User blog:Acardwell415/Wikia's Halloween Costume Contest 2013



Halloween is nearly here, and here on Wikia, we’re getting into the spirit with our annual Halloween Costume Contest!

If you’re not familiar: each year, Wikia throws its own crazy costume party that invites all wikia from across all of Wikia to dress up your community for Halloween. What exactly does that mean, you ask? Give your community a spooky or Halloween-themed makeover by adding a custom skin (one that captures not only the spirit of your community as well as the holiday), a seasonal word mark, adding spooky elements on your main page…or anything else your community is feeling.

To enter your community into our Costume Contest, leave the name and URL of your dressed-up wikia in the comments below. Remember to get approval from your community before signing up (unless of course you’re the admin/founder). We’re encouraging everyone to get their “costumes” up as soon as possible and leave them up for the entire month of October. But they absolutely MUST be up by 8 a.m. EST on Thursday, Oct. 31 in order to be considered for the contest.

On October 31, Wikia Staff will put on our judges caps and hand-pick one community as the winner. The winning community (announced on Nov. 1) will receive cover story promotion (the revolving marquee at the top of the page) on the Entertainment, Video Games and Lifestyle hubs, as well as one month’s worth of promotion in the Wikia Spotlights.

UPDATE: Now, we have a SECOND way for you to celebrate the HALLOWEEN week with us on your own!

We're inviting each Wikian to join Wikia Halloween Scary Filmfest. To join, 1) film your scariest short film of your own creation using Instagram's video app or Vine. We want to see your scariest short movies based on your Wikia Community. Anything scary will do: You reading a scary story with a flashlight under your chin, a fully-cast teleplay with props, etc. 2) Post your Instagram Video or Vine video link in the comments below. 3) If you post it with #WikiaLive, others following that hashtag will see it, too!

The best scary movies inspired by your community will be highlighted in our recap blog, on our hubs and also on our social channels.

Get creating, and good luck! And of course, have a Happy Halloween!