Plans

Hi! We just thought we'd make a little post to introduce ourselves as the new mods of f_march_madness and let you all know what our plans for the community are. If you were concerned that the new mods were going to come in and switch things up with a bunch of rules designed to change the tone of the competition — don't be. We're very much planning to follow typicrobots' lead on that score.¹

The one major change we're planning to make is some tweaks to the way the fandoms are selected for the competition — in a way which hands a greater degree of control to you, the community. We haven't entirely ironed out how we're planning to do that but we'll share details with you all before next year's competition! But the aim is to try to make the competition as representative of fandom zeitgeists as it can be with input from the community. Basically: it's not about us, it’s about you — competitions like this are only fun when everyone can get involved. We’re here to facilitate that.

I guess that's all we have to say at this point (aside from our personal introductions, under the cut). We hope that everyone has as much fun next March (and beyond) as we have under typicrobots' illustrious reign. We're looking forward to our first competition!

¹This seems like a great place to mention that we’ve had a lot of help and advice from typicrobots on how to run the competition. It’s been really invaluable and we’re eternally grateful for it.

( Introductions )

2012 FANDOM STEEL CAGE MATCH MARCH MADNESS CHAMPION:
LESLIE KNOPE!

2012 FANDOM OFFICE POOL WINNER:
KASIOPEIA!
Prize: As promised, you win a wild card round in next year's prelims! The new mods will email/message you before the game starts and you can choose one fandom that isn't in the tournament to challenge any other fandom within its genre to a Wild Card Round, like we did with Homeland vs. Leverage. Whichever fandom wins will move onto the next round. Congrats!

( Fandom Office Pool Results )

For those of you who missed it, this was my last year as mod. I've had a blast but I think five years is a pretty good run. Taking over next year are your co-mods astrofisica and penumbra! I think they'll do a bang-up job of continuing my legacy.


Thanks for all the laughs, the rage blackouts, the gifs, the spamming, the capslocks, and the love. So long, kids.

Rules/Directions

1. Vote for your FAVORITE character in each poll.

2. SHUT YOUR WHINING. I don't want to hear any complaints about how this game is being run wrong – why wasn't this fandom included? why isn't this character in the polls? There's no possible way I can include every single character from every single fandom to please every single person participating in this game, so SHUT IT DOWN.

3. NO FAKE JOURNALS and NO OUTSIDE PLATFORMS (DREAMWIDTH, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.). Due to previous incidents of ballot stuffing, fake Livejournals created during the dates of this or any previous game OR any platform that isn't Livejournal (Dreamwidth, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be counted in the results. You're free to participate in the comments with them, but don't vote. Don't think I won't take the time to stop the game and count them all myself. I did it last year, I'll do it again. I'M BUYING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND GIVING THEM TO THE GOOD PEOPLE.

4. A schedule of the tournament can be found HERE. (Please note that US Daylight Saving Time started on March 11. Check here for time zones.)

5. Character campaign posters can be found HERE.

( CHAMPIONSHIP: CLOSED )

Rules/Directions

1. Vote for your FAVORITE character in each poll.

2. SHUT YOUR WHINING. I don't want to hear any complaints about how this game is being run wrong – why wasn't this fandom included? why isn't this character in the polls? There's no possible way I can include every single character from every single fandom to please every single person participating in this game, so SHUT IT DOWN.

3. NO FAKE JOURNALS and NO OUTSIDE PLATFORMS (DREAMWIDTH, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.). Due to previous incidents of ballot stuffing, fake Livejournals created during the dates of this or any previous game OR any platform that isn't Livejournal (Dreamwidth, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be counted in the results. You're free to participate in the comments with them, but don't vote. Don't think I won't take the time to stop the game and count them all myself. I did it last year, I'll do it again. I'M BUYING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND GIVING THEM TO THE GOOD PEOPLE.

4. A schedule of the tournament can be found HERE. (Please note that US Daylight Saving Time started on March 11. Check here for time zones.)

