Thanks for the sticky!
I've decided to make a trip to see my parents today, so I might not have time to update before tomorrow.
I'm floating the idea of getting each person to pay 1 dollar for each challenge they partake in. It's a tiny amount per person, but over the course of the event it will add up to a decent amount and allow me to get you guys some prizes and such. If just 10 people challenge every leader and elite 4 thats already $130. Since we'll be seeing mulptiple challenges per leader per tournament, this should work out nicely. It also won't put much strain on anyone's budget.
The only problem is that whenever people need to pay money there is the inevitable issue of it not being paid. To solve this I would need:
1. Tournament Organisers to collect the money for me, OR the Gym Leaders to collect it.
2. They would need to tell me that the money has been paid, and then the result of the challenge.
This was even if people win a challenge, they won't get their badge unless they've paid. That should make things fairly reliable.
I'd like to hear people's thoughts on this.
Depending on how many people take part in the competition, there's the possibility of seperate prizes being awarded outside of the traditional winners prize. I'll talk more about it later.