Welcome one and others to the Competition of the Month! Yay!
These monthly competitions are a chance for you to demonstrate your creativity and talents while getting a chance to know your fellow members and have a little fun. Hopefully! Each month is going to have a different theme and a different talent – and maybe a surprise or two! Or not! But only one member can wear the purple coins and fancy title of CotM Winner! Unless there is a tie, then that previous sentence was false! Do you have what it takes? Specifically, the five dollars it would take to bribe me into rigging this whole game?
The basic rules are as follows:
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» Members can contribute pieces based on the talent (writing, art, screenshots, etc.) and theme during the submission period, after which no further entries will be accepted. Then we will vote via a poll to see who gets to wear that month’s winner’s badge!
» If you are posting artwork, please post a link from an off-forum website such as Photobucket; if you are posting a written piece, please hide it under a hidden tag when creating a new post. This is to ensure that posts are not too long and the thread appears orderly for everyone. If you are unsure how to do either of these, don’t be afraid to ask! Hint: you type
» Be respectful and polite about your fellow members’ work. Anyone who says anything rude about another’s work will be hearing from a member of the Mod Squad and may not be allowed to participate in the next competition. There is no such thing as “good” or “bad,” and everyone has a unique way of demonstrating his or her talents. Enjoy the variety! Unless you don't like it, then complain about it! But actually don't!
» All members are welcome to join, and that includes moderators. Don’t forget that we’re members, too!
This month, we will be doing a thing! Specifically, haikus! Write an Elder Scrolls themed haiku!
Will you write about the beautiful natural scenes to be found? Or something else that people write haikus about (I do not know what that would be!)? There are a ton of different ways to write haikus now, but traditionally they are written in three verses, with the first and last one five syllables long, and the middle one being seven. Additionally, most haikus are written about nature, and considering the countless striking natural scenes in the game, you can have quite a bit of variety here. You should also include a pause in haiku, somewhere in it.
But I'm not going to be overly picky with these rules! There are a ton of other acceptable ways to write haikus, and I'm not going to reject one for not following those requirements, since no one else who writes haikus seems to.
Our schedule for the event of this month (not sure which one that is completely!) is as follows:
April 10: Competition begins! Start planning and send in those submissions!
April 25-29: Voting period – vote for your favorites! I swear the vote shall not be rigged! Really!
April 30: Our winner is announced! Please note that all times are determined by me, AKB, and therefore will run according to what time I say it is. This might be largely arbitrary!)
Remember that the CotM is not possible without you, so please participate, contribute, discuss, and vote!
(This fun event is hosted by AKB. If you have any questions, feel free to ask AKB within this thread or by sending AKB a PM or email by selecting the appropriate button below AKB's signature. Have some suggestions on what you'd like to see? Head over to the ideas thread and join in on the discussion!)
A haiku or two.. from poor ole Cicero. 
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