Webmaster contest

Post by **Maxoff** » 2007-03-04, 21:08

Sometime ago appeared an idea to organize webmaster contest (Grisp's idea). Nothing special had happend, but maybe it's time to bring it up. So, there is idea to organize small contest to find the best webmaster. To participate in it, you would have to create website about CM. We would share all necessary materials and everyone would be permitted to participate in the contest (except arbiters of course). The award would be (except satisfaction and oportunity to show the rest of the work that you can make great website) the name of the offcial CM website and access to bonuses and news. However before we write more details, we would like to know your opinion about it and to know if you will participate in it.

Gafaddict · Post by **Gafaddict** » 2007-03-05, 02:01

I'd definitely participate in it

I can already see that there's quite a few others enthusiastic about it as well.

Busfreak · Post by **Busfreak** » 2007-03-07, 15:51

Looks like an interesting contest to me

georgy · Post by **georgy** » 2007-03-07, 18:55

Good idea but I don't code that much so I will probably

not involve

Post by **Maxoff** » 2007-03-13, 20:06

Here is modified draft of the rules (origially made by Grisp). Your comments are welcome.

1. The competition is organized by HQTM-Team.
2. It is organized to find the best webmasters and to reward them.
3. Only members of HQTM-Team's Forum or Midtown Madness Special can participate in the contest.
4. You can start alone or in small teams (max. 3 persons).
5. The competition starts 17.03.2007 00:00, ends 31.05.2007 23:59 .
6. You must make graphic and code of page (you shouldn't use WYSIWYG editors, especially editors like Word).
7. Site must be in HTML, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP or PHP, cannot based on CMS. Flash animations are allowed.
8. You cannot use web templates
9. You can use scripts found in the net. But don’t use too many
10. You can use all published materials about Classic Madness and ask HQTM for special materials like new renders, films etc.
11. You can publish print screens of your page to show how it looks and to know how other pages looks.
12. If you have any problems during making site, you can ask for help in special topic
13. Source code of the page won't be evaluated, but the site must pass validation (at least HTML 4.01 Transitional).
14. The webpage should accessible by Internet. It should be uploaded on some server and the address must be known by arbiters, it doesn't have to be post in public. It's recommended solution, however if any problem with hosting finding appears, it will be possible to send the website archive via e-mial.

15. Media Patronage: Midtown Madness Special /http://mm.li.pl/.

We reserve rights to make changes of this TOS.

Gafaddict · Post by **Gafaddict** » 2007-03-16, 23:07

Will this site be hosted on MM2X's HQTM-Team server? Because I can make the website become integrated with the user list on this forum, for news, comments, administrative purposes, etc.

Post by **Maxoff** » 2007-03-18, 19:08

It depends on quality of the final product. During contest, we are not going to give anyone access to our database, so if you want to use that kind of features, I suggest you to install phpBB by Przemo locally on your computer.

The contest offcialy has begun. The new section was created, you can show here your work and ask questions.

Good luck

Post by **DjDecibel** » 2007-03-21, 16:53

damn.. i don't have enough time for partecipate..

good luck

GT · Post by GT » 2007-03-21, 19:22

Good Luck guys. Do well.
I look forward to seeing these results.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2007-03-22, 09:04

Ill have a go over the weekend and if I manage to make anything which I feel looks good and represents CM good ill post screens.
Can you let us know some more details like what kind of information to put in the site, and which images, information and such we are allowed to use?

Post by **Maxoff** » 2007-03-22, 20:52

Jon wrote:Can you let us know some more details like what kind of information to put in the site, and which images, information and such we are allowed to use?

It's up to you.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2007-03-29, 20:35

Ill post link soon!

Post by **Maxoff** » 2007-03-29, 22:01

Ok, we are waiting

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2007-03-29, 22:05

Website currently offline due to maintenance also I do not have much time to devote to it at the moment.

About an hours work so far, obviously no content or anything in like that.
However drop down menu works and so do the rollover buttons!
Please let me know if I should continue to make it or if it isnt what you were looking for?

Gafaddict · Post by **Gafaddict** » 2007-03-29, 23:41

Been working on this for a good part of the last 1.5 weeks:

http://www.mmarchive.com/classicmadness/

The design itself is completely CSS-based, HTML 4.01 Transitional. The backend's written in PHP, complete with an administrative section to maintain just about each page. I've also designed the site to support multiple languages... I just don't know how to translate the phrases on the site into Polish... guess I'll find somebody to do that later. Obviously it's not completely finished yet, but it's coming along. I don't know what you meant by not being CMS based -- I assumed it meant you couldn't just make a design for something like PHPNuke -- but the main page behaves somewhat like a CMS. I don't know if that's what you want or not.

There's a link reading "Special Preview," which is supposed to contain the preview Fragnatic wrote, but I can't find a copy of it. Do you happen to have a copy of it -- or Fragnatic himself, possibly?

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