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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2583027, member: 10461"]I had an idea for a contest that might be fun. It would, of course, involve a HUGE amount of work from me, above and beyond any prizes I'd give up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's how I'm thinking it could go...</p><p><br /></p><p>I have here in a couple of albums all of my metal detecting "keeper coins" found since 1992.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of these, having been found before I had a camera or computer, do not have photographs, and have consequently never been shared online (never mind the fact that quite a lot of them are junk, despite being considered "keepers" by me). Now that I finally <i>do</i> have a satisfactory camera setup (albeit very little experience with it just yet), I've thought it would be nice to image my backlog of old finds... a little bit at a time. Perhaps ten or so per session. It will take months if not a year or more to work through the albums. (That's where the "epic" part comes in. It will be a huge task.)</p><p><br /></p><p>What I would do is shoot photographs of ten dug coins, say, in sequential order by the date they were found (I kept records at the time). Then I would announce that we were ready to play. Starting with the first coin, I would tell the story of how and where I found it, and any other details from the hunt that I remembered- but NOT what the coin is.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the end of my little story, I would then ask players to guess the coin (maybe the type first, then the date). When someone successfully guessed what it was, I would post the photograph of it and award points to the successful guesser(s). Then we would move on to the next find in the album.</p><p><br /></p><p>After every page in the "dug keepers" albums (the pages each hold 20 coin finds), I would offer an opportunity for players to redeem their points towards actual (non-dug) coin prizes. They could redeem their points then, or hold them until the next redemption period(s), to build up a bigger total towards a bigger prize. And at the end of the game, I would "buy out" any unredeemed points so those people would get something too (maybe just a modest PayPal gift of a penny or two per point).</p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say, as per CT rules, nobody will be asked to pay a single cent to participate. The only thing the players would need to give up is a little attention and enthusiasm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sound like fun?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What would be in it for the players:</b></p><ul> <li>Treasure hunting stories to read and dug coins to look at</li> <li>Chances to guess the finds and earn points</li> <li>Chances to redeem points for real (non-dug) coin prizes</li> <li>Fun, hopefully</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><b>What would be in it for me:</b></p><ul> <li>A LOT of work, but long-<i>needed</i> work</li> <li>Imaging of my detector finds</li> <li>Practice with my new camera</li> <li>Fun of sharing my stories and showing the finds</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2583027, member: 10461"]I had an idea for a contest that might be fun. It would, of course, involve a HUGE amount of work from me, above and beyond any prizes I'd give up. Here's how I'm thinking it could go... I have here in a couple of albums all of my metal detecting "keeper coins" found since 1992. Most of these, having been found before I had a camera or computer, do not have photographs, and have consequently never been shared online (never mind the fact that quite a lot of them are junk, despite being considered "keepers" by me). Now that I finally [I]do[/I] have a satisfactory camera setup (albeit very little experience with it just yet), I've thought it would be nice to image my backlog of old finds... a little bit at a time. Perhaps ten or so per session. It will take months if not a year or more to work through the albums. (That's where the "epic" part comes in. It will be a huge task.) What I would do is shoot photographs of ten dug coins, say, in sequential order by the date they were found (I kept records at the time). Then I would announce that we were ready to play. Starting with the first coin, I would tell the story of how and where I found it, and any other details from the hunt that I remembered- but NOT what the coin is. At the end of my little story, I would then ask players to guess the coin (maybe the type first, then the date). When someone successfully guessed what it was, I would post the photograph of it and award points to the successful guesser(s). Then we would move on to the next find in the album. After every page in the "dug keepers" albums (the pages each hold 20 coin finds), I would offer an opportunity for players to redeem their points towards actual (non-dug) coin prizes. They could redeem their points then, or hold them until the next redemption period(s), to build up a bigger total towards a bigger prize. And at the end of the game, I would "buy out" any unredeemed points so those people would get something too (maybe just a modest PayPal gift of a penny or two per point). Needless to say, as per CT rules, nobody will be asked to pay a single cent to participate. The only thing the players would need to give up is a little attention and enthusiasm. Sound like fun? [B]What would be in it for the players:[/B] [LIST] [*]Treasure hunting stories to read and dug coins to look at [*]Chances to guess the finds and earn points [*]Chances to redeem points for real (non-dug) coin prizes [*]Fun, hopefully [/LIST] [B]What would be in it for me:[/B] [LIST] [*]A LOT of work, but long-[I]needed[/I] work [*]Imaging of my detector finds [*]Practice with my new camera [*]Fun of sharing my stories and showing the finds [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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