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Then you should've not offered the $ reward. This motivates wrong kind of people and sure as hell it does not do much to motivate a "hacker with some design ski
by huhtenberg 13y ago
Then you should've not offered the $ reward. This motivates wrong kind of people and sure as hell it does not do much to motivate a "hacker with some design skills".
- user24 13y agoWhy? Because money is evil? Because True Hackers don't "sell out"? And so what if the 'wrong kind of people' start submitting designs. I bet the contest runners would be happier with an arsehole submitting a fantastic logo, than a lovely person submitting a crap one.
- huhtenberg 13y agoIt's one thing to motivate people with a challenge and another is to prey on their need for the money. For me, personally, it's border-line unethical.
- ceejayoz 13y agoWho gives a flying fuck? If someone was going to make a free Tarsnap logo, they're unlikely to be deterred by the possibility of a small reward for it. The only downside to the "wrong kind of people" entering is more entries to look through. Who cares what kind of person they are if the logo's good?
- huhtenberg 13y agoThere are people who really need those $500 (think - 3rd world countries where this is a luxurious sum on money) and who will enter because they are desperate. Then he makes a face, flips a finger and says it wasn't good enough. Does it not stink to you even one bit? Of course contestants realize that they aren't likely to win, but if he's doing the right thing by setting up a mud wrestling match? I personally think he's not, so I do give a fuck.