Rules
It's probably easy to guess from the name of the community, but an official statement won't hurt :D shounenbattle is a icon battle focused on shounen and seinen animanga.
basics
► each participant has to pick a character from a shounen or seinen anime/manga upon signing up. This will be their identity for the entire battle and their usernames won't be revealed. The point of this system is to maintain anonymity of the participants, so they're asked not to reveal it to their friends until after the contest ends/they are eliminated. :)
► showcasing your icons anywhere before the end of the battle is forbidden. If anyone is discovered doing that, they will be disqualified.
► each icon has to fit the LiveJournal requirements - max 40kb and 100x100px, preferably in .png format. (because photobucket compresses .jpg graphics and they end up looking much worse than they were before uploading)
► all icons have to feature shounen or seinen animanga. Other genres and videogames or light novels that weren't made into anime/manga are not allowed. Code Geass, Saiyuki or other series that are listed as both shounen and shoujo are allowed :) For further clarification, check the MAL and Wikipedia links in the layout header.
► all images used must be official. This can be anime screencaps, manga chapters, additional official artwork (ie. trading cards, ads, posters, volume covers, etc. etc.) No fan art or doujinshi scans.
► you are allowed to color manga panels yourself for use in the icon. You cannot use unofficial manga colorings by other people without their permission. You must provide a link to a public location where they gave you permission - this can be either a comment to you or a general statement saying that it may be used for icons and other graphics. If it is discovered that you knowingly used someone else's manga coloring without permission you will be penalized.
► each participant has one skip. Use it wisely! You may request the theme ahead of time if you know you're going to be away that week.
► there will be eliminations every week except the first. Players with the lowest number of points will be eliminated. (points system will be explained in 'points' section)
► there will not be a comeback round.
schedule
► new challenge: Sunday after the results go up
► challenge deadline: Friday 11:59pm
► voting deadline: 24 hours after the voting post goes up
All times are in EDT, that is Eastern Daylight Time, GMT-5. Please use the time zone converter to check what time it is in your region to avoid missing the deadline :)
points
► ranking and eliminations will be based on everyone's total number of points gained from voting plus any bonus points earned: +2 for voting, +3 for People's Choice. Some challenges will have chances for bonus points.
submission format
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg201/liekaninja/submissionyay.png
Identity: (the identity you signed up under)
Character/series: (who's on your icon?)
There may be other fields required in some challenges, but a form will be provided in every challenge post so they will be hard to miss.
voting
► you will be asked to vote for your favorite icons, the number of which will be different in every challenge. You must provide a reason that is at least 10 words long for why you like that icon.
► everyone can vote, both participant and random passers-by. Participants will get 2 bonus points for voting.
results
► vote tallies will be shown in the results post next to the number your icon was assigned in the voting post.
► bonus points will appear under your points for the challenge in the ranking post at pocketonocoin.
prizes
► the winner at the end of the competition will have their choice of a custom journal layout or $5 in lj tokens. See flashily, tehlils, faemous, oopsdeadclan, aliquot for examples.
► the runner up will have their choice of a custom profile layout or $5 in lj tokens. See the user infos of flashily and shioshi for examples.
I think this covers everything... if you have any questions, ask here :D
basics
► each participant has to pick a character from a shounen or seinen anime/manga upon signing up. This will be their identity for the entire battle and their usernames won't be revealed. The point of this system is to maintain anonymity of the participants, so they're asked not to reveal it to their friends until after the contest ends/they are eliminated. :)
► showcasing your icons anywhere before the end of the battle is forbidden. If anyone is discovered doing that, they will be disqualified.
► each icon has to fit the LiveJournal requirements - max 40kb and 100x100px, preferably in .png format. (because photobucket compresses .jpg graphics and they end up looking much worse than they were before uploading)
► all icons have to feature shounen or seinen animanga. Other genres and videogames or light novels that weren't made into anime/manga are not allowed. Code Geass, Saiyuki or other series that are listed as both shounen and shoujo are allowed :) For further clarification, check the MAL and Wikipedia links in the layout header.
► all images used must be official. This can be anime screencaps, manga chapters, additional official artwork (ie. trading cards, ads, posters, volume covers, etc. etc.) No fan art or doujinshi scans.
► you are allowed to color manga panels yourself for use in the icon. You cannot use unofficial manga colorings by other people without their permission. You must provide a link to a public location where they gave you permission - this can be either a comment to you or a general statement saying that it may be used for icons and other graphics. If it is discovered that you knowingly used someone else's manga coloring without permission you will be penalized.
► each participant has one skip. Use it wisely! You may request the theme ahead of time if you know you're going to be away that week.
► there will be eliminations every week except the first. Players with the lowest number of points will be eliminated. (points system will be explained in 'points' section)
► there will not be a comeback round.
schedule
► new challenge: Sunday after the results go up
► challenge deadline: Friday 11:59pm
► voting deadline: 24 hours after the voting post goes up
All times are in EDT, that is Eastern Daylight Time, GMT-5. Please use the time zone converter to check what time it is in your region to avoid missing the deadline :)
points
► ranking and eliminations will be based on everyone's total number of points gained from voting plus any bonus points earned: +2 for voting, +3 for People's Choice. Some challenges will have chances for bonus points.
submission format
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg201/liekaninja/submissionyay.png
Identity: (the identity you signed up under)
Character/series: (who's on your icon?)
There may be other fields required in some challenges, but a form will be provided in every challenge post so they will be hard to miss.
voting
► you will be asked to vote for your favorite icons, the number of which will be different in every challenge. You must provide a reason that is at least 10 words long for why you like that icon.
► everyone can vote, both participant and random passers-by. Participants will get 2 bonus points for voting.
results
► vote tallies will be shown in the results post next to the number your icon was assigned in the voting post.
► bonus points will appear under your points for the challenge in the ranking post at pocketonocoin.
prizes
► the winner at the end of the competition will have their choice of a custom journal layout or $5 in lj tokens. See flashily, tehlils, faemous, oopsdeadclan, aliquot for examples.
► the runner up will have their choice of a custom profile layout or $5 in lj tokens. See the user infos of flashily and shioshi for examples.
I think this covers everything... if you have any questions, ask here :D