Thanks for the applications all. Reviewing all and you can expect to hear back from me today.
I'm confused on how representation will work.
Will the ambassador role cover the entire region?(ATL South, Midwest, etc.) or will it be on a state-wise basis?
How many do you intend to have per region?(or state?)
Likely region based. But this program is more about making good things happen for your community than a specific divider line. So if you in a huge and busy state like Cali or something you might just work with your state (or even socal or norcal only), but if you are somewhere, say the east coast like VA, where you tend to be involved in more of a group of states scene it would likely be region. It is not something that will be assigned to you. Rather if selected we will try to work with your thoughts on the best fit.
JV, it's nothing you did, it's just...
Me: Hey, why don't you hold Smash tournaments?
Sponsor: Who are you?
Me : *name*. I go by InferiorityComplex on the Smashboards.
Sponsor: Uhhhhh...
Who'd take me seriously? (Not like I have better ideas for a username. My plan is to get a name change when I've finally won something playing Smash, and not a moment before.)
No one. If you wrote something to a business like "Yo, I am BiG_PLAYA_Mario I play smash give me some money for my buddies tournament" you obviously are going to get laughed off. Thats why we will have pre-written letters using real stats talking about platform sales, game sales, a community that gets millions of pageviews a month, and so on. You will send it using your real name and will come across professional when doing so.
Why would you ask someone to put this much time in without compensation?
This kind of job is something that, in the real world, people get paid a good bit to do, and people make careers out of this.
Asking someone to do this for free is rather insulting, especially when MLG has the money. Not even a stipend mentioned.
Haha, some people. You seem newer so it might be hard for you to understand how the community was brought up. The people that spend 100s of hours putting together tournaments, they dont take cuts, they dont ask for money from MLG (cause to do so would be laughable). It is like a job for many of them, but they dont get paid, they do it cause it is something they care about and they want to contribute. The same can be said about the site staff (moderation team, developers, admins, etc) and many people through-out the years.
In terms of MLG having the money (of which you or I for that matter dont know MLGs financial situation) business 101 dictates that businesses that stay in business dont put up money for things that do not make them money. MLG has been pretty good about going out of pocket for lots of Pro Circuit smash checks in the past or putting together the smash grassroots series. Not everything has been perfect but the money they have put into the community without netting them a return is above and beyond what anyone can reasonably expect.
This program in no, way, shape, or form is making MLG money. Its a community program for the community. Nothing more. This is a volunteer program, no one is being forced to join. So expecting MLG to pay people is more insulting than the other way around I assure you.
Except alex strife makes money off these tournaments, a decent bit I would think (correct me of im wrong though Alex). Hosting a tournament is an entrepreneurial activity in some way, and getting sponsors is something that increases his profits.
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Alex has yet to pocket any money of any Apex. Nor in the last eight years can I think of any community run tournament that has made money off of the time they have put in (There have been some Charity donations, money for the venue stuff, but not one time can I think of a community individual keeping X% of the pot). If you are going to use something as a basis for your argument dont you think doing some fact checking first would be a good idea?
