GIRS Feature Tank

Bullet · 03/30/2006, 01:25 PM

Hi Everyone,

I know at one of the meetings we talked about how were were going to chose the person who's tank gets featured on the IRS' website. Post your ideas here on how you think we should do this. The last thing we want this to turn into is a popularity contest or have anyone feelings get hurt. We want this to be a learning experience. I have the information form all ready to go.

If there are multiple ideas or like ideas, we will combine them and post a poll and vote for the winning process.

Thanks!

leeweber85 · 03/30/2006, 02:06 PM

How about you post the form somewhere so that anyone interested in being featured can fill it out. Then somehow randomly pick an entry from all of the entries.

musty baby · 03/30/2006, 02:16 PM

People willing to be featured give their consent and information, featured tank randomly chosen from the group and not featured again until everyone consenting's been featured or until a certain time has passed, which would probably depend on how many people are willing to be featured. I think that'd be a decent method.

flying-pro · 03/30/2006, 02:59 PM

I like the popularity contest idea. The guy that gives away the most free frags during the tank tour wins.

TD

xroads · 03/30/2006, 03:10 PM

LOL, there you go.

How about having different categories. SPS, LPS, Softies.

mwood · 03/30/2006, 05:45 PM

I say a random selection of members tanks with an opt out feature. Opt in rarely produces volume, but opt out allows more tanks to be included. I'd prefer to exclude no one, irrelevant of tank status.

PS, 5 page minimum explanation on why you want to opt out.

musty baby · 03/30/2006, 05:48 PM

I'd go along with that, as long as you agree to be the one to drive around the state and take pics for everyone without digital cameras

leeweber85 · 03/30/2006, 06:36 PM

I like the 'Opt Out' idea, but you could probably just randomly pick a member and inform them that it's their chance to be featured but it's not required.

I think that might be a little less hassle. As far as randomly picking a member.... you might just have to draw out of a hat or something.

Bullet · 03/30/2006, 06:52 PM

So far....if I am reading all this right...it will go like this:

1). Start a thread title GIRS Featured Tank.
2). Everyone interested submit their names (within a certain time frame).
3). I take those names and randomly "draw from a hat".
4). E-mail the form to the person drawn to see if they are interested. This will take some commitment from that persons end as we need a lot of information from them and a lot of pictures to make this look good.
5). If that person denies...we go to the next person drawn.
6). Rinse, lather, repeat

waverz · 03/30/2006, 07:28 PM

Sounds good to me bob......

wenszoo · 03/30/2006, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bullet
So far....if I am reading all this right...it will go like this:

1). Start a thread title GIRS Featured Tank.
2). Everyone interested submit their names (within a certain time frame).
3). I take those names and randomly "draw from a hat".
4). E-mail the form to the person drawn to see if they are interested. This will take some commitment from that persons end as we need a lot of information from them and a lot of pictures to make this look good.
5). If that person denies...we go to the next person drawn.
6). Rinse, lather, repeat

Sound really good but we all have a chance to post pics of our tanks on the members page with description. I thought there was a member willing to take pics for the FEATURED TANK. I think in my opinion if they are still willing to do that it would look better if they are good at it. for example pics of my tank is on members page but it is not a very good pic. as for the draw from the hat Idea not a bad idea and that could be done at meetings so nobody can say it is "rigged" just to save face. member should only be able to be featured tank once every 6 or so months. Just my two cents. good quality pics will be more appealing for prospective new members. Lets make this look pro. the webpage looks great lets not bring the quality down.

got2lb · 03/30/2006, 10:44 PM

Everything sounds good to me Bob.

Brad was the one willing to take the pictures. Every pic I've seen him post looks pretty good. Here's a pretty good example I think.

wenszoo · 03/31/2006, 06:43 AM

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Originally posted by got2lb
Everything sounds good to me Bob.

