It all started with a not so official contest of creating a web banner by a forum administrator. This contest created loud buzzes as the winner will be given the tag and the chance to contribute for the graphic presentations of the site. Though rules are not clear, this administrator then posted designs which he thinks were qualified for the contest, and without any of my posted designs. Shocked a bit, I went on to post some of my bitterness and trying to calm myself. To make the story short, the supreme administrator changed my tag and my other fellow forum buddies, who joined the contest, into graphic designer. Some administrators are against it but seems the contest is not pursuing itself, anymore.
Happy as I am, I wholeheartedly followed errands of creating designs for the website. I know it is not of the eye-popping bestest design ever created but I know the efforts are some kind of the best I given. Upon having this tag we are entitled to give such enormous talent of graphic skills to beautify the forum and the site as well, all pro bono. (Although, only one banner I created was posted on the site and that is the big 4 banner, I also created banners for the MissUSA 2011 contestants. I don't know what happened with those designs.)
Lately, I have been busy for my work and will not be able to create a design for them for months now. I received messages from the admin and some members tagged as "experts" to create banners and designs but I really have don't much time to fulfill my duties.
A few days ago, I received a group message again and this includes a warning that some designers are in danger of getting demoted. Plus, another message asking for a banner design to be given within 24 hours. Much as I am preoccupied with other errands I failed to do so. Least to my expectation that I am one of those "graphic designers" who will be dethroned based from the said posts.
SHOCKWAVE. MISSOSOLOGY BIG 4
My work is still on the missosology website. This is not bragging or anything because I know the graphics are of poor quality but I had a contribution once for the website. Not of the excellent quality they expected but worth of time and effort to compensate my egoistic sense of having the "graphic designer" tag, all for the love of voluntarism.
As a regular member who passioned to be of great help, this simple "tag" of course is one way or another the best reward a member could get. But now that they already took it away, I rather accept the fact that in some ways, efforts exerted are of least appreciated. Now, I am okay to be a regular member. At least, the only pressure I will think of is my regular job, and just set the forum as an outlet to have fun, relax and enjoy one of my passions: pageantry at its best.
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