Djinn
and Tonic
Wouldn't a notification go against the whole idea?
If someone got a message declaring "X is ignoring you!" then that might only make them want to send some communication right back their way almost immediately.
Just quietly ending communication is the lesser of two evils.
I still want a widget on the side with the winners and a link on the main site somewhere. There has to be some kind of recognition for winning r at least competing. Or else no one would want to compete at all.
If someone got a message declaring "X is ignoring you!" then that might only make them want to send some communication right back their way almost immediately.
Just quietly ending communication is the lesser of two evils.
Yea I used to make a weekly post about the winners until increasing scheduling of articles got in the way and then some weeks things were ont published with my constant asking when are they going to be published until I stopped harassing.@Tristan @Mamono101. There was a period where Djinn would post community competition winners on the main site: http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2012/10/dge-community-competition-winners/
If Djinn or another main site staff member could get those kinds of posts up again, it could definitely boost competition interest. I think it would be better than a simple reminder because people might be more inclined to submit something if they see an example.
I also agree with the idea of staggering the competitions. I think interest dies down when too much is happening at once. As Tristan mentioned, this is especially problematic for some of the competitions that require a bit more time to submit something, particularly the music competition.
I still want a widget on the side with the winners and a link on the main site somewhere. There has to be some kind of recognition for winning r at least competing. Or else no one would want to compete at all.