Weekly Content Contest; Moderator Applications
The first-ever Weekly Content Contest went very well, so we're announcing the coming weeks' theme and medium! The theme is steampunk, and the medium is mods! Any sort of steampunk-themed mod you can come up with is valid! Machinery, items, unique mechanics - whatever you like! Submission entries will open up tomorrow (Monday, November 7th), and we will provide a form to follow. Submissions will be accepted through 11:59pm GMT -6 on Wednesday, November 9th. Get your coding skills ready! Also, be sure to vote at the poll at the top of the page!
Forum Moderators Needed
We need forum moderators in every section! It is challenging work, yet very rewarding - are you up to the task? If you're ready to join the ranks of the Moderation Team, head over here, read the stickies at the top of the section carefully, and fill out an application! We look forward to having you join a hard-working team of dedicated, talented forum moderators - fill out your app today!
I love this idea. It's a great way to get the community participating, and a good way to give budding modders (/artists/whatevers) a chance at publicity. And I agree with everyone's sentiment that only new content should be allowed, though I'd still like to see well-known modders participate, just to see how they work under pressure.
In regards to the time frame: 3-5 days is totally reasonable. Look at Ludum Dare: people make entire GAMES in less time than we're being given to make a MOD, and the games are GOOD. I know people have a life and everything, but still. Just a suggestion: you don't have to make a mod as extensive and amazing as Build/Steam/IndustrialCraft. It's not going to happen. Instead, add a steampunk-y aspect to Minecraft. Make a steam-powered device or something. If need be, the moderators can compile all the top mods INTO a Steampunk mod, and the creators can improve their mods at a later date, when they're not pressed for time.
Thank you for reading this, and good bye.
Also, I'm much happier now that Sacheverell posted the poll. I can see by the votes that the contests will be much better. Why not just make bi-weekly contests that way each contestant has a week to create and post their own submissions. It'd be much better and it will allow more time for more Digital Diamonds to be posted.
I already did :3