I had an idea for a semi-long-running community event called Potterworld's Got Talent. Basically it would be a talent show players can enter to show off a talent judged by some of the server staff members. There would be three [3] rounds, and the winning player would get some sort of prize.
To start the event, there would be a sign up period for players to enter themselves into the talent show. Players could enter as individuals, pairs or small groups (probably no more than four or five [4-5]?). Players would enter with their IGN/s and whatever their talent will be. Talents could include telling jokes, "dancing", magic displays, playing an instrument from the music shop or other ideas that players come up with. I think, to give players as much of a chance as possible, the sign up period could last for at least three [3] days.
Following the sign up period would be the first of the three [3] rounds, the Audition Round. This round would be held at the Lumen Theatre in Hogsend. For this round, all of the players who signed up would do an audition and show off their talent to the judges (like I said, judges would be server staff members, around three or four [3-4]). Each judge would then give some feedback and make a simple yes or no decision, with majority rules being the overall decision. Players who get majority yes would go through to the next round, those with majority no would be eliminated. Players who are not currently auditioning or who didn't sign up would be allowed to come along as audience members. There could be some kind of audition schedule made up, and auditions could run for up to a week overall.
When all the auditions are done, the second round would begin, The Semi-Finals. This round would be held at the Warbeck Theatre in Carket Market. For this round, all the players who made it through from the auditions would get the chance to give a second performance in front of the judges and an audience made up of other players who have come along. After watching each performance, the judges would give some feedback. Once all the performances are done, the judges and the audience would all be able to cast votes for the performances they liked the most. The top ten [10] performances with the most votes would go through to the final round, while everyone else would be eliminated. Similar to the auditions, there could be a semi-finals schedule, with the performances and voting running for up to a week overall.
Once the top ten [10] have been decided, it would move to the third round, the Finals. This round would also be held at the Warbeck Theatre in Carket Market. For this round, all the top ten [10] would get the chance to give a third and final performance in front of the judges and an audience made up of other players who have come along. After watching each performance, the judges would give some feedback. Once all the performances are done, the judges and the audience would all be able to vote for their favourite performance. The performance that gets the most votes would be the winner of Potterworld's Got Talent! This round could have a finals schedule, with the top ten [10] performances, voting and announcement of the winner running for up to a week overall.
The winner of Potterworld's Got Talent would win some sort of special prize, maybe a large amount of gold, a special item like a trophy or a winner's banner, or a large amount of house points for their house (or a combination of a few of these prizes).
I think that Potterworld's Got Talent would be a good idea for a semi-long-running community event that could be run because it would be something that would bring lots of players together to have a bit of fun. It would also mean that some places in the world that might not get used very often (the theatres) could get a bit more use, allowing the server a chance to show off more of its amazing builds and players to discover more places. Also, it would encourage a bit of friendly competition and give players the chance to win something special for themselves and their house.
To start the event, there would be a sign up period for players to enter themselves into the talent show. Players could enter as individuals, pairs or small groups (probably no more than four or five [4-5]?). Players would enter with their IGN/s and whatever their talent will be. Talents could include telling jokes, "dancing", magic displays, playing an instrument from the music shop or other ideas that players come up with. I think, to give players as much of a chance as possible, the sign up period could last for at least three [3] days.
Following the sign up period would be the first of the three [3] rounds, the Audition Round. This round would be held at the Lumen Theatre in Hogsend. For this round, all of the players who signed up would do an audition and show off their talent to the judges (like I said, judges would be server staff members, around three or four [3-4]). Each judge would then give some feedback and make a simple yes or no decision, with majority rules being the overall decision. Players who get majority yes would go through to the next round, those with majority no would be eliminated. Players who are not currently auditioning or who didn't sign up would be allowed to come along as audience members. There could be some kind of audition schedule made up, and auditions could run for up to a week overall.
When all the auditions are done, the second round would begin, The Semi-Finals. This round would be held at the Warbeck Theatre in Carket Market. For this round, all the players who made it through from the auditions would get the chance to give a second performance in front of the judges and an audience made up of other players who have come along. After watching each performance, the judges would give some feedback. Once all the performances are done, the judges and the audience would all be able to cast votes for the performances they liked the most. The top ten [10] performances with the most votes would go through to the final round, while everyone else would be eliminated. Similar to the auditions, there could be a semi-finals schedule, with the performances and voting running for up to a week overall.
Once the top ten [10] have been decided, it would move to the third round, the Finals. This round would also be held at the Warbeck Theatre in Carket Market. For this round, all the top ten [10] would get the chance to give a third and final performance in front of the judges and an audience made up of other players who have come along. After watching each performance, the judges would give some feedback. Once all the performances are done, the judges and the audience would all be able to vote for their favourite performance. The performance that gets the most votes would be the winner of Potterworld's Got Talent! This round could have a finals schedule, with the top ten [10] performances, voting and announcement of the winner running for up to a week overall.
The winner of Potterworld's Got Talent would win some sort of special prize, maybe a large amount of gold, a special item like a trophy or a winner's banner, or a large amount of house points for their house (or a combination of a few of these prizes).
I think that Potterworld's Got Talent would be a good idea for a semi-long-running community event that could be run because it would be something that would bring lots of players together to have a bit of fun. It would also mean that some places in the world that might not get used very often (the theatres) could get a bit more use, allowing the server a chance to show off more of its amazing builds and players to discover more places. Also, it would encourage a bit of friendly competition and give players the chance to win something special for themselves and their house.
