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Mephysteaux posted:It did, I have my NICSA7 entry bookmarked. I can't access it, though, since I don't have archives access. If I recall correctly, the theme ingredient was alcohol.  Look for it right after the 4th of July holiday weekend.
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OK, I have what is probably a silly question here, but does one have to participate in a newbie or 3 in order to participate in a regular one? Looks like I joined too late to do anything with mustard (which is a real bummer, cause I've got like a million different kinds that I'd love to put to some creative use), but am I effectively forbidden from taking part in a normal ICSA thing until I'm proven or what have you? I wouldn't expect to ever win (I'm looking at some of these past ones, and they're amazing!) but playing sounds fun.
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| # ? Jun 28, 2012 23:10 |
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EmeraldCity posted:OK, I have what is probably a silly question here, but does one have to participate in a newbie or 3 in order to participate in a regular one? Looks like I joined too late to do anything with mustard (which is a real bummer, cause I've got like a million different kinds that I'd love to put to some creative use), but am I effectively forbidden from taking part in a normal ICSA thing until I'm proven or what have you? Just go for it. NICSA ones are just designed to help people learn to cook and you won't be participating if you're a regular pro but nobody's stopping you from competing in the normal ones.
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| # ? Jun 29, 2012 02:54 |
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I just jumped in on the regular ICSA without doing the Newbie one, no one seemed to mind.
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| # ? Jul 4, 2012 14:38 |
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I would like to sign up to run an ICSA or NICSA as required.
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| # ? Jul 14, 2012 23:14 |
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ICSA 55 is yours!
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| # ? Jul 16, 2012 13:53 |
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I know I'm new round here but I had an idea for an N/ICSA
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| # ? Jul 17, 2012 15:20 |
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Sure, take your pick! Your ICSA would most likely be in November while the next free NICSA spot is in about a year unless someone wants to trade slots with you.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2012 02:10 |
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ICSA would probably be best I think.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2012 19:27 |
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OK. I've been asked to administer a NICSA and a ICSA. I agreed.
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 01:56 |
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Eeeexcellent!
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 04:15 |
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oh, guess I'll volunteer for ICSA 57 then.
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 08:56 |
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Aramoro posted:oh, guess I'll volunteer for ICSA 57 then. I edited that into the list in the OP, and sniped 58 for myself since I can do things like that.
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 13:39 |
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Aramoro posted:oh, guess I'll volunteer for ICSA 57 then. Aaaa sorry about that!! Of course you get 56 and Dino gets 57.
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 14:34 |
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PretentiousFood posted:Aaaa sorry about that!! Of course you get 56 and Dino gets 57. Oh no I'm happy to go the other way, that's cool. I did want to check that my theme idea was suitable as well because it might not be. Is there a way I could ask you about it?
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 14:49 |
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I poked the people in IRC, who said to go for it. Come join us there, Aramoro.
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 15:11 |
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Ahh I didn't know there was an IRC channel, what's the info?
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 15:45 |
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On synirc, #foodchat
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| # ? Aug 2, 2012 15:50 |
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PF, I found NICSA 7 link for you: http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...hreadid=3424541 (Ethanol)
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| # ? Aug 20, 2012 12:45 |
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put me down for another slot in the future for regular ICSA
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| # ? Aug 30, 2012 01:15 |
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Generalissimo
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Looking to sign up to run a NICSA: (redacted). Whenever a spot becomes available. 
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| # ? Aug 31, 2012 03:45 |
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Shhhh that's a spoiler!!
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| # ? Aug 31, 2012 03:47 |
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I have expendable cash and want to use CHAOS as a flavor of the day for the ICSA. I would like to be in the queue!
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| # ? Sep 12, 2012 20:59 |
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How long after the current ICSA ends does the new one usually pop up? I want to give people some time to recharge before I spring another contest on them, but I don't know if there's a typical schedule for this stuff or not.
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| # ? Sep 27, 2012 17:24 |
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King Hotpants posted:How long after the current ICSA ends does the new one usually pop up? I want to give people some time to recharge before I spring another contest on them, but I don't know if there's a typical schedule for this stuff or not. From the OP, the challenges are typically held about once a month. The seem to have picked up a bit recently, as I recall a month or two dry spell over the summer, but maybe that's just because I didn't participate. Now, I have the next NICSA, and I was planning on starting it the first week of October to let people recharge their batteries and for me to save up for prizes. I believe that voting is going to run til the 29th for the lunchbox challenge, so I'd say maybe two weeks after that (Enough time to that if someone really wanted to do ICSA's back to back, they should at least get one paycheck in-between) It's a pretty informal system overall, and you might just get people saying "We just had one. Can you postpone for a week?". No one is going to ask for your head if you start one up too soon.
