BrickCity.net 2010 Text Tournament

Sign-up Rules

Tournament start date: Saturday, August 07, 2010

RULES

• Number of members:  32-64 members.  If more than 64, then 30 post count requirement.
• No-Show:  Automatic DQ
• Line count: All rounds 16 minimum, 24 maximum lines.  1 BAR = 2 LINES
• Layout:  Traditional bracket style based on entering all-time power rank
• Ranked Seedings:  All-Time Power > All-Time Standard > Quarterly Power > Quarterly Standard 
• Unranked Seeding:  If un-ranked, you are seeded lower than ranked members are.
• Brackets and threads: They will be created by Saturday, August 07, 2010.
• Elimination:  Single elimination!  You lose, you are out! No consolation bracket
• Posting verses:  There will be no extra comments, replies, or feedback from members or participants.  Only post your battle rhyme in the tournament forum.
• Voted verses: Judges’ votes and comments will be posted anonymously.
• Monitored voting:  No vote will go unseen.  Hate/Team/Ride votes are unacceptable and subject to strict penalty.
• Sportsmanship:  Bad sportsmanship will not be tolerated.  You will be banned from all future tournaments or possibly removed from the site if you are one of these rule breakers.
• “Flipping”:  IS ALLOWED, but do not wait for your opponent to post because you may run out of time; hence, you will forfeit the battle.
• “Stretching”:  excessive/blatant stretching of lines/bars will result in DQ.  A combination of word count and line count will be used to just obvious cases only.
• Setup/Format:  the tournament will have its own forum and each round will be set up in this forum (Tournaments) under regions with new threads with the subject “Round:  Your name vs. Your opponent.”  There will be posts on the site when each round is setup.  It is important to remember that once the thread is setup, you only have 24 hours to reply (unless otherwise stated) to that thread with your freestyle battle rhyme.  Contestants simply post their freestyle within the given time limit as a reply to the topic created.  Each contestant posts one rhyme per battle; any additional posts will be deleted and not considered.  If you experience a problem, then private message [PM] an admin/mod/com member.  Do NOT wait until the last minute or passed the deadline.
• Private messaged verses:  No one (but you) is responsible for posting verses.  If you elect to PM someone and they post your verse that is fine; however, DO NOT RELY ON THEM TO POST.  You are responsible for making sure your verse is posted on time—not the person you PM, e-mail, etc…
• Due Dates:  We will post due dates in battle threads in the tournament forum under sub forums containing your respective region.  Both member posts are due at exactly the same time, but we encourage you to post earlier to meet deadlines. There are no check-ins, extended time limits, etc…
• Time Limits:  Each contestant has 24 hours to post their verse according to the deadline specified in the thread, so be prepared to post within 24 hours of your battle thread being created.  If you experience a problem posting at 11:59 and the verse is due at 12:00, that is your problem, so do not wait until the last minute.  Due to technical glitches over the years, this year’s tournament will have a +10 minute fluff (i.e., when the verse is due at 11:59 PM EST, we will accept versus up until 12:09 AM EST up to ten minutes late).  Failure to reply within the time limit results in an automatic forfeit/DQ.
• Time Zones:  All time limit due dates/times are based in Eastern Standard Time (EST); you’re responsible for knowing what your time zone translates to in EST and making sure your forum clock settings are correct.
• Free-Posting/Spamming/Flaming/Etc.:  This is your only warning.  Ranking points will be deducted each time a member excessively breaks this rule or any of the preceding rules pertaining to irrelevant posts.  If you are a member in the tournament doing this type of posting excessively, you will be DQ’d.
• Biting:  One line or a few words are not a bite!  Biting or excessive recycling will result in permanent ban from BrickCity.net.  If you suspect a bite, contact an admin immediately.
• Controversy:  This usually arises from above, but do not accuse or create drama.  If there is a legit issue, questionable posts, or potential bites, PM AN ADMIN… do not post in threads.
• Follow Site Rules!  IF YOU ARE STILL TOO NEW TO UNDERSTAND SITE RULES; HOUSE RULES.
  

JUDGING (categories, layout, etc…) 

Categories:

• COMPLEXITY
• PERSONALS
• PUNCHES
• MULTIES
• FLOW

Judges:

• There will be AT LEAST 3 judges for every battle. 
• There will be AT LEAST 1 admin judge for every battle.
• New voting method:
• Look for a VOTE button at the top right hand corner of the verse thread
• If you’re not eligible, you won’t see the VOTE button
• DO NOT VOTE BY REPLY TO THREAD; THIS IS NOT LIKE NORMAL BATTLES
• Members with 500+ posts and 10+ all time battles can vote
• Cannot vote on your own battle, twice, or from the same IP
• Any site rule violations pertaining to battles will lead to site ban
• Voters worth are broken down as follows:
• Admin | Elite | Moderator | Committee Members = 3 points
• Legend = 2 points
• Members with 500+ and 10+ Battles = 1 point
• Person with highest score after all votes are received wins
• Results will be shown via the VOTE button once all votes have been received.  There will be a message posted in the thread, and then the thread will be locked.
  

REWARDS (May increase some values below):

1st place; standard rating points… 175; power rating points... 40; $100

2nd place; standard rating points… 100; power rating points... 35; $50

3rd place; standard rating points… 75; power rating points... 25

4th place; standard rating points… 75; power rating points... 25

*** These rank points rewarded are in addition to the points you get for winning rounds (RD1 x 10 Standard and 1 Power, RD2 x 20 Standard and 2 Power, etc...). 

For winning the Brick City tournament the winner will not only be rewarded points towards their ranking, but also $100 cash, check, or any other means necessary and second place will be rewarded points and $50.

*** Material that has been found bitten, stolen, or blatantly recycled by members in this tournament will result in a permanent ban from BrickCity.net.  There are no exceptions to this rule. ***

SIGN-UP

Up to 64 members, sign up here by Thursday, August 05, 2010.  All non-sign up posts in this thread will be deleted.  No-shows to this tournament will be penalized points according to what round they no-showed (RD1 x 10, RD2 x 20, etc…).

Use this page to sign up; simply click the Sign-Up button

^  By clicking the Sign-Up button, you have agreed to the rules and criteria above!