Most of what I see in the thread of folks who did not receive the prize were either folks who either messed up the submission process somehow (forgot to ping both runners, forgot to link their contest entry from the contest thread, forgot to resize or clip lines and shadows, just slapped a photograph onto a dragon) OR were WILDLY off topic with their entry that it was difficult to tell if it actually did fit the theme or not, and even then the ones not specifically "Earth Flight Rising" themed should have still gotten a reduced participation prize. I know I saw a few in the actual official contest thread that were pretty off, I do distinctly remember a "planet earth" rainbow (as in the IRL planet, which isn't really flight rising themed) entry. Many users had entered the contest JUST for the money with very little regards to the fest itself and what that means.
So... either your friend made a mistake in the entry process (very possible, lots of people did) or they were really off with regards to their entry theme.
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(frozen comment) Re: Fest Skin Submission Decline
(Anonymous) 2025-03-18 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)So... either your friend made a mistake in the entry process (very possible, lots of people did) or they were really off with regards to their entry theme.