SOTW / AOTW Discussions and Results

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It's just that I think no one really likes the themes are put up, even if they are suggested.

I think GFX is slowly losing interest around here from the way I see it. Most members whom or who have updated their GFX threads at least 3-5 days a week have stopped doing that.

Of course I may be right when I say that life steps in and you just gotta make with what you can.
 
That's true. Wanna take a vote on this? Hiatus on S/AoTW until people clear up their schedules, that is.

And for the first point, I've run out of ideas and I gotta honor the theme suggestions anyway. Even still, "Freestyle" netted me a total of 1 entry the first time and I had to ask people to get stuff in before the deadline. So maybe it is the schedules.
 
I'll take a vote on this.

I myself haven't really done any GFX work, and I still have a callout to work on, against Lelouch.

Though, I'll try my best to make an entry for this week's SOTW>

Assuming that the next SOTW/AOTW after this is the one being put on Hiatus.
 
I've been doing gfx work, but just I haven't really been liking the themes as of late :/

Maybe a few weeks of just freestyle themes might get activity back up or themes that people can easily make something for. Like video games or something.
 
I think we SHOULD NOT close down the SOTW. Hiatus's never stop, and that's the truth. It's part of the FFF system here and it should stay. Just because we haven't gotten many submissions the last two or three themes doesn't mean people are interested -- it just means they don't really have inspiration for the theme. The problem is in the theme, not the competition.

When in doubt, always put up a theme that is sure to garner a lot of entries. People like making sigs about their favorite video game char, so do one of those. I think we have to ideally strike a balance between ambiguous themes (Hope, soul, faith, etc.) and straight-forward themes (Video game char, pet, mythology). Some people just don't know what to do with the ambiguous themes (myself included) and some people just do a lot better with the straightforward/obvious stuff.

So, we're in a slump right now. Doesn't matter -- just keep going and the submissions will come. You always have to power through a rough spot right? This shouldn't be different.

/passionate argument to keep SOTW running
 
Definitely on DM with this. The clans have been pretty much deserted lately, too, but you don't see me and Raye saying you know lets call it quits for a while. It's an event, you can't force activity upon it, it comes when it does, and when it does, it's usually succesfull.

I agree with the themes though. "Smile" "Light" it's hard themes to make something with and they're not interesting, I don't think, that's why I personally don't enter. I want something challenging or fun.

I'm against a hiatus, for a full 100%.
 
I vote to keep it going as well I enjoy participating in it now that Caitlin got me to enter =o

I agree with Caitlin too that if we take a break it may be forever.

I Also agree to Devils Suggestion on doing a few freestyles to try and get activity back up.

if people want a specific theme they should post it =/ I mean it doesn't take no more than 5 mins to post a few suggestions

and entering doesn't take much effort espcially if your as good as some of the people on here
 
Alright, well if you guys say so. :hmmm:

Maybe a full month of music, gaming, and freestyle themes would be good?
 
:yay: SOTWers unite!

That sounds good, Warbles. I just posted a whole smattering of new themes I think would be fairly good for this situation, give or take one or two. They're all pretty down and out easy to come up with something. I look forward to making a demotivational poster actually. :wacky: but that might not be the best one to make -- SOTW shouldn't be sooooo serious; we should have fun with our art.
 
I think your first one "Favourite Video Game Character" would be perfect for this one. Not too strict, not too ambiguous. We'll see how it goes. :gasp:
 
MUAHAHAHAHA perfect! I've been waiting for this theme to come up ever since I first started doing SOTW! I have the PERFECT char. Now.... to find a pic.....
 
Could we make automated updates? Like a mailing list? And everyone that want's to be PM'd about a new SOTW will get a PM if they add their name to the mailing list? Wonder if the FFF bot could do that....
 
That actually doesn't sound like a bad idea, DM, just send a PM to all active gfx-ers to notify them...

That being said, unlike seji, a lot of people don't forget about sotw, they just don't participate. We can still notify people who want to be notified...and add the theme as well? So we don't have to keep checking this section? I guess it's only more convienient for me, because my computer with Photoshop has blocked half of the forum...
 
Well, I know that EL here wanted to do SOTW for a long time but never knew where to find it until I told him! So maybe there's a lot of folks out there that are interested but just forget (I know I've forgotten) or don't know how to participate? Either way, a mailing list couldn't hurt. ^_^

Adding the theme would be a brilliant idea. I know I keep checking this section for the theme and just keeping the PM open would be magnificent to save time.



....When is the SOTW (smile) going to be up? D:
 
It will be up tonight, as usual. :)

We'll see about the mailing list if I don't get enough entries this week.
 
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