Comments on: WordPress Competition Lessons Learned http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:54:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-57233 Anonymous Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:05:04 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-57233 Thanks for organizing and judging the contest! I know it was way more work than anyone realizes (as you said, it took much longer to post the submissions than you thought – 140 submissions times 30 minutes each…wow, when did you find the time?!). I think contests like this are a great way to both engage the programming community and provide services and/or scripts to everyone. I love the fact that not only did the winners get something out of this but we all got new Word Press themes! Everyone turns out the winner from something like this, which is great. I do wonder, though, about the fact that you cleaned up broken code in submissions. Shouldn’t it be the responsibility of the submitter to make certain that their code is working? If they submit broken code, isn’t that their problem? Thanks for organizing and judging the contest! I know it was way more work than anyone realizes (as you said, it took much longer to post the submissions than you thought – 140 submissions times 30 minutes each…wow, when did you find the time?!). I think contests like this are a great way to both engage the programming community and provide services and/or scripts to everyone. I love the fact that not only did the winners get something out of this but we all got new Word Press themes! Everyone turns out the winner from something like this, which is great. I do wonder, though, about the fact that you cleaned up broken code in submissions. Shouldn’t it be the responsibility of the submitter to make certain that their code is working? If they submit broken code, isn’t that their problem?

]]> By: alexking.org: Blog http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6417 alexking.org: Blog Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:49:59 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6417 <strong>Herding Judges</strong> I should have listed this as one of the challenges of running a competition. :) In case the info is useful, the way I handled this was to have a pool of judges that reviewed everything. If some didn't get have time to do the judging, that was fine ... Herding Judges

I should have listed this as one of the challenges of running a competition. :)

In case the info is useful, the way I handled this was to have a pool of judges that reviewed everything. If some didn’t get have time to do the judging, that was fine …

]]> By: erik http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6216 erik Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:06:08 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6216 :-) nice to hear that! :-) nice to hear that!

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6215 Alex Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:00:44 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6215 I don't think I said anywhere that I wouldn't host another competition. I don’t think I said anywhere that I wouldn’t host another competition.

]]> By: erik http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6214 erik Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:59:20 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6214 so, if i'm getting you right there won't be a next competition around here? so, whereelse could that be? i think the themes-section on wordpress.org itself isn't running yet... if there's no competition in the near future can i submit themes to you? thanks in advance! and thanks for promoting all of the themes! so, if i’m getting you right there won’t be a next competition around here? so, whereelse could that be? i think the themes-section on wordpress.org itself isn’t running yet…
if there’s no competition in the near future can i submit themes to you?

thanks in advance! and thanks for promoting all of the themes!

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6116 Donncha O Caoimh Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:40:50 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6116 You did a great job with the competition and the theme switcher! I'm now even more interested since I can use WP themes myself :) You did a great job with the competition and the theme switcher!
I’m now even more interested since I can use WP themes myself :)

]]> By: skippy http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6115 skippy Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:11:45 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6115 Thanks for the thorough response, Alex. Thanks also for your continued participation in the WordPress community. A similar set of questions sent to <a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/">Mark</a> has confirmed that the plugin competition was directly inspired by your themes competition. =) Thanks for the thorough response, Alex. Thanks also for your continued participation in the WordPress community.

A similar set of questions sent to Mark has confirmed that the plugin competition was directly inspired by your themes competition. =)

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6112 Alex Tue, 28 Jun 2005 06:09:03 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6112 Much appreciated gents. Much appreciated gents.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6110 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:29:51 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6110 Your commitment to maintaining this contest is what gave WordPress its drive. Themes are one of the main factors for people choosing WordPress. This includes myself. The few rotten apples will become vocal, but others forget to say "thank you". So, I thank you now. Your commitment to maintaining this contest is what gave WordPress its drive. Themes are one of the main factors for people choosing WordPress. This includes myself. The few rotten apples will become vocal, but others forget to say “thank you”. So, I thank you now.

]]> By: ben http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6109 ben Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:29:48 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6109 I think everyone in the Wordpress Community owes you quite a thank-you, that was an amazing effort. Say 25 minutes per theme, that's 2 and a half days of non-stop reviewing and uploading themes! I think everyone in the Wordpress Community owes you quite a thank-you, that was an amazing effort. Say 25 minutes per theme, that’s 2 and a half days of non-stop reviewing and uploading themes!

]]> By: stan http://alexking.org/blog/2005/06/27/competition-lessons/comment-page-1#comment-6107 stan Tue, 28 Jun 2005 01:01:44 +0000 http://www.alexking.org/blog/2005/06/23/wordpress-competition-lessons-learned/#comment-6107 great little questionaire. the theme browser is a great idea. nice site overall:) great little questionaire. the theme browser is a great idea. nice site overall:)

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