(POLL) GSA 2.0

Discussion in 'Public Member Events' started by Olaf_C, Dec 12, 2013.

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How Should i do the Next GSA

Same as last time 3 vote(s) 18.8%
Minor Tweaks From Last Time 11 vote(s) 68.8%
Total Redo of the Project 2 vote(s) 12.5%
  1. Hello, everyone. ON the forums i have became well known for my GSA award. IT is loosely based of AlexChance's community appreciation award but in a different format with different prizes. I recently announced on my profile that I will be delaying the competition until 2015 but I am having second thoughts. I decided not to go for the 1 million grand prize and settle for a 300k grand prize and at least 18 spies versus last years 10 spies. Last years competition went well but I had a few problems.
    • 2 spies banned or quit
    • many spies had problems finding people
    • the contest became a popularity contest
    • I never got to talk with much of the contestants
    In this thread I want you to answer some questions and tell me what i should change or not change this year. Here is what i want you to say

    1. What month should the contest be in
    2. how many spies should i have
    3. should there be a section per server or just the entire empire
    4. should the prizes be cash or items
    5. should i have a required interview with every nominee
    6. what should i do to make it a non-popularity contest
    7. should i keep "The Good Samaritan Award" as the title?
    8. Anything else you want to add or say
    All feedback is appreciated and if you don't want to say something out loud, pm me. You will not hurt my feelings if i get harsh feedback, it is welcomed, not disapproved of. For any questions about it state it in the thread and i will respond with a valid answer.

    I plan to do a new GSA and i want it to be better than the last. Behind the scene there was some trouble and this year must be more organized than the last. This time I might also make it a 2 month period to give spies extra time to scout out good people. As usual I will not pick any player accept for the winner. I will use my alt to spy on the finalists but only spies will pick nominees to avoid other players acting bias around me.

    EDITS: What i have learned so far
    • 2-3 spies per server
    • approve who spies pick
    • interview every spy. Still do it by server
    • I will try to find a way to get a mob arena longbow for the main prize along with some cash. there will still be a part 1 and 2. part one will be mainly cash and part 2 will include the longbow with maybe an extra 10k
    • I should try during the summer months
    More input is needed and thanks to everyone so far. Should i try to buy a longbow and a 10k prize or 200k in money and maybe some EMC rare?
    1. What month should the contest be in: June?
    2. how many spies should i have: 2 or 3 pers server.
    3. should there be a section per server or just the entire empire: Section per server.
    4. should the prizes be cash or items: Items
    5. should i have a required interview with every nominee: Yes :D.
    6. what should i do to make it a non-popularity contest: Don't make the spies choose their friends. But if their friends are very samaritarian yes.
    7. should i keep "The Good Samaritan Award" as the title?: Yes :D.
    8. Anything else you want to add or say: Hi Olaf :D.
  2. I will approve every nominee and also watch them and approve or disapprove of the selection. I will make sure there is no bias this year. Also, hello :).
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  3. 1. June or early July. Summer time basically. More people active then I imagine
    2. Uhh at least two
    3. Per server. Don't want too many people from one server.
    4. A mixture of both. But primarily cash, as if for some reason an emergency arises, you can get some more.
    5. Yes
    6. See number five. Rule out any that you feel wouldn't fit the bill (also make the interview not obvious so you can view them in their natural ways of helping)
    7. Don't see a reason why not
    8. Uhhhhhhh...........
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    1. What month should the contest be in February
    2. how many spies should i have 2 to 3
    3. should there be a section per server or just the entire empire section
    4. should the prizes be cash or items cash & items
    5. should i have a required interview with every nominee yes
    6. what should i do to make it a non-popularity contest ermm choose people from different their home smp to wok on a different smp
    7. should i keep "The Good Samaritan Award" as the title? yes
    8. Anything else you want to add or say, maybe do a event for the losers/ non winners of the last gsa
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  4. Per server or total?
  5. Per
  6. I chose total redo of the project:
    As a friend, I can tell you that if you do something the same each time, respecting different results, you are insane
    Quote from Albert Einstien: Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
    So, I think a total redo of the project might be good, but keep some elements from last years.
    ;3
  7. What would you recommend? Should i partner with some other contest *hint hint* just kid dings :p. The thing is i think that the minor tweaks would add up enough.
  8. olaf id say 2-3 each server but that go to different servers not their home server
  9. Bump. Here is what i plan to do
    • 300k grand prize
    • 30k per server winner
    • 3 spies per server
    • 3 months of contest
    3 times as good!
  10. 1. Doesn't really matter, whatever you think is best to get an idea of what you need to do.
    2. At least 5 per server, maybe not full time, but merely reporting good deeds that they notice.
    3. Both!
    4. Items if single winner, cash if going to be split.
    5. Yes. But make it a double blind.
    6. Make spies also say what the good deed is, one that could potentially be verified.
    7. Why not?
    8. It's a nice thing you're doing for the server, I appreciate it, and will try to donate. :)
    1. What month should the contest be in
      - It's going to be an off time for someone, no matter when. Just avoid world holidays.
    2. how many spies should i have
      - 100,000, or limited by how many you can work with. If everyone can nominate a 'deed', you have more to go on.
    3. should there be a section per server or just the entire empire
      - per server would be cool, but some people play multiple servers also. and that's 10 prizes :)
    4. should the prizes be cash or items
      - both? If it was a rare/custom item, that'd be cool.
    5. should i have a required interview with every nominee
      - ideally yes.
    6. what should i do to make it a non-popularity contest
      - Other than verifying the 'deeds' from which they were nominated, I don't know. Often people deserving of this award would be popular anyway right?
    7. should i keep "The Good Samaritan Award" as the title?
      - pass
    8. Anything else you want to add or say
  11. Well, it is your contest, but I think adding a theme to it (somehow) would be better than doing a repeat.
    So like, "Friendly Neighbors" or "Veteran's Donate"
    Things like that. :p
  12. When you say 3 months of contest do you mean separate weeks/months?
  13. The contest will consist of 3 month. 1 1/2 months for the spies to seek out the people, 1/2 a month of voting, and one more month for me to spy on the part 1 winners and see which of them is best.
  14. Ok that sounds great :)
  15. I hope that this year turns out well like last year, i really enjoyed it :)
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