Implemented Would you like to see a "Site of the Month" contest on Administrata?

[Cedric]

Hey @everyone

I’ve been thinking about adding a bit more fun and recognition to our community, and one idea that came to mind is a Site of the Month (SOTM) contest. It would give community owners a chance to showcase their sites, and for everyone to get inspired by what others are building.

The idea is simple:

• Submissions would be open from the 1st to the 15th of each month.
• Voting would take place from the 15th to the end of the month.
• The winner would be chosen through a community poll, and we could offer cool perks like a featured spot on Administrata or even some virtual credits as a prize!

What do you think? Would this be something you'd be interested in participating in or voting on? And if so, any suggestions on how we could make it even better?

• We could rotate themes each month to encourage more varied submissions (e.g., Best Design, Most Active Community, Best Content).
• We could consider anonymous voting to avoid favoritism.
• We could consider adding an "Expert Panel" option. A small group of seasoned members or admins that cast votes weighted higher than general votes, to balance popularity with quality.

Although this can make it more complex than wanted.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! Feel free to use the vote feature on the thread.

 

[frm]

We could rotate themes each month to encourage more varied submissions (e.g., Best Design, Most Active Community, Best Content).

Yes. That way the winner could vary. Or you could do two (or 3~) at a time per month, depending on how large this community grows to check out other communities that may go unrecognized because it's so niche.

We could consider anonymous voting to avoid favoritism.

Definitely yes. No peeking either.

We could consider adding an "Expert Panel" option. A small group of seasoned members or admins that cast votes weighted higher than general votes, to balance popularity with quality.

I would suggest against this because it could contradict the anonymous voting with the added weight, unless the group gives an expert/logical reason to their decision, not only for transparency, but also to be as a teaching tool if other communities like the voted feedback.

 

[Cloaked]

Heck yea. Great idea. Will help out the winner as well as here.

 

[Time Wizard Cosmo]

That sounds fun! And well thought out, too. The themes idea is great, but the Expert Panel idea is the chef's kiss, nice touch. 100% would be interested.

 

[Nomad]

That's a great idea.

 

[Hulk]

Sure they are always run well and fun to take part in.

 

[Cedric]

I'd like to expand on the "anonymously voting":

If we would create a new (sub)forum for this monthly event, we could create separate topics for all enlisted websites, much like our suggestion forum:

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See votes in the first row on the left.
This would allow any member to vote for a certain forum, anonymously and one time. You could also vote for all forums except your own. No one (not even staff) can see which member voted for which forum. I think this method could work efficiently this way. What do you all think?

 

[Cory]

Yes, a (sub)forum with the votes to the left of the topic could work well.

What's the point of allowing multi-voting, though?

 

[Cedric]

Yes, a (sub)forum with the votes to the left of the topic could work well.

What's the point of allowing multi-voting, though?

There is no other way.

 

[Mati]

Yes, it's a good contest so I say yes.