Hello UTRP! Jaz here on her alt.
FRN is planning its first inter-wiki event for near the end of March. We're planning on hosting a friendly OC creation competition to start things off with a bang. The best thing: ANYONE on the network can participate.
One administrator from this site will be chosen to judge the event. I may stand in as this wiki's admin, and I may stand in as RPO's admin, depending on how much interest is generated in the staff teams of each site. I might not judge at all if both places have someone who really wants to. Any staff members who want to help plan the event should get into contact with me.
But enough about the admin end of things. Let's talk about the users, and the competition itself. Andbody can participate in the competition, regardless of what wiki they would like to represent, how (in)experienced they are with OCs, or anything else. So long as you follow the rules, you'll be A-OK.
Speaking of the rules... You do NOT have to subscribe to any particular fandom or canon. You can make an OC that fits any fandom of your choice, all fandoms, or no fandom at all. It's just got to be appropriate and high-quality. The contestants will be given a few days to build their OC from the ground up.
We haven't decided specific prizes yet, but we do plan on giving out more than one, so shoot for the stars, and see if you can win something. And don't worry if you lose. As stated before, this is our first friendly inter-wiki competition. Later on, you should get a chance to participate in another, and then another, and another, and another!
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and please voice your interest and concerns in the comments of this thread.
If you would like to make some suggestions on how this will be run, you may make those here.
Note: I'll be highlighting this when I get home if another admin doesn't get to it before me. (hinthint)