Dux of the Forum

[Saffron]

Right, kids – school is in! The search is on, as NoHints put it so nicely, for the Forum SmartyPants, otherwise known as The Dux/Valedictorian of the Forum
The New Year brings a different type of competition where you can be involved in as few or as many of the stages as you want. The full comp will be made up of 5 rounds – each being based on different school subjects – English, Science, Music, Maths and Humanities/Art, but if you don’t want to be/can’t be part of all of it, there are plenty of opportunities throughout to win special mentions and other awards.

The full comp lasts for a loooooooooong time, and will be interrupted for things like Valentines Day and Easter…..but should give you something interesting to do in between ;)

Here’s how it works:
Points are gained in each subject round via various methods, and are added together to give a final Grade for that subject. Each subject (whilst not necessarily having the same scoring method or number of points to score) will carry the same weight for the overall Grade – ie each subject will be converted to a Grade out of 100, and the total Grade will be out of 600. Each subject, however, will have its own Master, so if English is your forte, you can enter that round only and be happy being the Master of English.

Note this is not an academic test/quiz where the answers can be easily found via Google – it involves some more….unusual and interesting ways of gaining points related to each subject - some involving skill, some involving luck, and some of which have been shamelessly lifted from ideas in the forum games section ;)

How the bonus points work:
You get 25 bonus points the first time you enter.
These Bonus points can be used by you at any stage - but once they are used, they are gone.
You can use them in a round you do not enter to get 25 points for that round, however, most rounds have a total maximum points of around 200, so it's not likely to do much.
At the end of each round, I will post what the maximum score possible for the round is, and you need to tell me BEFORE the closing date for that round whether you wish to use some bonus points.
You do not need to use all 25 points at the same time, you can spread them across rounds.
Any bonus points you do not use before the end of the competition will be added to your total Dux score.
The rounds will be done in the order listed - ie English, Science, Music, Maths, Humanities/Arts. (I have combined the Humanities and Art rounds to even up the max points available in each round.)

More about Bonus Points:
Your final score for each round will be calculated like this:
(Total points gained from the questions + any bonus points you choose to use) DIVIDED BY (the total maximum points available in that round +25) * 100

Note that maximum points are not likely to be gained by anyone in any one round due to each round having some kind of poll that ranks a particular answer....however, the maximum points available in each round (not including the 25 bonus points) is between 180 and 280. I really don't want to commit to any more detail as I am still finalising the later rounds.......but hopefully that gives people some info to work on for their bonus points.

What prizes can I get?
There are three levels of prizes, which I am currently talking to da bosses about:

The Dux of the Forum (DOF) will be the person with the highest Grade when adding the weighted scores of all 6 subjects plus any bonus points together.

Special Plaques will also be given to the Master of each subject – ie the entrant with the highest Grade in that subject, and

Honourable Mentions will be offered to winners of some of the rounds within some of the subjects – these will all be notified as they come up.

Instructions: Just follow the instructions as I put them up ^^

[Buffers]

I'm intrigued :razz:

[Capt_Sparrow]

Umm what's a dux? :embarrassed:

[db1986]

Oooh, this looks interesting.

Just to clarify, (Dux (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dux), lifted directly from Wiki)
Dux (plural: duces) is Latin for leader (from the verb ducere, 'to lead') and could refer to anyone who commanded troops, such as tribal leaders.

[NoHints]

I think this meaning is more likely:

In schools in Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Iceland, Dux is a modern title given to the top student in academic and sporting achievement (Dux Litterarum and Dux Ludorum respectively) in each graduating year. In this usage, Dux is similar to the American concept of a valedictorian. The runner up may be given the title Proxime Accessit (meaning "he came next") or Semidux.

The forum is slightly lacking in troops to command for the Roman meaning to really be valid...

The search for the Forum Smartypants begins!

[db1986]

Ooh OK, that's probably why I've never heard of it, thanks NH.
I'm still intrigued :biggrin:

[Saffron]

Thanks MrHints - that is exactly what I mean...
Good start, huh?

