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[o.o] · 02-15-2009, 12:04 AM

--Signature of the week competition--
This week's theme:Freestyle - feel free to do anything, just don't send in a submission as a wallpaper xD
Hello OnRPG!
In light of the recent success of KillHannah's Mortal Kombat: GFX Battle 1 and 2, Duo and I have decided to revive SOTW.
Also, for all those who don't know, every single time "Kai" is mentioned, It's me.

What is SOTW?
It's Signature of the Week, of course! It's going to be held every week(obviously) and all submissions must be in on every friday. This competition is for everyone who wants to participate! Just enter for fun, for the hell of it or because you want to win! Of course, don't put your name on your sig because you don't want people knowing who you are until the end :0.

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[Frequently Asked Questions]

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Originally Posted by How will voting work?

How will voting work?
Voting will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Results will be posted on Sunday at 11PM EST. There were many issues with our voting system so I'd like to switch back to poll voting because of all those who complain. It was worth a shot to bring something new but oh well.

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Originally Posted by What if there's a tie?

What happens if there's a tie?

If there is a tie, we will ask the submissions involved in the tie to give us a short summary of their work. The thought behind it, the concept, and where it originated from. The more unique of the ideas will win.

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Originally Posted by How do we participate?

How do we participate?
Send me the entries and your name will go on the list. Entries must be in BY every Friday.

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Originally Posted by Don't forget about me!

Don't forget about me!
I will be saving everything that's send to me, that way there wil be no incident like forgetting about someone before friday comes. I'll be naming each folder by the starting day of the week. You have no need to worry about me forgeting about you.

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Originally Posted by What happens if we want to send in a different entry?

What happens if we want to send in a different entry?
I will change the entry as long as it's not a entirely different project. for example, if a project was just updated and edited a little, the entry can be changed. However, if it is a entirely different entry, it will not be allowed.

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Originally Posted by Is there a theme?

Is there a theme?
Since this is a weekly thing, there will be weeks where we have themes. The winner of each week chooses the theme! Go from anything ranging from animals to zoos. Just nothing explicit.

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Originally Posted by Will you participate?

Will you participate?
Most of the time, probably not. I'll participate in some of the competitions but not all of them.

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Originally Posted by Participants

[Participants]
[1] Greed [

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[2] Resonance/boinker [

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[3] KillHannah [

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[4] Cammy931 [

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[5] Runahs [

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[6] Duo [

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[7] [o.o] [

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[8] Zeneko [

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[9] Xenoth [

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[10] ZormaX [

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[11] Xeisur [

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=waiting for

=got it

=gave up

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http://www.onrpg.com/boards/121159.html

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Originally Posted by Weekly Winners

[Weekly Winners]

Greed · 02-15-2009, 12:07 AM

I'll participate in this, I need something to do anyway and I finally started using photoshop.

boinker · 02-15-2009, 12:08 AM

I'll Participate.

EDIT: On Resonance ofc.

KillHannah · 02-15-2009, 12:15 AM

I'll join.

I know i am going to lose for sure.

boinker · 02-15-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by KillHannah

I'll join.

I know i am going to lose for sure.

More like epic win the polls.

Duo · 02-15-2009, 12:26 AM

I'll make a few every once and again.

Here is the new system for voting.

Heiarchy Selection System (Yes, I had to give it a fancy name, just for the hell of it)

The Heiarchy Selection System (HSS) is a system that I believe will make voting more fair, more accurate, and force the voters to actually critique the images rather than throw a random first place and walk away.

How does it work?

Let's create a theoretical situation to explain it easily.

Let's say that we have 10 entries for a SOTW battle. Voters would proceed to make their votes from "Most Favorite" to "Least Favorite" in this fashion:

1,6,3,8,4,5,9,10,2,7

We will then assign points to the order. Since we have 10 submissions in this theoretical situation, 10 points will be the maximum. And thus, we have this turn out for the above vote:

1 - 10 points
6 - 9 points
3 - 8 points
8 - 7 points
4 - 6 points
5 - 5 points
9 - 4 points
10 - 3 points
2 - 2 points
7 - 1 point

This point system will allow for, as previously stated, a more accurate vote. In some cases where a submission doesn't get any votes at all, it does not mean that it was the least favorite of everyone who voted.

Also, for people who are split between two or more images, they can do something like the following:

1=6,3,8,4,5,9=10=2,7

The point turn out would then look like this:

1 - 10 points
6 - 10 points
3 - 8 points
8 - 7 points
4 - 6 points
5 - 5 points
9 - 4 points
10 - 4 points
2 - 4 points
7 - 1 point

As you can see, the points of equivalent votes are the same as the points of whatever was the highest in the equivalence chain. The other points will remain the same based on their rank.

