Show Board Guidelines (Upd. March 18, 2022)

[Ratqueen]

Below are additional guidelines and information that apply to this forum only. Please read the general rules to use use the forum as well.

Perks for Showing Your Petz

If you are showing your Petz at all, you can have your very own Member Showroom here on RKC, which you can decorate any way you want and use to keep track of your petz' careers, show them off, or keep those Petz pictures URLs handy -- use it any way you like!

You can also pick up any of the graphic awards and trophies below if your petz have earned a placement or title in a show. They can be used in your own shows, to highlight or display the current status of a particular show pet, track your progress, place in your Showroom, or show off in your signature. You can use them in any way you want on RKC -- even edit and personalize them if you like.





Entering Shows:

• All show entries must be posted and visible in the forum.
  

Posting Your Show:

• Choose a clear subject for your show, so people know exactly what type of show it is without opening it (see below).
• Post the exact rules for your show and the awards to be given to the winners, if any.
  
• Specify how many entries are allowed per member, as well as the total number of entries until you judge. You may also specify an ending time.
  
• Please judge your currently open show(s) before opening another one of the same type.
  

Only For NON-Pose and Other Petz:

The Non-Pose Show board is for shows that are not about posing, as well as shows for other types of petz such as wildz. Make sure your thread's subject is clear and informative. Here are a few examples:

• YOUR NAME'S EBW Dogz Tricks Show #15 (0/5)
• YOUR NAME'S EBW Catz Agility Show (0/5)
• YOUR NAME'S All Petz Frisbee Show (0/10)
  
• YOUR NAME'S Cute Dogz/Catz/Petz Show #5 (0/10)
• YOUR NAME'S Funny Pix Dogz/Catz/Petz Show #1 (Closing on date)
  

Judging Your Show:

• Please judge your show in a timely manner. The sooner, the better, but if possible within one week of the show being full. If you don't, we may PM you, or someone else will be asked to judge it.
  
• Be fair when judging a show! Don't show any favoritism towards your friends, or for a particular type of petz when judging a pose show.
• Type in the show results in your original post and edit its subject to add (JUDGED) at the end of the subject line. Also, please post the results in a reply message in your thread.
• To make it easier for people who entered, please either tag them or like their post (click the thumbup icon) in your show when posting the results, so they receive a notification.
  

Maintaining Your Show:

• Although you don't have to, you may also want to periodically check and add the current number of entries in your subject, for instance (5/10) to indicate you have 5 entries out of 10 so far.
  
• If your show is full and you don't have time to judge it right away, you can write (FULL) at the end of the subject line.
• Keep an eye on your show as it's filling up to make sure all entries are visible and match the show requirements.
  
• We don't delete shows with entries here. This means that any show with at least 2 entries that lingers for too long will eventually be judged (from the bottom up), regardless of its original entry requirements. If you don't judge it, someone else will be chosen to do so. A show will only be deleted if it's still empty after a long period of time.
  

No Editing!

Do NOT edit show pictures, unless it's a special show that requires it, or a small inconspicuous prefix/watermark! Images with a transparent background are not allowed. If you are caught cheating, you may be banned from entering any future shows in the forum!