First time at the Library? Make sure to hit up the Orientation!

1. Before writing an entry, select one of the prompts below to use as inspiration. Any of these can be used by any number of people. The limit is that you can only use each prompt once, and while you can write multiple entries, only the highest-rated one will be counted and compared against your competitors. Every entry must use one of the prompts!

2. After selecting a prompt, you be tasked with writing yer entry! Your story must be related to the prompt you choose and to the broader theme of water and maritime activity. If you have an idea and would like to see if it'll pass as proper, feel free to send a message in a bottle to either Avelon21 or Rounderhouse, through either Wikidot or Discord. You can also get as much review as you want on your articles, to ensure their survival in the open sea.

3. No collaborations are allowed. This is an individual writing contest to see what ye can dredge up on yer own.

4. Once you've written your story, post it as normal. Unlike usual, you must include this line at the top of your page to import the Maritime theme created by Rounderhouse: [[include :wanderers-library:component:wanderers-depths]] . Also, take care to tag your page with "wd2020". As usual, if you are not sure how to tag your story with other tags, just wait for a staffer to come along and do it for you.

5. Make an author post in the discussion declaring what prompt you used when you post an entry. Staff reserve the right to disqualify articles if they have no relation to the contest at all, break the rules, or are troll pages.

6. After posting an entry, simply wait for votes to collect up until the end. You may write another entry if you wish, but remember that only the highest-rated one will be counted. The winner is the contestant who has the highest-rated article. This is also how runner-ups are decided.

7. Self-voting will be counted for the sake of simplicity. Normal rules for deletion, however, still apply. If your article gets deleted, you can still re-enter as many times as you want, as long as you make sure that you only have one story for every prompt.

8. After you post an article, you can only edit it and not change it. If you have to add a paragraph, don't. If you have to fix yer verb tenses because it'll flounder completely otherwise, do. As a general rule from the SCP wiki:

If you wouldn't do it to other people's pages, don't do it to yours.

9. We expect all contestants to be good sports and play fair. Any attempt to tilt the contest in your favor through illicit or unfair means will result in your entries being disqualified and possible further disciplinary actions. Plagiarism is also not allowed, and will be punished accordingly.

10. You can post anywhere from now until May 7th, EST. Any entries after May 7th will not be counted.

11. If you have any questions, contact staff or leave a comment in the discussion of this page.



Now, pick yer prompt!