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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3291999, member: 83845"]I understand that there are certain members that tend to shy away from "contests" and I can understand why... truly I can. However I think we need to abandon the notion that just because there is a "winner" that means everyone else lost. In a game among <b><u>friends</u></b> everyone wins, especially when everyone learns something. I will not ask anyone to participate in that aspect who doesn't want to do so (I will PM those folks in late November).</p><p><br /></p><p>Contests or games can add a level of interest to initiatives that might fall off the radar otherwise. When you ask a reader to actively participate in a game they are more likely to read than skim. The CIT showed this I believe. In the past we have had threads where we have tried to compile a lot of data on beginner topics (attribution, authenticity, good vendors etc.). How often do those posts get referenced to questions or updated? How often do good threads get buried on the second page before most people see them? I hope to help with that on this thread and to provide some fun and recognition to boot!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a fantastic observation and I completely agree. In fact I think that interesting questions such as you mention happen in the body of a thread as often as the OP. That is why I also encourage members to link to specific posts that spark this kind of value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Really there are few set guidelines on what can be nominated as educational here. If you think it has great value let's capture it on the OP list!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">..........................</p><p><br /></p><p>I am also open to suggestions on how you all wish to see the threads indexed? Right now I am thinking by category (Medieval Europe, Roman, Greek, Far East, India etc.) and put the newest threads at the top with a note about who posted it and on what date. See OP[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3291999, member: 83845"]I understand that there are certain members that tend to shy away from "contests" and I can understand why... truly I can. However I think we need to abandon the notion that just because there is a "winner" that means everyone else lost. In a game among [B][U]friends[/U][/B] everyone wins, especially when everyone learns something. I will not ask anyone to participate in that aspect who doesn't want to do so (I will PM those folks in late November). Contests or games can add a level of interest to initiatives that might fall off the radar otherwise. When you ask a reader to actively participate in a game they are more likely to read than skim. The CIT showed this I believe. In the past we have had threads where we have tried to compile a lot of data on beginner topics (attribution, authenticity, good vendors etc.). How often do those posts get referenced to questions or updated? How often do good threads get buried on the second page before most people see them? I hope to help with that on this thread and to provide some fun and recognition to boot! This is a fantastic observation and I completely agree. In fact I think that interesting questions such as you mention happen in the body of a thread as often as the OP. That is why I also encourage members to link to specific posts that spark this kind of value. Really there are few set guidelines on what can be nominated as educational here. If you think it has great value let's capture it on the OP list! [CENTER]..........................[/CENTER] I am also open to suggestions on how you all wish to see the threads indexed? Right now I am thinking by category (Medieval Europe, Roman, Greek, Far East, India etc.) and put the newest threads at the top with a note about who posted it and on what date. See OP[/QUOTE]
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