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Community Knockout Guidelines​

Welcome to Community Knockout! This is a space for communities to compete against each other in a variety of categories and showcase their unique strengths. To ensure that the battles are fair, fun, and enjoyable for everyone, we ask that you please follow these guidelines:

1. Respect the rules: All forum battles must adhere to our community guidelines and rules. Any posts or content that violate these guidelines will be removed, and the offending forum may be disqualified from the competition.
2. Be a good sport: Remember that the purpose of these battles is to have fun and showcase your community's strengths, not to tear down or criticize others. Be respectful of other communities and avoid any hostile or negative behavior.
3. Follow the rules of each battle: Each battle will have specific rules and requirements that must be followed to participate. Make sure to read and understand these rules before entering, and follow them carefully to avoid disqualification.
4. Be honest and fair: Please do not engage in any cheating or vote manipulation during the battles. Let the competition play out fairly and let the best community win based on the merits of their performance. Let's not turn this in a popularity contest!
5. Have fun and build community: Battles are a great opportunity to connect with other communities, build new relationships, and learn from others. Take advantage of this chance to learn from other communities, and enjoy the spirit of competition and camaraderie that comes with the battles.
6. When the battle starts, a poll will be added for 10 days to vote for the forum you think succeeds the most in the category.

We have listed categories that you can choose from to battle other forums.

You may choose for a traditional "website vs website" battle, or mix it up with categories. The choice is yours.

1. Best Forum Layout
This category considers the design and ease of use of a forum's layout. Look for elements like clear navigation, appealing visuals, and accessibility.
2. Best Forum Staff Team
This category evaluates the effectiveness and professionalism of a forum's staff team. Look for qualities like responsiveness, fairness, and creativity in community building.
3. Best Forum Organization
This category assesses the organization and structure of a forum's content. Look for elements like clarity, efficiency, and ease of use.
4. Best Forum Leadership
This category considers the effectiveness and innovation of a forum's leadership team. Look for qualities like clear communication, empathy, and constructive community building.
5. Best available theme choice
This category evaluates the quality and selection of a forum's available themes. Look for elements like visual appeal, customizability, and compatibility.
6. Best Forum Activity
This category considers the level and quality of user engagement on a forum.Look for elements like frequency, variety, and incentives.
7. Best Variety of topics
This category evaluates the diversity and quality of a forum's content topics. Look for elements like range, inclusion of niche topics, and quality of content.
8. Best Overall Forum
This category assesses the overall excellence and professionalism of a forum. Consider factors like clear vision, active and engaged community, and innovation. The more general category.
9. Best Forum Design/Theme
This category evaluates the quality and design of a forum's default theme. Look for elements like visual appeal, coherence, and multimedia use. Do not consider other themes in the selector.
10. Best Forum Content/Topics
This category considers the quality and depth of a forum's content. Look for elements like originality, relevance, and respectful debate.
11. Best Forum General Discussion/Debate
This category considers the quality and engagement of a General Discussion/Debate forum. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories.
12. Best Forum Gaming Community
This category considers the quality and engagement of a Gaming Community forum. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories.
13. Best Forum Arts/Creative Community
This category considers the quality and engagement of a Arts/Creative forum. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories.
14. Best Forum Writing/Publishing Community
This category considers the quality and engagement of a Writing/Publishing forum. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories.
15. Best Forum Support / Technical
This category considers the quality and engagement of a Support / Technical forum. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories.
16. Best Forum Marketing/Advertising
This category considers the quality and engagement of a Marketing/Advertising forum. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories.
17. Best Forum Administration/Webmaster
This category considers the quality and engagement of a Admin/Webmaster forum. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories.
18. Best New Forum
This category is for promising new talent online. Look for elements like diversity of niche topics, quality of content, and responsiveness to user feedback. Keeping in mind all other categories. Forums requirement: younger than 2 months and less than 2500 posts.

You are permitted to come up with a different category than the list above.

Please use the following template when starting a thread:

Name/URL: (Insert Name & URL of your Forum/Blog/Website)
Knockout Category:  (Choose one of the categories) (Or remove when going for the traditional method)
Type of Website: (Forum/Blog/Website)
Other: (Insert any other commentary here)

By following these guidelines, we can ensure that the Community Knockout is a fun, fair, and positive experience for all involved. Thank you for your cooperation, and good luck in the battles!