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. Be proud of yourself. 

 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 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.

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 in score. Simple as that. Dear person skimming the rules for the password: Yeah, we see you. We know what you're doing. Good luck finding it. Everyone should have seen our new extension policy by now, but if you haven't we suggest going back to read "Details, Details" for the explanation of how things will work this time around.

7. We reserve the right to refuse/remove anyone for any grounds we see fit.

We try to be the nice guys, we really do. But bad behavior, vulgar remarks toward our judges, or any sort of harassment on the part of contestant or judge will not be tolerated at any time. We do not discriminate people based on their religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or anything else. If you do, you will be asked to leave immediately and you will not be welcomed back. This rule is here because if you are eliminated on the grounds of rule violation or bad behavior, or refused entry into the competition, you can at no time say that "we can't do that because its not in the rules". Because we can. And here it is. In the rules.

8. Know when to ask for help. 

 If something's not right, or something doesn't make sense, you are always free to ask us. We're not just here to score. If you are unable to meet a deadline because of personal reasons/circumstances beyond your control, send us a message before the deadline, and we'll do our best to accommodate.