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Well, considering that we have time to kill until the next contest (well, two weeks to be precise), we may as well use this time wisely to gain your input (and not just on the cheap legislation). Currently, we have a lot of stuff that needs updating/altering and is significantly out of date, so we may as well hold an annual general meeting in this time (assuming people aren't dying to have another spin-off, although we can fit that in seeing as the next contest isn't supposed to finish until March ) in which we, the mods, ask for your input on ideas for new rules, alterations to current rules, removal of already existing rules and general clarification etc. SO, the rules as they have generally stood since the beginning of time the BJSC are as follows:

Countries:

* Anyone wishing to participate must come up with the bare minimum of a country name, capital city and flag, although other details about the country, for example the language are encouraged.

* Before every edition a thread will be made asking people for confirmation of their entry - this is the time you must send your "new country" information to the host, if you're hoping to participate for the first time. However, all countries must confirm their participation each time.

Artists & Songs:

* Artists being used by another country may not be used in the same contest. This includes artists being used in another country's National Final (but may be used once the artist in question has been discounted from selection by the country in question).

* Artists used in the prior contest may not be used for the following contest. This only applies to your entry - the artist may be used in the following contest if they were used by another country in the prior contest.

* Artists who came top 3 in the prior contest may not be used for the following contest.

* Songs may not have taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest, but people are free to send songs which have taken part in national finals for the ESC but did not get selected as ESC entries.

* Songs may be covers [but may not be covers of ESC songs, or covers of songs that have been used already in the contest].

* Songs can be in any language.

* Countries may use a "national final" or an "internal selection" to choose their entries.

* Songs can have been released at any time.

* Songs may not have been used in previous contests, however they may have been used in previous National Finals, but only if unsuccessful.

* NB: Although you can enter any song you like (provided it hasn't already been entered for Eurovision before) it's far far better if you don't choose something that everyone will already know. Part of the fun of this contest is discovering new music! biggrin.gif

Hosting:

* The right to host goes automatically to the winner of the previous edition. If for any reason the previous winner cannot, or does not want to, host, then the right falls to the second placed, then the third, the fourth, and so on. The host is expected to take care of the song presentation and the presentation of the results, as well as collecting the songs and votes in the first place.

Voting:

* The nations must PM their points to the organizing country. These points are: 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point.

* If a country does not submit its votes on time, it will have 33% taken away from its score

* Eliminated semi finalists must vote in the final if they expect to participate next time, and prequalified finalists must vote in the semi final, otherwise they will be removed from the final.

* Revealing your votes before they are officially announced is not allowed.

* Making 'deals' with other countries (example - swapping votes) is not allowed.

Punishment:

* Infringing any of these rules will lead to disqualification from the current and following contest as well as a retraction of any votes given by the offending nation if any.

The agenda for this thread, which will remain open until Sunday 7th of February (or possibly earlier, depending on how quickly everything gets sorted), is as follows:

- Legislation against uninspired entries
- Reviewing of current rules/additions/removals
- Crafting of the new country registration thread, set to re-open after the AGM
- General suggestions

Fire away