and we're not just on about winners, but songs that could come top ten (does anyone know how many countries on average are needed to receive votes from to go top ten?)

I'm not sure, but "Knock You Down" scored from 16 countries and Cadbury came 12th in the semis (tied with 13th) and came 11th in the final in BJSC XV. Two points less and we'd have been missing the song that ended up finishing 11th from the final. :o

 

@Kath. in all fairness this contest wouldn't exist without some of our dedication. Rich saved us from extinction with Smack Me. Hence VII onwards been known as the Untouched Era.

I don't think that's strictly true. It did bring the contest forward a little but I think VII would have been just as big whether it was brought forward or not. We've already had Nonsuch say they signed up because our entries finishing above "Bring Me To Life" showed a change in the contest.

 

I wonder what the others that joined in VII say. I know Ojnoj signed up because I persuaded him to and I was always convinced that someone like Trash got the MKL/USoJ/Hitanya/Torchwood lot to join in case the regulars didn't want a newbie to the contest to host. :heehee:

Big 5? We all have to scramble to get a place while you get a free pass? Au Revoir is that's even considered. :o

I feel I have done much small things for this contest :unsure:

Big 4/5/6/etc is a bad idea tbh, even if i am among them tbh :o And btw - do Eledan (and Botanikka) bring not much/less to the contest than Nonsuch-Quotosibb now that you didn't name us, Trash? :unsure:

 

It really becomes more and more confusing.

Big 4/5/6/etc is a bad idea tbh, even if i am among them tbh :o And btw - do Eledan (and Botanikka) bring not much/less to the contest than Nonsuch-Quotosibb now that you didn't name us, Trash? :unsure:

 

It really becomes more and more confusing.

Eledan have won 3 times, they are more in the big 5 then anyone else then Mdice and FSR Rontvia :unsure:

 

but think this big 5 is a bad idea, and I'm not saying this because I'm noe one of them, but because its really unfair

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I won 2 times but thank you :kink:

Big 4/5/6/etc is a bad idea tbh, even if i am among them tbh :o And btw - do Eledan (and Botanikka) bring not much/less to the contest than Nonsuch-Quotosibb now that you didn't name us, Trash? :unsure:

 

It really becomes more and more confusing.

 

Thanks Pav but surely u (and Lewis :wub:) did much more than I...and I was in love (and innocent :heehee:) with contest between III-VII...then VIII-XI something that I don't want to remember I was mean...and finally this contest got in my blood XII-Present

I wonder what the others that joined in VII say. I know Ojnoj signed up because I persuaded him to and I was always convinced that someone like Trash got the MKL/USoJ/Hitanya/Torchwood lot to join in case the regulars didn't want a newbie to the contest to host. :heehee:

Not guilty! :heehee:

Not guilty! :heehee:

I can't work out whether that's an admission or if you're serious. :lol:

Yeah, winners obviously have wide appeal - but given that a winner will at best only receive votes from half the participants

 

Robots In Love got votes from well over half of the participants, I checked :P

This 'Big 5' idea is horrible, it makes it seem like all the other countries are less important just because we haven't taken part for as long.

The competition is really getting too big now. It used to be fun to find out new songs before but now there are so many entries that I have started listening only the songs from the semi I am in and probably miss discovering some good tracks from the other semi because this has gotten just so big by now. I would say either use the waiting list or the 500 post or such requirement (and DQ anyone just spamming - I'd like to see the participants being BJ posters who post also on other forums, not people who are here just for the competition). And the big 4/5/6/20 or whatever thing sounds just plain stupid.

This 'Big 5' idea is horrible, it makes it seem like all the other countries are less important just because we haven't taken part for as long.

 

I don't like it either, and I presume I would be one of them...I see that everyone here is on a level playing field, all it takes for a good result is a great song with widespread appeal

I can't remember why I joined ... I think Mikal convinced me at the time maybe? :P

I did try to join beforehand but didn't really get it and tried to sign up with a real country. :lol:

I can't work out whether that's an admission or if you're serious. :lol:

I'm being serious :P

 

It seems like most people are in favour of the third option...

u cud have a pre-semi qualifier per continent and only have 10 countries per continent and if there are less than 10 from one continent then aloow one from another continent...

u cud have a pre-semi qualifier per continent and only have 10 countries per continent and if there are less than 10 from one continent then aloow one from another continent...

I don't see that one working at all...continents are just for aesthetic purposes, they don't actually mean anything.

I don't like the idea of a big five or three semis tbh. :/

 

I'd be for a cap. That other contest thing does it and it seems to be working out fine for them.