Official Nubblies Contest #2: Shameless Promotion - Nubblies.net Forums

Orgazmo · 10-21-2003, 04:12 PM

In the wake of Contest #1's completion, Contest #2 is birthed.

While its predecessor excluded nearly half of the active Nubblites, this contest is a bit more fair...probably.

Before I get into contest specifics, I'm going to throw this out there. Unlike the first contest, this one may be completed with one partner (meaning 2 people total). What does that mean? It means that two people can take credit for each submission...and, if the winning submission is one which two people contributed to, each of those people will hold the trophy, and each will receive a Golden N.

Without further ado, I present to you the core of the contest...something which I'm sure you've guessed by now. The task will be to advertise Nubblies somewhere...somehow...and to post proof of your doing.

This leads to two possible questions. Firstly...what can you do to promote Nubblies in such a way that will get you the trophy? Well, you have options. In 2 minutes of thinking, I've put together a slew of ideas...some of which include working Nubblies into a newspaper near you, painting your body black & yellow and writing Nubblies on yourself...then getting pictures taken with strangers, and, of course, rearranging the letters of a gas station sign to read "Nubblies.net Kicks Ass"...or anything of the like. These are simply ideas to get the gears in your head turning, you don't have to do any of the mentioned but they definitely are up for grabs.

The second possible question is, "How do we submit our entry?". Well, let me tell you...however you want. Using the examples above...if you get Nubblies into a newspaper, a scan of the article or a link to the online reciprocal would definitely suffice. If it involved something that you've done out in the world, a picture of the occurance (or video if available) would be great. If the best you can do is a write-up of what you did, that will work...but it should be noted that a phenomenal write-up of a great idea will easily be defeated by a photo of a shitty idea...simply because write-ups can't be proven.

Is this contest a cheap way to get people to try to make the board grow? Yes...but it's not just for my good, it's for all of our good...and you're having a good time doing it. Help Nubblies, have fun, and get a trophy...what more can you ask for?

Deadline for entries is Midnight - November 3, 2003, or 2 weeks from today. To submit an entry, simply post it in this thread. Each member may be tied to only one submission. No entries are officially submitted until Midnight of the aforementioned date...at which time Ugly Bastard and I will fist through them all. In the event that you are tied to more than one submission, your latest submission will be your default entry.

In your submission, at the very top, include the following:
Your Username & Partner's Username's Submission

This heading will ensure us that it is, in fact, your submission...and will make clear who exactly should get credit for the submission.

I believe that's all I have to say. Go promote, young Nubblies.

[ October 21, 2003, 03:46 PM: Message edited by: Orgazmo ]

Pliedes · 10-21-2003, 04:17 PM

Titan and I will win.

Titan · 10-21-2003, 04:33 PM

Oh sweet, we were looking for a good excuse.

bert · 10-21-2003, 04:56 PM

do you have to have a partner or can you go solo on this one?

Orgazmo · 10-21-2003, 05:35 PM

You can definitely go solo, it's your call.

Schroeder · 10-21-2003, 05:40 PM

Do you think there is any chance that what we do could get traced back to us?

Orgazmo · 10-21-2003, 05:44 PM

Of course not...

but it should be said that neither I nor Ugly Bastard take any responsibility for the actions of...you.

Schroeder · 10-21-2003, 05:49 PM

Shoot, now I don't have anyone to put the blame on if I write "Nubblies kicks ass" on myself and run around campus naked.

Pliedes · 10-21-2003, 06:27 PM

How is blinding people helping nubblies?

Schroeder · 10-21-2003, 06:38 PM

Oh, don't worry, I'll paint myself black first, and then paint over that with yellow, like a true Nubblite.

Hey, how about if I got myself on national television wearing my Nubblites shirt? Purdue doesn't have a home game for a while, though, so I couldn't make deadline.

Pliedes · 10-21-2003, 06:51 PM

This reminds of something that occured at the Variety show. During a long delay before the last number, which included Combat Chuck and a friend playing a radiohead song, I made a tape banner that said nubblies.net a went up to the front and had Chuck put it on his conga. Twas a minimal show of support, but an decent attempt nevertheless.

Question: Can the same member make difference submissions with different people? (ex: Alpha and the Butcher make a submission, and Alpha and Titan make a submission.)

