Sorted Challenge | An Icontest at HogwartsIsHome

TERM 41 → Questions | Suggestions | Contact Info

sortedmod — Sat, 05 May 2018 23:52:55 GMT

CREDIT

Hi, everyone! We are Krystal and Trin of Slytherin, and we will be your Sorted Challenge mods this term! We’re sure most of you have seen us around the community, but if you have any questions for us, please don't hesitate to ask! I promise we don't bite (ok well Krys might, but only if you ask her nicely)!

We both really love making graphics & participating in Sorted Challenge, and we have a lot of ideas for this term. Some of them are things you may never have seen before and we hope that you love our ideas as much as we do! One major change we are making this term is this: you can opt out of having your graphics appear for voting, but still earn your house participation points! We know not everyone may feel comfortable with their graphics on display and that's ok - we want this to be a FUN time - and hopefully one of growth and learning for everyone.

If at any time you have any questions, concerns, suggestions or anything else, please feel free to send us a PM, either to Trin/belladiavolo, Krystal/autumn_mist or the mod account, sortedmod, leave a comment here (they're screened!) or send us an email at sortedchallenge@gmail.com.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing your sure-to-be-fabulous entries! Here's to Term 41 being an awesome one!

♥ Krystal & Trin

Member Cuts

sortedmod — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:02:09 GMT

Member cuts to SC have been done. If you can't see this post you have been removed.

Members Cut

caitieness — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 02:56:11 GMT

If you can't see this post, you've been cut from the community. If you think I've made a mistake, please comment here! (And while you're checking, feel free to enter challenge 3!)

Member Cut

musikurt — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:32:57 GMT

A member cut has just been completed based on the list of active members in the System. If your name is on the list and I deleted you by mistake, please submit a request to rejoin and one of us get you added back right away.

If your name is not on the list, you'll need to get in touch with your prefects about rejoining HiH or submit a new application to be sorted (an option if you've been gone at least two months).

Member Cuts

rhye — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:12:08 GMT

There are 441 people watching this community who are not members. If you are not a member, you cannot see or participate in the icon contest. You need to apply to be sorted at platform_934 first, and once you have a house, you can come play! If you already have a house, you may have been removed from hogwartsishome due to inactivity. Contact your house's prefects to rejoin the community (then come back here and participate so you don't get cut again!)

If you are a member of your house's common room and of hogwartsishome and believe you should also be a member here, apply to join and you will be promptly added!

If you are a member, then check out these links:
[x] Challenge 1 Submission ends Saturday 18 May at 2am UTC.
[x] Banner Maker Challenge 1 ends Saturday 18 May at 4am UTC.

Member Cuts

rhye — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:33:50 GMT

There are 405 people watching this community who are not members. If you are not a member, you cannot see or participate in the icon contest. You need to apply to be sorted at platform_934 first, and once you have a house, you can come play! If you already have a house, you may have been removed from hogwartsishome due to inactivity. Contact your house's prefects to rejoin the community (then come back here and participate so you don't get cut again!)

If you are a member of your house's common room and of hogwartsishome and believe you should also be a member here, apply to join and you will be promptly added!

If you are a member, then check out these links:
[x] Challenge 5 Voting ends Monday, February 11, 2013 4:00 AM UTC
[x] Challenge 6 Submission ends Saturday February 16 at 3am UTC.

Member Cuts

rhye — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:48:26 GMT

There are 370 people watching this community who are not members. If you are not a member, you cannot see or participate in the icon contest. You need to apply to be sorted at platform_934 first, and once you have a house, you can come play! If you already have a house, you may have been removed from hogwartsishome due to inactivity. Contact your house's prefects to rejoin the community (then come back here and participate so you don't get cut again!)

If you are a member of your house's common room and of hogwartsishome and believe you should also be a member here, apply to join and you will be promptly added!

If you are a member, have you submitted to Challenge 6 yet? Well why not?

