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Adonis
07-23-2014, 11:23 PM
**Rules and Regulations AKA follow these to a T and you will stay off my enormous shit list.**


Alias Topical Tourney

Moderators: Adonis, King Ra.


Basic Competition Rules


Alias: New accounts only, or accounts with no previous verses posted in any aspect of competition including Open Mic, battling, topicals.


Deadlines:


Verses will be due Friday at 11:59 p.m. Western / 2:59 Am Eastern / 7:59AM UK . There are no Extensions. No Exceptions.
Verses must be a minimum of 10 Lines and maximum of 48 Lines or 650 words unless agreed upon by both competitors.
Votes will be due Sundays at 11:59 p.m. Western / 2:59 Am Eastern / 7:59AM UK .
Shutout battles will be closed when voting reaches 6-0, or at 5-0 on Sunday, under moderators discretion
In the event of a tie at the voting deadline, battles will be left open in a “win by two votes” format. The battle will not be open beyond 24 hours past deadline, in which case the battle will go to sudden death voting. The next round will still be opened with topics given as to not hold the tournament up.



Voting:


Each competitor must vote on at least three battles in the opening rounds. In the event there are less than three battles a competitor can vote on, the competitor MUST vote on all open battles. [AOWL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK ONE IS MANDATORY, zero leniency]
Anyone who wins but does not meet three vote criteria will be docked the same amount of votes going into the following round.
Votes Must be explained with common competitor courtesy. If a competitor flags a vote and MOD agrees, the vote must be expanded in more depth or it will not count, both towards said battle and competitors voting requirements.


Disqualifications:


Direct plagiarism or, using another authors words is an immediate loss and possible site ban.
Recycling, use of previous works will not be allowed.
Editing verse, after deadline or after the first vote = a loss.
Swaying, in excess will not be tolerated. You will be warned once, if you continue to sway you will be disqualified immediately.
Exceeding line length, (unless competitors agree). If the agreement is not public the thread will be closed until the competitors are contacted by the MODs.




Anything Missed Will Be Decided By King Ra. and Adonis



~~Do Not Tell The Field Your Actual USERNAME Until You Are Eliminated