Youmacon 2013 Music Video Exposition (now with winners)

[ngsilver]

Internet has been fixed and the FTP server should be up again. It may take a few hours for the DNS records to update and propagate around but beyond that the issues we were having is resolved. Please resume any FTP related activities you have been planning.

Keep in mind we may have to take down the FTP server for a few days at the end of the month (read around Labor Day weekend) while I am in the process of moving. I will update everyone when this happens and if it will effect any potential entries. This should only be for a few days at most. More info to come, including work arounds for those who must submit their entries during the time that the server will be down.

However for now, keep your entries coming!

[Kyssifur]

entered

[ngsilver]

Youma one FTP server is currently offline due to my move as previously announced. Currently it is expected to be offline for labor day weekend. It will hopefully be back up and running in a day or so. In the meantime you can still enter videos in the database and request FTP accounts. I will authorize all accounts once the system is back up and running. Thanks for your patience.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

I'm considering this. Also I didn't see a freshness rule

Entry Requirements:
• Videos that have been submitted to a previous Youmacon Contest will not be eligible to compete.

This is our freshness rule.

So you can submit a video even if it's 12 years old...

[ngsilver]

Yes. In fact we'd welcome a 12 or even 22 year old video!

[MisterFurious]

Yes. In fact we'd welcome a 12 or even 22 year old video!

Don't tempt me...

[Dvl-Jigen]

I'm interested in entering this, I just gotta think of which videos I wanna enter.

[ngsilver]

An update on the FTP server situation. I was able to successfully move over the weekend but the move took longer then expected and as such the internet is not setup and the server is not ready to be brought back online. I'm expecting it to be brought back online by Thursday.

Keep in mind the database system runs on a different server and is still on and able to take entry submissions and accept FTP requests, I just will not be able to authorize any FTP accounts and FTP submissions cannot be accepted until the server is back up. Once it is back up I will go through the backlog and get everything situated.

Please do also keep in mind that FTP is the only form of digital submission we accept. The video link field in the entry form is for your online distribution version and is only used to point viewers to your video after the con.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Yes. In fact we'd welcome a 12 or even 22 year old video!

Don't tempt me...

maybe I should then send in all my guaranteed winners .. Well, anyways, if that the rule... I Just see shades of AX 2010 (or 2011 - which ever had the cash prize and all the old videos)

[ngsilver]

Vlad, I would advise you to read over the compbros rule. One of the reasons we don't have a freshness rule is that our judging is used to vet entries and our judges tend to look for things that are new and fresh. Me personally, I'd love to see some old videos thrown in and have the potential to make our at-con showing, but considering the number of entries we receive, the odds of that and the video winning an award (winning an award does not mean the video will be shown at the con) are rather slim.

In all seriousness, we just want your videos, we don't really care how many cons they've been to, how old they are, ect. We just don't wanna see repeats. Feel free to test the waters all you want, it's not like we give cash prizes, in the end you're really just competing for screen time. (well... the medals are pretty sweet I must say)