Members Cut

xfortytwo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:27:07 GMT

A members cut has been done in the community based on the newest list of active members of HiH. I've tried to be very careful of my clickings, but mistakes might have happened. If you feel you've been cut by a mistake, please do rejoin!

If you've been cut here and in other comms at HiH, you need to contact your prefects and ask to rejoin the community as an active member or get resorted at platform (if you've been gone for 2 months).

Except Livejournal clearly had another idea and has refused to remove anyone from the list. SO. You're all safe for now <.< >.>

Member Cuts

rhye — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:45:02 GMT

There are 235 people watching this community who are not members. If you are not a member, you cannot see or participate in the icon contest. You need to apply to be sorted at platform_934 first, and once you have a house, you can come play! If you already have a house, you may have been removed from hogwartsishome due to inactivity. Contact your house's prefects to rejoin the community (then come back here and participate so you don't get cut again!)

If you are a member of your house's common room and of hogwartsishome and believe you should also be a member here, apply to join and you will be promptly added!

If you are a member, have you submitted to Challenge 5 yet? Well why not?

MOD POST: Membership Sweep

mynamelessname — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:59:53 GMT

I just went through and removed all the members of sortedchallenge who are not members of hogwartsishome and their common room.

If you were removed and would like to rejoin the community, make sure that you are a member of the main comm and your common room, then submit your membership request. If you are not a member of HiH, head on over to platform_934 and get sorted!

Members Only

septimal — Sun, 20 May 2007 22:52:41 GMT

sortedchallenge is members only! You may gain access to the community if you are a member of hogwartsishome. If you're not already a member of HiH, go on over to platform_934 and get sorted today! :)

Our lovely community header, banner, and icon were all made by queenofnarnia.

Challenge #13 - Results!

midnightdream__ — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:23:25 GMT

Hullo, and sorry!

Christmas was amazing but a lot more hectic than expected! I'm having to deal with only dial-up and it's absolutely killer for dealing with graphics. I hope you can forgive me for the delay, but don't worry, these points will count in THIS term! I hope everyone else is having a great Holiday!

FIRST PLACE: excentrix of Slytherin!

SECOND PLACE: globegirl of Ravenclaw!

THIRD PLACE: ohthatisbadnews of Ravenclaw!

SPECIAL HONOUR: daddybear716 of Hufflepuff!

POINTS/KNUTS BY INDIVIDUAL USER:
memeann012084 // H // 15 Points + 5 Knuts
daddybear716 // H // 25 Points + 5 Knuts
ohthatisbadnews // R // 35 Points + 10 Knuts
globegirl // R // 45 Points + 15 Knuts
cetacea // R // 15 Points + 5 Knuts
veelahouseelf // R // 15 Points + 5 Knuts
excentrix // S // 55 Points + 20 Knuts
delfeus // S // 15 Points + 5 Knuts

HOUSE POINTS FROM VOTING:
Gryffindor: 5
Hufflepuff: 6
Ravenclaw: 6
Slytherin: 2

TOTAL POINTS BY HOUSE:
Gryffindor: 5
Hufflepuff: 46
Ravenclaw: 116
Slytherin: 72

Congrats to everyone!! This was our last Challenge in Term VI, so your next Challenge will be started once you attain new Mods for next Term! Thank you for giving Michelle and I this fun experience, you are all so talented :).

--Emily,
Gryffindor Mod ♥.

End of Term Post

echizenryuma — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:04:34 GMT

I'm sorry about the delay, but results for Challenge #13 should be up soon. I think Emily has been tied up somewhere, but I'm sure she will post the results as soon as she can. (:

Also, Challenge #13 will be the last challenge for this term, as term will be ending on the 31st. Thanks to everyone who participated this term (be it submitting graphics or voting, you guys are awesome!) and making it such a fun term for the both of us! It has been a pleasure co-modding this comm, and I hope you will continue participating in the future terms!

Aaand. The points for voting for the voting style to be used for the contests are as such: (Can't remember? Refresh your memory here!)

