LIMS Sign-Up // LIMS FAQ
Ok, the majority of the votes were in favor of a LIMS challenge, so here's the sign-up post. Hopefuly it won't take exesive attention away from our regular challenges.
Read this post THOROUGHLY if you'd like to participate. Most of the rules have been used in past LIMS, but I've changed a few things (including the timeline) and it's never too bad to refresh one's memory, so read them again!
What is LIMS?
LIMS stands for "Last Icon Maker Standing." In a LIMS competition, instead of awarding winners we vote off icon makers each week. The people who aren't eliminated are allowed to enter the next week's contest where we'll eliminate more contestants. The person to win the contest is, of course, the last icon maker standing... It's kinda elite, but its very fun and it's a great way to perfect your work. If you weren't here in previous competitions, you can see the old LIMS challenges here.
What will be the timeline?
The LIMS competition is going to run all week. Challenges will be up Sunday 9pm (Central Time Zone) - Friday 9pm and voting will run Friday 9pm - Sunday 9pm, when the new challenge will be posted. I know that leaves out the weekend for iconing, but for those entering both the LIMS and the regular challenges it should be easier to handle both. All in all it's not such a different schedulle than our regular one which should avoid having too much confusion.
What about the regular challenges?
The LIMS competition will NOT interfere with the regular challenges. We will run both every week independently so you will be able to choose which one to enter. If you are looking to enter both LIMS and the regular challenges every week, you should manage to enter the LIMS between Monday and Friday and leave the regular challenges for the weekend.
What are the rules for LIMS?
You have to sign-up on this post to be eligible for the lims competition. You have to enter every week until you are voted off (or voted last icon maker standing). Failure to enter the contest in any given week (unless you have a skip) will eliminate you from the rest of the LIMS competition. Once you are eliminated you cannot enter in the lims competition again...
How do skips work?
Everyone will start with a skip, this means you will be able to skip the competition for any week you choose. If you get a skip and want to use it, please let me know beforehand, once you've used it that skip is gone. If you don't enter and you have a skip, I will assume that you want to use the skip and you will not be eliminated. However, if you enter (not using a skip) and you are voted off, your skip is lost... If you go through two rounds (any two rounds, they don't have to be consecutive) of the LIMS without getting any votes, you will be granted an extra skip, yet this can only be achieved once. Once we've reached the last five contestants your skips will be of no use to make the competition fairier.
What if I have plans that interfere with the LIMS?
If you are on vacation or you have some other plans that will keep you from entering, and you don't want to drop out of the LIMS, you can request an advance. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that you get your advance and get your icon in beforehand, which also means you will have to give me at least a week notice for me to put the challenges together. You may ask for up to three advances in a LIMS round, and you can use these all in a row or one at a time (ie: if you go out of town for three weeks, you can use them all at once). I shall make a post in due time for you to ask for them.
How does the voting work?
As I said before, voting will run Friday 9pm - Sunday 9pm. When the poll goes up, you must vote in COMMENT FORM (I will give you a template to make things easier). You will have to vote against three icons you dislike and for one icon you like. You must provide reasons with your votes or they will not count! These will have to be well founded, art is always subjective but it can't be a comment like "I don't like it" or "I hate red", it has to refer to what you believe to be failures in technique. I will reserve the right to approve these comments and, were I not pleased with them, ask for them to be resubmitted properly.
How does the scoring/results work?
On Sunday when I close the poll, all of the votes will be added up to determine who gets voted off. For example: Icon #1 gets 5 votes against it but 1 vote for it (5 - 1 = 4). Icon #2 gets 5 votes against it, but no votes for it (5 - 0 = 5)... Icon #2 would be eliminated.
What if I want to read the comments about my icons?
The voting comments will NOT be unscreened. However, on each results post I will list all the positive and negative comments grouped acording to their icon number so that you may read them. This way the identity of the voter remains secret, preventing future hard feelings and disagreements.
When will the LIMS start?
This LIMS will start on Sunday, February 1st. This gives you THREE WEEKS to sign-up. (and it gives me the time to prepare the challenges) If you want to let the word be spread around, be my guest!
When will the LIMS end?
There is no specific ending date, it usually last 10-13 challenges, it will depend on how this whole thing develops... We'll be voting off about 3-4 people for a few weeks, and then once it's thinned out we'll drop it down to 2-3, and then down to one a week once it nears the end... This will be subject to change depending on how many people signs up.
OK! How do I sign-up for LIMS?
Just comment on this entry and to make sure you all read the rules, put "Dumbledore's Army" in the subject line of your comment. Comments are screened!
Who else is competing in the LIMS?
01. daysweremember
02. utkari02
03. that_was_cheesy
04. stefycarter
05. juliemary1989
06. embergirl
07. mugglecrazed
08. katiegsr
09. karlakaine
10. iconsbywong
11. prunae
12. nasirah
13. endgegner07
14. farfadine
15. driveshaft108
16. juniorfan29
17. geekpuss
18. _jc_icons_
19. fightclubs
20. fahrenheit1993
21. pasta_and_pepsi
22. fabi7
23. ginny_lv_harry
24. restlessme
25. curtana
26. nihilious
27. kimaginethis
28. weasley_hobbit
29. dark_flight
30. cheapxdate
31. hermionesparkle
32. hezzda
MOD WARNING:
Just like _puchula_ and essenceofadream did the previous years, I am going by the HONOR SYSTEM here, and I trust that you guys are following the community rules. This LIMS is a special challenge that we mods have to work harder on in a community that we already work very hard to keep up. If you abuse the rules, I will not hesitate to take action against you!!! Were you to be found...
