Lpsg contest.... i need your feedback....

Would You Like To See LPSG Photo Contests?

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  • Sorry I'm Not Interested.

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Hi Everyone! Thank you for such a warm welcome yesterday. I truly feel lucky to have the opportunity to be a part of this great community and hopefully add a fun new dimension to it.

One of the things I'd like to do is start running some LPSG Photo Contests. I love contests because I find they are a great way to get new fresh content, a great way to reward those posting content (with prizes) and a great way to bring the community together (hopefully not divide it too much).

My first question is this something the community wants?

If the answer is yes I have a few questions I need your help with.
- What is a reasonable prize for any contest?
- Should the winner be chosen by the overall community or by a panel of judges?

I think long term the important part of contests is that eventually everyone has a chance to win. It can't always be the same winner.

That said I'd love to hear your ideas for what the first contest should be. Fire away. I'd like to put this in place so we can get it started asap :) There will be prizes for anyone who comes up with a Contest Idea we eventually use :)
 

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My vote would be a no. i feel this would convert a very specific elite selection of members of the community into professional big-dickers, doing this for the prizes & eventualy open more monetisation options. however, i can only assume you entered LPSG to monetise, thus, if you do move forward, the list is endless and limited only by the imagination: biggest cock/geography,year/season champion, best newcomer, best video, best artistic, sweetest/nicest guy, most celebrity photos shared, best body, most handsome guy, hottest girl, most likeable (excluding photos),

The prizes could be whatever you have readily available, for example premium memberships with zero opportunity costs from your other ventures to actual sponsored prizes like erotic paraphernalia (dildos,pumps,cockrings,lubes,underwear) to professional photo shoots or tickets to erotic fairs/expos

With regards to the judges, i think you should first try to trust the community. If they can handle this responsibility without falling apart it would be great. i think its risky to decide on some people who's opinion is more valuable than others.
 

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Seems like a bad idea. There is enough competition and anger or jealousy on this site. If you declare one person a winner of whatever contest, you will have 100 people complaining endlessly that they didn't win. Also, declaring someone as having the biggest penis, for example, would mean you would have to repeat the contest over and over as members join and leave the site otherwise you might not have a real winner.

I also don't trust the community or the moderators to judge images, depending on what the parameters of the contest are. Enough people make and accept claims on this site that are well outside the boundaries of reality. I don't know how you could expect a fair contest in such an environment.

I would rather see the site focus on improving performance as the site has been extremely slow the past several months.
 

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I think Mr. LPSG has made it very clear that speed and performance of the site is his utmost priority. I think photo contests would be a fabulous idea. To those who oppose- I say you don’t have to participate and there are ways to make it fun and interesting for all. You will always battle the issues of non original content by “catfish” posers- but I am confident that Mr. LPSG and the community of members can work through that and make it a genuine, unique and fun experience. ;)
 

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My vote would be a no. i feel this would convert a very specific elite selection of members of the community into professional big-dickers, doing this for the prizes & eventualy open more monetisation options. however, i can only assume you entered LPSG to monetise, thus, if you do move forward, the list is endless and limited only by the imagination: biggest cock/geography,year/season champion, best newcomer, best video, best artistic, sweetest/nicest guy, most celebrity photos shared, best body, most handsome guy, hottest girl, most likeable (excluding photos),

The prizes could be whatever you have readily available, for example premium memberships with zero opportunity costs from your other ventures to actual sponsored prizes like erotic paraphernalia (dildos,pumps,cockrings,lubes,underwear) to professional photo shoots or tickets to erotic fairs/expos

With regards to the judges, i think you should first try to trust the community. If they can handle this responsibility without falling apart it would be great. i think its risky to decide on some people who's opinion is more valuable than others.

Hi @hunGreek

Very interesting feedback. I appreciate it. Gives me good insight. Thank you. I agree with a lot of what you wrote. To be honest on the idea of prizes and judges my initial thought was possibly a cash prize and the judges be the community.

As new owner I know everyone is going to be watching closely to see what moves I make that smell like the only goal is monetization. I get this and I understand this. I always try to think of monetization as a by-product of doing a good job and providing value. If enough value is provided, then making money usually follows (not the other way around which is something a lot of companies make a mistake with.)

My goal is to provide and get more of what the community wants. One of these things I believe, is content. More photos and/or videos from the posters would be a positive for the community. On the flip side, a potential prize for posting is a nice bonus for the posters as well. Trying to create win win scenarios.
 

