---Deadlines
-The deadline is usually decided by the battlers. For every day a battler is late for the deadline, a vote is added against him. For example, if the deadline has passed and you haven't posted your verse for 3 days then the score would be 3-0 against you and you will loose the battle.
-If voting for your battle stays open longer than 2 weeks it'll be closed with the winner being whos up in votes, if its a tie it'll be left open the next person to vote will decide the winner
---Battle rules
These rules are always in effect unless stated
differently by the battlers.
-No feeding, flipping, biting or recycling.
-First to 5 votes wins, 3-0=K.O. (4-1=T.K.O.)
-Deadline is 48 hours after battle is set up.
---Battlers
To battle:
-You must have introduced yourself in the new users forum.
-You must have dropped a piece in the scriptures
-You must have started a callout thread with your opponent's OK.
---Voters
To vote in a battle:
-You must have more than 50 votes.
-You must have dropped a pice in the scriptures/battled once.
-You must have introduced yourself in the new users forum.
-You must use the voting categories decided by the battlers.
---Validity Examination
You may request a validity examination if you think a vote against you is either:
-Hating for no valid reason
-An attempt at payback for a disagreement online or offline
-An attempt at getting payback for you voting against them recently.
Your request for a validity check will be decided by the 3 admins that reply first on the issue. You do not get to choose who the 3 admins are. If an admin is the one being accused 3 other admins will decide on the issue. If the validity examination feels that the vote is unfair, it will be discarded. If the examination feels that the vote is fair it will be kept.
You can only request validity examination a limited amount of time and that depends on how busy admins are.
---Miscellaneous rules (with punishment)
-You are not allowed to ask a person to vote in your favor. (DQ)
-You are not allowed to post anything other than a
verse, a
vote ,a
check or a
validity examination request in a battle thread, also known as freeposting. (warning, then dq or suspension)
-You are not allowed to edit your battle verse after one hour of posting it.(DQ)
-You may not change your signature or avatar while having a battle open.(DQ)
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These rules should be enforced by all admins and mods. Failing to do so will lead to consequences.
**Thanks to Ekoms and Drunken Jesus for taking the time to write these rules.**
YOU CAN ENFORCE ANY RULES THAT ARE PRE-EXISTING IN ANY BATTLES AND THAT CAN NOT BE HELD AGAINST YOU UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHETHER YOU'RE AN ADMINISTRATOR OR NOT, THOUGH RULES MAYBE ENFORCED IN ANY SITUATION, THEY ALSO MAY NOT BESIDES IF CLARIFIED ELSEWHERE. HOW CLEAR IS THIS RULE?
Added Rules when it comes to Discarding Votes (click the link):new-rule-feb-18th-2009-effective-immediately-vt12399.html#110111
