it just wouldnt be "offical" :o

I think if we really want this to work we would need the collaboration of the staff here on vb.org or else I am assuming it would die rather fast...

Yep it would :-p 3


that and we cant really give out cool ribbons or anything :D:banana:

Sounds a good idea to me. :)


(that's just my personal view before you ask).

I'd prefer to see style of the month than board of the month as vB.com already has that.


(my own view too)

[high]* Roms agrees[/high]

Actually what vb.com has is a Style of the month, well they mostly base theirself on styles anyways, for this we could more focus on overall effort put in and so on...

I think we should brainstorm on how it would be judged and by whom, and then present the offer to the staff here :)

Yup, that's a good idea, what do you suggest Ntfu to start with?

With UBB, it was the modding community staff who chose the winners. The staff (admin, moderators, support) consisted of coders and designers. If this is to be an official contest then the community staff should be the ones to judge or at least play a larger role in the process.

Another way of judging is by peers. Everyone has their preference and it gives general users a voice. Though, there are problems with peer voting such as knowing and understanding how much work entrants put into their forum/site design.

Along with the judging criteria: Design, originality and content, another criterion should be integration. How well did the web-designer integrate their forum with the overall site.