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GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION
1. Spin-off editions are contests within the WV community that are smaller in scope and size and are held around a specific theme. Most WV rules do apply in the spin-off editions as well, with some exceptions.
2. Everyone - even forum members who are not part of the main WV contest - can take part in a spin-off edition.
3. You can choose any country or region to participate in a spin-off edition, meaning that you are not obligated to participate with your current country or region from the main contest and you can use any country/region of your choosing every edition.
4. Only one spin-off can be held at the time, with the exception of Christmas Editions which are held every year in December.
5. Songs that were sent in a spin-off edition are eligible to the main contest as well.
6. Songs that were sent in a spin-off edition with the exact same theme are not eligible to be sent again in an edition with the same theme. (ie. in the second edition of a "ESC NF" spin-off the same songs that participated in the first edition will not be able to be sent again)|.
7. When the theme of the spin-off is different, the same song used in a different themed spin-off can be entered.
8. The host of the spin-off edition is the winner of the previous spin-off. If the winner refuses to host, the right to host the edition will pass onto the runner-up and further down the scoreboard.
9. Every spin-off should last approximately two weeks. One week (or little bit less) for sending entries, and another week for show, voting and results.
10. Every spin-off consists of only one show, i.e. semifinals are not held in spin-offs.
11. Spin-offs are completely optional, so you can take part in some of them and not participate in other.
SUGGESTING AND PICKING THE NEXT THEME
1. Everyone can suggest up to two themes for the next spin-off edition.
2. The suggestions can be posted as soon as the final round poll for the previous edition is closed and until the deadline announced by one of the moderators (usually the same day as the show deadline for the current spin-off edition).
3. You can pick any theme that has previously been suggested, but not one that was already suggested by someone for the upcoming poll.
4. The next edition's spin-off theme will be decided by poll voting, usually in two rounds.
5. If one of the suggestions has an overwhelming majority in the poll, the voting will be closed after the first round.
6. If there's no clear majority, the suggestion with the most votes, alongside the one with the second-most will advance to the second an final round. If more than one suggestion has the same number of votes, all will advance in the final round.
SPIN-OFF EDITIONS AND THEMES
1. Every participant that chooses to send an entry in a spin-off edition must follow the specific theme of that particular edition.
2. Themes can be related to anything as long as it is possible to send songs that are able to stick to that particular theme and the overall nature of the WV spirit is respected.
3. Re-runs of previous spin-off themes are allowed.
4. Eurovision-inspired themes are not only allowed but also encouraged.
5. Themes where the winner is not decided in the standard way (ie. the number of points received by using the Eurovision voting system) have to be approved by the moderators beforehand.
