ALC2009

Rules et cetera

Please read these carefully before you submit your entry!

ALC format:

There will be 4 Semi Finals, which will overlap at 2 day intervals, with voting over a period of 5 days for each semi.
The top 5 of each qualifying to the grand final where they will be judged together with the automatic qualifiers

Submitting your Entry:

Each participant can enter up to 3 entries
A joint-entry counts as 1 entry for both entrants
Only ESC Nation MB regulars can enter
There is no limit on entries based on each song, but after 3 ALs based on 1 song, a warning will be given here
Entries must be kept anonymous. Anyone revealing their entry will be disqualified. This includes posting 'anonymously' on the ESC Nation messageboard, as moderators can still see who you are. Don't give yourself away in any way on the MB.
Entries may be submitted in word document, text document, html file, or just typed into the email
If you would like me (Harrow) to check spelling then just ask! (Obviously not if you submit 1 hour before the deadline!)
Entries can be altered/swapped as many times as required during the submission period
Deadline to enter: June 30th 23:59:59 CET is the cut off point, for all entries and alterations

 

Further requirements:

A pictorial representation (ideally, a photo of you, the writer) for the revelation shows, and the final scoreboard
An intro and outro message for your final votes (send when you submit these)
Information if you are unavailable for any period between July 1st and 25th
Designation of which entry will be in the final for direct finalists

Voting:

Compulsory for semi/final participants in own heat
Optional for participants without an entry in that heat
Non-entrants can vote, all non-participant votes will form 1 jury in each heat
All voting is ESC Style: 12, 10, 8-1 points given to top 10
Voting must be undertaken in the spirit of fairness.
Please don't try and figure out who wrote which entry before voting, and even if you are sure you know who wrote a song, just vote on the strength of the entries, not on which one your friends/partner wrote.
Anyone suspected of voting for certain writers rather than entries may be asked to review their votes, or be disqualified.

Presentation of the entries:

Entries will be placed in their semis and running order via a draw
Songs with more than one AL based on them will be kept apart where possible in the semis
ALs by the same writer will be kept apart where possible
After the submission period ends, each writer will receive an email, confirming:
the html presentation of their entry/ies
the mp3 of the original song(s) to be provided with their entry/ies

 

The following writers have an automatic finalist place in the final:

 

Contact:

If you need to contact the organisers for any reason, always use alternativelyricscontest@gmail.com
This includes if you want a message on the MB deleting if you consider it ruins your ALC anonymity. Reporting this in the usual way on the MB will only alert all moderators (many of whom are also participants) as to who you are, so please contact me directly!