Read this post THOROUGHLY if you'd like to participate. Most of the rules have been used in past LIMS, but I've changed a few things (including the timeline) and it's never too bad to refresh one's memory, so read them again!
What is LIMS?
LIMS stands for "Last Icon Maker Standing." In a LIMS competition, instead of awarding winners we vote off icon makers each week. The people who aren't eliminated are allowed to enter the next week's contest where we'll eliminate more contestants. The person to win the contest is, of course, the last icon maker standing... It's kinda elite, but its very fun and it's a great way to perfect your work. If you weren't here in previous competitions, you can see the old LIMS challenges here.
What will be the timeline?
The LIMS competition is going to run all week. Challenges will be up Sunday 9pm (Central Time Zone) - Friday 9pm and voting will run Friday 9pm - Sunday 9pm, when the new challenge will be posted. I know that leaves out the weekend for iconing, but for those entering both the LIMS and the regular challenges it should be easier to handle both. All in all it's not such a different schedulle than our regular one which should avoid having too much confusion.
What about the regular challenges?
The LIMS competition will NOT interfere with the regular challenges. We will run both every week independently so you will be able to choose which one to enter. If you are looking to enter both LIMS and the regular challenges every week, you should manage to enter the LIMS between Monday and Friday and leave the regular challenges for the weekend.
What are the rules for LIMS?
You have to sign-up on this post to be eligible for the lims competition. You have to enter every week until you are voted off (or voted last icon maker standing). Failure to enter the contest in any given week (unless you have a skip) will eliminate you from the rest of the LIMS competition. Once you are eliminated you cannot enter in the lims competition again...
How do skips work?
Everyone will start with a skip, this means you will be able to skip the competition for any week you choose. If you get a skip and want to use it, please let me know beforehand, once you've used it that skip is gone. If you don't enter and you have a skip, I will assume that you want to use the skip and you will not be eliminated. However, if you enter (not using a skip) and you are voted off, your skip is lost... If you go through two rounds (any two rounds, they don't have to be consecutive) of the LIMS without getting any votes, you will be granted an extra skip, yet this can only be achieved once. Once we've reached the last five contestants your skips will be of no use to make the competition fairier.
What if I have plans that interfere with the LIMS?
If you are on vacation or you have some other plans that will keep you from entering, and you don't want to drop out of the LIMS, you can request an advance. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that you get your advance and get your icon in beforehand, which also means you will have to give me at least a week notice for me to put the challenges together. You may ask for up to three advances in a LIMS round, and you can use these all in a row or one at a time (ie: if you go out of town for three weeks, you can use them all at once). I shall make a post in due time for you to ask for them.
How does the voting work?
As I said before, voting will run Friday 9pm - Sunday 9pm. When the poll goes up, you must vote in COMMENT FORM (I will give you a template to make things easier). You will have to vote against three icons you dislike and for one icon you like. You must provide reasons with your votes or they will not count! These will have to be well founded, art is always subjective but it can't be a comment like "I don't like it" or "I hate red", it has to refer to what you believe to be failures in technique. I will reserve the right to approve these comments and, were I not pleased with them, ask for them to be resubmitted properly.
How does the scoring/results work?
On Sunday when I close the poll, all of the votes will be added up to determine who gets voted off. For example: Icon #1 gets 5 votes against it but 1 vote for it (5 - 1 = 4). Icon #2 gets 5 votes against it, but no votes for it (5 - 0 = 5)... Icon #2 would be eliminated.
What if I want to read the comments about my icons?
The voting comments will NOT be unscreened. However, on each results post I will list all the positive and negative comments grouped acording to their icon number so that you may read them. This way the identity of the voter remains secret, preventing future hard feelings and disagreements.
When will the LIMS start?
This LIMS will start on Sunday, February 1st. This gives you THREE WEEKS to sign-up. (and it gives me the time to prepare the challenges) If you want to let the word be spread around, be my guest!
When will the LIMS end?
There is no specific ending date, it usually last 10-13 challenges, it will depend on how this whole thing develops... We'll be voting off about 3-4 people for a few weeks, and then once it's thinned out we'll drop it down to 2-3, and then down to one a week once it nears the end... This will be subject to change depending on how many people signs up.
OK! How do I sign-up for LIMS?
Just comment on this entry and to make sure you all read the rules, put "Dumbledore's Army" in the subject line of your comment. Comments are screened!
Who else is competing in the LIMS?
01. daysweremember
02. utkari02
03. that_was_cheesy
04. stefycarter
05. juliemary1989
06. embergirl
07. mugglecrazed
08. katiegsr
09. karlakaine
10. iconsbywong
11. prunae
12. nasirah
13. endgegner07
14. farfadine
15. driveshaft108
16. juniorfan29
17. geekpuss
18. _jc_icons_
19. fightclubs
20. fahrenheit1993
21. pasta_and_pepsi
22. fabi7
23. ginny_lv_harry
24. restlessme
25. curtana
26. nihilious
27. kimaginethis
28. weasley_hobbit
29. dark_flight
30. cheapxdate
31. hermionesparkle
32. hezzda
MOD WARNING:
Just like _puchula_ and essenceofadream did the previous years, I am going by the HONOR SYSTEM here, and I trust that you guys are following the community rules. This LIMS is a special challenge that we mods have to work harder on in a community that we already work very hard to keep up. If you abuse the rules, I will not hesitate to take action against you!!! Were you to be found...
- ... asking people to vote for your icons...
- ... signing into several different accounts to vote...
- ... requesting an advance to later sit at home enjoying the extra advantage...
- ... sharing your advance with another person...