Updated suggestions for the 18.04 wallpaper contest policies

[Simon Steinbeiss]

Hi Pasi,

I agree with both suggestions, even though (or because) that would have
meant my submissions from the last contest would now be inadmissible,
because I was not the author.

Especially keeping the chance to hand out rewards to the winners in mind -
having to be the author makes the contest fairer.

The limit in numbers will hopefully make every contestant focus on his/her
best and give us more time to discuss quality over quantity when working
towards the final decision.

Good if we get this going as soon as possible!

Cheers
Simon



Pasi Lallinaho <pasi at shimmerproject.org> schrieb am So., 3. Dez. 2017,
23:43:

> Hello people,
>
> following up on the last thread [1] about the 18.04 LTS community
> wallpaper contest, here's a revised and clarified set of policy
> suggestions.
>
> 1) Limiting submissions
>
> The same argumentation still applies:
> > While I'd like to see the number of submissions go up, I would like
> > them to be from a bigger group of people. Additionally, this means
> > we'll make the submitters pick their best work instead of us having to
> > vote on it.
>
> I'd propose limiting the submission to a maximum of five (5) per person.
> Looking at the two first contests, having this policy would only have an
> impact on a few individuals.
>
> 2) Own work only (including derivative works)
>
> Here's the original proposal:
> > Second, I would like to limit submissions to own work only. While this
> > means we are potentially excluding people from the contest, we are
> > still making the contest more about the community – not just a
> > community curated contest.
>
> I would like to add that the original intent – while it unfortunately
> doesn't show in the comment – was to allow *derivative* works. Or in
> other words, as long as the original work you are taking has a suitable
> license and you modify it enough to clearly stand as its own
> (derivative) work, the submission is completely OK.
>
> Looking at the previous contests, this policy would *only* have affected
> submissions made by the Xubuntu team members, myself included. I want to
> make this contest even more about the community, which is why I'm
> suggesting this change. (Or in other words, I wouldn't call a contest
> you can win by submitting somebody else's work you found from the
> internet a "community" contest.)
>
> Please do comment on these suggestions within a week so we can get on
> with the planning (and launching the contest) soon.
>
> Cheers,
> Pasi
>
> [1]
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-devel/2017-September/011543.html
>
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