User blog:Cchen3/let the games begin! (join the fun stuff :))

Okay! I'm gonna start this now since I'm going on vacation soon and when I come back, I want to start all the fun stuff since I'll start to get busier as summer goes on and my summer is sadly very short

So there's actually two events I'm hosting this summer so stay tuned! You join both, or one, or neither I guess but if you weren't joining you wouldn't be reading this ;)

Also like if you join, please check my updates on this blog because this is my second blog lol I can't really make a new one since my other blog was important info too :P

Commenting Contest!
I always like to add a twist to this one because this is the third time we've done it, and so this time, there will be tiers! I'll explain how this will work and hopefully it won't be too confusing.

There will be levels that you have to go through by commenting and you'll get points based on the levels instead of length like I used to do. I'm going to give you categories and you'll be told to comment through those categories to move up tiers and earn more points.

This contest will start on June 22 and end on July 22 (any later I might be gone to another trip soooo)

I will keep track of what you're doing on here as best as I can so you can use it as a reference for what you've done!

Please put at the top of all your comments "COMMENTING CONTEST" so I know to count it.

'''For bonus points, please indicate you want it to be a bonus point and I will accept it if you've met earlier requirements for the Tier. This way I know if it's for the tier under or the one you're in.'''

Tier One - 1 point each
This is where participating users can submit 1 story they want read. You MUST read through all the submitted entries (entries will only count if you submit it before June 22, when the contest starts.) to move on to Tier Two. All entries will earn you 1 point, regardless of length. (If it is a show, I will give you one point per episode, you only have to read 3 episodes to consider it done!)

NOTE: if you've commented on a story that is in this section before the contest, comment on any sections you HAVENT read yet or do a new comment catching anything you might have missed the first time.

Once you've read all the stories linked in this section, you can move on to Tier 2!

Tier Two - 3 points each
You must comment on:

- 2 short stories (one MUST be a completed story; the other can be of any length) (each story will give you 3 points; but if both stories you read are incomplete, I might throw in an extra point ;))

- 3 episodes of a show (MUST BE SAME SHOW) (each episode will count as 1 point)

- 1 one-shot that is COMPLETED (hint: dogwood's contest had some entries that are one-shots) (3 points)

- 1 song-fic (no requirements) (3 points)

- NOT REQUIRED: for extra bonus 5 points go find a COMPLETED story that hasn't been commented on before (and has to be a user that is actively around) and comment on it [NOTE: this does NOT count as a qualification for the 2 short stories you must read] [HINT: i hear wetty has some fantastic stories :)]

'* note for above: if the story has only a comment from this competition, you are allowed to comment on it to earn the bonus five points. so in reality, all the competitors can comment on the same fanfic to get 5 points lol

Once you've finished this Tier you can move on to Tier 3!

Tier Three - 5 points each
You must comment on:

- 5 short stories (three MUST be completed stories, the others can be of any length) (each story will give you 5 points) (sorry no extras in this section this time i want you guys to go find the unfinished gems too)

- 5 episodes of a show (can be different shows! but try to stick to the same one if you can) (each episode will count as 1 point)

- 3 one-shots that are COMPLETED (5 points each)

- 3 song-fics (no requirements) (5 points each) (note: hopefully you don't run out of one-shots and songfics to read LOL i'll try to watch out for that)

- NOT REQUIRED: for extra bonus 10 points go find 5 gem stories that have less than 3 comments (from users not by the author) and comment on them! (2 MUST BE COMPLETED) (this is COMPLETELY separate from the 5 stories you must read as a requirement. Those will be tallied first before this one [each story you read will be worth 2 points but hey it's bonus no arguments)

Once you're done, move on to Tier 4!

Tier 4 - 10 points each
If you're here, lucky you! You get to comment on anything you like. BUT once you comment on someone's fanfic, you must choose another active person and comment. If you can go through all the competing users and the staff (Rainy, Wetty, Brighty, and me!) I'll give you 10 points extra :)

Any questions? Please message my talk or ask below! This will be the blog I put everything on so please bear with the length and check this often!!! I will update the entries and users when I get back from vacation and post all your results on here!

[FIREY WILL BE POSTING INFO NEXT ON STORY CHALLENGE BUT SHE WANTS TO POST THIS FIRST MORE INFO COMING QUICK]