Rocket of the month idea?

[cbwho]

I'm on another forum for another hobby and that forum has an equivalent of Rocket of the Month contest. A moderator runs this. At the beginning of the month they ask for photo entries, the last week of the month, they hold a poll. Usually there is a monthly theme. For us that could be LPR, odd rocs, HPR, UFOs, etc.

The winner gets a honorable mention.

What do you think?

 

[neil_w]

All such contests sound great in theory. In practice, they all tend to fizzle out here fairly quickly, because of low participation.

The summer build-off from several years ago was a notable exception in that it drew a good amount of participation and there were some really fantastic entries. But that was a one-off that lasted a few months. No attempt at a monthly contest of any sort has succeeded.

 

[OhioFlyer]

I think it would be fun. Maybe organize it around a kit group buy from one of the vendors. Participants get a deal, a sponsor gets business, and lots of build threads to share ideas.