FOTM Rules

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These are the official guidelines for the FOTM Competition held here at ForumsHelp.com.
General Rules
1.1) No rallying whatsoever is allowed either internally at ForumsHelp.com or externally. Any evidence proving this will result in disqualification.
1.2) Any complaints/questions should be forwarded via Private Message to Forums Help Administrators or Moderators.
1.3) If a candidate wins, the candidate is not eligible to enter the Forum of the Month contest for another 3 months.
1.4) All nominated forums must use vBulletin or IPB or phpBB or SMF, open to all guest, and can not contain or promote any adult, gambling and/or illegal material. Any forums that go against this rule will be disqualified immediately.
1.5) The Forums Help team shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate FOTM Rules and Guidelines. (Examples include sites about drugs, gambling and/or sex.). If you have any complaints please refer to clause 1.2
1.6) ForumsHelp.com Staff can not nominate/second a forum.

Nomination Guidelines
The Forum of the Month is run on a nomination system.

* Primary Nominations can only be made by the Site Owner or Administrator.
* All Nominations must be seconded by anyone else.
* In the nomination thread, one may only nominate their forum or second an already nominated forum. Any other posts involving anything else will be deleted.
* Nominations will be voided if it is not seconded.
* When nominating please post the URL to the forum, a short description what makes your forum stand out from other forums, and a reason for nomination that will motivate others to second the nomination. If the staff feels that a nomination post is too promotional it will be edited accordingly.
* If the nominated forum is not available at the time of creation of the poll the next nominee in line will be selected to take its place.
* Sites that are already in an active voting thread may not nominate themselves in a Nomination thread.
* Every member may second up to a maximum of 3 already nominated sites. All 3 seconds should be made in a single post (use edit if needed). Only the first post with a second will count.

Voting Guidelines
* The 3 forums that have the most seconded nominations will be placed in the poll in alphabetical order.
* The thread containing the poll will be closed to any replies to prevent any unnecessary influence.
* Voting is up to the voters; no one can force or rally a vote, please visit all nominated and vote for the best forum, not the forum that you are most familiar with. Please check for clause 1.2 of the General Rules section above.

Voting/Nomination Dates and Deadlines
* Nominations will begin on the 3rd of every month, and accepted for the 8 following days till the 11th.
* Actual Voting will take place during the 12th till the end of the month. This will leave you around 18 days for you to vote for your favorite forum.

Thank you.