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Hello, I was not able to find the answer to this questions in the rule link that was provided at the top of this thread but I had a question on contests on the boards (i.e. the current World Cup thread). I think that this is an awesome idea and seeming a lot of fun for everyone involved. I assume that I do not have enough posts to start a contest. I also figured that contests were a MOD organized thing. I know that is frowned upon to ask other people for designs. For example, I have this great idea for a team for a league I will now accept designs, etc. It seems that a contest such as the World Cup falls under a different category. My question is if we have an idea for a fun contest are we allowed to start it? Is there a place that I can get approval before doing so? I didn't want to do something out of turn so I figured I'd ask here. Thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction. PS For the record the idea that I have is a World Cup type tournament for states in the USA (STATE WARS).