What I have learned from the "Good as Gold" contest

[Kikoten]

The OP joke kind of reminds me of the music contest, where they had participants play "Night in the Brume." The rules were: learn it by ear and play it, and there will be no sheet music. So I did. After I submitted mine, they said, "Here's the sheet music, everyone!"

I was sitting there thinking, what the f#!^#^. I knew my entry wasn't a winner, but it still felt hokey to me when the rules changed all of a sudden.

It made me wary of every contest to come... So be careful. They might change the rules on you!

[Kaminto]

This is my third attempt at entering these contests, and I'll admit i didn't really try hard for this one but i think by not having a clear indication as to who the main character in the pic was that i may have been glanced over heh still, i go into all these contests with no eyes on the prize, i just do what i like to do best, /gpose!!~ ^^

[Doozer]

i go into all these contests with no eyes on the prize, i just do what i like to do best, /gpose!!~ ^^

I do as well. I really enjoy taking screenshots (especially with /gpose or any other photo mode in games), so any contest that involves using it is always worth trying, even if I don't win.

I had better ideas for my entry involving the minion's idle animation, but sadly it doesn't play it in /gpose, so I had to try something else. I took the little fella to Castrum Centri because I felt it would be a good thematic backdrop, but then I was worried my entry wasn't exciting enough given the theme (and especially since lots of other entries were in the Gold Saucer itself). But I guess since only one other person used that item for theirs, maybe it stood out.

I'm a photographer irl (or at least trying to be), and I've been used to being passed over for more eye-catching shots, but I kept trying and now one of my photos is going to be on a label for a soda brand for a little while. So it's important to keep trying if you really want to, y'know.