Welcome to the Draft Thread of the 44th 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 Saturday, March 2 at 9:00 pm/21:00 Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) 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 Sunday, March 3 at 9:00 pm/21:00 Eastern Time (UTC-05:00), 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.
Important Information: As written by Kalosia for WHF26: The host (Anollasia) 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.
Schedule
Draft Thread Opens: Monday 11th February 2019 (1 week late)Sign-Ups Close: Monday 18th February 2019Draft Thread Closes: Saturday March 2 2019 at 9:00 pm/21:00 Eastern Time UTC-05:00 (countdown clock)IC Thread Opens: Friday March 1st to Sunday March 3rd
Voting Deadline: Sunday 10th March 2019 at 9:00 pm/21:00 Eastern Daylight Time UTC-4:00
Grand Final Winner Known By: Sunday 17th March 2019
1. Anollasia
2. Kalosia
3. 1zmedu
4. Besen
5. Nightom
6. Fromulya
7. Indo States
8. Mercedini
9. Astoria
10. Britonisea
11. Normandy and Picardy
12. Todlichebujoku
13. Estogium
14. Izmedu
15. Llalta
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. What will not be transferred is an entry with incomplete lyrics or just a header.
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 OOC thread, via telegram, or through Discord.
Header
Please place this header at the top of your entry.
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[box][size=200][b]Name of country[/b][/size]
[size=150][b]Artist - Song Title[/b][/size]
[b]Title transcription:[/b] If applicable
[b]Title translation:[/b] If applicable
[b]Language(s):[/b] The language(s) that the song is performed in
[b]Lyrics:[/b] Name(s) of IC songwriter(s)
[b]Music:[/b] Name(s) of IC song composer(s)
[b]Tune:[/b] Link to the tune of your song[/box]
Note: This post may be regularly updated without announcement, please do check from time to time especially during/near deadlines.