[db1986]

I wonder if I have set a trend? I'll be checking each post for strange letters and words :biggrin:

[Ches]

When I saw this thread I thought it was a cool way of spelling 'ducks'.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/sechskie/dux.jpg

[Saffron]

Nah db, nothing so tricky.
And Ches gets 10 bonus points already just for that drawing.
And....hmmm - that picture under your name.....I wonder if that could be a way of attaching the awards to people's titles.....is there a maximum length that a persons rank can be? You could just add a little award icon to the front of their title :P (or however you did that)

[Ches]

Nah db, nothing so tricky.
And Ches gets 10 bonus points already just for that drawing.
And....hmmm - that picture under your name.....I wonder if that could be a way of attaching the awards to people's titles.....is there a maximum length that a persons rank can be? You could just add a little award icon to the front of their title :P (or however you did that)

I've been playing around... that was a lil test image that I completely forgot to remove! :embarrassed: I'm sure there is a maximum length, but I haven't reached it yet.

[ILoveMaths07]

Umm... What's this all about? What do we have to do? Is this a game? :embarrassed:

[Sunny1]

Yay I wanna play!!!!
Give me bonus points too!!!!!

[storm]

Mm.. I thought it was a cool way of spelling ducks too. Daffy Duck <3

[ProofReader]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/Dux.gif


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif

[TempusFugit]

I've been playing around... that was a lil test image that I completely forgot to remove! :embarrassed: I'm sure there is a maximum length, but I haven't reached it yet.


/me just chuckles (wisely) and winks at the gals.... :twisted::razz:



http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/Dux.gif


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Animals/Birds/duckrun.gif


LMAO!!! Very nice Proofie!!!! lol


Well... I'm excited!! Love the 'tease' and can't wait for this one to start!

[Saffron]

* TempusFugit;155974 just chuckles (wisely) and winks at the gals.... :twisted::razz:


OMG HAHA Mrs Ches is in for a nice surprise in the future then

5 bonus points to ProofReader for that duck icon
and 1 bonus point to ILoveMaths07 cos so much just goes flying over his head.....like migrating ducks really :biggrin:

[storm]

Oohh Saff... a shiny new rank :razz:

Nice one!

[/spam] XD

[jenni939706]

im confused -_-

[NoHints]

I'm confused by your confusion.

[jenni939706]

tsk, im confused by ur confusion by my confusion.

and phooey. whats with the points.

[Buffers]

im confused -_-

I'm confused by your confusion.

tsk, im confused by ur confusion by my confusion.

and phooey. whats with the points.

I'm confused at all the confusion about NoHints being confused about jenni's confusion. It's confusing. :razz:

/me reaches for the Java...

[TempusFugit]

Leave Java out of this Buffers :razz:

/me is confused at all the confusion that NoHints being confused about Jenni's confusion has caused Buffers proclaiming her desire to reach for Java (which is very confusing and worrying :razz:) I sincerely wonder whether all this confusion could possibly be resolved by my requesting that you don't spam :razz:

[jenni939706]

tsk. im just confuzzled by the whole bonus points..and when saff'll finally post the intent of this XD

and terribly sorry clocky....didnt mean to spam :P my first comment bout confusion was perfectly fine. nh started it
/me runs off

[Buffers]

Leave Java out of this Buffers :razz:

* TempusFugit;156018 is confused at all the confusion that NoHints being confused about Jenni's confusion has caused Buffers proclaiming her desire to reach for Java (which is very confusing and worrying :razz:) I sincerely wonder whether all this confusion could possibly be resolved by my requesting that you don't spam :razz:

Let me spell this out for you:


http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc324/PeanutSoup/hippo.png
http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc324/PeanutSoup/crate-l.jpg

Hippo + Crate

Can you tell what it is yet? :twisted:

/me refrains from spamming any more...

