GENERAL
Q. Posts show up at the oddest hours. What time zone do you operate on?
A. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). All posts here go up at 12:00 AM.
Q. My email address is not public. Can I still participate in 10thDoM?
A. Yes, but if there's ever a problem with linking, voting, etc., admins will have no way of contacting you to get it fixed. Maybe they'll leave a comment on your entry, but they probably won't. Public emails are preferred here.
ENTRIES
Q. I linked a post, but it disappeared. Why?
A. It was either a link to an old post (not allowed here) or a link to a blog front page (please link directly to the entry). Sometimes the admins are nice enough to email a reminder, but sometimes they're not.
Q. What's considered an old post?
A. If it wasn't created for 10thDoM, it doesn't link from 10thDoM.
Q. Can I post more than one entry per Muse?
A. No. Give us your best effort and only your best effort.
Q. My entry is really long and I want to post it in multiple parts. How should I link it?
A. Link the FIRST PART ONLY. Ensure that subsequent parts are linked properly in your entry. Label your entry with the number of parts (2 parts, 3 parts, 4 parts, etc.).
Q. Some of us are collaborating. How should we link the entry?
A. Collaborations, like multiple-part entries, are considered a SINGLE entry (regardless of how many collaborators are involved).
- ONE of the collaborators should link ALL of the collaboration (if it's in multiple parts), regardless of which blogs those links go to.
- The linking collaborator (decide who that is among yourselves) is the one who votes and the one eligible to win.
Q. I have a collaboration linked and some of my collaborators want to post their own individual entries. Can they?
A. Yes, but they can not vote for the collaboration. They can vote for each others' individual entries.
Q. I have multiple online identities. Can I submit an entry from different identities?
A. No, but we really have no way of catching you if you do. That stated, if you are caught, you'll incur our wrath. Whatever that means.
Q. I linked an entry, but now I don't want to play. Will you remove a link for me?
A. No. We'll fix links and remove accidental links, but if you submitted an entry with the intent to participate, it stays. Sure, you can delete your post or change its link, but we'll give you a Finger of Aidos.
VOTING
Q. I want to vote for a multiple-part entry. Do I vote for each part?
A. No, vote for the entire entry as a single entry.
Q. I didn't vote. Is there a penalty?
A. Yes, your entry is ineligible to win.
WINNING
Q. How do tie-breakers work?
A. Ties in voting go to the participant with the most 1st place votes (then 2nd place, etc.). If still tied, ties go to the participant who linked first.
Q. I tied a multiple-part entry. My entry posted after their first part, but before their second part. Who wins?
A. You do. The LAST part of a multiple-part entry is used to determine who linked first.
Q. I won. How long do I have to pick a new Muse?
A. You have until the "Voting Closed" post (which goes up at 12:00 AM, GMT, on the 7th or the 22nd) of the subsequent Muse to pick.
Q. What the Hell are the Labors of Heracles for?
A. When a participant wins, their blog is placed on our blog-rolls. There are 12 labors according to the myth. The blog-rolls correspond to the number of times a participant has won a Muse, which corresponds to the the appropriate Labor of Heracles (defeating the Nemean Lion, for example, was Heracles' first labor... cleaning the Augean Stables was Heracles' fifth labor). We have no idea what we'll call the blog-roll for people who have won a 13th time.
Q. I didn't win, but I'm curious how I placed in voting. Is there a way I can find out?
A. Absolutely. Email an admin and they will happily let you know.
MUSES
Q. Are there any rules or limitations concerning Muses? Anything taboo, off-limits, or considered in bad taste?
A. Nope.
Last update: 25 January, 2013
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