Schroeder · 10-21-2003, 06:54 PM

But wouldn't that give an unfair advantage to Nubblies members who have friends on Nubblies?

Pliedes · 10-21-2003, 06:57 PM

Who would actually have the time to conjur up a submission for every friend they had. But still, thats why I'm asking

Orgazmo · 10-21-2003, 07:39 PM

No, each member can only be tied to one submission.

Combat Chuck · 10-21-2003, 08:28 PM

Why does Purdue have to have a home game for you to get yourself on national television?

I already have a plan that consists of tear gas, addresses of all the local gas stations, and my Nubblites shirt.

Pliedes · 10-21-2003, 09:11 PM

All of your attempts are futile. Titan and I already have the master plan which no one will be able to top. Spare yourself the effort.

Titan · 10-22-2003, 01:03 AM

*Titan yawns and files his nails*

Ugly Bastard · 10-22-2003, 03:21 AM

I'd like to see this plan in action, 'cause right now, you guys are tied for last place.

Last I checked, last place isn't so good.

-Ugly Bastard

Orgazmo · 10-22-2003, 03:27 AM

Another thing I'd like to add...

You can turn in your entry anytime from now until the deadline; however, it should be noted that, if you have your entry done...and someone turns something that's very similar to it before you turn your entry in...their's will have to be given the edge on creativity. To safeguard against your submission looking like a rip-off, early submission is the key. Of course, this will give your opponents a look at what you've done, and what they're going to have to do to beat you...

Titan · 10-22-2003, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ugly Bastard:
you guys are tied for last place.

So what you're saying is we're also tied for first place. Sweet.

Ugly Bastard · 10-22-2003, 01:06 PM

Yes

-Ugly Bastard

Pliedes · 10-22-2003, 01:59 PM

So right now we're winning.

Winning feels good.

So does caring.

Osiris · 10-22-2003, 03:08 PM

Are we trying to do something which the most people will see or something which is extremely funny?

Orgazmo · 10-22-2003, 03:17 PM

Those are kinda the two categories that you're going to be judged on...how well the promotion would actually help Nubblies in conjunction with how good of an idea/how funny it really is. The winning submission will probably do quite well in each category.

Osiris · 10-22-2003, 03:35 PM

Two weeks isn't a very long time. Will you make exceptions if we don't have a digital camera and are waiting on film?

10-21-2003, 04:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Titan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,698 Internets: 10	Oh sweet, we were looking for a good excuse.
	I do what the fuck I want.

10-22-2003, 01:03 AM	#17 (permalink)
Titan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,698 Internets: 10	Titan yawns and files his nails
	I do what the fuck I want.

10-21-2003, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	In the wake of Contest #1's completion, Contest #2 is birthed. While its predecessor excluded nearly half of the active Nubblites, this contest is a bit more fair...probably. Before I get into contest specifics, I'm going to throw this out there. Unlike the first contest, this one may be completed with one partner (meaning 2 people total). What does that mean? It means that two people can take credit for each submission...and, if the winning submission is one which two people contributed to, each of those people will hold the trophy, and each will receive a Golden N. Without further ado, I present to you the core of the contest...something which I'm sure you've guessed by now. The task will be to advertise Nubblies somewhere...somehow...and to post proof of your doing. This leads to two possible questions. Firstly...what can you do to promote Nubblies in such a way that will get you the trophy? Well, you have options. In 2 minutes of thinking, I've put together a slew of ideas...some of which include working Nubblies into a newspaper near you, painting your body black & yellow and writing Nubblies on yourself...then getting pictures taken with strangers, and, of course, rearranging the letters of a gas station sign to read "Nubblies.net Kicks Ass"...or anything of the like. These are simply ideas to get the gears in your head turning, you don't have to do any of the mentioned but they definitely are up for grabs. The second possible question is, "How do we submit our entry?". Well, let me tell you...however you want. Using the examples above...if you get Nubblies into a newspaper, a scan of the article or a link to the online reciprocal would definitely suffice. If it involved something that you've done out in the world, a picture of the occurance (or video if available) would be great. If the best you can do is a write-up of what you did, that will work...but it should be noted that a phenomenal write-up of a great idea will easily be defeated by a photo of a shitty idea...simply because write-ups can't be proven. Is this contest a cheap way to get people to try to make the board grow? Yes...but it's not just for my good, it's for all of our good...and you're having a good time doing it. Help Nubblies, have fun, and get a trophy...what more can you ask for? Deadline for entries is Midnight - November 3, 2003, or 2 weeks from today. To submit an entry, simply post it in this thread. Each member may be tied to only one submission. No entries are officially submitted until Midnight of the aforementioned date...at which time Ugly Bastard and I will fist through them all. In the event that you are tied to more than one submission, your latest submission will be your default entry. In your submission, at the very top, include the following: Your Username & Partner's Username's Submission This heading will ensure us that it is, in fact, your submission...and will make clear who exactly should get credit for the submission. I believe that's all I have to say. Go promote, young Nubblies. [ October 21, 2003, 03:46 PM: Message edited by: Orgazmo ]