[TempusFugit]

lol Buffers - in the spirit of Festive Spammage... I present to you the following pictorial puzzle :razz:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u94/TempusFugitFun/BREWS.gif

+

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u94/TempusFugitFun/Tea-Kettle.jpg

=

BUFFERS :razz:


As you were people... as you were ;)

[db1986]

* db1986 lol's at all this spam

[jenni939706]

tsk. shouldnt a mod be the one setting the example? .....terrible tf...

btw,how many rounds is this comp gonna haveee (see, i am so on topic:P)

[db1986]

At least 2 rounds. According to Saff, it leaves about 3.5 weeks for an Easter comp.
She keeps poking me. :razz:

[TempusFugit]

tsk. shouldnt a mod be the one setting the example? .....terrible tf...

btw,how many rounds is this comp gonna haveee (see, i am so on topic:P)

How very true Jen! :razz: Fortunately, posts in here do not count towards our overall post counts - I think I may create a separate thread however, to keep the speculation/confusion of Dux (perhaps I should name it Dux Deux).

Our Forum Spice shall have the final say :razz:

[Saffron]

..and when saff'll finally post the intent of this XD

I was waiting to wake up. :smile:
Which I have now.
So I have updated the original post (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=155915&postcount=1).

[db1986]

Fortunately, posts in here do not count towards our overall post counts...

I think you'll find they do in User Competitions, even though it is a child of Forum Games :biggrin:

[TempusFugit]

Oh... how odd!! Bizarre!!! Thanks for the heads up there DB!

Saffron... this competition is a fantastic idea and will probably be a level playing field for all! I am really looking forward to this (as I do with all of them.. .but this one is definitely different)! Let the games begin :razz:

[db1986]

...and will probably be a level playing field for all!

And Ches gets 10 bonus points already just for that drawing.

Lol TickyTock, I'm not so sure :P

[Saffron]

Oh... how odd!! Bizarre!!! Thanks for the heads up there DB!


I'd say the posts count because competitions actually do add more to the forum than a lot of the games (particularly those that have one word answers) -even though the games are fun to play.

And Deebs: ya gotta trust me :P

[Medea.]

Ooo very nice! I just read the original post and I'm intrigued :smile: Nice idea saff!!

[db1986]

Hmm... trust in italics...

It's a brilliant idea though Saff :smile:

db1986 gives 700 posts a clamorous round of applause!

[Capt_Sparrow]

Wow! Looks like it's gonna be a great comp, especially as you don't need to enter every single round. You should be a gameshow host Saffy :p

[Saffron]

HEHE - that would be fun (I secretly would like to be Julia Zemiro)

OK, I have changed the bonus points thing. I was going to give everyone who entered 25 bonus points throughout the comp to use - I thought it might be an interesting way of getting people to put in a little extra effort.....but I suppose it does look unfair without that explanation. So I'll just give everyone 25 bonus points when they enter instead. (less what you've already got if you've already got some) :P


I'll just trundle off and change the post

[Sunny1]

Awesome I'm in!!!

[Saffron]

25 bonus points to that lady there - the one we all feel free to love

[db1986]

I absolutely love the idea of this competition being multi-disciplinary. It makes it have that certain edge.

[Sorsie]

-squee- I'm sooooo excited :D ahhh :D
This competition looks like it will be fun...
I'll try and enter as much of it as I can, depending on work load :P

[ILoveMaths07]

WOW I got 1 bonus point.... LOL :razz:

This is the BEST COMPETITION EVER. IF I HAVE TO RATE IT OUT OF 10, IT GETS A 10/10! WAY TO GO, SAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!! U ROCKKKKKKKK! :biggrin:

Regarding those 25 bonus points, can we use it for a round we don't participate in? Like... Can I use it for the Art Round coz I'm terrible at Art and won't take part in it? Or should I not use it for Art coz I've decided not to take part in it? But in a way... It's unfair... If the Maths round is AFTER the Art Round, and someone decides to kick my butt... and I've already used my 25 points in the Art Round... and another person is just a few points behind me in the Maths Round... and he/she decides to use the 25 bonus points... that means he/she pwns me in Maths, yes? :cry::cry::cry: OMG CHEATER!!! :cry::cry::cry:

I think you should make the rules regarding these 25 bonus points clearer...

