Statement, Edit Policy, and Deadlines
Welcome to the Draft Thread of the 37th 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 January 20 (at some point of the day - try to get your entries in by then!) 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 January 22, 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 (Kalosia) 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.
Remaining Deadlines
Sign-ups Close: January 10
Draft Thread Closes, IC Thread and Voting Opens: January 21
Voting Closes: January 27
Winner Revealed: January 31
The Running Order
THE OFFICIAL RUNNING ORDER FOR WORLD HIT FESTIVAL 37
01
Izmedu
02
Vartugia
03
Hiklarmangia
04
Mercedini
05
Todaskakys
06
Ethane
07
Togonistan
08
New Doltania
09
Darkmania
10
Kalosia
11
Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic
12
Cleaca
13
Norjihan
14
Britonisea
Additional Information/Miscellany
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 WHF37 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.
Additional Information on Headers: You are highly encouraged for this edition to include the names of your song's IC producers and IC lyric writers! Please do so! This information will go on your header. I will supply the header template used by Euskirribakondara and Normandy and Picardy (which will be replaced by a graphical header on the IC thread). However, you are not required to use this particular header for this draft thread, as you are free to use whatever format you use.
WORLD! START POSTING NOW!
Note: This post may be regularly updated without announcement, please do check from time to time especially during/near deadlines.