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The PM subject doesn't matter whatsoever :) Just call it "Rank Contest Entry" or something like that. We'll know what it is!

It's been six months since the last Tip.it Rank Contest, so here it is again! In this contest, you will be competing to win a custom rank! Your rank is the text above your avatar (such as Chicken Feather, Scorpion Pit, etc.). Winning this contest will give you the opportunity to change that text to anything you want (as long as it's appropriate and not staff-related!). This round's contest is coming up with a slogan for Tip.it! All users are welcome to enter the contest. For more information (and if you have any questions), see the following thread: Good luck!!

Tip.it Rank Contest The Tip.it Rank Contest is back again! By participating in the Rank Contest, you will have the opportunity to win a custom rank! Your rank is the text above your avatar (for example there is Chicken Feather, Scorpion Pit, Dragon Slayer, Ghost Cloak, etc.). If you win the contest, you will be able to customize your rank to whatever you want (as long as it's appropriate and not staff-related ;)). This round's theme is slogans. It is your job to create a slogan for Tip.it! Read below for more information: A slogan is a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase. It is your job to come up with a slogan for Tip.it! How to Enter? Here is how you enter the contest: [code] [quote name="YOUR FORUM NAME HERE"]YOUR SLOGAN HERE[/quote][/code] Copy and paste the above text (make sure you copy it exactly!!) and paste it into a private message to rank_contest. This link will take you directly to the private message screen for the official staff account designated to receive contest entries. Be sure to preview your private message so that it will look like this: EXAMPLE ENTRY: [quote name="User1234"]Welcome to the Tip.it side of life.[/quote] Make sure your forum name is within quotations, and make sure your quote is within the code tags (this will make it a lot easier on the staff to post it to a thread so we can vote on the winner). If your entry is only within quotations, than it is incorrect. The PM subject can be anything. If you do not send your entry within the proper format, it may not be eligible for voting. DO NOT post your entries on this thread. DO NOT send in more than one entry. DO use the proper format when sending in a contest entry. This thread will be left open for everyone to post questions and comments regarding the contest. Remember, do not post your entries on this thread. Userprofile link of rank_contest: Profile of rank_contest Private message of rank_contest: Private message rank_contest Best of luck to everyone! Three winners will be selected and will each be able to customize their rank. The staff is looking forward to reading your entries. Contest ends January 10th, 2008

I also have no idea what you're on about, but this is not the place for advertisements.

If you're the one answering the question (it's not your thread) then there is no reason to bump it, as Lord_Diddy said. The author probably saw your response, but if s/he didn't, s/he can always find the thread again by going to View Your Posts, on the front page.

Please give a round of applause for December's contest winners: Achievement of the Month: lara_barbara for 99 slayer Picture of the Month: rushrock

Sorry, but my thoughts exactly. The whole point of that list is to highlight the ideas that have been chewed over hundreds of times and already denied. Any future threads about the items on that list will receive an automatic no and the thread locked, so there is no reason to discuss them whatsoever.

Cinema: The Golden Compass and Sweeney Todd (both excellent movies!!); I Am Legend (it was alright - kind of slow at the beginning, but interesting nonetheless) Home: Beauty and the Beast

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Woah come on now. Is this really worth arguing over? This whole argument is far more off-topic than the discussion itself.

Haha we'll have to turn to Albosky for a change like this ;) He is the all powerful tech-master

As the others have stated, a very large portion of Off-Topic is debates. That's really one of the main characteristics of the forum. So if you would like to start one, that's the place to do it :mrgreen:

Aww I love those movies I saw that movie a couple weeks ago and WOW that part was sad!!! :cry:

I couldn't agree more. Something that many people tend to forget is that art is very subjective and not all art is realism. The more realistic your picture is does not necessarily mean the better it is. Some of my favourite pieces of art make absolutely no sense and are far from realistic, but I love them nonetheless.

