School Uniform Party Club!! 2d252f

I find I was inspired to create this club for two distinct reasons: One is my perverse desire to gaze upon anime school uniforms. Two is...wait, no, there is no reason number two. The *third* reason for making this place was a story a close friend told me back when we were in Japan together for college. He was taking a trip on the Keihan line between Kyoto and Osaka, and he decided to play a little game he called 'how many different styles of Sailor Fuku can one train hold?' Sure enough, after that brief little trip, he had counted 23 different and disctinct designs on the SAME train! ...now I ask you, isn't that just the best dang thing in the world? That said, I invite you all to bask in the glory of the anime school uniform, and all it represents! Maybe while we're at it, we'll make some friends along the way, too! Welcome, welcome to the School Uniform Party Club!! :D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alas, it would appear our club mascot competition has become the victim of an extreme lack of interest in participation, with the last competition not even seeing a single nomination. As a result, the competition itself has been put on hiatus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Click on this spoiler tag for the history of our Club Mascot Competition, showing who the past winners were, the length of their reign, and who they were up against: <div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br>Mariya Shidou, Official Club Mascot 8/06/2009 - 11/06/2009. Victorious nominator: SpecJay The nominees and their total votes were as follows, starting with who nominated them: -SpecJay: Mariya Shidou (Mariya+Holic) - 8 votes -Darkeiko: Shuichi Minamino (Yu Yu Hakusho) - 1 vote -namaiki: Maria (Hayate no Gotoku) - 6 votes -Kawada: Sunohara Youko (Clannad) - 3 votes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Taiga Aisaka, Official Club Mascot 1/9/2009 - 04/09/2009. Victorious nominator: dianne-chan The nominees and their total votes were as follows, starting with who nominated them: -dianne-chan: Aisaka Taiga (Toradora) - 10 votes -Tanu: Nagato Yuki (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) - 1 vote -Lessermaster: Asakura Nemu (Da Capo) - 2 votes -Kawada: Sunohara Youhei (Clannad) - 3 votes -spring_onions: Miyazaki Nodoka (Negima) - 0 votes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rena Ryuuguu, Official Club Mascot 1/9/2009 - 04/09/2009. Victorious nominator: Misa_Ryuuguu In our closest battle yet, Rena and Torako ended up at a dead heat when the voting thread closed. As a result, the Mascot Competition had its first ever Tie-Breaker! When the dust settled after an additional week of voting (hence the odd start time for Rena's reign), the action couldn't have been closer! Torako's ers scored her 11 solid votes, but Rena's banner held high, and she snuck in for the win at 13! The action also saw the first male nominee, Youhei Sunohara, who in the first round of voting, tied several of the girls for second place! Honorable mention to our first lad nominee! The nominees and their total votes were as follows, starting with who nominated them: Protoboyz: Yukine Miyazawa (Clannad) - 0 votes LadyYuna: Nagisa Aoi (Strawberry Panic) - 0 votes Tanu: Konata Izumi (Lucky Star) - 0 votes spring_onions: Ink Nijihara (Moetan) - 2 votes Misa_Ryuugu: Rena Ryuuguu (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni) - 3 votes Kawada: Youhei Sunohara (Clannad) - 2 votes bombastical: Yuuki Cross (Vampire Knight) - 1 vote Mira: Ai Enma (Jigoku Shoujo) - 2 votes Lessermaster: Torako Kageyama (Hyakko) - 3 votes SpecJay: Kotori Shirakawa (Da Capo) - 2 votes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Otome Asakura, Official Club Mascot 9/1/2008 - 01/08/2009. Victorious nominator: bombastical Congratulations, Otome, and congratz to your victorious nominator, bombastical! Seems it was a tough battle, that almost looked as it if was going to end in a tie, but she toughed it out! The nominees and their total votes were as follows, starting with who nominated them: bombastical: Otome Asakura (Da Capo II) - 5 votes Hazumu: Sasara Kusugawa (To Heart 2) - 4 votes _ETERNAL: Shiori Misaka (Kanon) - 1 vote yunalesca93: Ku Shiratori (Kyoshiro To Towa No Sora.) - 1 vote spring_onions: Misuzu Kamio (Air) - 0 votes teddyplanet: Haruka Nogizaka (Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu) - 0 votes ----------------------------------------------------- Kyou Fujibayashi, Official Club Mascot 4/1/2008 - 8/31/2008. Victorious nominator: Sabaa7 The nominees and their total votes were as follows, starting with who nominated them: Sabaa 7: Kyou Fujibayashi (Clannad) - 6 votes Hazumu: Sekai Saionji (School Days) - 1 vote Arestyr: Kallen Stadtfeld/Kouzuki (Code Geass) - 1 vote Spring_onions: Multi, Kurusugawa Electronics Model: HMX-12 (To Heart) - 3 votes Kawada: Yue Ayase (Negima) - 3 Lessermaster: Tsukasa Hiiragi (Lucky Star) - 3 Tsunamu: C.C. (Code Geass) - 0 votes<!