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Found a little something for @hckosice
 

Here’s a draft of the charter I came up with for the games:
Organization
TBD
Participation
Participants must be registered members (hereby known as “users”) of Totallympics.
A user must be an active member of the community in order to participate. An active member of the community is defined as a member who has participated in at least one discussion, or has participated in Totallympics sanctioned activities such as the Totallympics International Song Contest, or a Prediction Contest, within the past year. 
A user may be allowed special dispensation to participate in Totallympics Games if the community deems them eligible even if they do not fulfill the active user criteria; subject to the approval of the organizing committee.
Participating users shall be respectful of all participants and officials.
Participating users must be respectful when posting and discussing with other members on any of the Totallympics Games Thread.
Users must meet all of the necessary eligibility requirements. 
If foul play is detected with respect to 7 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) at any stage before, during or after the competition, the organising committee reserves the right to place the participation or result of that nation under review. These rules are not designed to exclude, only to ensure the Totallympics Games retain a distinct character, built upon a unique community atmosphere created by users of the forum.
National Representation
Users may represent one nation, and are not allowed to change affiliation under any circumstances after entering the games.
A user may represent the nation of their birth, the nation they currently reside, the nation they are a citizen of, or the nation listed on their Totallympics profile.
Violation of rules 3.a or 3.b will result in the disqualification of the user, and a voiding of their results. The user may continue to participate in the events and festivities of the games, but will no longer be considered an official entry.
Event Program
To be on the program an event must use an application, software, program, or activity that is reasonably available to most users.
To be on the program an event must have at least 5 participants or more. In the event of a late withdrawal, an event may continue with 4 participants provided that all of the participants make the greatest possible effort to complete the event.
Events must be conducted with the highest degree of organization possible.
Failure of an event to meet criteria (a), (b), or (c) will lead to eviction from the program of the Totallympics Games.
Amendments to the Totallympics Games Charter
Amendments may be made to the Totallympics Games Charter.
Amendments will be proposed by either the organizing committee of the Totallympics Games, or participants of the Totallympics Games.
For an amendment to be approved, it must be passed by a simple majority vote of eligible voters. Eligible voters are defined as members of the organizing committee of the Totallympics Games, users who have participated in the Totallympics Games, users who are registered to compete in the Totallympics Games but have yet to compete, and moderators of Totallympics.
Amendments may be changed from their original text, or discarded if a simple majority of eligible voters approve such action in a vote. Rules originally in the Totallympics Games Charter may also be subjected to the above actions.

Here’s a draft of the charter I came up with for the games:
Organization
TBD
Participation
Participants must be registered members (hereby known as “users”) of Totallympics.
A user must be an active member of the community in order to participate. An active member of the community is defined as a member who has participated in at least one discussion, or has participated in Totallympics sanctioned activities such as the Totallympics International Song Contest, or a Prediction Contest, within the past year. 
A user may be allowed special dispensation to participate in Totallympics Games if the community deems them eligible even if they do not fulfill the active user criteria; subject to the approval of the organizing committee.
Participating users shall be respectful of all participants and officials.
Participating users must be respectful when posting and discussing with other members on any of the Totallympics Games Thread.
Users must meet all of the necessary eligibility requirements. 
If foul play is detected with respect to 7 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) at any stage before, during or after the competition, the organising committee reserves the right to place the participation or result of that nation under review. These rules are not designed to exclude, only to ensure the Totallympics Games retain a distinct character, built upon a unique community atmosphere created by users of the forum.
National Representation
Users may represent one nation, and are not allowed to change affiliation under any circumstances after entering the games.
A user may represent the nation of their birth, the nation they currently reside, the nation they are a citizen of, or the nation listed on their Totallympics profile.
Violation of rules 3.a or 3.b will result in the disqualification of the user, and a voiding of their results. The user may continue to participate in the events and festivities of the games, but will no longer be considered an official entry.
Event Program
To be on the program an event must use an application, software, program, or activity that is reasonably available to most users.
To be on the program an event must have at least 5 participants or more. In the event of a late withdrawal, an event may continue with 4 participants provided that all of the participants make the greatest possible effort to complete the event.
Events must be conducted with the highest degree of organization possible.
Failure of an event to meet criteria (a), (b), or (c) will lead to eviction from the program of the Totallympics Games.
Amendments to the Totallympics Games Charter
Amendments may be made to the Totallympics Games Charter.
Amendments will be proposed by either the organizing committee of the Totallympics Games, or participants of the Totallympics Games.
For an amendment to be approved, it must be passed by a simple majority vote of eligible voters. Eligible voters are defined as members of the organizing committee of the Totallympics Games, users who have participated in the Totallympics Games, users who are registered to compete in the Totallympics Games but have yet to compete, and moderators of Totallympics.
Amendments may be changed from their original text, or discarded if a simple majority of eligible voters approve such action in a vote. Rules originally in the Totallympics Games Charter may also be subjected to the above actions.

