PezKat wrote:ChrissyTina wrote: First of all, for every challenge or even the sketch challenge to have multiple examples, takes the challenge out of the sketch challenge. The point is for YOU to interpret the challenge and make it your own. Also, we have our own challenges we need to host and lives outside of ACOT and do not have the time to contribute to another challenge.
Wow. Yes, I know it takes more time, and in one of my first sentences I agreed that they're supposed to be challenging. However, we were asked for our opinions as to why we don't participate more and I gave mine. The only reason I brought this up is that there used to be more than one example for the sketch challenge (the only one where it would really be helpful IMO), and since there has only been one, I have participated less. That's my reason and the answer to Jess's question.
ChrissyTina wrote:ScrapGoo wrote:- Also, please keep in mind that there have been a LOT of CT changes in the past few months. We have lost people to changes in their jobs, personal lives, babies, deaths, etc. Some are on a leave of absence and unfortunately some have had to say goodbye as CT members. This definitely affects how smoothly things run behind the scenes.As far as "communication is good", we let you know what you need to know. What happens behind the scenes is really not of concern to the general population.PezKat wrote:I don't think most of us are aware of this? So it's hard to "keep in mind" what we don't know. Sorry if I missed the announcements but I don't remember anyone leaving since Laura F & that's been a while. We're certainly understanding of your 'only human-ness' but on the other hand communication is good!! (Like someone mentioned not getting an answer re: the Contest last month... and we usually aren't told why certain challenges get skipped when they do. Not that we need to know everything going on in the CT's lives but again if we don't hear reasons we expect stuff to happen, lol!)
This comment was in direct response to what Jess said above - like we were expect to know that there were a lot of changes. Perhaps "please keep in mind" wasn't supposed to imply that and I incorrectly inferred it, but that's how I read it. Thus my answer.
I did just want to clarify quickly that I was not implying that you should ALREADY know this. My "please keep in mind" was not meant to imply "you should have kept in mind".... just the plain ole present tense "keep in mind the following". I have no idea when or if ACOT will make a formal announcement of the changes and in the past it was always the individual CT members who wrote a little something. That's up to them and is not something that is spelled out in our contracts... how we deal with leaving and such. This communication stuff gets a little harder when the "business" of ACOT is partially run by volunteers, basically. We love to be here but I think sometimes it is hard to remember for folks to say "hey, my role is changing guys!" simply because the very reason they stepped down was because of not having a moment to spare... due to a new baby, unexpected family illness or other issue. You know what I mean? Half the time *I* don't even know of the change myself!