Rules 2018 Anniversary Rules & Prize Eligibility

Eligibility

Contests are open to all members who have joined on or before June 30, 2018, as these events are intended as gifts for members who are already participating in the community. We welcome new members to share in discussion and join in the games marked Just for Fun.

Participants must be members in good standing. You may not participate if you have a marketplace suspension, marketplace ban, unresolved transactions or a paging status.

Former prize winners are not eligible to win a prize in the same type of contest within five years of winning. If you won a contest in 2013 or earlier, you are eligible to enter it for prizes this year.

Moderators may participate for fun, but they are not eligible for prizes.

Recast supporters may not compete for prizes. Den of Angels maintains a firm anti-recast policy. It is our unwavering support of doll artisans that allows us to offer such highly coveted contest prizes to our members. We do not want to exclude rule-abiding members from the fun, but we hope that they continue to respect our stance on this matter. Recast supporters are welcome to enter contests using on-topic, legitimate BJDs, but should tick the box indicating "I am not competing for a prize" on their contest submissions.

Rules

All entries must be newly created for the 2018 Den of Angels anniversary contests. You may not enter previous work made for any other purpose. You must be the person who created the work - you may not commission someone else to make something for you to enter!
Anyone found to be breaking these rules will be disqualified from winning a prize.

We have high hopes that everyone will show great sportsmanship and a positive attitude this year. Don't let us down! Complainers will lose access to the Community Celebrations forum and will not be eligible for prizes.

If you have a question about a contest's rules, please post in Ask the Moderators prior to the close of submissions. We're human and do make errors, so we are happy to clarify rules or correct errors. However, complaining after the fact (especially during/after the voting period) will be grounds for disqualification. If you miss a deadline or break the rules, we do not want to hear that it was because you thought something was unfair but failed to clarify the rules with the moderators. Remember that DoA is run by volunteers; we will answer your questions as fast as we can, but we may need a little extra time during the festivities.

In the spirit of good sportsmanship, please do not try to get your fellow contestants disqualified on petty technicalities. If an entry is up for voting, then the moderators feel it meets the contest's specifications; please only contact us if you know for sure that someone is cheating, whether by breaking rules or soliciting votes off-site.

And most of all, if you win a prize, please remember to personally thank the company or individual artist who donated your prize! These artists are generously giving us some truly amazing prizes without any monetary compensation. Your thanks and appreciation are very important to them! Out of respect for our anniversary sponsors, prizes may never be sold on Den of Angels.