by Benny » Feb 28, 2005 @ 6:13pm
RE: liability
Yeah a valid concern - but perhaps a few checks and balances could be expressed, i.e.:
1. "entries will be judged based on creativity and originality"
2. "ProPortable, Pocketmatrix and Asus take no responsibility for any injuries sustained by contestants or others" etc.
3. "entries depicting lewd, obscene, dangerous or illegal situations will be automatically disqualified" etc.
RE: sob stories
You know, I entered that contest too. I was never under the impression that the judges were looking for an emotionally-compelling story... until I saw the winner's entry. When asked how I would use the MyPal, I attempted to be honest, coherent and intruiging.
Please don't take this the wrong way - but you get sob stories by rewarding sob stories. There were plenty of good entries with interesting ideas for PDA use. Maybe this type of contest could be successful with just a bit of tweaking? i.e. "direct appeals and overt begging will be ignored", etc.