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There would need to be rules like verified photos that include a paper with profile name and the day's date written on them. There are a lot of catfish on this site posing as other people or using other people's photos from the internet.
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Seems like a bad idea. There is enough competition and anger or jealousy on this site. If you declare one person a winner of whatever contest, you will have 100 people complaining endlessly that they didn't win. Also, declaring someone as having the biggest penis, for example, would mean you would have to repeat the contest over and over as members join and leave the site otherwise you might not have a real winner.

I also don't trust the community or the moderators to judge images, depending on what the parameters of the contest are. Enough people make and accept claims on this site that are well outside the boundaries of reality. I don't know how you could expect a fair contest in such an environment.

I would rather see the site focus on improving performance as the site has been extremely slow the past several months.
Hi @IntactMale

Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. If you don't mind me asking I feel you have a negative view of the community. What part of the community do you like? I'm trying to understand. I know how everyone has different experiences within the community so I'd love to hear yours.

I would never make it a bold who has the biggest. Rather I think having a theme and then the best to execute that theme. As a random example best sock cock vid or picture. There are a lot of variations that can be done on it. It's not about the biggest but more about a theme.

Site performance is on the list trust me. This isn't to distract from that. Hopefully this coming week we can see some improvements.
 
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I think Mr. LPSG has made it very clear that speed and performance of the site is his utmost priority. I think photo contests would be a fabulous idea. To those who oppose- I say you don’t have to participate and there are ways to make it fun and interesting for all. You will always battle the issues of non original content by “catfish” posers- but I am confident that Mr. LPSG and the community of members can work through that and make it a genuine, unique and fun experience. ;)
Agreed! I'm hoping that to be the case. Thanks @LargeUnit
 
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I’m all for initiatives that encourage more content, more sharing of ourselves, more pics and vids.

That being said, I’m not a huge contributor to the show off forum, lol! But maybe I could be, depending on how such contests unfold. Interested in seeing how this goes.

Would also love to see more stats on how users interact with the site.... which forums are the most active, which groups the most popular, which users are the most active, who has payed the most context.... I know such info is available throughout the site, I’m talking about it being available in one place, and updated regularly... if that’s an easy thing to do.
 
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I’m all for initiatives that encourage more content, more sharing of ourselves, more pics and vids.

That being said, I’m not a huge contributor to the show off forum, lol! But maybe I could be, depending on how such contests unfold. Interested in seeing how this goes.

Would also love to see more stats on how users interact with the site.... which forums are the most active, which groups the most popular, which users are the most active, who has payed the most context.... I know such info is available throughout the site, I’m talking about it being available in one place, and updated regularly... if that’s an easy thing to do.

Hi @mutualjax Thanks! Love your feedback and love that idea. I'm writing it down right now.

Maybe I could start something like that with a monthly review write up that I could do?
 

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Hi @IntactMale

Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. If you don't mind me asking I feel you have a negative view of the community. What part of the community do you like? I'm trying to understand. I know how everyone has different experiences within the community so I'd love to hear yours.

I would never make it a bold who has the biggest. Rather I think having a theme and then the best to execute that theme. As a random example best sock cock vid or picture. There are a lot of variations that can be done on it. It's not about the biggest but more about a theme.

Site performance is on the list trust me. This isn't to distract from that. Hopefully this coming week we can see some improvements.

To be clear, I would not participate in any contests, but I don't necessarily oppose them. If you improve performance, then I don't really care too much about what else you do as long as it doesn't cost me money or restrict what people can post on the site.

Sorry if I sounded negative. It was not my intention, but I've spent a lot of time on this site and have seen a lot of the ugly parts of it. Especially recently in the politics section.

I spend most of my time in the Relationship, Discrimination and Jealousy, The Health Penis, Sex with a Large Penis, and Politics forums. I like the threads in which I am able to provide helpful advice, particularly in the relationships and health forums. I like commenting on, but am also frustrated by, the many circumcision threads. I like the threads that eliminate the idea of penises of unrealistic size, such as the $10,000 for 10 inches thread (which no member of the site has met the criteria of). And I like sharing accounts of my personal experiences and reading those of others.
 

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Hi @IntactMale

I fully understand and appreciate that. Top priority always has to be site performance. I don't know when but some time in the near future this site is going to be HUMMMMMMING. I'm a speed junky and go bananas when a site is half a half a half second slow. So that is top priority now and in the future as well.

I have no doubt the politics is an ugly place. It's such an ugly time. No matter what side you are on the divide is there. We've lost our ability to listen and appreciate another person's point of view. It's a shame. Anybody who disagrees with us is not only wrong but their moral values and compass are judged. It's a shame.

Thanks for the insight. I'm going to reach out to you to hear more from you. I can tell you have a lot of ideas and can be a big help to me learning the community.