Musician of the Month

[mdk]

In other news, if you think it has potential, go start an UNofficial contest thread in the gallery and prove it. If it works consistently, I'm sure you'll have a lot of leverage to make a good case. If not, well, don't say I didn't tell you so.

[Kagamine]

In other news, if you think it has potential, go start an UNofficial contest thread in the gallery and prove it. If it works consistently, I'm sure you'll have a lot of leverage to make a good case. If not, well, don't say I didn't tell you so.

^ This.

Probably the best idea anyone here's had so far. We won't know how well this works until we try it.

I suggest that if you do try that, though, you might want to try getting it featured on the Guild news, just so people know about it.

[CidtheKid]

Actually, a quick search reveals the guild has a sizable number of musicians, the vast majority of whom are inactive.

While most of them wouldn't suddenly become active again just for a contest, I do wonder how many of them would join.

If one month is too little time, then Musician of the Trimester might be better?

[Kagamine]

Actually, a quick search reveals the guild has a sizable number of musicians, the vast majority of whom are inactive.

While most of them wouldn't suddenly become active again just for a contest, I do wonder how many of them would join.

If one month is too little time, then Musician of the Trimester might be better?

"Inactive" is essentially equivalent to "quit the Guild", if I'm reading this correctly. Therefore none of them count, and the whole "sizable number of musicians" comment is pretty much negated....

[CidtheKid]

"Inactive" is essentially equivalent to "quit the Guild", if I'm reading this correctly. Therefore none of them count, and the whole "sizable number of musicians" comment is pretty much negated....

My point was, The Guild MAY have more musicians than one might expect at first; So I say we do what MDK says. We start up an Unofficial contest, let it run for three months or whatever time we agree on and see who bites.

If it's not enough people to warrant the competition, we drop it, simple as that.

[8]

Alright. I'll go start a thread and see the kind of reception it gets. Actually, wait. Should I refine it to trimesters as Cid mentioned? Or keep it by the month?

Also, if anyone here is willing to drum up a banner, that'd be cool.

[Sole]

I can't speak for AOTM, but that's where I'd toss the rest of those ideas if it was me. Nothing in the AOTM rules says you can't.


Edit: If people want to speak their poems, or sing their songs, I'd post up links or embedded players within a WOTM thread. Again, as a... as the WOTM Manager in charge, I can say this. These things are NOT against WOTM rules. They might risk anonymity to a certain extent, though.

It would risk anonymity entirely, actually. Risking it is still risking it, unless you require them to voice edit.

But, not all music has lyrics Dudel. I doubt you'd accept sheet music as an entry.

The fact that there aren't enough musicians on RPGuild is WHY I'm trying to include them otherwise?

You don't know that at all. If you do, statistics please.

[Scribz]

Its a cool idea, but you have the problem that members are going to start recognizing peoples voices/styles so it would be very anonymous. :/

What, you mean like how you can distinct certain artists from the style of their artwork?

:P

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My nigs, sole. He makes a good point though. It could be just instrumental covers then. This is good because it also means that people only need access to music software. Sure it sounds a little flat, but even having an electric acoustic guitar would mean clear sound input and solve that problem.


Also, software for making music is in an abundance.

[Dudel]

It would risk anonymity entirely, actually. Risking it is still risking it, unless you require them to voice edit.

I've already said "Fuck it, it's okay."

So... fuck it, it's okay.

Provided the breach of anonymity doesn't affect people's want or will to vote I really don't care. It's when people vote because "OMG it's Yadda yadda! We should vote for them!"

I've gained some trust (not much) after the Collaboration contest in the fact that this might not happen, maybe. I also don't see people doing this very often. It's just... too much work.


Plus there's things like auto tune and voice masking and whatever. It can work. I'll find a way to make it work if someone's determined enough to submit spoken/sung word.

But, not all music has lyrics Dudel. I doubt you'd accept sheet music as an entry.

Again, I can't speak for AOTM but that's where I'd put the rest of it. I can only speak for WOTM. As far as WOTM is concerned, no, we wouldn't accept sheet music.

I am doing what I can within the limits that have been provided to me.

You don't know that at all. If you do, statistics please.

I wasn't the one who said it, I was responding to this supposed fact by offering up other possible solutions. However, without Official backing and dedicated people running said "Music Contest" it's chance of success is pretty slim. I give my support, and wish the endeavor luck, but I would hope no one holds their breath.

The amount of work maintaining something like this requires isn't something the usual RPGuild member has the attention span for. It's work. It's thankless and payless work.

[Kagamine]

The amount of work maintaining something like this requires isn't something the usual RPGuild member has the attention span for. It's work. It's thankless and payless work.

You're acting like we don't know how to work hard when we want something...

I probably shouldn't speak for everyone on RPGuild, but that seems like a pretty general and condescending statement. Let's just see what people are capable of before we make assumptions.