As you might remember, every 10 editions, I like to remind you of this thread (click).
Although it might seem hidden away in the Private Forum, this thread is the best place to voice any rule change suggestions you have, and as you can see, every single suggestion is well considered in the first post (even if they're unrealistic)
At the moment, the first post has suggestions from way back in NSC 50, and many of them are yet to be fulfilled.
However, now may be the time for change!
Of the initial suggestions from that thread, one of the most popular was:
*More than 1 rejuer per semi
A month or so ago, we had our first official live NSC mod conference (OK, it wasn't really that, but me, Adam and Joch met up xD). During this meetup, we came up with a new idea, directed at this, a combined qualifier.
A brief explanation:
*The reju is now more popular and representative than ever, so it's a good time to give it more focus
*Simply adding a 2nd qualifier creates the problem of there being "one rejuer better than the other"
*Recent threads in NSC suggest that the songs that just miss out in both the main semi and the reju are the ones that most deserve to qualify.
I'm not opening any polls or decisions just yet. First, let's have some discussion, and feel free to brainstorm further on this idea!
I will soon put up an example of which songs would've been the "combined qualifiers" in the past few editions, so that you can see examples for yourself.
I think this could be the positive change NSC has been waiting for, which directly addresses the main problem people have at the moment with qualifiers
YOUR THOUGHTS!
Constructive criticism and advice most welcome 1
I will update and reply to this thread when I get back to England, but for now, pleeease post your reactions!
Although it might seem hidden away in the Private Forum, this thread is the best place to voice any rule change suggestions you have, and as you can see, every single suggestion is well considered in the first post (even if they're unrealistic)
At the moment, the first post has suggestions from way back in NSC 50, and many of them are yet to be fulfilled.
However, now may be the time for change!
Of the initial suggestions from that thread, one of the most popular was:
*More than 1 rejuer per semi
A month or so ago, we had our first official live NSC mod conference (OK, it wasn't really that, but me, Adam and Joch met up xD). During this meetup, we came up with a new idea, directed at this, a combined qualifier.
A brief explanation:
*The reju is now more popular and representative than ever, so it's a good time to give it more focus
*Simply adding a 2nd qualifier creates the problem of there being "one rejuer better than the other"
*Recent threads in NSC suggest that the songs that just miss out in both the main semi and the reju are the ones that most deserve to qualify.
So, introducing the combined qualifier:
*Inspired by Eurovision's combined jury-and-televoting system
*The host adds together the main semi score and reju total (minus the extra 6) of the songs
*The combined qualifier is the highest placing song in this table, that didn't qualify by top10 or reju.
*Inspired by Eurovision's combined jury-and-televoting system
*The host adds together the main semi score and reju total (minus the extra 6) of the songs
*The combined qualifier is the highest placing song in this table, that didn't qualify by top10 or reju.
PROS
*A song liked by both juries qualifies
*More focus is put on the now thriving rest jury
*The song will be statistically deserving of the final
*Eliminates just-missed-out-due-to-semi-allocation
*More qualifiers from the semifinal
*A song liked by both juries qualifies
*More focus is put on the now thriving rest jury
*The song will be statistically deserving of the final
*Eliminates just-missed-out-due-to-semi-allocation
*More qualifiers from the semifinal
POINTS FOR DISCUSSION
Obviously, the key issue here:
30 finalists?
or
9 main qualifiers?
or
4 PQers?
Each of these solutions would allow for the extra qualifier, but each have their own pros and cons.
Obviously, the key issue here:
30 finalists?
or
9 main qualifiers?
or
4 PQers?
Each of these solutions would allow for the extra qualifier, but each have their own pros and cons.
I'm not opening any polls or decisions just yet. First, let's have some discussion, and feel free to brainstorm further on this idea!
I will soon put up an example of which songs would've been the "combined qualifiers" in the past few editions, so that you can see examples for yourself.
I think this could be the positive change NSC has been waiting for, which directly addresses the main problem people have at the moment with qualifiers
YOUR THOUGHTS!
Constructive criticism and advice most welcome 1
I will update and reply to this thread when I get back to England, but for now, pleeease post your reactions!