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I have promised in the past to occasionally allow for the possibility of adding a new event to the Weekly Competition. As I have stated in the past, due to the software implementation, it is quite impractical to make changes to the events during a year, so I will only entertain event changes at year-end. In the past I believe we have been too quick to add new events, so I have been becoming stricter in allowing them. This year, I will only allow a maximum of one event added.
On this thread, I will take nominations for an event to be added to the Weekly Competition. The weekly average of participants this year has been 300+. Any event that gets at least 30 recommendations (10% of the weekly average of participants) over the next 10 days (ending 2023/12/14) will get its own poll thread. Note that to count as a recommendation, you must actually post on this thread with a statement that you would like to see the event added. Likes will not count as recommendations - you must actually post the recommendation yourself in order for it to count as one of the 30 needed recommendations. Multiple nominations are allowed.
The poll threads will then be open for 10 days, until December 24. The poll will be worded such that an upvote implies that the voter BOTH wants the event added AND intends to compete in it if possible, while a downvote implies that the voter specifically does not want the event added. At maximum, only one of the events will be added, but this event must also receive at least 60 upvotes (hence over 20% of the weekly average of participants) AND ALSO have more upvotes than downvotes in order for it to be added. If we do not make that threshold, no event will be added this year. I will close the poll threads after the deadline is reached.
I realize this is a somewhat high bar for an event to clear in order to be added, but I think it is best if we maintain some stability to the Weekly Competition, and I think it best that we move slowly to add new events. I honestly don't feel there has been much demand for specific new events lately, so I would not be surprised if we add no new event this year, but it is possible there is a groundswell of interest in adding some event that I'm unaware of, and I do want to maintain the possibility of being open to new events in the future. If no event makes the cutoffs above this year, we will certainly try again next year.
On this thread, I will take nominations for an event to be added to the Weekly Competition. The weekly average of participants this year has been 300+. Any event that gets at least 30 recommendations (10% of the weekly average of participants) over the next 10 days (ending 2023/12/14) will get its own poll thread. Note that to count as a recommendation, you must actually post on this thread with a statement that you would like to see the event added. Likes will not count as recommendations - you must actually post the recommendation yourself in order for it to count as one of the 30 needed recommendations. Multiple nominations are allowed.
The poll threads will then be open for 10 days, until December 24. The poll will be worded such that an upvote implies that the voter BOTH wants the event added AND intends to compete in it if possible, while a downvote implies that the voter specifically does not want the event added. At maximum, only one of the events will be added, but this event must also receive at least 60 upvotes (hence over 20% of the weekly average of participants) AND ALSO have more upvotes than downvotes in order for it to be added. If we do not make that threshold, no event will be added this year. I will close the poll threads after the deadline is reached.
I realize this is a somewhat high bar for an event to clear in order to be added, but I think it is best if we maintain some stability to the Weekly Competition, and I think it best that we move slowly to add new events. I honestly don't feel there has been much demand for specific new events lately, so I would not be surprised if we add no new event this year, but it is possible there is a groundswell of interest in adding some event that I'm unaware of, and I do want to maintain the possibility of being open to new events in the future. If no event makes the cutoffs above this year, we will certainly try again next year.
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