Brad was the one willing to take the pictures. Every pic I've seen him post looks pretty good. Here's a pretty good example I think.

now that is what I am talking about

mwood · 03/31/2006, 07:30 AM

My only concern with Bob's summary is #2. If we allow people to opt in, we may get poor response. If we just randomly select from the member list, and then contact that person to see if they are interested, we may be more inclusive.

xroads · 03/31/2006, 07:34 AM

I agree

91lxracer · 03/31/2006, 09:07 AM

I would be willing to help take pictures too.

got2lb · 03/31/2006, 09:10 AM

Quote:

by mwood
My only concern with Bob's summary is #2. If we allow people to opt in, we may get poor response. If we just randomly select from the member list, and then contact that person to see if they are interested, we may be more inclusive.

The only problem with that is you could be contacting 3-4 people or more before you find someone that wants to do it. Why not just pick from the ones you know want to do it.

mwood · 03/31/2006, 09:13 AM

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Originally posted by got2lb
The only problem with that is you could be contacting 3-4 people or more before you find someone that wants to do it. Why not just pick from the ones you know want to do it.

Because people tend to be poor at volunteering. I'm looking for a way to bring more people out.

sipe · 03/31/2006, 11:01 AM

Great idea, but....
lets face it not everyone in the club has a great tank that people would want to display on the GIRS site. There does need to be some form of quality control/ minimal standards for posting. What that would be the group needs to decide.

The opt in allows for some amount of quality control, the opt out doesn't.

My tank is nice, but there are so many nicer tanks out there as well as less attractive tanks.

just my 2cents and of course I wasn't talking about any of your tanks....

dascharisma · 03/31/2006, 11:43 AM

As far as the picture taking goes, I am still up for it. However, it would be great if someone on the eastern side of the state stepped up to take photos there. Let's get the details ironed out so we can get started.

Brad

Bullet · 03/31/2006, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mwood
My only concern with Bob's summary is #2. If we allow people to opt in, we may get poor response.

Should we just try it this way and see how many volunteers we get?

If we don't get any we will just pick from the members list and I will go through the process of contacting them to see if they are interested and if not move on to the next one until I get someone that is willing.

mwood · 03/31/2006, 11:52 AM

Whatever works. I just hope people don't look at their tank and think it's not worth featuring. They may have tried something new or different.

Marcus

got2lb · 03/31/2006, 11:53 AM

I say take volunteers first then if we don't get any then start picking and choosing.

I'll volunteer once I get my new lights. Hopefully in a couple months.

got2lb · 03/31/2006, 11:54 AM

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by mwood
Whatever works. I just hope people don't look at their tank and think it's not worth featuring. They may have tried something new or different.

Marcus

Agreed! I have yet to see a tank that I don't think should be featured! You might think it's crappy but to someone else it's probably pretty SWEET!

mwood · 03/31/2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by got2lb
Agreed! I have yet to see a tank that I don't think should be featured! You might think it's crappy but to someone else it's probably pretty SWEET!

That's why I like the opt out with a 5 page explanation idea!

03/30/2006, 01:25 PM	#1
Bullet Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clear Lake, Iowa Posts: 1,804	GIRS Feature Tank Hi Everyone, I know at one of the meetings we talked about how were were going to chose the person who's tank gets featured on the IRS' website. Post your ideas here on how you think we should do this. The last thing we want this to turn into is a popularity contest or have anyone feelings get hurt. We want this to be a learning experience. I have the information form all ready to go. If there are multiple ideas or like ideas, we will combine them and post a poll and vote for the winning process. Thanks!

03/30/2006, 06:36 PM	#8
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Posts: 2,466	I like the 'Opt Out' idea, but you could probably just randomly pick a member and inform them that it's their chance to be featured but it's not required. I think that might be a little less hassle. As far as randomly picking a member.... you might just have to draw out of a hat or something. __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 125g reef, 20g reef

03/30/2006, 07:28 PM	#10
waverz Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Evansdale, Ia Posts: 3,088	Sounds good to me bob...... __________________ Member of the Greater Iowa Reef Society. Current Tank Info: Too many tanks!!!

03/30/2006, 10:44 PM	#12
got2lb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clarksville, Iowa Posts: 2,739	Everything sounds good to me Bob. Brad was the one willing to take the pictures. Every pic I've seen him post looks pretty good. Here's a pretty good example I think. __________________ Tanks gone, planning the next endeavor!

