Annual Challenge Feedback
Following some comments in the Voting thread, I thought I'd set up a topic specifically for feedback on our first ever Annual Challenge. Some Guilders have expressed a little disappointment with how the challenge played out, and there's been some discussion among the CLs on this topic too.
We'd like to open up the discussion to the community for feedback and suggestions on how to improve. Please share your thoughts on what you liked or didn't like about the challenge. Is a year simply too long? Would shorter challenges, perhaps three or six months, work better? If you didn't take part last time, what changes can we implement that might encourage you to participate next year?
I'd particularly like to hear the thoughts of the artists who didn't finish their maps. Was there any particular reason, e.g. you got bored/forgot/life took over etc? Is there anything we can do to inspire you to keep working in a future challenge?
We want to make these challenges fun to watch and fun to participate, so any ideas you may have to further this goal are welcome.
There have been a couple of ideas posted about implementing some sort of timescale that entrants should adhere to throughout the year. The main drawback of working to a pre-defined schedule is that it gets complicated quickly if some people sign up later in the year (e.g. new members or members who've been absent for a while.) People also have busy periods in the year where they haven't much time for mapping, which might not work well with a set schedule. Having said that, leaving people to work to their own schedules didn't work out too well for many entrants this year, so perhaps this is something to consider. We're trying to find some common ground where the challenge is 1) open to all members and 2) sees more completed maps than we had this year, and hopefully sets a high standard too. How would you feel about working to a timetable?
Looking forward to reading some opinions!
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