[CONTEST] Creative Critic - ANOTHER chance to WIN 10320 Eldorado Fortress

[Mister Phes]

We understand not everyone is a builder nor has the space or parts to participate in the contest's building category.

But as the old saying goes, "Everyone's a critic"

So here's another chance to WIN 10320 Eldorado Fortress by providing constructive feedback to contest entrants!

Now you can participate from the comfort of your phone... anywhere... anytime...

HURRY!  ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 26

 

 

 

When the countdown reaches 00:00:00:00

• New entries will no longer be accepted in the Main Building Category
• New entries will no longer be accepted in the Mini Set Building Category
• New Creative Critic registrations will not be accepted so register now if you're participating but have not yet registered.
• Those who have registered for Creative Critic but have not provided feedback to entries will automatically be disqualified.

This is your LAST chance to enter!

How to Enter

First register in the Creative Critic registrations topic.

After MOC entries have been posted in LEGO Pirates MOC Forum (commences June 28), reply in the entry topics and dazzle us with your creative writing skills.

You have until August 27 to stimulate the discussion and provide the builders with suggestions for how they could make their entries even better!

Then between August 28 and September 16 Creative Critics will have the opportunity to vote for their three preferred entries and leave their closing thoughts. 

Closing thoughts will also be used to determined the Creative Critic Winner.

Feedback provided Creative Critics in Contest Management topics (like this one) will also be taken into consideration.

How the Winners will be Determined

Between September 17 and September 23 the Classic Pirates crew and Eurobrick staff will review registrant posts to assess:

• The helpfulness of your critiques and feedback
• Whether the builders consider or action your feedback
• Whether your engagement has stimulated the discussion

Frequently Asked Questions

Must I write in perfect English?
No. We acknowledge English is not everyone's native language so we'll grant leniency if your spelling and grammar isn't perfect.

However, your prose must be legible, so we must be able to understand what you're attempting to communicate.

Also, if you create posts containing only emojis, write extremely short responses or post off-topic, you'll be disqualified.

Critiquing should be quality over quantity!

Do I need to register?
Yes. Registrations provide us with a convenient summary of everyone participating

Can I register after June 27?
Yes. You can register as a Creative Critic any time before August 26.

However, you have a higher probability of providing useful feedback and stimulating the discussion if you begin participating when entries are first submitted.
 

Do I need a Eurobricks account?
Yes. We don't have the capacity to scour social media for every comment you may write, so the Creative Critic contest will take place in the LEGO Pirates MOC Forum.

You may register an Eurobricks account here.
 

Can I Get Disqualified?
Yes.  You'll be removed from the contest if:

• Your posts are off-topic or considered to be spam
• Your posts plagiarise other entrants posts or material from other sources
• You demonstrate negative or disruptive behaviour.
• You cheat  I.e. create fake accounts or use AI
• Repeatedly post in the wrong topic.
  For example: ask questions in the registration topic instead of this topic.

Upon breach of conduct you'll be given a warning but after three strikes, you're out!

Unless you do something exceptionally bad and then we'll keel haul disqualify yer on the spot!

Can I enter into both the Creative Critic and Building categories?
Yes, if you have the capacity to do so.

But you can't critique your own creation.
 

Do builders have to consider Creative Critic feedback? 
No. Builders may choose to ignore the Creative Critics - it's probably not the best strategy for attracting future votes, but it's the builder's choice.
 

Can I win two prizes?
No. Don't be greedy!

Why would you offer such a large prize for this?
Because we want people to engage with builders, each other, and the entries.

We don't want entrants creating entry topics and then only receiving a couple of short replies.

So we're offering YOU a HUGE incentive to invest the time to provide detailed responses.

But I want more building categories with prizes!
What makes you think we won't announce more building categories with prizes in the near future?

There are now two building categories:

1. Main Building Category
2. Mini Set Building Category

Terms & Conditions

Prize Availability
The sets selected as prizes must be available in each winner's home LEGO.com.

For example: If winner #1 is located in the US then their prize has to be available on lego.com/en-us, if winner #2 is German their prize has to be available on lego.com/en-de, winner #3 is Australian their prize has to be available on lego.com/en-au, and so on.

