While I'm here and now the event's stopped, I wanna mention how brain dead stupid some people are! (I'm sounding like Neo! /jk )

Go to the mvgc home page, read the rules, submit your fan art, read the faq before asking a question. It's a simple event, a simple concept and a simple web site, but there's always 1.. or in the case of the last 3 years of MVGC, 25!

There's been at least 10-15 people submit artwork that wasn't illustrating the chosen monthly character. Why do some people go to the effort of emailing their art and info, but can't seem to be bothered to actually find out what the web site is about to begin with! The funniest ones are characters that people just make up, then send along with some accompanying text saying something along the lines of "this is a character I drawed for a computer game"...

And take HalfAx's submission- visits the mvgc home page then posts a topic on the forum asking how to send art. Then emails me asking the same thing a few hours later. I reply with:
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Hi there,

If you'd like to submit Soul Calibur art to the MVGC, you can either email it to me or email me a link to where I can download the picture. Please read the rules at: http://www.organicmetal.co.uk/MVGC/MVGCindex.htm


- Ben
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So he sends a badly drawn copy of an official illustration of Link from Zelda which as stated in the rules won't be put in the gallery since everyone hates a copy cat trying to be cute.. I thought I said please read the rules and even supplied a link to the rules page?

Just a week previous to this, someone sends in some official Namco artwork of Knightmare and writes:
i was bored i found this site n i thought i might as well make an entry im
probably not as good as some others out there but i try lol this is my first
entry so go easy on me
You "try"? all you try to do is get away with ripping off other's efforts to reap some sort of praise..

I think that is a really good idea if we could just post pics on this thread we could still have MVGC competitions, so if thats cool with Ben lets do it. Ok now lets pick out a character to draw, if anyone out there has a suggestion post it here. I would like to draw Iori or any of the KOF characters. If this could work while MVGC is on break that would be the best. So post any suggestoins here. thanx

EDIT BY ADMIN: We have this little thing where this annoying random guy posts a one word reply on this thread, which has nothing to do with anything. Then I take 2 seconds to delete it. The process then repeats itself several times

For those interested, my current thoughts are :

The MVGC was cool and helped give people an extra incentive to draw and display their fanart. Thinking back, It wasn't all bad, but I'm glad I put the even on hold. After 2 years of me not running it, I'm thinking I might as well scrap it completely...

I stopped running and hosting MVGC for several reasons:

- I felt there wasn't much point if only a one or two people would enter each month- I don't wanna invest time in stuff like this if there's no massive demand for it.
- I used to spend hours scouting around the web for participants. Some months it was more like a job to put together a gallery of existing work than simply Administrating an event.
-It was cool to run it at first as it was generating hits to Organic Metal and associated me with a cool arty event idea, but it ended up associating me with a flop so that didn't help.
- A Quarter of participants were annoying children.

The plan to deal with these issues was to create an interactive site whereby artists would be given an account login and ability to upload their own works for display each month leaving little work for an admin. I'd be happy designing the site layout but I'm no programming wizard, so to pull this off, I'd have to spend a few hundred quid on a developer and hosting fees. If anyone with good PHP skills could do this for free, let me know!!

A plan to popularize the MVGC was to get in sponsors giving away freebies in return to banner linking- I didn't properly investigate this route, but woulda given it a go..

I had created a new structure for each month's task too. Instead of just "Draw character X", the task might be "Draw a gaming guy fighting a gaming Gal" This woulda been pretty fun. Maybe we could just do stuff like this on the forum?

So yeh, I'll be getting rid of the MVGC link from the OM Home Page and Nav-Bar and quit having anything to do with it.

My idea wasn't to run it EVERY month because I don't have the time when I'm back at school, so probably more on a 4 times a year basis (if theres a technical word for that). I think this would be effective in the sense that people would get time to develop their skills further between contests and also it would be easier for me because I would run them when I was on school holidays and I have the extra time to commit.

I think your idea about not choosing a certain character and more or less saying to draw a certain scene or theme as such, is really good.

Anyway, If I finish the (very dodgy) site, I'll be sure to post the link on here.

I know the MVGC has a nice ring to it, but I'd say go with a more relaxed time. I suggest if someone starts it up again probably think about doing it once every 2months/3months. I think quarters is a tad too long some might not even care due to the contest run-time.

I believe it would be best to run it as a 2 Month Duration; somewhat like 1-1/2month actual contest participation and have the rest of the remaining time till the new month starts. That way when you have to maintain it's functional ability in judging, awards, commenting, and forums whatever that may be it mainly won't be a major hassle if you consider doing sponsor prizes.

But, as Bomu said open board events are going to be way more enjoyable doing them sparingly.

EDIT: well bomu, whaddayaknow, you're right. Interesting bored fellow we're dealing with