ROTM rules and catagory schedule *Newbies read*
#1
05-10-2009, 09:30 PM
ROTM rules and catagory schedule *Newbies read*
For you new guys, in order to get into one of these ROTM's you need to get out in the forums and get your name and your ride known. This also applies for some of the older members that just hide in shadows.
Here is the schedule for 2009
Jan - 1st gen
Feb - 2nd gen
Mar - 3rd gen
Apr - 4th gen
May - V6, any year
Jun - 1st gen
Jul - 2nd gen
Aug - 3rd gen
Sep - 4th gen
Oct - 6 cylinder any year
Nov - 5th gen
Dec - Outlaw/ROTY
Here is the schedule for 2010
Jan - 1st gen
Feb - Young Guns (16-24 years old)
Mar - 2nd gen
Apr - Unique Whip (This would be the most unique camaro, any year)(Lots of ways people could view this and could protentially involve a lot of people)
May - 3rd gen
Jun - Mid life crisis (25-38 year old, any year camaro)
Jul - 4th gen
Aug - Who's got muscle (open to any year, would be for modified engines, but still all around car, just got to have the modified engine to get in.)
Sep - 5th gen
Oct - 6 cylinder any year
Nov - Over the Hill, sponsored by extenze (39 and up years old, any camaro)
Dec - Outlaw (any vehicle other than camaro)/ROTY
**Catagories are subject to change due to participation**
The first order of business is to set up some hard fast rules. I will be monitoring the nominations threads very closely to avoid any confusion upon voting.
Eligibility
To be eligible a member must have a photo album. This is to ensure pics end up in the voting thread, so that the casual user can know who he is voting for. Anyone being nominated must also be an active member. This means he or she must have had at least 5 posts in the previous month. No one car can win ROTM twice in the same year regardless of catagory, but, if you happen to have more than one car, you can win once with each car. Also, a member cannot win the same ROTM catagory twice in a row with the same car. This means that bi-annual catagories can be won a maximum of once per year by a single car, and that annual catagories can be won a max of once every other year by the same car.
Nominations
The process for being entered onto the ballot is as follows:
In any given month, each user will have 2 nominations. You can give only a single first nomination andyouhave the ability tosecond someone else's first nomination, you cannot second your own first nomination. You cannot nominate yourself. Both of your nominations can be used to second previous nominations.
Nominations will take place during the first week and a half of the month PRIOR to the month of interest (ie, if we are doing march ROTM, nominations will start on Feb 1st and run for 2 weeks).
Because we are a reletivelysmall community right now the rules may be fudged somewhat in the interest of filling the ballot. However, if nominee #6 fulfills more of the requirements than nominee #3 (if for instance #3 did not accept his nomination) then #6 will win the ballot slot. If you are nominated without all of the requirements and decide to make the necessary updates be sure to PM me (or the moderator overseeing the current ROTM nominations thread) that the updates have been done. This way, if the entry comes down to a time stamp, we will be able to make a fair call as to who gets into the competition.
Once Nom'ed
Most of the time nominations will not take up the entire two weeks. Once a member is nominated it is his or her responsibility to PM me (or whoever is looking after ROTM at the time) with a URL to the picture they want used during voting (max 800x800 pix), and the URL of his or her photo gallery, as well as (optional) a brief description of the car to appear below the picture. The message can include mods, times, resto, or originality information. Do not waste your time making a long message because there are size constrictions and an overly long message will be reduced in size until it is illegible anyways.
Voting
Voting will begin directly after nominations and will rununtil the first day of the last week of the given month.That is, in any month, once noms and voting have taken place there will be 1 week remaining in the month.
Competing members are encouraged to wage their own little PR campaignes. You are welcome to post up additional pictures or information within the voting thread once it is up, or put a link in your signature to the thread with a "vote for me" tag. Feel free to act just like all the scuzzy politicians we know an love (Note: mudslinging commercials will not be tolerated).
What You Get!
Aside from the recognition and the ultimate glory of being the ROTM, members will get to write an article about said ride that will be stickied in the ROTM section. You will also recieve a new member title telling everyone of your prize.
Eligibility
To be eligible a member must have a photo album. This is to ensure pics end up in the voting thread, so that the casual user can know who he is voting for. Anyone being nominated must also be an active member. This means he or she must have had at least 5 posts in the previous month. No one car can win ROTM twice in the same year regardless of catagory, but, if you happen to have more than one car, you can win once with each car. Also, a member cannot win the same ROTM catagory twice in a row with the same car. This means that bi-annual catagories can be won a maximum of once per year by a single car, and that annual catagories can be won a max of once every other year by the same car.
Nominations
The process for being entered onto the ballot is as follows:
- Timmy nominates camarobob for ROTM
- Jimmy 2nd's the nomination for camarobob
- camarobob sees that he has been nominated twice and accepts his nomination thus ensuring his spot on the ballot.
In any given month, each user will have 2 nominations. You can give only a single first nomination andyouhave the ability tosecond someone else's first nomination, you cannot second your own first nomination. You cannot nominate yourself. Both of your nominations can be used to second previous nominations.
Nominations will take place during the first week and a half of the month PRIOR to the month of interest (ie, if we are doing march ROTM, nominations will start on Feb 1st and run for 2 weeks).
