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    Having just seen some pretty sweet GFX by @tehYosh (thread: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104858) I was reminded of SOTW (Signature Of The Week) which was running a few years back. It died out because fewer and fewer people took part, but I was thinking, with the new blood that's joined, that it'd be pretty cool if we could get it going again.

    So...What do you guys think? Would you take part?

    Let me know!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
    Having just seen some pretty sweet GFX by @tehYosh (thread: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104858) I was reminded of SOTW (Signature Of The Week) which was running a few years back. It died out because fewer and fewer people took part, but I was thinking, with the new blood that's joined, that it'd be pretty cool if we could get it going again.

    So...What do you guys think? Would you take part?

    Let me know!
    I wasn't around for SOTW I suppose, what exactly did it entirely entail?

    Also, I bet he would love to hear you think so highly of it!

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    My heart melted when I saw that, I'm honoured that my work rekindled your idea! If anything I'd love to be a part of it or a helping hand if I can! Haha I've got butterflies in my stomach, kinda excited!

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    I wasn't around for SOTW I suppose, what exactly did it entirely entail?
    A SoTW competition is normally when a theme is decided for anyone to enter in (Normally with rules and stuff, but that's all decided by whoever runs it) in which there is normally a prize, whether it be bragging rights or just a small perk, but because it's a weekly thing it obviously rotates round, and new things and new challenges bring out the creative side of people
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
    I wasn't around for SOTW I suppose, what exactly did it entirely entail?
    tehYosh pretty much summed it up. There were never prizes before but I suppose donations could be taken for prizes, and hopefully some more people would get involved.

    Anyway, here's an example of a week:

    Entrants: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51532
    Discussion: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51533
    Voting: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51807
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
    tehYosh pretty much summed it up. There were never prizes before but I suppose donations could be taken for prizes, and hopefully some more people would get involved.

    Anyway, here's an example of a week:

    Entrants: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51532
    Discussion: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51533
    Voting: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51807
    I'm sure we could have prizes... @Hobbit still has a prize bank right?
    I'm sure if we started having more competitions people would donate more

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Killer View Post
    I'm sure we could have prizes... @Hobbit still has a prize bank right?
    I'm sure if we started having more competitions people would donate more
    With a community that's the whole idea isn't, all you need is one stone to get the ball rolling! I only suggested the prizes are more of an attraction thing, people feel more inclined to do something if there is a reward at the end, not sure but the following could be a possibility:
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    Attending SoTW Prize: 1m gp
    Winning SoTW Prize: 2m gp + blue phat
    Staff Favourite: 100k gp
    Obviously not those prizes, but as a reward structure maybe?

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    @Rich this is a great idea! I'm not much for graphic design myself but I'd love to see what others have to offer!

    Also I chose the "I'll take part" option because even if it's not great I might as well enter it, it's fun to play around with gimp

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    maybe it would be best to do it on a monthly basis? I think it will die out if its weekly since we don;t have that many people into gfx

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    If the majority of the people chip in for the fun of it (Which is obviously the main idea!) then there isn't any reason not to do it weekly, it's not an overly difficult process, but I guess getting the userbase, or getting an idea of who will actually do it before actually doing the competition was a smart idea, but I hope it brings up enough interest!

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    Fortnightly could be better I suppose?
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    Renamed to Signature Of Two Weeks...

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    Yeah, I also thought of SoTW when I saw @tehYosh's recent post. I'd be all for this, although I'm downright bad with them .

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    Sure why not? Although I'm far out-classed when it comes to graphics I'm all for more community events & competitions.

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    I would love to do something like this. I don't have great photoshop skills, but I do have photoshop...
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    Make a cup for anyone who wins 3 times!
    Small gp rewards are always nice too, I donated a while back to the bank idk if what I donated is still available.

    Id love to take part in this, I am honing my photoshop skills as we speak!




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    This is the whole idea though, it's not about if you're good or bad at photoshop, it's all about the community aspect and helping each other out, together as a unit, we can push through together, rather than one at a time

    I'm also considering doing some tutorials just to give people some basic tips, also if anyone does want any help or feels stuck with anything I'm more than willing to share my creative insight with you!

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    I'll talk to Hobbit later on when I get in from work to see what we can sort out rewards wise. I think a title might e more appropriate than a cup TBH, perhaps something like GFX Master?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
    I'll talk to Hobbit later on when I get in from work to see what we can sort out rewards wise. I think a title might e more appropriate than a cup TBH, perhaps something like GFX Master?
    You could have a title for winning 3x and a cup for 10x?
    Title could be Graphics Master
    Cup could be Graphics Jedi
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph D View Post
    You could have a title for winning 3x and a cup for 10x?
    Title could be Graphics Master
    Cup could be Graphics Jedi
    Lol that is a winning idea, we have always had a starwars relation on these forums




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    I sent Hobbit a message and am awaiting a reply
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    I've spoken to Hobbit. He said we could definitely do some sort of prize but there's only about 50m currently in the SRL prize fund, so the prizes won't be amazing but it'll be better than nothing. He's thinking about the idea of a title/cup/both, so won't start anything until everything is clear
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
    I've spoken to Hobbit. He said we could definitely do some sort of prize but there's only about 50m currently in the SRL prize fund, so the prizes won't be amazing but it'll be better than nothing. He's thinking about the idea of a title/cup/both, so won't start anything until everything is clear
    50M is like $10...

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    Quote Originally Posted by NiteLeaf View Post
    50M is like $10...
    Not quite sure what you're getting at?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
    Not quite sure what you're getting at?
    well what im saying is the prize is litle

    People aren't really going to try for $10...

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    $10 is more attractive than $0. Like I said before, the prizes won't be amazing, but it'll be better than nothing.
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