i have an idea for a contest. to enter the contest you must post your profession and/or an item/service that you would be able to donate to the prize pool. for example, an arc welder would enter as "jim-arc welder-10 man hours of welding service"...or, "steve-machinery leasing-6 hours of free rental with a bobcat/backhoe/etc"....or "jake-gas station attendant-6 solar panels totaling 220 watts"...only the people entering the contest can cast a vote. at the end of the entry phase, each person who posted a service/item gets to vote for who they think has the best item/service during the voting phase. BE CAREFUL OFFERING YOUR ITEM/SERVICE; you may want to post some big shiny toy or service to attract votes, but if you lose, you will be called on to actually provide it to the winner. and just offering the best, most outrageous item won't help. people are smart; or eViL. if you watch "Survivor", which i do not, you will see that people will band together to vote a certain way in order to split the rewards. who is to say that people wont private message one another and work out a strategic way to vote and end up with a ridiculous doomsday shelter??? there is no way to regulate it. so you truly have to be smart with your service/item. any ideas? i know what i am going to shake the dice with...anyone else interested?
