Re: Posting of WotC Contest Submissions

[Tallow]

The reason it feels like a contest (and, well, is one, just as sports competitions, art contests and Odyssey of the Mind are contests) is because the prize/price/reward is publically stated and pre-determined with no apparent room for negotiation. The language describing the process is very contest-like as well.

It's no big deal. Contests are a time-honored way of getting the best at something.

Guys, the point isn't whether it is or isn't a Contest. I consider it a contest on a personal level, because I am competing with 10 to 20 thousand other applicants for a chance to make 100 grand. It acts like a contest, it looks like a contest. But it isn't.

This isn't a case of, "looks like, smells like, must be."

It is a open call for submissions, which many companies do, in which they have a set paycheck for those who they ultimately choose to use.

The point is not whether it is a contest or not. The point is whether its "legally" a contest. You can call it what you want based on how it makes you feel or what it looks like. But legally... it isn't a contest. Legally its a job application.

Andy Christian

 

[Ashtal]

Holy thread hijack, Batman!

Contest, not a contest, it doesn't matter. Just don't post your entries and don't waste any emotional energy on whether or not 'contest' is the right word.

Whatever that danged doohickie is, don't post your submission until after the next phase has begun. End of story, and end of thread.