- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
Newcomers: Look at this post first.
In order to have a more permanent place for an ongoing discussion about proceedings, I've created this thread.
To reiterate: Once upon a time, "Single in" challenges were held once a year, though at a kind of irregular rhythm that took them from October to January; over time, other rhythms were proposed, of which a nine-month cycle was established a couple of years back in order to give everyone the opportunity to provide images of all seasons: January - October - July - April. However, this means that the cycle repeats after two years already, making it kind of hard to keep the diversity of image matter high.
This is why I proposed a new, seven-month cycle that'd allow for all months being visited over a cycle of seven years. If, as planned, we start in February 2022, we'd get:
Starting with February has the advantage that we've never had a "SiF" ("Single in February") before, so it'd get things moving right away. Besides, most years - five out of seven - would see two "Single in" challenges instead of only two out of four; this meets a frequent request without overdoing it for most people.
So, if I see no strong objections, I'd suggest this route going forward. There are other ways, of course, but no other is quite as elegant - and to be honest, seven months is the tightest rhythm I can imagine for myself as a host ... Of course, a lot can happen in seven years, but as of now, I intend to keep things rolling.
N.B. The new schedule is now implemented!
M.
In order to have a more permanent place for an ongoing discussion about proceedings, I've created this thread.
To reiterate: Once upon a time, "Single in" challenges were held once a year, though at a kind of irregular rhythm that took them from October to January; over time, other rhythms were proposed, of which a nine-month cycle was established a couple of years back in order to give everyone the opportunity to provide images of all seasons: January - October - July - April. However, this means that the cycle repeats after two years already, making it kind of hard to keep the diversity of image matter high.
This is why I proposed a new, seven-month cycle that'd allow for all months being visited over a cycle of seven years. If, as planned, we start in February 2022, we'd get:
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Okt | Nov | Dec | |
2022 | x | |||||||||||
2023 | x | x | ||||||||||
2024 | x | x | ||||||||||
2025 | x | |||||||||||
2026 | x | x | ||||||||||
2027 | x | x | ||||||||||
2028 | x | x | ||||||||||
2029 | x | |
Starting with February has the advantage that we've never had a "SiF" ("Single in February") before, so it'd get things moving right away. Besides, most years - five out of seven - would see two "Single in" challenges instead of only two out of four; this meets a frequent request without overdoing it for most people.
So, if I see no strong objections, I'd suggest this route going forward. There are other ways, of course, but no other is quite as elegant - and to be honest, seven months is the tightest rhythm I can imagine for myself as a host ... Of course, a lot can happen in seven years, but as of now, I intend to keep things rolling.
N.B. The new schedule is now implemented!
M.
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