Gryffindor: 5
Hufflepuff: 5
Ravenclaw: 9
Slytherin: 6

The voting method that has the highest votes is Method 1, which is the one where you have to enter the numbers according to your preference. That will most likely be the voting method for the rest of the contests. (:

That's about all. If you have any more questions/comments, feel free to leave them here. Comments are not screened though, so if you have any private stuff to say, please state so in a comment and I will reply with my email address and Emily's, if you feel better speaking to her. Belated Happy Holidays, and have an enjoyable end of term/year!

Challenge #13 - Voting

midnightdream__ — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:54:28 GMT

We have 8 lovely header/icon sets for this challenge, and it's time to vote for our winners!

#1.

#2.

#3.

#4.

#5.

#6.

#7.

#8.

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View Poll: Challenge #13: Voting

GUIDELINES
+ Please do not vote for yourself.
+ Pick the best three submissions and enter their numbers in order of preference in the respective boxes.
+ Do not vote for any submission twice.
+ Entries are to remain anonymous until the end of the contest.
+ One point per vote.
+ Voting ends Sunday at 6PM EST.

SPECIAL CATEGORY (SPECIAL HONOUR)
+ This special category is for the set you believe is the best in this challenge theme (Family).
+ Feel free to intepret as you like.
+ Please do not vote for a submission which you had already voted for First, Second or Third Choice.
+ The winner of this category will win the Special Honour prize.

--Emily,
Gryffindor ♥.

Challenge #13 - Prompt

midnightdream__ — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:42:23 GMT

Here, finally, is Challenge #13. I am very sorry, everyone. I dislocated my shoulder earlier in the week and after a large storm, my internet was down all of yesterday. I feel really bad about not being able to post this until now, so this challenge will run an extra two days, and I will be awarding 5 points just for entering. I thank you all for your patience!

Challenge #13 - Double Theme Challenge

Challenge #13 will be a big bigger this time around. Rather than just one type of graphic, you are going to be challenged with making two: A header and an icon that matches. The icon does not have to show the exact same images as the header does, but it needs to have a clear association with the header itself; either by colours, words, etc.

The theme for this challenge is - Family. Interpret however you wish, and show it on your final header and icon set. Any characters, colours, words, etc. are all up to yourself. Use your creativity!

-You can enter ONCE, meaning you can enter ONE Header and ONE matching Icon.
-You must enter both a Header and an Icon, not one or the other.
-Dimensions for the Header must be 600x400 pixels, and the Icon must be 100x100 pixels.
-Textures, gradients, and brushes are allowed.
-Any images may be used.
-No animation is allowed.

Submitting:
Enter into this challenge by commenting to this post in the following format:

**It's important that you sign each entry with your name and house - if you don't, your points/knuts cannot be awarded!

Points/Knuts:
1st Place - 50 pts / 20 knuts
2nd Place - 40 pts / 15 knuts
3rd Place - 30 pts / 10 knuts
Challenge Favourite - 20 pts / 5 knuts
Participation Only (did not place) - 10 pts / 5 knuts
Everyone Who Enters (special bonus) - 5 pts

Deadline:
Challenge closes - Friday, December 22nd, at 9PM EST.

Any questions regarding this challenge? Feel free to ask me!

--Emily
Gryffindor ♥.

Challenge #12 Results

echizenryuma — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:16:11 GMT

I'm really sorry about being such a bad mod for this two weeks! *hides from the barrage of rubbish that are being thrown at her now* Um, as compensation, every vote cast receives 2 points! The winners for this week are...

