Bel Tine 2019

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General

Bel Tine 2019 was held April 8 – 15. The site wide theme of the freeweek was Garden party.

This year's Bel Tine had 5 official events and one event run by one of the membership groups. A total of 10 groups participated in the Group theme contest and the winner was chosen after a site-wide vote. The Spamathon had a very high number of participants and posts, with one of the Round 3 matches putting a new record of 335 pages of spam!

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Introduction post-"Welcome to Bel Tine's Garden Party!". Please expand to read more.

Days of cold, unforgiving weather had plagued Tar Valon. The Amyrlin and the other Aes Sedai had not been able to find a way to fix this. Crops that should have been planted were delayed and baby animals were all cooped up in makeshift homes. Things looked bleak for Tar Valon. Early one morning there was a cacophony that flowed through the streets. As everyone gathered to see what was going on they were suddenly blinded by bright colors and sounds. A group of Tinkers were descending on Tar Valon. They seemed to be dressed in lighter clothes and were dancing around without a care in the world. They came upon the East Garden and set up camp.

"What in the world are you thinking?" the Amyrlin exclaimed

"We bring the sun and warmth with us" the Tinkers replied

Suddenly bubbles poured into the East Garden.

"NOOOOOOO!" yelled Elanda "I told y'all you needed to re-enforce the door to the lab!"

As rainbows covered the Garden there was a sudden shift. Unknown to the Tinkers the Amyrlin had recently found a new ter'angreal that had not been inspected yet. A family of rabbits appeared out of no where wearing little jackets.

"Are you hear for some tea?" The one with a brown vest inquired

Welcome to Bel Tine! This is one of the Freeweeks we have at TarValon.net, where we open up the Faregrounds for fun and games! Gather with your usergroups and pick a theme to dress up, make a thread and play games, and all around have a great time!

In this forum, JMs need not use titles to address SMs, but remember to respect one another. If you have any questions or concerns, please email outreachactivities@tarvalon.net.

Events

• Group Theme Contest
• Trivia Contest
• Ogier Song
• Dress the Faire Ground Fairy
• Spamathon
• Yellow Ajah's Save the Bees Game

Themes

• Blue Ajah: Bless Your Heart
• Brown Ajah: Rude AF Hedges
• Gray Ajah: Gray Ajah Bunnies
• Red Ajah: Red Ajah Rose Garden
• White Ajah: Steampunk Tea Party
• Yellow Ajah: Save the Bees
• Dai M'Hael: DM Knights and Dames
• Val'Cueran: VC Retro Arcade
• Novices, Recruits, Accepted and Soldiers: Down the Rabbit Hole with the JM’s
• Citizens: Citizens ROCK the Garden

Winners

General

Group Theme

• First Place: Brown Ajah

• Second Place Tie: Yellow Ajah and Novices, Recruits, Accepted, and Soldiers.

Dress the Faire Ground Fairy

• First Place: Cinna Vrammar

Ogier Song

• First Place: Alenya Al'Roran

• Second Place Tie: Elania al'Manir and Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum

Most Engaging Thread

• The Yellow Ajah - Save the Bees Thread

Rock Star of Bel Tine Award

• Thaddius al'Guy

Spirit of Bel Tine Award

• Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum
• Brandon Tat'vakja

Spamathon

• First Place: Brown Ajah

• Second Place: Dai M'Hael

Trivia Contest

• First Place: Tallan Daar

• Second Place: Kyla Sterling

• Third Place: Vivianna L'antreau

Spamathon Statistics

Round 1

Total posts: 6837
Total posts per hour: 284.88
Total participants: 80
Total posts per capita: 85.46

Match Numbers

Red vs. Blue

• 104.83 posts per hour
• 2516 total posts

SDS vs. DM

• 7.5 posts per hour
• 180 total posts

Yellow vs. Accepted/Soldiers

• 92.25 posts per hour
• 2214 total posts

Gray vs. Novices/Recruits

• 3.875 posts per hour
• 93 total posts

White vs. MDD

• 3.79 posts per hour
• 91 total posts

Green vs. Citizens

• 2.96 posts per hour
• 71 total posts

Brown vs. VC

• 69.67 posts per hour
• 1672 total posts

Group Numbers

Accepted/Soldiers

• 866 posts
• 216.5 posts per capita
• 36.08 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Lokadien Vianharl with 564 posts; 65.13% of Accepted/Soldier posts in Round 1

Blue

• 1115 posts
• 185.83 posts per capita
• 46.46 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Atarah al'Norahn with 402 posts; 36.05% of Blue posts in Round 1

Brown

• 921 posts
• 102.33 posts per capita
• 38.38 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Tallan Daar with 454 posts; 49.29% of Brown posts in Round 1

