Use Patches as Prizes for Member-Run Contests
Hi everyone in the K'Nex forum! You guys have been the leaders in running your own contests on Instructables, and I think that's awesome. Our new patch system was designed with you in mind. You can use it as a way to give out "official" recognition to the people who win your design challenges and competitions. Let us know how it's working, and have fun!
Discussions
10 years ago
If I weren't in New Zealand I would 'Go Pro' Sigh...
Reply 10 years ago
What's wrong with living in New Zealand?
Reply 10 years ago
Paying for it. We don't have pay pal.
Reply 10 years ago
Oh no! Well I hope they have some way to make you pro.
Reply 10 years ago
Yay! Me to!
Reply 10 years ago
I'm over in Australia, not too far (in internet terms) from where you are.
Reply 10 years ago
BUT you use paypal. There is no NZ paypal.
Reply 10 years ago
True, but considering how often I use it I don't know much about it. :S
Reply 10 years ago
:S ????
Reply 10 years ago
It's a face (tilt your head anti clockwise 90 degrees.)
Reply 10 years ago
I know it is a face. What the hell does it mean.
Reply 10 years ago
It means confused, embarrassed or uneasy.
Reply 10 years ago
Modern Western examples? Don't us from the East get a mention?
Reply 10 years ago
Scroll further down the same entry.
Reply 10 years ago
Eeh hee hee! I like the Eastern Style more than others!
Reply 10 years ago
Last week some one was telling me that in terms of "backwardness" NZ is somewhere between Australia and Tasmania - No PayPal? I might start believing them...
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Reply 10 years ago
?????
Reply 10 years ago
That's what I thought, but they reckoned the three were various numbers of years behind the rest of the world, Tasmania about 30....
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Reply 10 years ago
?????????? Can you please explain your last two comments?
Reply 10 years ago
Someone was saying they liked NZ because it was "years behind (UK)", like Australia, but more, and Tasmainia was even further behind, so even better. I didn't really know what they were talking about, but maybe they were thinking of PayPal...? (no I don't think so) L
Reply 10 years ago
Ok. Now I get you. It might be in internet speed. Or mobile phone calling plans.
Reply 10 years ago
Or perhaps it was the evils of modern life (absent or otherwise)? L
Reply 10 years ago
You can mail in a check, but it would probably cost more than pro itself....
10 years ago
What do patches actually do (sorry if I'm asking the obvious)?
Reply 10 years ago
they show up on the user's profile. They do nothing but make the recipient happy you gave one to them.
Reply 10 years ago
Oh, is that it?
Reply 10 years ago
Yes. See the gravestone I sent to Izanagi Telos for an example.
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Reply 10 years ago
He's not.. gone is he? My fellow hell raiser?
Reply 10 years ago
No he's back. But he decided to keep it! L
Reply 10 years ago
ahh
10 years ago
As an example, see here.
Enter, if you like.
10 years ago
Too bad there arent any pro knexers...
Reply 10 years ago
How do you know for sure?
Reply 10 years ago
The demographic for the K'nex community is mostly under 18, and for the most part they tend to like things free. How do I access these patches? I don't see that particular screenshot shown anywhere. The patches need to be more exciting too. Also, you could try selling patches like on Facebook. Their gifts make over $10 million a year amazingly enough.
Reply 10 years ago
to submit a patch, you go to the profile of the recipient. its right under the private message button.
Reply 10 years ago
dangit, I forgot the "yet" part.
Reply 10 years ago
When you wrote that, there was at least one pro member whose interests included knex.
Reply 10 years ago
oh ok. I didnt notice.
Reply 10 years ago
I will be, when I get access to my dads paypal account...
Reply 10 years ago
lol
Reply 10 years ago
meh, 20 $ is nothing
10 years ago
Here, you can even have a patch to award - feel free to use and modify.
Reply 10 years ago
Here's another one you could use. Do whatever you want with it.
There's also the PSD file, but you'll need the "Aller" font, which you can get for free here.
Oh, and here's the full JPG.
Reply 10 years ago
i like the look of the connector and due to the size of the patches, i doubt it will look anything like that as a patch
Reply 10 years ago
I dunno, I looked at it as it's 75x75 size (here), and It's still readable. Instructabels really fooges up the quality on it, but it's readable.
I really wonder why Instructables tones down the quality that bad.
Reply 10 years ago
i think the patches are teh 48x48 size though
https://www.instructables.com/file/F1I5FJMFVO9RAHK/?size=TINY
Reply 10 years ago
Yeah. Well, I made the PSD available, and the only issue I see is the "patch" is a bit small at that size.
Reply 10 years ago
I particularly like the way the knex pieces looks I would almost be tempted to just put that on a white background
Reply 10 years ago
I got it from Wikimedia Commons. See more here (just scroll down a little).
Reply 10 years ago
kudos to them then