Housing Contest - Cruel Rule Needing Clarification

[InkstainedGwyn]

I'm pretty sure there's a record somewhere of what does/doesn't happen in a house, although whether or not they're checking it, I dunno. I wouldn't want to risk it, and I went into this event knowing that I wouldn't be able to change our FC house until November (or later). Granted, we then found a large and I decided I was willing to forfeit my chance in the contest for it, but that was my choice.

There isn't "clarification" needed. The word "any" means any. You're not asking for them to clarify, you're asking them to give you a pass. If you didn't read the rules, or you didn't consider them, or you (somehow) hadn't paid any attention to the fact that a patch was coming in September (and patches always have new furnishings), that's personal accountability. They can't be spelled out much clearer than they already are.

[Neko_Yanagi]

I'm sorry, but what is there to clarify?

The wording of that rule is just slightly confusing to some. I have a LS mate that completely overhauled his house recently, when I asked him why he did that after submitting to the Housing Contest, he said that he thought "changes to your estate" meant the location, name, and greeting. He was even concerned about adding the new tags just for that reason. After he said that, I could totally see how that mistake could be made, and started doubting what that rule actually meant. It didn't say "changes to your estate and all it's contents." Then I found several other folks I know thought the same exact thing. That made me question everything about the rule then...

How would they know you changed something if it wasn't in the screenshot you submitted?

I don't know. However, the rules say nothing about keeping your house unlocked, so I'd assume that if someone was to check the house, it might be a GM or someone who could enter even if the house was locked, and they would check some sort of housing logs. Maybe?

Try getting out into the real world and see what true cruelty is.

Fully aware of how cruel the real world is, thank you.

You're not asking for them to clarify, you're asking them to give you a pass....

As explained above, I know several people who thought the rule meant changes to the estate, but not the contents (since that rule did not state that specifically). On the other side of the spectrum, I had a player tell me not to even change the outside or use the garden... that's how paranoid the rule has made some people. Personally, I'd like to know if adding anything (but not necessarily changing anything that is already there) would be against that rule, since again, it wasn't specified.

I added a mannequin to my house just to see what it looked like, how it worked, goofed around with it, then removed it. I also want to know if something like that counts as grounds for disqualification. I'm sure I'm not the only one curious about that.

Yes, I also would like to just add the mannequin to my house without fear. But more than that, I don't feel the rule was 100% clear. I'm glad to hear so many folks are content with thinking that you should leave your house exactly as it was during the screenshots. For some others, it's making them a nervous wreak because it's the first time they felt brave enough to submit something for a contest, and they don't want to mess it up. To some people, this is a really big deal to them. I wasn't looking for negative commentary about my post. I was looking for some additional clarification to the rule because many people I know felt it to be vague.

So what I'm requesting is some official clarification if possible, please.