URPG Banner Contest 2017

Banner by EmBreon
Welcome to the next installment of the URPG Banner Contest!
Every few years we run a contest to decide a new banner to be the face of the URPG. And this year, with the death of Photobucket, many of the threads need banners to be updated also. So here is your chance to create a new face for just about any thread here in the URPG.
This wouldn’t be a URPG event without prizes either. Last time we held this contest, Protobabe got $85,000, Fletchling, and Litwick!​

Rules

1. Must be a member of URPG to participate
2. You have one month from the date this is posted to complete your banners and submit them.
3. Entries should be posted in this thread.
4. Your banners should be related to the post or thread that you're entering it into, so don't put contest stuff on a battling banner, etc.
5. Make sure it's a usable size. See the banners on current threads for a good idea on an appropriate size. Normal range is roughly 500-600 pixels wide, and 175-225 pixels tall, but you can do banners outside of that range.
6. If you submit multiple banners, please try to put all of them in one post. It's fine if you're inspired later and make a later submission.
7. Submissions will be closed tentatively on August 31st at 11:59PM CST, so get crackin'.

*The URPG Staff reserves the right not to use any banners for any threads if there are no appropriate or quality banners submitted.
*The URPG Staff reserves the right to (re)host selected banners under its own server.

When entering, use this template:
Name:
Thread Name:
(Insert Banner Here)

You can look at many of the current threads to find examples for banners, or even look at past year’s banner contests, here’s the one from 2014, but do NOT plagiarize

Here are all of the threads! There are three different categories of threads, ones that the banner broke, ones that have no banner currently, and ones that already have a banner but if you have a stroke of genius, it could be replaced. Please keep priority on the first two categories. If you think a banner you make could work for multiple threads, note that when you submit it.

You only need to make one banner for all three forums, the hyperlinks (eg. BMG | PWN | PXR) are for Staff administration purposes only.

Banner Currently Broken: (22 Threads)
General:
Active URPG Discord List: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Housekeeping Thread: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
The Underground: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
URPG General Chat/Questions/Suggestions: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
URPG Payments: (InfoHub)
Legend List: (InfoHub/BMG/PWN/PXR)

Battles:
Apply For or Update A Gym: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Hidden Power Rolling Log: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Legend Defender: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

Stories:
Grader Log: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
URPG Stories Chat and Feedback: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

National Park:
Event RP Archive/Discussion: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Individual RP: Front Gate: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: Front Gate: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
National Park Sign-Up Archives: (BMG/PWN)
National Park Map: (InfoHub)
Main RP: Abandoned Power Plant: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: Mount Oktori: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: Meteor Valley: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

Contests:
BW Move List: (InfoHub)
DPPt Move List: (InfoHub)
Forum Contest Rules: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

Art:
Art Encyclopedia: (InfoHub)
Snooty Art Discussion: (BMG/PWN/PXR)


Has No Banner: (35 Threads)
General:
Anniversary Gift Program: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Donation Pool: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Staff Authority Guide: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Trainer Stats Directory: (InfoHub/BMG/PWN/PXR)
Trainer Stats Rules: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
UltraDex Error Reporting: (BMG)
URPG Challenges: (InfoHub/BMG/PWN/PXR)

Battles:
Gym Leader History: (InfoHub)

Stories:
URPG Library: (PWN/PXR)

National Park:
Beginner RP: Front Gate: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Dead/Abandoned RPs: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Encounter Tracker/Capture Approval: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Escape Attempts: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
General Park Discussion/Feedback/Questions: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
National Park Start Up Guide: (InfoHub)
Pokemon Claims: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

Contests:
Contest Section Updates: (BMG)
Forum Contest Signups: (BMG/BMG/BMG/PWN/PWN/PXR)

Art:
Monthly Art Theme: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

After Hours:
Activity Check: (PWN)
Character of the Month: (PWN)
Character Reservations: (PWN)
Current Missions: (PWN)
Current Open Threads: (PWN)
Game Changes Log: (PWN)
General Chat & Questions & Suggestions: (PWN)
After Hours Encyclopedia: (InfoHub)
Plotting & Tracking Guidelines: (PWN)
After Hours RP Index: (PWN)
Character Face Claim: (PWN)
Chronicler Encyclopedia: (InfoHub)
Face Claim Suggestions & Commissions: (PWN)
Grandmaster Character List: (PWN)
Journal Guidelines: (PWN)
Soda Shoppe: (PWN)
Token Exchange Counter: (PWN)



Has a Working Banner, But Could Be Done: (40 Threads)
General:
Anonymous Feedback Thread: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Auction Room: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Getting Started: (InfoHub)
Mentor/Apprentice Program: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Poke Mart: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Project NUKEM: (InfoHub/BMG/PWN/PXR)
Starter Requests: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Trading Machine: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
URPG Respect Hall: (InfoHub)
URPG Staff: (InfoHub)
Welcome to the URPG (Intro Thread): (BMG)

Battles:
Champion, E4, and Gym Leaders: (InfoHub/BMG/PWN/PXR)
Forum Battle Rules: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Reffing Encyclopedia: (InfoHub/BMG/PWN/PXR)
Reffing FAQ: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Report a Gym: (BMG/PWN)
Tournament Ideas: (BMG)
Trainer Station: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

Stories:
Grading Encyclopedia: (InfoHub)
Writing Encyclopedia: (InfoHub)
Monthly Fourplay: (PWN)

National Park:
Main RP: Incident Board: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
National Park Shop: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
National Park Sign Up: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Pokemon Locations: (InfoHub)
Park Encyclopedia: (InfoHub)
Main RP: The Great Lakes: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: Sandy Beach: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: The Woods: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: Mount Deckbi: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: The Botanic Gardens: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: Ruined Manor: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Main RP: Enigma Ruins: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

Contests:
Berry Store: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Contest Related Chat: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Judging Encyclopedia: (InfoHub)
RSE Move List (InfoHub)

Art:
Curator Logs: (BMG/PWN/PXR)
Un-Curated Art: (BMG/PWN/PXR)

Main Banner Locations:
InfoHub/BMG/PWN/PXR

We also still need a design for the Night Badge (Dark Gym) if you want to do that also.

Prizes for (Main) URPG Banner Contest

1. First Place: $10,000 + any Legendary Pokemon not currently taken (one year lease + 10 Extra Moves)
2. Second Place: $5,000

Prizes for URPG Threads Banner Contest

1. First Place: Hard Pokemon or lower
2. Second Place: Medium Pokemon or lower
3. Third Place: Simple Pokemon or lower

In addition, for each banner that gets selected for a thread, you will also get $5,000. Prizes could be increased if there are many quality banners submitted.

So get busy and I hope to see many great banners this year!

 

I dunno if there's anything that can be done about it, but the small text in this thread is really hard to read.

Also, I suppose I should throw this out there since I made it forever ago:

Name: Elrond
"Thread" Name: Night Badge

View: http://imgur.com/a/1ONjD

 

Name: Morru

Thread name: Main URPG Banner


Thread name: Active URPG Discord List


Thread name: Housekeeping Thread


Thread name: The Underground


Thread name: URPG General Chat/Questions/Suggestions


Thread name: Payments


Thread name: Legend List

Spoiler: LEGEND LIST ALTERNATIVE STYLES

Thread name: Hidden Power Rolling Log


Thread name: BW Move List


Thread name: DPPt Move List


Thread name: Forum Contest Rules


Thread name: Contest Section Updates


Thread name: Forum Contest Signups


Thread name: Berry Store

 

Banner Contest is officially closed! I will be posting the voting tomorrow at some point.