Everyday value contest in the Republic

(But seriously, low budget contests are just as fun so totally agree with the sentiment)

there’s high budget and low budget and oslol budget

1 hour ago, Silas said:

Feel free to make the thread.

The actual real theme of this month is to show everyone who has a little bit of a fear of hosting an alternative to some of the more elaborately hosted editions. The core of what we expect from hosts is quite simple, the rest is optional. I hope to show this month that hosting this contest isn’t horrendously disruptive to your life and you can run a good edition without all the bells and whistles

Yas for simplicity I'm just here for the songs and not flopping

If the theme is simplicity then it’s definitely not German bureaucracy.

German simplicity in a perfect example: for an Einbürgerungstest (naturalisation test checking your integration in the country) you have to get an appointment online (tends to be a pain the ass as the demand is insane, there’s no public info about when slots become available, and most of the times you have to commute 1-1.5 hours if you get it) where they give you an immovable appointment 2 months in advance. If you can’t make it or get sick etc. then you have to start the process all over again.

(Sorry for bringing up this utterly exciting topic again)

Ooh my entry sounds even better opening the semifinal ✨ *.*

honestly this whole theme is giving me HUGE anxiety imma have to stay logged off lmao

47 minutes ago, 152chris said:

honestly this whole theme is giving me HUGE anxiety imma have to stay logged off lmao

Same lmao

Although I'm pretty sure Silas starting a thread titled 'Visa Processing' has after several months led to my visa finally being acknowledged this morning so thankyou

Voted! Can't say I massively loved that semi on a whole but there were at least 10 songs I wanted to give points to so there's that.

I thought I recognised that Polo & Pan track from somewhere and turns it out it was in an old Club Bizarre volume. Was pinged with a deduction that time so hopefully it gets a fairer crack this time around.

1 hour ago, Harve said:

Same lmao

Although I'm pretty sure Silas starting a thread titled 'Visa Processing' has after several months led to my visa finally being acknowledged this morning so thankyou

haha congrats!

now just the anxious wait to see if they deliver your new card before the temporary one runs out.

https://sync-tube.de/room/ApAM3t-I

Semi 2 listenthrough coming up soon

Jadakissnia have voted semi 2 was definitely the stronger one for me this time!

We have also voted. Very good semi with 4 huge standouts.

I voted as well, second semi was really pleasant

On 21/04/2026 at 16:41, Harve said:

Same lmao

Although I'm pretty sure Silas starting a thread titled 'Visa Processing' has after several months led to my visa finally being acknowledged this morning so thankyou

Not just you. My friend who applied a week and a half ago for an extension to her permit at the LEA (the actual office in my OP) heard back today with an appt and an upgrade to blue card from her current permit.

I think I’m magic

I think I’ll use your services when I start my naturalization process later this year x

8 hours ago, pavi said:

I think I’ll use your services when I start my naturalization process later this year x

Oh that Abteilung I have no powers over. If they’d been like a month quicker on mine we’d have saved 10-15k in interest payments on our mortgage 😭

the thing that gets me about the visa processing theme is it heavily implies that the participants are being held in some kind of detention facility

Edited Thursday at 08:075 days by dhwe

Nelly votes are in 🖤

I don't think SF1 has any major standouts but everything was pretty good. I had more commiserations than usual

The Radio 1 playlist has been updated a day early for some reason and Dandy's AQ has been added to the C-List, get that promo