Rules of World Musicon

== General Rules and Etiquette ==
* Be kind to eachother. Don't insult eachother. Especially don't insult the admin.
* World Musicon does not have an opinion on geopolitics. Therefor we allow all disputed territories besides all if not most UN Countries aswell as most regions of the world. Don't complain about this!
* Don't advertise in our groups unless it's allowed by the admin. Note that most of the time admins have allowed advertisements.
* Don't force political or religious ideologies upon eachother in the group chats.
* Admins have last say to all decisions what happens in our group.
== WhatsApp Group ==
*Be kind to eachother. Don't insult eachother. Especially don't insult the admin.
* Don't advertise in our groups unless it's allowed by the admin. Note that most of the time admins have allowed advertisements.
* Don't force political, geopolitical or religious ideologies upon eachother in the group chats.
* Admins have last say to all decisions what happens in our group.
* Don't promote NSFW content in our group.
* This group is all inclusive thus no discriminatory or violent comments are allowed to be made on basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, dissabilities, age and gender.
* Don't send private messages to random people before knowing them. This will avoid awkward situations. Only PM when asking for World Musicon related stuff.
== Rules of the Song Contest ==
=== Artist Rules ===
By choosing which artist several rules apply. These are:
* The singer needs to be from the country representing or atleast been living in the country he is representing for atleast 2 years, have studied in the country he is representing or have atleast 1 ancestor from the country he is representing in. In case you'll represent a region than you can borrow from a singer within the sovereign nation it's in. For several nations and overseas territories there are borrowing rules, this is because these places have a too small music industry to function on it's own.
* In case a band will represent a country. Atleast 1 member from the band needs to be from this area. In case you'll represent a region than you can borrow from a singer within the sovereign nation it's in. For several nations and overseas territories there are borrowing rules, this is because these places have a too small music industry to function on it's own.
In addition please check these facts from the artists you'll represent before you choose your entity:
Note that these 9 rules are not compulsory. But will make the contest smoother.
* If you want to represent Canada, United States or Mexico and your artist is Native American please use Native Americans of the US if the artist is a Native American living in the US, Native Americans of Canada if the artist is a Native American living in Canada and Native Americans of Mexico if the artist is a Native American living in Mexico.
* If you want to represent Canada or the United States and your artist is Hispanic of origin please use Hispanics in the US or Hispanics in Canada.
* If you want to represent Australia and your artist is Australian Aboriginal please use Australian Aboriginals.
* If you want to represent New Zealand and your artist is Maori of origin please use New Zealand Māori.
* If you want to represent Germany and your artist has Turkish roots please use border|link|25px|link German Turks.
* If you want to represent France and your artist is from Bretagne or Corsica. Please use Bretagne or Corsica.
* If you want to represent Italy and your artist is Sardinian, South Tyrolean or Sicilian please use Sardinia, South Tyrol or Sicily.
* If you want to represent Netherlands and the artist is Frisian or Limburgish you should represent Limburg or Friesland.
* If you want to represent a Scandinavian country and your artist belongs to the Sámi people please use Sápmi.
=== Song Rules ===
Sometimes it's really hard to pick a song. But these rules apply for any song. If you have trouble finding a song, here is advice.
*All songs are allowed. This includes National Final, Eurovision and Junior Eurovision songs. As long the singer is from the country/region representing.
*There is no age limit on the songs. A song from 1920s could compete alongside with a song from this year.
*There are no lyrical restrictions. Songs can be both instrumental and with lyrics.
*Songs from previous World Musicon editions are not allowed. Aswell as songs already reserved for future editions. To check if your song is used than click here.
* The song needs to be availible on YouTube. Everyone must send a YouTube Link.
*Everybody needs to send their own timeslot. A timeslot is a 30 second part of the song you want to see included in the recap video.
=== Voting ===
*Everyone must vote in this contest.
*People can't vote on their own entities.
The voting system looks like this:
Your placing	Amounth of points
1st place 	20 points
2nd place 	17 points
3rd place 	14 points
4th place 	12 points
5th place 	10 points
6th place 	8 points
7th place 	6 points
8th place 	5 points
9th place 	4 points
10th place 	3 points
11th place 	2 points
12th place 	1 point
=== Consequences ===
* If you withdraw mid edition you must be responsible for getting a replacement voter.