10-21-2003, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	Titan and I will win.

10-21-2003, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
bert Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 314 Internets: 10	do you have to have a partner or can you go solo on this one?

10-21-2003, 05:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	You can definitely go solo, it's your call.

10-21-2003, 05:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Schroeder Unwanted Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,543 Internets: -885	Do you think there is any chance that what we do could get traced back to us?

10-21-2003, 05:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Of course not... but it should be said that neither I nor Ugly Bastard take any responsibility for the actions of...you.

10-21-2003, 05:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Schroeder Unwanted Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,543 Internets: -885	Shoot, now I don't have anyone to put the blame on if I write "Nubblies kicks ass" on myself and run around campus naked.

10-21-2003, 06:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	How is blinding people helping nubblies?

10-21-2003, 06:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
Schroeder Unwanted Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,543 Internets: -885	Oh, don't worry, I'll paint myself black first, and then paint over that with yellow, like a true Nubblite. Hey, how about if I got myself on national television wearing my Nubblites shirt? Purdue doesn't have a home game for a while, though, so I couldn't make deadline.

10-21-2003, 06:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	This reminds of something that occured at the Variety show. During a long delay before the last number, which included Combat Chuck and a friend playing a radiohead song, I made a tape banner that said nubblies.net a went up to the front and had Chuck put it on his conga. Twas a minimal show of support, but an decent attempt nevertheless. Question: Can the same member make difference submissions with different people? (ex: Alpha and the Butcher make a submission, and Alpha and Titan make a submission.)

10-21-2003, 06:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
Schroeder Unwanted Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,543 Internets: -885	But wouldn't that give an unfair advantage to Nubblies members who have friends on Nubblies?

10-21-2003, 06:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	Who would actually have the time to conjur up a submission for every friend they had. But still, thats why I'm asking

10-21-2003, 07:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	No, each member can only be tied to one submission.

10-21-2003, 08:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Combat Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,063 Internets: 10	Why does Purdue have to have a home game for you to get yourself on national television? I already have a plan that consists of tear gas, addresses of all the local gas stations, and my Nubblites shirt.

10-21-2003, 09:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	All of your attempts are futile. Titan and I already have the master plan which no one will be able to top. Spare yourself the effort.

10-22-2003, 03:21 AM	#18 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I'd like to see this plan in action, 'cause right now, you guys are tied for last place. Last I checked, last place isn't so good. -Ugly Bastard

10-22-2003, 03:27 AM	#19 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Another thing I'd like to add... You can turn in your entry anytime from now until the deadline; however, it should be noted that, if you have your entry done...and someone turns something that's very similar to it before you turn your entry in...their's will have to be given the edge on creativity. To safeguard against your submission looking like a rip-off, early submission is the key. Of course, this will give your opponents a look at what you've done, and what they're going to have to do to beat you...

10-22-2003, 01:06 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Yes -Ugly Bastard

10-22-2003, 01:59 PM	#22 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	So right now we're winning. Winning feels good. So does caring.

10-22-2003, 03:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
Osiris Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 205 Internets: 10	Are we trying to do something which the most people will see or something which is extremely funny?

10-22-2003, 03:17 PM	#24 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Those are kinda the two categories that you're going to be judged on...how well the promotion would actually help Nubblies in conjunction with how good of an idea/how funny it really is. The winning submission will probably do quite well in each category.

10-22-2003, 03:35 PM	#25 (permalink)
Osiris Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 205 Internets: 10	Two weeks isn't a very long time. Will you make exceptions if we don't have a digital camera and are waiting on film?