Yeah yeah yeah.. we need someone to blame ya know

Poll is a good idea. The only problem I have with polls is that they take so darn long. Here's what I mean - there's a week left, how long are you going to run the poll for before we have the final decision? Let's say the option to keep the current deadline is chosen, then how much notice are folks gonna have? Personally, I'd rather an organiser or whomever just came out with

or whatever the date/reason given. I just like things done and dusted

The other only problem (Ive just remembered ) I have with polls is that you could have a bunch of people moaning that they didnt have their say after the poll closes. One example, if you remember the last competition, I had a poll near the end for the bounty split. I ran it for a day cos im an impatient beast, I already knew what we all wanted anyway, and I just wanted it sorted asap. Basically there was a hoo-hah when a few people (who hadn't participated, donated, or contributed to the competition thread/anything in any way) started complaining that they didnt get time to vote. Some even took it further and tried to get the competition stopped at the last minute. I emailed every participant and donator to ask their blessing, and thankfully the majority were in favor of the result so .. well i told the moaners to ****.. err.. suck a lemon Now.. Im not saying that is the best approach to handling disputes but whatever we do, let's do it with the interests of the folks taking part with their apps and donations put first

i think that's what im trying to say.. got offtrack rambling a bit there.

Anyway.. onto the "Fun and Strange" category. We don't just want to give helex the prize, right? Not without a fight first? What's that helex.. yes we do? lol. Well the thing is, without competition in a category it really devalues it. Is there anybody currently working on an application for this category that hasn't declared it in the wiki yet? You don't have to say what it is, if it's such a big surprise, just so we would know there's apps to come and not to be concerned. Else, what can we do to attract submissions? At a minimum we'd want 3 entries ofcourse. Could we offer an extra prize maybe? Could we open it up to include theme makers, etc? Or is nobody that bothered if we dont have 3 entries, that'll be just what the community decided to enter..?

Hmm.. thoughts...