Board Thread:Officer's Pub (Staff Only, idiots)/@comment-422690-20140616214802/@comment-143604-20140617220616

Literally copying and pasting Leo's format here-

Red243
Theme: Bakugan

Thoughts: Like you said Leo, Bakugan seems pretty niche as far as our communities go. We've all got those smaller scale franchises we care about the rest don't, but I don't think a 16 person tournament as proposed can be sustained by a show so few of us are invested in. Get rid of the attachment to the franchise, I'm not sure if there's something worth keeping in there. Throw in that the proposer isn't dedicated to doing the tournament himself, and I think it's safe to pass it by.

Recommendation: Get rid of it. He's not going to see it through, and it doesn't seem like it'll get the attention it needs. No sense in wasting space on the que for other tournaments knowing this one won' actually get to go through.

Cfp3157
Theme: Pokemon

Thoughts: I feel like this franchise is big enough and iconic enough that most users will have some kind of connection to it, and even if not, it would take minimal research on their part. I think the idea is solid and can be a lot of fun, there's enough users interested to make it work, and I think Cfp can rise to the occasion and really get some work done.

Recommendation: I feel like this is the tournament that should get the slot.

Terrarian 112
Theme: Colosseum

Thoughts: I'm down for all original thought scenarios not based on a pre-existing franchise, but this set up seems a bit on the vague side, and I don't know Terrarian well enough to vouch for either his talents as a writer to do something compelling with this, or if he can even follow through and finish it.

Recommendation: Put it back on the que, he should come back and expand on this a little further, and I want to see more of his writing before I'm willing to go to bat for this guy. This could either be a neat idea, or a trainwreck, and the balance is stricken by the quality of the writer.

Lasifer
Theme: Kaiju

Thoughts: I love me some mechs and kaiju, and Las is a genuine friend that I have a great deal of respect for, but as much as I adore this idea, and as much as I think this could be fun- I don't think I can vouch for this with Las at the helm. Time and time again, he's had his shot at user tournaments and "events" and every time he's failed to deliver anything, even when he gets someone who actually cares like Arrow to take care of the heavy lifting for the Fallout User Tournament. Las gonna Las- he gets bored, stops caring and moves on leaving something unfinished, and he's had plenty of chances to show otherwise.

Recommendation: Put it back in the list.

Overall
Personally, I think Cfp's Pokemon Tournament gets the slot. It's built on a widely liked and cared for foundation, he's a solid writer with a good work ethic, and it's setting itself for a reasonable goal. I really, really like the Kaiju tournament idea- I just don't think Las will actually bring himself to finish it, or even go beyond the first fight or two. I think Cfp's Pokemon Tournament is a more workable and more likely to get finished tournament that deserves the slot more.