Well - Autoguide were going to take this on but nothing has happened since July. They're probably too busy with performance issues atm. ;-)
I've never been involved with FOTM but it would require at least a moderator level of vbulletin knowledge plus, I guess, image manipulation tools. Very regular monitoring of the threads would be required as well.
Could it be that some members may think they might not have competitive equipment to go against those who are either photogs or have up-scaled equipment? Maybe a reminder on content and creativity over high quality pixels is the key. Most car enthusiasts are always taking pics of their adventures and travels no matter if they have a DSLR in their hand but their mobiles. Just thinking.
I enjoyed the FOTM and voted when I could. I think my issue was that the thread would disappear down the list and I didn't always see it every month. Perhaps if it was a sticky or something that made it more prominent we might gets more participation.
If you don't check in to the site daily, you can get dozens of pages/posts to sort through so FOTM can get lost in the shuffle... I think if it was made a pinned post, more could/would see it...
Bringing this back again. I'll be your 6th host. Hopefully I will last longer than @FXTerrific, but time will tell if I or anyone else can match the tenure that @Duderotomy set the record for.
June: “Quarantined Dreams” - Show us your what your Forester was dreaming it was really doing versus being stuck at home over the last month… This contest usually comes down the best photograph, so show your best shot for the best chance of winning. Same rules as always: Photos...
I'm sorry that it didn't really go anywhere after I left.
I remember having calendar reminders setup for specific days, and using a standard template that was saved in a .TXT file for everything from submission threads to voting threads, and the winner threads. Heck, I still have a bunch of the graphics hosted on my Flickr page.
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