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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8360055" data-attributes="member: 22779">Again, missing the point.But, let's boil things down on the Eberron competition.&nbsp; How many submissions did WotC get for that?&nbsp; Other than &quot;lots&quot;.&nbsp; How much &quot;exposure&quot; did 99.9% of the entrants get?&nbsp; So, essentially, one person got exposure and a bunch of other people provided free work for WotC.&nbsp; Just because you got something you like out of the deal doesn't make it justified.&nbsp; Why were those hundreds of other people who did work for WotC not compensated in any way, shape or form?&nbsp; WotC manages to get massive free publicity, generates huge good will (the value of which cannot be underestimated) for the cost of using one entrant and ignoring the rest.&nbsp; And this is considered a good thing?Hey, here's a thought, how about we have a contest where entrants are payed 15 cents on the word for their entries?&nbsp; IOW, the contest holder, a for-profit company, actually has to pay industry wages for the work they are asking for.&nbsp; Isn't that fair?&nbsp; Why are creative types expected to provide work for free when exactly zero people reading this thread would EVER accept that at their jobs?Tell you what, we'll have a contest at your office.&nbsp; Whoever is judged the best employee this month gets a 50% bonus.&nbsp; Everyone else doesn't get paid.&nbsp; That's perfectly legal right?&nbsp; Totally justifiable?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8360055, member: 22779"] Again, missing the point. But, let's boil things down on the Eberron competition. How many submissions did WotC get for that? Other than "lots". How much "exposure" did 99.9% of the entrants get? So, essentially, one person got exposure and a bunch of other people provided free work for WotC. Just because you got something you like out of the deal doesn't make it justified. Why were those hundreds of other people who did work for WotC not compensated in any way, shape or form? WotC manages to get massive free publicity, generates huge good will (the value of which cannot be underestimated) for the cost of using one entrant and ignoring the rest. And this is considered a good thing? Hey, here's a thought, how about we have a contest where entrants are payed 15 cents on the word for their entries? IOW, the contest holder, a for-profit company, actually has to pay industry wages for the work they are asking for. Isn't that fair? Why are creative types expected to provide work for free when exactly zero people reading this thread would EVER accept that at their jobs? Tell you what, we'll have a contest at your office. Whoever is judged the best employee this month gets a 50% bonus. Everyone else doesn't get paid. That's perfectly legal right? Totally justifiable? [/QUOTE]

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