Originally Posted by the-master:
“Long time lurker, occasional poster.
Never entered the quiz, but always read it and so I hope it is okay to add my two'penneth.
The reason I haven't entered is because, IMHO, it starts to early. August (the end of I know) is when the sun is still shining, its summer, and I haven't even taken my summer holiday yet. Of course I know this is a Christmas thread and enjoy the read, but partaking in the summer (in a Christmas related quiz) just feels....wrong.
Not a criticism at all but I wonder if it started even mid/end September for 6 weeks when the seasons start to change then it may be engaging for more people.
I like the idea of the weekly winners "facing off" at the end for a grand prize or whatever. Only thing that strikes me is if you have the same weekly winner for say 4 weeks of those 6 (for example) then the "grand finale" could be a bit of damp squid with only 2-3 people involved. That's assuming that winning one week would not preclude you from having the opportunity to win a different week, because if that was the case then people may feel they have less incentive to enter after they have already won on any particular week.
Hope that is helpful.”
“Long time lurker, occasional poster.
Never entered the quiz, but always read it and so I hope it is okay to add my two'penneth.
The reason I haven't entered is because, IMHO, it starts to early. August (the end of I know) is when the sun is still shining, its summer, and I haven't even taken my summer holiday yet. Of course I know this is a Christmas thread and enjoy the read, but partaking in the summer (in a Christmas related quiz) just feels....wrong.
Not a criticism at all but I wonder if it started even mid/end September for 6 weeks when the seasons start to change then it may be engaging for more people.
I like the idea of the weekly winners "facing off" at the end for a grand prize or whatever. Only thing that strikes me is if you have the same weekly winner for say 4 weeks of those 6 (for example) then the "grand finale" could be a bit of damp squid with only 2-3 people involved. That's assuming that winning one week would not preclude you from having the opportunity to win a different week, because if that was the case then people may feel they have less incentive to enter after they have already won on any particular week.
Hope that is helpful.”
Thanks for your comments. They are greatly appreciated. The length of the Quiz and indeed when it should start is one aspect that I will be looking at. There is no reason why it needs to be 8 weeks, but if it is the case where the last week is a winners face off, it would need to be a minimum of 6 weeks of regular questions so 6 competitors enter the "face off" in week 7. I think you raise some interesting points and it's nice to get your feedback.



