Say it in 100 (Contest/Inspiration)

Basic Idea

Posts. Are. Too. Long. Let's face it, you have to be a genius to want to read some of the 10 pagers, and have waaay to much free time to actually do it. Therefore, I suggest something I've suggested before: 100 word posts.

Sure, you'll still have to be a genius to understand them, but this idea has two advantages: Shorter posts allow for a quicker entry preperation time. And a shorter message is pretty much always more powerful. What do you remember from a speech? A couple of short, powerful lines. 100 words is a perfect thing for this. No introductions, just get at it.

Also, this could be a good addition to the site. It would be short, and easy to include. 100 words is not hard to fit in. I can see it already =P

This is also a good stimulus to get people thinking more, and to get people involved more.

Variables

Time frame: I have no idea about this. I'm guessing about a week per entry
Entry type: Again, this is variable. I'd recommend that people post it on their own blogs. If they don't have a blog, post it on their ZB ones.

Details (Updated 31st July) (Vague, currently)

~3 Judges. This is to ensure that judges can participate. I suggest Me, Sayf and TLV, if he can do it. Judging critera yet to be decided upon, will be posted here.
~100 Word limit. Duh
~Set topic. Some sort of line which can be agreed with, or disagreed with. "Chess is not a sport", "We don't know how lucky we are" or even "There IS a God"
~NO QUOTES FROM OTHER MEMBER'S ENTRIES ALLOWED. You will be allowed to pull in quotes from threads if you really need them to enforce an idea of other people's opinions, but they will be counted in your word count, so choose very carefully.
~Individual opinions are what we're going for, but these must be backed up. If you bash something, you must have a reason why.

Best release date EST

If I had to do this right now, it'd be up in 1-2 weeks, depending on judges etc. However, again, I think that we should wait for sayf to come back, and I also need to make sure that TLV can do judging. Otherwise, we need to pull someone else in. I reckon, this will be best released around a week's timeframe from the site's launch.

Photography Contest

Basic Idea:

Most people have a camera. Most people have photos. In fact, from what I've seen, the people that we already have here are pretty decent. Adding to this, we need some sort of concept which goes with the semi image. Gotta be thoughtful, but easy to do. Therefore, this.

Details (Updated 31st July)

~Photos can be up to one year old, to increase ease of entering
~One week time period
~Photo age vairable per contest
~Page on site with best judged photo per week
~3 judges. This is to ensure that judges can enter. I'm thinking me, sayf and one other. Me because I thought this up, and am good at this stuff; Sayf for obvious reasons
~some sort of theme.

Best Release Date EST

Realisticly, I could have this up in a couple of days. However, as sayf is out for the next few weeks, I don't think this should be launched until then at the earliest. Due to insider information, I'm guessing 3-4 weeks would be best. We need some sort of thing to keep current members here before the big plan.

Theme List (will update when I actually CAN be bothered.)

~Thoughtful
~Machines
~Age
~Lighting
~Freestyle
~Action
~Landscape
~Macro
~Still Life