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I'm shocked at how bad I am at updating the poll... 
Also, for those people who need more time to finish their DMOD: I'm fine with extending the deadline it necessary, but past experience tells us that many people don't finish their DMODs in time for the deadline. If I extend the deadline right now I will be absolutely sure that it will need to be extended again if the new deadline gets near.
The problem I have with this is illustrated with the previous contest (which I joined). Personally I planned my contest entry to be finished about two weeks before the contest's deadline. Which, to my surprise, I managed to make. So I had some time to send it out for beta-testing and final polishing. By the time the first deadline came the DMOD was simply finished and putting in additional content wouldn't have made the DMOD better at all. However if I would have had additional time from the start I would perhaps have made the DMOD a little bit bigger. For this particular contest this wouldn't have changed anything because I went on vacation for pretty much the entire duration of the deadline extension but in a different situation it could have made a difference.
So, extending the deadline multiple times really feels like punishing the well-planned entries for me. However seeing that multiple people feel like extending the deadline already I can understand the desire for an extension. However I don't feel like extending the deadline multiple times. So, as a question: What kind of deadline extension would you like? An extension to get additional time to make the DMOD or additional time to finish up the DMOD? We can simply wait until the deadline comes near and people can tell how long they need to do the last little things on their DMODs or we can extend the deadline now and allow people to plan their DMOD a bit further into the future.
If we extend the deadline now, how much extra time would you need to finish your DMOD? And would you finish it in that period or is that just a best-case scenario?
Also, for those people who need more time to finish their DMOD: I'm fine with extending the deadline it necessary, but past experience tells us that many people don't finish their DMODs in time for the deadline. If I extend the deadline right now I will be absolutely sure that it will need to be extended again if the new deadline gets near.
The problem I have with this is illustrated with the previous contest (which I joined). Personally I planned my contest entry to be finished about two weeks before the contest's deadline. Which, to my surprise, I managed to make. So I had some time to send it out for beta-testing and final polishing. By the time the first deadline came the DMOD was simply finished and putting in additional content wouldn't have made the DMOD better at all. However if I would have had additional time from the start I would perhaps have made the DMOD a little bit bigger. For this particular contest this wouldn't have changed anything because I went on vacation for pretty much the entire duration of the deadline extension but in a different situation it could have made a difference.
So, extending the deadline multiple times really feels like punishing the well-planned entries for me. However seeing that multiple people feel like extending the deadline already I can understand the desire for an extension. However I don't feel like extending the deadline multiple times. So, as a question: What kind of deadline extension would you like? An extension to get additional time to make the DMOD or additional time to finish up the DMOD? We can simply wait until the deadline comes near and people can tell how long they need to do the last little things on their DMODs or we can extend the deadline now and allow people to plan their DMOD a bit further into the future.
If we extend the deadline now, how much extra time would you need to finish your DMOD? And would you finish it in that period or is that just a best-case scenario?
