Hope Deferred Makes The Heart Sick

[kerravonsen]

Poll #771 Feedback

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 7

There were only two entrants this time. Should we vote on the entries, or is it pointless?

No, two entrants is too few
0 (0.0%)

No, give me more time to enter!
1 (14.3%)

Yes, put up the poll already!
4 (57.1%)

Ticky box
3 (42.9%)

What would encourage you to participate? Finish this sentence: "I would participate if..."

it wasn't summer in the Northern Hemisphere
0 (0.0%)

the challenges were easier
0 (0.0%)

the challenges were harder
0 (0.0%)

the challenges were more frequent
1 (14.3%)

the challenges were less frequent
1 (14.3%)

someone nagged me
3 (42.9%)

there wasn't so much nagging, so I wouldn't feel guilty
0 (0.0%)

the challenges were on LJ instead of Dreamwidth
0 (0.0%)

I were running them instead of kerravonsen
0 (0.0%)

there was no voting (no winners or losers)
0 (0.0%)

there was more incentive for winning (such as winning banners)
0 (0.0%)

there were no deadlines (and thus no pressure)
0 (0.0%)

there were shorter deadlines (and thus more pressure to get started)
0 (0.0%)

nothing you can do will encourage me to participate
0 (0.0%)

I refuse to answer on the grounds that it will incriminate me
1 (14.3%)

other (explain in comments)
0 (0.0%)

I just want to tick a ticky box.
4 (57.1%)

If the participation rate continues this low, I'm not sure I want to keep running this community. What should I do?

Don't be so impatient; it will take time.
5 (71.4%)

Pack up on Dreamwidth and go back to LJ
0 (0.0%)

Take six months off
2 (28.6%)

Give up and pack it in.
0 (0.0%)

I volunteer to run it for you!
0 (0.0%)

I volunteer to co-run it with you!
1 (14.3%)

I have another brilliant idea which I will explain in comments.
0 (0.0%)

Ticky box!
4 (57.1%)

Comments

[kerravonsen]

I was glad for the invite, but I'm VERY nervous about tackling the challenges because I know so little about making the glitzy icons I see around.
Part of the point of this comm is to give people the opportunity to learn more about icon-making by giving them challenges to do things they haven't done before. If you feel intimidated, then please don't!

What I would really, really like is if you could suggest challenges that you would like to do that you think would help you learn how to make "glitzy icons". Even if you think they are "dumb"; because they really aren't. I would be very happy to alternate easy challenges with hard ones; it's not like the experienced icon makers wouldn't enjoy making easy icons too.