I don't mean to sound rude, but I've just recently joined, and the pessimism here discourages me from participating. It's hard to get icon contest communities going in the first place, and secondly, for a lot of us, we're students, and this is the time of year when everything is cracking down and we don't have a lot of time to do these extraneous things.
I joined because I like Idol and I do make icons, but I'm mainly a fan of the judges, so those are the contests I'll enter.
But if you only want members that participate all the time and not just watch, let me know, and I'll unjoin.
I don't mean to sound rude either, but you did just recently join...and this pessimism just recently started. I used to have challenges that people will enter and people slowly stopped.
And, I am also a student. I'm in my third year, and I know exactly how students feel. It is my exam week next week. But at the end of October, it's not much of a crunch time, at least for me.
I don't want members that participate in every challenge every week, but I do want people who enter AT ALL. That's the fact of the matter. Only 3 people have entered the challenges for a very long time.
I understand that my pessimism may anger you or what not, but NOBODY EVER ENTERS!!!
Your pessimism doesn't anger me, and you run your community however you want, it is yours after all, I was just letting you know that that's how it's come across ever since I've been a member, and you just may want to think about how you come across to those who are new.
But at the end of October, it's not much of a crunch time, at least for me.
Well, a lot of times it can be. I know for me, that's my midterm week.
It's different for everyone.
I know it can be frustrating, but I'm just saying maybe a different approach would be better. Or maybe if you polled the community and asked for what kind of challenges they'd like to see, you'd have more participation.
*shrugs*
I don't know, I don't run an icon community. But it seems to work well for the others I'm in, so I thought I'd just give you some suggestions.
Excuse me daisygirl_1315 but like you said you just joined so I don't think you really have any right to come here and insult the person who's running this community.You may not have meant to sound rude but you were.
This has always been a really fun community and like candybarsodapop just said the pessimism has just recently started because very few people have been entering lately.
If you don't like the way this community is run or the "pessimism" of it then like you said unjoin.
No one is forcing you to participate in every challenge, the moderator is just asking that people do participate as it's no fun to run a challenge that no one is entering.
I bet you'll have more participation once the new season of Idol gets going in January. Everyone will be getting into the new contestants and you can make a big thing of it. Right now, I think it's harder when Idol isn't airing and it doesn't have the same excitement going for it.
My only other thought would be to do more challenges on the winners or 2nd place runner-ups from each season. Those are the most popular contestants and would probably generate more entries than the 3rd or 4th place runner-ups. I know I like to make icons of Kelly and sometimes Clay, and I'd even get excited and participate in the future for people like Ruben, Carrie, Bo, etc.
I'm sure it'll pick up. It is a busy season, as others have said, and I know I'm not getting as many participants in kelly_contest lately either. It's hard to make time for it all, I think.
I guess I just haven't done more challenges on the winners because they have so many communities dedicated just to them...and I've actually had people tell me that they're sick of seeing Kelly icons...so I've tried to widen my challenges..and make them full on "Idol Contestant" challenges...
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I joined because I like Idol and I do make icons, but I'm mainly a fan of the judges, so those are the contests I'll enter.
But if you only want members that participate all the time and not just watch, let me know, and I'll unjoin.
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And, I am also a student. I'm in my third year, and I know exactly how students feel. It is my exam week next week. But at the end of October, it's not much of a crunch time, at least for me.
I don't want members that participate in every challenge every week, but I do want people who enter AT ALL. That's the fact of the matter. Only 3 people have entered the challenges for a very long time.
I understand that my pessimism may anger you or what not, but NOBODY EVER ENTERS!!!
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But at the end of October, it's not much of a crunch time, at least for me.
Well, a lot of times it can be. I know for me, that's my midterm week.
It's different for everyone.
I know it can be frustrating, but I'm just saying maybe a different approach would be better. Or maybe if you polled the community and asked for what kind of challenges they'd like to see, you'd have more participation.
*shrugs*
I don't know, I don't run an icon community. But it seems to work well for the others I'm in, so I thought I'd just give you some suggestions.
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It is really really frustrating..
and I know you are just trying to help
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oh and Sorry I didnt get a chance vote
People will start joining again don't worry just be happy it's not as dead as aidiva_contest =)
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This has always been a really fun community and like candybarsodapop just said the pessimism has just recently started because very few people have been entering lately.
If you don't like the way this community is run or the "pessimism" of it then like you said unjoin.
No one is forcing you to participate in every challenge, the moderator is just asking that people do participate as it's no fun to run a challenge that no one is entering.
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You need entries to run a challenge!! LOL, and if your picky about waht challenges you enter maybe you should start your own community :)
Keep up the good work candybarsodapop
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My only other thought would be to do more challenges on the winners or 2nd place runner-ups from each season. Those are the most popular contestants and would probably generate more entries than the 3rd or 4th place runner-ups. I know I like to make icons of Kelly and sometimes Clay, and I'd even get excited and participate in the future for people like Ruben, Carrie, Bo, etc.
I'm sure it'll pick up. It is a busy season, as others have said, and I know I'm not getting as many participants in kelly_contest lately either. It's hard to make time for it all, I think.
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I guess it's not working though.
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