This is a spin-off of the original GFX Art Battle, but with some updated rules and changes. Please make sure to read the rules before entering, since they have been modified. Good luck, we look forward to seeing some creative artistic entries!
Competition Rules 1. Must be hand drawn, either on paper or in a program. It can then be manipulated in an graphics program. But unoriginal artwork cannot be used as the main focus. Copyrighted images cannot be used. All pieces containing copyrighted images will be disqualified. 2. Submissions must follow the current theme that has been chosen by a moderator for that week. If you submit more than one piece, please clarify which one you would like to be judged. 3. If your image is larger than 600 pixels wide, please provide a link to the image instead of posting it in the forum. Otherwise, the image will be cut off. 4. Artists cannot win in subsequent weeks. You can still submit, but if you won the week before, you cannot get first place again the next week. 5. After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.
See the they it never specifies that there can only be one winner.
Sorry, but I must respond to this. They is plural. It is not a gender-neutral singular pronoun as many try to make it. (The correct gender-neutral singular is he.) So what to make of that loophole is beyond me.
I believe it is a reference to bulimia.An eating disorder,and so I suppose the new years resolution is to stop being bulimic.
Ah, I over thought that. I figured he thought they were chocolate at one time and ate some. Haha.
They is plural
Um yeah... that's what I said. Hahaha.
@Cenere Wow. Wow. Wow. I think you hit it right on the head. That makes 100% sense, and for the first time today I'm not confused about something. And its true too, when you aim for something you either succeed or fail. unless its hand grenades, then you can miss, but still hit the target.
Sorry, but I must respond to this. They is plural. It is not a gender-neutral singular pronoun as many try to make it. (The correct gender-neutral singular is he.) So what to make of that loophole is beyond me.
That reminds me of how "El" is the gender-neutral singular/plural used to refer to people as it is supposed to mean "he" in English.What an interesting loophole an argument for it.I won't argue against it of course and I'm sure someone could figure out why that is.
Yeah, but only one person has won in previous rounds, while the rules clearly state that at least two people receive 25 AP. So either your loophole is void or Strop has been giving himself a merit each round.
Laxatives is the stuff that causes dierrhia?? And, he is sitting on a toilet? No more having to run to the toilet, because I have eaten a giant amount of almonds?
@Cholo: Might, might not. I am just good at making stuff up, it does not have to right.
So either your loophole is void or Strop has been giving himself a merit each round.
Hahahahahahahahaha. He is a ninja, I wouldn't be surprised if he has been stealing merits without anyone noticing. I wonder if this means both 1st and 2nd places will be receiving merits from now on...
@Cenere Yeah, I have found that if you act like you know what you are talking about, people will believe that you do know what you are talking about. Even if it is completely made up.
Xzeno that is quite funny how you say that,but when I was referring to "El:I meant that is the word used in Spanish.Somehow I forgot to add that in before.Also yes it is defined as a plural pronoun,but unless I read this definition wrong then it can also be used to replace the words like he she and it to refer to anyone who is competing as well,so since "they"(or really just Carlie in this case) didn't define that they are referring to either anyone in a group or really everyone in the group then I think it could still be considered a loophole and Strop wouldn't have had to give two merits or more each round before,but can if he chooses to.(I'm trying to make as strong of an argument as possible)
@Cholo: I know, that is what I do during exams. I tend to be able to talk myself out of trouble, when I know a little about the stuff I am supposed to talk about. Only in German I have major problems, because "Ich spreche nur ein bischen Deutsch". Make pretend/acting is some of my best traits. One of the worst is my sleight of hand, at least for other people.
Oh, well, you may be right. Though the origin of this, I assure you, is not long-standing tradition, but rather recent tradition. While I hate to see a key grammatical slip-up like that go the way of the dinosaur, I will concede that you are correct, and the modern usage can mean a singular gender-neutral. Though I still would have liked that definition to be marked as slang...
I like it how suddenly I'm being accused of a forum felony D': Do you think that lowly of meeeee? *whiiiiine*
Okay, *puts on serious face* I'd just like to end this off-topic discussion with a point that Cholokid really should have spotted before he posted, *nudge nudge*
After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.
See the bolded words? That's strictly in the singular Since the latter phrase is a sub-clause which is dependent on the previous clause, the 'they' is in the singular neuter. I also have no idea why it would need to be marked as slang as this appears to be the only acceptable and proper way to address somebody in a gender neutral manner ('it' is generally used for non-persons). Call it idiomatic.
But this is all beside the point. The rules require some interpretation so instead what I decided to do in this unprecedented situation was to both exhibit the winning works in the champion's exhibit AND make them both eligible to win this round also, since you only cannot be awarded a merit two weeks consecutively.
Anyway, there is also a strict code of honour among the moderators that no moderator can, under any circumstances, award themselves a merit even if they are meant to be awarded one, and I can assure you this has never been broken. In fact, except for the one I got for the boxes round, I haven't gained any merits ever since I became a moderator more than 6 months ago because I've been too busy to write game reviews.
so are you saying that you plan on giving out two merits for the last rounds.I can't tell as you never really said anything along the lines of it being so or otherwise.You did say that we could both be eligible to win this round,but I'm not sure if that means we both get the rewards.
Oh, I noticed it, haha, I just hoped you wouldn't >.>
And if neither me nor Crimsonblade get a merit, that just wouldn't be fair. One must be awarded the merit. Or both. Just neither would be flat out wrong. You did pick a winner, well two of them, and the winner gets a merit. Therefore one of us must be given the merit.
Give it to Crimson, I have plenty of merits and have won this competition before. No need to be greedy about it.
