Board Thread:Off-topic Discussion/@comment-125.163.216.125-20150322050550/@comment-917693-20150410205259

My answers/opinions are in bold

"I used to think sites wikis are all controlled by computer/internet when I was like, 10... but now, I'm old enough to realize how stupid I was...I personally am interested in editing; but I just don't understand codes and stuff... learning takes time..."

'''Haha yea, most ppl seem to think wikis are run by robots or something xD. Hmm we'll be trying to make learning/editing more intuitive :O'''

"I don't see a reason to hate the wiki but,.. well, personal opinions (personally loves utaite wiki; mainly because of the song page)"

'''Hm well, some people for example found it 'ridiculous', that we had a page about them, and something like that. Idk anymore. I think you can find stuff, if you just google Utaite Wiki on Twitter xD'''

"The stages... I'm not really sure... I personally think one round is enough if it's beginner chorus... Well, I assume it to be one round that'll happen around December"

'''Yea, I think it should be 3 rounds. (Which also seems to be standard anyway)'''

"Advertising... I Think June/July- middle of August

Sign Up... I think middle of August - middle or end of September (I think one month is enough to get perfect number of participants; well, if there are consolation prize and too many participants, donations might not be enough)"

Well, when we'll be able to advertise/start the chorus, would depend on how soon we figure everything out xD But I don't think we need to rush.

"I think... when announcing for the teams, at the same time announce for the theme... then start knowing each other while... discussing about the theme and deciding the song and stuff... considering timezones, personaly life and their ability(beginners), I think middle of september/October- November/middle of December (Is it too long? too short?)"

Yea, I think we'll definitely decide and post the themes before-hand.

"Too long might make people drop out because it's boring/a fight between members; but too short will 'cause people to give up... ; and maybe we need 'sub members'? like, if a member drop out, sub member will fill in?"

'''True thing :/ We don't want the thing to get tedious, but sometimes, ppls are just rly busy :/ Ugh... Hm... I guess, we could do alternative sign ups, for ppl who only want to be sub members (will be taking your term here, for coherence)? Though tbh idk, how many would be willing to be only substitutes xD'''

"I don't even know if I'm qualified enough for this, but I'll give it a whirl:"

'''Everyone is qualified! We're always happy to see other's opinions/suggestions :>'''

"Advertising-wise, getting popular artists/social media users [tumblr,deviantArt, and reddit?] to advertise should help get more people (It's how I found out about Chorus Battles in the first place). I have no idea what you could offer them in return--maybe offer them a judge position? Or just ask nicely and see how it goes? It's worth a shot, I think."

'''Yep, tumblr and dA seem to be a nice place to start. IDK about reddit, since I've never been on there xD Hm yea, I don't think we can offer them that much. And a judging position might actually be offputting for some people xD'''

"I wonder if one stage is really enough...sure, they're beginners, but isn't this supposed to be making them more experienced? How are they going to get enough experience from one song--their first song? Maybe three would be more ideal...though it'd take a while, and quite a bit of co-ordinating...if we can schedule the battles during school breaks [and work it out so that the judges will have free time to judge right afterwards], we might see less drop-outs, and hopefully more participants (Hopefully they'll think 'Hey! I have break most of those times! This might work!'). The problem is the breaks...and making sure they're not during other peoples' finals week. There's also the option of holding the battles sometime near the middle of the term, so we're less likely to catch people during finals [midterms don't matter...ha...but they won't be as nervewracking as finals]--maybe a bit after midterm. That co-ordination will probably be a better indicator of timing, but I was thinking...."

'''I agree, it should be 3 stages, however, school breaks are very different depending on country :/ Though we could orient ourselves by the uS school breaks, it's kinsa unfair for ppl of other countries xD Same with tests. Not all schools even have midterms, but instead tests randomly dropped inbetween. It's kinda hard to coordinate, so idk about that orz'''

"Advertisement stage: 1.5-2 months [a two week buffer if not enough people]" Seems fair "Sign-up stage: 1 month" seems alright too, imo "Assignment stage: 1.5 months or less?" '''I'd say less. assignments can be done in a few hours (C+P the names in random.org and sending emails)''' "Get-to-know-each-other stage: 2-3 months, if you're including the prep for the first round..?" Seems fine "Round stages: 3 rounds, 3 months to prep [singing, mixing, etc.]" Seems fine too "Judging should hopefully take less than a month, but maybe a week or two buffer [depends on entry number]." Seems fine too xD

"...How many judges and how many people per team?"

Probably us admins, Sen (starikun), Raspomme, me, also if there are volunteers.

"What is the goal: is it just to produce music, or are there to be music videos as well [with mixing and editing and art]?"

'''I think the music should be the main focus. But mixing and art might give you bonus points? xD'''

"I think that a good prize idea might be to give all winners a page here on the Wiki, regardless of whether they fit the requirements. For those who might have a page already, though... Hm, I'm not sure."

'''Hmm if we only get rly few participants (many drop outs) this time, it might be sorta not justified. (There were only 2 groups left, and we had to omit a round... :/) As for those who might have a page already: Well it's a beginner chorus, so they shouldn't be popular enough to have a page I think xD'''