SOTW Management, suggestions, complaints, etc.

Welcome to the SOTW Management, suggestions, complaints, and a bunch of other stuff related to MvC’s SOTW competition.

Here at the MvC SOTW we always have three things going on:
1) Entering a new competition.
2) Voting on the previous competition.
3) Voting for the next SOTW theme.

Please read the following rules before doing any of those three things:

Management

Entries:
*Must be your original creation (no ripping)
*Must not have been previously entered in a SOTW
*Must be a reasonable size (500x200)
*Must follow the posting rules of The Lounge.

Voting threads:
*Everyone needs to read the pre-ramble before voting and follow the requests (i.e. bold votes)
*Keep chit-chat to a bare minimum
*Use user accounts instead of guest names

Etiquette
There is no need for “those/that sig(s) suck”. Particularly from those who didn’t even bother to enter in the first place.

Theme Thread
*Read all the information in the first post of this thread.
*Keep chit-chat to a bare minimum, posts that stray off-topic will be deleted.

Wrong topics in this forum
This forum is not about request or showing off your photoshop skills. It a contest forum. If you have topics like that post it in the arts/Creativity forum. So stop lol

Current problems - suggestions needed

Rules
We need to get some rules up quick. Something to prevent ripping and stuff.
Now I want to prevent ripping in our SOTW topics. If you are suspected of ripping and get asked for the psd, then show us. Its nothing personal and we’re not trying to knock you out of the competition But it is a serious offense and you can get disqualified from SOTW.

Participation
Any ideas on how to increase participation in our SOTW? It’s ok to have low numbers sometimes, but overall it’s a lot more fun when more members are participating.


Other

Don’t have a good paint program? Download one of these programs for free:
http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.getpaint.net/
http://www.pixarra.com/downloads/tbrusha_open_studio.exe
http://www.sumo.fi/products/sumopaint/index.php?id=0
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/photoplus/photoplus-9.asp
http://www.unidreamtech.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=3&id=4&Itemid=32
http://www.xnview.com/en/index.html

the only problem is, i am forced to use my mothers computer, so i cant download any new features on it, so that is a problem with the gimp idea.

blessthefates!

What program to you currently use?

paint

blessthefates!

I can think of a rule to let some kind of paint shop in. Like “the whole sig can not be paint, it must have an image or render in it with your paint text." or something within those guidelines.

And the rules with animated gifs made by Pivot?

If you really want I can switch to using paint it is just that my Sigs wil look bad as i have no skill with Paint

PS3KICKS360 wrote: And the rules with animated gifs made by Pivot?

If you really want I can switch to using paint it is just that my Sigs wil look bad as i have no skill with Paint

They are talking about the animation parts lol.

I know your animation stuff is not made with paint lol

Hmm...

Since the next SOTW will probably be music can i make mine a video incorparated with music?

It will be pivot just with sound.

Sounds cool.

But probably not because it will take weeks to get the timing right

Actually, The next SOTW is still undecided, however there was talk of perhaps a members choice where the competitors would be given a theme by another member.

Hmm...

Sounds like a good idea...

Like I said in the other thread. People who use paint arent even creating there own sigs...they are just copying images off the net and using it as an entry.

Oh...

So its about plagarism...

Not animation swaying peoples votes...

Now i understand...

anti-moviecodec. wrote: Like I said in the other thread. People who use paint arent even creating there own sigs...they are just copying images off the net and using it as an entry.

Okay..

So what if someone drew something in paint than entered it, would that be allowed?

I dont see why not...

anti-moviecodec. wrote: Like I said in the other thread. People who use paint arent even creating there own sigs...they are just copying images off the net and using it as an entry.

That is a good point and the first rule of SOTW is the SIG has to be your own work, not just copied for somewhere else.

Hmmm.

That does throw up some interesting light on the situation.

Appolagies to ANTI-MVC for not realizing this earlier. Lack of sleep, crying babies and paint fumes have all dulled my brain of late

Green_Ninja wrote:

anti-moviecodec. wrote: Like I said in the other thread. People who use paint arent even creating there own sigs...they are just copying images off the net and using it as an entry.

Okay..

So what if someone drew something in paint than entered it, would that be allowed?

Most people know if the image was ripped or not. If they made it then it will be allowed.

The only way I can think of making and image in the background is by crop and add text.

But where I have been for the past few months ripping = death lol

Green_Ninja wrote:

anti-moviecodec. wrote: Like I said in the other thread. People who use paint arent even creating there own sigs...they are just copying images off the net and using it as an entry.

Okay..

So what if someone drew something in paint than entered it, would that be allowed?

Why not, you made it.

the Gunblazer wrote: I can think of a rule to let some kind of paint shop in. Like “the whole sig can not be paint, it must have an image or render in it with your paint text." or something within those guidelines.

ya i copy and edit the images, but they are of bad quality

blessthefates!