**Thread for VOLUNTEERS to HOST Photo Contests in 2025!**

[CaliforniaPeggy]

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We've had four very successful years having volunteers running the monthly contests.

Now it's time to think about next year, 2025!

If you've never hosted a contest, here is a thread that will describe that: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103649550

Here are the months. If you would like to host, please respond and identify which month you would like to host. The SEASONAL Contests run in March, June, September, and December. All other months are theme oriented contests where the winner will be awarded the prize of choosing the theme for the contest in the next theme oriented month. As in the past, the winner--because of selecting the theme--does not get to participate in the next contest, but hosts are allowed to participate (unless by chance the person who is scheduled to host also happens to win the previous month and selects the theme!) As an example, the winner of this November's Contest (2024) will choose the theme for the January 2025 contest because the contest for December 2024 will be a Seasonal Contest (AUTUMN)

It would be really wonderful if some of the winners from this past year would VOLUNTEER to HOST!

As people respond with the months they would like to host, I will put the names together with the months so that we can refer back to this thread to see who has volunteered for hosting any particular month in 2023. Just indicate in a response to this thread which month you'd like to VOLUNTEER to host, and I will match your name to the month. I have already picked out the two that I will run this coming year.


2025

January--urbanhermit

February--sinkingfeeling

March--(Seasonal Contest for Winter)--CaliforniaPeggy

April--Grumpy Old Guy

May—littlemissmartypants

June--(Seasonal Contest for Spring--)Mousetoescamper

July--sinkingfeeling

August--Grumpy Old Guy

September--(Seasonal Contest for Summer)--CaliforniaPeggy

October--bluescribbler

November--

December--(Seasonal Contest for Autumn)--Dyedinthewoolliberal

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I should be home and can do July.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Aw, thank you so much, my dear sinkingfeeling! I will add your name to July.

[Mousetoescamper]

3. I'll do the Spring Seasonal contest in June.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thanks so much, my dear Mousetoescamper! I'll put your name there for June.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. I'll take April & August

We haven't nailed down our travel plans for next year, other than D.C. in October for a wedding. I may ask to swap with someone later on. As of now, these should be good.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thanks so much, my dear Grumpy!

I'll put you in for April and August.

[urbanhermit]

7. I'll take January

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thanks so much, my dear urbanhermit! I will put your name in for January. nt

[bluescribbler]

9. I want October.

Should be some great pictures for that one, don't you think?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks so much for signing up, my dear bluescribbler! I will add your name to October.

The theme is different for each month, except for the seasonal contests. And October is not a seasonal month, so the theme will be decided by whoever won the previous month's contest! However, there will be wonderful photos! We have some very talented folks here.

I will pm you my instruction/cheat sheets to help you figure out how to do the contest. And as always, I am here to answer any questions you may have!

[littlemissmartypants]

11. I'll do...

May. If you'll have me.

I've never done it before but I've been meaning to dig my camera out and I have no excuse not to do it. Hopefully, the battery will still charge. If not, I'll be hanging out here for help.

I need to get out more before the world goes completely to hell anyway.

I will understand if I'm rejected as a host. But I am still going to try and be a contributing member going forward.

❤️pants

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thank you, my dear littlemissmartypants!

I am happy to accept your offer, but I want to make sure that you understand what we need you to do.

I need you to host a contest. This means you post a thread where the theme for the month is stated, so that our members can post photos that work with the theme.

Then, when a sufficient number of photos from our members have been posted in the Submission thread, you get to post the polls so the membership of DU can vote on which one they like. I see you have a star, and that's good since you will need that in order to post the polls that record the votes.

I will put some links in my post that will show you what you'll do.

Here's an example of a Submission Thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036138553

Here's an example of a poll thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219729295

Running a contest does not mean that you must take photos. Please ask me if you have any questions!

[littlemissmartypants]

13. Yes, ma'am. I'll host...

But I also hope to post some pictures. I'll study anything you send me. Thank you. ❤️

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. OK! You will become a Host, and I will add your name to the month of May.

I just wanted to make sure that you understood what hosting actually means.

And you are more than welcome to post your photos! If you enter a contest, any photo you post there must be your own work.

Eventually, I will send you via PM my notes on how to physically run the contest. I won't do it tonight--it's late for me! But I will send the notes well in advance of May.

One thing you will need to host May: either a laptop or a desktop computer. Some folks have tried to do the contest on a phone, and it cannot be done that way. You need a much larger screen than the phone has.

Thank you!

[littlemissmartypants]

15. My pleasure. ❤️

[littlemissmartypants]

16. Thank You, CP! ❤️

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Many thanks to Sinkingfeeling for volunteering for February! It is greatly appreciated.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

18. I will commit to hosting the November 2025 contest.

Assuming I, and DU are here to see that date!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. I am thrilled to accept your commitment, my dear Dyedinthewoolliberal! Thank you so much!

You just made my day!





I'll put your name in.