5. Character campaign posters can be found HERE.

( FINAL 4: CLOSED )

Rules/Directions

1. Vote for your FAVORITE character in each poll.

2. SHUT YOUR WHINING. I don't want to hear any complaints about how this game is being run wrong – why wasn't this fandom included? why isn't this character in the polls? There's no possible way I can include every single character from every single fandom to please every single person participating in this game, so SHUT IT DOWN.

3. NO FAKE JOURNALS and NO OUTSIDE PLATFORMS (DREAMWIDTH, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.). Due to previous incidents of ballot stuffing, fake Livejournals created during the dates of this or any previous game OR any platform that isn't Livejournal (Dreamwidth, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be counted in the results. You're free to participate in the comments with them, but don't vote. Don't think I won't take the time to stop the game and count them all myself. I did it last year, I'll do it again. I'M BUYING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND GIVING THEM TO THE GOOD PEOPLE.

4. A schedule of the tournament can be found HERE. (Please note that US Daylight Saving Time started on March 11. Check here for time zones.)

5. Character campaign posters can be found HERE.

( ELITE 8: CLOSED )

ANNOUNCEMENT: Guys, it's the end of an era! I've decided that this will be my last Fandom March Madness as mod. I've loved running it but I think five years is a good run. I'd like to pass the game on to someone else to keep things going.

If you're interested in taking over as mod next year, please email me at typicrobots [at] gmail [dot] com by Wednesday, March 14, 1PM EST with:

- your LJ username
- how you would approach FMM as mod
- what changes you plan to make once the game is yours

If a group of you would like to apply as co-mods, I'm not at all opposed to that since I know this is a lot of responsibility for one person (OH HOW I KNOW). If that's the case, send me one email with your LJ usernames and answers.

Rules/Directions

1. Vote for your FAVORITE character in each poll.

2. SHUT YOUR WHINING. I don't want to hear any complaints about how this game is being run wrong – why wasn't this fandom included? why isn't this character in the polls? There's no possible way I can include every single character from every single fandom to please every single person participating in this game, so SHUT IT DOWN.

3. NO FAKE JOURNALS and NO OUTSIDE PLATFORMS (DREAMWIDTH, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.). Due to previous incidents of ballot stuffing, fake Livejournals created during the dates of this or any previous game OR any platform that isn't Livejournal (Dreamwidth, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be counted in the results. You're free to participate in the comments with them, but don't vote. Don't think I won't take the time to stop the game and count them all myself. I did it last year, I'll do it again. I'M BUYING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND GIVING THEM TO THE GOOD PEOPLE.

4. A schedule of the tournament can be found HERE. (Please note that US Daylight Saving Time started on March 11. Check here for time zones.)

5. Character campaign posters can be found HERE.

( SWEET 16: CLOSED )

ANNOUNCEMENT: Guys, it's the end of an era! I've decided that this will be my last Fandom March Madness as mod. I've loved running it but I think five years is a good run. I'd like to pass the game on to someone else to keep things going.

If you're interested in taking over as mod next year, please email me at typicrobots [at] gmail [dot] com by Wednesday, March 14, 1PM EST with:

- your LJ username
- how you would approach FMM as mod
- what changes you plan to make once the game is yours

If a group of you would like to apply as co-mods, I'm not at all opposed to that since I know this is a lot of responsibility for one person (OH HOW I KNOW). In that case, send me one email with your LJ usernames and answers.

Rules/Directions

1. Vote for your FAVORITE character in each poll.

2. SHUT YOUR WHINING. I don't want to hear any complaints about how this game is being run wrong – why wasn't this fandom included? why isn't this character in the polls? There's no possible way I can include every single character from every single fandom to please every single person participating in this game, so SHUT IT DOWN.

3. NO FAKE JOURNALS and NO OUTSIDE PLATFORMS (DREAMWIDTH, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.). Due to previous incidents of ballot stuffing, fake Livejournals created during the dates of this or any previous game OR any platform that isn't Livejournal (Dreamwidth, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be counted in the results. You're free to participate in the comments with them, but don't vote. Don't think I won't take the time to stop the game and count them all myself. I did it last year, I'll do it again. I'M BUYING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND GIVING THEM TO THE GOOD PEOPLE.