By allowing this, it will not hurt a submission's chance at winning just because someone played spin the bottle with a couple images and voted for a random one, leaving one or more perfectly worthy candidates with nothing at all.

I believe that this system will be much more effective in truely deciding who won the competition for the week. We will use it as a test run for the first competition to see if the results bode as favorable in comparison to just a poll.

Xeisur · 02-15-2009, 12:36 AM

@Duo: Isn't it hierarchy or are you're doing some sort of pun I don't know about? ;x

I'll join this week's SotW, just wondering if there should be a theme.

Duo · 02-15-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Xeisur

@Duo: Isn't it hierarchy or are you're doing some sort of pun I don't know about? ;x

I'll join this week's SotW, just wondering if there should be a theme.

Shhh, that's not a spelling error.

I'll talk to Kai, aka [o.o] about it. I would really prefer freestyle myself so that people can create things that they enjoy creating rather than being forced to do a topic they aren't good at. Freestyling also encourages more people to participate since they won't feel restricted.

We're working on negotiating a Tie Breaker (not combo breaker, but tie breaker) system right now.

boinker · 02-15-2009, 12:46 AM

The voting system seems kinda goofy...I guess Ill see how it goes lol

Duo · 02-15-2009, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by boinker

goofy...

Welcome to the functionality of Duo's mind. I take pride in my "unique"ness.

...*cough*

02-15-2009, 12:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Greed OnRPG Elite Member! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oakwood USA :O Posts: 9,998,999 Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 113	I'll participate in this, I need something to do anyway and I finally started using photoshop. __________________

02-15-2009, 12:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
boinker Gabriel's Guardian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Do you really want to know? Posts: 4,402 Reputation: 57	I'll Participate. EDIT: On Resonance ofc. __________________ Last edited by boinker; 02-15-2009 at 12:19 AM.

02-15-2009, 12:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
KillHannah Finest Hour Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bunk bed Posts: 1,506 Reputation: 115	I'll join. I know i am going to lose for sure. __________________

02-15-2009, 12:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Duo Cloud13's Clown Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On the freeway to school Posts: 2,816 Reputation: 57	I'll make a few every once and again. Here is the new system for voting. Heiarchy Selection System (Yes, I had to give it a fancy name, just for the hell of it) The Heiarchy Selection System (HSS) is a system that I believe will make voting more fair, more accurate, and force the voters to actually critique the images rather than throw a random first place and walk away. How does it work? Let's create a theoretical situation to explain it easily. Let's say that we have 10 entries for a SOTW battle. Voters would proceed to make their votes from "Most Favorite" to "Least Favorite" in this fashion: 1,6,3,8,4,5,9,10,2,7 We will then assign points to the order. Since we have 10 submissions in this theoretical situation, 10 points will be the maximum. And thus, we have this turn out for the above vote: 1 - 10 points 6 - 9 points 3 - 8 points 8 - 7 points 4 - 6 points 5 - 5 points 9 - 4 points 10 - 3 points 2 - 2 points 7 - 1 point This point system will allow for, as previously stated, a more accurate vote. In some cases where a submission doesn't get any votes at all, it does not mean that it was the least favorite of everyone who voted. Also, for people who are split between two or more images, they can do something like the following: 1=6,3,8,4,5,9=10=2,7 The point turn out would then look like this: 1 - 10 points 6 - 10 points 3 - 8 points 8 - 7 points 4 - 6 points 5 - 5 points 9 - 4 points 10 - 4 points 2 - 4 points 7 - 1 point As you can see, the points of equivalent votes are the same as the points of whatever was the highest in the equivalence chain. The other points will remain the same based on their rank. By allowing this, it will not hurt a submission's chance at winning just because someone played spin the bottle with a couple images and voted for a random one, leaving one or more perfectly worthy candidates with nothing at all. I believe that this system will be much more effective in truely deciding who won the competition for the week. We will use it as a test run for the first competition to see if the results bode as favorable in comparison to just a poll. __________________ Slogan created by Kai and Me

02-15-2009, 12:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
boinker Gabriel's Guardian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Do you really want to know? Posts: 4,402 Reputation: 57	The voting system seems kinda goofy...I guess Ill see how it goes lol __________________

02-15-2009, 12:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Xeisur Baby Bowsers Soiled Diaper Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 704 Reputation: 40	@Duo: Isn't it hierarchy or are you're doing some sort of pun I don't know about? ;x I'll join this week's SotW, just wondering if there should be a theme.

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