Firefly Rumble - A Different Kind of Icontest

Round 2: Challenge 9 -- Miranda. Ask Her.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:34:54 GMT

Rules

Make sure you are actually signed up. Sign-ups for Round 2 are closed.
Only ONE icon per participant is to be submitted.
Use only the caps provided below.
Icon must meet LJ Standards (100x100, 40kb or less, .png, .gif, or .jpg).
No animation. Brushes, textures, blends, and text are all fine.
Since this is an anonymous community, please do not display your entry anywhere until the voting results are posted.
Post your icon and its URL as a comment to this post. All comments for this post will be screened.
If you prefer not to have your submitted icon featured on our profile page (if it places), please leave a comment 'opting-out' that icon. This will apply for all future submissions.
Entries will be due Saturday, October 18, 2008 11:59 pm PST.
If you are skipping this challenge, please leave a comment letting me know. You earn a point just for participating each week, but if you skip 3 challenges in a row, you will be disqualified.
If you will not be around to vote for this challenge, please let me know ahead of time and I won't hold it against you.

Special Category: This week's special category is 'Best Brush Use' The special category is optional.

Round 2: Challenge 7: Miranda. Ask her. - A Miranda Challenge

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Screencaps courtesy of _jems_

Also, as a head's up ~ Challenge 10 will be an icon free-for-all so anything goes. I just thought I'd throw that out there for you to think about or get a jump on (if you want).

Round 2: Challenge 8 VOTING

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:02:37 GMT

Sorry for the delay. I've been working day and night lately and haven't had a chance to get this up before now.

Rules

Vote for your 3 favorite icons. Remember, you are voting on the quality of the icons.
Also vote for the 1 icon you think best meets the requirements for this weeks special category. It's okay to pick an icon you've already voted for above. The special category this week is 'Best Use of Tiny Text.'
Please leave a comment stating why you chose that particular icon for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (optional). These comments will be made available to icon makers after the results are posted, if requested.
Incomplete votes will not be counted.
You do not need to be a participant to vote, but anonymous votes will not be counted.
Don't vote for yourself, but encouraging friends to vote here is fine (just don't tell them which is yours).
You MUST vote to win (unless you've already informed me of your unavailability).
Votes will be submitted through screened comments.
Voting is weighted as follows: 1st = 3 pts; 2nd = 2 pts; and 3 = 1 pt. These totals are added to determine challenge winners. SC votes are tallied separately.
Voting will close Saturday, October 11, 2008 11:59 pm, PST.

Voting Sample
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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

Round 2: Challenge 7 RESULTS & Challenge 6 BANNERS

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:57:08 GMT

1st (tied): gerryswenchie (3 pts)

1st (tied): silentsarah (3 pts)

2nd: azuremonkey (2 pts)

3rd: oronena (1 pt)

Special Category (Most Creative): azuremonkey (1 pt)

Updated scores can be found at the sign-up post.

Icon Number - Points; Special Category Votes
01 - 21*
02 - 06*
03 - 09*
04 - 02
05 - 01
06 - 21*
08 - 12; SC = 1*
09 - 11; SC = 1*
11 - 11*
12 - 02*
13 - 16; SC = 18*
14 - 05*
15 - 01

* Comment(s) Available. If you'd like to see your comment(s), please leave a comment here with your icon number and I'll respond in a screened comment. If you'd like me to e-mail your comments, leave your e-mail. Icon numbers not listed did not receive any votes.

Please don't forget to enter Round 2: Challenge 8. Entries are due by Saturday, October 4, 2008.

Round 2: Challenge 8

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:54:20 GMT

Rules

Make sure you are actually signed up. Sign-ups for Round 2 are closed.
Only ONE icon per participant is to be submitted.
Use only the caps provided below.
Icon must meet LJ Standards (100x100, 40kb or less, .png, .gif, or .jpg).
No animation. Brushes, textures, blends, and text are all fine.
Since this is an anonymous community, please do not display your entry anywhere until the voting results are posted.
Post your icon and its URL as a comment to this post. All comments for this post will be screened.
If you prefer not to have your submitted icon featured on our profile page (if it places), please leave a comment 'opting-out' that icon. This will apply for all future submissions.
Entries will be due Saturday, October 4, 2008 11:59 pm PST.
If you are skipping this challenge, please leave a comment letting me know. You earn a point just for participating each week, but if you skip 3 challenges in a row, you will be disqualified.
If you will not be around to vote for this challenge, please let me know ahead of time and I won't hold it against you.

Special Category: This week's special category is 'Best Use of Tiny Text' The special category is optional.

