July 4958 - ProvidenceFOMAT to be hosted by Lodamun, at last after decades of silenceLodamun has announced that it will host a new competition after more than several decades of silence from FOMAT organizers in Lourenne. While the situation is set to look grim and for FOMAT to be forgotten in the dustbin of history, Lodamun has seized the opportunity lately to host the event after strong interest expressed to bring it to Providence, as per it's rich history of doing so, with great entries. Now, FOMAT is set to be brought to Providence at last! Over 100 000 tickets were already sold and the important football arena set at Providence will provide for the huge numbers of fans from across the world. Many celebrate this opportunity as one that will bring attention back to Lodamun and tighten ties with foreign nations. Over 1 billion LODs will be administrated to the event to ensure housing, infrastructure and a great show, with merchandise and ticket costs expected to cover the costs up.[/size]
The new FOMAT XVII, with the motto "Road to Providence" will thus open submissions from all nations of the world, all fervent to partake into our grand competition!
There are few rules instated as the restoration nation:
1. Who wins FOMAT has priority to host it themselves, however upon silence from them or large delay, their respective rights get removed and anyone can express interest in continuing the tradition
2. A nation can only send one candidate, and a player who owns multiple nations can send multiple entries, one per each nation (with exception of multi-party democracies, then players are advised to consult with each other to avoid unilateral picks)
3. Submissions are opened till 2 June, after that, they will be closed. The show is expected to run Sunday at an appropriate time, maybe around 7-10pm EEST.
4. The winner will be decided after these factors:
>> Replayability - how catchy is the song for the jury (0 to 10 points)
>> Originality - great vanguard like forms of songs will be rewarded (0 to 10 points)
>> Cultural relevance - while we won't ban non-conforming songs with their respective culture, cultural appropriate songs will get bonuses (0 to 10 points)
>> Message of song - songs that can have messages will be judged accordingly (0/10)
5. The judges will all be from Lodamun