* If you don't vote in the semis there is a 33% voting reduction.
* If your country is in the finals and you don't vote there is a 40% reduction + your unable to win the contest.
* If you have an admin as a friend and you unfriend him without reasoning you'll face a disqualification ban.
* If you leave the group without notifying the admins your reasoning you'll face a disqualification ban.
== Borrowing Rules ==
To see the list of borrowing rules click here.
To simplify the list for borrowing rules here is a short summary with some of the rules:
* If you want to represent Australia but Australia is taken you could consider an Australian state , overseas territory or territory like Tasmania or Norfolk Island for example. In addition: Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Nauru and Papua New Guinea can import from Australia.
* If you want to represent Brazil but Brazil is taken you could consider representing the Amazone, Southern Brazil, Acre or Fernando de Noronha.
* If you want to represent Canada and Canada is taken you could consider representing a Canadian state or Turks and Caicos Islands.
* If you want to represent China but China is already taken you could consider representing Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. Autonomous regions of China are also eglible.
* If you want to represent Chile but Chile is taken you could consider representing Juan Fernandez Islands, Easter Island or Chiloé Island.
* If you want to represent Czechia but Czechia is already taken you should consider representing the three regions of: Czech Silesia, Moravia and Boravia or Slovakia or Liberland.
* If you want to represent England but England is already taken you could consider representing Northumbria, Yorkshire, Cornwall or London.
* If you want to represent Estonia but Estonia is taken you could consider representing Åland Islands, Saaremaa or Hiiumaa.
* If you want to represent Finland but Finland is taken you could consider taking Åland Islands, Karelia or Torne Valley.
* If you want to represent France but France is already taken you could consider representing a region (honorable mentions: Normandy, Picardy, Occitania, Corsica and Bretagne) in France or a French Overseas Territory. Besides Wallonia, Quebec, Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey), Luxembourg, Seborga, Andorra and Monaco allow French songs.
* If you want to represent Germany but Germany is already taken you could consider representing a German region or representing Austria, Liechtenstein, German Community of Belgium, Limburg, Luxembourg, East Frisia or Heligoland.
* If you want to represent Greece but Greece is already taken you could consider representing Cyprus or the islands of Crete, Rhodes and Ionian Islands.
* If you want to represent Italy but Italy is already taken you could consider representing an Italian region or you could consider representing Vatican City, Monaco, Seborga or San Marino.
* If you want to represent Japan but Japan is already taken you could consider Guam, Palau, FS Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands. You could also consider representing a Japanese prefecture (honorable mentions: Tokyo, Hokkaido and Okinawa) or the Bonin Islands.
* If you want to represent New Zealand but New Zealand is already taken you could consider representing North Island, South Island or an Overseas Territory of New Zealand. In addition Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea can import from New Zealand.
* If you want to represent The Netherlands but The Netherlands is already taken you could consider representing a Dutch Province, Flanders, East Frisia, Texel, Terschelling or one of the Overseas Regions of The Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Carribbean Netherlands.
* If you want to represent Norway but Norway is taken you could consider representing Svalbard, Jan Mayen or Bouvet Island.
* If you want to represent The Philippines but The Philippines is already taken you could consider Guam, Palau, FS Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands. You could also consider representing Luzon, Mindanao, Visayas, Bicol, Palawan or Babuyan Islands.
* If you want to represent Portugal but Portugal is already taken you could consider representing Azores, Madeira, Algarve, Galicia, Gibraltar, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde or East Timor.
* If you want to represent Romania but Romania is already taken you could consider representing Moldova or Transnistria.
* If you want to represent Russia but Russia is taken you could consider representing a Russian Republic.
* If you want to represent South Africa but South Africa is already taken you could consider representing Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho or Saint Helena.
* If you want to represent South Korea but South Korea is taken you should consider representing a provincial-level subdivision of South Korea. Honorable mentions are Seoul and Jejudo.
