Well, that was fun
I've gotten the go-ahead to make this a recurring monthly contest, but there are a couple of logistical problems. This thread has turned into a major fun and discussion thread, which is absolutely wonderful--but it makes it harder to pull out the picture posts (specifically, it makes it easier to
miss the picture posts). I've decided to make the contests congruent with the calendar months, so I've got seven days to work out the specific details--and I'd like
your help. So here are my quandaries:
Should I make a new and separate contest thread each month...or...should I re-purpose this thread for discussion and make a "pictures only" thread where the contest start and end is marked by specific posts?
Would it be better to have specific prizes (a bottle of juice, a sampler pack, &c.) or a "generic prize" like a gift certificate?
If it were a generic prize, would you rather get a gift certificate for $XX or, say, a 25% off coupon?
Would it be better to just be generic, as this one was, or to have a different "theme" each month?
Would you still participate knowing that Pop has been barred from randomly adding prizes to the pool?
Anyone is free to give an opinion, or not, on any of the above points (or points I may have neglected to raise). No matter what happens, though, there will be another game starting Monday, the first of April
And in the interest of full disclosure, I will choose a different method of prize determination each month--so don't go planning a set of pictures specifically designed to influence Rhianna as she may or may not be involved in the process in any given month

The only thing that can be assured is that none of them will be based on a number of forum-registered "likes" and none will be determined by random.org.