Round 2: Challenge 7: I Think She Looks Adorable. - A Kaywinnit Lee Frye Challenge

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Screencaps courtesy of _jems_

Round 2: Challenge 7 VOTING

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:31:24 GMT

Rules

Vote for your 3 favorite icons. Remember, you are voting on the quality of the icons.
Also vote for the 1 icon you think best meets the requirements for this weeks special category. It's okay to pick an icon you've already voted for above. The special category this week is 'Most Creative.'
Please leave a comment stating why you chose that particular icon for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (optional). These comments will be made available to icon makers after the results are posted, if requested.
Incomplete votes will not be counted.
You do not need to be a participant to vote, but anonymous votes will not be counted.
Don't vote for yourself, but encouraging friends to vote here is fine (just don't tell them which is yours).
You MUST vote to win (unless you've already informed me of your unavailability).
Votes will be submitted through screened comments.
Voting is weighted as follows: 1st = 3 pts; 2nd = 2 pts; and 3 = 1 pt. These totals are added to determine challenge winners. SC votes are tallied separately.
Voting will close Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:59 pm, PST.

Voting Sample
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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

Round 2: Challenge 7: REMINDER

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:19:11 GMT

Sorry I forgot to post a reminder yesterday. I won't be posting the voting until after noon tomorrow (9/28) so if you haven't entered, please remember to enter Round 2: Challenge 7.

Round 2: Challenge 7 - We're Just Too Pretty For God to Let Us Die

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:33:35 GMT

Rules

Make sure you are actually signed up. Sign-ups for Round 2 are closed.
Only ONE icon per participant is to be submitted.
Use only the caps provided below.
Icon must meet LJ Standards (100x100, 40kb or less, .png, .gif, or .jpg).
No animation. Brushes, textures, blends, and text are all fine.
Since this is an anonymous community, please do not display your entry anywhere until the voting results are posted.
Post your icon and its URL as a comment to this post. All comments for this post will be screened.
If you prefer not to have your submitted icon featured on our profile page (if it places), please leave a comment 'opting-out' that icon. This will apply for all future submissions.
Entries will be due Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:59 pm PST.
If you are skipping this challenge, please leave a comment letting me know. You earn a point just for participating each week, but if you skip 3 challenges in a row, you will be disqualified.
If you will not be around to vote for this challenge, please let me know ahead of time and I won't hold it against you.

Special Category: This week's special category is 'Most Creative' The special category is optional.

Round 2: Challenge 7: We're Just Too Pretty for God to Let Us Die - A Silly Little Challenge

Caps courtesy of _jems_

Round 2: Challenge 6 RESULTS

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:16:42 GMT

I don't have the banners handy yet, but I thought I'd post the results. A new challenge will be up shortly.

1st (tied): silentsarah [3 pts]

1st (tied): azuremonkey [3 pts]

2nd: zuckermaus77 [2 pts]

3rd: iladora [1 pt]

Special Category - Best Duplication: zuckermaus77 [1 pt]

Congratulations!

Updated scores can be found here

It may take a couple of days to respond to these as I'm heading out of town this afternoon, but I will get to all of them. Thanks!

Icon Number - Score; Special Category
01 - 09; SC = 1*
02 - 09*
03 - 14; SC = 6*
04 - 05*
06 - 10*
07 - 04*
08 - 09*
09 - 09; SC = 1
10 - 06; SC = 1*
11 - 08; SC = 5*
12 - 22*
13 - 01
14 - 01; SC = 2
15 - 22; SC = 5*
16 - 04; SC = 1*

* Comment(s) Available. If you'd like to see your comment(s), please leave a comment here with your icon number and I'll respond in a screened comment. If you'd like me to e-mail your comments, leave your e-mail. Icon numbers not listed did not receive any votes.

Round 2: Challenge 6 VOTING

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:41:31 GMT

Rules

Vote for your 3 favorite icons. Remember, you are voting on the quality of the icons.
Also vote for the 1 icon you think best meets the requirements for this weeks special category. It's okay to pick an icon you've already voted for above. The special category this week is 'Best Duplication.'
Please leave a comment stating why you chose that particular icon for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (optional). These comments will be made available to icon makers after the results are posted, if requested.
Incomplete votes will not be counted.
You do not need to be a participant to vote, but anonymous votes will not be counted.
Don't vote for yourself, but encouraging friends to vote here is fine (just don't tell them which is yours).
You MUST vote to win (unless you've already informed me of your unavailability).
Votes will be submitted through screened comments.
Voting is weighted as follows: 1st = 3 pts; 2nd = 2 pts; and 3 = 1 pt. These totals are added to determine challenge winners. SC votes are tallied separately.
Voting will close Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:59 pm, PST.