* If you want to represent Spain but Spain is taken you could consider representing a Spanish Autonomous City or Region like Andalusia, Basque Country, Catalonia, Canary Islands for example. Besides you could consider representing Andorra, Gibraltar or Equatorial Guinea.
* If you want to represent Switzerland but Switzerland is taken you could consider representing Liechtenstein or Vatican City.
* If you want to represent Sweden but Sweden is already taken you could consider representing Åland Islands, Öland, Gotland or an region of Sweden.
* If you want to send a singer from the UK and your entity is already chosen perhaps you should consider a British Overseas Territory, one of the British Crown Dependencies or:
** One of these countries: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Vanuatu, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Palau, Kiribati, Belize, Guyana, Barbados and Tuvalu.
** One of the insular islands of the UK these include: Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands, Outer Hebrides and Anglesey.
** Micronation of Sealand.
* If you want to represent the United States and the United States is already taken you could consider representing a US State or an Overseas Territory or FS Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Barbados and Kiribati.
== National Finals ==
Everyone is allowed to held a National Final if they prefer to do so. The minimum amounth of songs are 2 songs and the maximum is 14 songs. Besides all rules apply from above when helding a national final. The remaining songs that didn't won the national final can be reused for the upcoming elections.
== Preliminairy Rounds ==
A preliminairy round is a song contest within a song contest. Usually below 30 countries in 1 final. If a preliminairy round is held. Than you have to follow the rules above in selecting song and voting. Additionally only one entity per person is allowed to represent a preliminairy round. 
Current list of preliminairy rounds are:
* Atlanticvision Song Contest (between the countries, overseas territories and regions in Europe, North America, West Africa, Carribbean and those who border the Atlantic Ocean, Medditerean Sea, Black Sea and the White Sea) - FOR EDITION 6
* Islandvision Song Contest (between islands, island nations and archipelagos) - FOR EDITION 9
* Asia-Pacific Music Cup (between Asia, Oceania, Indian Ocean Island States and Former Soviet Union) - FOR EDITION 7
* Regiovision Song Contest (between unrecognized states, regions, cities and ethnic groups) - FOR EDITION 10
* West European Song Contest - PROPOSED
Preliminairy rounds based on National Finals:
* OKN (Japan and Japanese Regions.) - EDITION 1-3
* North American Music Cup (Between Canadian and US States) - PROPOSED
=== Rules ===
* All rules when looking for a song apply. This also means that World Musicon used songs can't be reused in a preliminairy round.
* Songs that didn't won the preliminairy round can't be used for other preliminairy rounds and World Musicon.
== Entities ==
Click here to see all member states for World Musicon and click here to see all the eglible entities.
* It's recommended that you'll use a country, disputed territory, region or people's group from the IMO. However all entities with a flag are allowed to compete.
* Preliminairies have specific eglible entities rules. Please check them aswell as check which entities participates in World Musicon before submitting an entity.
=== Special Taking Rules ===
Some entities have special rules applied when taking the entity. These entities can only be chosen if certain entities already compete. These are:
Entity 	Only eglible if these are taken
Belgium 	Flanders, Wallonia and German Community
United Kingdom 	Cornwall, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and atleast three British Overseas Territories and one Crown Dependency are all taken.
Sovereign Military Order of Malta	Malta
United Korea 	Jejudo, North Korea and South Korea
Benelux 	5 of the 7 of these are taken:
* Netherlands
* Friesland
* Limburg
* Flanders
* Wallonia
* German Community of Belgium
* Luxembourg
Visegrad Nations 	Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Liberland and Slovakia
Yugoslavia 	If 6 of the 8 already competes:
 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Liberland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia
Soviet Union 	Atleast 9 former Soviet States and 2 Russian Regions competes.
Serbia and Montenegro 	Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo
Confederate States of America 	16 US States and the United States as a whole competes
Africa 	If atleast 10 African Nations Compete
European Union 	all EU Countries are taken already.
Iberian Peninsula 	Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores
Scandinavia 	Denmark, Sweden, Bornholm and Norway
Czechoslovakia 	Czechia and Slovakia
Baltic Countries 	Kaliningrad, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
South East Asia 	All ASEAN countries compete.
==References==