Thank You For Your Interest in
Gothic Chamber!
Please make sure you read our Rules!
THE RULES
1. Site must be FAMILY SAFE, artwork with partial nudity is acceptable. Please use good taste!!
2. Sites must be in English or have an English translation available.
3. NO Bandwidth stealing, all images must be on your server, this will be checked.
4. NO HATE sites, no foul language, no racial or religious slurs. No links to sites containing any of these. This includes Web Blogs!
5a. NO Business sites.
There are exceptions to this rule, if you have a personal site and you have a side business, i.e.,, selling incense, candles, oils, tarot, psychic reading, books...these will be allowed..your site CANNOT compete if it is ONLY about your business, as this is free advertising, and we are not a forum for this.
5b. NO MySpace, Friendster or Flickster pages.
MySpace, Friendster or Flickster pages are not really what we consider personal Websites--they are more of a community page and, specifically, are comprised of blogs and personal information. Although there are some who may very well take the time to approve/deny comments and other items posted in said blog on their sites, we have found that the majority do not. The main reason we are concerned about these blogs is because Mystickal Realms is a family oriented competition and also has younger members; many of the comments we have seen on the majority of blogs (and this includes those who have blogs on regular websites) have topics and language that Mystickal Realms does not think best represents us.
Because of this, we have decided not to allow any of these kinds of Community Sites. Just to let you know, if we come across regular webstes that have blogs and guestbooks that contain topics and comments that we find not to be in taste or offensive, we also disapprove those sites. We hope that you understand that this is no way reflects what we think of people who have these sites--many of our own members have them--we just feel that the majority of MySpace, Friendster or Flickster sites, in general, do not fit or belong in our Competition.
6. Site must have an email address accessible.
7. NO links to MP3, warez, cracks, South Park, or anti-security sites.
8. NO broken links or images, this does not include outside server downtime.
9. Once approved. your site MUST have the Site Approved Graphic and/or Mystickal Realms Link Banner up and linked to Mystickal Realms by Monday of your First Week of Fighting. For more information on this, please scroll down and read:
12) VOTING RULES & LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
10. While in ACTIVE competition, No MAJOR modifications of theme or content of your site will be allowed. Major Modifications are those that would entirely change the currently approved theme and content of your site as a whole.
This will be checked periodically without notice.
If any of the above occurs your site will be temporarily suspended from active competition until the next fighting week begins, with NO level advancement.
Modifications allowed during the competition week are: Adding awards, VE links, supporter buttons, updating/adding links and material, etc.
If any links to outside sites are added or any updates/changes/modifications made, please ensure they do not contain subject matter that would be inappropriate for a Family safe Website Competition or have anything to do with any disallowed content as so mentioned in the rules under Items 1-8 above.
MAJOR modifications (including websets) can be made on Saturday and Sunday. Should you have any questions, contact your team leader.
Any competitor that needs to take a Leave of Absence (LOA) must notify the Team Leader NLT 6:00 PM EST on the Saturday before the fighting week. In your LOA request you need to include your reason for needing time off and for how long with a return date.
The same goes for your Returns from LOA. I know it is not always possible, but it would be nice for you to send confirmation when you return from your LOA and let us know you are ready to fight the upcoming Monday. In the event you do not, your site will be put as active for the date your request advised.
If your site is due to move to or is currently in the Champ Rounds, you cannot go on LOA unless it is a dire emergency. Even in the case of an emergency (Illness, Death in Family, Work Issues, etc.) your site will be returned to Level 4, The Elders. If your LOA is voluntary (such as for taking time off for Family Vacation and other non-emergency type issues), your site will be returned to Level II, The Anarchs.
If you are already in the Champ Rounds and request an LOA or ELOA, you WILL be returned to the team level, no exceptions.
Standard 1-2 Week LOA
In fairness to all of our Competitors, a fighter cannot take a Voluntary LOA that is longer than 2 weeks. Some members have abused the reason for taking LOA's so we have to implement more rigid guidelines.
Extended LOA
If you feel you have a valid reason (Illness, Work Schedule, Computer Issues, etc.) that require you to take an LOA for longer than 2 weeks of competition, you must submit a letter to me explaining the reason you need more than the Standard 1-2 week LOA and the expected date of return. I will put your site on 2 weeks LOA then will forward the letter to our Owner, Demonosia, for approval. If your site is approved for the Extended LOA, an approval confirmation will be sent to you and you will be set.
Once your ELOA is up, you will need to contact me by the return date that you put in your initial request. If you do not, you will be sent a letter of warning -- no response to the letter will result in your site being removed from the Team.