--spoiler--></span></div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <strong><span style="color:red">The School Uniform Party Club's Official Mascot Competition will be back...at some point.<!--color--></span></strong> As always, the rules are stuffed under their spoiler tag below, to be brought out and dusted off when the time comes. <div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br>By popular demand (and to give our new a chance to have their own voices heard), The School Uniform Party Club announces <span style="color:red">The fifth official Mascot Competition!<!--color--></span> Wohoo!! As always, a new competition will be held quarterly (every three months). The winning character will have our usual bevy of ego-boosting prizes to enjoy, including the winning image emblazoned on the main page, a secondary image to be used as the "club picture", and illustrious induction into the club's character relations section! Of course, let's not forget recognition and bragging rights for the winning nominator! Here's a quick timeline (all times are EST, and will occur sometime between 11-12 in the evening): -Nomination thread opens: 6/12/2009 -Nomination thread closes: 6/26/2009 (nominations posted after this time and date will not be counted). -Voting thread opens: 6/26/2009 -Voting thread closes: 7/10/2009 (votes posted after this time and date will not be counted). So get thinking about what cute schoolgirl (or possibly strapping schoolboy) you'd like to see the honor of club mascot bestowed upon! <span style="color:blue">ALL club are welcome, and encouraged, to participate!<!--color--></span> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <span style="color:red"> Without further ado, here are the <!--color--></span><span style="color:blue"> official rules!!<!--color--></span> The rules process is going to be streamlined a bit from the last time we did this, to keep confusion to as much of a minimum as possible. Throughout the month of August (and according to the timeline above), any of the club may make character nominations for club mascot. Part of the month is devoted to nominating, and the other part is devoted to voting. It's quite simple, really...when the timeline ends, the character with the most votes takes office as the new mascot for the next three months. <span style="color:green">Keep one important thing in mind though--you're not just voting for your favorite character! Whatever image the nominator has posted, is the image that's going to end up plastered all over the main club page. You may love that character, but if you don't like the image, don't vote for them!<!--color--></span> Here's a handy "rules FAQ": <span style="color:blue">Okay, I'd like to nominate a character. What do I need to know, and how do I do it"><br>This FAQ question is a new addition, because a tie is exactly what happened at one point in the history of this competition. Here are the rules we observed back when that happened, and will if it happens again in the future: IF THERE IS A TIE IN THE VOTING PROCESS: A new thread will be created for the tie-breaker battle. All nominees who were part of the tie will be starting over <em>at zero votes</em>. Therefore, if you already voted for them once, you now have the opportunity to either change your vote, or vote for them again! Keep in mind that since all contestants involved in the tie are starting over at zero, your previous vote no longer counts...if you're still ing your hero/heroine, be sure to vote again! The sudden death tie-breaker thread will run for one week from the time the tie is identified. Votes received after the date and time specified on the thread NOT be counted, so if you're thinking of coming back later, take a moment and cast your vote right away! As always, ALL club , even ones who just ed, are entitled to one, and only one, vote in the tiebreaker. You may ONLY vote for one of the nominees who was involved in the tie, and they will be listed in the thread.<!--spoiler--></span></div> , the voting and nomination threads are open to discussion! Please feel free to make comments on them, as well! Hopefully, all of the above was enlighting, but please feel free to ask questions, if not! May the cutest/handsomest girl/boy win!!<!--spoiler--></span></div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------