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New artists are thin on the ground, critique has gone the way of the dodo, and friendly competition has all but disappeared. Back in my day (yes, I'm old, get over it), there was no shortage of arguments, text slappers, fine artists, tutorials, competitions and, most importantly, friends.
So! I suggest we embark on an epic crusade of reinvigoration in order to breath new life into this ailing community, WarQueen and AttorraRu's GGT is an excellent example of how to reward hard work and establish a bit of friendly competition (as an aside, how the hell did you guys raise 1200fsp??).
I have several suggestions on how we can do this. First of all, I want to bring back the sig of the week competitions that DavidJames used to run. This was a great bit of friendly rivalry and a good source of income for artists (though it will always play second fiddle to the epic GGT..) On top of this, an avatar of the week as well for those that aren't too savvy with sigs.
Secondly, we've got to try and encourage some new artists to join the fold. I think we can do this by inviting artists that only advertise in-game to come join the forum.
Also people should try and post more CnC threads, in order to improve your own skills and identify weaknesses. On top of this, post any useful tutorials you find, or better yet, make your own!
Also, we need to get on to the cows and get them to clean up the pinned threads, some of them are useless!
Lastly, get yourself a nemesis. A graphic rival always keeps your skills and your biting wit in top form
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Anyway, if anyone has any ideas or disagrees with me or anything, please post a reply!
Edited by nosympathy, 18 December 2013 - 19:34.