Thread:Grrrbear26/@comment-26044269-20150516055631/@comment-26044269-20150517052223

Primary Rules

 * A concept must have a link to the main CB page to be eligible for judging. Contestants are also encouraged to name their concepts with as the title's prefix so that the judges may have an easier time organizing the entries.
 * A concept must abide by the challenge of the CB it is partaking in to be eligible for judging. Contestants are encouraged to adhere to the challenge to the best of their abilities and emphasize its importance in their entries' kits as there is now a new scoring system based around an entry's compliance with the challenge.
 * A concept must be (plagiarism shouldn't be allowed anyway) to be eligible for judging. In the cases of concepts exhibiting minor to moderate similarity to other preexisting concepts, good faith is assumed and the similarities are treated as mere coincidences unless proved otherwise. Generally speaking, only  are subject to being vulnerable to plagiarizing.
 * A concept must have been submitted by the to be eligible for judging.
 * A concept may still partake in a CB without being eligible for judging, if it has been submitted before the submission deadline. Nevertheless, as it is not eligible for judging, it cannot be judged and therefore can only acquire points from the public evaluation poll. Reasons as to why a concept is not eligible for judging must be listed at the top of its page.

Secondary Rules

 * Concepts which are not eligible for judging may be disqualified from a CB at the judges' discretion. Not stating the reasons as to why a concept is not eligible for judging at the top of its page is an offense which can and will disqualify the subject entry.
 * Contestants may only have up to 1 concept in which is eligible for judging. If a contestant has more than 1 concept which could be considered eligible for judging, they will have to mark one of their concepts as ineligible for judging before the submission deadline, lest the judges mark one of them as ineligible for judging at random. Contestants are discouraged from entering more than 1 concept into a single CB altogether.
 * Contestants are encouraged to, give feedback and/or share their opinions of other entries of the CB for the sake of promoting good sportsmanship and increasing the amount of interactivity between the contestants. No specific placings or prizes are reserved for the most constructive helper of a CB, as assisting others should be an act solely done in good faith.
 * Contestants are discouraged from editing their concepts' after the submission deadline, as it is indeed cheating. Major reworks of an entry done after the submission deadline may result in the subject entry being marked as ineligible for judging, at the judges' discretion.
 * Contestants are discouraged from the public evaluation polls. No fingers shall be pointed at anyone and trust should be assumed in everyone, as honesty is the ultimate determining factor of the amount of fun involved in holding such a public contest.

Scoring

 * All concepts start with 0 points.
 * Concepts are given a score multiplier of up to X2 based on the, at the judges' discretion.
 * Concepts which abide to the challenge of the CB are given up to 2 points, at the judges' discretion.
 * Concepts which display very strongly the characteristics of negative applications of anti-patterns are deducted up to 2 points, at the judges' discretion.
 * Concepts are then given up to 3 points points based on how, at the judges' discretion.
 * Concepts are not given any points for presentation in order to uphold the notion that all legitimate concepts must be equally appreciated. However, in the events of a tie, presentation may be the determining factor which decides 1st place and 2nd place, thus contestants are encouraged to polish up their entries to the best of their abilities, regardless of the fact that it is not systematically scored.
 * After the judges have evaluated all the entries, a public evaluation poll with the following categories are posted: Most Original/Creative Concept and Favorite Concept. Concepts which are voted 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the most original/creative concept are given 3 points, 2 points and 1 point respectively, whilst the concepts voted 1st and 2nd in the personal favorite are given 2 points and 1 point respectively. Voters are welcomed to post reviews/reasons as to their vote, but are not strictly encouraged to.

Winning
*In the event of a tie which has been deemed unresolvable through conventional methods by the judges, a chicken fight is to be had to determine the winner.
 * The concept with the most points win (duh) and the contestant who entered the winning concept is deemed a judge for the next two subsequent CBs.
 * In the event of a tie, the judges are to discuss the winner of the CB via chat or pm.

I've tidied/adjusted up the rules for public viewing and have taken your advice in toning down the score multiplier (multipliers of 0.5X, 1X, 1.5X and 2X may be used to account for the decreased maximum multiplier) granted by a concept's adherence to the main challenge and ridding the scoring step which grants concepts 1 point for being eligible for judging. Should be ready for public employment.