Citizens

• 57 posts
• 14.25 posts per capita
• 2.38 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Raeviendha al'Toma with 23 posts; 40.35% of Citizen posts in Round 1

Dai M'Hael

• 147 posts
• 49 posts per capita
• 6.125 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Qamra Daielin with 20 posts; 51.7% of Dai M'Hael posts in Round 1

Gray

• 25 posts
• 12.5 posts per capita
• 1.04 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Ilverin Matriam with 22 posts; 88% of Gray posts in Round 1

Green

• 14 posts
• 7 post per capita
• 0.58 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Melisande Arneil with 8 posts; 57.14% of Green posts in Round 1

Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb

• No posts

Novices/Recruits

• 68 posts
• 9.71 posts per capita
• 2.83 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Thaddius al'Guy with 38 posts; 55.88% of Novice/Recruit posts in Round 1

Red

• 1401 posts
• 233.5 posts per capita
• 58.38 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Relinya Ryviarra with 511 posts; 36.47% of Red posts in Round 1

San d'ma Shadar

• 33 posts
• 4.71 posts per capita
• 1.38 post per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Wil Cambrae with 17 posts; 51.51% of San d'ma Shadar posts in Round 1

Val'Cueran

• 751 posts
• 107.29 posts per capita
• 31.29 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Padron Kerenmosa with 172 posts; 22.9% of Val Cueran posts in Round 1

White

• 91 posts
• 10.11 posts per capita
• 3.79 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum with 34 posts; 42.6%% of White posts in Round 1

Yellow

• 1348 posts
• 377 posts per capita
• 45.17 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Sarramy Valtiele with 346 posts; 25.67% of Yellow Posts in Round 1

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP (highest post count): Lokadien Vianharl with 564 posts!
• Highest per capita: Red Ajah with 233.5
• Per capitas ending with whole numbers: Yellow Ajah (337), Dai M'Hael (49), Green Ajah (7)
• Most participants: Yellow Ajah with 11!
• Highest post count (group): Red Ajah with 1402!
• Posters with >50% of their group’s posts: Ilverin Matriam (88%), Lokadien Vianharl (65.13%), Thaddius al'Guy (55.88%), Wil Cambrae (51.52%)
• Even Stevens (group with lowest difference between highest and lowest post counts): Green Ajah (2)
• Post count twinsies:
  • 130 Posts: Braedan Fearghal and Randle al'Ren
  • 43 Posts: Nandi el'Shahir and Morgana Arakos
  • 23 Posts: Idine Espanyas, Alenya Al'Roran, and Raeviendha al'Toma
  • 10 Posts: Nynyra Falas and Alexstrasz Ruskein

Round 2

Total posts: 4212
Total posts per hour: 175.5
Total participants: 62
Total posts per capita: 67.94

Match Numbers

Red vs. Blue

• 26.04 posts per hour
• 625 total posts

DM vs. Yellow

• 61.80 posts per hour
• 1483 total posts

Novices/Recruits vs. White

• 74.71 posts per hour
• 1793 total posts

Brown vs. Citizens

• 12.96 posts per hour
• 311 total posts

Group Numbers

Blue

• 136 posts
• 6 participants
• 22.67 posts per capita
• 5.67 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Atarah al'Norahn with 53 posts; 38.97% of Blue posts in Round 2

Brown

• 211 posts
• 8 participants
• 26.38 posts per capita
• 8.79 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Tallan Daar with 97 posts; 45.97% of Brown posts in Round 2

Citizens

• 100 posts
• 4 participants
• 25 posts per capita
• 4.17 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Cinna Vrammar with 45 posts; 45.00% of Citizen posts in Round 2

DM

• 811 posts
• 4 participants
• 202.75 post per capita
• 33.79 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Dnae Ila with 289 posts; 35.64% of DM posts in Round 2

Novices/Recruits

• 831 posts
• 7 participants
• 118.71 posts per capita
• 34.63 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Thaddius al'Guy with 639 posts; 76.90% of Novice/Recruit posts in Round 2

Red

• 489 posts
• 8 participants
• 97.8 posts per capita
• 20.38 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Sailea Nerid with 141 posts; 28.83% of Red posts in Round 2

White

• 962 posts
• 15 participants
• 64.13 posts per capita
• 40.08 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Elanda Tonil with 253 posts; 26.30% of White posts in Round 2

Yellow

• 672 posts
• 10 participants
• 67.2 posts per capita
• 28 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Nebka Galyn with 165 posts; 24.55% of Yellow Posts in Round 2