In my opinion, the only time at which natural talent really does anyone any good is at the beginning. Someone may be a good artist at a young age, but they still won't get any better unless they practice and work hard at it for several years. Someone with a mediocre artistic ability could reach the same end as someone with natural talent if they work just as hard. Sure it may take a bit more studying/working, but it's possible to reach the same end result (or somewhere in the general area). I refuse to believe that having an artistic ability is a genetic trait. Art is easily compared to sports. To get good at a sport, you don't need to have a family-tree full of talented sports players, you need motivation and dedication. Spend enough time practicing, and your skills will improve. I've kept a fair share of my sketches for 10 years or so and flipping through them, you can see the improvement over the years. I went from drawing horses with square heads to defining the muscles in their neck. Something that I've found helpful if you really want to see quick improvement is to draw the same object (whatever it is) over and over again. That way it is really easy to notice improvement, because you can compare every picture to your previous ones. Two big areas that I've done this in are horses (which I've just explained) and eyes. I find it easiest to pick something that you're interested in, because you should expect to observe these objects in real life in order to transfer the ideas onto paper. To reuse my previous example, in order to master shading (which can usually make or break a picture), you need to first study muscles and bones, as they will usually impact where the light hits. Now I've always loved horses, so I have a basic idea of how their muscle and bone structures work. Now after drawing many, many, many horse heads over many, many years, I have progressed immensely. The next thing I decided to tackle were eyes. I spent one year practicing these (thank you classroom doodles!!) and the progress I made was incredible. A classroom setting was easy because eyes are all around you, so they were an easy object to observe. I could see where the light hits the different parts of your eyelids and transfer that onto paper. As for your question about what kind of art takes more time and talent, that's kind of like saying what is more difficult: english or math. It depends on your strengths and weaknesses. Someone could work miracles with one art form and fail miserably in another. I know some people who produce amazing 15 minute digital art doodles and then there are some people who could produce the same outcome but it would take them much longer. What I'm trying to say is that it's different for every person. A sketcher might find painting difficult, whereas a painter might find sketching difficult. It all depends on your strengths and weaknesses. But if you practice painting, it will become easier and you may find that you can even work faster as you get better. But you cannot simply sit down and expect your hands to work miracles for you. Just like getting good at a sport, an amazing artistic ability won't come overnight. blah just realized how much I rambled... but I got kinda into it :-$

Must be your time zone, because I have ;)

I agree that the limit should/could be raised. Back when I was maintaining my blog in BlogScape, I was constantly going over the emoticon limit. I see no harm in raising it :D During my time as a moderator, I have rarely seen people abuse smilies. I have more often seen people abuse letters or numbers to stretch out the page.

They're both gorgeous! I want, I want!! =P~ *goes to vote*

Now I wouldn't consider RuneScape the best thing in my life or anything (for the record, I don't play anymore), but I agree with your whole having fun concept. It really irks me when people make comments like "You need to get a life" and whatnot. Well personally, I live in a community that I hate (it's quite comparable to "The OC" actually) - spoiled rich kids with too many problems to count. Now in my situation, "getting a life" or "enjoying the real world" would mean going to wild parties and getting drunk, which is something that I neither like or condone. Life should be about having fun and not fitting into the 'expectation' of society and what qualifies as a life. I'd rather spend my childhood enjoying myself than working up to completing the world's most admirable college application.

Moved to Music, Movies & Television subforum. Titanic and Armageddon always get me. I never fail to cry at the end of Armageddon when Liv Tyler is saying goodbye to her father :oops:

We've had a lot of complaints about threads not being taken care of fast enough (particularly at more quiet hours), hence our reason for increasing the amount of moderators we have.

I doubt we'd make something that's purely RuneScape-related. We're currently brainstorming ideas and hopefully we'll think up something soon~! By the way, I'm splitting off all the rank-contest related posts into a new thread for the sake of organization.

Repeat yourself if you wish, it's just nice to have all the ideas in one place.

Welcome to the team you guys~! :thumbsup:

Hiya - welcome! If you'd like to make a suggestion, please be specific in your idea :) If you have an idea for a 'stylish skill' you're more than welcome to repost your skill idea!