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Im gone till the last week of august (starting august first), so I will be able to judge the first half

But Im really looking forward to seeing all the beautiful graphics that are going to come out of this...

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By Goldstrike

The first half seems to be coming up rather quickly. We should probably get this point system in order.

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I'll be here for the first half sweetie. Im gone in August and the first half in in late June, am I right?

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By Goldstrike

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Illuminate the way to my heart,
It's twisting on a thread
+ COME RAISE THE DEAD +

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I see. Very well then I shall PM you instructions after the first half. Sound good?

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By Goldstrike

Okie doke, I'm just gonna put this here as the set dates. They're open for changing if a vast majority says they can't join in either.

GRAPHIC MAKER'S COOKOFF PART 1:
June 21 - June 30

GRAPHIC MAKER'S COOKOFF PART 2:
July 26 - August 4


All graphic makers are able to enter both parts, though scoring will be done separately. The over-all winner will be determined by all the ending scores

So if Artist A were to enter part 1 and get 500 points, then enter part 2 and get 700 points, both scores are listed in the final line-up and NOT added together.

Remember, everyone, this is for fun. Don't get too competitive that you miss the ultimate goal: to expand as artists and showcase your talents.



Here's my idea for the points system. Discuss as necessary, we'll change it if we think it needs to be changed:


Avatars: 2pts
Banners: 4pts
Avatar Banners: 4pts
Bookmarks: 4pts
Blends: 6pts
Wallpapers: 6pts
Colourizations: 8pts
Retouches: 8pts
Awards: 6pts
Other: (determined by the daily challenge judges)

So, I would really love to enter. I didn't see last years, but it sounds awesome. The only things is that my holidays run from the 26th of June to the 12th of July.
I should be able to do the first one, though. When's the cut off date for entering?
I'm still not quite clear on how the time-pressure thing works. Would daily challenges only run for 24 hours? Is the idea to produce as many as possible, or just meet the challenge requirement? And would 'daily' refer to a US day?

Is there a link to last years thread kicking around somewhere? Would be great to see how it worked.

Oh my. That was a lot of questions. Sorry.

Don't be afraid to ask questions, because it's stuff we haven't gone over yet and probably need to anyways. =)

http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=18765 <---There's last year's posting thread, the rules and whatnot are in the first post but they've changed a bit this year. There are no posting requirements as far as the non-challenge graphics go and the challenges will be posted in a separate thread to make things a bit easier.

The idea of the entire Cookoff is to make as many quality graphics as possible and earn points based on how many graphics you've made. Points can also be earned by doing the daily and weekly challenge. Daily challenges will only run for 24 hours, from midnight to midnight GMT, and then they will be crossed out and the next one will be posted. The weekly challenge[there will be two, I think] are a bit more difficult, so they'll last the duration of the Cookoff.

I am going to be having different Daily and Weekly Challenges for the two different weeks, hopefully. I do encourage everyone, even if they can't enter one or more of the Daily Challenges to still do them on your own time to challenge yourself.

Lastly, the cut-off date for entering for Part 1 is the 20th. I'll be posting a Sign-up thread a couple weeks ahead of time.

If anyone else has questions please let us know. =)

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Yeah, your questions make sense, and those are the main issues we are trying to address. I think the best way would be to have multiple people count up and give point totals based on their interpretation of the collection, and each can make notes were they changed the set points and for what reason. Then, all of the judges work together to decide on the fairest point total for that graphic. Does that make sense?

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Obviously the max points will be based on how many people judge... But I think that PD's suggestion sounds fine. I actually cant remember how it went last year, but I think that's how it went.

Smeag, for something like the daily challenge, all the points will be awarded for the graphics, right? I have no memory of how that went..

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By Goldstrike

I believe we are continuing from last year, and we had the graphics themselves worth the standard points and, for whatever place you win, you will get bonus points.

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