Cause once it starts, you and the other Marshals will be going "What were we thinking?!??!?!?"

Already there.....

Lol, fantasia! Yeah, I'm sure it's gonna be pretty hectic for our marshalls once it begins. (Payback for playing cat-and-mouse with us before the tourney starts! )

I assume there's not much point in joining when I don't expect to be around much during July ...

It's up to you. We don't want members to think they need to be posting all the time. It is up to individual members how much time they want to commit to the competition.

So I wouldn't be giving my team minus points by not posting?
I might join, just to have the chance to participate - if I don't join in advance, it will be too late when the fun begins ...

Varnafinde, no, you certainly won't cost your team points by not posting! We won't take away points if someone doesn't post, merely add them for posting. If you think you're interested, I would indeed recommend you sign up just in case you're able to participate.

Will we be required to wear team graphics during the competition, or can we keep on wearing our regular graphics?

~Riella

Ithilwen, you'll have to have something (probably an avy) to denote which team you're on. More on that hopefully tomorrow!

In order to earn points for your team you must have a team avatar of some sort. ... It does not have to feature the name of your team, but all members of your team must have a lion themed avatar in order to earn points.

Question. Sooo, my sig has a lion on it (and a shortened version of our team's name), however, my avatar is a badger wreathed in flame (in the same style as my signature). Will this count or shall I change it?

Can't wait to start!

Narnian_Badger, I think you're fine the way you are right now. But you'll have to keep that signature (which is big bold, and in our face, which is how we want it) throughout the competition.

We're going to be taking things on a case-by-case basis throughout this competition, but ambiguity is only going to hurt your team.

Does that help?

So, to make sure I understand you (ambiguity on my part shall never hurt my team! O.O), I can keep the avatar (which is ambiguous) as long as I keep the signature (which isn't ambiguous), yes? I was planning to keep the sig anyway so that's not a problem in the slightest.

Exactly, Narnian_Badger. Be sure to keep the sig, and you should be fine with the avatar. We'll let you know if it's unclear/hard to keep track of when the competition starts if needed.

Will posting in our HQ count for points?

~Riella

Nope. Posting in HQ threads will not earn you any points. That's just the place where you can strategize with your fellow teammates, share avatars and sigs for general use, and just have some fun.