New Competition! :d, "How to improve GMC" |
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New Competition! :d, "How to improve GMC" |
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Mar 23 2010, 10:56 PM |
It's been foretold in the stars of old that I, The Competition King,
would bestow upon GMC a brand new COMPETITION! And here it is: HOW TO IMPROVE GMC COMPETITION! Very simply we are looking for ideas to make GMC a better place! We want members to come up with ideas - as many ideas per member as they like. But here is the deal; we are not looking for hundreds of spammed out ideas, quantity is not what we are looking for. We will pay more attention to the ideas that have the following attributes: - Simple - Sensible - Well thought out - Well Expressed - Easy to implement - Big benefits to GMC members and Instructors We will give extra credit for the presentation of ideas - any medium will do - a Wiki article, a Youtube video etc. A one line suggestion in a post will carry far less weight than a well written Wiki article or post that explains the idea and all of its merits and how it can be implemented. A youtube video with graphics showing what new features might look like will knock it out of the park! So, presentation is extremely important but not at the expense of it being a good idea in the first place. Example 1: 1 line explaining the best idea ever to make GMC a better place. Bad (not enough info, not well thought out or visualized)! Example 2: 30 minute youtube video showing how GMC could run a moonshot. Bad (the idea is impractical) Example 3: 1000 word wiki article with graphics explaining a really cool new feature that is easy to implement but gives huge benefit. Good! (Great idea well presented) And now for the fun part... THE PRIZES! 1st. Prize: FULLTONE OCD overdrive pedal 2nd. Price: ELECTRO-HARMONIX Small Clone 3rd. Prize: D'Addario EXL110 Pro Pack No Cash or alternative prizes will be offered! In terms of the competition itself: - The competition will run for one month, and end April 22nd. - Entries can be in posts, or contain links to the Wiki, Youtube or any other medium. - Entries must be posted in the Upload thread (LINK!) - At the competition close time, we will let the instructors pick the top 5 ideas - The top 5 ideas will go to a vote to get 1st, 2nd 3rd - Kris will comment on the winning ideas and give us all an idea of if/when we can put them into operation. >> Submission thread here This post has been edited by Kristofer Dahl: Mar 31 2010, 09:25 AM |
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Mar 23 2010, 10:59 PM |
Great competition! Now I have to use my brain....
//Staffay -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Mar 23 2010, 11:02 PM |
Incorporate SI lessons in REC to boost up that section a bit.
Each SI lesson would have a difficulty level and minor adjustments but those can be easy to implement. (Don't know if it requires further explanation but I'm happy to present it in detail, if required ... It would pretty much follow the instructor lesson format) Advantages - An incentive to share more with the community and develop teaching skills (more lessons = WIN). Some subscription related discounts can also be implemented to boost up the interest and keep advanced players from leaving the site. Will give members incentive to learn these lessons as they can then be graded on it and improve their REC rankings (for those who do it). This post has been edited by zen: Mar 23 2010, 11:12 PM -------------------- "If the need is deep, you WILL find a way , if it isn't, you'll find some excuse"
Check out my Student Instructor Lesson on Metal Riffing HERE Visit My Youtube Channel |
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Mar 24 2010, 12:19 AM |
Great competition idea!
I'll be glad to help anyone who wishes to use the wiki for either presenting or actually making their idea possible. If you have an idea the wiki might be part of the answer or the ideal place to "hold" the project and keep it updated. Never understimate the power of our knowledge base! As I said, I'll be glad to help anyone involved in this competition -------------------- Guitars:
Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Ibanez RG2570MZ, Epiphone SG G-400 Amp: Vox AC4TVH head + V112TV cab Effects: Vox Satchurator, Vox Time Machine, Dunlop CryBaby, Boss MT-2, Boss CE-5, Boss TU-2, Boss ME-70 Recording: Line-6 POD X3 + FBV-Express, Pandora PX5D GMC wants YOU to take part in our Guitar-Wikipedia! Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI! Share your playing and get Pro-advice from our Instructors: Join REC |
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Mar 24 2010, 09:26 AM |
What a great idea for a competition! I have two ideas right now, but I will have to use my brain and it usually takes some time to warm up
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Mar 24 2010, 10:21 AM |
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Mar 24 2010, 10:41 AM |
What I really miss here on GMC is a Guitar/Bass tuner to be used in conjunction with the lessons. I will develop one in FLASH and post it in the upload thread, hopefully with some cool design.
//Staffay -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Mar 24 2010, 11:12 AM |
Some great ideas already!
Feel free to do like maharzan and Eddie if you just want to share general ideas without necessarily submitting them as a competition entry. |
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Mar 24 2010, 11:35 AM |
GMC, send in some free T-Shirts so we can wear on our takes.
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Mar 24 2010, 11:46 AM |
Many good ideas already, but please be sure to post them in the upload thread as well
If not, they won't be taken into consideration! |
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