Many entries in the ‘OpenSCAD Master Challenge’ contest do not include a .scad file, nor do they have the ‘Customize’ button. Should the entries without .scad files be removed from the contest?
I’m currently learning openscad and eager to see the different projects submitted for this contest.
Thank you
Many of them are also not related to OpenSCAD code / .scad at all.
Feel free to click the 3 dots and report all those spam for visibility.
Thank you @kip!
I’ve reported the following models to be removed from the openscad contest. I also checked that none of them contained a .scad in the ‘download stl’ download option.
My message to makerworld was the following:
For the openscad contest, this model does not include the required .scad file, nor does it have a ‘Customize’ button. Please remove entry from contest.
Models reported:
I have nothing personal against these designers, they may have simply misunderstood the contest rules.
I also learned while going through the current entries to look out for the ‘customize’ icon in the upper left corner. If the entry does not have the ‘customize’ icon then that model does not include the required files.
A model that has the required openscad files will include this icon:
I think Makerworld screwed up kinda. In previous contests if you have any model posted before the opening day it wouldn’t allow you to upload. This time around it seems anyone can upload any model from months back and people are just dumping models to gain exposure.
I think thats the right move to allow all models tha did not compete in a different contest before. But there should be a check that an open scad model is required to enter the contest.
For now I think we need to keep reporting 
Thanks for reporting those! I just noticed how many were not even eligible and surprised that MW does not review these as they are coming in, either automatically or by manual review.
All irrelevant models have been removed, thanks.
@MakerWorld already eliminated models have appeared again, new models in the competition without file.scad, there are even those who have entered a hueforge into the competition I think that anyone should read the participation rules before participating in the competition, so if they participate, they sign them. I would introduce to these users who are only looking for visibility, a ban punishment for 3 days and if repeated, a ban for a week. Next time they will think twice before clogging up everywhere.
Then there are those like this who don’t even bother to print it out and take a printed photo!
There already is something in place to deter people from adding irrelevant models. I don’t know if it is being enforced.
Weird observation related to OpenSCAD contest - my submission isn’t visible anywhere, but it has the competing badge:
The contest page shows only 90/100 models when I browse them by new uploads, both logged-in or incognito:
so there are seemingly 10 other models lost in the void as well.
Yes, I know it but apparently it is not applied or in any case it is not very severe as a punishment. I think the 3 day ban has more effect 50 points are nothing compared to the visibility and accumulation of downloads they can get
Ho provato a cercare anche io il tuo modello ed effettivamente non l’ho trovato On the other hand, there is this that has nothing to do with it 
This user entered many of his models into the parametric competition. No model contains the .scad file or not has nothing to do with the competition.
@MakerWorld please take action
Other users who enter many non-parametric models into the contest to gain visibility:
https://makerworld.com/en/@Tori3D
https://makerworld.com/en/@HueForgeMaster
Since they think they are smarter than everyone, I wouldn’t just take away the points from these people but I would also give them a one-week ban, so that they understand that they have to respect the rules and other users.
That hueforge person always spams the contests. With as big as they are if they are hit with the 50 point deduction it’s prob worth it in the end.
In fact, I think that 50 points are few. In my opinion, beyond the points, a one-week ban would be needed and, if repeated, a 2-week ban
Go to their makerworld page, sort by downloads, start going through the most popular models and for every one that doesn’t have an image of a physical print, report it. They’ll get all of the points earned for that model deducted from their account. I just did the top three rows of models on this user. There were some that were actually printed, but a lot that were not.
Should ban for multiple offences.
I reported another 10-ish today.
This is the one contest BL could automate a process to remove any entries that do not include at least one OpenSCAD file.