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP (highest post count): Thaddius al'Guy (639 posts)
• Posters with >50% contribution to their team: Thaddius al'Guy (76.90%)
• Highest per capita: Dai M'Hael (202.75)
• Whole number per capitas: Citizens (25)
• Most participants: White Ajah (15)
• Highest post count (group): White Ajah (962)
• Post count twinsies:
  • 80 Posts: Deleios Cherchenuit and Nynyra Falas
  • 44 Posts: Mychael Ritoryn and Shaerlyn Storna
  • 27 Posts: Elin al'Nia and Raeviendha al'Toma
  • 22 Posts: Kyla Sterling and Cahalan Sothron
  • 17 Posts: Padron Kerenmosa and Jahily al'Karee
  • 11 Posts: Anujun Trahearn and Rhed al'Tere

Round 3

Total posts: 7739
Total posts per hour: 368.52
Total participants: 39
Total posts per capita: 198.44

Record Breaking Numbers

• Most pages ever in a Spamathon: Brown Ajah vs. White Ajah (335 pages)
• Most participants ever in a Spamathon: White Ajah (18 participants)
• Tallan Daar finished Round 3 with 69.04 posts per hour (this is more than one post per minute, every minute, for 24 hours... just sayin')

Match Numbers

Red vs. DM

• 49.62 posts per hour
• 1042 total posts

Brown vs. White

• 318.90 posts per hour
• 6697 total posts

Group Numbers

DM

• 491 posts
• 7 participants
• 70.14 posts per capita
• 23.38 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Kerwin Thaumiel with 288 posts; 58.66% of DM posts in Round 3

Brown

• 3840 posts
• 7 participants
• 548.57 posts per capita
• 182.86 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Tallan Daar with 1657 posts; 43.15% of Brown posts in Round 3

Red

• 551 posts
• 7 participants
• 78.71 posts per capita
• 26.24 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Relinya Ryviarra with 240 posts; 43.56% of Red posts in Round 3

White

• 2857 posts
• 18 participants
• 158.72 posts per capita
• 136.05 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Elanda Tonil with 990 posts; 34.65% of White posts in Round 3

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP (highest post count): Tallan Daar (1657)
• Posters with >50% contribution to their team: Kerwin Thaumiel (58.66)
• Highest per capita: Brown Ajah (548.57)
• Most participants: White Ajah (18)
• Highest post count (group): Brown Ajah (3840)
• Post count twinsies:
  • 11 Posts: Lok Enkee and Kitan Tataru
• Post count almost-twinsies:
  • Aduiavas Ida (148) and Yelenia Hylraren (147)
  • Theolyn Maryash (131) and Dnae Ila (130)
  • Leira Galene (103) and Deleios Cherchenuit (102)
  • Anujun Trahearn (53), Dovienya el'Korim (52) and Alor Sionn (51)
  • Adanys Wynterwulf (48) and Brandon Tat'vakja (47)
• Top individual posts per hour (All > 100 posts)
  • Tallan Daar with 69.04 posts per hour
  • Elia LePhant with 51.08 posts per hour
  • Elanda Tonil with 41.25 posts per hour
  • Charis Delphi with 26.38 posts per hour
  • Shaerlyn Storna with 17.79 posts per hour
  • Stephen Lightheart with 15 posts per hour
  • Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum with 12.71 posts per hour
  • Kerwin Thaumiel with 12 posts per hour
  • Relinya Ryviarra with 10 posts per hour
  • Eluial Aldaran with 8 posts per hour
  • Aduiavas Ida with 6.17 posts per hour
  • Yelenia Hylraren with 6.13 posts per hour
  • Theolyn Maryash with 5.46 posts per hour
  • Dnae Ila with 5.42 posts per hour
  • Jarl Lewin with 5 posts per hour
  • Leira Galene with 4.29 posts per hour
  • Deleios Cherchenuit with 4.25 posts per hour

Round 4

Total posts: 5361
Total posts per hour: 223.38
Total participants: 15
Total posts per capita: 357.4

Match Numbers

DM vs. Brown

• 5361 posts
• 223.375 posts per hour

Group Numbers

Brown

• 3439 posts
• 8 participants
• 429.88 posts per capita
• 143.29 posts per hour
• Round 4 MVP: Tallan Daar with 1280 posts; 37.22% of Brown posts in Round 4

DM

• 1922 posts
• 7 participants
• 274.57 posts per capita
• 80.08 posts per hour
• Round 4 MVP: Dnae Ila with 638 posts; 33.19% of DM posts in Round 4

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP (highest post count): Tallan Daar (1280)
• Most participants: Brown Ajah (8)
• Increasing Ones-digit: Dai M'Hael (The ones-digits in DM's post counts, starting with the participant with fewest posts and continuing to the participant with the highest was: 1, 5, 6,7, 7, 8, 8. While not actually increasing, it's definitely non-decreasing!)
• Post count twinsies:
  • 518 Posts: Nymala Ingasy and Shaerlyn Storna