Hey all,
After much consideration, I have decided to develop a cam model recognition site. If all goes well, I hope to launch it on Jan 1st, 2016. It seems like a great time to start, and it'll probably take at least three weeks to gather every thing I need and develop it.
The reason I am doing this is because I have been active in the cam modeling community for many years, and I want to give something back to it beyond just tipping. I've made many friends over the years, both models and members, and I feel like not much recognition is given to some of the models who are just amazing at what they do.
One of the major features of the site will be about model recognition based on user experience, and a monthly prize will be offered to a model not based on cam score or rank. There will be a nomination system set up and the final decision each month will be based on a site panel that will vote on those who are nominated. Models will not be able to nominate themselves, but other models and members will be able to nominate them. There will be a multi-round voting system (At least two rounds) by the panel. The first round will establish the candidates for the final voting. The second round will determine the winner for a particular month, and subsequent rounds will be used as tie-breakers if necessary.
The site will be non-nude. This is partly to keep it legitimate and not to give an advantage to nude models over non-nude models. However, linking will be allowed to give the community a choice as to whether they want to view more content of a model outside of the site. Modeling photos will be allowed. However, any photos will either need to be uploaded by a particular model or permission given by them. Photos will also be locked out from users saving them to prevent unwanted use of said material. Copyrights will also be enforced.
There will be a recognition system for models that contribute to the modeling community even if they do not receive nominations. There will also be limitations put on this so that visitors, and even models, cannot continually promote a model with multiple accounts.
3 Things I Need
1. I need to find people who would be interested in being involved on the voting panel. I don't mind models volunteering, but they would not be able to receive nominations because it would be a conflict of interest. Also, for anybody interested, any type of credentials would also be helpful. I don't need personal information, but I do need to know why a person would be a good fit, since I want to avoid bias as much as possible.
2. I need feedback. Things people would like to see incorporated or concerns that exist. There are things that will not initially be mentioned in this thread because it's way too complex of a process to list everything without writing more of a book than what I'm already doing.
3. I would like to get at least two models to do concept modeling photos for the site. These will be used exclusively for site branding and promotion. In terms of photos, transparent png files would be awesome so I can do layovers on anything, but this may be difficult for some, so I am just as willing to purchase photos taken with a horizontal orientation. Please keep in mind that I am purchasing the actual photos and not just use of them. However, I will establish an agreement with the model that they will only be used for the site and not be resold. Also, I will offer a buyback option, at the purchase price, to the model if she decides she doesn't want her photos used for the site branding at any given time, but will also need a grace period before I can release them so I have time to re-brand the site with different photos. I can do payment two ways. The first option would be a direct payment through Paypal. I understand many do not know me and may not be comfortable with this, so I am also willing to provide payment through a site such as Freelancer or Odesk, which is more secure. Just keep in mind that these sites do take a small portion of the payment, but usually it isn't much. I also have an established account on both these sites, so you can verify that I have paid freelancers for similar work before without any hassle. If you're interested, please contact me and we can go over concept and payment. Please keep in mind that I may not hire you for freelance modeling work if someone else offers something similar for less.
(If someone feels they can add something else, please feel free to let me know)
Nomination System
I am considering two options. The first would be just a standard explanation by someone as to why they are nominating the model with a word limit. The second option would be video nominations by users who want to make a short video detailing the nomination. Either way, I'm going to limit length, as to give everybody a fair chance. If Bob does a 5 minute video on why such and such is awesome, and John does a one minute video about a different model, of course model A is going to sound better. I definitely want to avoid this.
Prize System
Starting off the minimum prize will be $100 to the winner that I will throw into the kitty. I may do more, and others will be welcome to contribute as well. As the site progresses, I expect the monthly payout to increase, but even if nobody else wants to contribute, at least that covers a bill or two...maybe.
If it really takes off, I may restructure it a bit so that more than one model can win, or split it into several categories.
Site e-mail address is non-disclosed at this time. Please contact me through this site if you are interested in being involved. I also can be found on MFC throughout the day as KOTJ74. You may contact me through there as well.
All feedback is welcome and appreciated. Thanks.