FIRST PLACE: (TIE!) oh_no_bad_touch and cetacea

SECOND PLACE: excentrix

THIRD PLACE: delfeus

BEST PORTRAYAL (SPECIAL HONOR): batmaneater

GRYFFINDOR

oh_no_bad_touch // 50 POINTS // 20 KNUTS
batmaneater // 20 POINTS // 5 KNUTS

HUFFLEPUFF

memeann012084 // 10 POINTS // 5 KNUTS
shaina_star // 10 POINTS // 5 KNUTS

RAVENCLAW

ohthatisbadnews // 10 POINTS // 5 KNUTS
cetacea // 50 POINTS // 15 KNUTS
globegirl // 10 POINTS // 5 KNUTS
sweetgarbage // 10 POINTS // 5 KNUTS

SLYTHERIN

veelahouseelf // 10 POINTS // 5 KNUTS
delfeus // 30 POINTS // 10 KNUTS
excentrix // 40 POINTS // 15 KNUTS

VOTING

Gryffindor: 10
Hufflepuff: 10
Ravenclaw: 20
Slytherin: 10

PARTICIPATION (BANNERS SUBMITTED)

Gryffindor: 2
Hufflepuff: 2
Ravenclaw: 4
Slytherin: 3

TOTAL

Gryffindor: 80
Hufflepuff: 30
Ravenclaw: 100
Slytherin: 90

Thanks for voting and participating this week! Emily's in charge of the next challenge, but I'm not sure about how to proceed from now on, because if we post the prompt now, it's pretty unfair for you guys because there's very little for you to come up with your submission. I will discuss this with her and let you guys know the result as soon as possible.

But for now I have a poll for you! During voting for this challenge, there were comments from members regarding which method they prefer for voting. I generally prefer the one which you enter the numbers according to your preferences (the voting style used for Challenge #10) because you have no way to know how a certain banner is doing, so there is a certain level of suspense.

But the other method has its benefits as well, and since you guys are the ones voting, you get to choose which one we use. To make the deal sweeter, you get 1 point per vote. :D

METHOD 1 (SAMPLE)

+ Entering the numbers according to preferences.
+ Getting First Choice votes earn a graphic 3 points, Second Choice votes 2 points, and Third Choice votes 1 point.
+ First Choice, Second Choice and Third Choice votes are added together, and the graphic with the highest number of points win First Place, the graphic with the second highest number of points win Second, and so on.
+ Special Category votes are tallied separately.
+ There is no way to know which graphic is winning until results are announced.
+ Voting is anonymous.

METHOD 2 (SAMPLE)

+ Checking the boxes corresponding the the numbers of the top 3 best graphics.
+ Results are immediately visible.
+ The graphic with the highest numbers of votes win first place, the graphic with the next highest number of votes win second, and so on.
+ Special Category votes are counted separately.
+ Voting is anonymous.

View Poll: Which voting method do you prefer?

Well, that's all for the week! The decision for the next challenge will be up as soon as possible!

EDIT: We will be having an extra long contest running from this week all the way to next Friday, like delfeus suggested here. Emily will be posting it up soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

Challenge #12 Update 2

echizenryuma — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:02:16 GMT

I'm really sorry about the delay! I had asked Emily to help me post the results because I would be late, but it seems that she's busy. Results will be up by tomorrow, because I'm in no condition to count points now. I'm really sorry. Also, I will respond to some of your comments about the voting style tomorrow when I'm more awake. (:

-Michelle

EDIT: Emily? Please feel free to post up the new challenge!

Challenge #12 Voting

echizenryuma — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:48:39 GMT

Thanks to everyone who participated this week, despite the short time given to you to submit your entries! We have 11 pretty entries to choose from this week! Also, the voting format will be a little different this week...

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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

VOTING GUIDELINES

+ Check only 3 boxes.
+ Any other number than that, your vote will be disqualified.
+ Do NOT vote for yourself.
+ Entries are to remain anonymous till the end of the contest.
+ 1 point per vote.
+ Voting ends December 10th, Sunday @ 7AM EST.
+ Leave any queries in the comments, comments will be screened.

SPECIAL CATEGORY (SPECIAL HONOR)

+ The special category for this week is Best Portrayal.
+ Feel free to interpret as you like.
+ Please do not vote for a submission which you had already voted for First, Second or Third Choice.
+ The winner of this category will win the Special Honor award.

