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WORLD HIT FESTIVAL 76
Muse, Scotatrova
RUGENIA
Aisha - Unbreakable
26 points
[Updated 5th November 2024
After the winner has been announced, the World Hit Festival will run on a 2 month basis (more or less depending on how long the previous edition was). This means five-six editions will be held over the period of one year. We would like to stick to the schedule that we prepare at the start of each World Hit Festival iteration. We would work closely with the host to make sure that they are comfortable with the calendar, but we will try to keep to the structure as much as possible. The structure follows the structure of recent editions slightly, but these will now be official changes. Below, I will list the typical structure for the World Hit Festival as of Sunday 27th October 2024.
Week 1 Week 1 is the Host Preparation. The winner of the festival will get first refusal of hosting the competition and they have 72 hours to decide whether they would like to host the competition. If they decline, this opportunity will be passed onto whoever finished 2nd and then 3rd - both parties having a total of 24 hours each to respond and decide whether they would like to host the festival. If none of these nations would like to host, either Britonisea will host the competition or someone can be nominated to host (whether they have participated in the preceding edition and regardless of where they placed if they did). The week gives the Overseer enough time to make plans with the upcoming host and decide on a final timeline for the festival. Due to the nature of the festival, the week is needed so that hosts have enough time to come up with enough content for the festival. This allows the host to have a week of uninterrupted time to come up with ideas. (example: w/e 3rd November 2024)
Week 2 On the first couple of days of the second week, it will be announced who will host the upcoming World Hit Festival with the logo, contest producers and any other information that the host would like to reveal being announced during this time. The opening of the sign-ups will be confirmed as well including the IC end date of the competition. The Sign-Ups for the World Hit Festival is likely to open on the Sunday after the host has been announced, evening time in Europe/Americas (at the end of week 2) When the Sign Ups open, the Overseer will make an official announcement on Discord and the Network with the link of the new thread. Sign-ups will be open until the closure of the draft thread. (example: w/e 10th November 2024)
Week 3 The Draft Thread will open for submissions on the first Sunday by the host at whatever time suits them. Here, nations will be able to post their entries. They will have a period of three weeks to place their entries on to the Draft Thread. During this time, the host will be required to complete both host city information and essential RP information needed for roleplays. (example: w/e 17th November 2024).
Week 4 At the end of the week, it is recommended that nations officially confirm their entries and artists for the World Hit Festival. The OOC thread will act as an IC update centre where nations can confirm their participants. (example: w/e 24th November 2024).
Week 5 At the end of the fifth week, nations that have signed up for the World Hit Festival will receive notification that they have one week remaining to post their entries on the draft thread. (example: w/e 1st December 2024).
Week 6 During the sixth week, nations will receive multiple reminders that the deadline is coming up using the @worldhitfestival on the discord and on the OOC thread, including (but not limited to) a 72 hour and a 24 hour announcement. The host will then close the sign-ups and the draft thread at whatever time suits them. The Grace Period will begin and will last a total of 72 hours. In order for nations to meet the deadline for a grace period, nations must have a tune, completed lyrics and an artist and they must have announced this on the OOC thread. They should do this in an IC manner, but simply filling out the form is fine. During the 72 hours, the host will be asked to prepare the IC thread, and conduct a live draw. For festivals of below 10 nations, the draw must be fully randomised. For festivals of 10 and above, it can either be randomised or nations can be drawn into halves and the producers can decide the running order. The Host will then confirm the running order to the Overseer first and could be asked for changes before announcing it to the masses. The Overseer will check entries for AI plagiarism and whether it meets the minimum requirements for a completed entry. During this time, nations are free to edit their entries (not the lyrics unless asked to by the Overseer) before the final deadline. Once the Overseer has green-lit the entries, the host can transfer the entries over to the IC thread. The host can wait until after Grace Period or do it as the Overseer greenlights entries (it will be done in order of the draw). By Friday night, the IC thread must be completed and the voting lines must open.
The vote will be open for seven days - might be shorter in quicker editions and could end early if everyone has voted. The official listenalong will happen that weekend on Sunday but could spill over into Week 7 depending on the host. (example: w/e 8th December 2024).
Week 7 During Week 7 the voting will commence. If the listenalong has not happened, it will happen during this week. Nations will receive personalised reminders at 72 hours, with a final reminder 24 hours before lines close. Week 7 is also the week in which any WHF events can take place such as pre-parties and pre-festival roleplays. The voting lines will close by the end of the week (7 days after they opened) and that will be announced by the host. The host will share the results with the Overseer. The Overseer will begin to compile the results for public release in an excel document while the host will prepare the graphics and any RP needed for the reveal. They will have until Week 8 mid-week to prepare this. (example: w/e 15th December 2024)
Week 8 It is vote reveal week. The host can take a few days of Week 8 to prepare graphics, but the reveal must happen over at least two days and must between Friday and Sunday of the final week. (example: w/e 22nd December 2024)
The contest will ICly happen on the final SATURDAY of the OOC Calendar if not mentioned, but the host can elect for the contest to be held on a different IC date by contacting the Overseer and having talks with them. In order to avoid clashes with the WorldVision Song Contest, this schedule might be fastened or slowed down. After the vote is revealed, we start week 1 again.
