Sorted Challenge | An Icontest at HogwartsIsHome

I'm sorry about the delay, but results for Challenge #13 should be up soon. I think Emily has been tied up somewhere, but I'm sure she will post the results as soon as she can. (:

Also, Challenge #13 will be the last challenge for this term, as term will be ending on the 31st. Thanks to everyone who participated this term (be it submitting graphics or voting, you guys are awesome!) and making it such a fun term for the both of us! It has been a pleasure co-modding this comm, and I hope you will continue participating in the future terms!

Aaand. The points for voting for the voting style to be used for the contests are as such: (Can't remember? Refresh your memory here!)

Gryffindor: 5
Hufflepuff: 5
Ravenclaw: 9
Slytherin: 6

The voting method that has the highest votes is Method 1, which is the one where you have to enter the numbers according to your preference. That will most likely be the voting method for the rest of the contests. (:

That's about all. If you have any more questions/comments, feel free to leave them here. Comments are not screened though, so if you have any private stuff to say, please state so in a comment and I will reply with my email address and Emily's, if you feel better speaking to her. Belated Happy Holidays, and have an enjoyable end of term/year!

I'm really sorry about being such a bad mod for this two weeks! *hides from the barrage of rubbish that are being thrown at her now* Um, as compensation, every vote cast receives 2 points! The winners for this week are...

( huddling under the cut again. It's cold. )

( INDIVIDUAL POINT/KNUT BREAKDOWN )

VOTING

Gryffindor: 10
Hufflepuff: 10
Ravenclaw: 20
Slytherin: 10

PARTICIPATION (BANNERS SUBMITTED)

Gryffindor: 2
Hufflepuff: 2
Ravenclaw: 4
Slytherin: 3

TOTAL

Gryffindor: 80
Hufflepuff: 30
Ravenclaw: 100
Slytherin: 90

Thanks for voting and participating this week! Emily's in charge of the next challenge, but I'm not sure about how to proceed from now on, because if we post the prompt now, it's pretty unfair for you guys because there's very little for you to come up with your submission. I will discuss this with her and let you guys know the result as soon as possible.

But for now I have a poll for you! During voting for this challenge, there were comments from members regarding which method they prefer for voting. I generally prefer the one which you enter the numbers according to your preferences (the voting style used for Challenge #10) because you have no way to know how a certain banner is doing, so there is a certain level of suspense.

But the other method has its benefits as well, and since you guys are the ones voting, you get to choose which one we use. To make the deal sweeter, you get 1 point per vote. :D

METHOD 1 (SAMPLE)

+ Entering the numbers according to preferences.
+ Getting First Choice votes earn a graphic 3 points, Second Choice votes 2 points, and Third Choice votes 1 point.
+ First Choice, Second Choice and Third Choice votes are added together, and the graphic with the highest number of points win First Place, the graphic with the second highest number of points win Second, and so on.
+ Special Category votes are tallied separately.
+ There is no way to know which graphic is winning until results are announced.
+ Voting is anonymous.

METHOD 2 (SAMPLE)

+ Checking the boxes corresponding the the numbers of the top 3 best graphics.
+ Results are immediately visible.
+ The graphic with the highest numbers of votes win first place, the graphic with the next highest number of votes win second, and so on.
+ Special Category votes are counted separately.
+ Voting is anonymous.

[Poll #887815]

Well, that's all for the week! The decision for the next challenge will be up as soon as possible!

EDIT: We will be having an extra long contest running from this week all the way to next Friday, like delfeus suggested here. Emily will be posting it up soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

Thanks to everyone who participated this week, despite the short time given to you to submit your entries! We have 11 pretty entries to choose from this week! Also, the voting format will be a little different this week...

( I can't spell... )

Please remember to submit your entries before midnight on Friday! We currently only have 3 awesome submissions,(one from each house except Ravenclaw) and I'm looking forward to more! Submit them here.

Sorry for the lateness! I had a mini icon table crisis. :P 20 pretty icons to choose from this week!

( one linguist, two linguist, three... )

PROMPT

Make an icon with text on it in a language NOT in English. Meaning you can have words in Czech, Mandarin Chinese, French, Russian, etc on your icon, just nothing in English.

RESOURCES

+ Babelfish Translator
+ List of translations of Wizarding Terms/Characters (Wikipedia)

GUIDELINES

+ Please provide a translation of what's on your icon.
+ As usual, you may submit up to 2 icons per person.
+ Icons must be Harry Potter related.
+ Fanart, movie stills, book art, promotional images are all allowed as material for your icon. However, if you are using fanart, please seek permission from the artist before using it.
+ Textures, blending, stock photos, gradients and brushes are all allowed.
+ Icons have to fit LJ requirements. (under/exactly 40kb and under/exactly 100x100 in size)

SUBMISSION

<img src=IMAGEURLHERE> IMAGE URL HERE <b>Language:</b> <b>Translation:</b>

+ Submit them as comments to your respective house threads.
+ Wrong submission format will result in disqualification.

WINNINGS

1st - 50 pts / 20 knuts
2nd - 40 pts / 15 knuts
3rd - 30 pts / 10 knuts
Special Honor - 20 pts / 5 knuts
Participation per Icon (without placing) - 10 pts / 5 knuts

DEADLINE

24th of November, Friday @ 11:59PM EST