04 April 2008 @ 09:15 am
Is anyone interested in a LIMS contest for SG-1?  
ETA: [livejournal.com profile] sg1_lims -- We now have enough votes to say that yes, we'll be having a LIMS!! If you wish to participate and haven't answered the poll, please fill out the poll so that I know to track you down and let you know when we're ready to open the community. We're collecting caps, organizing themes, and setting up the community right now!

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Is there interest among icon makers for a LIMS contest for SG-1? [livejournal.com profile] lantis_lims is a well-run community and I enjoyed participating; I'd really like to see something like it for SG-1.

I used to think LIMS was ego-destroying with its eliminations and reasons for voting, but I found that knowing I'd get feedback spurred me to try new techniques and take risks. It was immensely helpful to me as an icon maker to receive comments, both positive *and* critical.

I've wished there were a similar community for SG-1 for a while. So, is there interest? I'd be willing to mod but I'd like to have either co-mods or, as the lantis_lims has, a bunch of volunteers to help. And, of course, I would like to have participants!


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I'm sure there are lots of things I don't know about running a comm such as this; I've never done it. If you have any helpful suggestions or ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Also? Please pimp this poll. I would like to reach the widest range of SG-1 fans possible. Thank you. :)
 
 
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[identity profile] replicartertje.livejournal.com on April 7th, 2008 11:22 pm (UTC)
now this better work, LJ just crashed on me 3 times while trying to reply on this comment, so this will probably be a shorter version of my first comment i had written down lol

oh okay that make sense, so you get the pictures in advance not every week other caps. So you can actually work in advance. that does help me a lot indeed :-)

And I love constructive comments, I sure now i do need them. I have a very different way of icon making so I like to know what people really like and what they don't really like about my icons so.

And I am sure it can be successful, there are a lot of great icon makers out there.
Mish: Teryl & Amanda -- Lipstick[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on April 8th, 2008 04:12 am (UTC)
THREE times?!? I'm honored that you took the time to reply a fourth. I'd have been ready to shove LJ out a window.

Absolutely we'll be doing the caps in advance. Not all LIMS work that way. Not all LIMS give you a choice of caps. [livejournal.com profile] lantis_lims is the only LIMS I've done; it's run with lots of caps and she posts the pictures several weeks in advance. I really liked and appreciated the flexibility.

I find the constructive criticism to be very helpful. Of course, it means someone had to think you made the one of the "worst" two icons in the group. :) I enjoyed seeing what it was that people noticed (either good or bad) about an icon because it was almost never what I thought it would be.

There ARE a lot of great icon makers out there. Hopefully, they'll be interested but I don't want people to be frightened off by "big names," you know?