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Singles Matchup Barcrawl Tshirt Contest!

Hey ya'll. Bar crawl is in the works(Jan 31st or Feb 1st). However, I am not artistic, and am incapable of designing said tshirt. Hell, it could even just be a Murphys meet up. I'm still assessing interest, though.

Anyway, basic tshirt design will be Socially Awkward Penguin. The most clever caption as voted by the community will be chosen. Go crazy, kids. (Shirts will be blue with black and white ink, one sided. At the bottom it'll say R/UIUC Matchup, and maybe a little alien).

EDIT: Jesus Christ, guys, I've had enough. If you want a fucking tshirt, you fucking design it.

Posted Jan 7, 2012, 9:32 PM UTC · edited

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devmageGrad, Computerology•

Yeah, why is being single something to feel awkward about? SAP sends entirely the wrong message.

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honeyandvinegarAlumna, Missing the Paign.•

Then you design something, asshat.

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devmageGrad, Computerology•

Instead of dictating that the design must be SAP and simply asking for captions, why not re-make this thread and make a general call for designs for a meetup t-shirt?

I feel like that would be more in the spirit of what wolf_baus wanted to communicate, and is what I wanted to communicate in up-voting their comment.

Edit: you could make it a contest, and offer a free shirt (and/or some other small token, e.g. a beer at the barcrawl) to the person whose design is chosen!

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honeyandvinegarAlumna, Missing the Paign.•
  1. I explicitly said: I do not want to design the shirt. SAP was a suggestion, a guide, a motivation to come up with something better, not a mandate. I've found that things on this subreddit work best when someone
  2. I am tired of planning things for people who only express negative opinions. If someone designed a shirt, I'd have been happy. But "No, I don't like this, change it" has been the whole attitude of this little adventure. If people had politely expressed their opinions (like yourself), I would have happily changed it. But when I am only getting "No, that's dumb", It is not beneficial to anyone, and it has only frustrated me.
  3. No tokens. I am not spending my own money because people won't contribute otherwise.

I had no plans to make this a barcrawl, but people asked. I was happy to organize it anyway, but I am tired of being bossed around and criticized by 200 anonymous strangers.

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devmageGrad, Computerology•

Ok, then I'll organize the t-shirt design. If I get a design to you in, say, a week, can you handle the printing and dissemination? Is two weeks enough time for that?

Also uh.

I've found that things on this subreddit work best when someone

You kind of trailed off there. :)

Edit: clarifying the timeline. Design to you in a week leaves about two more weeks to the barcrawl. Is that enough time?

Edit 2: Done. Check out http://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/o7k1e/singles_matchup_barcrawl_tshirt_contest_redux/

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maxpower3.•

http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/35nv5v/

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kevlar00 CS Grad, Dancer, Climber•

"Buys barcrawl shirt <penguin image> Stays at home"

is more SAP imo.

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JunkakaDDR and stuffs•

I'd buy one if no one else did.

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supergood•

Oh wow, I laughed heartily.

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devmageGrad, Computerology•

You might consider a more discreet message, without the "R/UIUC Matchup" branding. People participating may not want others to know so openly that they took part in a dating service.

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honeyandvinegarAlumna, Missing the Paign.•

I figured Matchup was a bit more discrete than "Singles Extravaganza"; but I totally feel you.

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devmageGrad, Computerology•

NB: "discrete" is something individual and concrete, like parts to a machine, whereas "discreet" is something done carefully and without drawing attention. :)

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