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best mac setup contest?

bc008

bc008

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should MacRumors hold one?

not necessarily the mac pro with 2 30 inch ACDs will win for sure, but the setups that look like some thought went into them (dedicated desk, cable management, etc)

what do you think?
 
I like the idea and have thought of a similar sort of thing before.

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Plus de compétitions s'il vous plaît!

It sounds cool but what would the prize be? Money or a Mac sounds obvious but I think a really unique prize would be to offer winner(s) the chance of a custom title under their name as it's literally something that money can't buy! Or some other forum privelage based prize would be cool as it doesn't cost anything.

I think on a more general note though that there should be monthly or weekly competitions like on other sites which encourage more people to post. Such as a "Funniest Post of the Week/Month" competition for example.

Going back to the "Best Mac Setup" idea, how would you stop someone just searching on the net on a site like Flickr and posting someone else's setup as their own? There's also the fact that we've already got the extremely popular "Post your Mac Setup: Past & Present" thread which already has a lot of impressive looking setups. Wouldn't this cause a conflict?
 
This would be one of the best ideas anyone's had since I joined. i think a category of "Most Retro/Old setup" would be in order, but you'd have to prove you actually use the computer. :p

I will win. I am a lock for the title.

*looks for duct tape*
 
maybe have over 100 post minimum to enter..
also, maybe have the person post there setup with a paper on the desk or something that says there username?

prize could be something simple like custom user title, bigger avatar, apple gift card maybe?
 
bc008 said:
maybe have over 100 post minimum to enter..
also, maybe have the person post there setup with a paper on the desk or something that says there username?

prize could be something simple like custom user title, bigger avatar, apple gift card maybe?
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I think that a title and exposure on the front page of MR would be great rewards. :D

Also, this would be a poll, right? With, um, votes and everything?
 
Neutral Gamer said:
It sounds cool but what would the prize be? Money or a Mac sounds obvious but I think a really unique prize would be to offer winner(s) the chance of a custom title under their name as it's literally something that money can't buy! Or some other forum privelage based prize would be cool as it doesn't cost anything.
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Traditionally, winners of MacRumors contests receive a blue ribbon (
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) under their username. To keep it fair for past winners, I feel it's best if this tradition is continued.

Neutral Gamer said:
I think on a more general note though that there should be monthly or weekly competitions like on other sites which encourage more people to post. Such as a "Funniest Post of the Week/Month" competition for example.
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Generally, posting just for the sake of posting is discouraged, as it's seen by many as a means to increase post count (for perks such as avatars and marketplace privileges) without actually contributing to the community.
 
EricNau said:
Traditionally, winners of MacRumors contests receive a blue ribbon (
contest_winner.png
) under their username. To keep it fair for past winners, I feel it's best if this tradition is continued.
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Interesting, I'd seen those ribbons before but I'd never paid much attention to them. Is a "ribbon image" a desirable enough prize though or do you get some other reward with it? How many people have taken part in past competitions?

EricNau said:
Generally, posting just for the sake of posting is discouraged, as it's seen by many as a means to increase post count (for perks such as avatars and marketplace privileges) without actually contributing to the community.
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I agree, posting for the sake of posting shouldn't be encouraged. I've seen lots of short sentence posts which are pretty useless. I prefer people to add to a discussion or make a unique, interesting or funny comment. That's why I think something along the lines of "Highest Rated" or "Most Insightful" would be most appropriate. And as I said before, "Funniest Post", subject to it being relevant to the thread discussion of course.

Anything that encourages people to actually THINK before posting a throwaway comment and change it to something of quality would be good for the site as a whole. No?
 
Neutral Gamer said:
Interesting, I'd seen those ribbons before but I'd never paid much attention to them. Is a "ribbon image" a desirable enough prize though or do you get some other reward with it? How many people have taken part in past competitions?
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You can view the most recent contest here: Five Million Post Avatar Contest - Winners and Gallery

I can't speak for the site admins, but I suspect prizes of monetary value are too difficult to implement for for legal, logistical, and financial reasons. To answer your question, yes, I believe most feel that the ribbon is "desirable enough" and quite appropriate. The competitions here are held purely for entertainment purposes and the ribbon (and associated "bragging rights") just reinforce the enjoyment.
 
maybe past contest winners would be offended if we were to use their ribbon for something as simple as your home office.. maybe change the color to specify something?

it would be desirable enough for me.. sounds good??

a post as simple as a ibook on a bed could win, just matters on what the members of macrumors votes for

it seems this type of contest is plausible?
 
bc008 said:
maybe past contest winners would be offended if we were to use their ribbon for something as simple as your home office.. maybe change the color to specify something?

it would be desirable enough for me.. sounds good??

a post as simple as a ibook on a bed could win, just matters on what the members of macrumors votes for

it seems this type of contest is plausible?
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Completely, in my opinion. :)
 
What a great idea.

I think that would be a great idea. But the only thing is, obviously a Mac Pro or G5 is gonna win compared to a G3 iMac or eMac. I think that the G3 iMacs and G4 eMacs are the most beautiful computers ever made, and I will not use a LCD Mac, unless of course it is a iBook/PowerBook, but not like a iMac G4. I hate LCDs because they're hard to view from an angle. What are your thoughts on this topic?

:apple: iMac G3s rule!
 
clinetech said:
I think that would be a great idea. But the only thing is, obviously a Mac Pro or G5 is gonna win compared to a G3 iMac or eMac. I think that the G3 iMacs and G4 eMacs are the most beautiful computers ever made, and I will not use a LCD Mac, unless of course it is a iBook/PowerBook, but not like a iMac G4. I hate LCDs because they're hard to view from an angle. What are your thoughts on this topic?

:apple: iMac G3s rule!
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I do agree, iMac G3's are awesome. I don't mind LCD''s but I do prefer CRT.

The problem is, yes, people are probably going to be more inclined to pick a more "pro" Mac over a consumer oriented Mac, so it's going to be a little biased.

But, we could have seperate categories for each model. Though that may be a little impractial...
 
...Or if you really wanted to get in-depth there could be a best vintage setup, best iMac setup, best pro setup, etc.

Perhaps it would be the 6,000,000 post contest?
 
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