User blog:Weavillain/TLH Wikia Character Popularity Tournament 2018-2019 (Coming Soon...)

That's right, ladies and germs! The  "TLH Wikia Character Popularity Tournament"  is just around the corner! With Season 3 of The Loud House looking like it could end sooner rather than later, I thought that it wouldn't be a bad time to announce this special event. The first annual event saw Lana Loud crowned as the winner, outlasting 127 other characters to reach the top. Who's gonna come out ahead this time? Only you can say for sure.

Bu...that's for the future.

For now, it'd be best for you (whether you're just hearing about this tradition now or you participated in the first one) to brush up on how I'm going to be organizing the tournament. I say that because the rules are gonna be a little different this time, thought the format will be very similar.

Oh, and one more thing. This crop of participants will be different from what you got last time. Although the more prominent names will definitely be around, my selection of characters is a group that reflects more of the third season than anything else.

=What is the "TLH Wikia Character Popularity Tournament"?=

I plan on doing this every year. As for what the tournament itself is all about, as the name implies, this is all about determining who the most popular The Loud House character of the year is. All the participants will compete against each other in random match-ups in a bracket-style tournament that will last until only one character is left to take first place. The winner will ultimately be determined by having the most votes, in each of their respective matches, from users like you. Although "TLH Wikia" is in the name of the competition, there's more than one platform for votes to be submitted to, but I'll explain that in a bit.

=What are the rules for the "TLH Wikia Character Popularity Tournament"?=


 * 128 characters will be participating in this year's tournament. The number might change with future tournaments, but I feel like this is a good starting point.
 * Those 128 characters will be split into groups of four. One group of 32 characters will be inserted, at random, into one of four brackets.
 * I'll be focusing on one bracket at a time, starting with Bracket 1.
 * The first rounds of each bracket have four characters against each other rather than a one vs. one match-up like the proceeding rounds. This is intended to make the tournament speed by a little faster.
 * Voting for a character is all about selecting your favorite one from the match, so keep that in mind as you cast your votes.
 * To start things off, every match of the first round will be open to vote on once the voting window is open. The same applies for the matches of the proceeding rounds.To give you an example, let's say that the semi-finals for Bracket 1 was (Lucy vs. Lincoln and Luna vs. Leni); each match can be voted on at once.
 * I will be making a blog for every round of matches that can be voted on. In order for your vote to be considered legitimate, your vote must be cast in that blog before the voting window's closing time; I'll let you know the time and date of that time with every batch of matches.
 * Earlier, I said that the TLH Wikia users won't be the only people that can vote in these matches. People on dA and TLH reddit page are eligible to submit votes as well. Keep in mind, however, that those people will have to vote on the page that I supply them with and do so before the voting window closes.
 * NEW RULE: There are absolutely no edits allowed to be made to your vote, except for changing spelling errors. What you first put down as your choice is final, so make sure you're ready to commit once you make your decision. Any character changes will make your vote null and void. Note that this leniency only applies to Wikia voters because I can see the edits you make, unlike dA and Reddit. Any voters from those platforms must  reply to their original posts with the corrected response (spelling-wise) instead of editing the original vote. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to disqualify your vote.
 * Once the winners of Brackets 1, 2, 3, and 4 are determined, the Bracket 1 winner will compete against the Bracket 4 while the Bracket 2 winner competes with Bracket winner 3 in the ultimate semi-final round of the tournament.
 * The losers of those matches, however, aren't finished yet. While the winners of the semi-finals compete in the final round, the losers will simultaneously face each other to see who takes third place.
 * Meanwhile, I'm going to also determine who the least popular character is. To do this, I'll be picking the characters with the least amount of votes from the first rounds of every bracket. Then, I'll be making those characters compete in a large match-up, where voters pick their least favorite character from that group. That voting will take place alongside the tournament finals and the third place match at the end of the tournament.
 * In case of a tie, the voting window will be open an extra day. If a tie occurs, DO NOT vote after the closing time of the voting window arrives until after I've re-opened the voting window myself. Any votes that fail to do this will be discounted.
 * All ties will be dealt with before proceeding to the next set of rounds. In the same token, the results of the tournament won't be give out until the ties (should there be any) are dealt with.
 * Have fun! This is just something that I want everyone to have a blast with, so don't be sore if your favorite character doesn't get far or gets close but doesn't win.

=When will the "TLH Wikia Character Popularity Tournament" begin?=

Provided that nothing gets in my way, I'll be posting the first voting blog on the day after the Season 3 finale of The Loud House premieres.

='''Wait! I have a few more questions...'''=

That's alright. Just ask me what you'd like to know about, and I'll give you the answer.

=...and a few concerns/suggestions too.=

That's also fine. If you think that there's something about the tournament that doesn't work, then please let me know your thoughts. I'll also be taking every suggestion, as far as improving the tournament goes, into consideration and give credit to those whose ideas I'll be sticking with once the tournament begins.

Well, I think that just about covers everything. Thank you all for checking this out, and I hope to see you again for the tournament! :D