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Well that's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that when you're voting, use the criteria that the competition lays out. Example: in the versus style tournaments, one of the biggest criteria is, "How well does this piece incorporate BOTH themes?" An entry can have good arrangement, production, instrumentation, etc., but really only use one of the themes. That's important to consider when voting. Also a competition can be set up when the PRIMARY criteria is just arrangement. Maybe it's an arrangement competition and the runner doesn't care as much about production. Voters should respect that and tailor their votes accordingly. I mean, look, the criteria could very well just be, "Pick the song you like the most." In that case, genre preferences are just fine. How else would you pick what you like the most? That rule is not really about eliminating genre-bias, but making sure that voters understand and take into account what the competition is really about.

I think you shouldn't make assumptions about SE's intentions. Outrage isn't really going to accomplish anything.

Hi everyone. In the past couple of years, competitions have gotten kind of a shot in the arm here at OCR. With the advent of the tournament style competitions like GRMRB and WCRG, more and more people are taking part as remixers and voters. Because competitions obviously get people really fired up, there have been some issues having to do with fairness and sportsmanship that I and other competition organizers feel need to be addressed. I want to lay out a couple of basic guidelines that people should be following when participating in our competitions and tournaments as runners, competitors, or voters. Competitors As competitors, we should always remember that while winning is awesome, our competitions are more about making great music, improving as an artist, and to a certain extent, helping each other improve as well. To that end, here are some guidelines and rules to follow: Don’t fixate on voting patterns and behaviors. If people aren’t voting for your entry, that’s their decision. Don’t criticize voters because you disagree with how they are voting. It’s not your job to make sure people are voting “the right way.” Don’t campaign for votes or instigate vote-stacking/ballot-stuffing. Your entry to a competition should be all you need to garner votes. Don’t use your social media accounts to tell people to vote for you, and don’t contact people in private to make a case for your entry. On the flip side, do encourage people to visit OCR, listen to entries, and make their own decisions about the entries they want to vote for. Don’t badmouth or belittle your opponents. Good-natured ribbing and light trash talk can be a fun part of any competition, but avoid making snide remarks and acting indignant when things don’t go your way. This includes making comments about whether or not a remixer is posted to OCR or not. Competitions are for people of all skill levels. Respect the decisions of the competition runners. When you sign up for a competition, you’re agreeing to abide by the rules the runner lays out. It’s okay to bring up issues if you think they’re affecting fairness, but the runner always makes the final call. If there’s a really serious issue with how a competition is being run, we can look at it and take appropriate steps to rectify the situation. Voters Most competitions on OCR use some kind of voting system to determine winners, so they end up depending on a lot of people to vote. Voters also have a couple of things they need to keep in mind when participating. Follow the voting guidelines laid out by the competition runner. Most competitions will tell you what to consider when making your vote (things like arrangement value, production, etc.). As a voter, you should try to adhere to that, rather than just picking what you like for your own personal reasons (e.g. “I like rock music better than techno so I’m picking this one”). Don’t campaign for votes on a contestant’s behalf. Make your own vote and encourage people to visit OCR and make their own decisions. Runners If you want to run a competition, here are a few guidelines to follow: Have a clear, unique concept. This can be anything from focusing on a game series, requiring collaborations, combining source tunes, or doing original music. Competitions cannot, however, be thinly veiled requests, so avoid doing things like “make me a couple of remixes from this game, and I’ll choose the best one.” Stick to your concept. For example, if you’re doing a collaboration competition, you shouldn’t allow solo remixes just because a person couldn’t find a partner. If you’re doing a Mega Man tournament, you shouldn’t allow Castlevania remixes just because you like music from that series. You created a concept that people are buying into; don’t throw that away. Think hard about your format. Some competitions work better as weekly or monthly events, whereas others work better as tournaments or longer events; tournaments generally require a lot more commitment from people too. Don’t over-complicate things. Especially with tournaments, there’s a real danger of trying too hard to make things really elaborate. Keep things straightforward. Have a clear schedule, but be flexible. Weekly competitions are easier to manage, but longer tournaments can get crazy. Competitions are more fun when people are able to participate, so try to be accommodating. Generally speaking, don’t restrict anyone from entering your competition; competitions should be open to all people of any skill level. Restriction should only occur in cases where a person has repeatedly violated the Code of Conduct. For competitions that use voting, be clear to voters about the criteria you want them to use when evaluating entries. Minimize drama. Competitions are for fun, not for people to get angry with each other. If you see people behaving in an unsportsmanlike way or violating the Code of Conduct, call them out and put an end to it. If you need help keeping people in line, ask a moderator to step in. Most importantly: be fair, but firm. If you have an issue (deadline extension, suspicion of vote-stacking, etc.), get the people affected involved. Consider all sides of the issue before making a decision; if you’re having trouble, catch me on Discordand I can help you.