[Sorsie]

I think it's more like... the total is out of 600... so if you don't participate in the art round you're 100 off from the top.. but that wont affect you if you're trying to get the top in Maths. If you want the top in maths you should probably get all your questions right and use as many of your bonus points in that round?
To become the better at maths I think it's just like.. per round specific you can get an award or in total. Make sense? I dunno that's what I took for it to mean.

[jenni939706]

600 points?
/me hasnt looked at the original post yet

and what nudges db :P i'll go post on ur profile bout stuff db... XD dont worry :P

/me 'll join..although she has no idea what nonsense she just agreed to -_-
/me hugs saff

Edit: school...SCHOOL?.....ay. i've got exams coming up...and then hsa's...and ap's. then final's..... -_-

hm. ok. thats all my complaining for this competition XD im ready :P

[Fox]

This looks lovely... hmm... I'm wondering what the music round will be like... probably just Saffron sitting, gleefully clapping her hands together as we have to stand on the table before her and sing whatever she requests. Well I shan't.

[jenni939706]

haha XD foxy oh goodnesss XD i think it'll be something to do with music lyrics ;) i doubt saff is gonna try to make us into puppets...

[Fox]

Oh... the idea had rather grown on me in the ten minutes since I said it, but never mind.

[jenni939706]

haha XD awww, so u want that to be the music round? :P get on iskk XD imma go on now :)

[Fox]

Mmhm, I'm on...

[Saffron]

probably just Saffron sitting, gleefully clapping her hands together as we have to stand on the table before her and sing whatever she requests.

Ssssh, no giving away secrets. But I must say I think the music round is going to be the most interesting by far.


Regarding those 25 bonus points, can we use it for a round we don't participate in? Like... Can I use it for the Art Round coz I'm terrible at Art and won't take part in it? Or should I not use it for Art coz I've decided not to take part in it? I think you should make the rules regarding these 25 bonus points clearer...

You can use your 25 points anywhere. And yes, you are right, you need to think carefully about where you want to use them, without knowing where other people are using theirs. And I'll edit the original post if it's not clear.

[db1986]

This comp looks great and I love the idea.

* db1986 is wondering how he can follow this comp and be different...

[ILoveMaths07]

Uh oh... So I'll have to get 100% in the Maths Round + use those 25 points, so that I win it FOR SURE? ...

But then I'll get 0 in the Art Round... :sad::sad: I won't even be able to use those 25 points there...

So, actually... This whole thing is out of 575. We already have 25 points with us...? Then what's the point of using them somewhere else? If English is out of 100, say, and I already get 100/100... and I decide to use the 25 bonus points, so I get 125/100??? or 125/125? The ones who haven't used it get 100/100..., or whatever. What's the difference? I think you ought to make this clearer, Saff. :sad:

[Alessadri]

er...

To my understanding...

this one is out of 600... (bonuses don't like to be at the denominator)
If many people get 100 in English... the winners are those who choose to use the Bonus now. So if you want to use the bonus elsewhere, you can try and become a winner there.

[ILoveMaths07]

HUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?? Did you say something, bbbb????

And MUSIC PWNS MATHS?!?!!?!? NEVA EVA EVA NEVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

[Saffron]

OK, without giving it all away.....I doubt that it is going to be possible for anyone to get 100% in any round, as most rounds contain a question that involves other forumites voting in a poll, and due to the welcome variation in people's opinion, no-one has ever received 100% in polls on this forum :P

Each round will be converted to a score out of 100. This will be calculated by: (their actual score + any bonus points they choose to use) divided by (the maximum score available + 25)

Its up to each entrant how they want to use their bonus points. It's all part of the game.

[storm]

Uh oh... So I'll have to get 100% in the Maths Round + use those 25 points, so that I win it FOR SURE? ...

I don't think you can be sure of winning it just by getting all the questions right and using your 25 point bonus, because if someone else also gets 100/100 in Maths and decides to use their 25 extra points in that round, then you and that person will both have the same score.

Unless Saff has some kind of question in each round which rules out the chance of any two people getting the same score (like some kind of ranking system for a question).


But then I'll get 0 in the Art Round... :sad::sad: I won't even be able to use those 25 points there...

