King of the Forums 2012

[Josiah]

It's back...

The contest will run for the entire month of March (midnight to midnight, US Mountain Standard Time).

At the end of that time, the people with the three highest scores will be awarded the titles of King, Prince, and Duke of the forums (or Queen, Princess, and Duchess) until next year and get their choice of one of the prizes available in their prize catagory. As always, all forums members who post during the contest, except me, are automatically entered.

The contest will be decided by score. Throughout the duration of the contest, all forum members will be awarded points for a variety of things. I'll keep track of these points and announce the highest scores at the end.

If anyone wants to volunteer to help me count posts, that'd be great. Basically, volunteers will be assigned certain sections or threads on the forums and must keep track of how many posts each member made in their area then PM me the numbers every day or two. Volunteers should make sure that they'll be available during the entire contest and will have the time and dedication to count posts and PM me the results on a daily or near daily basis. Naturally, since volunteers are still competing in the contest as well, I'll be checking up on their numbers from time to time to prevent cheating. Not that I expect anyone here to cheat, but anyone caught doing so will be automatically eliminated from the contest. If anyone is interested, PM me and I'll get back to you.

Earning Points:
Posting in any non Game/RP thread = 1 point per post
Posting in RPs (the RP board, RP Battles board, ROM, and Portal Panic) = 2 points per post
Posting in Games (the Games board and The Thingy Game) = 1/2 point per post
Starting a new thread = 2 points + 1 point for every five posts made in that thread (doesn't matter who posts)
Getting a new person to join the forums = 2 points + 1 point for every five posts made by that new member
Winning a round of The Thingy Game = 3 points
Winning an Insult Sword Fight = 5 points
Winning an IPA battle against another forum member = 5 points
Winning Mafia When You`re the Mafia = 5 points
Winning Mafia When You`re Not the Mafia = 5 point
The Mafia Wins at Mafia When You`re the Narrator = 5 points (no cheating or blatant misleading allowed)
Being one of the first three people to get into The Club when the requirements change = 3 points
Winning the In The Club hangman game = 5 points
Special bonuses = ? points
Winning Special Challenges = ? points

For the thread bonuses and new member bonuses, these only count for new threads that are created during the contest and new members that join during the contest.

Special bonuses are awarded for completing mystery goals. As to what those goals are, they're a mystery. Some of the ones from previous years may return...and some won't. There could be new ones too. Possible bonuses MIGHT include things like posting in the Saying Hi thread every day or posting lots of art. The points awarded will vary depending on the goal. Note that I also tend to give bonus points to posts that I find particularily awesome (very interseting, very funny, etc).

During the course of the contest I will also post several special challenges that you can compete in to earn large amounts of bonus points.

Finally, spam posts, posts that break the forum rules, flaming, and reviving old threads for 'me too' posts will not earn points and may even result in a loss of points. (However, reviving old threads for legitimate reasons, such as bringing back an old game or RP, are perfectly fine.) I will be monitoring not just the number, but also the quality of posts so spamming to up your post count is a VERY BAD idea.

Prizes are as follows.

1st Prize (King/Queen): Choice of one of the following + graphic for signature and special forum title:
Cash prize ($25 mailed, paypaled, or donated to PV)
Signed copy of Guardian of The Stone + printed and signed PV strip of your choice (mailed)
Short sprite comic series (6-10 strips) featuring the winner
Piece of artwork by Josiah and piece of artwork by Shauni
Short Flash movie featuring the winner

2nd Prize (Prince/Princess): Choice of one of the following + graphic for signature and special forum title:
Cash prize ($15 mailed, paypaled, or donated to PV)
Signed copy of Guardian of The Stone (mailed)
Printed and signed PV strip of your choice (mailed)
Very short sprite comic series featuring the winner (2-3 strips)
Piece of Artwork by Josiah
Piece of Artwork by Shauni

3rd Prize (Duke/Duchess): Choice of one of the following + graphic for signature and special forum title:
Cash prize ($5 mailed, paypaled, or donated to PV)
Single sprite comic featuring the winner
Small piece of artwork by Josiah
Small piece of artwork by Shauni

If you have any questions about the contest please post them here.

[Neo Zanther]

*gets himself prepared to post*

[Saber Knight]

I am prepared to keep my dynasty going. Except for the fact that March is the busiest month ever and there are at least two Saturdays where I'll be gone all day... BUT THAT SHAN'T STAND IN MY WAY!

[Josiah]

Rules have been edited into the first post, but there's no major changes from the last couple of years.

[Kaida]

Kaida will do her best to participate in this momentous event. ^_^

[PoisonWing14]

I don't think I'll be all that occupied with school or anything during March, so I'll do my best to participate a bunch this year.

[Silver]

I'll be occupied with school for most of it... but I have my Spring Break part way through, which should help. Bring it on, guys! I'm gonna win this year!



<-- Has no expectations of actually winning, but wants all of you to think of him as a threat

[Metalheadz]

May be occupied. D:



Though I'll try to participate as much as I can!

[grassaquilUV]

I'll be just fine for March, BRING IT ON!!!

[Blue Fire Cyndaquil]

I have too much free time, and spring break is in two weeks for me. I will compete cuz I'm competitive!!!

[Blastotoise]

So I heard KotF was starting again? I hope I can actually win this year with just game time posts : D

[Puyon]

Apparently, I checked back into the forum a few days before the competition started and it took me a few seconds to realize "Oh my, there's an event going on. Should I participate, or would it only seem like I'm only active in this forum because competitions like this are held? Hmm... Well, now that I've pointed out what I think others think, I see no harm in participating. Onward, Puyon!"

[Josiah]

I came up with a rather cool KotF related idea. Unfortunately, it's too late to use it for this KotF but next year...

[Blastotoise]

Game time posts are worth 1/3?

[Josiah]

1/2