Shaoman 2017

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General

Shaoman 2017 was held October 27 - November 1.

5 events were held that year and many people joined the festivities. 6 membership groups submitted their themes for the Group theme contest and the winner was chosen by a site-wide vote. People could also vote for most entertaining membership group thread and they chose the Brown Ajah's thread. A crazy round of Spamathon ended up having the record number of 331 pages of spam! More Spamathon stats can be found below.

Introduction post - "Welcome to Shaoman! Attack of the Witchcloaks". Please expand to read more.

Questioner Trelane gazed out the flap of his tent at the towering spires of Tar Valon and the White Tower. "Witches..." he muttered, bitterness infusing every word. He hated the Tar Valon witches, more than anything. They used their witchcraft powers to infect the world with the Dark Ones own touch. Slamming his hands on the solid wood of his writing desk, he fumed, the flickering candlelight reflecting within his eyes and giving them a sinister glow. It wasn't right they had such powers, those powers belonged to the Creator and should be His to give to his loyal subjects----

The madness left his eyes for a brief moment as his thoughts dawned bright. Yes, that was the way he would defeat the witches. It was brilliant, he needed only to find a way how, though he was sure the Creator would help him find a way.

If he could not beat the witches with brute force alone, he would beat them at their own game.

A faction of the Whitecloaks, the Questioners, have broken off and under the leadership of Questioner Trelane, have spent years researching and practicing how to fight Power with Power. Now, they have mobilized and using a combination of their own channelers and Questioners wielding ter'angreals, have begun to move on the White Tower, shrouding it in darkness with a mystical, ter'angreal created veil that no Aes Sedai has been able to lift. These 'Witchcloaks' have also created or somehow released shadowy being which hunt down those who cannot channel. The Amrylin has called upon every resident of Tar Valon to band together in the face of this threat. Can the Witchcloaks be defeated in time to save Shaoman and Tar Valon?

Welcome to Shaoman! 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! But watch out for the Witchcloaks and their shadow army!

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.

Welcome friends and enjoy!​

Events

• Group Theme Contest
• Would You Rather
• Beneath the Tower
• Blessing or Curse
• Spamathon

Themes

• Blue Ajah: Shades of Blue
• Brown Ajah: The Brownish Inquisition
• Gray Ajah: Ghosts of Great Authors
• Red Ajah: PokéReds - Gotta Scare 'Em All!
• Val'Cueran: Captains for Hire
• Novices, Recruits, Accepted and Soldiers: Famous Witches of the White Tower

Winners

General

• Group Theme Contest - Brown Ajah
• Most Entertaining Group Thread - Brown Ajah

• Rock Star of Shaoman - Avendaella Tikvah

• Spirit of Shaoman - Tallan Daar

Spamathon

• Spamathon Winner - Accepted and Soldiers

• Most Epic Round - Blue Ajah and Accepted and Soldiers

• MPV - Cahalan Sothron

• NPC Award - Randalren

• Whitecloakophile - Elanda Tonil and Tallan Daar

Spamathon Statistics

Overall

Total posts in Shaoman 2017 Spamathon: 11,799
Shaoman 2017 Spamathon MVP: Tallan Daar with 2130 total posts!
Best Represented (highest total number of participants): Blue with 12 participants!!

Group Numbers

Accepted/Soldiers

• 5,627 total posts
• 9 total participants
• 625.2 total posts per capita​

Blue

• 3,462 total posts
• 12 total participants
• 288.5 total posts per capita​

Brown

• 139 total posts
• 6 total participants
• 23.2 total posts per capita​

Citizens

• 16 total posts
• 1 total participant
• 16 total posts per capita​

Dai M'Hael

• 297 total posts
• 4 total participants
• 74.25 total posts per capita​

Gray

• 87 total posts
• 5 total participants
• 17.4 total posts per capita​

Green

• 1 total posts
• 1 total participants
• 1 total posts per capita​

Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb

• 0 total posts
• 0 total participants
• N/A total posts per capita​

Novices/Recruits

• 41 total posts
• 4 total participants
• 74.25 total posts per capita​

Red

• 99 total posts
• 5 total participants
• 19.8 total posts per capita​

San d'ma Shadar

• 0 total posts
• 0 total participants
• N/A total posts per capita​

Val'Cueran

• 571 total posts
• 7 total participants
• 81.6 total posts per capita​

White

• 1333 total posts
• 7 total participants
• 190.4 total posts per capita​

Yellow

• 126 total posts
• 5 total participants
• 25.2 total posts per capita​

Round 1

Posts per hour: 31.08

Match Numbers

Red vs. Accepted/Soldiers

• 13.67 posts per hour
• 329 total posts​

White vs. Novices/Recruits

• 5.38 posts per hour
• 128 total posts​

Gray vs. Yellow

• 7.88 posts per hour
• 189 total posts​

Blue vs. San d'ma Shadar

• 2.88 posts per hour
• 69 total posts​

Green vs. Dai M'Hael

• 1.38 posts per hour
• 29 total posts​

Brown vs. Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb

• 0.33 posts per hour
• 5 total posts​

Val'Cueran vs. Citizens

• 1.92 posts per hour
• 45 total posts​

Group Numbers

Accepted/Soldiers

• 32.86 posts per capita
• 9.58 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Fern Al'Thorn with 84 posts; 36.7% of Accepted/Soldier posts in Round 1​

Blue

• 9.86 posts per capita
• 2.88 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Cahalan Sothron with 21 posts; 30.4% of Blue posts in Round 1​

Brown

• 1.67 posts per capita
• 0.21 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Tie between Elia LePhant and Aloren Tarabutton with 2 posts each; 40% each of Brown posts in Round 1​

