That is a good point, id hate to see this contest get too big.

Gabriella's Odds seem to have shortened recently.

 

Quite nice, last time i was under 10/1 i ended up 2nd lol :lol:

 

Hopefully i can get back into the top 10

What you could do, and I'm volunteering here, is allow some countries to have a quota on how many times they can enter a year. This frees up some space for new members who wish to participate. Maybe each country/member can participate a max of 6 times a year or something.

 

Blah. :nocheer:

Ohh I don't like that! And I can't see the "old guard" of this Contest going for that idea either.

 

I think we should have a limit of how many countries can compete per contest. I think we have one at the moment, which is 51, but it's just never been reached. There could be some sort of criteria for taking part should the limit be exceeded. I like the number of countries we have at the moment, and it works very well. It has a friendly, warm atmosphere and with too many countries we may lose that.

 

It's all very well moving the forum to open it up to more people, but we have to ask ourselves...does it really need to be?

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double post - ignore.

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USR would be highly unimpressed if told they couldn't enter one contest. :smoke: :drink:

I don't think moving the forum will do much in all honesty, can't see it making many more people join up :unsure:

What you could do, and I'm volunteering here, is allow some countries to have a quota on how many times they can enter a year. This frees up some space for new members who wish to participate. Maybe each country/member can participate a max of 6 times a year or something.

 

Blah. :nocheer:

I'd withdraw then

And i think moving the forum is quite a good idea :o I don't think there will be too many people joining us :P

And i think moving the forum is quite a good idea :o I don't think there will be too many people joining us :P

It took me a whole two months to understand what actually was going on in the contest before I actually entered. Maybe the members you'd expect to enter havent because it seems way too complicated and the country names scare them off

I wouldn't like to be told FSR Rontvia couldn't enter some contests either :heehee: worst case scenario, we'd have to do 3 semi-finals with 8 songs going through from each as well as the winner from the previous month to make a 25 song final, that way we'd all still only have 20-odd songs to listen to at a time

Really? I think this would be good for nearly anyone to enter. It's interesting finding out what other people like unless they send really cheap songs.

You never know, he might send Nickelback. :o

 

ANYWAY, this kinda got me thinking. (how dangerous!) Has anyone actually brought up the idea of separating this from the Eurovision forum? I know it was indirectly mentioned in a thread in the Lounge but has anyone actually asked Phil? :o

Yes, I directly mentioned it in the new Lounge thread :P It definitely has outgrown the ESC forum now though, I was hoping that Rich would've been allowed to do it though :heehee:

What you could do, and I'm volunteering here, is allow some countries to have a quota on how many times they can enter a year. This frees up some space for new members who wish to participate. Maybe each country/member can participate a max of 6 times a year or something.

 

Blah. :nocheer:

Ooof, I can't see many people going for that :( I think keeping the countries at a limit (it's 51 at the moment - 25 for each semi and the winner from the previous contest autoqualifying) is the way forward. Three semi-finals is really pushing it, but it's managable - it would shift up the limit to either 61 or 71, with 61 being much more likely.

 

Either way, I don't think separating the forum from the ESC would bring in that many new people - it would just be a recognition of the fact that this contest is definitely too big to be just a sub-forum.

 

And at the very least it would stop Mart!n calling it 'BuzzJack Eurovision' :arrr:

Yes, I directly mentioned it in the new Lounge thread :P It definitely has outgrown the ESC forum now though, I was hoping that Rich would've been allowed to do it though :heehee:

 

I don't know how to :kink: I need to learn how to do some of these GM things pronto!

final odds for the final from FSR Rontvia:

 

Eledan: Lenka - The Show 5/2

Nonsuch: Suzie McNeil - Lonely (Are You Coming Home?) 5/1

FSR Rontvia: Pixie - Boys and Girls 5/1

Kellyana Kingdom: Megan McCauley - Tap That 6/1

Quotosibb: Robyn - Dream On 6/1

Angelicland: Agnes Carlsson - On and On 7/1

Dalisska: Kate Miller-Heidke - Words 9/1

Simondly: Marie Serneholt - That's the Way My Heart Goes 9/1

Ashton: Gabriella Cilmi - Don't Want To Go To Bed Now 12/1

Mdice: Isabel Guzman - Mysterious 12/1

United States of Jack: Jessica Mauboy - Running Back 14/1

Faztickle: James Morrison; Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings 14/1

Kopečka: Janelle Monáe - Many Moons 16/1

Kingdom of Shadow: Florence and the Machine - Kiss With a Fist 18/1

Land of Jack: Anna Abreu - Vinegar 20/1

B.a.N.G.: Crystal Castles - Vanished 22/1

Lorikeet: Cookie - Do It Again 30/1

Jester's Kingdom: Those Dancing Days - Run Run 33/1

Torchwood: Kate Voegele - Hallelujah 35/1

Herzebania: Tori Amos - Silent All These Years 35/1

Deandria: Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch 35/1

JRK-off: Paris Hilton - Nothing in This World 40/1

Frahliso: Junkie XL; Lauren Rocket - Cities in the Dust 50/1

M.K.L.: Sibel Redzep - I'm Sorry 50/1

United States of Russiatron: Alesha - Lipstick 60/1

Tinnmark: Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here 90/1

Ojnoj: Britney Spears - Everytime (Hi-Bias Remix) 100/1

I don't know how to :kink: I need to learn how to do some of these GM things pronto!

Moving the forum will need discussion by all the management ;)

I wouldn't have done it anyway, hence the :kink:

oo crumbs I'd better start packing - Moving the entire BuzzJack world will be quite a big job no? :o

I wouldn't have done it anyway, hence the :kink:

:kink:

I'd withdraw then

 

I'd withdraw too, it would be awful being told I couldn't enter because I've already taken part 6 times :(

 

I think something like that could severly damage the contests popularity.