[pompeyjazz]

Hi All - We've had a few queries regarding the rules, so after deliberation between the organisers, here we go....

1. Theme - Summer or beach, doesn't have to mention those words but must apply to theme
2. One entry per member + one collab allowed
3. Post in finished songs with note (Summer Competition)
4. Last posting date - 30th June
5. The organisers will post a list of entries after 30th June
6. Anybody can vote for their top song, all entrants must cast a vote for their song to be eligible
7. You cannot vote for your own song even if it is by far the best entry
8. Voting closes - Midnight 14th July

Cheers

John

[Martinswede]

Thank you for posting the rules!
It all seems quite easy to follow.

You have not mentioned that by entering a song you
automatically allow it to be played by campfires by anyone
no matter how skilled or unskilled in music they are.
But I guess that's just common sense.

Martin

[pompeyjazz]

You have not mentioned that by entering a song you
automatically allow it to be played by campfires by anyone
no matter how skilled or unskilled in music they are.
But I guess that's just common sense.

Yes - That is allowed as well

[Neil C]

Entrants and rules now updated on initial page on this thread  http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=13034.msg125198#msg125198

[Jackdaw]

Count me in please.

Jackdaw1888 :-)

[Neil C]

Jackdaw,

You're in

:-)
neil

[tina m]

Is Dolby meant to be Delboy?

[PaulyX]

Just double checking the rules before I wax down any surfboards:
There's a list of who's allowed to enter on the first link - are the rest of us cheerleaders this time? (That's cool if so, I've got pompoms).
Also do entries count as one of your 14-day quota or are comps separate?
Still new here and don't want to commit any board faux pas.
Ta
Pauly

[tina m]

Thats just a list of people whove expressed interest in writing a song for the comp...people often say theyre interested but then dont manage it, so I think thats what Neil means when he says 'entrants may include'
Anyone can have a go  
Yes the song will count as one of your 14 day quota

[Neil C]

tina's spot on. Once I've spied the entry and there are some appearing on the threads i'll include the song url on the list.

Eagerly awaiting yours Pauly

:-)

neil

[Skub]

Yes the song will count as one of your 14 day quota

I assume then there will be no monthly song comp for the duration of the summer comp?

[tina m]

I assume then there will be no monthly song comp for the duration of the summer comp?

What have we done before? I dont remember the SOTM ever stopping bcos there was a competition running?
I mean the competition is running for 2 months so you could post 4 songs in that time, but most people will only enter one in the comp (2 if they collaborate) so there should be plenty of songs for SOTM

[Skub]

It's a lot of listening for folk to do and on two fronts. I dunno perhaps it'll work ok.

[Martinswede]

So I read the rules again.
If person X gets 70% of the votes but forgets to vote personally
the person with the second largest amount of votes win?

[CaliaMoko]

Yes, it is a lot of listening, but I think it'll work fine. It'll be the fourth such challenge since I became active here--there was the Valentine "happy love song with a twist" February 2016, then the summer "Bare Bones" challenge, and most recently we had the "spooky or something" (I might be remembering the theme of that one slightly wrongly) last autumn. We also had the song of the month every month without fail. It all worked.

If you can't listen to all the entries, just listen to as many as you can. If you listen to them as they are posted, you'll have an idea which ones appeal most to you and you can go back and review only those.

Vicki