Citizens

• 16 posts per capita
• 0.67 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Stephen Lightheart with 16 posts; 100% of Citizen posts in Round 1​

Dai M'Hael

• 8.33 posts per capita
• 1.17 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Jaim al'Bearach with 17 posts; 60.7% of Dai M'Hael posts in Round 1​

Gray

• 16.4 posts per capita
• 3.42 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Ilverin Matriam with 33 posts; 40.2% of Gray posts in Round 1​

Green

• 1 post per capita
• 0.05 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Roheryn ni Galghandhrei t'al'Djinn with 1 post; 100% of Green posts in Round 1​

Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb

• No posts​

Novices/Recruits

• 10.25 posts per capita
• 1.71 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Nynyra Falas with 27 posts; 65.9% of Novice/Recruit posts in Round 1​

Red

• 19.8 posts per capita
• 4.13 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Yenie Antagar with 51 posts; 51.5% of Red posts in Round 1​

San d'ma Shadar

No posts​

Val'Cueran

• 7.25 posts per capita
• 1.21 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Braedan Fearghal with 13 posts; 44.8% of Val Cueran posts in Round 1​

White

• 21.75 posts per capita
• 3.63 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Aduiavas Ida with 40 posts; 46% of White posts in Round 1​

Yellow

• 21.4 posts per capita
• 4.46 posts per hour
• Round 1 MVP: Naedys Channirra with 42 posts; 39.3% of Yellow Posts in Round 1​

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP (highest post count): Fern Al'Thorn with 84
• Highest per capita: Accepted/Soldiers
• Per capitas ending with whole numbers: Citizens and Green
• Most participants: Tie between Accepted/Soldiers and Blue
• Highest post count (group): Accepted/Soldiers with 230
• Most individual posts: Fern with 84
• Most exciting math: MDD and SDS! (Dividing by zero is always thrilling :look)

Round 2

Posts per hour: 130.33

Match Numbers

White vs. Accepted/Soldiers

• 112.42 posts per hour
• 2789 total posts​

Blue vs. Yellow

• 5.75 posts per hour
• 138 total posts​

Brown vs. Dai M'Hael

• 12.25 posts per hour
• 294 total posts​

Group Numbers

Accepted/Soldiers

• 207.14 posts per capita
• 60.54 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Tallan Daar with 630 posts; 43.4% of Accepted/Soldier posts in Round 2​

Blue

• 16.71 posts per capita
• 4.88 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Cahalan Sothron with 27 posts; 23.1% of Blue posts in Round 2​

Brown

• 19.5 posts per capita
• 5.58 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Yelenia Hylraren with 81 posts; 60.4% of Brown posts in Round 2​

Dai M'Hael

• 49.25 posts per capita
• 6.67 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Jaim al'Bearach with 82 posts; 51.3% of DM posts in Round 2​

White

• 207.67 posts per capita
• 51.92 posts her hour
• Round 2 MVP: Elanda Tonil with 586 posts; 46.7% of White posts in Round 2​

Yellow

• 5.25 posts per capita
• 0.88 posts per hour
• Round 2 MVP: Elania al'Manir with 9 posts; 42.9% of Yellow posts in Round 2​

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP: Tallan Daar with 630
• Most participants: Tie between Accepted/Soldiers and Blue with 7
• Highest post count (group): Accepted/Soldiers with 1450
• Highest posts per capita: White with 207.67
• Highest posts per hour: Accepted/Soldiers with 60.54

Round 3

Posts per hour: 289.45

Match Numbers

Blue vs. Accepted/Soldiers

• 275.38 posts per hour
• 6609 total posts​

Val'Cueran vs. Dai M'Hael

• 13.71 posts per hour
• 330 total posts​

Group Numbers

Accepted/Soldiers

• 371.3 posts per capita
• 139.25 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Tallan Daar with 1298 posts; 38.8% of Accepted/Soldier posts in Round 3​

Blue

• 297.8 posts per capita
• 136.5 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Cahalan Sothron with 962 posts; 29.4% of Blue posts in Round 3:​

Dai M'Hael

• 36.3 posts per capita
• 4.54 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Kerwin Thaumiel with 64 posts; 58.7% of DM posts in Round 3​

Val'Cueran

• 44.2 posts per capita
• 9.21 posts per hour
• Round 3 MVP: Alora Sionn with 87 posts; 39.4% of VC posts in Round 3​

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP: Tallan Daar with 1298 posts
• Most participants: Blue with 11
• Highest post count (group): Accepted/Soldiers with 3342
• Highest posts per capita: Accepted/Soldiers with 371.3
• Highest posts per hour: Accepted/Soldiers with 139.25

Round 4

Posts per hour: 38.5 posts per hour

Match Numbers

Val'Cueran vs. Accepted/Soldiers

• 38.5 posts per hour
• 924 total posts​

Group Numbers

Accepted/Soldiers

• 60.2 posts per capita
• 13.5 posts per hour
• Round 4 MVP: Tallan Daar with 150 posts; 24.9% of Accepted/Soldier posts in Round 4​

Val'Cueran

• 44.2 posts per capita
• 9.21 posts per hour
• Round 4 MVP: Alora Sionn with 133 posts; 40.0% of VC posts in Round 4​

Special Awesomeness

• Round MVP: Tallan Daar with 150 posts
• Most participants: Accepted/Soldiers with 10
• Highest post count (group): Accepted/Soldiers with 602
• Highest posts per capita: Accepted/Soldiers with 60.2
• Highest posts per hour: Accepted/Soldiers with 25.1