Welcome to the Draft Thread of the 31st World Hit Festival! This will be the place where nations will work and post on their entry that I (the host) will then eventually transfer to the IC thread once it opens. The final deadline for posting entries will be March 12, 5:00AM GMT with the IC thread hopefully up within a few hours after. However, nations are free to make minor edits to their entries as I transfer them to the IC thread. There will be a 24 hour grace period after the entry posting deadline for nations to ask for edits as I post/finish up the IC thread. After March 13, all entries are considered final.
For this thread, you can use any format that you wish when posting your entry. The only things that will change as it is transferred to the IC thread will be the header (which will act as a link to your postcard and will be located at the top of your entry) as well as the text being aligned to the center for uniformity's sake. Otherwise, the host nation will not alter the RP aspect in any major form, but minor additions are liable to be made that will only come at the very end of your entries.
As written by Kalosia for WHF26: The host (Izmedu) reserves the right to make alterations to your RP when copying it over to the IC thread. However, these alterations will be limited to cleaning up the formatting as well as adding (not deleting) RP regarding the situation in the arena (i.e. how the audience reacted). Substantial/major alterations will not be made without written permission, and any further changes to an entry within the IC thread will only be done upon written request by the user behind it, and with host discretion.
Signups close: March 5, 5:00AM GMTDraft thread (entry posting) closes, IC thread up: March 13, 5:00AM GMTVoting deadline: March 20, 5:00AM GMTVoting announcement (results): by March 24/25
The running order shall be determined by using an independent notary. A running order will be published on March 5, 5:00AM GMT when sign ups close using every nation that has signed up for the contest at that point.
THE OFFICIAL RUNNING ORDER FOR THE 31ST WORLD HIT FESTIVAL
01
NORMANDY AND PICARDY
02
BLUEBERRY ISLANDS
03
SKANDEN
04
ESTOGIUM
05
LIOBARA
06
BESINI
07
MEHICO
08
IZMEDU
09
KWADAI
10
CHAMELIYA
11
KALOSIA
12
COSNEOLTA
13
MERCEDINI
14
MONAEROGLISSEUREST PLEINDANGUILLES
15
SAN ANDRES ARCHIPELAGO
16
ZEGANAS
17
ETHANE
18
ANOLLASIA
19
KANNAP
20
NATANYA
21
TODLICHEBUJOKU
22
SKJALFLANDAFLJOT
23
FROMULYA
24
MERCREDI
25
ARTSAKHESTAN
26
EUSKIRRIBAKONDARA
27
NIGHTOM
RP and Stage Info: When determining your performance, you are more than free to use the show + host city details post as you write your RP. If you have any questions about specific stage effects or trying to see what is/isn't possible on the stage, don't be afraid to ask me questions through the WHF31 OOC thread or through telegram.
What is a Complete Entry?: A complete entry, by technical definition, is an entry on the draft thread with a usable tune and a complete set of lyrics (all stanzas, verses, and etc. covered). Which means, I can transfer a post with just pure lyrics onto the IC thread and mark it as a complete entry. However, I encourage all nations to put in RP to your entries. It makes the entry look far more complete than just lyrics on the page, and while it won't guarantee higher points, it will signal to the WHF community that you are putting in effort than just beyond lyrics. However, I understand that time is a crunch (I once was in that same position myself). What will not be transferred is an entry with incomplete lyrics or just a header.
Note: This post may be regularly updated without announcement, please do check from time to time especially during/near deadlines.