This could be very cool. I created a category in the video directory here:
http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/vi...ntest-may-2009
You can embed your videos from MyVideo, YouTube, Sevenload and Metacafe. There is a rating drop down (as well as a comments section in the video directory) and we can use the ratings for the initial "votes". Then, those with the highest ratings we can make a poll and have the members vote on the "video of the month". Say for instance 3 videos get 5 stars, we will make a poll with links to those three videos and the video receiving the most votes in the poll of the best rated videos is the winner. Then I can link to it from the monthly magazine.
Let's see how it goes.
To add your video to the contest:
1. Go to the video directory and then click on the photo contest category link
2. Click the button that looks like this:

3. Add the url to the video and then click on the "load information from service" button.
4. Click on the "Add Video" button.
That's it. You've entered the video contest.
Great suggestion. Thanks Nate.