Voting Sample
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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

Round 2: Challenge 6 REMINDER

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:21:39 GMT

Click the banner to enter the challenge.

The following people have not submitted icons (or passed) for this challenge:

aryas_zehral // azuremonkey // badbadpixie // edgiko // entropy_and_me // hbpen // kasiopeia // kohda // lusciouspandora // missjcchinadoll* // silentsarah // yukitheawesome

If you're going to skip this challenge, please leave a comment to let me know. Thanks!

*Not submitting an icon for this challenge will disqualify the participant.

Round 2: Challenge 5 RESULTS

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:55:38 GMT

First off, I'd like to thank all of our participants and voters. We truly appreciate your participation in the community. Secondly, there were a number of people I had to remove from our participant list after this challenge, but we hope you'll be able to stick around for voting and hopefully come on board for Round 3.

1st Place: badbadpixie [3 pts]

2nd Place: kohda [2 pts]

Note to kohda: A request has been made to use this icon (with credit, of course). Please respond in the comments whether or not the icon is available for general use. Thanks!

3rd Place (tie): iladora [1 pt]

3rd Place (tie): katiegsr [1 pt]

Best Use of Texture: badbadpixie [1 pt]

Updated scores can be found here.

Please let me know if something is wrong.

Icon # - Score; Special Category
01 - 06; SC = 1*
03 - 05; SC = 0*
04 - 06; SC = 0*
05 - 15; SC = 0*
06 - 07; SC = 0*
07 - 03; SC = 0*
08 - 07; SC = 2*
09 - 03; SC = 1*
10 - 11; SC = 0*
11 - 03; SC = 0
12 - 27; SC = 9*
13 - 01; SC = 0*
15 - 17; SC = 5*
16 - 15; SC = 5*

* Comment(s) Available. If you'd like to see your comment(s), please leave a comment here with your icon number and I'll respond in a screened comment. If you'd like me to e-mail your comments, leave your e-mail. Icon numbers not listed did not receive any votes.

Please don't forget to enter Round 2: Challenge 6. Icons are due Saturday.

Round 2: Challenge 6: At Last, We Can Retire and Give Up This Life of Crime

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:51:23 GMT

Rules

Make sure you are actually signed up. Sign-ups for Round 2 are closed.
Only ONE icon per participant is to be submitted.
Use only the caps provided below.
Icon must meet LJ Standards (100x100, 40kb or less, .png, .gif, or .jpg).
No animation. Brushes, textures, blends, and text are all fine.
Since this is an anonymous community, please do not display your entry anywhere until the voting results are posted.
Post your icon and its URL as a comment to this post. All comments for this post will be screened.
If you prefer not to have your submitted icon featured on our profile page (if it places), please leave a comment 'opting-out' that icon. This will apply for all future submissions.
Entries will be due Saturday, September 13, 2008 11:59 pm PST.
If you are skipping this challenge, please leave a comment letting me know. You earn a point just for participating each week, but if you skip 3 challenges in a row, you will be disqualified.
If you will not be around to vote for this challenge, please let me know ahead of time and I won't hold it against you.

Special Category: This week's special category is 'Best Duplication' (the same image must be used at least 2 times in the icon). The special category is, as always, optional.

Round 2: Challenge 3: At Last, We Can Retire and Give Up This Life of Crime - The Lilac Heist

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Caps courtesy of _jems_

Round 2: Challenge 5 Voting

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:28:38 GMT

Rules

Vote for your 3 favorite icons. Remember, you are voting on the quality of the icons.
Also vote for the 1 icon you think best meets the requirements for this weeks special category. It's okay to pick an icon you've already voted for above. The special category this week is 'Best Use of Texture.'
Please leave a comment stating why you chose that particular icon for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (optional). These comments will be made available to icon makers after the results are posted, if requested.
Incomplete votes will not be counted.
You do not need to be a participant to vote, but anonymous votes will not be counted.
Don't vote for yourself, but I highly encourage you to get your friends to come vote - just don't tell them which icon is yours. :D
You MUST vote to win (unless you've already informed me of your unavailability).
Votes will be submitted through screened comments.
Voting is weighted as follows: 1st = 3 pts; 2nd = 2 pts; and 3 = 1 pt. These totals are added to determine challenge winners. SC votes are tallied separately.
Voting will close Saturday, September 6, 2008 11:59 pm, PST.