After much consideration, I have decided to develop a cam model recognition site. If all goes well, I hope to launch it on Jan 1st, 2016. It seems like a great time to start, and it'll probably take at least three weeks to gather every thing I need and develop it.
The reason I am doing this is because I have been active in the cam modeling community for many years, and I want to give something back to it beyond just tipping. I've made many friends over the years, both models and members, and I feel like not much recognition is given to some of the models who are just amazing at what they do.
One of the major features of the site will be about model recognition based on user experience, and a monthly prize will be offered to a model not based on cam score or rank. There will be a nomination system set up and the final decision each month will be based on a site panel that will vote on those who are nominated. Models will not be able to nominate themselves, but other models and members will be able to nominate them. There will be a multi-round voting system (At least two rounds) by the panel. The first round will establish the candidates for the final voting. The second round will determine the winner for a particular month, and subsequent rounds will be used as tie-breakers if necessary.
The site will be non-nude. This is partly to keep it legitimate and not to give an advantage to nude models over non-nude models. However, linking will be allowed to give the community a choice as to whether they want to view more content of a model outside of the site. Modeling photos will be allowed. However, any photos will either need to be uploaded by a particular model or permission given by them. Photos will also be locked out from users saving them to prevent unwanted use of said material. Copyrights will also be enforced.
There will be a recognition system for models that contribute to the modeling community even if they do not receive nominations. There will also be limitations put on this so that visitors, and even models, cannot continually promote a model with multiple accounts.
3 Things I Need
1. I need to find people who would be interested in being involved on the voting panel. I don't mind models volunteering, but they would not be able to receive nominations because it would be a conflict of interest. Also, for anybody interested, any type of credentials would also be helpful. I don't need personal information, but I do need to know why a person would be a good fit, since I want to avoid bias as much as possible.
2. I need feedback. Things people would like to see incorporated or concerns that exist. There are things that will not initially be mentioned in this thread because it's way too complex of a process to list everything without writing more of a book than what I'm already doing.
3. I would like to get at least two models to do concept modeling photos for the site. These will be used exclusively for site branding and promotion. In terms of photos, transparent png files would be awesome so I can do layovers on anything, but this may be difficult for some, so I am just as willing to purchase photos taken with a horizontal orientation. Please keep in mind that I am purchasing the actual photos and not just use of them. However, I will establish an agreement with the model that they will only be used for the site and not be resold. Also, I will offer a buyback option, at the purchase price, to the model if she decides she doesn't want her photos used for the site branding at any given time, but will also need a grace period before I can release them so I have time to re-brand the site with different photos. I can do payment two ways. The first option would be a direct payment through Paypal. I understand many do not know me and may not be comfortable with this, so I am also willing to provide payment through a site such as Freelancer or Odesk, which is more secure. Just keep in mind that these sites do take a small portion of the payment, but usually it isn't much. I also have an established account on both these sites, so you can verify that I have paid freelancers for similar work before without any hassle. If you're interested, please contact me and we can go over concept and payment. Please keep in mind that I may not hire you for freelance modeling work if someone else offers something similar for less.
(If someone feels they can add something else, please feel free to let me know)
Nomination System
I am considering two options. The first would be just a standard explanation by someone as to why they are nominating the model with a word limit. The second option would be video nominations by users who want to make a short video detailing the nomination. Either way, I'm going to limit length, as to give everybody a fair chance. If Bob does a 5 minute video on why such and such is awesome, and John does a one minute video about a different model, of course model A is going to sound better. I definitely want to avoid this.
Prize System
Starting off the minimum prize will be $100 to the winner that I will throw into the kitty. I may do more, and others will be welcome to contribute as well. As the site progresses, I expect the monthly payout to increase, but even if nobody else wants to contribute, at least that covers a bill or two...maybe.
If it really takes off, I may restructure it a bit so that more than one model can win, or split it into several categories.
Site e-mail address is non-disclosed at this time. Please contact me through this site if you are interested in being involved. I also can be found on MFC throughout the day as KOTJ74. You may contact me through there as well.
All feedback is welcome and appreciated. Thanks.