Because we are a reletivelysmall community right now the rules may be fudged somewhat in the interest of filling the ballot. However, if nominee #6 fulfills more of the requirements than nominee #3 (if for instance #3 did not accept his nomination) then #6 will win the ballot slot. If you are nominated without all of the requirements and decide to make the necessary updates be sure to PM me (or the moderator overseeing the current ROTM nominations thread) that the updates have been done. This way, if the entry comes down to a time stamp, we will be able to make a fair call as to who gets into the competition.
Once Nom'ed
Most of the time nominations will not take up the entire two weeks. Once a member is nominated it is his or her responsibility to PM me (or whoever is looking after ROTM at the time) with a URL to the picture they want used during voting (max 800x800 pix), and the URL of his or her photo gallery, as well as (optional) a brief description of the car to appear below the picture. The message can include mods, times, resto, or originality information. Do not waste your time making a long message because there are size constrictions and an overly long message will be reduced in size until it is illegible anyways.
Voting
Voting will begin directly after nominations and will rununtil the first day of the last week of the given month.That is, in any month, once noms and voting have taken place there will be 1 week remaining in the month.
Competing members are encouraged to wage their own little PR campaignes. You are welcome to post up additional pictures or information within the voting thread once it is up, or put a link in your signature to the thread with a "vote for me" tag. Feel free to act just like all the scuzzy politicians we know an love (Note: mudslinging commercials will not be tolerated).
What You Get!
Aside from the recognition and the ultimate glory of being the ROTM, members will get to write an article about said ride that will be stickied in the ROTM section. You will also recieve a new member title telling everyone of your prize.
Jan - 1st gen
Feb - 2nd gen
Mar - 3rd gen
Apr - 4th gen
May - V6, any year
Jun - 1st gen
Jul - 2nd gen
Aug - 3rd gen
Sep - 4th gen
Oct - 6 cylinder any year
Nov - 5th gen
Dec - Outlaw/ROTY
Here is the schedule for 2010
Jan - 1st gen
Feb - Young Guns (16-24 years old)
Mar - 2nd gen
Apr - Unique Whip (This would be the most unique camaro, any year)(Lots of ways people could view this and could protentially involve a lot of people)
May - 3rd gen
Jun - Mid life crisis (25-38 year old, any year camaro)
Jul - 4th gen
Aug - Who's got muscle (open to any year, would be for modified engines, but still all around car, just got to have the modified engine to get in.)
Sep - 5th gen
Oct - 6 cylinder any year
Nov - Over the Hill, sponsored by extenze (39 and up years old, any camaro)
Dec - Outlaw (any vehicle other than camaro)/ROTY
**Catagories are subject to change due to participation**
Last edited by greenarrow; 04-17-2011 at 09:41 PM.
#3
09-03-2009, 08:40 PM
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Fort Brag NC (no longer in iraq)
Posts: 2,200
So a few questions
(Dec - Outlaw/ROTY) will be for any vehical except a camaro? Also how are you going to work Outlaw/ROTY at the same time? Have two threads going at the same time or just do the Outlaw at the start of the month and ROTY the last half?
(Aug - Who's got muscle) What are the requirements to have a modified engine going to be? And will it be open to all vehicals or only camaro's.
(Dec - Outlaw/ROTY) will be for any vehical except a camaro? Also how are you going to work Outlaw/ROTY at the same time? Have two threads going at the same time or just do the Outlaw at the start of the month and ROTY the last half?
(Aug - Who's got muscle) What are the requirements to have a modified engine going to be? And will it be open to all vehicals or only camaro's.
#4
09-03-2009, 09:36 PM
So a few questions
(Dec - Outlaw/ROTY) will be for any vehical except a camaro? Also how are you going to work Outlaw/ROTY at the same time? Have two threads going at the same time or just do the Outlaw at the start of the month and ROTY the last half?
(Aug - Who's got muscle) What are the requirements to have a modified engine going to be? And will it be open to all vehicals or only camaro's.
(Dec - Outlaw/ROTY) will be for any vehical except a camaro? Also how are you going to work Outlaw/ROTY at the same time? Have two threads going at the same time or just do the Outlaw at the start of the month and ROTY the last half?
(Aug - Who's got muscle) What are the requirements to have a modified engine going to be? And will it be open to all vehicals or only camaro's.
The ROTY will be voting the whole month of December. Winner announced at 12:01 a.m. central time January 1st, 2010.
For the who's got muscle ROTM next year, it's going to be for internally modified engines. Must have at least two internal mods. So say a cam and rocker arms, etc... and etc...
#5
09-03-2009, 09:45 PM
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: St. Helens, Oregon
Posts: 2,237
Hmm, maybe I'll get the submission pics for each winner and put them in a calendar, I've got a cafe press account, non profit. I made a poster a long time back, there's a massive thread here somewhere about that.
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#9
10-21-2009, 10:33 AM
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Heading west
Posts: 451
Sooooo..... I see nothing in the rules stating that one can't have two cars nom'ed in the same category, am I correct?
#10
10-21-2009, 05:07 PM
Um.....................ok, you found a loophole. I don't really care because you're only going to win with one of them. But there's going to have to be at least two other cars in the running. By having two cars in the running, you might actually hurt yourself by spliting votes between the two.