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Osborne1992 said :
Mod Jd said :
You vote for the video, and this will be what we're basing the top 5 on. And hmm, that sounds odd - the mechanic should be 'one vote per photo per Facebook user per day', so that's why we're voting every day. People may like more than one video, and this allows them to do so without it becoming a free-for-all.

So, by that do you mean, you CAN vote for multiple videos each day, but only one vote for each submission, each day? SO if I wanted, I could vote for all videos each day of this contest, effectively giving all.. 90-something 7(?) votes each? Because that is how it's working and if that's correct, there's no problem! XD

That's right :)
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24-Jul-2014 10:38:41

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[#T577YPQO8] said :
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LibraHelp said :
Any possibility if the 45 seconds limit could be increased to 60 seconds or would there be any kind of penalty if a player submits a video of 60 seconds (in length) to enter the competition?

The video itself has to be 45 seconds or under; if you have graphics at the start or end of the video (i.e. a brief introduction or a closing image with the hashtag), then we're allowing an extra 10 seconds for that, bringing it up to 55 seconds.

If the actual content of the video is over 45 seconds though, we can't put it into the gallery for consideration.

Mod JD,

There are TWO videos which exceed 55 seconds, so in no way can they meet your rules above. This seems very unfair to me. The two videos are called:

"Where the Hell is Jarkur?"

and

"Range pk Video owning in the wild pre eoc"

I am bringing this to your attention and I think the videos should be removed (per your comments earlier, they should not even be in the gallery). I have three friends who have entered the competition who complied with the rules and it should be a level playing field for all who entered.

Thanks!

Hey guys - the Range PKing video I thought I'd blocked anyway - it has now been done.

The Jarkur video is more difficult - it is 1:03, but there are 4/5 seconds of black at the end of the video and there are 4/5 seconds of credits. Because I don't believe people should be punished for accrediting people within the video, and because the actual content of the video is 42/43 seconds, I decided to allow it to enter.

If you hear the justification for me allowing it, does that change your opinion? If there are still dissenting voices, I will contact the video maker and ask them to re-enter it without the black screen at the end or the credits (with the time lost for votes as a penalty). Does that sound fair?


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24-Jul-2014 10:50:03

[#T577YPQO8]

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Mod JD,

Thank you for asking for our thoughts on this!

However, I think you suggesting is flawed and not fair.

When you break the rules, that is cheating. I thought cheating was not encouraged anywhere, especially within the RuneScape community. I don't want to "assume" I know what the video maker thought, but the fact it is a well made video suggests they had read the rules and decided to ignore the 45+10 second requirement. They must be penalized for this. The fact that the voting has started means it is not fair to allow them to change the content. I know other video makers would also change content if allowed to, especially after reading some of the comments made on the videos and ways they could improve them.

Content is content. Removing a title, changing the "black scene", performing any editing changes the content of the video. Negative-space adds ambiance to a film. The title sequence sets the tone for a show. It all impacts the viewing experience and will influence who votes for what. I must admit I only looked at these two particular videos as they stood-out as being over the allowed time. So that influenced my decision and my actions. Who can say what the voting may have been if the entries were different in any way?

It seems clear to me that both video's must be removed. Resubmitting, or "resetting" the votes, or any such action is condoning what was done, and I think that would be found unfair by most people. We live in a society with rules for a reason - to be fair. Runescape is built upon respect, honor and doing the right thing. To allow someone who cheated and knowingly broke the clearly published rules a second chance is not fair to everyone else who followed the rules. We all have to walk the walk, and talk the talk.

24-Jul-2014 12:54:33

Osborne1992

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Where does this contest draw the line with music also?
I'm sure a few entries have music they have no permission to use.
Like that... odd... evanescence entry...

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What music can I use?
Be careful here. Please don't use any music which isn't either owned by yourself, or in the public domain, or RuneScape music, without the explicit permission of the copyright owner. Crediting them is not enough, because YouTube may force you to delete the video (and we don't want that!).

Doesn't say people would be disqualified or anything. Just says, "Beware of your video being taken down by youtube."

24-Jul-2014 16:03:21

Mod Jd

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Osborne1992 said :
Where does this contest draw the line with music also?
I'm sure a few entries have music they have no permission to use.
Like that... odd... evanescence entry...

OP said
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What music can I use?
Be careful here. Please don't use any music which isn't either owned by yourself, or in the public domain, or RuneScape music, without the explicit permission of the copyright owner. Crediting them is not enough, because YouTube may force you to delete the video (and we don't want that!).

Doesn't say people would be disqualified or anything. Just says, "Beware of your video being taken down by youtube."

There aren't any musical restrictions - only that videos uploaded do so at their own risk of being deleted or infringing copyright.
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24-Jul-2014 16:36:18

Buzz2Beee2

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It may get into the top but I am sure that it will be re-examined before any announcements are made regarding who has won. ;)
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24-Jul-2014 16:50:58

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