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Hi All!
A few weeks ago, when the world was realizing that the Covid-19 outbreak was escalating to be a VERY serious thing, we were just beginning to wrap-up the 10th Annual Painting Challenge. With more and more people going into isolation, keeping safe and taking care of those around them I thought it might be helpful to provide a space for people to keep in touch, post their hobby projects and to simply unwind. So here I present 'The Analogue Hobbies Quarantine Challenge'.
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Here are the 'rules' (such as they are) for the Quarantine Challenge:
1) For those who may be new to our Challenge format this is NOT a painting contest. We do not judge the skills of participants' brushwork. Rather this is a place for people of all skill levels to post their work, provide and receive encouragement and to enjoy the camaraderie of others who enjoy this 'little hobby' of ours.
3) We'll use the same posting guidelines as we've used in the Painting Challenge :
2) To keep the administration of the Quarantine Challenge to a minimum, all participants will be responsible to post their own entries on the blog. I will simply act as moderator to help keep things on the rails.
3) We'll use the same posting guidelines as we've used in the Painting Challenge :
- Provide good title information, including your name and the subject of your post;
- 1000 pixel limit along the top of your image (please do not link from an image hosting services);
- Input sensible and useful metadata in the 'Labels' field.
4) Unlike the Annual Painting Challenge, the Quarantine Challenge will have no formal points tracking to measure output. Instead I have a simple challenge for my fellow hobbyists: Complete at least one hobby task per week and post it to the Quarantine blog. Also, I strongly support (and take great delight in) the issuing of paint duels / side-challenges, etc. amongst the participants. If there is a keen interest in this, I can set up a separate page listing the duels and challenges.
5) The Quarantine Challenge will extend until the first day of Summer, June 20th.
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There are 100 slots open for the Challenge (this is Blogger's limit, not mine), so if you're interested in participating drop me a note (curtcampbell at mac dot com), or leave a comment below and I'll add you to the blog. After you get your invitation to the blog you'll be good to go.
The Quarantine Challenge will start at 11:59pm Friday March 27th. The roster will remain open until it is filled.
If you have any questions just send me a note.
Stay safe and remember: be excellent to one another.
-Curt
