A Guide to Signing Up for Tmblrvision 2023
In THREE DAYS, on Saturday, 15 July 2023, 9pm CEST, you will be able to sign up for the 2023 Tmblrvision Song Contest. In order to be able to prepare yourselves for that day, here’s a little guide so your experience goes smoothly this Saturday.
Before you even think about signing up, make sure to read the official rules of the 2023 contest. Don’t go into sign-ups blind! You might think you have the perfect song for the perfect country, but alas, it might not even be eligible. And make sure you know what you’re getting into as a Head of Delegation. Also, this gives you the opportunity to ask questions to clarify certain things before signing up, so you don’t end up taking someone else’s spot (and country) only to drop out over a misunderstanding.
Here’s a TL;DR of some of the most important, basic rules:
Songs must have been released no earlier than July 2021 (with some exceptions mentioned in the rules)
Eurovision songs, Junior Eurovision songs, and National Final songs are not allowed
Covers of popular songs are not allowed
This year’s Eurovision artists are not allowed (with some exceptions mentioned in the rules)
Last year's Tmblrvision artists are not allowed (also with some exceptions); you can check who those artists are in the Tmblrvision wiki
2. Ireland Has Been Claimed
Last year's winning Head of Delegation has chosen Ireland as their Winner's Pick, meaning nobody else can claim it on Saturday.
3. Decide: Tumblr or Discord? And Check Your Username!
On the sign-up form, you will be asked to choose between Tumblr or Discord as the primary platform you will use. This will determine how you will be contacted regarding your participating in the contest, as well as how your song and vote submissions will be verified.
Once you’ve selected which platform you want to use, you will be asked to provide your username. Make sure it matches the platform you’ve actually given in the previous question! Your Tumblr username would be the same as the URL you use. Meanwhile, Discord has moved to a username system, so just use that one. Note that this is NOT referring to the nickname you use in the Tmblrvision server (or any other server)!
Keep in mind: If you do not provide a valid username corresponding to the platform you chose, I reserve the right to disregard or throw out your submission!
It’s also important to make sure that you can be contacted by DM regardless of which platform you choose, because that’s how I will confirm your participation in the contest. My Tumblr username is @renlerntdeutsch and my Discord username is eurenvision.
4. Lock In Your Five Choices
You will be required to choose FIVE different countries during sign-ups. This is in case your main choices have already been claimed by someone else. For example, if your first choice has been claimed, you will get your second choice. If both choices have been claimed, then you will get your third choice, and so on until you (hopefully) have a country by the fifth choice. Do not list countries that you know you won’t be interested in at all! You will just be potentially taking that country from someone who might actually have a song or even a national final prepared for it. Remember, unless it’s a one-to-one swap, you won’t be able to replace the country you got… but you’d have known that already if you read the rules.
A few things to keep in mind:
If you want to represent Canada, Chile, or New Zealand, you will have to select Special Guest Country
If you’d like to select an artist from Belarus, then you will have to select Independent Belarusian Artists
If you’d like to select an artist from Russia, then you will have to select Independent Russian Artists
On the form, Czech Republic is listed as Czechia, Türkiye is listed as Turkey, and the Netherlands is simply listed as Netherlands
As mentioned above, you will not be able to select an artist from Ireland
The lists are alphabetized, so it should be easy to find which countries you’re searching for. You can also type in the first few letters, if that makes it easier for you.
5. Decide If You Want To Participate At All If All Your Five Choices Are Already Taken
Unfortunately, it is possible that all five of your choices will no longer be available as they have been claimed by others who submitted their form ahead of you. You have to let me know if you would like to be contacted via the platform you selected if you’d still like to participate. If you pick Yes, then you will receive a message asking which country you’d like to claim. If you pick No, then I will assume that you are no longer interested in participating and will not be contacted further.
6. On Saturday: Check Tumblr (or tmblrvision.com) and NOT Discord!
While we do have a Discord server for the contest, the link to the sign-up form will first go up (via a scheduled post) on Tumblr (or tmblrvision.com), NOT on Discord. That said, Tumblr isn’t always great at posting scheduled posts at the right time, so the sign-up link may go up a little later than 2100 CEST, but regardless, it will be up on Tumblr before it is posted on Discord.
7. Read the Information Text NOW, Not on Saturday
There will be some text at the top of the sign-up sheet; I have posted that text here. You don’t really need to read it at all, so I’m saving you some time by letting you read it now. (I don’t even know why it’s there. Maybe in case someone accidentally opens that link without knowing what it is.)
Note that the form may show you which e-mail account you are currently logged into, if you use Gmail or the Google suite of apps. Don’t worry, this will NOT be saved and I will NOT be able to see it!
8. Country Confirmations WILL Be Delayed
Note that country confirmations will NOT go out quickly this year. Don't expect a message within an hour or so of signing up. In fact, expect a delay of at least three or four hours, though twelve hours is more realistic. Hope y'all understand!
TMBLRVISION 2023 SIGN-UPS ARE ON SATURDAY, 15 JULY 2023, 9PM CEST! GOOD LUCK!
