First of all congrats to all the winners :):) !!
I went through the comments showing disappointment on missing out on prizes and questions seeking clarifications on the judging parameters. This is how i would define the contest rules.
1. The post has to be in .......(these many words only). {Many a posts are too long and sometimes even carried forward in parts. If you can express , do so in the defined word limit please.}
2. Use pictures and videos only if extremely important or else make best use of your writing skills. { This is not a movie making or a photography contest, its a blogging contest }
3. Only 1 submission is allowed { If you are writing 2 or 3 posts it shows how desperate you are to win and in that case quality of your post will drastically go down}
4. The contest will be judged on a) Creativity b) Relevance to the theme c) Flow of thoughts d) Quaility of the post , with equal weightage to all the 4 parameters.
5. Indivotes will be disabled during the submission period. After the posts have been sumbitted to the judges, voting can resume for the fun of Indi bloggers. Number of votes are not a criteria for choosing the best posts.
6. Prizes will be given in the following categories a) Most Creative b) Most Relevant to the theme c) Most Interesting d) Most well researched e) Most well presented
I am not sure if the IB team finds any merit in my suggestions but its high time the rules are redefined.
Cheers !!
Vivek
I dunno about IB team but I strongly disagree with you espo on few points cause somehow I feel u r targeted them at me too...
Listen who told you that blogging is just about writing and picture and video do not count? Blogging or weblog is more like a personal diary, in that case how do you have contest figuring in that? And for ur kind info, in last few at least 2 contests videos won 1st prize...Its all about expresssion mate. I would rather say cut the crap by making a video than ranting cliches...yes stories may get long but what harm as long as they r interesting...its all about creativity!!!! in big bold letters..
Agree for 2-3 posts not to be allowed...but understand such contests are about promoting a brand, like when Yashodhra lal give you her book toi review, she at least expects a review in offing- good or bad, as long as you express the way u felt. If length wud be an issue, all serials or soaps will become one stroy episode...and when ppl show disappointments, instead of lashing at them, learn to take it with more empathy. Its immature to say those who did not win had not written quality posts or were irrelevant or non creative.
Reading these rules created a familiar image in my mind. I was wondering why it looked so familiar. Then suddenly came to me - it reminded me of the essays we used to write for the English exams in high school. Thanks for making me feel nostalgic about my school days.
I am not sad about losing but this is disappointing. Who said blogging is only about writing? You should say this to Joshi Daniel.
