Hey Sup Guys ,
Here is once again a suggestion composed by your truly , the ol ' amazing Souzouryoku
Now to get to the body of this.

Topic to be Dicussed :Signature Tournament
About / Description :

It's a tournament of Signature Creating similar to any other contest and tournament.
There is numerous ways this tournament can be broken down.

1 ). By Brackets
A Tournament Bracket , chart , or list is created to set-up the one on one battles.
And simple and original rules apply.

--Contestant Must Win by Votes of those who is currently in the battle.
Meaning contestants is not allowed to vote in their battle.

--Whom ever has the most amount of votes advances to the next round of the tournament.
Example:
JackJackBlue 8 Votes > 16AmazingSplits 3 votes
JackJackBlue Wins and move on to round 2!

2 ). Elimination
All Contests of the tournament are in one big round.
The contestant after every round with the least amount of votes is eliminated.

--In this Kind of tournament Contestants are allowed to Vote.
But Not for themselves!

--If two or more contestants have the same amount of votes are
then under go another voting sessions... And contestant with the least amount of votes
is eliminated and thee others move on to the next round with the other contestants.

3 ). Tallying Votes
After every Around the votes are increase prior to how much votes you had the previous round(s).
Example:
Round 1:
Tapeworm: 6 Votes
Hot.lava: 3 Votes

Round 2:
Tapeworm: 1
Hot.lava: 4

Tapeworm: 7 votes total
Hot.lava : 7 votes totals

--Who ever has the most votes at the end of the tournament Wins!
Example:
Final Results:
Tapeworm: 56 votes
Hot.lava: 63 Votes
RevampTru: 94 Votes
Flameclaw: 130 Votes

Flameclaws Wins the Tournament!



Who Chooses The Theme?
Any choosen Active member who is not participating in the tournament.
Who can choose themes great, and exciting.

How Long each Round Last ?
Each Participating contestant , will have the same amount to submit and entry for the round .
3 Days to submit and entry...
Each Round last Aprox. 1 Week...

Can Eliminated Contestants Still able to vote?
Yes , for whomever they feel has the best signature to fit the theme.

Is there any Prize for the tournament champion?
Yes , to say you won GE first big Signature Tournament...
And if all goes well all the Graphic Artist Would Enter...
Since everyone is great here at what they do, the champ can actually Have some bragging Rights and Say they Are actually the best!

Some Pre-Tournament commentary judging ?
Sure , Why Not Just be fair about whom your talking about.
Examples

Most Likely to win tournament: RevampTru
Tournament Underdog: Revamptru
Eliminated After 2ndRound: Revamptru

"I'm pretty sure ya'll understand the concept,"
-RevampTru

Purpose of the Tournament?
+Fun
+Increase positive activity
+Increase morals and value towards graphics
+Increase basic skills and understandings
+Increase Judging / Commenting Abilities

Who keeps score of the Tallied Scores?
Whoever is not a participant of the tournament , can be named "treasurer"
+Must be able to do Simple Addition


What if a contestant is Late upon Entry Due Date?
Then that contestant is eliminated , and the tournament moves on ahead.
In Tallied Vote Rules , the contestant is Just Suspended and is unable to submit and enty or receive votes until the next round.
Or has the option to loose half their already obtain votes.


Words From Revamp
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Boy Does it feel good to be logged on once again
and hope this tournament will be able to take place...

This seems like a great idea to me!

I wonder if some other members will put some votes in towards this idea.

Good idea!

yeah need more supporters
, but its a good way to get everyone active

Everyone who designs graphics you mean. :P
I'll go ahead with this idea.

yeah , but even people that don't design can participate
as judges and like prompters

I'll try to avoid saying "I like all the pretty colors."

Good, cause that's my line.

Well, I think this is a great idea. Just wondering if we should do this first, or another tutorial contest first.

I think we should try this ,
or have an trail version to see how this can turn out first

Firstly, I'm out, never entered this style of competition. However it could be an interesting idea, something I would definately follow.

Also, Vampy you might want to change your OP, I never win any gfx competitions, and I don't see that changing any time soon :P

I'd be in favor of it only if a set number of people join. Currently, our community is too small unless a bunch of members pop out of nowhere.

well yeah that's also an issue

I dont like the idea of adding up points from the previous round. It should either be elimination OR tallying of votes. My reason is if ProGraphicsDesigner007 goes up againt MSPainter96 and its 7-0 voting then ProGraphicsDesigner007 got a huge advantage against his next opponent by beating a much less skilled opponent.

Elimination might really be the best way, as mentioned. I overlooked that part of the idea.

Yeah , i mentioned various ways the tournament can go about because i known some people may like like certain ideas
but looks likes elimination may be the best thing to do here