Forum 7's Factbook Contest!

[Shtet]

Hey Val, the winners are all barred from editing their respective factbooks until the end of the contest, right?

[New Carthagea]

Ooh, this one is a close battle so far. 5 v. 6. Interesting...

[Valentine Z]

Hey Val, the winners are all barred from editing their respective factbooks until the end of the contest, right?

Oh no, the winners can edit as of now if you want to! That's why I go through all the categories instead of one by one so that Overview winners can edit for now.

It's only when I go for Round 2, then it will take effect again on the "Only edit if you are 3 brackets away" thing. As with the principle, no major changes in terms of design - adding more content, like a paragraph describing the military, or fixing the BBCode, is totally fine. ♥

[Valentine Z]

Synne Industries wins with a 7-9! Congratulations, and a close effort from both contestants! ^^

Next up, we have:

New Carthagea – The Second Carthaginian War - Major Conflict - Ongoing Peace Talks
The Restored Danelaw / Ostsee Empire – History of the Baltic Empire (Ostsee Empire)

Good luck! ♥

[The Restored Danelaw]

Oh Jeez I'm up again, I'd like wish good luck to New Carthagea! your factbook is pretty awesome and deserving of victory!

[Valentine Z]

Restored Danelaw wins with a 4-7! Congratulations, and a great effort from both players! ^^

And this concludes History entries... for now. Winners are free to edit until the next round, which is gonna be a while.

Now onto Geography and Cartography, with the first bracket:

New Carthagea / The Rosary Isles – The States And Duchies Of The Rosary Isles
Zitravgrad – Zitravgradian Wastelands: Testament of The Near-End of the World

Good luck! ♥

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The next 3 brackets are also closed for editing, with the recent edits from a few days ago being notified of. ^^

[Valentine Z]

Zitravgrad wins, congratulations! Great effort from NC as well, very beautiful factbooks all around. ♥

Next up, we have:

Voxija – Major Cities and Provinces
The Krirken Swarm – Zravvisk Territories

Good luck! ♥

[Valentine Z]

Due to unforeseen circumstances, it has come to my attention that some of your factbooks and dispatches might have gotten botched. Like, really, really hard.

Please check your contest entries ASAP and if any of them got messed up, do let me know, and I will see if I can suspend the contest (not cancel, suspend for a day or two) so that you guys can fix the formatting error. Hopefully, you don't use it to radically change the dispatch so much so that it doesn't look like the original. ^^;

[Valentine Z]

I was going to continue it, but seriously, please look again.

There are probably more things being botched up now. Like, right now. Here's mine as an example: https://web.archive.org/web/20201105052930/https://www.nationstates.net/nation=valentine_z/detail=factbook/id=701792

I am using Web Archive to preserve its current state - maybe it will be fixed down the line!

[Valentine Z]

All right, I am sorry for the interruption and delay, but we are back on track! I hope everything has more or less been resolved with your formattings! I know I have, without doing anything - my images in a spoiler are back, AND the tables are intact. Hooray for passively waiting!

Anyway, Bracket 3!

Elvectica – Elvectican Cartography Guild | Political Maps of Etherea
The Krirken Swarm – Major planets of the Swarm

Good luck!

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Once again, if your factbooks are botched, please do let me know, and I can certainly try my best to make an exception if I can if it is within the 3-bracket period.

EDIT: For the previous bracket, 4-6. The Krirken Swarm wins! Good effort from both, and I really hope that Voxija is not discouraged by this. A defeat does not mean that your factbook is bad; it's a matter of relativity and preference. I will be sure to run Honourable Mentions and you can nominate yourself (within limits), if you want to. More details after all of this is over!

[Valentine Z]

The last bracket ended with a 4-4, the very first tie ever! Interesting, indeed.

And now we move to the last Geography Bracket of the first round:

Khoronzon – The World
Zitravgrad – Population and Geography

Good luck! ♥

[Voxija]

I voted for Khoronzon, because of content more than formatting.

