Pages: 1 2 3  Next -- Posted by semibittersweet at 10:26 am on July 6, 2008 Livewire, As your contest manager, in an effort to increase the number of active contests on the forums, I am giving away a significant amount of money and points to the best contest ideas to be implemented in the next few weeks. WINNERS 1. roflfuckyou 2. iimjustbadnews 3. circa 4. Periwinkle 5. Define Your Line The creators of the winning ideas will receive: The first place winner: A $12 donation OR 1000 points The second and third place winner: A $6 donation OR 700 points. The fourth and fifth (if there is a fifth) place winner: 500 points. What makes a quality contest? 1. It is a contest that appeals to a majority of LW members. 2. It is a contest that can be entered without expensive equipment. 3. It is a contest whose entries can be created through a wide range of media (i.e. photography, writing, etc) 4. It is a contest that is well thought out and explained. If your entry and reply on this page is going to be a one sentence explanation or an incoherent phrase, please stop before you even post. -- Posted by Cyanide666 at 10:29 am on July 6, 2008 Each person enters 2 haikus, one has to be about Livewire, one can be about whatever they want.  Only one can be humor, the other has to be serious. -- Posted by Mattie17 at 10:30 am on July 6, 2008 Film yourself juggling 3 tennis balls. Time it the longest time continuous juggling wins! -- Posted by only in ky at 10:30 am on July 6, 2008 This sounds like a good idea. I'll think of one and get back to you. -- Posted by Acid World at 10:32 am on July 6, 2008 Will the person who makes the best contest idea be able to be a judge in the following contest? -- Posted by semibittersweet at 10:33 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from Acid World at 1:32 pm on July 6, 2008 Will the person who makes the best contest idea be able to be a judge in the following contest? I think the winners will create the contests on their own, and thus also be judges in their own contests. -- Posted by roflfuckyou at 10:40 am on July 6, 2008 Maybe; people taking pictures of themselves, or anything advertising LiveWire, like holding a sign or written on their hand, in strange/funny/unusual/famous places. For example, someone writing LiveWire on a sign and then holding it up in front of the Eiffel Tower (assuming you lived near it that is). Another example is a person opening the toilet door and finding someone on the laptop wearing a LiveWire shirt, not doing anything disgusting of course, but the scene would be funny. It doesn't necessarily have to show off photo taking skills or photo editing skills, just your sense of humor, and/or bright ideas. I don't know if this will appeal to anyone, but I like the idea and I would enter it. -- Posted by semibittersweet at 10:42 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from roflfuckyou at 1:40 pm on July 6, 2008 Maybe; people taking pictures of themselves, or anything advertising LiveWire, like holding a sign or written on their hand, in strange/funny/unusual/famous places. For example, someone writing LiveWire on a sign and then holding it up in front of the Eiffel Tower (assuming you lived near it that is). Another example is a person opening the toilet door and finding someone on the laptop wearing a LiveWire shirt, not doing anything disgusting of course, but the scene would be funny. It doesn't necessarily have to show off photo taking skills or photo editing skills, just your sense of humor, and/or bright ideas. I don't know if this will appeal to anyone, but I like the idea and I would enter it. That's actually really funny. -- Posted by Crackford Ferguson at 10:43 am on July 6, 2008 you fucking unoriginal bastard -- Posted by Frubeling at 10:52 am on July 6, 2008 Try and take a photo of a landscape in which there is no sign of human activity. Harder than it sounds, unless you live near a desert -- Posted by Wakeupcall at 11:00 am on July 6, 2008 Wakeupcall's entry. Why I believe this entry should win. -99.99999% of people on here have paint. -99.99999% of those people can use paint. -Paint images are easy to get on here.  (ie clicking save as and saving as a JPG file) -The work would be original. -I don't think we've had one here before. -It doesn't require specialist equipment. Bar a computor. but we all have one of those on here. MS Paint tourney - Rules would be set for entry - no nudity or vulgar imagery. A theme would also be set (possibly decided by a poll?) -  Entry format(s) Member Name: Picture Title: Picture: (LINK OR PICTURE) EG: Up to 3 entries per person. Judges may NOT award 1st and 2nd place to the same member. Rules -Entrants may put picture in IB, or on a site such as picOodle, provided that they label it correctly. A name must be selected for each entry. -Pictures MAY NOT just be painted over another picture. If it is based on a picture, please provide a link to that picture. -Pictures may NOT be edited using photoshop or other wise. -Pictures will be judged based on originality and overall look. -Pictures placed in IB MUST be in a seperate Album labelled "Paint Contest tournament" Thanks for listening :) ***   -- Posted by inkblot at 11:27 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from Wakeupcall at 2:00 pm on July 6, 2008 The best drawing on MS paint. Most have MS paint, or an equivalent. Or a mass iSketch tournament. I notice a lot of interest in both of late. XD Holy shit iSketch tourney. I would pwnz. I'll donate some points to this contests contest k.   -- Posted by Acid World at 11:29 am on July 6, 2008 I still toss my name into the hat as a judge. I'll partake in whatever contest wins instead. -- Posted by Wakeupcall at 12:50 pm on July 6, 2008 Quote: from Bzoink at 11:27 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from Wakeupcall at 2:00 pm on July 6, 2008 The best drawing on MS paint. Most have MS paint, or an equivalent. Or a mass iSketch tournament. I notice a lot of interest in both of late. XD Holy shit iSketch tourney. I would pwnz. I'll donate some points to this contests contest k. It would be sick! Either of them ideas. I'm tired of 'photography contests' and shite -- Posted by semibittersweet at 2:07 pm on July 6, 2008 2000 more points! And I still need judges. -- Posted by Wakeupcall at 6:07 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from semibittersweet at 2:07 pm on July 6, 2008 2000 more points! And I still need judges. I would happily judge should I not win, or even if I do XD -- Posted by xoxo1234 at 8:06 am on July 7, 2008 I'd love to judge this! Gotta warn you though, it'd be my first time judging a contest, so you'd have to sort of walk me through. -- Posted by circa at 9:28 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from xoxo1234 at 11:06 am on July 7, 2008 I'd love to judge this! Gotta warn you though, it'd be my first time judging a contest, so you'd have to sort of walk me through. step one: choose ten entries which you think are the best. step two: tell semibittersweet. you can send the cheque/mail order through paypal, i don't really mind. -- Posted by xoxo1234 at 9:31 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from circa at 7:28 pm on July 7, 2008 Quote: from xoxo1234 at 11:06 am on July 7, 2008 I'd love to judge this!    Gotta warn you though, it'd be my first time judging a contest, so you'd have to sort of walk me through. step one: choose ten entries which you think are the best. step two: tell semibittersweet. you can send the cheque/mail order through paypal, i don't really mind. I've noticed you've been around a lot today. Well sbs, if it really is that simple, can I judge? -- Posted by circa at 9:33 am on July 7, 2008 i show up once in a while. i'm probably going to enter this with a really shitty idea, but the balance will be met with my sales pitch. -- Posted by jow at 4:07 pm on July 7, 2008 The Circus Act Contest For all those who have an act that is circusy For example Juggling,unicycling,Gymnastics and all other things circus-related -- Posted by jow at 4:20 pm on July 7, 2008 An acronym contest who ever comes up with the best acronym of Livewire wins For Example Lola Is Very Elegant, Weird, Irrational. Recommence Extermination You could have Different Categories like Funniest, Most Romantic, The one that makes the most sense, The Rudest The one that Compliments Livewire the most. -- Posted by tkedwn119 at 7:30 pm on July 7, 2008 One of the biggest hot topics on LW is religion. So I think we should have a contest where everyone submits a short essay either defending or attacking religion. It could either be defending religion in general or a specific religion. In theory someone could post an essay trying to disprove one specific religion. This is needed, because there needs to be a central, organized debate on religion.  I say this so people who attack either side with no logic, e.i. "Religion is for retards."  "No, atheism is." From spoiling the posts -- Posted by tkedwn119 at 7:40 pm on July 7, 2008 One other idea.  I don't know if it's possible for LW to draw randomly, and this is a little early.  When the MLB playoffs draw near, make a pool.  Predict the division winners and wildcard teams, then the pennant winners, then the World Series champion.  I don't know if people would flock to it, but it's an idea -- Posted by circa at 7:48 pm on July 7, 2008 Hidden within this wonderful little 585x299 box are different things. One says 'livewire'. Another is a teddy bear. Like The I-Spy contest, there are images hidden within the image, only this time, the object is to be as discreet as possible and the entry is made by those who enter. The goal is to 'beat' the judges, essentially. Using every tool you can possibly use, the entry has to have four hidden items - there are no maximums, no minimums - only four. The job of the judge is, of course, to find these four. Depending on how difficult it is for the judges to find the hidden images/text - it will be rated on a scale - points are alloted. If the judges are unable to find the images, bonus points are alloted. If every judge except one finds the image, one point. If every judge but two, two points. For every item, bonus points are up for grabs if they're earned. semibittersweet will receive each entry from the contestants, where there will be indicators or explanations as to where the hidden images/texts are. As a result, she will not participate, but will act as more of a 'referee' than anything else - to make sure it's completely fair and those bastards aren't entering an entry where a single pixel is hidden behind a black background. Point System: FIRST ASPECT: Judge's opinion on the difficulty level. Five points for most difficult, zero points for least. SECOND ASPECT: Artsy. If it's nice-looking and well-put together (and hidden!), five points. If it looks like shit, zero. THIRD ASPECT: Bonus points, mentioned above: "If the judges are unable to find the images, bonus points are alloted. If every judge except one finds the image, one point. If every judge but two, two points. For every item, bonus points are up for grabs if they're earned." PS: I'm able to be bought out to make entries, so really, expensive equipment isn't required. PPS: Entries can be made on anything - a landscape, a picture of a hallway, art - anything that is an image. -- Posted by semibittersweet at 8:13 pm on July 7, 2008 I poop on circa's entry. -- Posted by semibittersweet at 3:48 pm on July 8, 2008 Quote: from circa at 10:48 pm on July 7, 2008 I can't find either the LW or the teddy bear so I'm automatically throwing your idea out kthnx. -- Posted by Wakeupcall at 4:04 pm on July 8, 2008 Quote: from semibittersweet at 3:48 pm on July 8, 2008 Quote: from circa at 10:48 pm on July 7, 2008   I can't find either the LW or the teddy bear so I'm automatically throwing your idea out kthnx. -- Posted by Mattie17 at 5:12 am on July 9, 2008 Domino contest: stack dominoes higher and higher until it topples over. video it upload it judge it. Who ever uses the most, before it topples, wins -- Posted by inkblot at 9:30 pm on July 10, 2008 People better give some more contest ideas, there's only till July 20th and there's LOTS OF POINTS. 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