Challenge Guide
Challenges are hosted at redherring, storyboard and dustjackets. Each community hosts a different kind of challenge. Redherring has games, storyboard has writing and dustjackets has graphics.
clredherring
This is the game community. These can be anything from luck games, word games, jigsaws and trivia.
Each game requires you to post your answer in the comments, which are always screened so that other members cannot see your answers.
You may need to have an image editing software such as Photoshop. This is so you can cross out words and submit your answers. You can also print things out and scan them before submitting your finished image.
clstoryboard and cldustjackets
After the initial challenge post, you enter by replying with your entry of either graphcs or fic. Each challenge is different. Sometimes it's a theme, prompt or image, sometimes it's something completely different. Comments are always screened and you will generally not be told if your entry is wrong. Questions should be directed to the question thread of the challenge post.
Example:
Name of Contest: Favorite Villain Blend
Type of Contest: Graphics Challenge
Due Date and Time: Monday, 11 January, 11 pm EST, 4 am GMT
How to submit: Please post your response to your team thread here to this post. Remember to upload your entry to an anonymous site such as tinypic.com. Comments are screened and you will receive no confirmation that your entry has been received or if it is correnct.
Further specifications:
-Pick a villain from any episode and create a blend out of it. Your entry should blend at least two characters, but only one needs to be a villain.
-You may use images from episode stills and screencaps, but no promos.
-Graphic size: Up to 700x700; minimum size is 300x300.
-You may use any brushes or textures you wish.
Points: 10 points for participation, more allocated for winners. Please include your team name in your entry or you won't get the points for your team.
Further questions: to the comment thread in this post.
Graphics range from icons to wallpapers and posters. Writing can be anything from haikus to drabbles to longer fics.
Do NOT show your graphics/fic to ANYONE until voting is over or your entry will be disqualified.
Voting:
Please read the voting post carefully before you place your votes. It generally consists of picking your top picks, but there can also be special awards you need to vote for. Don't forget to include your team name with your vote.
Entries:
You will need to upload your image to an anonymous hosting site, such as tinypic or imageshack. Because it is not anonymous, please do not use photobucket for this.
Can I vote for my own entry?
No.
Can I submit work I've already created?
No. Unless stated otherwise, all work needs to be new and never seen by anyone other than you.
I can't do this challenge...
I'm sorry. Unfortuately, there will always be challenges that some people feel they can't enter. It's impossible to please everyone, which is why we have a variety of challenges.
Spoiler Policy
No content from new episodes can be used in challenge entries for a week after the episode airs.
clredherring
This is the game community. These can be anything from luck games, word games, jigsaws and trivia.
Each game requires you to post your answer in the comments, which are always screened so that other members cannot see your answers.
You may need to have an image editing software such as Photoshop. This is so you can cross out words and submit your answers. You can also print things out and scan them before submitting your finished image.
clstoryboard and cldustjackets
After the initial challenge post, you enter by replying with your entry of either graphcs or fic. Each challenge is different. Sometimes it's a theme, prompt or image, sometimes it's something completely different. Comments are always screened and you will generally not be told if your entry is wrong. Questions should be directed to the question thread of the challenge post.
Example:
Name of Contest: Favorite Villain Blend
Type of Contest: Graphics Challenge
Due Date and Time: Monday, 11 January, 11 pm EST, 4 am GMT
How to submit: Please post your response to your team thread here to this post. Remember to upload your entry to an anonymous site such as tinypic.com. Comments are screened and you will receive no confirmation that your entry has been received or if it is correnct.
Further specifications:
-Pick a villain from any episode and create a blend out of it. Your entry should blend at least two characters, but only one needs to be a villain.
-You may use images from episode stills and screencaps, but no promos.
-Graphic size: Up to 700x700; minimum size is 300x300.
-You may use any brushes or textures you wish.
Points: 10 points for participation, more allocated for winners. Please include your team name in your entry or you won't get the points for your team.
Further questions: to the comment thread in this post.
Graphics range from icons to wallpapers and posters. Writing can be anything from haikus to drabbles to longer fics.
Do NOT show your graphics/fic to ANYONE until voting is over or your entry will be disqualified.
Voting:
Please read the voting post carefully before you place your votes. It generally consists of picking your top picks, but there can also be special awards you need to vote for. Don't forget to include your team name with your vote.
Entries:
You will need to upload your image to an anonymous hosting site, such as tinypic or imageshack. Because it is not anonymous, please do not use photobucket for this.
Can I vote for my own entry?
No.
Can I submit work I've already created?
No. Unless stated otherwise, all work needs to be new and never seen by anyone other than you.
I can't do this challenge...
I'm sorry. Unfortuately, there will always be challenges that some people feel they can't enter. It's impossible to please everyone, which is why we have a variety of challenges.
Spoiler Policy
No content from new episodes can be used in challenge entries for a week after the episode airs.