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ACCEPTED ENTRIES

RULES
Nocturnal Embassy's Dark Outfitters Contest, takes place ONCE a month and accepts GA pics only
Please don't submit recycled entries from any other contest nor copied outfits including the DOC because if we notice we will remove them.
Entries that don't display our banner won't be accepted.
Don't hesitate to report any repeated outfits you see somewhere else.
Please check beginning and ending dates beneath the themed main pic and make sure to read the rules.


RULE 1.) Read the rules before entering the contest. If your entry does not abide by our rules, it will be rejected.

RULE 2.) This contest is open to all ages -- so your entry must not violate the IMVU Terms of Service. Anything deemed overly sexual, sexually explicit, excessively violent or offensive may be rejected.

RULE 3.) Your entry must be an outfit submitted through our Outfits Submission System. Please adhere to the contest rules and theme in the creation of your entry. Save your outfit (*saveOutfit) and be sure that it is set public (For Everyone) and does not contain restricted content. To enter the contest, click on the button "ENTER CONTEST" on our page. You should then see a menu where you can select your outfit that you wish to enter, and a button to submit it.

RULE 4.) Your entry must not have anything that obstructs the clear view of your avatar, or it will be rejected.

RULE 5.) Only worthy entries are accepted. Entries with Dressing Room or gray or unexistent backgrounds will be rejected. Off-theme entries will be rejected. Entries copied from other contestants will be rejected. Low grade image entries will be rejected. We reserve the right to reject your submission for any reason.

RULE 6.) You must display our Banner on your home page for the duration of the contest. Failure to do so will result in your disqualification. If you remove our banner during the contest, you will be disqualified also. The banner can be inside a scrolling panel, but please make sure it's not modified from it's original format and its not too hidden so that we can find it easily. Try to avoid the scrolling bars have stickers obstructing to be scrolled.

HOW TO PLACE OUR BANNER:
STEP 1. Copy the banner code.
STEP 2. Go to a prominent and visible panel on your Home Page and click on the Edit button. A menu will appear.
STEP 3. From the menu, select "Edit custom HTML/CSS". A text field will appear below the panel.
STEP 4. Paste the banner code into the text field, then click the Save button.

RULE 7.) Only one entry per person/household is allowed. To thwart cheaters we can only allow one entry per avatar/person/IP/computer/household. Our system runs various checks to prevent and disqualify anyone trying to bypass these checks. You can participate simultaneously for the edited and the unedited contest though

RULE 8.) Your submission is final. We will not change your entry after submission.

RULE 9.) You and your home page must be accessible. Your home page must not be set private. Your account's privacy settings must allow us to message you, or your entry will be disqualified. Finalists who cannot be contacted will be immediately disqualified. Afterall, we cannot award you a prize if we cannot contact you!

RULE 10.) Grant of Rights: by submitting your entry, you grant us the right to display your entry credited to your avatar name.

RULE 11.) Your entry will be judged for the expression of the contest theme, the quality of presentation, the appearance of your avatar, the composition of the image, your creativity and style. Put forth a sincere effort and show us what you can do.

RULE 12.) We welcome your questions, but please read all rules FIRST before asking questions. Please don't ask us what the next contest theme will be -- the next theme is announced ONLY when the next contest begins.

RULE 13.) No Drama of any type will be tolerated. Keep your communications civil., If you have a complaint or grievance, please feel free to talk with us, but keep your messages civil. Sending rude messages will NOT resolve your issues. Abusive people and other offenders will be banned from all future contests, so please consider the consequences of your actions.

RULE 14.) The top 3 winners of a contest will not be allowed to win a top 3 spot in the next contest. After the next contest has passed they may win top 3 spots again. This allows all other contestants to have a fair chance at the top spots, with no single contestant dominating week to week.

RULE 15.) Your outfit entry must be freshly made for this contest. Any outfit entry that was made for other contests, and is being entered here does NOT show the imagination, dedication, and sincerity we are looking for in a contestant. Any outfit entry being used simultaneously in other contests will forfeit your current Avatar Awards entry.

RULE 16) Our judges and members can submit their entries for fun, but will not be considered for prizes.

Before voting, our judges will review and filter all the entries again to verify if the theme is self explanatory and shown clearly, no violatons to TOS and VGP, no "recycling" reports, and at least one avatar is visible

Rules are subject to change if we consider our project requires adjustments.. Contestants are responsible for reading the rules for any changes BEFORE they enter the contest.

Rules used under written permission of Avatar Awards.

ACCEPTED ENTRIES

RULES
Nocturnal Embassy's Avatar Art Contest, takes place ONCE a month and accepts GA pics only
Please don't submit recycled entries from any other because if we notice we will remove them.
Entries that don't display our banner won't be accepted.
Don't hesitate to report any repeated entry you see somewhere else.
Please check beginning and ending dates and make sure to read the rules.
We reserve the right to remove entries if they do not adhere to the rules at any time of the contest and without previous notification.


