User blog:KnowledgeProspector/Writing Contest 2 - An announcement

Hello all. KP the admin here.

I'm here to talk about the Second Writing Contest. Just a few concerns, and its ultimate fate.

Some Reasons for not continuing this contest
Yep, seems kind of ridiculous. But I've discussed it with Fitz, another judge, and I've got the go-ahead to post this blog.

We've been thinking of maybe pulling the plug on this contest. It might be outrageous, it might not, but this is what I mostly think is the best solution. And for multiple reasons.

The number one most redeeming reason for me is the probable lack of interest. We're halfway toward July and there's only been one entry (thanks Wolverine). It maybe a long writing process, but there hasn't been any new entry since then, and the contestants (or at least a nice chunk of them) seem to not be an active user of this site. Now, maybe it's just a silent process, but... yeah, I'd really like to see more interest in this. The blog was partly created for that, to call on anyone who'd disagree in pulling the plug. But anyway, I gotta keep on rambling.

Another reason is... well, the withdrawal of a judge. Pops Capo, the third judge, has apparently taken his leave from his site. We weren't able to discuss the future of his judge spot with him, but it seems apparent that he's not gonna stay just for this contest. At least now that the amount of contestants have been decreased, it'll be manageable with just two judges. Still, it reinforces the dwindling interest for this contest to me.

And lastly, I believe there's a shift in interest here. The UFSW Hunger Games has just been started, and it looks to be a fresher, more interesting community event than what we have here. A majority of the users have shifted their attention to that story. I don't blame them. You just sit back, watch/read the mash-up of characters in this wiki survive, then die non-canonically. Pretty crazy stuff.

In conclusion...
In the end, I'd just like to reinforce that the lack of interest has been discouraging me, as a judge, to keep going on with this contest. Now, I made the blog here, as per Fitz's idea, to check up on the contestants. Do you guys still want to keep going with this contest? Are you guys still willing to keep going on? Just let us know in the comments.

Thanks for reading. A decision will be made once we get more input.