Intro by Snowman
Entering
Judging
Contest Rules
Prizes
Schedule
Changes Since MC4
FAQ
Contact Information
MC5 Updates
| MC5 Updates |
| What Is MC5 Updates? |
| The same listserver used for DemoNews is being used to distribute a "MC5 Updates" newsletter. This newsletter will be used during the contest to keep you posted on current happenings and changes. |
| How To Subscribe |
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Mail to listserver@unseen.aztec.co.za. In the body of your mail, put: subscribe mc5-updates first_name last_nameThe listserver will send the MC5 Newsletter to your e-mail's return address. |
| Changes To The MC5 Web Pages | |
| 31 May 1997 | = Added web server mime-types for files under "Cool Links" -> "Quick Links To Previous Winners". Thanks Diablo! |
| 01 Jun 1997 | + Added "If I want to enter MC5, do I need to be a judge also?" to the MC5 FAQ. + Added "Why isn't Fast Tracker 2 used to play XM entries?" to the MC5 FAQ. = Fixed case-sensitive things in Voting/Entering submission forms. - Duplicates now checked for judging submissions (they already were for entry submissions). |
| 03 Jun 1997 | = Added "This is a guideline, not an absolute" to the MC5 FAQ question about
which division you should enter. People were taking it too literally. :) + Added rule "10. Your entry may be submitted only once. We will not update entries." + Added "Checking Your Entry" to the email verification for entries. |
| 04 Jun 1997 | - Added "You must give at least 1 email address that is not from hotmail.com, geocities.com, usa.net, or juno.com." to entry and judging applications. |
| 05 Jun 1997 | - Added error checking in the submission pages to see if a user entered duplicate
email addresses (if you only have one address, you should leave the second one blank). - Added "Your Song ID must be based off your Song Title" to the entering page. - Added "Only submit ONE handle" to the entering and judging pages. |
| 07 Jun 1997 | + Added statistics pages for Entering and Voting. These are updated nightly. + Added backups to MC5 data. Run nightly. = Added an extra field to the entry data file to reflect each entrant's "status". |
| 08 Jun 1997 | - Fixed the entering and voting .cgi scripts. Applications with an email address lacking a '@' are now rejected. |
| 09 Jun 1997 | + Added "Music Contest Anagrams" to "Cool Links" page. |
| 27 Jun 1997 | = Appended to the contest rule about song text. + Added some extra information on the Entry statistics page |
| 28 Jun 1997 | + Added MC5 Updates #1 to the Resources page. + Added public download links to MC5 entries on Resources page. |
| 29 Jun 1997 | + Added link to NOT.REGISTERED in /incoming/MC5/entries for unclaimed entries. + Added link to Fast Tracker v2.06 on the MC5 Resources page. |
| 30 Jun 1997 | + Added some additional information on the MC5 entry statistics page. |