PovertyRow Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 11:21 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: It makes me curious as to how many will be eliminated for not submitting their grades. Also how many who are so new they will submit grades A B C D or F. oakman29, universal soldier and theCapraAegagrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowie321 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I'm in if possible. Thank you so much! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowie321 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 1:46 PM, CGC Mike said: I have room for 3 more people. The next 3 to post their in, will be included. Thank you so much! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidor Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 "How dare people enter a competition before me, look at all these people who want to join in the fun. Don't they know they don't have enough experience for fun?" This is all I am reading right now in the comments. Good_News_Comics, PovertyRow and theCapraAegagrus 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 2:11 PM, PovertyRow said: Filled up and the number of single digit post counts is very disturbing. With many 1 post counts just to post here they made it. Seriously? It's all about the That $500 grading carrot is the driver. Hopefully at least a small percentage will stick around and contribute in some way. @CGC Mike depending on how this one goes, maybe open up the next one to members only for a week first? Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 4:12 PM, Davidor said: "How dare people enter a competition before me, look at all these people who want to join in the fun. Don't they know they don't have enough experience for fun?" This is all I am reading right now in the comments. A large majority of the entries were driven by email communication touting a $500 grading credit for the winner. The "fun" plays no part in most of the entries. If you've participated in past contests or know how they worked you might have a better understanding of what's driving those comments. Previous contests were about improving your skills, bragging rights and yes some cool prizes. Those were all donations from other members which I doubt we'll see as part of this contest. Maybe I'm wrong on that point though... theCapraAegagrus, Comics4All, PovertyRow and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidor Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 9:32 PM, universal soldier said: If you've participated in past contests or know how they worked you might have a better understanding of what's driving those comments. You don't know the history people have outside of the CGC boards, or more for a fact of simply observing. I agree a chunk of participants are here for the prize, but you can't get annoyed for them entering an open competition with a offered prize. Incentives drive spreadability. Good_News_Comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 4:25 PM, universal soldier said: It's all about the That $500 grading carrot is the driver. Hopefully at least a small percentage will stick around and contribute in some way. @CGC Mike depending on how this one goes, maybe open up the next one to members only for a week first? Oh, I'd grab that grading credit, don't get me wrong, but the reason that I entered is strictly for bragging rights. universal soldier, Comics4All, silverseeker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) On 1/18/2022 at 1:12 PM, Davidor said: "How dare people enter a competition before me, look at all these people who want to join in the fun. Don't they know they don't have enough experience for fun?" This is all I am reading right now in the comments. Absolutely nothing to do with experience. PS - I have learned so much reading your 6 posts made in 3+ years! Edited January 18, 2022 by PovertyRow theCapraAegagrus, Davidor and Comics4All 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 5:16 PM, thirdgreenham said: Oh, I'd grab that grading credit, don't get me wrong, but the reason that I entered is strictly for bragging rights. No participation trophies here theCapraAegagrus, oakman29 and silverseeker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Well I hope to get in the top 200 ....hahahaha😂 thirdgreenham, Comics4All and silverseeker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) On 1/18/2022 at 2:21 PM, theCapraAegagrus said: It makes me curious as to how many will be eliminated for not submitting their grades. We'll see Edited January 18, 2022 by William-James88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 4:58 PM, Davidor said: You don't know the history people have outside of the CGC boards, or more for a fact of simply observing. I agree a chunk of participants are here for the prize, but you can't get annoyed for them entering an open competition with a offered prize. Incentives drive spreadability. I really doubt that anyone is truly annoyed. If the driver was to increase board membership and at least 5% of the newcomers turn into contributing members to the boards, it was worth it. If the point was to simply promote submissions to an already overloaded backlog, not so much... theCapraAegagrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 we've also seen the sudden re-appearance of boardies who definitely had to find the new web address to log in! The more the merrier. What am I surprised has not gathered more attention is that they asked us to add to the prize list. I can see this happening with smaller contests but 350 people? I hope I am proven short-sighted. Hey n00bs, stick around. talking about flippin' marnies got old quick, we need some new blood onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidey111 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Would like to be in, but pretty sure I'm not in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kav Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Dont worry folks we've all seen how well people new to grading contests fare. thirdgreenham, theCapraAegagrus, William-James88 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayesian_acolyte Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 The ratio of lurkers to active posters on any public message board is higher than many people realize. This is often known as the 1% rule: "The 1% rule is a rule of thumb pertaining to participation in an internet community, stating that only 1% of the users of a website add content, while the other 99% of the participants only lurk." There is even some peer-reviewed evidence supporting this. Cash prizes are something that can lure out lurkers, so I don't think it's surprising that there are a lot of lower post count entrants. Davidor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Or Stu took up a whole bunch of spots. THE_BEYONDER and theCapraAegagrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 5:32 PM, GACollectibles said: Or Stu took up a whole bunch of spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 5:22 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: No participation trophies here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