Voting Sample
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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

Round 2: Challenge 5 Reminder

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:12:35 GMT

Click the banner to enter the challenge.

The following people have not submitted icons (or passed) for this challenge:

azuremonkey // badbadpixie // demonfairie15 // entropy_and_me // hbpen // hobbs_1981 // iladora // kohda // maantre // megathy27 // missjcchinadoll // obaona // rescuedsoul* // silentsarah // yukitheawesome

If you're going to skip this challenge, please leave a comment to let me know. Thanks!

*Not submitting an icon for this challenge will disqualify the participant.

Round 2: Challenge 4 Results

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:11:19 GMT

1st Place [Tied]: badbadpixie (3 pts)

1st Place [Tied]: yukitheawesome (3 pts)

2nd Place: silentsarah (2 pts)

3rd Place: odette_river (1 pt)

Special Category - Best Interpretation: badbadpixie (1 pt)

Favorite Individual Icon (Tied): azuremonkey (1 pt)

Favorite Individual Icon (Tied): azuremonkey (1 pt)

Favorite Individual Icon (Tied): odette_river (1 pt)

The updated scores are available at the Participant List.

Please let me know if I got anything wrong. Thanks!

Set # - Score; Special Category

01 - 06; SC = 0*
02 - 20; SC = 7*
03 - 14; SC = 0*
05 - 08; SC = 3*
06 - 07; SC = 1*
08 - 02; SC = 0
10 - 01; SC = 0*
11 - 06; SC = 2*
12 - 17; SC = 1*
13 - 04; SC = 0*
14 - 20; SC = 3*
15 - 08; SC = 1*
17 - 06; SC = 0*
18 - 13; SC = 3*

Favorite Individual Icons:
01T = 1 vote
02N = 1 vote
03T = 1 vote
03N = 3 votes
06T = 1 vote
07N = 1 vote
10N = 1 vote
12T = 2 votes
13N = 1 vote
14N = 1 vote
14T = 1 vote
15T = 2 votes
18N = 3 votes
18T = 3 votes

* Comment(s) Available. If you'd like to see your comment(s), please leave a comment here with your icon set number and I'll respond in a screened comment. If you'd like me to e-mail your comments, leave your e-mail. Icon numbers not listed did not receive any votes.

Please don't forget to enter Round 2: Challenge 5. Icons are due Wednesday, September 3, 2008.

Round 2: Challenge 5

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:35:42 GMT

Rules

Make sure you are actually signed up. Sign-ups for Round 2 are closed.
Only ONE icon per participant is to be submitted.
Use only the caps provided below.
Icon must meet LJ Standards (100x100, 40kb or less, .png, .gif, or .jpg).
No animation. Brushes, textures, blends, and text are all fine.
Since this is an anonymous community, please do not display your entry anywhere until the voting results are posted.
Post your icon and its URL as a comment to this post. All comments for this post will be screened.
If you prefer not to have your submitted icon featured on our profile page (if it places), please leave a comment 'opting-out' that icon. This will apply for all future submissions.
Entries will be due Wednesday, September 3, 2008 11:59 pm PST.
If you are skipping this challenge, please leave a comment letting me know. You earn a point just for participating each week, but if you skip 3 challenges in a row, you will be disqualified.
If you will not be around to vote for this challenge, please let me know ahead of time and I won't hold it against you.

Special Category: This week's special category is Best Use of Texture.

Round 2: Challenge 3: The patients were cynical and not responding and we couldn't bring them back. - An Ariel Challenge

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Caos courtesy of _jems_

Round 2: Challenge 4 VOTING

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:04:43 GMT

Rules

Vote for your 3 favorite icon sets. Remember, you are voting on the quality of the icons.
Also vote for the 1 icon set you think best meets the requirements for this weeks special category. It's okay to pick an icon you've already voted for above. The special category this week is 'Best Interpretation (of the theme).'
This challenge, I'm also going to have you vote for ONE favorite individual icon. Just vote by stating the icon set # and N (for Now) or T (for then). I'll award the icon with the most votes an additional point.
Please leave a comment stating why you chose that particular icon set for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (optional). These comments will be made available to icon makers after the results are posted, if requested.
Incomplete votes will not be counted.
You do not need to be a participant to vote, but anonymous votes will not be counted.
Don't vote for yourself, but I highly encourage you to get your friends to come vote - just don't tell them which icons are yours.
You MUST vote to win (unless you've already informed me of your unavailability).
Votes will be submitted through screened comments.
Voting is weighted as follows: 1st = 3 pts; 2nd = 2 pts; and 3 = 1 pt. These totals are added to determine challenge winners. SC votes are tallied separately.
Voting will close Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:59 pm, PST.

