Tourney 4 Prizes?

[naymlis]

yeah i was just giving advice on advertising.. i dont think that should go toward prizes. and entry fees wont work with such a small community like q2's unfortunately. I just read there was gonna be a 100$ prize and I want to verify it.. will it be 100 each player for pro bracket only or will it be split up 25, 25, 25, 25 for pro and sport players or how is it gonna work.. i would just like to have an official word on the prizes

[console]

hundreds visit tasty everyday

Hi Om3ga - believe me I'm not trying to dis your idea.  I appreciate it.  But if y'all are anything like me, and only click on ads you have a definite interest in, ... that might come out to maybe 500 clicks a year between all of us... Which I guess would come to... something like, 4.1 cents a month. 

you should put google ads up.. they find the right ads for the visitor's interests and they are clicked way more often than the other click advertisers meaning you get more money!

Agreed, I like sites that have Google ads, also, because they're unobtrusive.

Personally, I like advertisement free sites.

Yeah if anything it would be something minimally-annoying like text-only google ads.  None of this flashing obnoxious irritating stuff... But I agree, I like ad-free sites too.

2) Like previous times, people can volunteer to contribute prizes.  I did last time.  - OR - we could have an entry fee, but that is a pain to manage and I'd prefer to have more players than have prizes.  Maybe for Pro..  I suppose sending money could be optional, with the prize money going to the highest ranked paying player.

From what I've read, we'd have to be careful.  There are laws, apparently, limiting folks from pooling donations to go toward a tournament prize.  They call it gambling.  Those bastards.   


Regards,

quadz

[console]

yeah i was just giving advice on advertising.. i dont think that should go toward prizes. and entry fees wont work with such a small community like q2's unfortunately. I just read there was gonna be a 100$ prize and I want to verify it.. will it be 100 each player for pro bracket only or will it be split up 25, 25, 25, 25 for pro and sport players or how is it gonna work.. i would just like to have an official word on the prizes

Unless something changes, I am unaware of any monetary prizes for this tourney.

Aw, F#?! it, I'll put up $100 total ($50 each) for the pro tourney, and $50 total ($25 each) for the sport tourney.

If anyone wants to contact me privately with ideas about different amounts, I'm all ears for whatever is legal.

Regards,

quadz

[10zx]

yeah i was just giving advice on advertising.. i dont think that should go toward prizes. and entry fees wont work with such a small community like q2's unfortunately. I just read there was gonna be a 100$ prize and I want to verify it.. will it be 100 each player for pro bracket only or will it be split up 25, 25, 25, 25 for pro and sport players or how is it gonna work.. i would just like to have an official word on the prizes

Unless something changes, I am unaware of any monetary prizes for this tourney.

Aw, F#?! it, I'll put up $100 total ($50 each) for the pro tourney, and $50 total ($25 each) for the sport tourney.

If anyone wants to contact me privately with ideas about different amounts, I'm all ears for whatever is legal.

Regards,

quadz

you should set yourself up a paypal donations account or something.

[[BTF]adam]

That's great man, quadz/console truly is the king, but like element said, set a paypal account up or something, and i'll try my hardest to find some way of using it, and im sure alot of others would too, if not, they would be rendered gay.

[Punk_FAS]

Some part of me can't help but think people are being, I don't know if greedy is the word for it.  But why can't we just play to have fun?  I don't think there has to be financial gain as motivation to play.  If you enjoy competition, then join up, don't join for a payday. 

The original point of the tourney I thought, was to have a competition of people that actually were part of the community.  Adding a money prize in to the mix, is going to bring all sorts of other people here just for a prize, and I don't think they'll automatically have any intentions of being a part of the community, and isn't that what is most important, continuing to build the community?

I mean, on one side, I think it's nice for people to donate MP3 players, or stuff they don't need, or they just want to give as a reward.  But I just feel bad that the very guy donating the servers that bring us so much enjoyment, that we pay nothing for, is offering up money out of his own pocket.  I guess he's entitled to do so as well, I just hope it has nothing to do with trying to appease anybody expecting a payout.

[myamagical]

Yea

[[BTF] Reflex]

I'm at my end financially,  and dunno what of value I could contribute as a prize.  I would match my ipod to go with the
mp3 player,  if I didnt adore it so much.  It makes alot of time in my life tolerable

I'll be going thru my stuff preparing to move over the next week or two,  see if anyhting else jumps out at me.
Any wine drinkers?  I have a large set of extremly delicate green wine glasses,     I dont drink,  and they are
dissapearing into shards one by one.


And..   what Mya Punk and Adam said....  8 am. is too late for me to formulate the words right.
but the sentiment is there.

[{TNP}Dukie]

the winning team actually should get an official tatsyspleen tournament avatar proclaiming their greatness.
all this talk about money is a little out there IMO

[myamagical]

I'd be willing to make signs for the winners? Then I'll take a picture of it?

I deleted PSP8 from my computer, or I would have used that to create an avator or something for the winners... even though my graphic manipulating skills are really bad...

[[BTF]adam]

"tatsyspleen" tournament

Bahaha, tats = boobs over here.

[BigwigKEA]

I don't know why people care about prizes...for me it's just about having fun and (hopefully) winning a couple games. I mean when you won the tourney, you're the best team in your bracket. What more do you want?

[fanny]

all this talk about money is a little out there IMO

[[BTF]adam]

I third that motion, dont make quadz shell out from his own pocket! it's wrong!

[[BTF]Gator]

The idea of console offering up money for this tourney is COMPLETELY offensive.  There is no reason after spending all of his time and money on this community that he should put up money for the tourneys.  i hope this offer is retracted.  and i'd be disappointed in anyone who could take money from this man after all he has offered.