Car of the Month - Discussion topic

[Crono]

Fading wireframe to car is a verry good idea! Maybe for illustrations on the about-page or something like that if the tom logo will be used.

Cu Crono

[A1 Aaron]

I tweaked the design a little bit and added a tom like logo.

Cu Crono

I think thats brilliant, i like the idea of using a logo that similar to ToM, which is known by everyone, people would then instantly recognise the blue version as CoM. Makes sense for me.

And i agree, i cant see a CoM compo taking off, but looks like we're finally getting somewhere wth CoM now tho

[Crono]

Thanks to GeorgM - he found the original logo (vector) so it was possible to get a way better result.

Cu Crono

[A1 Aaron]

Well wherever GeorgM is right now, my thanks go out to him

[Herbal]

Yey, that looks great so, we should use the modified ToM logo ^^

[A1 Aaron]

Definitely

[Herbal]

BTW guys, should I rename this topic to Car of the Month discussion topic? I think CoM is closer now to be realized then not...

[RudyOosterndijk]

Nice one by Crono. Reminds me of my one in blue! Perfect for me!

[A1 Aaron]

BTW guys, should I rename this topic to Car of the Month discussion topic? I think CoM is closer now to be realized then not...

Yes DXTR i think thats a good idea. Hopefully we can get it up and running soon

[Herbal]

As you wish!

[Crono]

Hopefully we can get it up and running soon

Don´t worry, I´m working on it

Cu Crono

[A1 Aaron]

Hi guys

As I'm sure most of you are aware, for the last couple of months we have been planning and organising CoM, and finally I am pleased to announce that there will be an election for the May/June period

So get your car making hats on guys. Start placing them polygons and verify them vortexes, and start fiddling with the physics, as every car or carpack released between May 1st 0:00 GMT and June 30th 23:59 GMT is eligible for nomination.

So get building guys, more info to follow on May 1st

Regards
A1A

[Lukeno94]

Surely it would be easier to do an April/May one?

[Lorenzo]

...Or the best F1 2010 carpack election? That would be an epic beginning of CoM.

[AleksiNir]

...Or the best F1 2010 carpack election?

95% of the votes will go to F1 packs anyway, so what's the problem?

[Lorenzo]

every car or carpack released between May 1st 0:00 GMT and June 30th 23:59 GMT is eligible for nomination.

Each one F1 2010 carpack has been relesed earlier...

[Paw]

Surely it would be easier to do an April/May one?

IIRC, election is going to be once for two months? IF so: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun... And it would be nice to start within this system, than 'repairing' it later IMO.

[A1 Aaron]

Exactly that's partly the reason for it being a may/june election, plus the website is not quite finished yet so I didn't want to hold the first election til it is ready.

[A1 Aaron]

Hi guys as the CoM website is not up and running just yet i thought it might be useful to post a copy of the CoM rules on the forum for you all to view, please read before nominating. Thanks


Nomination Rules:

1. You can nominate a car(pack) assuming it fit’s the following 2 criteria:

The car(pack) was originally published in the GRRF forums (http://www.gene-rally.com).
The car(pack) was released between 0:00 GMT on the 1st day of the 1st month and 23:59 GMT on the last day of the 2nd month of the nomination period.

2. Every member of the GRRF forums is allowed to nominate car(pack)s.

3. An author is NOT allowed to nominate an own car(pack).

4. There is no limit for the amount of nominated car(pack)s or the amount of nominations by the same person.

5. The method for nominating a car(pack) is to write a post in the relevant thread (e.g. CoM May). This thread is in the cars forum. The post should include the name of the car(pack), author, and a link to the thread that it was originally published in. All nominations will be posted on the nominees page of the CoM website before the election begins.

6. The list of nominated car(pack)s is final after the nomination deadline has passed. No non-nominated car(pack)s can be voted for in the election without the approval of the CoM organisers. If someone wishes to elect a non-nominated car(pack), they must send a PM to any of the CoM organisers to request this.

Conditions for Car(pack)s to be Electable:

1. All car(pack)s that fit the criteria for nomination stated above in 1a and 1b is eligible for election, and vice versa: car(pack)s that do not fit nomination criteria are not eligible for election.

Conditions for Voting:

1. All members of the GRRF forums may cast a vote. While it is not essential to be familiar with all of the nominees, it does help to give a fairer result.

Voting Rules:

1. Votes must be cast by sending a PM to XYY. It is preferable that this PM has a relevant subject to make it identifiable (e.g. CoM Vote).

2. The election will last for 2 weeks, beginning immediately after the nomination period closes, 1 week after the month’s end.

3. The election will begin with a post in the relevant thread, announcing the voting period open. All nominees will be listed in this post.

4. Every voter can vote for up to 3 car(pack)s. The order of these bares no relevance or importance, so no special order is required. If more than 3 votes are cast by one member, only the first 3 in the list will be counted.

5. As with the nomination period, nominated authors are not allowed to vote for their own car(pack)s. They may vote for other nominees, but still no more than 3 votes.

Results & Prize-Giving:

1. As with any election, the more votes the car(pack) receives, the higher its position will be in the final standings.

2. If more tan one car(pack) receives the same number of votes, they will be classed as the same position (e.g. two 3rd Place car(pack)s. The next one would therefore be 5th Place, not 4th).

3. The Top 3 car(pack)s in the election will receive a gold/silver/bronze CoM award. This award can be used along with the car(pack) by the author as they wish.

4. When the election is closed, this will be announced in the thread and the results published soon after.

5. A CoM carpack will be created with the best cars from the 2 months. Every car(pack) that receives at least a vote will be included. Permissions will be asked of the authors as and when required. Authors can give general permissions to use all future elected car(pack)s if they so wish.

Yearly Rankings:

1. The yearly rankings give a list of the success of carmakers for that year, including most total votes, most elected car(pack)s, and car/vote ratio.

Re-nomination:

1. Regardless of whether previously elected or not, car(pack)s CANNOT be re- nominated for later elections. This is even if updates have been made, unless the physics, polygons and vortex values are substantially changed. CoM organisers alone will decide if changes/updates are substantial enough for re-nomination.


A1 Aaron
March 2010

[A1 Aaron]

Hello Everybody!!!

Just a little announcement to let you know that the GeneRally Car of the Month Website is now officially ONLINE!!! Visit now at http://com.gene-rally.com/

And i would like to say many thanks to Crono for creating this masterpiece for us

Regards
A1A

[Trigger Happy]

Topics merged.

@ A1 Aaron: please don't create new topic for every little news.

[A1 Aaron]

Sorry my bad

[Trigger Happy]

What you think about turning this topic into CoM discussion topic or better to say merging it with this topic?

[A1 Aaron]

Go for it, we need one and CoM is up and running as of today so yeah thats not a bad idea. Like you said in your last post, dont need to create a new topic every time!

[Trigger Happy]

O.K. So here we have the discussion topic for CoM. I hope, this project will be as successful as ToM. Good luck!