Scientology Sucks [A Contest]

Regulations
1. All videotaped acts must take place AFTER November 14, 2009.
2. All videotaped acts must be completely original.
3. The video must not be published or presented in any way by the author. The contest managers will publish ALL of the submissions (winning or not) on February 10, 2010, with the exception of submissions which violate rules and regulations.
4. The video must, at least in the credits, clearly include the following:
  1. A title for the video
  2. The date(s) of the filmed material
  3. The location; Specific to a city or town
  4. The words "All actions within this video were carried out of my own accord, with no influence from the managers or sponsors of any competition." Our legal consul has advised us that this is a necessary precaution. Sorry.

Content
1. All videotaped acts must involve the Church of Scientology in a major way.
2. All videotaped acts must be actions other than typical protests.
3. All videotaped acts should be thoroughly planned and well executed.

Criteria
1. Submissions will be judged by a panel of nine judges appointed by the sponsors.
2. Submissions will be judged on all of the following criteria:
  1. Humor: The video should make us laugh. The harder we laugh, the better your chance. This category will carry most weight.
  2. Effectiveness: The action and video should carry an anti-Scientology message. This category will carry significant weight.
  3. Video Quality: The video should be well-produced, edited, and polished. This category will carry significant weight.
  4. Response: The video should have good response after publishing. This category will carry some weight.

The Video
1. Should be of decent visual quality. The suggested minimum resolution is 800x600, however all resolutions will be considered.
2. Must contain sound.
3. Must be submitted via form on www.anoncontest.org by February 1, 2010.
4. If you have any trouble submitting through this website, please contact us, and we will help make sure your entry is submitted.

Awards
1. Winners will be contacted by email if their submission(s) receive any prizes. In order to better suit winners' individual preferences, all payment arrangements will be made via private correspondence. It is crucial that you use a working email.
2. Our primary method of sending out cash prizes is Paypal. If that is not agreeable to the winner of a prize, he/she/they can work out another arrangement privately with us. The advertized prizes DO NOT include any 'payment transfer' fees, which will be subtracted from the total amount. Don't worry, it's only a couple of bucks.
3. There will be a total of three separate prizes awarded in this competition: A Grand Prize, A Second Place Prize, and a Third Place Prize.
4. All prizes are cash prizes. They do not have fixed amounts and goes up as we receive donations and sponsors. Our homepage will display the current prize amounts.
5. All prizes are subject to increase without warning. Never decrease, only increase.
6. We will likely choose other submissions for "Honorable Mention", although they will not receive a prize.
7. Winners will be announced by February 28th, 2010
8. Cash prizes won by a group will be payed out to one location. We are not going to divide the prize to be split amongst the entire winning group. Winners who entered as a group will have to work this out amongst themselves
9. All prizes are based completely on donations to the project from our sponsors. Want to raise the prize? Become one.

Limitations
1. There is no limit to the amount of videos which could be submitted by a group or an individual. Multiple submissions might increase your chances of winning. However, it is important to consider quality over quantity. A large quantity of mediocre submissions will not get you a prize.
2. The judges may disqualify and refuse to publish any video at their discretion. This will happen if your video is significantly boring and not worth publishing. It can also happen if you clearly break the law. Please help us avoid having to do this.

Legal
1. Any submissions which depict acts in clear violation of the law will be disqualified. However, laws vary from state to state and we do not know them all. It is up to you to stay out of trouble and make sure nobody gets hurt.
2. We will cooperate with law enforcement if they come knocking on our door about something you did for our contest. In short, whatever you do, do so within the limits of law.
3. If you do not, the repercussions are on you, not us.