User blog:Drew1200/Emoticon Creating Contest!

The new LMBs have been out for months. The new emotes came out with the LMBs, yet we're still using the old emotes in chat. We've finally decided that it's time to switch them, but before we do, we're going to have a contest to get some new awesome emotes!

Anyone can create an emote using the new LEGO emoticon. I've placed a blank face to the right that anyone can download and edit. Just simply change the expression to an emotion that the new emotes don't cover, or make it look however you want! You can even make it look like a character for a movie you've seen. It doesn't matter what the emote is, just make sure it's using the head placed to the right.

We allow duplicate emotes, as long as they are not copies of each other. For example, if two people both make ninja emotes, then both emotes will be entered into the contest. The judges will pick which one they like more. There is no limit to how many emotes you can enter.

The contest will end at the end of this month. That's plenty of time to create dozens of emotes, so go ahead and get to work!

Judges
If you are interested in being a judge, then just say so in the comments below. We will pick 3 judges. Each judge will make a list of their 10 favorite emotes. They may not tell anyone what is on their list. Once each judge has made his or her list, they will show them to each other. Every emote on any one of the lists will be one of our new chat emotes, and will also get it's own emote template.

Also, I have another announcement to make. We will no longer be taking emote requests. The emoticon page has gotten very long, and looks quite spammy. Once we add the new emotes, that is all there will be, unless another emote gets approved. There will be a way to request an emote, but we still have to come up with that system. This announcement makes the contest especially special, because this is one of the very few ways to get your emote into the new page.

Gallery
This is a few of the emotes that have been created so far. Do NOT copy any of these.