User:Misanthropy/HIStory Past Present and Future Volume III
The Problem
Hundreds of location pages on this wiki look pretty much exactly the same as the one pictured above. If they're lucky, they might have a two or three year old status report or even a brief note about barricade plans. Most have nothing at all, giving us hundreds, nay, thousands, of location stubs. The largest category on this wiki - by a country mile - is the one for location stubs. I mean, I know Malton is apparently English, but even England isn't this boring, is it?
The Solution
Write moar stuff! In the past few months, we've had a few writing projects, to varying degrees of success, which shows that there's definately people out there with the ability to string more than a few words together. As a result, we should be able to make a dent in the hordes of boring, empty location stubs. To this end, I'm starting a project-come-contest, aimed at getting some work done in this field.
The Contest
One hundred suburbs. Ten thousand blocks. Two weeks. Some amount of guys. Each entrant is required merely to pick a suburb (on a first come, first served basis), and get writing descriptions for the locations in that suburb. At the end of the two weeks (start date will be declared if and when people start signing up), the scores will be tallied up using the following points system, and the winner will (maybe) get themselves awarded a nice shiny template and some bragging rights.
Scores will be calculated as follows:
| Points | Requirement |
|---|---|
| +1 | 150 or more words added to a location's description. |
| +1 | Relevant picture added to a location. |
| +2 | Each full set of five locations written with histories cross-referencing each other. |
| +3 | Each full set of ten locations written up with 150 or more words. |
| +10 | Each full suburb worth of locations written up with 150 or more words. |
The Contestants
Add yourself to the list below if you're signing up. Sign your name, and please include the suburb you will be covering, but only if it has not already been claimed.
01:23, 2 May 2010 (BST) - Millen Hills- Yeah, I'll give it a go. -- 03:38, 2 May 2010 (BST) - East Boundwood
- Absofrickinlutely. --VVV RPMBG 04:38, 2 May 2010 (BST) - Wyke Hills
- Dangit, Mis! I was just about to do one of these. ; ) ~ Red Hawk One Talk | space for lease 05:30, 2 May 2010 (BST)
- Mind if I hold a sub contest? --RosslessnessWant a Location Image? 10:15, 2 May 2010 (BST)
- User:Rosslessness/Lamport Hill Incident SUBCONTEST! --RosslessnessWant a Location Image? 10:54, 2 May 2010 (BST)
- You had me at "...awarded a shiny..." -Devorac 17:09, 2 May 2010 (BST) South-Bly
- Kay.-- Adward 17:10, 2 May 2010 (BST)
