Should I continue the "A New BOTM" idea?

[FOTEPX]

Well, we're into the second month of me running A New BOTM. I'm just about to send the e-mails out for this second month, but the question in my head is, do people really care for it? It requires a lot of e-mails and upkeep on my end, so if nobody cares, it'd save me a job running it. However, if people are still invested, I don't mind. Lemme know, y'all.

[TheOrcCorp]

It's a lot better than the current BOTM in my opinion!

[Philippa]

How about instead of making your BOTM opt out, you make it opt in? I don't see the harm in keeping it running but ultimately it's your call.

[Billy5545]

I agree with Orc. But we shouldn't remove the original BOTM, because it has been running for years. I suggest that the staffs endorse and support the new one, and edit the main page for the new BOTM, with links to each category, the winner name, the creator's name, and for the last post on the link, the winner bot's picture

[Hoppin]

The way I see it, this is simply an improvement over the current bot of the month, I would personally like to put up the bots of each category; DSL (Chassis), DSL (Extenderbots), Stock, Ironforge and Custom, in a image on the front page, like that of the current botm. There is no reason I see for bot botms to exist side by side as that has no purpose. However, I do believe to consistently do this botm, you'll be needing to simplify it, I just suggest either narrowing it down to 3 bot winners or 3 catergories, I suggest Stock, Ironforge and DSL.

[FOTEPX]

However, I do believe to consistently do this botm, you'll be needing to simplify it, I just suggest either narrowing it down to 3 bot winners or 3 catergories, I suggest Stock, Ironforge and DSL.

That won't simplify things, as I'd still need to do the two parts of this project that require the most work - collecting people's bots that they made this month, and then asking them which bot from the month they'd like to submit. Plus, if I did that approach, the DSL category would be, in no uncertain terms, HUGE.

[TheOrcCorp]

However, I do believe to consistently do this botm, you'll be needing to simplify it, I just suggest either narrowing it down to 3 bot winners or 3 catergories, I suggest Stock, Ironforge and DSL.

That won't simplify things, as I'd still need to do the two parts of this project that require the most work - collecting people's bots that they made this month, and then asking them which bot from the month they'd like to submit. Plus, if I did that approach, the DSL category would be, in no uncertain terms, HUGE.

Stock, IF, DSL-S and DSL-IRL then?

[FOTEPX]

However, I do believe to consistently do this botm, you'll be needing to simplify it, I just suggest either narrowing it down to 3 bot winners or 3 catergories, I suggest Stock, Ironforge and DSL.

That won't simplify things, as I'd still need to do the two parts of this project that require the most work - collecting people's bots that they made this month, and then asking them which bot from the month they'd like to submit. Plus, if I did that approach, the DSL category would be, in no uncertain terms, HUGE.

Stock, IF, DSL-S and DSL-IRL then?

Again, would have to collect bots and ask people which one they want to enter. The issue isn't the amount of categories, it's the amount of bots, collecting said bots, and then asking which one they want to use for that month.

One solution I could think of that'd save me time is if people labelled, once a month, which bot they were entering into what category. So, if they made a bot in, let's say, DSL-S, that they were really proud of, they could put a little image next to the splash image to indicate to me "Okay, this is the one I'm entering". That'd save me quite a chunk of time.

[Hoppin]

However, I do believe to consistently do this botm, you'll be needing to simplify it, I just suggest either narrowing it down to 3 bot winners or 3 catergories, I suggest Stock, Ironforge and DSL.

That won't simplify things, as I'd still need to do the two parts of this project that require the most work - collecting people's bots that they made this month, and then asking them which bot from the month they'd like to submit. Plus, if I did that approach, the DSL category would be, in no uncertain terms, HUGE.

Stock, IF, DSL-S and DSL-IRL then?

Again, would have to collect bots and ask people which one they want to enter. The issue isn't the amount of categories, it's the amount of bots, collecting said bots, and then asking which one they want to use for that month.

One solution I could think of that'd save me time is if people labelled, once a month, which bot they were entering into what category. So, if they made a bot in, let's say, DSL-S, that they were really proud of, they could put a little image next to the splash image to indicate to me "Okay, this is the one I'm entering". That'd save me quite a chunk of time.

That could actually work, it's the same as current botm, just containing more categories. Or maybe just send the image over itself.

[FOTEPX]

However, I do believe to consistently do this botm, you'll be needing to simplify it, I just suggest either narrowing it down to 3 bot winners or 3 catergories, I suggest Stock, Ironforge and DSL.

That won't simplify things, as I'd still need to do the two parts of this project that require the most work - collecting people's bots that they made this month, and then asking them which bot from the month they'd like to submit. Plus, if I did that approach, the DSL category would be, in no uncertain terms, HUGE.

Stock, IF, DSL-S and DSL-IRL then?

Again, would have to collect bots and ask people which one they want to enter. The issue isn't the amount of categories, it's the amount of bots, collecting said bots, and then asking which one they want to use for that month.

One solution I could think of that'd save me time is if people labelled, once a month, which bot they were entering into what category. So, if they made a bot in, let's say, DSL-S, that they were really proud of, they could put a little image next to the splash image to indicate to me "Okay, this is the one I'm entering". That'd save me quite a chunk of time.

That could actually work, it's the same as current botm, just containing more categories. Or maybe just send the image over itself.

Both of those I'm open to!

So, to whoever reads this - save me a bit of work. Starting next month, either send me your "A New BOTM" entries on the 25th, or, tag your bots that you want to enter with an image or text string indicating such. Cool? Cool.

[playzooki]

this is an awful idea.

[Badger]

Please keep this going, it's actually motivated me to build some stuff. The regular BOTM is a bit of a joke.

[kill343gs]

You're more than welcome to keep this up, but definitely try a way to simplify it. Either what's been mentioned or maybe have other people nominate stuff or something like that.

[superbot13]

I think you should continue it

[FOTEPX]

Alright, gentlemen, here's how it's gonna go down from next month onward.

Same as always, I collect all the bots you guys showcase, and ask you which bot you want to submit 3 days before the end of the month. However, from here on out, you can also submit bots! So, if you have a bot you're especially proud of, send me it on the 25th of the month.  Or, if you've already showcased it and want to save me even more hassle, put "Submitted for A New BOTM" or something like that in the post when you post your bot. Doing either of these will greatly reduce overhead and headaches for me, so if anyone does either of these, thank you! ^^

[Badger]

idea: unless otherwise stated by that person you just do the latest bot they've showcased in each category