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Ariston's Writers Resort ☀Conduct Agreement☀

Rules

1. Play nice.

This is a competition. Things get tense; we've been there and done that. But any sort of harassment or fighting will not be tolerated. Have a complaint about a competitor? PM us.

2. "Mafia" hits are not allowed.

Forming a large group to gang up on one individual writer will never be tolerated in our games. If we get any word that you're gathering a group to eliminate someone or lower their score, you and anyone else who joined in will be immediately put under question and possibly removed.

3. Make this a fun experience

Please remember that we are human. If we spell your tribute's name wrong or misplace them somewhere, it is never intentional and we will always do our best to make things right. If you get eliminated, remember that it is never anything personal. Sometimes, that's just the way it goes. All of our judges swear to be 100% unbiased on every task and to every player. We do not and never will pick favorites. We do not make things easier on people just because we like them outside of the Games. Saying such a thing will, however, make this a very bumpy ride for us all. If you feel like one of our judges is being unfair to you or that you were eliminated unfairly, then you may privately message either them personally, or this account.

4. Follow the rules and guidelines.

This goes without saying. Everything that we do and say is designed to make it easy for all of us. Follow the formatting guidelines, listen to the rules, and we'll all have a great time. There'll be more on formatting later on with lots of helpful examples and witty ballots. When you join our competition, you are agreeing to comply with our rules and our design. If you have a concern or problem with the way something is being done, please notify us before the competition has started, preferably before Reservations begin to give us adequate time to take what you say into consideration. If there is something we are not willing to change or you do not agree with, you are not obligated to join.

5. No vote begging.

If you are put up for votes, in absolutely no way are you allowed to ask people to vote for you. Puppet accounts, biased voters, all of that will get you a serious time out. If we see any sort of suspicious voting, don't doubt for a second that we will immediately question you. Depending on the severity of the voting, we will not hesitate to blacklist or suspend anyone.

6. Be punctual.

We understand that life happens. We understand things don't always go according to plan. But failure to hand in a task leads to an automatic zero for a score. It's as simple as that. If you are worried about a deadline for other games interfering with one of ours, remember to manage your time accordingly. This game will be run as the dates are provided for it and you will be expected to turn in. If you have joined other games and decide to join this one, you are required to follow both our rules and their rules for deadlines. We have no bearing on this. If it is that hard for you to write both within the time provided, you likely shouldn't be in both games. We will never give you an unfair amount of time to write an entry. By signing up to these games you are telling us that you will either turn in, ask for an extension and turn in, be late and accept a lowered score or face your zero and elimination for two missed entries.

This will be a short competition, with only six tasks, but we'd still like the same level of dedication you'd give to longer games. Dear person skimming the rules for the password: Yeah, we see you. We know what you're doing. What is your aspiration in life? Send it in with your form. Our extension policy is below if you haven't seen it before or need a refresher on how things work.