03/31/2006, 11:43 AM	#20
dascharisma Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,160	As far as the picture taking goes, I am still up for it. However, it would be great if someone on the eastern side of the state stepped up to take photos there. Let's get the details ironed out so we can get started. Brad __________________ I HATE BROWN CORALS! Current Tank Info: 420 gallon display, 900 gallon system. Volcano Skimmer, Tunze Streams, Neptune Controllers, Radium Bulbs, PFO HQI Ballasts, Tradewinds Chiller

03/30/2006, 02:06 PM	#2
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Posts: 2,466	How about you post the form somewhere so that anyone interested in being featured can fill it out. Then somehow randomly pick an entry from all of the entries. __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 125g reef, 20g reef

03/30/2006, 02:16 PM	#3
musty baby Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: over yonder Posts: 1,751	People willing to be featured give their consent and information, featured tank randomly chosen from the group and not featured again until everyone consenting's been featured or until a certain time has passed, which would probably depend on how many people are willing to be featured. I think that'd be a decent method.

03/30/2006, 02:59 PM	#4
flying-pro Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: DES MOINES, IOWA Posts: 152	I like the popularity contest idea. The guy that gives away the most free frags during the tank tour wins. TD

03/30/2006, 03:10 PM	#5
xroads Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: La Porte City Iowa Posts: 1,188	LOL, there you go. How about having different categories. SPS, LPS, Softies.

03/30/2006, 05:45 PM	#6
mwood Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Winterset, IA 50273 Posts: 2,299	I say a random selection of members tanks with an opt out feature. Opt in rarely produces volume, but opt out allows more tanks to be included. I'd prefer to exclude no one, irrelevant of tank status. PS, 5 page minimum explanation on why you want to opt out.

03/30/2006, 05:48 PM	#7
musty baby Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: over yonder Posts: 1,751	I'd go along with that, as long as you agree to be the one to drive around the state and take pics for everyone without digital cameras

03/30/2006, 06:52 PM	#9
Bullet Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clear Lake, Iowa Posts: 1,804	So far....if I am reading all this right...it will go like this: 1). Start a thread title GIRS Featured Tank. 2). Everyone interested submit their names (within a certain time frame). 3). I take those names and randomly "draw from a hat". 4). E-mail the form to the person drawn to see if they are interested. This will take some commitment from that persons end as we need a lot of information from them and a lot of pictures to make this look good. 5). If that person denies...we go to the next person drawn. 6). Rinse, lather, repeat

03/31/2006, 07:30 AM	#14
mwood Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Winterset, IA 50273 Posts: 2,299	My only concern with Bob's summary is #2. If we allow people to opt in, we may get poor response. If we just randomly select from the member list, and then contact that person to see if they are interested, we may be more inclusive.

03/31/2006, 07:34 AM	#15
xroads Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: La Porte City Iowa Posts: 1,188	I agree

03/31/2006, 09:07 AM	#16
91lxracer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 273	I would be willing to help take pictures too.

03/31/2006, 11:01 AM	#19
sipe Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: IowaCity, IA Posts: 244	Great idea, but.... lets face it not everyone in the club has a great tank that people would want to display on the GIRS site. There does need to be some form of quality control/ minimal standards for posting. What that would be the group needs to decide. The opt in allows for some amount of quality control, the opt out doesn't. My tank is nice, but there are so many nicer tanks out there as well as less attractive tanks. just my 2cents and of course I wasn't talking about any of your tanks....

03/31/2006, 11:52 AM	#22
mwood Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Winterset, IA 50273 Posts: 2,299	Whatever works. I just hope people don't look at their tank and think it's not worth featuring. They may have tried something new or different. Marcus

03/31/2006, 11:53 AM	#23
got2lb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clarksville, Iowa Posts: 2,739	I say take volunteers first then if we don't get any then start picking and choosing. I'll volunteer once I get my new lights. Hopefully in a couple months. __________________ Tanks gone, planning the next endeavor!