Well, that's fine, you gave your opinion.
Now please leave these people alone, and don't post in a contest thread that you are not participating in, and have nothing else good to say about.
Thank you for chiming in! We all have felt like this for far too long!
I wanted to tag you here and
ask if its okay to talk about potential prizes from RIU PAID advertisers...
I have
Midweek Song, Bonza Seeds, and most likely Smoke cartel on board so far. They're not asking for anything but a mention of them in the contest thread. I am being very professional and relating to these companies that I am NOT affiliated with RIU other than being a member, they all seem quite excited to be involved... I want this contest to be exactly to your specifications and something that the community loves more everytime.
I'm sure that a few certain members may have issue with a community run contest, and I don't want you to be in that boat. I want everything to go down without a hitch, and to be in complete line with RIU rules and admins. I don't want anyone to think that I'm acting surreptitiously, or sneakily by hosting this or setting up something for the standout growers here! I want everyone to know that this is not a popularity contest, EVERYONE has an equal shot, except those with crappy genetics!
If we can do anything to make this smoother than a baby's ass for you guys, let us know please! We would like to be able to call in an admin if need be; sometimes its just easier to have an authority on site that can remove problems! Also, to have that assurance that I am doing what you would do, or what you would want me to do will greatly help..
Thanks for your help
@rollitup and
@sunni its greatly appreciated!
and
@GreatwhiteNorth , even though you don't say it, I know you're here checkin in on us! I love that the admins are following us now!
I hope you all enjoy what we have in store for you! There's tons of highly skilled growers here just chompin at the bit to start!
Wait can we even pop randoms? It says in the rules you have to post what strain you are running, correct?
Do we germinate in the cup or can we paper towel germinate? And can someone answer, are mystery seeds or bag seeds allowed? If not I need to get some seeds fast lol.
unknown bagseed is fine but mark it as such on the cup, understand that if it shows autoflower traits, you may be asked to choose a different plant as your competitor... Autos don't do well in a 16oz cup or on 12/12, and really you'd only be hurting yourself, that being said, I will say again
Autoflowering seeds are not allowed in this competition. You can crack 5 seeds, but you only have 2 weeks to do so this round! I fear that we may lose quite a few entrants during the smaller germination window.... paper towel germination is fine. Much of this comp is all about grow style. Losing a few freebie seeds to 16oz cups that are a new grow style for you (dwc, hempy, coco, supersoil, no till, flood, etc.) is not a big deal, and what's even better is, finding a (few) new strain(s) to permanently add to your garden! If you're slick about it, you can even get a clone or two off of your competitor, and keep it til momma's done!
I'll have an official roster of those members that showed interest in registering in the coming days... I've been busy as hell lately with a 6 year old with pneumonia and a full time garden consultant job and haven't been able to get as much done as I'd like, but I'll get there guys, don't worry!