And The King of the Forums Contest returns!

The contest will start on March 1 and run through March 31 (midnight to midnight, US Mountain Standard Time).

At the end of that time, the people with the three highest scores will be awarded the titles of King, Prince, and Duke of the forums (or Queen, Princess, and Duchess) until next year and get their choice of one of the prizes available in their prize catagory. All forums members who post during the contest, except me, are automatically entered.

Like always, the contest will be decided by score. Throughout the duration of the contest, all forum members will be awarded points for a variety of things. I'll keep track of these points and announce the highest scores at the end.

If anyone wants to volunteer to help me count posts, that'd be great. Basically, volunteers will be assigned certain sections or threads on the forums and must keep track of how many posts each member made in their area then PM me the numbers every day or so. Volunteers should make sure that they'll be available during the entire contest and will have the time and dedication to count posts and PM me the results on a daily or near daily basis. Naturally, since volunteers are still competing in the contest as well, I'll be checking up on their numbers from time to time to prevent cheating. If anyone is interested, PM me and I'll get back to you.

Earning Points:
Posting in any non Game/RP thread = 1 point per post
Posting in RPs (the RP board, RP Battles board, ROM, and Portal Panic) = 2 points per post
Posting in Games (the Games board and The Thingy Game) = 1/2 point per post
Starting a new thread = 2 points + 1 point for every five posts made in that thread (doesn't matter who posts)
Getting a new person to join the forums = 2 points + 1 point for every five posts made by that new member
Winning a round of The Thingy Game = 2 points
Winning an Insult Sword Fight = 3 points
Winning an IPA battle against another member = 3 points
Winning Mafia When You`re the Mafia = 5 points
Winning Mafia When You`re Not the Mafia = 2 point
The Mafia Wins at Mafia When You`re the Narrator = 4 points (no cheating or blatant misleading allowed)
Being one of the first three people to get into The Club when the requirements change = 2 points
Winning the In The Club hangman game = 3 points
Special bonuses = ? points
Winning Special Challenges = ? points

For the thread bonuses and new member bonuses, these only count for new threads that are created during the contest and new members that join during the contest.

Special bonuses are awarded for completing mystery goals. As to what those goals are, they're a mystery. Some of the ones from previous years may return...and some won't. There could be new ones too. Possible bonuses MIGHT include things like posting in the Saying Hi thread every day or making particularily funny post. The points awarded will vary depending on the goal.

During the course of the contest I will also post several special challenges that you can compete in to earn large amounts of bonus points.

Finally, spam posts, posts that break the forum rules, flaming, and reviving old threads for 'me too' posts will not earn points and may even result in a loss of points. (However, reviving old threads for legitimate reasons, such as bringing back an old game or RP, are perfectly fine.) I will be monitoring not just the number, but also the quality of posts so spamming to up your post count is a VERY BAD idea.

Prizes are as follows.

1st Prize (King/Queen): Choice of one of the following + graphic for signature and special forum title:
Cash prize ($25 mailed, paypaled, or donated to PV)
Signed copy of Guardian of The Stone + printed and signed PV strip of your choice (mailed)
Short sprite comic series (6-10 strips) featuring the winner
Piece of artwork by Josiah and piece of artwork by Shauni
Short Flash movie featuring the winner

2nd Prize (Prince/Princess): Choice of one of the following + graphic for signature and special forum title:
Cash prize ($15 mailed, paypaled, or donated to PV)
Signed copy of Guardian of The Stone (mailed)
Printed and signed PV strip of your choice (mailed)
Very short sprite comic series featuring the winner (2-3 strips)
Piece of Artwork by Josiah
Piece of Artwork by Shauni

3rd Prize (Duke/Duchess): Choice of one of the following + graphic for signature and special forum title:
Cash prize ($5 mailed, paypaled, or donated to PV)
Single sprite comic featuring the winner
Small piece of artwork by Josiah
Small piece of artwork by Shauni

If you have any questions about the contest please post them here.

So, as always I'm going to volunteer to count the posts in the IPA section. Which I suppose I should have done earlier, but I didn't really think about it.

Ok, thanks. Does this mean that IPA is reviving?

Of course. If I want to place at all, I need the daily, short, non-spam post opportunity that IPA provides.

I-I mean... um... no actually, it's too late to cover this up with some meaningful crap. I just want the posts.

Woo! I've been waiting a long time for this...

Crap! I didn't know this started already!

Dont' worry Sira, you've still got a chance. We've had late comers place in the top three at least a couple times before.

Oh I'm not worried I was just surprised that I'd completely forgotten.

I'm planning on pulling an Astral in this KotF contest.

Aha, but with the power of PurplePrincess on my side, I shall not fail!

What did Astral do?

Started late last year and still won an award.

If i remember correctly she started during the second half of the contest. And Kaida also completely forgot about KOTF.

Cool!

And the KotF contest is now over! I hope everyone enjoyed it. Winners will be posted in a day or two once I finish adding everything up and make the award graphics.

I thought it was next month. I can't wait until next year.