Happy birthday to the loveliest winter athlete in the world @brunamoura  

Here’s a draft of the charter I came up with for the games:
Organization
TBD
Participation
Participants must be registered members (hereby known as “users”) of Totallympics.
A user must be an active member of the community in order to participate. An active member of the community is defined as a member who has participated in at least one discussion, or has participated in Totallympics sanctioned activities such as the Totallympics International Song Contest, or a Prediction Contest, within the past year. 
A user may be allowed special dispensation to participate in Totallympics Games if the community deems them eligible even if they do not fulfill the active user criteria; subject to the approval of the organizing committee.
Participating users shall be respectful of all participants and officials.
Participating users must be respectful when posting and discussing with other members on any of the Totallympics Games Thread.
Users must meet all of the necessary eligibility requirements. 
If foul play is detected with respect to 7 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) at any stage before, during or after the competition, the organising committee reserves the right to place the participation or result of that nation under review. These rules are not designed to exclude, only to ensure the Totallympics Games retain a distinct character, built upon a unique community atmosphere created by users of the forum.
National Representation
Users may represent one nation, and are not allowed to change affiliation under any circumstances after entering the games.
A user may represent the nation of their birth, the nation they currently reside, the nation they are a citizen of, or the nation listed on their Totallympics profile.
Violation of rules 3.a or 3.b will result in the disqualification of the user, and a voiding of their results. The user may continue to participate in the events and festivities of the games, but will no longer be considered an official entry.
Event Program
To be on the program an event must use an application, software, program, or activity that is reasonably available to most users.
To be on the program an event must have at least 5 participants or more. In the event of a late withdrawal, an event may continue with 4 participants provided that all of the participants make the greatest possible effort to complete the event.
Events must be conducted with the highest degree of organization possible.
Failure of an event to meet criteria (a), (b), or (c) will lead to eviction from the program of the Totallympics Games.
Amendments to the Totallympics Games Charter
Amendments may be made to the Totallympics Games Charter.
Amendments will be proposed by either the organizing committee of the Totallympics Games, or participants of the Totallympics Games.
For an amendment to be approved, it must be passed by a simple majority vote of eligible voters. Eligible voters are defined as members of the organizing committee of the Totallympics Games, users who have participated in the Totallympics Games, users who are registered to compete in the Totallympics Games but have yet to compete, and moderators of Totallympics.
Amendments may be changed from their original text, or discarded if a simple majority of eligible voters approve such action in a vote. Rules originally in the Totallympics Games Charter may also be subjected to the above actions.

In relation to the song contest, if the voting takes place prior to the Games and if songs are divided into groups, then you could have it spread over a number of days as a tournament. I am all for making it very different from standard TISC anyway so that might not be a bad thing.
 
Plus there might be scope for having matches. For example, Song A vs Song B. There could be a set number of jurors for each match, for example 10. So you can have a win, draw or loss. You could have a mini league or group format with knock-outs. And all the while it remains hidden who chose which entries. This is just a quick thought I had and lots of detail would still have to come, but thought it might be worth throwing out there. Makes it seem more like a sport and very distinct from TISC that way.

A lot of the money that goes to NOCs is used for athlete programs and such inside countries instead of globally. The whole distribution seems pretty good actually.

I follow enough multi-sports games to see this as a normality 

Here’s the source material for this:
 

Okay, let’s slow down a little. I still just want to make sure people are interested and available to participate. I gave a deadline for that vote tomorrow. Things like this take good planning. We need to move a little more slowly take make sure we have a good final product. I was going to open up discussion about the program and organizing the games this weekend.

it's the start of the Ramadan so Ramadan Mubarak !

Here’s the source material for this:
 

The Rock.

Yes and Yes
 
What about darts: PDC Darts Match

I actually thought that MBS would liberalize (loosen the tight restrictions of) Saudi Arabia a little bit. Of course everyone hoped that before he offed that journalist. I don’t have a lot of trust in the Saudis. I do like the Qataris though. They have liberalized their society (in terms of their neighbors), they’ve proven they can host large events, and they generally have well organized events. The spectator thing doesn’t bother me as much as it bothers other people though.

however Veronika Vítková (CZE) retired as well

- SAILING esailing (forPC) 3class;
- ARCHERY archery king, free for android
- EQUESTRIAN Riding club Champoonship
- GOLF https://www.wgt.com/ 
 
Let's start please!!!

I would surely join if it fits into the schedule.

We used to hold curling tournaments between Totallympians on flyordie.com.
It may not be a summer sport but would seem silly to discount it for that reason alone.

This whole Belarus thing might not have been the smartest move ever. Looking at the main, junior and farm teams, Neman Grodno now has 23 players who've tested positive for COVID-19.
 
 

The eSailing game (which is low key perfect for what we’re trying to put together) is like that. You can download for free and play. There’s a great tutorial program and everything. 

I don’t know what you’re into, but based what I’ve studied, I’d suggest Fahrenheit 451 or Things Fall Apart (that’s a great one if you really want to learn about West African (more specifically Nigerian) culture). Really any of those books I listed off in my post a few days ago are worth a read. I would suggest searching “recommended titles for the US AP Literature Test.” You’d come across all types of titles there.

The eSailing game (which is low key perfect for what we’re trying to put together) is like that. You can download for free and play. There’s a great tutorial program and everything. 

Came across another possibility to add to the program. The eSailing game World Sailing uses for their Virtual World Cup is completely free download and play, and there’s the option for custom races in private lobbies. That’d be something worth checking out if people are interested in this idea.