Much as I like dat fancy image you have for it, I'm gunna have to agree with pyro :/ There's already a contest for creativity thru the bland.
I dont see why not, as long as this guy gets enough supporters and assistant for reviewing the maps there should be no issue. Myself- I dont have time anymore to forge for things like this, but I dont have any problem with the contest.
This just doesn't seem like a enough though was put into it. When does this end? Will there be a map submission thread? How will the maps be judged based on what criteria? Block pieces don't really breed creativity, I mean there sole purpose is to make maps. Its not like the 2x2 bank contest where it was a unique piece people don't often think to use when making maps. I mean as a small contest you want to run by yourself I suppose you can do anything but running a contest is very hard. You have to stick by your deadlines, give each map submitted its due time, and is a major suckage of personal time.
And so it begins. The era of every member who has a half-thought out idea, turning it into a contest. It's a shame to see these contests take away overall creativity and try to instead, shove it all into one area/style of forge. Soon, all these contests will start to overshadow one another. It will just become a blur of random contests thrown everywhere. Oh well, since you've already started it's not likely you'll stop. In my opinion, the prizes are just not worth the effort. If I really wanted a signature or picture down for a map, I would simply go into the G&A subforum and ask one of the multiple talented people who call it home. Anywho, good luck with the contest.
Im sorry to say I'd have to agree with the contest not being a good idea, minus the harshness of my fellow ForgeHubbers, mind you. At the moment there is too many contests happening, and one just ended less than a week ago. My advice? Think the rules/parameters/guidelines through more thoroughly, run them by multiple people to get feedback, give it about a month or two, and then try to get people interested again. Give all the Forgers a little more time to replenish their creative glands before they excrete the juices from their talented pores and various orifice..s... And yeh, try to think of something a little more creative than the Building Block section. You'd be surprised what people could do with just those objects. As there is a fair amount of variety in those pieces, it just doesn't seem to be something of a challenge. By the way, don't take any of this as an insult, its honest feedback that you should take in your stride and use constructively.
Good contest. Wrong time. I just passed through like 5 pages to look for the coliseum wall contest submission thread to see the submissions (I'm a judge, not a creeper) and saw like 3 other contests on my way. Is the large amount of contests because of the bank contest and $5000 budget contest? I like the idea, but there are way too many contests out now. Try in a month, maybe?