Voting Sample
# - reason (optional)
# - reason (optional)
# - reason (optional)
SC (Best Interpretation) - reason optional
Favorite Individual Icon - reason optional

Icon Set #1
Now	Then

Icon Set #2
Now	Then

Icon Set #3
Now	Then

Icon Set #4
Now	Then

Icon Set #5
Now	Then

Icon Set #6
Now	Then

Icon Set #7
Now	Then

Icon Set #8
Now	Then

Icon Set #9
Now	Then

Icon Set #10
Now	Then

Icon Set #11
Now	Then

Icon Set #12
Now	Then

Icon Set #13
Now	Then

Icon Set #14
Now	Then

Icon Set #15
Now	Then

Icon Set #16
Now	Then

Icon Set #17
Now	Then

Icon Set #18
Now	Then

Round 2: Challenge 4 REMINDER

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:37:57 GMT

I'm posting this a little early since I'll be out of town through Sunday.

Click the banner to enter the challenge.

The following people have not submitted icons (or passed) for this challenge:

aladriana* // azuremonkey // demonfairie15 // edgiko // hbpen // hobbs_1981 // iladora // kasiopeia // katiegsr // kirtash_girl // kohda // maantre // megathy27 // missjcchinadoll // morpheus0013 // obaona // ozqueen // rescuedsoul // silentsarah // warningdca*

If you're going to skip this challenge, please leave a comment to let me know. Thanks!

*Not submitting an icon for this challenge will disqualify the participant.

Round 2: Challenge 3 RESULTS

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:43:30 GMT

First Place: iladora [3 pts]

Second Place: badbadpixie [2 pts]

Third Place: silentsarah [1 pt]

Special Category (Best Text): aryas_zehral [1 pt]

The updated scores are available at the Participant List.

Please let me know if I got anything wrong. Thanks!

Round 2: Challenge 3 Point Tally
Icons Number - Points; Special Category Votes
02 - 01*
03 - 01; SC = 1*
05 - 08*
06 - 12*
07 - 01*
08 - 06*
09 - 17; SC = 2*
10 - 01
11 - 07*
12 - 10*
13 - 21; SC = 3*
14 - 09; SC = 2*
15 - 05
16 - 08*
17 - 13; SC = 2*
18 - 10; SC = 7*
19 - 00; SC = 2
20 - 07; SC = 2*
21 - 00; SC = 2

* Comment(s) Available. If you'd like to see your comment(s), please leave a comment here with your icon number and I'll respond in a screened comment. If you'd like me to e-mail your comments, leave your e-mail. Icon numbers not listed did not receive any votes.

Thanks!

Don't forget to enter Round 2: Challenge 4!

Round 2: Challenge 4 - Now and Then 'Set' Challenge

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:23:04 GMT

This is going to be a bit different as I'm not providing caps and you'll be submitting a "set" of two icons. The theme is 'Now and Then' and further details are below.

Rules

Make sure you are actually signed up. Sign-ups for Round 2 are closed.
Icons must meet LJ Standards (100x100, 40kb or less, .png, .gif, or .jpg).
No animation. Brushes, textures, blends, and text are all fine.
Since this is an anonymous community, please do not display your entry anywhere until the voting results are posted.
Post your icons and their URL as a comment to this post. All comments for this post will be screened.
If you prefer not to have your submitted icons featured on our profile page (if it places), please leave a comment 'opting-out' the icons. This will apply for all future submissions.
Entries will be due Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:59 pm PST. I'm giving a few extra days since I'll be out of town next weekend.
If you are skipping this challenge, please leave a comment letting me know. You earn a point just for participating each week, but if you skip 3 challenges in a row, you will be disqualified.
If you will not be around to vote for this challenge, please let me know ahead of time and I won't hold it against you.

Special Category: This week's special category is Best Interpretation.

You'll be submitting TWO icons this challenge. The "NOW" icon should be created using a cap from the movie Serenity. The "THEN" icon should be from any episode of the series. You can use the caps from _jems_ OR your own caps - whichever you prefer.

You can focus on a specific character, a group of characters, or just go for a general mood. Really, so long as you use a cap from the movie and a cap from the show, it should be okay.

Icons will be judged as a set.

Here's an example entry:

url1: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/cheshire_monkey/my%20icons/firefly_rumbleR2CH3example1.png
url2: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/cheshire_monkey/my%20icons/firefly_rumbleR2CH3example2.png

Please let me know if you've got any questions. This is an experiment. :D