Subject: NEW GAME: AUTHOR GALLERY
Posted by: Terry
Date: Dec 20 22
Trident and I are putting together a new fun collectible artwork game to go along with authoring.
Each month we will present a "painting" that you can earn and display in your own personal art gallery. Over time you can collect and gather more and more works of art.
The limited time January 2023 painting will only be available for that month, never to appear again on FunTrivia.
HOW TO EARN:
Each month there will be 3 mini-challenges that will change month to month. ex. "author a sports quiz" or "author a photo quiz" or "complete an authoring title challenge".
Complete ONE of these mini-challenges during the month on ONE quiz submission and you will earn the painting... unframed. Complete ALL THREE mini-challenges spanning at least 2 different quizzes that you create in that month and you will get the painting with a lovely frame.
Examples: Complete mini-challenges #1 and #2 on quiz 1, and #3 on quiz 2. Or, submit one quiz that satisfies all three #1 #2 #3 and a second quiz on any topic. Or, one quiz that does #1, a second that does #2, and a third that does #3.
Here is a sneak peak at how it works, and what you can aim for starting January 1, 2023:
https://www.funtrivia.com/author/gallery.cfm?thismonth=1
TIMING:
For the January painting, only quiz templates you create (or adopted) from January 1 to January 31 will be considered.
BUT: you get up to a month's grace period to get the quiz(zes) online, to take into account the variable editing process. So a quiz you create January 17th, but that goes online February 19th still counts for (only) January's painting.
Posted by: Terry
Date: Dec 20 22
Trident and I are putting together a new fun collectible artwork game to go along with authoring.
Each month we will present a "painting" that you can earn and display in your own personal art gallery. Over time you can collect and gather more and more works of art.
The limited time January 2023 painting will only be available for that month, never to appear again on FunTrivia.
HOW TO EARN:
Each month there will be 3 mini-challenges that will change month to month. ex. "author a sports quiz" or "author a photo quiz" or "complete an authoring title challenge".
Complete ONE of these mini-challenges during the month on ONE quiz submission and you will earn the painting... unframed. Complete ALL THREE mini-challenges spanning at least 2 different quizzes that you create in that month and you will get the painting with a lovely frame.
Examples: Complete mini-challenges #1 and #2 on quiz 1, and #3 on quiz 2. Or, submit one quiz that satisfies all three #1 #2 #3 and a second quiz on any topic. Or, one quiz that does #1, a second that does #2, and a third that does #3.
Here is a sneak peak at how it works, and what you can aim for starting January 1, 2023:
https://www.funtrivia.com/author/gallery.cfm?thismonth=1TIMING:
For the January painting, only quiz templates you create (or adopted) from January 1 to January 31 will be considered.
BUT: you get up to a month's grace period to get the quiz(zes) online, to take into account the variable editing process. So a quiz you create January 17th, but that goes online February 19th still counts for (only) January's painting.