Yeah. It'll be hard to decide how many bonus points to use where.


So, actually... This whole thing is out of 575. We already have 25 points with us...? Then what's the point of using them somewhere else? If English is out of 100, say, and I already get 100/100... and I decide to use the 25 bonus points, so I get 125/100??? or 125/125? The ones who haven't used it get 100/100..., or whatever. What's the difference? I think you ought to make this clearer, Saff. :sad:

I think it's going to be 125/100. Like Aless said, bonuses don't like to be in the denominator. Maybe you shouldn't try to convert them to percentages because it might not make mathematical sense then.

EDIT: Ahh, The Spice posted before me. Oh well. At least this shows I've understood the rules right XD

Question: Is each round going to have 600 points each?

[Saffron]

:O My bonuses DO like to be in the denominator.
They live there.
All comfy and warm.

Edit - I will post the total scores available in the original post, so people can make better decisions about their bonus points.
*mutter mutter* Life is full of uncertainty.....oh well :P

[ILoveMaths07]

lol I was wondering why bonuses don't like to be in the denominator...! Of course they do! :razz: Yeah, Saff... That's where they should live... to make things mathematically fair!!!

AH This is confusing. Very confusing. I'm just gonna wait for Saff to make everything clear. If I still don't understand, I'll keep asking until I understand. :razz: I think explaining with examples should do the trick. :razz:

Forum Spice, eh? I didn't see that one before! How did you change yours? I want to be a Forum Mathematician...! :cry::cry:

A poll in the Maths Round? Impossible. Or maybe possible. Maybe it's a question that requires us to use our complex mathematical skills to solve a problem... and then we get to choose whose solution is the best!!!! WOW! I'D LOVEEEEEE TO PLAY THAT ROUNDDDD...! Not possible to get 100% in Maths...? IMPOSSIBLE. (Nah, possible... If there's some cool poll... like the one I mentioned...!) :razz:

[jenni939706]

/me just doesnt bother reading the rest of this and patiently waits for the competition to begin....

when does it begin again? :P

[ILoveMaths07]

It already has; we're just unsure of the rules, especially the bonus points!

[gingie1]

It already has; we're just unsure of the rules, especially the bonus points!

:embarrassed:

eeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmm

how do you get involved and take part ??

[Saffron]

Go here (http://www.isketchforum.net/dof-round-1-t2923.html), gingie1 - the first 3 questions for the English round are up.
Just PM (Private Message) me the answers before midnight 23 January (your time). The rest is explained in the thread I linked you to.
Be great to see you enter :razz:

It already has; we're just unsure of the rules, especially the bonus points!

And I think you are the only one who is unsure of the bonus points, Maths. It's simple. You get 25 points when you enter. You can use them whenever you want, to add to your score for any round. It's up to you when you use them. At the end of each round, when I give a summary of all the things required to compete in that round, I will ask you if you want to use some or all of your bonus points in that round. You tell me how many you want to use (if any) and I add that to your score.

Again - your final score out of 100 for any round will be calculated: (Your score out of the available points + any bonus points you elect to use) DIVIDED BY (the total maximum score possible for that round + 25) Any bonus points you haven't used by the end of the comp will be added to your total Dux score.

I have crunched the numbers across a range of scenarios (I <3 Excel) (http://www.isketchforum.net/group.php?groupid=5) and it is only advantageous to hold your bonus points to the end if you get 100% across all 5 subjects. Which is not possible. Anything from about 80% down, you are better off allocating some bonus points to various rounds. Ya gotta learn to live with uncertainty! :P

[Dean]

are you certain of uncertainty? I for one am uncertain about the certain possibility.

[storm]

... I have crunched the numbers across a range of scenarios (I <3 Excel) (http://www.isketchforum.net/group.php?groupid=5) and it is only advantageous to hold your bonus points to the end if you get 100% across all 5 subjects. Which is not possible. Anything from about 80% down, you are better off allocating some bonus points to various rounds. Ya gotta learn to live with uncertainty! :P

Oohh, the risk...

