GetSimple CMS is having a contest this March to help drive creation and innovation within their community.
The Purpose (pulled from their site):
GetSimple has always had to deal with complaints that there were not enough good free themes available (and to a lesser extent, plugins). It's been a problem because GetSimple simply does not have the market awareness yet to attract the type of quality files that WordPress and the other larger CMS's do. The March Create-a-thon contest was created as a bold attempt to change this.
Contest Rules:
- The new theme or plugin must be uploaded into the Extend repository between February 28th, 2012 and March 31st, 2012
- All files entered will be judged on a 1-10 scale for each of four qualities*.
- A person can enter as many times as they want, but can only win once.
- No copyrighted material can be entered. No existing files can be entered. No “Free CSS Template” conversions.
- GetSimple team members are allowed to participate, but are not allowed to win.
- The GetSimple team & other outside advisers will collectively pick the winners in a blind ballot.
The Prizes:
GRAND PRIZE
- The (mt) Media Temple Pack3 years free (gs) hosting + schwaga $720+ value!
- KISSmetrics Bootstrap Accountfree for 1 yeara $348 value!
- FormAssembly Basic Accountfree lifetime accountregularly $14 a month ($168/yr)
- TreeHouse
Gold Membershipfree 1 montha $49 value
- $100 credit at BuySellAds
- GetSimple T-Shirtvia BlueCottonpriceless!
$1,300+ total value
SECOND PLACE
- AuthorityLabs Basic Accountfree lifetime accountregularly $24 a month ($288/yr)
- Hello Bar Solojavascript notification bar scripta $29 value!
- TreeHouse
Gold Membershipfree 1 montha $49 value
- GetSimple T-Shirtvia BlueCottonpriceless!
$350+ total value
THIRD PLACE
- FormStack Starter Accountfree for 1 yearregularly $14 a month ($168/yr)
- TreeHouse
Gold Membershipfree 1 montha $49 value
- GetSimple T-Shirtvia BlueCotton priceless!
$200+ total value
Full details at http://get-simple.info/create-a-thon/