Please vote, people!

[Khoronzon]

Not going to comment or vote this time around, so I'll just wish Zitravgrad the best of luck. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

[Kiu Ghesik]

Both are good. Khoronzon's is arguably more technically impressive in terms of formatting. However, I voted for Zitravgrad as Khoronzon's appears to fit more in the International category than in the Geography category, and I'm the sort of person who would vote for the Birthday Party just to make a point.

I wish the both of you luck, though, and honestly you both deserve to go on. Unfortunately, that can't be.

[Valentine Z]

And that ends with a 8-4! Khoronzon wins! Seriously though, great factbooks from both contestants, and I really do like both equally. Though I have to say that my personal preference was on Zitravgrad's, because I am a sucker for maps.

Moving on, the one that a lot of people have been waiting for, and with a lot of entries! The Military Bracket!

First up, we have:

Cosmic Unity Church – Technology developed by the C.U.C
The Restored Danelaw / Sildorian Empire – The Sildorian Armed Forces (Sildorian Empire)

Good luck! ♥

[Kiu Ghesik]

Voted for Sildorian. CUC's is much-improved from when I saw it last, but I think Sildorian's goes into more detail about the organization's history and organization in a way that feels far more immersive. CUC's has in parts that "military shopping-list" feel.

[Horde of One]

Voted for Sildorian. CUC's is much-improved from when I saw it last, but I think Sildorian's goes into more detail about the organization's history and organization in a way that feels far more immersive. CUC's has in parts that "military shopping-list" feel.

Will have that in mind when updating the factbook in the future. Thank you all that have voted for my factbook, and congratulations to Danelaw, yours is truly a fantastic factbook!

Edit: Oops, wrong puppet.

[Valentine Z]

With a 3-8, The Restored Danelaw won! Congratulations, and a great effort from both!

Next up, we have:

Diarcesia – Military Vehicle Primer: Apsychia Main Battle Tank
Godular – WELCOME TO THE MACHINE (military factbook)

Good luck! ♥

[Kiu Ghesik]

Voted for Sildorian. CUC's is much-improved from when I saw it last, but I think Sildorian's goes into more detail about the organization's history and organization in a way that feels far more immersive. CUC's has in parts that "military shopping-list" feel.

Will have that in mind when updating the factbook in the future. Thank you all that have voted for my factbook, and congratulations to Danelaw, yours is truly a fantastic factbook!

Edit: Oops, wrong puppet.

This puppet is nice, my guy.

[Valentine Z]

With a 4-5, Godular wins! that was a very, very close one, though the vote turnout definitely can be better!

Next up, we have:

Valentine Z / Garden at 6th Mile Road – Holly Starlight – The Sole Defender of this Dimension.
Bloodshade – Bloodshade Difesameija

All I can say is the best of luck to Bloodshade, and I really do hope that you will win this one! ♥

[Bloodshade]

Good luck and all the best, Val! Obviously won't be voting in this one. Competition looks tough!

[Voxija]

I like Val Z's because it reminds me of a video game.

[Kiu Ghesik]

I'm legally obliged to vote for the Difesa... Difesameija... Difesameijala, there we go, just because of that incredible gunship.

Also I'm just a big fan of the detail and the emphasis on doctrine used, that's something you don't see very much elsewhere. Gives it a nice immersive feel.

[Valentine Z]

With a whopping 5-11, Bloodshade takes yet another victory! Congratulations, and that was a very, very nice military factbook. ♥

Next up, we have:
Montevento – DEFENSE | Most Serene Republic of Montevento
Synne Industries – Providence

All the best!

[The Restored Danelaw]

Synne's factbook certainly looks creative enough and it's actually pretty awesome, but Montevento's simply looks both sleeker and more professional. Ignoring the wrong box alignments, it's actually something you'd expect to see in a Wiki page. I don't usually comment on these, but (sorry Synne) Montevento gets my vote this time.