Announcing CONTEST! For Istaria's Most Beautiful Plot
It is my pleasure to invite my fellow citizens of Order to participate in a contest. Four lots will be selected as the most gorgeous, as well as a number of runners up for various subcategories.[*]1st Prize: 1.4 gold (donated by the Secret Angel, the original proposer of this contest, who wishes to remain anonymous, and by Kwinn)[*]2nd Prize: 1 gold (donated by Kark and Kwinn)[*]3rd Prize: 500 silver (donated by Tantalyr and Kwinn)[*]4th Prize: 350 silver (also donated by Tantalyr and Kwinn)[/list]These cash amounts are higher than when first posted! Thanks Kwinn!
Kark, Tantalyr, myself, and the Secret Angel (speaking through me) will judge. Aesthetic criteria will include but not be limited to: appropriateness to the setting, use of the terrain and view, overall design, individual whimsy (by the builder), creative use of available lot items, and so forth. Judges are free to abstain from an opinion on a lot if there is a conflict of interest (such as being close friends with the nominee).
Please post nominations in this thread. If possible, they should include screenshots, coordinates, directions, and a short description of what makes the lot so beautiful. The judges will visit the lots nominated and make final decisions by Friday, June 3, 2005, announcing them the following day. The judges? lots are not eligible. You may nominate your own lot. Only one full nomination per lot is necessary, though anyone is welcome to weigh in on which one nominated strikes them as the best.
Please do not PM the judges to try to influence their decisions. This is intended to be fun and positive, so be public in your praise of the lots.
So, get out those hedge trimmers, finish off that scaffolding, and make your lot as pretty as a picture. The winner could be you!
Runners up -- with minor silly prizes -- will be for:[*]Most Silos[*]Greenest[*]Best Use of Small Space[*]Best Use of Large Space[*]Most Useful to the Community[*]Most Interesting Tile Work[*]Most Festive[*]Most Dragon Friendly[*]Most Peaceful[*]Best View[*]and Most Promising (for those who can't finish in time)[/list]Prize Change! They ain't so minor anymore! Besides the below-mentioned Novians, we have, from an anonymous crafter, a suit of cloth or metal armor, with shield, 3-teched to the winner's specifications.
And from Kwinn we have almost more than I can list: 1 full set of plain cobalt ringmail, an Ancient Barasavian Breatplate, 100 IBM's, 9 Expert tool forms, Expert Wood Timber, 20 Mithril frags, 10 each of 6 other comps III-V, a few other comps, 21 techs III-V, and a pouch to hold them once I can commit pack space to it!
Yours,
Levity Merrel, Crai Aisling, Sans AoP by Aiya's pad
100 Blacksmith/79 Fitter/45 Mason/45 Carpenter/100 Reaver/52 IceD
Addendum: To clarify, you may -- and should! -- nominate other people's lots. You don't even have to know them, though it would be best if they are active players who can show up to accept prizes if they win. I remind you that nominations should be posted in this thread if you want to be sure the judges know about them.
And we have another sponsor. Huge thanks to Warsong, who has donated a large number of Tier I Novians. Those will help with the Runners Up prizes. Sephiranoth gets a mention, too, against his will, for helping to purchase some Novians for use as prizes.