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reedy 
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( If the exact category matters, you need to state that explicitly in the message to the editors box. Don't just assume that saying it is for a particular challenge means they will know this - they may not be familiar with that particular challenge. ) Fair point. I always forget about that bit. Reply #101. Mar 13 23, 12:28 PM |
kyleisalive
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1) Is there a point when the picture and/or frame are locked in? It would suck to have them disappear on you a year down the road when an editor makes a category adjustment. Yup-- end of the month. But to be honest, I thought they locked in as soon as you claim the picture/frame. I agree retroactive changes shouldn't affect things within the month. Reply #102. Mar 13 23, 12:30 PM |
trident
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I was also under the impression that it was locked in once the frame was claimed. If it can be "revoked" even after it being specifically claimed, then I think something in the code needs to be altered. Reply #103. Mar 13 23, 5:14 PM |
agony
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It’s very true that editors are unlikely to know the requirements, especially if they aren’t playing the challenge themselves. I’ve gotten so many Bodies of Water quizzes this month that I knew the category must be part of some challenge, but had no idea that sub categories wouldn’t qualify. And yes, we move quizzes all the time - it’s not unusual for your quiz to be the one that makes an editor think “Hmmm, this could use a sub cat”. That’s what happened in this case. Reply #104. Mar 15 23, 1:56 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Per Terry: "Checked the code… it was recalculating every time the page loaded, so frames could be lost of reqs were lost. I have added a check so that once a frame is earned it cannot be taken away no matter what happens to the quizzes." Reply #105. Mar 16 23, 10:54 AM |
| Terry
Head Honcho 
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Should be fixed going forward. Does anyone believe they are owed a frame, and if so, which one? Reply #106. Mar 16 23, 11:51 AM |
looney_tunes
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This month's requirements look much less demanding! Reply #107. Apr 01 23, 1:50 AM |
| Terry
Head Honcho
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Decided to give a bit of a break this month ;) Reply #108. Apr 01 23, 8:09 AM |
lordprescott
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And it ties in nicely with this round of TRIC X! Reply #109. Apr 01 23, 10:33 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Already starting in on mine. Rounded out some ideas early. Reply #110. Apr 01 23, 10:33 AM |
VBookWorm
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Very unfortunately, the system won't let me create new templates for I have too many already. Thus I cannot create new templates to earn paintings. *sigh* I guess this will motivate me to hurry up with getting them online. I did get an unframed copy of the January painting, though. That's it, voila! Now I shall go pour out my soul over a quiz I am currently writing about my favorite TV series and hope to see it online sometime in April (how is this relevant? It's not. I am just trying to make myself a bit happier.) I made my bed, now I have to sleep in it. Reply #111. Apr 02 23, 11:51 PM |
| VBookWorm
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Ahhh!! I love April's painting, I must earn it! Can somebody tell me it's alright to adopt just one quiz to fulfill the requirements? I found one that I know I can do a good job with, and quickly too. Oh, my mind is racked. I must have April's painting! Reply #112. Apr 04 23, 12:54 AM |
Matthew_07
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It's possible to fulfill all three requirements to get the unframed version, but you need two quizzes to earn the framed version. Reply #113. Apr 04 23, 12:56 AM |
| VBookWorm
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I know that. My problem here is that I have eight adoptees in progress now, and was advised not to adopt anymore until my current ones go online. Reply #114. Apr 04 23, 12:58 AM |
| looney_tunes
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Ignoring the adoptees, VBookWorm, is there a template you have set up that you could repurpose to meet one of the requirements? You only need to need one to get the painting. If you have never submitted a partially-written template, you can simply delete what is there, change to the required category if necessary, or rename to make it fit a requirement, and write a new quiz. If you want to save what you have already written, you can copy it into a word processing document for temporary storage. While this won't help you reduce your adoptee queue, it will at least not involve making yet another new template. If that doesn't work, get writing on some of those adoptees! You have another four weeks (almost) to get one for the April painting. It only has to be set up during April (and I think submitted during the month, too) but not necessarily online, so you can work on necessary revisions, if any, and claim it during May. Reply #115. Apr 04 23, 2:59 AM |
| looney_tunes
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Of course, my repurposing suggestion would only work if you set a template up during the last few days, which is unlikely. So get cracking on the backlog! Reply #116. Apr 04 23, 3:00 AM |
| VBookWorm
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"It only has to be set up during April (and I think submitted during the month, too) but not necessarily online, so you can work on necessary revisions, if any, and claim it during May." That's how I got the January painting! Thanks for your advice. I have two or three adoptees ready to go, and they'll be submitted periodically. Reply #117. Apr 04 23, 9:17 AM |
psnz
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Crosswords? Statues? Progress? Reply #118. May 10 23, 6:09 PM |
| trident
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It took quite a bit of time and effort to get this one off the ground, so if the crossword/statue idea were to be implemented, it would likely take some time before that could happen. Reply #119. May 11 23, 8:11 PM |
| VBookWorm
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If I submitted a template in May, created in April, would I get the painting (in this case, the frame) when it goes online? Reply #120. May 11 23, 9:22 PM |
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