BPOM & HOTM CONTEST RULES:


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  • You may enter both contests in the same month.

  • You may only enter one picture per contest.

  • The picture must be one that you have taken and it must be an animal that belongs to you.

  • Picture sizes must be no larger than 640x480. This means you must resample or crop them to appropriate size. Oversized pics will not be accepted and in the event they are erroneously included will be removed.

  • Only ball pythons can be in the picture for BPOM.

  • HOTM entries can be any reptiles or amphibians other than ball pythons.

  • If you won either of the previous month's contests you may not enter the same contest the month immediately following your win. You may try again the next month using a new picture. Winning pictures are not eligible for resubmission in future contests.

  • Admin Council reserves the right to remove any photo deemed inappropriate for our forums (not family-friendly or otherwise inappropriate).

  • Ball-pythons.net staff (mods & admin council) are not eligible for entry.
Good Luck and we hope to see your picture/pictures in the contests. If you have any questions regarding these rules, please contact one of the Admins to further assist you.








BPOM & HOTM CONTEST PROCEDURES:



To enter contests follow these simple steps:

1) Ensure your pictures are no larger than 640x480 pixels. Pictures exceeding this size limitation will not be accepted.


2) Ensure the picture was taken by you of a pet that belongs to you.


3a) To enter the BPOM (Ball Python of the Month) Contest follow this link http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/upload.php?&c=7 to upload your picture. Make sure the category remains Current BPOM Entries.


3b) To enter the HOTM (Herp of the Month) Contest follow this link http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/upload.php?&c=8 to upload your picture. Make sure the category remains Current HOTM Entries.


4) Uploaded pictures will appear in the contest gallery in appx 24 hours or sooner. If you do NOT see your entry after 48 hours please send a PM to Smulkin or Jeanne.


5) The cutoff for submissions is midnight (EST) the last day of the month. No entries will be accepted after that time.


6) The following day polls will be posted and will run for 6 days (weekends and holidays included). You may vote ONCE in each poll. If you attempt to vote more than once using an alternate account or otherwise attempt to unfairly influence the outcome of the voting you will be banned from the site.


7) Winners will be announced at the closing of the polls and be prompted for a brief note on their pic/pet which will then be updated on the site homepage.


8) In the event prizes have been donated for that months contest the winners will provide in PM their mailing address for delivery of said prizes.




NOTE: This site's ability to award prizes relies solely on contribution from our members and supporters. As a not-for-profit community website we are not able to fund prizes for each month no matter how much we might wish to do so. Prizes in these contests should be viewed as the exception, not the rule. We hope you are as excited as we are about having them but also hope in those months there are none that you'll not be dissapointed. If your business would like to donate prizes to sponsor contests please use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page.