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| # ? Sep 27, 2012 19:42 |
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Are NICSAs supposed to be any easier/harder than the usual ones? I might have given it a try on the early ones when it was simpler, even cast iron was pretty straightforward. "Make a rainbow of dishes" and the newest movie theme intimidate me. The latest regular ICSA themes seem easier but I know I'll be blown away by the pros.
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| # ? Oct 8, 2012 16:06 |
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I've always thought of N/ICSAs as opportunities to challenge myself with new techniques and ingredients. The prizes are a nice incentive but what I really get out of participating is learning and doing something new. Obviously you can do this without following the structure of the contest but I think part of the fun is seeing how other people interpret the theme.
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| # ? Oct 8, 2012 16:34 |
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I hope nobody minds that I'm holding the next ICSA for a little while to give people a breather. If nobody wants a breather I can totally get it up sooner.
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| # ? Oct 12, 2012 16:30 |
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King Hotpants posted:I hope nobody minds that I'm holding the next ICSA for a little while to give people a breather. If nobody wants a breather I can totally get it up sooner. I was hoping that it would be sooner than later. How long were you thinking?
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| # ? Oct 12, 2012 18:16 |
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Is there a reason NICSA topic posts arn't stickied?
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| # ? Oct 15, 2012 05:22 |
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PenUltimateWarrior posted:Is there a reason NICSA topic posts arn't stickied? Probably because nobody PMed a moderator about it.
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| # ? Oct 15, 2012 14:28 |
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Sudoku posted:Are NICSAs supposed to be any easier/harder than the usual ones? I might have given it a try on the early ones when it was simpler, even cast iron was pretty straightforward. "Make a rainbow of dishes" and the newest movie theme intimidate me. The latest regular ICSA themes seem easier but I know I'll be blown away by the pros. No, they're supposed to be simpler and smaller scale than ICSA, the last two chairpeople just don't seem to understand that. For the record PF, can we actually spell out in the guidelines that NICSA is supposed to be simpler and encouraging to first timers?
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| # ? Oct 16, 2012 04:07 |
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Yeah, IIRC the first NICSA theme was "sandwiches" and subsequent themes were things like "breakfast"
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| # ? Oct 16, 2012 04:53 |
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RHIN0002 posted:I was hoping that it would be sooner than later. How long were you thinking? Apparently I was thinking "about four days" so have at it.
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| # ? Oct 16, 2012 17:08 |
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I am hosting the next NICSA, and I don't want it to be too overcomplicated, at the same time I would love to see a lot of entries.. I was thinking 'NICSA - Down South' - wether you're living in the States, India or whereever - prepare a regional dish from the south of your country (breakfast, dessert, dinner, cake, whatever) - restrictions are that it is supposed to be one meal, meaning that it can be as many dishes as you like, but only for one meal (or something equally simple - lunch could be good too) - should make place for whatever kind of dietary restrictions people have, and at the same time show-case something new.. (that or Pie - I love pie, and I am piss-poor at pie) Furthermore I was thinking of changing the price rules a bit around.. There will be no second price, but the first price will be a gift card for amazon for the amount of USD5*number of entries - or something like that (with a maximum of say USD 100 or something).. Would that be completely idiotic, or am I on to something with this thinking?
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 10:42 |
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I like the "down south" theme. It's cute, and could have some fun stuff go down. The prizing scheme is all you though, no guidance there.
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 11:18 |
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Happy Hat posted:Would that be completely idiotic, or am I on to something with this thinking? I still think that this is a theme that is more complicated than it should be for a NICSA. The ones that are REALLY straightforward, like the first four - comfort food, sandwiches, breakfast and soup are way more accessible to people that don't cook very much or that have almost no experience at all cooking, and I think that it's awesome to have the NICSA be more about encouraging new cookists to post about food they're making than to have it be a deathmatch between new cooks.
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 17:23 |
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Happy Hat posted:I am hosting the next NICSA, and I don't want it to be too overcomplicated, at the same time I would love to see a lot of entries.. That's a nice idea and all, but NICSA is about encouraging new cooks and lots of entries, not about forcing people to do math and geography. Most cooks just starting out can't afford a compass, so they wouldn't have the first clue about how to find the south, let alone how to cook the south's complicated and foreign cuisine. The most successful NICSA was NICSA:Breakfast. If you really want to do something complicated, how about NICSA:Lunch?
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 17:41 |
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I vote NICSA: Braising. Super simple, cheap, easy, and gets people to start doing something really awesome. 
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 18:00 |
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As someone who's only been seriously cooking for less than a year, I don't see a problem with the theme. It may be at the upper end of what's acceptably complicated for a NICSA, but it seems to me the theme encompasses such a wide range of foods choices that it doesn't have to be needlessly complex or expensive for real beginners to find something fitting the theme.
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