If your request is not approved and/or your site is removed from the Team, you can resubmit your site at a later time. If you wish, you can request of be put in Alumnus Status which will enable you to receive the GC Newsletter to keep you up-to-date!
12) VOTING RULES & LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
YOU MUST VOTE FOR YOUR OWN SITE
ALL 4 DAYS (MONDAY - THURSDAY) TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO
THE NEXT LEVEL
Only One Vote per E-mail Address and IP Per Day!
Your email address and IP are sent with your vote to ensure fairness for our competitors. Duplicate votes for the same site will be deleted.
LEVEL I - THE PROGENY
Only the ones who are strong and worthy of
surviving remain in the competition.
1) Vote 4 days (Monday - Thursday) for One Full Week and you advance to compete with your fellow Fledglings at the Anarchs.
Vote only 3 days and you Qualify but do not advance.
2) Make sure you have your
Site Approved Graphic and/or MR Link Banner
on your site by Monday.
If this is not done, a letter of warning will be sent to you. If you still do not add the appropriate graphics within 3 days of the e-mail, your site will be Disqualified and removed from the competition.
Get Your Site Approved Graphic Here:
http://twopagans.com/graphics/mrapproved.html
Get Your MR Banners Here:
http://twopagans.com/graphics/mrlinkbanners.html
Graphics should be linked to:
http://twopagans.com/mystickalrealms/main.html
3) Sign-Up at the GC News Group at Yahoo;
If this is not done, a letter of warning will be sent to you. If you still do not sign up for the Newsletter within 3 days of the e-mail, your site will be Disqualified and removed from the competition.
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AT LEVELS II, III, IV
YOU MUST VOTE FOR YOUR OWN SITE
ALL 4 DAYS (MONDAY - THURSDAY) TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO
THE NEXT LEVEL
Once you reach Levels II or III or IV you need to vote for yourself ALL 4 Days in order to advance to the next level. I do understand that we all have obligations outside of the GC and don't want to "punish" people for missing a day. To remain in the competition the only requirement at these three levels is that you vote for yourself at least 3 days of the week. If you don't vote for yourself at least 3 days, and do not take the time to contact me, you will receive a Non-Vote Warning.
If you do not self-vote for 2 weeks in a row, and do not contact me, you site will be suspended and subject to removal.
13. In compliance with COPPA no one under 13 may sign up to compete, make submissions to contests, or volunteer to be staff without first supplying us with a parental consent form. Please mail us for info on parental consent forms. 14. Competitors moving up to the Champ Rounds:
Should you win at the Alchemist level THREE WEEKS IN A ROW, you receive the title of Mystickal Realms Champion! Your site can nolonger fight and will be retired for the remainder of the competition yeart; but you will be eligible compete in the Tournament of Champions in January of the following year where you will compete with other Realm Champions from all MR Teams. However, if you have another site that you would like to submit, please feel free, we would be glad to have you!! 15. We encourage vote exchanging with other competitors. This is a great way to meet new people and make friends. However, we do not encourage or endorse Blind Voting and do not under any circumstances allow SPAMMING! Anyone caught or reported to be engaged in spamming will be immediately disqualified from the competition.
For More Info On Vote Exchaning click on the link below:
Mystickal Realms VE Wall
Any disputes or difficulties with other competitors should be
brought to the attention of Demonosia, immediately.
This is just for fun and we want to keep it that way!!
MOST OF ALL....HAVE FUN!!!!!
As soon as your site is approved by the Mystickal Realms Sanctioners, you can sign up for the Gothic Chamber News & Info Group. If you sign up for the Group before receiving your Team Welcome Letter, please let me know in an email with your Name and Site Name as I do not get a list of New Sites until Saturdays of each week.
All Gothic Chamber Fighters MUST be subscribed to this Group! If you do not yet have a Yahoo ID, you will need to register for one. New Members need to sign up by end of the first week or their site will be put on suspension or subject to removal from the Competition. Please Sign up Below!!
Click to subscribe to Gothic Chamber News & Info Group
THE COMPETITION
This is the way it will work:
There are 4 Team Levels:
Level I - The Progeny
(Qualification Level)
Level II - The Anarchs
Level III - The Ancillae
Level IV - The Elders
In brief, you fight amongst others in each Level of the Gothic Chamber until you make your way to the Elders. If you win The Elders Level, you will go on to the Championships to compete against the top winners of the other teams in Mystickal Realms--The Witches Circle, Spirits of the Wind, Flights of Fantasy and Hall of Ma'ati. You can visit each of the Fighting Levels for a more in-depth explanation.
Most IMPORTANTLY have FUN and Good Luck!!!
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please click on the button below and fill out the form!
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