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Title: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Lastpilot on Wed, 06 August 2014, 15:53:34: I think a featured keyboard of the month would be really awesome!

I imagine it would work like having a thread for the end of the month where people can post nominations...And even re-use that thread for multiple months. :]
And then the keyboard of the month would be posted at the bottom of the homepage in the "geekhack - Info Center" with a picture and short summary. What do you think?
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 06 August 2014, 15:55:22: Maybe it could have a poll to vote.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Sent on Wed, 06 August 2014, 21:16:27: Never really thought about it till you mentioned it but now I'm surprised GH didn't already have this. Would there be different categories each month (Korean customs, 60%, TKL, etc.)? Or just a huge pool?
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 07 August 2014, 06:12:59: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Wed, 06 August 2014, 15:55:22
Maybe it could have a poll to vote.

There are so many nice keyboards around here, probably just need someone to nominate one, and someone else to second it, and go!
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: osi on Thu, 07 August 2014, 06:56:03: Good idea here!! Reminds me of the bikes of the month @ 600rr dot net and 1000rr dot net
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Lurch on Thu, 07 August 2014, 07:12:18: This could be interesting.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 07 August 2014, 08:05:10: They used to do something like this over at OCN Keyboards, can't remember if it was weekly or monthly...

If it was monthly, we'd have to limit it to 5 or so contenders, chosen by number of nominations, and then have a poll during the last week of the month to choose the ultimate keyboard.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Melvang on Thu, 07 August 2014, 09:08:42: Sounds good to me. At the end of a year have a poll for Keyboard of the Year.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:16:56: It would have to be weekly not monthly. Monthly leaves too Mich choice.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:21:16: Quote from: TacticalStache on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:16:56
It would have to be weekly not monthly. Monthly leaves too Mich choice.

We can have Keyboard of the Week, then all the weekly winners will be contenders for the Keyboard of the Month, then the monthly winners will be the contenders for the Keyboard of the Year.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Lurch on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:23:34: Great idea!

Quote from: TacticalStache on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:16:56
It would have to be weekly not monthly. Monthly leaves too Mich choice.

Monthly would be best, IMO. Weekly would be more to manage vs. monthly. Need to give people ample time to vote.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:26:52: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:21:16
Quote from: TacticalStache on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:16:56
It would have to be weekly not monthly. Monthly leaves too Mich choice.

We can have Keyboard of the Week, then all the weekly winners will be contenders for the Keyboard of the Month, then the monthly winners will be the contenders for the Keyboard of the Year.

I like this a lot.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: osi on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:27:51: I agree on the monthly rather than weekly.

This way an entire month can take submissions.

Keyboard of the week is too often.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:38:27: Quote from: osi on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:27:51
I agree on the monthly rather than weekly.

This way an entire month can take submissions.

Keyboard of the week is too often.

With monthly, it would have to be very structured, in a manner similar to this:

- Weeks 1 & 2: Accept submissions. All submissions are accepted.
- Week 3: Users can post their top 5 favorite submissions. This data will be used to select the final 5 contenders for the month.
- Week 4: Final voting on Keyboard of the Month.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: ComradeSniper on Thu, 07 August 2014, 21:38:29: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:21:16
Quote from: TacticalStache on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:16:56
It would have to be weekly not monthly. Monthly leaves too Mich choice.

We can have Keyboard of the Week, then all the weekly winners will be contenders for the Keyboard of the Month, then the monthly winners will be the contenders for the Keyboard of the Year.

This sounds totally awesome.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Vibex on Thu, 07 August 2014, 21:41:13: Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 07 August 2014, 12:38:27
With monthly, it would have to be very structured, in a manner similar to this:

- Weeks 1 & 2: Accept submissions. All submissions are accepted.
- Week 3: Users can post their top 5 favorite submissions. This data will be used to select the final 5 contenders for the month.
- Week 4: Final voting on Keyboard of the Month.
This seems like the most sensible plan.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: JaccoW on Fri, 08 August 2014, 01:40:13: Sounds a bit like Mod of the Month (http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/mod-of-the-month/2014/07/31/mod-of-the-month-july-2014-in-association-w/1) over @ Bit-Tech.

Sounds like fun. :)
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: heedpantsnow on Fri, 08 August 2014, 07:59:11: I love this idea.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: lightsout714 on Fri, 08 August 2014, 08:56:43: This has been going on at OCN for some time now. I have seen plenty of gh'ers win.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Photekq on Fri, 08 August 2014, 09:12:54: Yeah, sounds great. Do a keyboard of the year from all the month winners, with prizes from clackfactory ;D
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Lastpilot on Fri, 08 August 2014, 09:26:40: Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 08 August 2014, 09:12:54
Yeah, sounds great. Do a keyboard of the year from all the month winners, with prizes from clackfactory ;D
This is what a clack-prize contest would look like:

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPltoiJtchQ/UI1YfCTHYpI/AAAAAAAABdE/-q1_85QlhgU/s1600/Bruce+Lee+calm.gif)

Lololol.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 08 August 2014, 10:30:45: Quote from: Lastpilot on Fri, 08 August 2014, 09:26:40
Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 08 August 2014, 09:12:54
Yeah, sounds great. Do a keyboard of the year from all the month winners, with prizes from clackfactory ;D
This is what a clack-prize contest would look like:

Show Image
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPltoiJtchQ/UI1YfCTHYpI/AAAAAAAABdE/-q1_85QlhgU/s1600/Bruce+Lee+calm.gif)

Lololol.

Or BroCaps.
Title: Re: Featured Keyboard of the Month
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 11 August 2014, 09:29:23: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Wed, 06 August 2014, 15:55:22
Maybe it could have a poll to vote.

I think such a pole would work splendidly in a Member Polls subforum. Therefore, as the President of Geekhack.org, I hereby endorse this proposal.