The community seems divided on the 9 days challenges idea; the poll I posted has equal votes for both, so I'm not sure whether to change it to 9 days or not. In some ways it's easier to leave it at two weeks, since then I don't have to make sure that the challenge is posted on a Friday; it gives more flexibility as to when the challenge can be posted, so that if forgetting happens, it isn't a disaster.
The next challenge will be next month, August. If we do the 9-days thing, it should be posted on the 7th, and due on the 16th/17th. It we keep to two weeks, it can be posted any time from the 1st onwards, but I think we should probably have two reminders rather than one; either do them half way through and then just a few days beforehand, or maybe it might be more effective if reminders are posted just before each weekend of the challenge, saying something like "don't forget to work on the challenge this weekend" and then "only one weekend left!".
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The community seems divided on the 9 days challenges idea; the poll I posted has equal votes for both, so I'm not sure whether to change it to 9 days or not. In some ways it's easier to leave it at two weeks, since then I don't have to make sure that the challenge is posted on a Friday; it gives more flexibility as to when the challenge can be posted, so that if forgetting happens, it isn't a disaster.
The next challenge will be next month, August. If we do the 9-days thing, it should be posted on the 7th, and due on the 16th/17th. It we keep to two weeks, it can be posted any time from the 1st onwards, but I think we should probably have two reminders rather than one; either do them half way through and then just a few days beforehand, or maybe it might be more effective if reminders are posted just before each weekend of the challenge, saying something like "don't forget to work on the challenge this weekend" and then "only one weekend left!".