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𝐈. 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐒
🍷| be respectful and patient
I am the only judge for these awards and I have my own life outside of Wattpad as well so don't harass me if I don't answer straight away. However, if I don't answer within 48 hours, please tag my main account — Dark_Ghostie — under your original comment

🍷| don't ghost me
Please be active during and a few weeks after the awards in case I need to contact you regarding your entry(s) and/or prizes. Once all the prizes have been settled, you can disappear all you want :)

🍷| don't try to bribe or negotiate with me about my rules
I want to give everyone a fair chance to get the recognition they want, but at the end of the day, it's my awards and I won't read what I am uncomfortable reading so I have the right to reject your story if it isn't something I'm comfortable with. That's final

🍷| don't try to cheat me of my time and effort
You're not allowed to withdraw from this awards after the results have been released, unless you've got a valid reason that'll be considered on a case-by-case basis, nor are you allowed to undo the payments after receiving your rewards. That's just unethical, rude and a complete waste of my time and effort that also robs someone more deserving from getting the chance to participate

🍷| accept the end results with an open mind
The reviews I give are purely my opinion and my taste in reading. Even if I'm not 100% sold on your story, I still aim to give constructive, honest and fair feedback to help you grow and not tear you down. However, if you aren't happy with it, that doesn't give you the right to hate or badmouth me. Do remember this when the results are released

🍷| only the placings and final scores will be published so there'll be a time period for the collection of the reviews and other prizes but you'll be responsible for collecting it
• The prizes will be made available after the results of each category are out.
• You'll be given two weeks to collect your prizes before I delete them on my end to clear up storage
• To collect your review and other prizes, I'll make my usernames on certain platforms availble available. All you have to do is send a text on the platform of your choice with your username, category and story title. Do note that for certain platforms, you may have to send a friend request or your account must be made public. More details will be released at the end of each results chapter

𝐈𝐈. 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

🍷| all entries must be your own work
• The story must be written by you, not by AI, or anyone else on Wattpad or other platforms. I don't have time to filter through all the entries, but if I suspect your work might be generated by AI or copied from someone else, I will look into it
└─ editing softwares, like Grammarly, autocorrect, Google docs and Word, are fine
└─ AI detectors that may be used if you're suspected of AI usage: QuillBot | Scribbr | ZeroGPT | Undetectable AI | Grammarly | Writer
└─ more details in the Emergency Meeting chapter
• for the aesthetics and characters mini categories, the entered graphics must be done by you and only original characters can be entered