SOTW 2009 Official Rules

[+dd. KRS25]

Signaturebar.com's Signature of the Week (SOTW) Official Rules
(Read carefully as they differ from previous competitions).

SOTW 2009 RULES

Entries & Voting:
▪ Competition runs from Mon-Fri Midnight GMT & Voting is from Sat-Monday Midnight GTM. All entries submitted after Friday will not be included.
▪ A thread will be made on Monday announcing the Theme. Any discussion related to that week's SOTW is to be done in this thread. No entries should be posted in this thread.
▪ Your signature entry must not exceed the following size dimensions: 450x350px.
▪ Entries are to be submitted VIA PM to KRS25 with the topic title 'SOTW #_ Entry'.
▪ Entry costs 50sbp and is to be donated to KRS25 with the title 'SOTW #_ Entry'.
▪ Once you submit your entry under no circumstances can be be changed.
▪ You cannot submit your entry for CnC prior to entering it into the SOTW. At the Conlusion of the SOTW you are welcome to then post your Sig in the correct forum for CnC.
▪ Your entry must be a new piece of work and you cannot submit a premade piece.
▪ On Saturday, a SOTW Voting Thread will be made with an official poll and the entries. No general talk is permitted in this thread.
▪ Voting is to be done in the supplied poll as well as a reply to that thread stating reasons for your choice.
▪ You cannot vote for your own entry.
▪ Staff are free to enter the competition.

Prizes:
▪ On Tuesday the previous week's SOTW winner will be announced.
▪ He/she will receive a special winners stamp that they can display in their current sig for boasting rights.
▪ The winner will also receive 80% of the entry fees.
▪ Runner up will receive 20% of the entry fees.
▪ Both the winner and runner up will be listed in the SOTW Hall of Fame.

Winners Stamp Example:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7127/sotwstampeg.png


Reasoning for the changes.

The main change to Sigbar's SOTW is the change in entry terms. We feel by entering via PM, there will be a certain anonymity with entries, allowing for fair voting rather than biasism for a certain designer or favouritism. We have also extended voting beyond the weekend til Monday Midnight to allow more time for accurate voting results.

[`wolf]

Rules look solid and organised. +1 from me.

[+dd. KRS25]

Thanks wolf for your support.
8 views and only one reply!

[.Lifein813]

Looks really good! I know I asked on another thread but whats sbp?

[+dd. KRS25]

Sigbar points. Its under your avatar.. you have about 290 atm.

[Ctrl-Z]

sounds good man

when u say staff are free to enter do u mean staff can enter or staff dont have to pay 50sbp to enter?

[+dd. KRS25]

Sorry I should've made that clearer, they are allowed to enter. They still must pay..

[miel]

Damn well prepared rules. I love it

I have a say that " IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE, THEN PREPAIL TO FAIL." ^^,

[hubdehub]

so you dont have to put your name on it , like in the past ?

Looks solid and it will work AOK :)

[Phantom201]

Sounds solid and looks organized. I would +1, but I don't know how to. Can you please guide me? :)

[Chipzee]

Phantom,there are scales below, near the offline/online button ,click on it and wait until it asks , why did you rep that person. ;)

And KRS, good work ,can't wait til' the next sotw arrives!

[Phantom201]

Phantom,there are scales below, near the offline/online button ,click on it and wait until it asks , why did you rep that person. ;)

And KRS, good work ,can't wait til' the next sotw arrives!

Thanks. Now I know somebody else who's going to get repped. ;)

[chris12]

yea love the new setup very organized

[moose]

+1 for me. Looks solid. Glad to see a makeover of SOTW.

Oh and phantom, click the scale looking think next to online on the post.

[Etha]

Very professional, well done =]

[+dd. KRS25]

Thanks all! This will begin starting next week! And you are correct hub, you can put text on the sig but you cannot put your username. We are trying to prevent favoritism towards a certain person, so this is why we will trial it through pm. And the conclusion of voting we will then announce who the winner is. This is also why entries cannot be submitted for CnC prior to voting, as it will then become obvious who's is who's!

[Jako3000~fg]

but some people have destinct styles it there sigs wouldnt that through off the anaminity??? just have to ask ^_^ i know this is a little late but im just moveing up from bsotw....

[+dd. KRS25]

Yeh but its the best we can do, we can't ask people to change their styles for SOTW. I know SOTW #89 has been a big success with these rules, 16 entrants and if I didn't know who's was who's I would have big trouble guessing it!

[MoonDragon]

Sounds Nice! Keep workin`:D