RULE 1.) Read the rules before entering the contest. If your entry does not abide by our rules, it will be rejected.

RULE 2.) This contest is open to all ages -- so your entry must not violate the IMVU Terms of Service. Anything deemed overly sexual, sexually explicit, excessively violent or offensive may be rejected. Please avoid using AP outfits or furniture in your image.

RULE 3.) Your entry must be a non animated image 500 x 500 pixels in .jpg or .png format and submitted through our Submission System. Make sure your image is this exact size as the system does not accept any other format. Please adhere to the contest rules and theme in the creation of your entry. To enter the contest, click on the button "ENTER EDITED CONTEST" on our page. Select the image you wish to enter from the file you saved it in your computer, and press the button to submit it.

RULE 4.) Photo editing is permitted but is not compulsory. Your entry will be judged based on originality, composition, accurateness to the theme, use of items in the entry and not just on photoshop skills.

RULE 5.) Entries should feature one or more imvu avatars clearly and also imvu furniture. Entries with over edited avatars or morphed avatars will be removed. Your picture can feature one or more avatars, but the contestant will be the submitter only. Morphing refers to sticking parts of imvu avatars into other images bodies. Be aware we don?t want just an avatar with a background from deviant art or any other internet source. For backgrounds please try to set your avatar in a furnished scene and touch it up or if you prefer, draw the background yourself. In case we have doubts, we might request the original screenie you used to edit, and if we can?t recognize enough alikeness or we receive art theft reports your entry will be rejected.

RULE 6.) You must display our Banner on your home page for the duration of the contest. Failure to do so will result in your disqualification. If you remove our banner during the contest, you will be disqualified also. The banner can be inside a scrolling panel, but please make sure it's not modified from it's original format and its not too hidden so that we can find it easily. Try to avoid the scrolling bars have stickers obstructing to be scrolled.

HOW TO PLACE OUR BANNER:
STEP 1. Copy the banner code.
STEP 2. Go to a prominent and visible panel on your Home Page and click on the Edit button. A menu will appear.
STEP 3. From the menu, select "Edit custom HTML/CSS". A text field will appear below the panel.
STEP 4. Paste the banner code into the text field, then click the Save button.

RULE 7.) Only one entry per person/household is allowed. To thwart cheaters we can only allow one entry per avatar/person/IP/computer/household. Our system runs various checks to prevent and disqualify anyone trying to bypass these checks. You can participate simultaneously for the edited and the unedited contest though.

RULE 8.) Your submission is final. We will not change your entry after submission.

RULE 9.) You and your home page must be accessible. Your home page must not be set private. Your account's privacy settings must allow us to message you, or your entry will be disqualified. Finalists who cannot be contacted will be immediately disqualified. Afterall, we cannot award you a prize if we cannot contact you!

RULE 10.) Grant of Rights: by submitting your entry, you grant us the right to display your entry credited to your avatar name.

RULE 11.) Your entry will be judged for the expression of the contest theme, the quality of presentation, the appearance of your avatar, the composition of the image, your creativity and style. Put forth a sincere effort and show us what you can do.

RULE 12.) We welcome your questions, but please read all rules FIRST before asking questions. Please don't ask us what the next contest theme will be -- the next theme is announced ONLY when the next contest begins.

RULE 13.) No Drama of any type will be tolerated. Keep your communications civil., If you have a complaint or grievance, please feel free to talk with us, but keep your messages civil. Sending rude messages will NOT resolve your issues. Abusive people and other offenders will be banned from all future contests, so please consider the consequences of your actions.

RULE 14.) The top 3 winners of a contest will not be allowed to win a top 3 spot in the next contest. After the next contest has passed they may win top 3 spots again. This allows all other contestants to have a fair chance at the top spots, with no single contestant dominating week to week.

RULE 15.) Your entry must be freshly made for this contest. Any entry that was made for other contests, and is being entered here does NOT show the imagination, dedication, and sincerity we are looking for in a contestant. Any entry being used simultaneously in other contests will forfeit your current Nocturnal Embassy entry.

RULE 16) Our judges and members can submit their entries for fun, but will not be considered for prizes.

Before voting, our judges will review and filter all the entries again to verify if the theme is self explanatory and shown clearly, no violatons to TOS and VGP, no "recycling" reports, and at least one avatar is visible

Rules are subject to change if we consider our project requires adjustments.. Contestants are responsible for reading the rules for any changes BEFORE they enter the contest.

Rules used under written permission of Avatar Awards.

Winners for our last contest at Nocturnal Embassy have been chosen.
We enjoyed all the entries and congratulate you all on your hard work.
The winners are...

UNEDITED



EDITED






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