Are all subjects going to have 6 questions each/be worth the same number of total points before being converted to a percentage?

[Saffron]

The total scores for each round is not exactly the same, no. I changed it to 5 rounds (adding Arts and Humanities together) because the total points available in those rounds was substantially lower, so it evened it up more. Each round doesn't have the same amount of questions either. I am converting them to a score out of 100 so that each subject has the same weight for the final grade.

With the answers/results - I will put answers up after the deadline is passed for each round and before the next subject round begins. Results....hmmmmm.....I think I will put up the results at the end of each round. This might help with the bonus points - you can see who has used them etc.

[*AJ*]

Ok, I've not been around lately and was halfway through entering the current ducky competition when I stumbled across this thread (I don't even know how I saw/missed it :S :embarrassed:)
Here’s how it works:
...Each subject, however, will have its own Master, so if English is your forte, you can enter that round only and be happy being the Master of English.
Whaaaaaaa?! So we can't enter English, Maths and Science? :sad: How about if we enter a couple just for fun, even if it's not our forte because we're too impatient and can't wait for the round relevant to us? But then what if you accidentally become the master of a subject that you didn't want to be become the master of? Could you still go on to enter the subject you really want to be a part of properly?

[db1986]

I think the word can is the operative word. I assume that anyone can enter any round that they like :)

If this can happen, it also means that one person can become master of several subjects, and not just one.

[Capt_Sparrow]

I think the operative word should be could ;)

[db1986]

Yes, that would make more sense.

[Saffron]

*mumble mumble*
Sorry *AJ* - the boys are correct. :embarrassed: You could enter just English if that was all you were interested in. To be the Dux, it is obviously advantageous if you enter all rounds.

[jenni939706]

haha XD the boys. made me think sparrow and db were like 8 yr old little mischiefyboys making a mess of things XD soorrryyyy :P

and phooey AJ . if u dominate maths., imma come after u.

[Saffron]

I thought I'd make a little comp for users of this Forum.
With lot and lots of different things, just so's I wouldn't bore 'em.
From what the entrants say so far, it seems they do adore 'em
But all these blinking points to gain - now I have to score 'em!!
But I shall go ahead and mark, with fairness and decorum,
(I hope my filing system is designed just right to store 'em.)
My fingernails are getting low due to the way I gnaw 'em
I wouldn't have guessed half the answers - if I hadn't saw 'em.

[Capt_Sparrow]

I thought I'd make a little comp for users of this Forum.
With lot and lots of different things, just so's I wouldn't bore 'em.
From what the entrants say so far, it seems they do adore 'em
But all these blinking points to gain - now I have to score 'em!!
But I shall go ahead and mark, with fairness and decorum,
(I hope my filing system is designed just right to store 'em.)
My fingernails are getting low due to the way I gnaw 'em
I wouldn't have guessed half the answers - if I hadn't saw 'em.
Planning on entering the comp Saff?
That poem of yours made me laugh!
You may say you're the competition staff,
And winning your own comp would be quite a gaffe!
But remember Question 4 is down to votes,
You'd gain no advantage by seeing your notes,
And although you'd know the authors of the other posts,
We'd be none-the-wiser as to the names of the po'ts!

[*AJ*]

Planning on entering the comp Saff?
That poem of yours made me laugh!
Sparrow, I'm slightly disturbed. You don't really pronounce "laugh" to rhyme with "saff" do you? Do you say "glass" instead of "glarse" too? (lol) You dirty lil Westender :twisted:

Saff, thanks for the clafication/correction on entering. I think the worrying word was "only". Ah well, I shall enter whichever of the ducks seem funnest! :D

/me sets jen some maffs homework :p

[Capt_Sparrow]

Sparrow, I'm slightly disturbed.
Recognition is the first step :twisted:

[Vik]

I can't wait for this competition to get going again!

[db1986]

Me neither! The first round was sheer brilliance :D

[Saffron]

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii163/_Saffron/56.gif .

[db1986]

Haha! I love that little picture :D

[jenni939706]

tsk, it freaks me out XD

/me hugs saff :)
thanks for everything :D