About The Floo-Between Duel, Guidelines and FAQ Options

[Merman]

Ok got it!
Thank you very much!

[evlpez]

Attention Ferrets,

It's November 7th, and that means it's time to open up the Voting booth for Round Two - Future Ferret Challenges!

All Round Two submissions so far have been entered into the booth and are ready for rating. Remember, submissions will be accepted for this round until December 1st. Just because the booth is open doesn't mean you're too late to enter! All future submissions will be manually entered into the voting booth as soon as they're spotted by an administrator. You may rate submissions for this round until December 5th, when the booth will close and the Round Two prize winner will be announced.

When rating submissions, please use this score card as a guideline:
Score Card

__ Ferret Points for following the mission
__ Ferret Points for technical (grammar, spelling are consistent with the author's character)
__ Ferret Points for overall creativity
__ Ferret Points for characterization
__ Ferret Points for adherence to canon*
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Total out of 10 maximum Ferret Points

0 = Poor, 1 = Okay/good, 2 = Great

* The canon element is up to you. You may rate this element according to the story's adherence to canon or according to the characterization of the author (for example: the story by Snape is as you believe a Canon-Snape would write it).

• You may not see a submission's comments until you've rated it yourself.
• You may not rate your own submissions.
• Your comments are not anonymous.

Be honest folks, and kindly leave constructive feedback for the writers about their submissions.



:paweast: Click here to go to the Project Ferret Voting Booth! :paweast:



Profiles and Chat posts will continue
to be accepted until November 24th.
It's not too late to get in on the fun!!

Good Luck, fellow ferrets!

[Amunet]

I have a question ...

While voting, we cannot vote for ourselves right?

[McGonagall's Cat]

Correct, the Booth won't let you vote for yourself.

Besides, Ferrets are all honourable and wouldn't be tempted to vote on their own submissions anyway.

[evlpez]

It's November 10th, fellow ferrets!!!!

That means it's time for Round Three to begin.



Submissions will be accepted until December 1st. The Voting Booth for Round 3 will open on Sunday, November 14th and close on December 5th.

Have fun , and good luck to all!

[timeturner]

Yay!! Round 3!

Can we post more than once for each character?

(edit: nevermind the above question, I didn't read the rules very carefully the first time I guess. The answer is yes.)

Also, say we were working on adding a post and someone else was doing the same. At times in the forum you think you are adding a reply after a certain post but someone else gets there one second sooner. Because we are not allowed to edit our post in this round once it is up, what should we do if the above situation were to happen? Because the wizards box is getting left in a different spot each time. The person may be picking it up from the wrong spot.

(Ok did that 2nd question make any sense? It sounded more sensible in my head, but I am not sure how to phrase what I want to say.) :/

[evlpez]

Also, say we were working on adding a post and someone else was doing the same. At times in the forum you think you are adding a reply after a certain post but someone else gets there one second sooner. Because we are not allowed to edit our post in this round once it is up, what should we do if the above situation were to happen? Because the wizards box is getting left in a different spot each time. The person may be picking it up from the wrong spot.

We don't want to slow anyone down by relying on "dibbs" posts (like we use in the Ferret Wheel), so you're going to have to take your chances. It's your responsibility to double check the most recent replies before you post to ensure continuity.

If you're in the middle of writing a submission and you find that someone else has posted, it shouldn't be too difficult to change the location in your draft, since the meat of the thing should be about the character's dreams, wishes and attempts to open the box.

In the event that two people post within seconds of each other, the post that shows up latest (beginning with the wrong location of the Magic Box) may be edited to reflect the new location. Do your editing as soon as possible, please.

[timeturner]

Thanks!

[evlpez]

Attention, fellow ferrets:

Round Four is now open!!! Sorry for the delay!



Submissions will be accepted until December 1st. The Voting Booth for Round 4 will open on Sunday, November 21st and close on December 5th.

Have fun , and good luck to all!

[cherabela]

Woohhoo!!! All the round are up!!!! :flower:

[timeturner]

Great ideas for Round 4! I've been trying to guess what it would be and I never came close. Love it!

Can it be as long or short as we would like? Or do you have a recommendation?

Great Job again on all of the rounds to the administration and the writers!

[evlpez]

Question about Round 4: Can it be as long or short as we would like? Or do you have a recommendation?

It can be as long as you need it to be to resolve the story and end the match. Considering the Future Ferret Challenges require around 500 words each, I think it's safe to say your submissions for the Quidditch Match Challenge will probably be much more than 500 words.

[evlpez]

Just a few reminders, fellow ferrets...

The voting booths are now open for all fiction rounds. Please rate the stories in them using the provided score card as a guide.

The Profiles and Chat topics will close on Wednesday November 24 at noon Central time. Once they are closed, no new characters will be accepted into the contest. All Floo-Between Characters must have a profile submitted in order to be eligible to participate in the FB Chat and Fiction Challenges.

Five polls will appear in the FBD Cross-Over forum on Wednesday for Round One. You will chose your favorite Screen Name, Avatar, Signature, Profile and Chat Performance.

If you haven't allowed your Floo-Between Character to chat a bit in the FB Chat, be sure to post before it closes to be eligible to win the "Favorite Chatter" category of Round One. Characters who have not participated in the Chat topic will be excluded from the "Favorite Chatter" poll.

[timeturner]

Out of curiousity. Can you create a character for fun in the Character profiles and not use them in each round?

[evlpez]

You're not required to participate in all rounds, though you may want to. Remember; if you have more characters who write in the fiction rounds, you will earn more Ferret Points from their top-rated submissions for each round. That means more Points toward your bid for a Grand Prize, as the three Ferrets with the most Points will win those cool replica wands and DVDs or Gift Certificates.

If one of your characters has a profile but doesn't write fiction or chat, your Profiles post would make you eligible in the Favorite Profile, Favorite Screen Name, Favorite Avatar and Favorite Signature polls only, and earn you extra Ferret Points if they place in the top three.