Blog, Viceroys, and All That Contest (January-March). Stage I - Application Submission
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Friends, hello everyone! You have been waiting a long time for this contest, bombarding us with questions and worrying about the fate of your favorite gamer tradition. We assure you, the wait for our beloved Blog Contest, of the Enforcers and Everything Else has only been beneficial, as this time it is supported by a company we all know and love.

The prizes for the sunny April Contest of Enforcers and Everything Else (this time the contest will run for three months) are provided by **AMD - Advanced Micro Devices**, our great "iron" friend, without whom no major event on Gamer.ru goes without a hitch.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a pioneer in developing semiconductor components for computer systems. With the release of the revolutionary AMD Fusion hybrid processors (Accelerated Processing Units - APU), which are used in a wide range of computing devices, the company has opened a new era in the history of computing technology. AMD's outstanding graphics technologies can be found in the most diverse solutions from gaming consoles and PCs to supercomputers.

AMD's products are always designed to meet all customer needs, not just to create yet another innovative solution.

For computer game fans, AMD is always ready to offer powerful graphics cards, with which playing at the highest settings becomes pure pleasure!

To maintain intrigue and give you a pleasant surprise, we will not reveal to you yet what prizes await the winners. But I think you have already guessed that the lucky ones who win the contest will not only receive respect and gratitude from readers but also "iron (in every sense!) arguments" in favor of their achievements.

The blog contest, as usual, takes place in three stages, and you know them better than we do:

• Stage 1, from April 3 to 9 (current) - we are looking for posts, submitting applications, presenting them in the comments.

• Stage 2, from April 10 to 16 - we vote for who is the best.

• Stage 3, April 17 - we summarize the results and announce the best bloggers of the season.

You can nominate for the best blogger of January-March in seven categories.

I remind you that, according to the rules, bloggers who have already won in the contest cannot be nominated in the same categories. Therefore, Midest and Olli, who have already claimed victories in the Contest of Enforcers and Everything Else, cannot be nominated in the first (enforcer) and fifth (creativity) categories respectively. Other winners of the Contest of Enforcers and Everything Else can try their luck again in the winning categories, as this is their first victory in this contest.

Fight for great prizes!

So, the categories.

• Enforcer. This category evaluates the enforcer's management of the blog (writing articles, their categorization, the atmosphere in the blog, community engagement, attracting new people to the blog, hosting events such as contests).

• Reviewer. This category considers the writing of various reviews, whether it is reviews of games, collectible editions, events, or happenings.

• Master. A category for authors who write various walkthroughs and guides, share gaming secrets, and compile analytics and similar information about the game.

• Translator. This includes authors of translated materials, both literal and those supplemented with their thoughts and comments.

• Creativity. Individuals who write fanfics, create fan art, or come up with various gaming and gaming-related creative works can be nominated.

• Rookie. A category for those whose level at the time of nomination is below 10, and the amount of experience gained is less than 436. To qualify, the rookie must have several precious metal posts (silver, gold, or diamond).

• Activity. This category includes authors (not copy-pasters!) who write many interesting posts of various directions and themes that are hard to tie under any single category.

I draw your attention to the fact that this category includes exactly diverse posts that simply do not fit into any other category.

To participate in the contest, an author or reader must submit a nomination application (example below). You can be nominated in a maximum of 2 categories.

I nominate myself in category #3, master.

I wrote 10 different posts:

• One (as a link). Guide for game A.

• Two (as a link). Walkthrough for game B.

• Three (as a link). Secrets for game C.

and so on.

Summary: I wrote 10 unique reviews with a total volume of 180,000 characters. 7 of them received recommendations from the editorial team and respect from readers.

I remind you that you can nominate your favorite authors for any category. Encourage them for their efforts; they will appreciate it.

Rules for participation and nomination:

  1. All users can participate in the contest except for Gamer.ru employees with a status above user (administrator or moderator rights) and banned participants. If a user is banned during the contest, they are disqualified from participation.

  2. When nominating, only posts and work done during the specified period (from January 1 to March 31) are considered. Be careful: posts written earlier or later do not participate in the contest!

  3. campaigning and self-promotion are prohibited; applications are more than enough to draw attention to your work.

  4. Comment formatting - according to the proposed format, posts must be indicated by links-titles.

Participating?

Authors, hooray! We eagerly await your applications and wish you good luck!

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