Oh my gosh that is a long post.
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The Bomonga model.
The first rule admittedly has some gray area for this particular model, since there is no clear boundary between Bomongaās forearm and hand, and there is also no clear comparison between Bomongaās hand assembly and the typical hand piece.
The second rule was also only semi-broken, since the height requirements were indeed met; it was only the comparison photo that skirted the rules.
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He kinda changed his build between photos too but thatās a small one
yes, yes it is but it was necessary
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So no rules broken whatsoever then? Height is correct and there really shouldnāt be a disparity between holding in the very palm and attached to the wrist. Either way he is obviously hoding his shield.
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Yes, but there is ā¦ it was in the rules, and he broke those rules. So ā¦ he broke the rules. Done and done.
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āFeature a shield. Art must render the specific Hagah Shield piece, and MOCs may opt for a custom shield. It must be either held in one hand or on a characters back.ā
This distiction is not made here. It is effectivelly the same thing.
Held in one hand=/=attached to outside of arm.
I also believe someone inquired if it was alright to attach it to the arm and the mods specifically stated that no it canāt be attached to the arm and must be held. That was before Bomonga was even voted on
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I also remember this, from this very topic too
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Iām sorry, but it literally is.
It must be [ā¦] held in one hand
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weirdly enough thatās similar to where we are now
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can i get a tl;dr
like no shade but i donāt have time to read a 68-page 12-point times new roman mla format biography that probably just echoes sentiments iāve already read from other people
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tl:dr I apologize for some stuff and give some constructive critiscm on the contest and how they are managed.
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To add on to this, meso made the distinction very clear before the contest started, by comparison of holding a watch in your hand vs. wearing it on your wrist.
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The āon wrist/arm vs in handā debate is one of the weirder debates Iāve seen break out from this, and probably realistically warrants about 10% of the discussion it provoked.
I know āhe broke the rulesā feels like a conclusive statement here, butā¦where did this rule come from? TTV or a Greg quote?
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Ultimately the rule was set up by TTV but the other two hagah cleary set a precedent for it being hand wielded shields
why do i have a feeling its only a matter of time before this thread and the fingers thread wind up having to be merged, resulting in the fandom deathmatch of the century
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Why does the Bomonga thing matter? This was already settled.
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If they actually responded it this way then yes, I would agree it breaks the rules, but not based on the rules alone as they are written right now.
That is because the distinction made is between shield being equiped in hand or stored on the back. The style in which it is equiped is a much more minute detail which is not adressed (unless the Q&A from staff really happened-do we have a quotation?).
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In my opinion the Bomonga thing while settled and irreversible at this point kinda set a precedent that if I can hide rule breaks well enough I can get away with them.
Edit: If they had choosen the runner up they would have more clearly conveyed that breaking rules will not be tolerated
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Its about compliance, structure, authenticity, and precedent.
Compliance to the set structure of the contest is important in order for it to feel authentic. If a winner is the one who violated rules and āgot away with itā it sets a terrible precedent going forward.
I think the Bomonga issue is done but I absolutely do not want it to repeat. Its important that the issue be acknowledged and we never repeat it.
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