<p dir="ltr">Perhaps if possible, I can join Knapp in the contest out workings.</p>
<p dir="ltr">:-) </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 6, 2013 8:41 AM, "Knapp" <<a href="mailto:magick.crow@gmail.com">magick.crow@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Ton Roosendaal <<a href="mailto:ton@blender.org">ton@blender.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi Douglas,<br>
><br>
> Given the large amount of good community sites for artists, such contests or systems should better run there.<br>
><br>
> The <a href="http://blender.org" target="_blank">blender.org</a> gallery can simply stick to a compact overview of quality work people do with Blender. It hasn't been updated for ages, volunteers come and go...<br>
><br>
<br>
If I run this contest, I will stick around. I have been here for a<br>
long time and will not be leaving any time soon short of death or<br>
illness.<br>
<br>
> I also think it's for <a href="http://blender.org" target="_blank">blender.org</a> more important to show *who* works with blender (like professionals, studios, researchers, game studios, etc) than showing that Blender is good enough to make quality graphics. We're past that point really :)<br>
><br>
> There's a couple of people working on a makeove for <a href="http://blender.org" target="_blank">blender.org</a>, a proposal will be available soon (1 week or so).<br>
><br>
> -Ton-<br>
<br>
I don't agree. Who is not very important to me, as a hobbyist. Sure<br>
bragging rights make us look good and that is nice but the last poll I<br>
saw said that blender users were mostly hobbyist. New users don't tend<br>
to know who's who in the pros and don't care much. It is also not<br>
relevant to me when I view the gallery. I think it is in the top<br>
interest of Blender.org to have the very best images and videos in the<br>
gallery. I think it is important for Blender.org to support pushing<br>
the edges of Blender use and a good contest can do this. The only<br>
other contest I know of is Andrew Price's and he does not direct that<br>
contest at new blender features as I proposed. He is helping his<br>
students, as he should.<br>
<br>
No one has more prestige or is more important to Blender users than<br>
Blender.org. I think a contest here will attract the most attention<br>
possible and bring in the best images. It also would allow Blender.org<br>
to support a great building of CC licenced artwork and, .blend files.<br>
<br>
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