View Poll: Challenge #12 Voting

Challenge #12 Update

echizenryuma — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:11:37 GMT

I'm really sorry about this, but due to some RL stuff happening, the deadline for Challenge #12 has been pushed forward 17 hours to 8th of December, Friday @ 7:00AM EST. Voting will be up immediately after that. I'm sorry that there will be less time for you to submit your entries this time round, but um, looking on the bright side, there will be more time to vote. :P We currently have 7 entries, but more is definitely welcome! Submit here.

Challenge #12 Reminder

echizenryuma — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:24:05 GMT

Please remember to submit your entries before midnight on Friday! We currently only have 3 awesome submissions,(one from each house except Ravenclaw) and I'm looking forward to more! Submit them here.

Challenge #12 Prompt

echizenryuma — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:42:54 GMT

Sorry about the lateness!

PROMPT

Make a Friends-Only Banner centered around/related to the theme Spells.

WHAT THIS MEANS

Feel free to go wild with your imagination and extend your creativity to its limits. You can make an FO Banner featuring someone casting a spell, or use stock photos to depict what you imagine a spell would look like when it's cast. It's up to you.

RESOURCES

+ Spells and Charms in Harry Potter (Mugglenet)
+ Spells in Harry Potter (Wikipedia)
+ Encyclopedia of Spells (HP Lexicon)

GUIDELINES

+ 'Friends Only' or some other variation must be present on the banner.
+ The spell featured must be a spell from the Harry Potter series.
+ You are welcome to use more than one spell, but it's optional.
+ Stock photos, textures, gradients, brushes and blending are all allowed.
+ Fanart, movie stills, book art, promotional images are all allowed as material for your banner. However, if you are using fanart, please seek permission from the artist before using it.

DIMENSIONS

+ The banner must be under/exactly 450 x 300 pixels.
+ The graphic must be submitted in either .gif, .jpg or .png format.
+ If you would like to submit in other formats, please check with me by leaving a comment.

SUBMISSION

+ Please submit only 1 (ONE) banner per member.
+ Animated FO Banners will not be accepted.
+ Submit them as comments to your respective house threads.
+ Wrong submission format will result in disqualification.

PRIZES

1st - 50 pts / 20 knuts
2nd - 40 pts / 15 knuts
3rd - 30 pts / 10 knuts
Special Honor - 20 pts / 5 knuts
Participation (without placing) - 10 pts / 5 knuts

DEADLINE

~~8th of December, Friday @ 11:59PM EST~~
8th of December, Friday @ 7:00AM EST

Challenge #11 - Results

midnightdream__ — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:00:12 GMT

Hello, everyone! I sincerely apologize about the delay in the results. I had a temporary loss of brain function that yesterday was Sunday XD. Anywho, without any further delay:

FIRST PLACE: papered of Ravenclaw!

SECOND PLACE: sweetgarbage of Ravenclaw!

THIRD PLACE: _allshallfade of Slytherin!

SPECIAL HONOUR: excentrix of Slytherin!

POINTS/KNUTS BY INDIVIDUAL USER:
jellybellys // G // 20 Points + 10 Knuts
memeann012084 // H // 20 Points + 10 Knuts
ohthatisbadnews // R // 20 Points + 10 Knuts
wee_little_me // R // 10 Points + 5 Knuts
globegirl // R // 20 Points + 10 Knuts
papered // R // 60 Points + 25 Knuts
sweetgarbage // R // 50 Points + 20 Knuts
cetacea // R // 20 Points + 10 Knuts
_allshallfade // S // 40 Points + 15 Knuts
excentrix // S // 30 Points + 10 Knuts
delfeus // S // 20 Points + 10 Knuts

HOUSE POINTS FROM VOTING:
Gryffindor: 5
Hufflepuff: 5
Ravenclaw: 11
Slytherin: 4

TOTAL POINTS BY HOUSE:
Gryffindor: 25
Hufflepuff: 25
Ravenclaw: 191
Slytherin: 94

Congrats to everyone!! Challenge #12 will be hosted by Michelle!

--Emily,
Gryffindor Mod ♥.

