Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-25356303-20171105225004/@comment-25356303-20171117040237

We're getting off-track now. For the time being, this raffle is going to remain focused on desktop editors, because what we really need is more content. Based on the feedback above, I've come up with some ideas on the structure for the raffle. Will this work, or does it still need some changes?


 * Eligibility:
 * The contest will run from December 1st–January 1st (???). Only edits made within that range will be considered.
 * Eligible users must enter the contest in the official thread (forthcoming).
 * Eligible users must be editing with a registered account.
 * Eligible users must not have been blocked between November 1st–January 1st (???).
 * Administrators are not eligible, but other staff members are.


 * Rules
 * The size (in bytes) of all legitimate edits are added up per user. Each user is assigned a unique range of numbers based on their total byte size (more bytes=a larger range). A script is run to randomly select a value within the total range: whoever's number range this value lands in is the prize winner (I'm not sure if there's a more efficient way to do this).
 * An image or audio upload is worth 500 bytes, regardless of summary or image size (???).
 * Edits that were reverted or highly modified (or simply unnecessary), or are stretched out needlessly to increase byte size, are disregarded.
 * All existing wiki rules apply, so no plagiarized content, no huge unsourced blocks of text, etc.


 * Prizes
 * The winner receives any TES-related item(s) from the Bethesda store (or Steam, GOG, etc.) under ~$100 (subject to change: I'm feeling generous right now but I might feel differently in a month).
 * If a user wins but decides they do not want a prize, another user will be chosen to receive it.

I think this is a good start, but I'm not sure about some of the specifics, such as the value of images/audio, the length of the contest, and a couple of the eligibility requirements. There might also be a few things I'm missing. Any thoughts?