Housing Contest - Cruel Rule Needing Clarification

[Edax]

I ended up disqualifying myself because a large mansion in Shirogane went up for sale and I bought it, obliterating my little Shirogane cottage forever, but this was an opportunity I sure as heck wasn't going to miss.
I do hope there will be another contest in the future since I've spend weeks filling out my new home.
Still I feel the entries should have been judged by the screenshots alone, since I bought the new home well after the contest entry period had ended.

[InkstainedGwyn]

I ended up disqualifying myself because a large mansion in Shirogane went up for sale and I bought it, obliterating my little Shirogane cottage forever, but this was an opportunity I sure as heck wasn't going to miss.
I do hope there will be another contest in the future since I've spend weeks filling out my new home.
Still I feel the entries should have been judged by the screenshots alone, since I bought the new home well after the contest entry period had ended.

I, for one, hope they're looking at more than just screenshots. It's so hard to get all the good stuff into 6 shots, especially when you like to decorate your house with rooms and nooks.

[Edax]

I, for one, hope they're looking at more than just screenshots. It's so hard to get all the good stuff into 6 shots, especially when you like to decorate your house with rooms and nooks.

That's a fair point, I didn't think of that. Still, for a contest that's suppose to be fun, that's a few long months to keep a house unmodified.
If they allowed Youtube, I could have filmed a tour, and there would have been no doubt that was my house.

[Beckett]

I, for one, hope they're looking at more than just screenshots. It's so hard to get all the good stuff into 6 shots, especially when you like to decorate your house with rooms and nooks.

I would imagine that's the reason why this contest takes so long. They need to actually go to each house to judge them in their entirety, perhaps just using the screenshots to weed out the worst ones.

[Dustytome]

Still I feel the entries should have been judged by the screenshots alone, since I bought the new home well after the contest entry period had ended.

It's likely so they can confirm people weren't just grabbing images off housingsnap and such and passing them off as their own, of course they could be judging off the full tour as well. That does seem like a bit of stretch to wait though for people that love to change things up. Only about a month to go, though that does lock contestants from doing Halloween decorations (of course it also means possible lost mogstation sales for decorations unobtainable in game now).

[nranola]

I ended up disqualifying myself because a large mansion in Shirogane went up for sale and I bought it, obliterating my little Shirogane cottage forever, but this was an opportunity I sure as heck wasn't going to miss.

Housing contest is fleeting, but a Shirogane large is forever. Was I in your shoes I would have done the exact same thing. Congrats on your new home!


As far as clarification regarding the rule goes, I would have to agree that we be told what the restrictions are as it seems like different people are interpreting the rule in different ways. If we use our flower pots during the judging period, would we be disqualified? What about if we place something in the house just to preview it but remove it again afterwards? What about food items that can be immediately replaced? Little nuances like this need clarification.