γMonthly challenges are time limited events created from member's submissions. They will provide exclusive badges that can only be earned by completed the challenge during the month it gets released.
γEach monthly challenge will follow a provided theme that can match the month it's released in or just something very different. It will all depend on the submission, the voting and the final winner.
γYou will have the whole month to complete them, but that's it. Remember it's a time limited challenge.
LINKS INDEX
PARTICIPATING RULES γ
- Difficulty: complete the four main items listed.
γ— No second run (x2) available.
- Previously completed series aren't allowed. Neither is re-watching.
γ— Series previously started can't be used.
γ— Airing can be used, but you must complete the series, so you can only turn-in the challenge after the series has finished airing.
- Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total). At least ONE of the series must have: (updated on April 1, 2024)
γ— 10 episodes or more (of any duration) or
γ— 4 episodes or more (20 minutes or more per episode)
- Your challenge "Starting Date" is the first day of the month at 12:00 AM (UTC-4).
γ— Remember that it's required to add the start and end dates to any anime you use for our challenges.
- You cannot use the same entry more than once.
- You will need to have made a participating post on the monthly thread before the challenge period ends.
γ— The challenge period will always use (UTC-4).
γ— The challenge period will start on the first day of the month, at 12:00 AM (UTC-4).
γ— The challenge period will end on the last day of the month, at 11:59 PM (UTC-4).
- You must finish watching all anime to be used for said month during the challenge period of that month (UTC-4).
γ— Don't try cutting it so close to the start/end dates as you risk invalidation.
γ— You will be required to state your time zone on your challenge post.
- If your stated time zone is different to UTC-4:
γ— You still need to use the challenge period (see point 6).
γ— If the first of the month at 12:00 AM (UTC-4) is ...
γγ• ... before the first of the month at 12:00 AM (your time zone), you may start your challenge early.
γγ• ... after the first of the month at 12:00 AM (your time zone), you will have to wait to begin your challenge.
- A bonus items will always be provided.
γ— It is highly suggested that you complete them, as they will be used in case you have an invalid.
- In case you are unsure if a series works for a particular monthly item, don't hesitate to ask on the Queries thread or on the "#π
-monthly-related" channel on our Discord Server (link on the club profile).
γ— You can also directly mention the inspectors assigned to that month (listed with the Turn-In Form) or an admin.
TURNING IN RULES γ
- All monthly challenges will be turned in on the corresponding monthly thread.
γ— A Turn-In Form will be provided, with mentions to the ones inspecting said month.
- Monthly Challenges turned in on the Main Turn-Ins thread will be ignored.
- You will only have one month after the monthly challenge ends to turn them in.
γ— Once the month has passed, the thread will be locked and no new turn-in nor fix will be accepted.
- Prior monthly challenges already turned in will be moved to a priority queue and thus be inspected out of the previous set order.
γ— We will start with the oldest monthly challenge, based on where we are at from the last validated challenges.
γ— This will continue until we catch up to the July 2023 Challenge.
- Invalids for prior monthly challenges will continue to be handled on the Invalids Challenges thread.
- Older Monthlies that haven't been turned in will no longer be accepted.
γ— This was previously allowed. After the announcement, all of August 2023 was granted for users to turn-in any pending ones.
γ— Any monthly challenge turned in after that will be promptly marked as invalid.
Turning-In Form Example (will be provided on each monthly thread)
INVALIDS RULES γ
- Invalids refer to those items for which the anime you stated doesn't match the requested.
- You can only use anime watched during said month to replace an invalid.
γ— Must be started and finished during the challenge period.
- Users will have until the end of the next month, to fix an invalid.
γ— If no fix is received on time, the challenge will be considered forfeited.
γ— For example, if the invalid was for the August Monthly, you will have until the end of September.
- In case of an invalid, you will be allowed to:
γ— Use the provided bonus item during said month, thus completing the standard version of the challenge (without bonus).
γ— Replace the invalid anime with another watched during said month.
γ— Shuffle the series used between different items.
- In case of an invalid for which you do not have any previously watched anime to replace it:
γ— If you receive the invalid call during said month, you will have the opportunity to watch something new to replace it.
γ— If you receive the invalid call after said month ended, you will need to forfeit the challenge and leave it as an invalid.
- Users that turn-in their monthly challenge during the last few days of said month, have a higher chance of receiving an invalid call after the month ends.
γ— You will be considered already warned, in case you don't have a series to fix an invalid, thus we won't make exceptions nor receive protest in case you have to forfeit.
Invalids of Older Monthlies (applies until we have caught up with the backlog)
- Most of the rules stated above will apply.
- In case of an invalid, you will be allowed to:
γ— Use the provided bonus item during said month, thus completing the standard version of the challenge (without bonus).
γ— Replace the invalid anime with another watched during said month.
γ— Shuffle the series used between different items.
- In case of an invalid for which you do not have any previously watched anime to replace it:
γ— You will be allowed to watch only one new anime to replace an invalid. That anime can't be used on the monthly challenge it was watched on.
γ— If there are two invalids, you will need to use the bonus item for one and the new series for the other.
γ— If there are three or four items invalid, you will need to forfeit that month.
BONUS ITEM γ
- The Bonus item is the fifth item provided with the winner's submission. As an extra.
- You must complete the main four provided items in order to be able to use it.
- You cannot use the bonus item as a substitution for one of the main items from the get go.
γ— If you are found to have purposely incorrectly filled an item, just to skip it and use the bonus, you risk getting banned from the monthly challenges.
- The idea of allowing the use of it, in case there's an invalid, is due to the limited nature and short watch period of the monthly challenge.
γ— You must still focus on doing the main four items correctly.
- The following mistakes will add you on the warning list, with risk of getting banned from the monthly challenge, if it is found to be a frequent occurrence:
γ— Listing an anime as completed when said item isn't part of your list.
γ— Consistently missing to add the start/end dates for the series used.
γ— Repeatedly using an anime that wasn't watched during the challenge period.
γ— Repeatedly using an anime that is too short to fit (ie. shorter than the requested).
γ— Repeated and constants mistakes on the main items. (ie. anime isn't on the provided list, anime is obvious that won't work, etc.)
THE BADGES γ
- A badge will be made for each monthly challenge stating "Completed the Month 20xx Challenge".
γ— A yearly theme will be selected to be used as the main badges.
γ— Other badges can be donated for each month.
- All badges must follow the requirements stated on the Badges Donations thread.
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