The winner will receive a 10320 or prize pool of equivalent value of their choosing, subject to availability as determined by the LEGO Group during September 2023.
 

Permissions
By participating or viewing, as an entrant, critic, commentator or observer, you hereby:

• Agree to these Terms & Conditions
• Agree to the Classic Pirates Terms of Use
• Grant Eurobricks and Classic Pirates permission to share your images, textual contributions and other media via our various websites and social media accounts.
    

The Classic Pirates crew and Eurobricks staff reverse the right to:

• Revise the contest or these terms and conditions at any time. 
• Remove a participant from the contest or completely ban a member from the forum or related social media profiles. 
• Make final decisions on any aspect of the contest without notice.

Ask Your Questions:

Do you require further clarification? Did we miss something important? Do you have feedback to provide?

Please create a new post in this topic clearing detailing your question or feedback...

 

 

[Mister Phes]

Also, I need to mention that I'll be away from June 28 to July 27.

Building entrants can start posting their entries  LEGO Pirates MOC Forum in from June 28 onward but if you require a prompt reply to your question(s), you'll need to ask them prior to that date.

[_R_R_]

Will it be possible to post a MOC for the Return of the Classic Pirates contest and participate in this one as well? Or can you only do one?

[Elephant Knight]

58 minutes ago, _R_R_ said:

Will it be possible to post a MOC for the Return of the Classic Pirates contest and participate in this one as well? Or can you only do one?

From the first post:

On 6/20/2023 at 5:44 AM, Mister Phes said:

Can I enter into both the Creative Critic and Building categories?
Yes, if you have the capacity to do so.

But you can't critique your own creation.
 

So yes, you can.

EKnight

[_R_R_]

3 minutes ago, Elephant Knight said:

From the first post:

So yes, you can.

EKnight

Awesome!

[durazno33]

With people providing critics of a build, there will always be those who cannot bear to have their creations critiqued for improvement as doing so can require a level of maturity.

So how will points be determined when a builder is too... dare I say "proud of their build" to enact any feedback? Will no points be awarded in that case for the feedback given?

 

[Mister Phes]

13 hours ago, durazno33 said:

So how will points be determined when a builder is too... dare I say "proud of their build" to enact any feedback? Will no points be awarded in that case for the feedback given? 

If this is the case, that particular builder will be treating all critics equally.

But we're looking at the bigger picture, not just how any one builder responds.

So it's a matter of providing feedback to a variety of builders, and from that we'll observe trends based on the assessment criteria. 

[Horation]

Question here

If we commented under an entry that is now labelled a moc by the creator (they pulled out of the contest), do our efforts in that thread count?

[Marooned Marin]

17 hours ago, Horation said:

If we commented under an entry that is now labelled a moc by the creator (they pulled out of the contest), do our efforts in that thread count?

You raise a valid and good question, but we will need to wait at least two weeks for a definitive answer from Governor @Mister Phes until he returns to us from his long-due vacation.

Common sense would say yes, yes they do. Because, in another situation you could have been commenting and giving valuable critique to a designer who somehow got disqualified from the contest. Should you also be punished (i.e. not getting points) because he broke the rules somewhere down the line? No, that does not sound right. But, let's wait for a definitive answer from Governor.

While we are on the subject of commenting, everyone is welcomed and encouraged to write a comment or a praise - or two - on builds and topics which are not submitted for the ongoing contest. A casual stroll down the Pirate-MOCs or BoBS forum will show you many fantastic MOCs worth visiting. Perhaps commenting on these builds will not give you any contest points, that's true, but they will give you instead community points. Contests come and go, but the community is here to stay, and having a good status within that community doesn't hurt.

[Mister Phes]

On 7/16/2023 at 8:03 AM, Horation said:

If we commented under an entry that is now labelled a moc by the creator (they pulled out of the contest), do our efforts in that thread count?

Yes, indeed your efforts count!

I've just returned from a 4 week absence so I'm still catching up - which entr(ies) than are now MOC(s) did you have in mind?

 

[Horation]

Well there's eggyslav's 2 builds, and I believe those are the only ones (Zinn also did the same thing, but his was disqualified so I wouldn't know whether it should count, since only 1-2 people had a chance to comment on it before it was over).