Quote: Steve Sunshine @ March 24 2010, 9:53 AM GMTNice to see a few newcomers this week. I liked Otterfoxes suggestion, and Gerrys was good.
But my vote goes to Badge with his 'leave things just the way they are' entry, with a special mention to Scratchyr.
Ignored again, despite writing one of the best submissions!
You can take your Skit Comp Change thread and stick it! It's obviously a clique-driven closed shop. 
I think that it should broadly remain the same although the idea of the league table rubbed out every 6 months to accomodate newcomers seems reasonable.
Also, I don't want to piss on anyone's bonfire but (going on past experience regarding forum users' producing a sketch show) the podcast idea is as dead as Hector.
Quote: Nigel Kelly @ March 24 2010, 12:07 PM GMTas dead as Hector.
I've never heard that one before. Derivation?
Quote: Tim Walker @ March 24 2010, 12:09 PM GMTI've never heard that one before. Derivation?
I think it refers to a Hector from the Trojan War.
Quote: Nigel Kelly @ March 24 2010, 12:34 PM GMTI think it refers to a Hector from the Trojan War.
Ah. Cheers. 
How about promoting the skit comp on the front page of the website? You might get more people entering if they're aware of it.
I'd be willing to photoshop a small graphic on the week's theme for it most weeks.
Then the winner of each skit comp has their sketch promoted on the front page as well - "Last Week's Winning Sketch".
Quote: Afinkawan @ March 24 2010, 12:48 PM GMTThen the winner of each skit comp has their sketch promoted on the front page as well - "Last Week's Winning Sketch".
Mark and Aaron are already pressed enough to find space to promote low-budget Britcom flicks, which will soon be available on DVD after their inevitable brief moment in the media sun.
And you could always put it in a sub-forum on its own - and make sure you put the theme in the name of the thread so it's easier to find stuff on the off-chance someone needs a sketch on a particular theme.
Quote: Tim Walker @ March 24 2010, 12:50 PM GMTMark and Aaron are already pressed enough to find space to promote low-budget Britcom flicks, which will soon be available on DVD after their inevitable brief moment in the media sun.
I'm not a web design expert by any means but I wasn't aware that the internet was short on space. Can't you just make webpages taller easily enough?
Quote: Afinkawan @ March 24 2010, 12:48 PM GMTHow about promoting the skit comp on the front page of the website? You might get more people entering if they're aware of it.
I get the feeling, from recent changes, that the powers behind BCG want to appeal more to browsers looking to find out about British comedy and less to people who want to write British comedy.
Define British comedy.
Quote: Marc P @ March 24 2010, 2:48 PM GMTDefine British comedy.
Anything involving performers with bad teeth.
Quote: Tim Walker @ March 24 2010, 5:02 PM GMTAnything involving performers with bad teeth.
And Brian Rix and Union Flag boxer shorts
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ March 24 2010, 2:40 PM GMTI get the feeling, from recent changes, that the powers behind BCG want to appeal more to browsers looking to find out about British comedy and less to people who want to write British comedy.
That's always been the case. The writers is/was just an add on.
Quote: Tim Walker @ March 24 2010, 12:38 PM GMTAh. Cheers.
Nah Hector died after he lost his house and he developed a cough medicine addiction.
How about adopting an idea used by tennis and golf? They have a rolling year which determines world rankings. You could base the table on the last 10 comps (rather than a year - that's too long) and when a new comp starts people would lose any points from 11 comps ago. If that makes sense. It could give people an incentive to keep submitting especially if they are due to lose a ten pointer one week.