Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!

Can I make logo's too? I like making logos! (I'm not participating though, not enough time

I liked inphernic's, so I used his design as inspiration for the first one.

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Oh well, (at least!) one more post on the subject!

Not in a good sense, though - it expresses how hacky the job on the logo it is.

Not to someone with a bit of sense for design.

..no. Just.. no.

I don't know, you'd have to ask logo.

1: The font and colours should go
2: There's an idea but it's ruined by the font, colours and placement
3: ..nope.
4: ..nope.

What do you think of my logo? I think it is super and better than everyone else's put together and I hereby table a motion that mine be adopted as the official logo for Christmas Hack.

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/HackLogo.png

EDIT:

I count 19 participants of the 27 registered, which is just more than 70%. I don't think that's bad. It should certainly lead to an "interesting crop" of end results! I just hope I get one of the ideas I really like the look of...

Oh yeah, take this logo!

I was just reffering that my initiative almost started a flamewar

I didn't mean to suggest that you had done either of your numbered things, or that I hold an opposite opinion to you. I just thought it would be funny to give you the chance to respond to an absolutely awful piece of art promoted as though it was the best thing ever. In particular, I think there is a lot of scope for suggesting problems and improvements with my work - even though it already beats every other logo ever devised since time began throughout the known universe. And the idea I would exaggerate is 1,000 times falser than you could imagine even if you thought really really hard for a million billion years.

What should we do if something does go wrong?

I.. see.

I don't believe it!

Are you excluding users from the pairing? My participation is still quite unlikely and it'd be a drag for someone to expect a game from me if I can't find the time.

Is the automated script going to automatically email the pairings and automatically email the emails linking to downloads / etc at the end of the competition? If so, you might want to do a quick test of mail() (just make a quick script to email yourself something) to ensure it will work. It works for me, but I have had a couple people complain of it not working.

In case something goes wrong, you'll have to contact me ASAP, because I'm the only person who is maintaining CH. I will be available every night (my night, GMT+1) throughout the contest. I can't guarantee being in front of the computer 24h. Depending on the nature of the problem, I will try to fix it, and fix the effects that it has had on the database.

I try to triple-check every possibility of a screw-up during testing, but of course I can't be sure everything is right. But I can promise that I'll devote myself to fixing any important problem that should arise.

When I'm using the computer, I always have these forums open, so a PM will get my attention instantaneously, and that's the preferred form of reporting major problems. Minor problems/feature requests can be posted in this thread.

BAF:

The mailing system works as expected.

With just 15 hours to go, I'm getting even more enthusiastic now than I was. This'll be the first time I've participated in a functioning programming event in almost a decade. I possibly should have been less gushing in my voting in the hope of increasing my chance of getting something really fun to make but I haven't voted 'good' for anything I couldn't make a decent hack at.

Just in case I should get it, can someone tell me or else find a link explaining who "Santa Claws (the one from Futurama)" is, and what his characteristics are? All Google seems to get me is a picture of Zoidburg holding a crab.

He's nasty! So a game featuring Santa Claws would involve a Santa dressed robot with guns shooting at things?