eb0ny
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Make a poster!
The unofficial contest

Backstory:

Long story short, because of the decreased morale in the Empire, it is now in the need of blah blah blah, nag nag nag, and they asked us to provide them with those fake (de)motivational posters.

The rules:

1) To enter this contest, you have to create a motivational poster, and submit it here.
2) The poster has to be Empire related and mock one or another aspect of it. For example naming system, guards, the way the Library works, etc.
3) The poster has to conform to one of two forms, provided below.
4) DROD licensing applies to the any graphics used - you may use screenshots only from the Architects' Edition. The room images are an exception - read submission forms below.
5) One person may not submit more than 3 posters.
6) You may edit the submissions to your heart's contents, but not after the deadline.

Submission form 1:

A standart poster. Use the generator here to create those. Please use the default border, colors and fonts - you are creating the posters for the Empire, not for illiterate Internet masses. Or, you can use another generator here. Also, wrap images around secret tags in your submission posts - it will help to conserve bandwidth keep things tidy. Here are some examples:


Submission form 2:

An alternative form - the poster is embedded in a post. Essentially it contains a centered image, followed by a title and subtitle. The advantage of this form is that you can use room images and not break any licenses (i.e. it is legal). The template for these forms are as follows:

[secret]
[center]
[img]Image URL[/img]
[size=+2]TITLE[/size]
Subtitle
[/center]
[/secret]

Here is an example:


Deadline:

The contest will last for one week, and it will be followed by a one-week poll. End time is Local Time:10-01-2008 at 04:00 PM, which had already passed.

Voting:

After the deadline has passed, I will notify everyone in this thread and start a poll, where every forum member may vote. The poll will determine the winners, who will receive the prizes.

Prizes:

1st place winner gets 10 (4+6) rank points.
2nd place winner gets 5 (3+2) rank points.
3rd place winner gets 2 rank points.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask them.
Too much formal writing in English lessons. Just ask any questions if you have them.

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[Last edited by eb0ny at 10-01-2008 04:02 PM]

NiroZ
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Just a few things to point out. Firstly, things in secret tag's are still loaded with the page, thus they don't save bandwidth. However, they do make the page A LOT easier to navigate, and cleaner too.

Second, here's a copy pasta version of the 2nd form.
[secret]
[center]
[img]Image URL[/img]
[size=+2]TITLE[/size]
Subtitle
[/center]
[/secret]

eb0ny
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NiroZ wrote:
Second, here's a copy pasta version of the 2nd form.
[secret]
[center]
[img]Image URL[/img]
[size=+2]TITLE[/size]
Subtitle
[/center]
[/secret]

So you use [lb]... I used [leftbracket]/[rightbracket], and the forum would interpret them as regular brackets. I will remember this.

Contest description fixed.

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[Last edited by eb0ny at 09-24-2008 04:20 PM]

NiroZ
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Yeah, forum format takes a while to get used to.

Jason
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I can sponsor more winning points. 10 ranks to first place, 5 to second, 2 to third. If you want, of course.

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Play my holds?

eb0ny
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Jason wrote:
I can sponsor more winning points. 10 ranks to first place, 5 to second, 2 to third. If you want, of course.

Sure, go for it. Still, I have 30 mod points I need to burn, so I will add you on top of my prizes. Is that okay?

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Tahnan
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File: poppies.jpg (125.8 KB)
Downloaded 1154 times.
License: Public Domain

Hey, why not. It's a neat idea for a contest.

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[Last edited by Tahnan at 09-26-2008 05:41 PM]

Tuttle
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File: motivator5055451.jpg (89.1 KB)
Downloaded 1084 times.
License: Creative Commons
NoncommercialShare Alike 3.0 Unported

Here's mine:

Photo by Tara Bradford, licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0, originally from http://parisparfait.typepad.com/paris_parfait/2007/07/practical-magic.html.

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[Last edited by Tuttle at 09-27-2008 12:21 PM]

zwetschenwasser
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File: motivator5340465.jpg (61.3 KB)
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License: Public Domain

Here's mine!



Oh, and happy birthday, ebOny!

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Currently working on GaTEB and KDD (never finished the silly thing).

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[Last edited by zwetschenwasser at 09-27-2008 04:16 PM]

mxvladi
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File: motivator632248.jpg (57.9 KB)
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License: Public Domain

Why not? This is an AWESOME idea of the contest!



Yeah, and happy B-day ebOny!

trick
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File: automotivator.jpg (45.5 KB)
Downloaded 1029 times.
License: Creative Commons
NoncommercialShare Alike 3.0 Unported

I used this generator in stead, because I like it better. (Feel free to disqualify me, I guess.)



Photo by 10 Ninjas Steve, found here.

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[Last edited by trick at 09-27-2008 09:32 PM]

zwetschenwasser
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Trick's one is mocking DROD RPG, right?
Anyway, I don't think that you should be discqualified. I like the generator!

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Currently working on GaTEB and KDD (never finished the silly thing).

eb0ny
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Why would I disqualify you? A poster is a poster.

P.S. Added you generator to contest description.

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[Last edited by eb0ny at 09-28-2008 06:49 AM]

techant
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File: dontgiveup.jpg (74.9 KB)
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License: Public Domain

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DROD RPG Released!! You must try it out it is Great!!

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[Last edited by techant at 09-28-2008 08:48 AM]

NiroZ
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eb0ny
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I... I don't remember posting this...

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[Last edited by eb0ny at 09-30-2008 02:19 PM]

zwetschenwasser
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Here's my second one!


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Currently working on GaTEB and KDD (never finished the silly thing).

Briareos
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"I'm not anti-anything, I'm anti-everything, it fits better." - Sole
R.I.P. Robert Feldhoff (1962-2009)

The Architest
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File: automotivator.jpg (86.2 KB)
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License: Public Domain

Goblins sure are evil!
This is my first contest entry!



Thank you,techant!
Without you I couldnt never get this image here!

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Lamkin
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File: motivator9381164.jpg (124.8 KB)
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License: All Rights Reserved

Here is my submission:


(That's my drawing/artwork, too.)

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[Last edited by Lamkin at 09-30-2008 07:36 AM]

noma
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File: solutions.jpg (47.5 KB)
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License: Public Domain

And mine:

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[Last edited by noma at 09-28-2008 10:46 PM]

Monkey
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Me! Me! Me!

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techant
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I told our newer member The Architest that I would help with posting the image. Here is The Architest's pic:




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DROD RPG Released!! You must try it out it is Great!!

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[Last edited by techant at 09-30-2008 01:22 PM]

eb0ny
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And the submission stage is over with 13 submitted posters. Anything below this post will not be accepted, the time is up.

EDIT: Time WIN!

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[Last edited by eb0ny at 10-01-2008 05:05 PM]

Tuttle
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File: injokes.jpg (58.1 KB)
Downloaded 233 times.
License: Creative Commons
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I know the contest is over, but this was too cringe-worthy a thought not to knock it up and inflict it on others:


Image sources:
Puppy: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Keeshond_Sibirian_Husky_crossbreed_puppy.jpg
Ketchup: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tomato_Ketchup.png
Potato: http://www.artsjournal.com/outthere/2008/04/the_potato_song.html

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[Last edited by Tuttle at 10-11-2008 04:24 PM]