User:GarouxBloodline/WikiCompetition

Fallout 4 Competition - Game-Theory

With Ausir mostly absent, I get the feeling that with the recent announcements and eventual release of Fallout 4, that we will not get a proper give-away this time around. It is because of this, that I wanted to take this chance to bring together a few different communities, in order to compete for a myriad of Fallout 4-related prizes, including a pre-ordered copy of Fallout 4 itself (for those that already pre-ordered, I am also offering an alternative in the form of a GotY copy once they are released)!

General Gist

The idea is that over the months that we await the release of Fallout 4, competitors from all across the Internet are welcome to put forth their most constructive game-theories centered around Fallout lore, for a chance to win the big prize! This lore can be over anything, even over speculation - so long as the theories relate directly to Fallout (not necessarily Fallout 4). This competition will continue until a month before the game's release, giving us ample time to get our prizes out to their new owners well within the time needed to enjoy them alongside Fallout 4's release.

Judges

I will be accepting a single judge from each approved community. These judges will not be picked by me, and will be chosen by their respective communities, to help determine the most neutral and respected user to vote for their favourite entries. While judges will partake in the primary decision-process, they will have the sole restriction of not being able to vote for their own entries, under any circumstances. Judges, for their hard-work, will receive a consolation-prize: a choice between a Fallout vynil, or a bobblehead from the official Bethesda store. Judges are allowed to renounce their position should they find themselves unable to contribute, and instead of a new community vote, they will, instead, be able to choose a successor. This clause is negotiable, and under special circumstances, may be overturned by any party involved (myself, the judges, and/or the community as a whole).

Judging Process

The judging process will be tiered, to help determine the competition winners in the most fair and agreeable manner. This process is up for transient consideration, and is subject to change at any time, up to, and only up to the official starting-point of the competition. Once the competition is underway, changes may only be made under special circumstances. No precedent can currently be given to represent said "Special circumstance."


 * 1) 20 entries can be approved from each approved community. This does not mean that 20 entries will necessarily be given or expected from each community.
 * 2) All entries will be pooled together - this means that each community will not be judged separately from the others. This does result in the possibility that any given community will not succeed to produce a prize-pool winner for 1st-6th place opportunities. Please see the Prize-Pool section for further information on this clause.
 * 3) As each entry is compiled for the judges, the judges will get a chance to immediately read each entry, and give them an initial rating; helping to determine their final choices for consideration. Judges will be given 2-3 months to read and rate each entry before having to reach a final deliberation.
 * 4) Once all entries have been initially judged, each judge will be asked to judge the final 6 competitors, and will rank them all in a new fashion. Based on this final ranking system, which will be compared to determine overall favourability, an official notice will be given out as to which competitors are placed within which ranks. As winners are named, only their names will be given (nicknames are also welcome) - links to their communities will be left out, to prevent inadvertent advertisement.
 * 5) For 1-2 weeks after the judges' final declaration, the community will be allowed to vote for an underdog. Depending on overall community input, whether there be substantial support for a specific underdog, or support of some to little significance, will help determine whether the underdog will replace the 2nd place winner, or the 6th place winner. If an underdog is not reasonably named, this clause will be rendered moot, and will have no consequence in regards to the judges' final decision.

Guidelines:


 * 1) Adult-content is allowed, within reason. No pornography, shock-content, or other illegal content is allowed, which includes any content that would break any Terms of Understanding/Agreement on any given host website. What constitutes a breach of this guideline, is up to myself, the judges, and local administration.
 * 2) Images are allowed, within reason. While adding tasteful images will/might help determine a winner, or winners, being obnoxious with their use will almost certainly harm one's chance to make it into the final round.
 * 3) Video is not allowed. This will be a competition based around writing skill and writing comprehension. While images are fine, the use of video implies that you are not able to construct your views without use of a rather tedious medium. As an example, you may not substitute lore explanation with a video from ShoddyCast, instead.
 * 4) Plagiarism is not allowed. If we catch any users plagiarizing from other writers, they will be removed from the competition, replaced, and we will report their actions to the local administration.
 * 5) Advertising is also not allowed. Please do not use this competition as a chance to call attention to anything other than your entry and Fallout.
 * 6) The anonymous are not allowed to participate. This was a hard-decision for me, but with only 20 entries being allowed per community, I find myself making the decision to lower chances of entry fraud.
 * 7) Duplicate accounts are not allowed.

Prize-Pool

1st-2nd Place - A choice between a pre-ordered copy of Fallout 4, or a later copy of the GotY edition once announced and released.

3rd Place - A shirt of the winners' choosing from the official Bethesda store.

4th-6th Place - A redundant prize identical to what is given to each approved judge that fulfills their obligations until the end. A choice between the two options is also available.


 * For communities that do not produce a 1st-6th place winner, they will be subject to an alternative vote from their communities, not the judges, to help determine which entries from said communities are considered the best. A consolation prize will be awarded for their efforts. This consolation prize has not been decided upon yet, and is pending further discussion/thought within each community. The consolation prize will be decided upon by the time the competition officially begins.

Co-Host Regulation

This community will not be the only host for this competition, should this community decide to host our competition. There will be other communities, all of which are noted at the bottom of this sandbox.

What this means, is that this competition will not be specifically tailored to any single community - this competition will be a Strategic Nuclear Moose event. Should this competition be approved, I want to be honest with my intentions: in return for the opportunities that I have presented, I will expect the right to add both the SNM logo onto the competition, as well as a non-obvious link to the SNM. The community will decide where both are placed, if wished, and if these conditions are agreed upon, it is also understood that the agreeing party can demand for both conditions to only be temporary, and to be removed upon the conclusion of the competition, in-face of disciplinary action should I fail to comply within a reasonable period of time.

Thank you all for your time and consideration, and at this time, I welcome any and all comments regarding this competition, including the possible amendment of clauses and prizes. 19:22, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Other Co-Hosts


 * The Nerd Lair - Accepted - Competition has started - 6/24/15
 * Fallout: Keepers of the Lore - Accepted - In final discussions
 * Fallout Fanatics - Accepted - In preparation stages
 * The Vault - Accepted - In preparation stages
 * - Delayed