[center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/573159812259512322/795204192674381834/roleplayer_guild_news4.png[/img][/center] [center][b]Official Voting Thread[/b][/center] Thanks for all the entries, friends! I never knew there were so many cats running around the Guild until now! All pets have been signed up and entered, and I'm really thrilled with the turnout. That said, for the sake of [b]IMMEDIATE transparency,[/b] I will say that I have had to condense three categories [u]Farm Animal/Bunny/Reptile[/u] - because each only got 1 entry each. Look, if there's enough of you who come up and think it's better to split, I'm happy to do that - they'll just automatically move into Best Pet Round. So, let me know how you're feeling. [u][b]Secondly,[/b][/u] I've left off usernames of owners, this is to try to discourage popularity based voting, but again, if you want to jump out and claim your pet - I'm not going to kick up a fuss. This is all just a big bit of fun after all! :) [right][b][sub][h3]T H E V O T I N G[/h3][/sub][/b][/right] [hr] Votes are counted as follows, so please pay attention! Each and every Guild Member receives [b]3 VOTES[/b] per category. You can give one pet [b]3 points[/b] You can give another pet [b]2 points[/b] You can give a third pet [b]1 point[/b] So you have [b]6 points[/b] to allocate per Category. Think of it as 1st, 2nd, 3rd pick! This is so those of you who have entered can vote for your own pet, but you also need to give points to other ones too. It's also always too hard to pick just one, so this adds further variety! Simply post your vote in the comments using the following form for my counting ease! [quote][b]Category[/b]: [b]1st Pick[/b]: Pet Name [b]2nd Pick[/b]: Pet Name [b]3rd Pick[/b]: Pet Name[/quote] [b]First Round Voting[/b] will commence on [color=ed1c24]January 17th[/color] and will end on [color=ed1c24]January 25th[/color], with the winners being announced, and moved into the Final Round - [b]Final Round Voting[/b] will begin on [color=ed1c24]January 26th[/color] and will end on [color=ed1c24]January 30th[/color], with the Best Pet announced on [color=ec008c][b]January 31st.[/b][/color] [u][b]Remember the following rules: [/b][/u] [indent]6. [b]You can vote for your own pets.[/b] But I encourage voting for others :) 7. [b]This is informal and fun! So don't take things personally.[/b] In that same vein, be respectful when talking about the pets - remember that they are someone's beloved companion and it's not very country roads of you to be mean-spirited and if you do that you'll be in a world of hurt [i](mean comments will have your pet removed from the contest if you are an entrant, and if you are a voter your votes will not be counted)[/i].[/indent] Have fun! [center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/573159812259512322/795204177042210836/roleplayer_guild_news5.png[/img][/center]