Challenge #11 - Voting

midnightdream__ — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:17:22 GMT

21 Brilliant entries for this challenge! It's voting time. Good luck everyone! ^.^

1	2	3

4	5	6

7	8	9

10	11	12

13	14	15

16	17	18

19	20	21

View Poll: Voting in Challenge #11

GUIDELINES
+ Please do not vote for yourself.
+ Pick the best three submissions and enter their numbers in order of preference in the respective boxes.
+ Do not vote for any submission twice.
+ Entries are to remain anonymous until the end of the contest.
+ One point per vote.
+ Voting ends Sunday at 6PM EST.

SPECIAL CATEGORY (SPECIAL HONOUR)
+ This special category is for the icon you believe is the best in this challenge theme.
+ Feel free to intepret as you like.
+ Please do not vote for a submission which you had already voted for First, Second or Third Choice.
+ The winner of this category will win the Special HonoUr award.

--Emily,
Gryffindor♥.

Challenge #11 - Prompt

midnightdream__ — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:17:13 GMT

It's Challenge #11 - you think you're ready?

Challenge #11 - Still Challenge

With the recent bunch of new information on next years The Order of the Phoenix, from the first teaser trailer to lots of movie stills, this weeks challenge is using specific caps!

-You can enter up to TWO icons into this challenge
-Dimensions must be 100x100 pixels and less than 40kb.
-Textures, gradients, and brushes are allowed.
-No other HP images are allowed except the two caps provided.
-No animation is allowed.
-You must use at least ONE of the below caps, or you may also both and combine them.

Submitting:
Enter into this challenge by commenting to this post in the following format:

**It's important that you sign each entry with your name and house - if you don't, your points/knuts cannot be awarded!

Points/Knuts:
1st Place - 50 pts / 20 knuts
2nd Place - 40 pts / 15 knuts
3rd Place - 30 pts / 10 knuts
Challenge Favourite - 20 pts / 5 knuts
Participation Only (per icon) - 10 pts / 5 knuts

Deadline:
Challenge closes - Friday, December 1st, at 9PM EST.

Any questions regarding this challenge? Feel free to ask me!

--Emily
Gryffindor ♥.

Challenge #10 Winners

echizenryuma — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:49:36 GMT

FIRST PLACE: echizenryuma*

SECOND PLACE: papered

SECOND PLACE: echizenryuma*

THIRD PLACE: excentrix

THIRD PLACE: orpheous87

BEST TEXT (SPECIAL HONOR): acinnamonpeeler

GRYFFINDOR

orpheous87 // 30 POINTS // 10 KNUTS

HUFFLEPUFF

daddybear716 // 20 POINTS // 10 KNUTS
shaina_star // 20 POINTS // 10 KNUTS
memeann012084 // 20 POINTS // 10 KNUTS

RAVENCLAW

acinnamonpeeler // 20 POINTS // 5 KNUTS
echizenryuma // 90 POINTS // 35 KNUTS
cetacea // 10 POINTS // 5 KNUTS
ohthatisbadnews // 20 POINTS // 10 KNUTS
papered // 40 POINTS // 15 KNUTS
sweetgarbage // 20 POINTS // 10 KNUTS

SLYTHERIN

delfeus // 20 POINTS // 10 KNUTS
excentrix // 40 POINTS // 15 KNUTS

VOTING

Gryffindor: 3
Hufflepuff: 6
Ravenclaw: 9
Slytherin: 3

PARTICIPATION (ICONS SUBMITTED)

Gryffindor: 1
Hufflepuff: 6
Ravenclaw: 9
Slytherin: 4

TOTAL

Gryffindor: 33
Hufflepuff: 66
Ravenclaw: 209
Slytherin: 63

Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who participated or voted this week! I really liked seeing the variety of languages and phrases used. Emily will be posting up Challenge #11 soon, so look out for it!

* Um. *feels sort of awkward about winning* If anyone requests, I can put up a screen shot of the pages of the voting polls with the names blurred so that voters can remain anonymous, along with an explanation of how the votes were counted.