantly in here anyway! XD Competing for spots in clutches by writing the best stories, by picking the right number for giveaways, etc X3 So even if there was no contest, there'd still be competition :D

And aren't we here on this forum BECAUSE it's make-believe and not "real life"? So why should it be as harsh as real life can be? It's fantasy and it's a happy escape for a lot of people... it shouldn't be stressful :D

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:48 pm

As you guys have stated, I don't mean to offend anyone. You know I love you all. :3

But honestly... you guys really have to stop putting yourselves down.

"I'm not going to win" "I'm not that good". Bullocks. The point of the awards ceremony is to have a bit of silly OOCIC fun. Yeah, some people will win and some won't. I'm /hoping/ to give everyone who enters a prize. At least a consolation for being part of it.

All winners will be determined BY YOU. Which means that there shouldn't be any of "he shouldn't win!" stuff flying around. Not to mention that there will be first, second, third, and fourth place prizes. Nominations must be put in by someone else and the judges must have a majority opinion of winners.

This is actually something I've been wanting to do for a while cause I just thought it'd be fun. If there is angst over it, that really wasn't my intent. I suggested the ceremony a while back, but then the old board ate it. Now that I have some free time, I really do want to go through with it. I'm hoping it will at least renew my interest in story writing/arting. If nothing else, it'll be entertaining to see what comes out of it.

I mean... "Heinz Fifty-seven" award? Come on. :D That's just plain silly.

Post by **Dray** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:53 pm

It should be limited to one 1st place for any one person, just in case that comes up--though I don't think it will, just so that nobody happens to sweep anything.

It would be neat to have a system where everyone who wants to participate can enter, and then we all decide (in PM's and emails, perhaps) just what that person is best at, and then they get, say, a customized dragon-style award. Maybe just a flat-colour thing, nothing really compicated, that is themed to fit that award? Best writer could be a dragon (or a flit, or some other kind of pet!) with a quill and a book or something, most abundant collector could be a dragon with a giant sack of shinies! Etc.

Just an idea, hopefully not something to tread on Mystic's toes with!

LakotaWolf · Post by **LakotaWolf** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:54 pm

Why do we need a competition to make us want to improve our art or writing anyway? We should be able to want to improve ourselves without outside impetus XD There won't always be a competition around to make us want to get better at anatomy or coloring! :D Besides, it'd be silly to work on it really hard just to submit to a competition or something, and then let it slide again afterwards XD

Mystic Dragon · Post by **Mystic Dragon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:05 pm

That sounds like a good idea, those some of those awards will be fairly obviously decided. Oldest Member. :3 I wonder.

Now as for the decision process, I think it would be easier to have only a few people decide (aka. panel of judges) so that we don't end up with arguments or stalemates. I'll reserve my vote for situations where one of the other judges is nominated or a decision can't be reached.

And I was thinking the nominations would have to be put in by someone else because it saves us judges the effort of going through everyone's stuff to find out what they've done that deserves a silly award. XD I'll even open up the nominations to self-appointed if it saves me work!

There's no real competition going on with the awards. Although some people (such as myself) thrive off that kind of stuff. I would always look through old stories and think "how can I do better?". That's also how I've been improving my art. However, no, I don't want that with the awards. I just want people to have fun with it.

:P And... it kinda has revived the boards a bit. This is the most posting I've done in one night in a long while.