Editorial generally keeps a tight rein on what writers can and cannot redefine in comic books. Batman in particular has been following a pretty consistent line of development for a couple of years now.

Because it's Nolan's version of the Lazarus Pit. Nolan's Batman universe doesn't contain any elements of the supernatural (like Ra's constant resurrections), so he takes the concept of the Lazarus Pit, which has always been associated with Ra's al Ghul, and spins it into something more real. The movie never calls it the Lazarus Pit, but when you have a knowledge of Batman lore, it makes perfect sense.

They, as in the filmmakers, or he, as in Bane? Are you really mad at the bad guy for lying to you? He's the bad guy. Of course he lied about him being born in the Lazarus Pit. Everyone thought he was the child from the Lazarus Pit because that's the myth he himself perpetuated. Are you angry that he, the villain of the story, wasn't honest with you, the audience? That he didn't spoil the misdirection at the very start? Don't be ridiculous.

Send me a sample of your work.

Folks, let's try to avoid speculation and just wait until djpretzel has something to tell us.

Sounds great. I don't have an issue with any thinness of the soundscape. Seems just right to me. Great arrangement, nice organ stuff. YES

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Yeah the last one is basically it. Or there's also the idea of running a non-tournament compo with only two competitors per week. Each remixer picks a source from any game they want and PM the compo runner their pick. The day the competition starts, the compo runner posts the two sources and the remixers go. At the end, everyone votes, and that's it. You could call it like, "ReMixing Fight Club" or something.

Why would you cast Bruce Willis as Shepard? Shepard's a chick. ...

This kind of conduct is unacceptable here. First and only warning: tone down your posting style or face a ban.

Book 1 was actually designed to be a self-contained story. In its earliest conception, it was intended to something a 12 episode miniseries about Avatar Korra. That was it. The series would have ended with Amon defeated and Korra getting her bending back. Then Nick extended their order to 26 episodes, paving the way for Book 2 (14 eps), so they had to write a new storyline for that as well. Then Nick extended the series for ANOTHER 26 episodes, which means Book 3 and 4 will be about 13 eps each, and possibly more connected.

It's a massive media event. The movie and TV studios have basically taken over SDCC. I have always wanted to go to SDCC myself but it's become less of a desire for me as I hear more and more about the dwindling emphasis on comics. NYCC on the other hand still seems to treat comics as king. There are still celebs but you don't see a lot of TV and movie panels. It's a lot of comics stuff.

More print runs for more albums, for starters. Especially the bigger ones like FF7.

Duke Nukem. I was extremely disappointed with what Duke turned into when they made Duke 3D.

Man, I missed the Alan Wake deal. :\

I think that if you're getting all the proper licensing and stuff done, it's okay, imo.

ReMixing with the Stars isn't a tournament, it's a monthly competition. GMRB is starting soon. Get ready.

Really cool stuff but since this is still in progress and you already have a thread over there in the WIP forum, I'm going to close this up. Community is for full releases, not partial ones.

Good God guys, how many times do we have to say "not-for-profit" before people believe us? Has OCR ever done anything for-profit? Have we ever exploited any artist for personal financial gain? Nobody's "lining their pockets" from this. Nobody's making a "fat profit." The whole idea is categorically ridiculous.