4. A schedule of the tournament can be found HERE. (Please note that US Daylight Saving Time started on March 11, 2012 at 2AM EST. Check here for time zones.)

5. Character campaign posters can be found HERE.

( 2ND ROUND: CLOSED )

Rules/Directions

1. Vote for your FAVORITE character in each poll.

2. SHUT YOUR WHINING. I don't want to hear any complaints about how this game is being run wrong – why wasn't this fandom included? why isn't this character in the polls? There's no possible way I can include every single character from every single fandom to please every single person participating in this game, so SHUT IT DOWN.

3. NO FAKE JOURNALS and NO OUTSIDE PLATFORMS (DREAMWIDTH, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.). Due to previous incidents of ballot stuffing, fake Livejournals created during the dates of this or any previous game OR any platform that isn't Livejournal (Dreamwidth, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be counted in the results. You're free to participate in the comments with them, but don't vote. Don't think I won't take the time to stop the game and count them all myself. I did it last year, I'll do it again. I'M BUYING ALL THE HOT DOGS AND GIVING THEM TO THE GOOD PEOPLE.

4. A schedule of the tournament can be found HERE. (Please note that US Daylight Saving Time starts on March 11, 2012 at 2AM EST. Check here for time zones.)

5. Character campaign posters can be found HERE.

( 1ST ROUND: CLOSED )

Characters are sorted alphabetically by first name. I'm having technical difficulties with my laptop so some of these are just recycled from last year.

You also always have the option of designing your own or using the general banner: http://i.imgur.com/RaI9n.jpg.

PIMP CODE:
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( Character Campaign Posters )

(PRINTABLE PDF)
Rules/Directions
1. In the bracket sheet above, each bracket is a single match-up. Choose which character you think will win in the polls and move them forward to the next round, until you FILL OUT THE ENTIRE SHEET, FROM NUMBER 1 TO NUMBER 63.

2. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Any comment that doesn't follow this exact format will not count in the office pool. My system for awarding points won't recognize spelling/formatting mistakes, and I can't go through everyone's predictions fixing it for them.

Copy and paste the following into a comment:
Username: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63.

3. Use the name of the character EXACTLY as it shows up on the bracket sheet. To make sure there are no mistakes, you can copy and paste the character names from here:

COMEDY Liz Lemon Lana Kane Schmidt Lucille Bluth Robin Scherbatsky Laurie Keller Abed Nadir Kelly Kapoor Gus Phil Dunphy Leslie Knope Dee Reynolds Sheldon Cooper Maurice Moss Miranda Penny Hartz

TEEN Veronica Mars Chris Miles Alice Cullen Caroline Forbes Hermione Granger Katara Blair Waldorf Stiles Santana Lopez Spencer Hastings Lorelai Gilmore Jenna Hamilton Seth Cohen Tami Taylor Katniss Everdeen Artemis Crock

SCI/FAN Dana Scully Constance Langdon Tony Stark Donna Noble Dean Winchester Snow White Annie Sawyer Kelly Bailey Buffy Summers Sansa Stark Kara Thrace Daryl Dixon Zoe Washburne Eric Northman Olivia Dunham Audrey Parker

DRAMA John Watson Margaret Schroeder Kalinda Sharma Lucrezia Borgia Alice Morgan Jesse Pinkman CJ Cregg Kono Kalakaua Temperance Brennan Emily Thorne Mary Crawley Fiona Gallagher Parker Peggy Olson Kate Beckett Omar Little

4. Each correctly predicted character earns you the number of points assigned to that round, with a possible total of 1200 points. The prize for winning the Fandom Office Pool is a Wild Card Round in next year's prelims! That means you get to choose one fandom that isn't in the game and challenge any other fandom to a runoff vote, the way we did this year with Leverage vs. Homeland. The winning character will move onto the next round.

5. If there are any edits made to your comment after the pool is closed, your bracket sheet will be disqualified.

CLOSED
(Office Pool closed as of Saturday, March 10, 1:10PM EST)