Welcome! Many of you may remember the idea for the Forumwarz Idol Contest. After a short delay, I am pleased to announce that the contest is now officially OPEN!

Note: For those of you who read the original thread (which would probably be most people interested), you will still do well to read these rules, if only as a reminder, but it’s not essential. If you have a submission ready, you can tubmail it to me:

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Log in to see images! List of Important Changes:

– There are new restrictions on the number of contestants per round. There will be 10 in the second round, and 3 in the final.

– There are also new free BP opportunities! One random poster in each of the contest threads (there are five, this one included) will receive 1 free BP, just for posting. So post as many times are you like (try to be relevant though).

Log in to see images! For those of you who are new, the main points have been reproduced here, along with their new dates for easy reference:

– The rules are simple; each person wanting to audition will be given approximately 2 weeks to perform and enter his or her submission. Afterwards, there will be two more rounds of competition. There was a Sign-Up; however, if you missed the opportunity to sign up, you are certainly not barred from entering now. Likewise, if you did sign up, and you no longer wish to compete, you will not be forced to participate.

– Opinions/critiques/reviews of all entries are encouraged whether you enter or not, so remember to post your thoughts in addition to your vote. Feel free to speak your mind; even if you think your comment may be too harsh, post it anyway.

Good luck to everyone! And have fun!

Log in to see images! Rundown of the Schedule:

Log in to see images! February 21st – 11:59 PM EST

Each contestant will record him- or herself singing one song of his or her choice. However you choose to record your song is fine; just upload it and send me a Tubmail. If you need a place to host it, http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio is a good choice. Also, due to many complaints (limited song selection, etc.) we dropped the requirement of having a karaokeparty.com account. However, if you need help recording or anything, it may still be useful. For more help on recording/uploading you can view the original thread here, which contains tips from others about what to do.

IMPORTANT: You MUST identify yourself in your recording. This can be as simple as stating your username and the name of the contest. Basically this is for fraud prevention. (We want to make sure it’s actually you singing!)

– To submit your song, just tubmail me a link to it.

Log in to see images! February 24th

All entries received before and on the day of the deadline will be showcased in a separate thread without a poll attached so the denizens of Flamebate can review them. Post the name(s) of the person (people) you would like to see win in the designated voting thread. You are not limited to just one choice: You may post up to 7 names! At the end of the day on the 24th, the contest organizers will look through the thread, and the votes will be tallied. The top 10 entries will be allowed to go on to the next round.

– At the end of this round, one of all the competing entries (not just those that make it to the next round) will be randomly selected and awarded 1 BP for entering.

Log in to see images! March 4th – 11:59 PM EST

This round will be a little different. Each of the 10 contestants will have until March 4th to record a song chosen by the Forumwarz community. There will be a thread during the initiation of the contest where everyone will submit song ideas. Contestants will submit their songs following the same procedure. Also —as previously stated— all contestants will have the ability to veto a song once. If the song is out of a contestant’s range, for example, that contestant would obviously be at a disadvantage. Each contest member may challenge their selected song once and there will be a vote for a runner up song.

Log in to see images! March 7th

All entries received before and on the day of the deadline will be showcased in another voting thread and subject to public vote again, this time with an actual poll. A list of the contestants’ names will be in the thread, and it will be up to the voters to listen to each of the contestants’ songs and select the winner. Of the remaining contestants, only the top 3 will move on to the final round.

– At this point, there will be another random drawing, this time from the second round competitors ONLY. The winner will receive 2 BP.

Log in to see images! March 19th – 11:59 PM

This time, the contestants will be given a week and a half to prepare 2 songs:

– One song chosen collectively by the contestants, which they will all sing.

– One song of the contestant’s choice.

The finalists will discuss their song selection in a designated thread. All entries received before and on the day of the deadline will be placed in one final thread to determine who will get the grand prize, and be declared the Forumwarz Idol!

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