Printables.com: Unreasonably disqualified from contest?
Hi!
Recently, I submitted my new design to the "Single Extruder - Dual Color" contest ( https://www.printables.com/contest/452-single-extruder-dual-color ). Today, I received a notification stating that my model "was disqualified ... for not meeting the contest criteria". The model in question is this: https://www.printables.com/model/1014480-cute-articulated-starship
I wrote an email to [email protected] about how and why it happened, but still got no answer. So, I decided to ask here as well.
This model is "divided into 2 parts for printing in different colors on a single nozzle machine" (which is stated in the summary!). It does NOT require filament swapping or multi-material printing. The two parts of the model can be printed separately and "interlock to create a dual-color model", just like the contest description says.
I've also checked "Terms and Conditions" for flash contests in general ( https://blog.prusa3d.com/introducing-flash-contests_61600/#terms ). And my design is totally fine with them: I provided renders and photos, all models are perfectly printable, in the right orientation, description is clear; I am the original creator of the models and it was uploaded "during ... flash contest window".
So, what's wrong with it? Why was it disqualified?
Also, can I submit it to the contest again (there seems to be no restriction)?
RE: Printables.com: Unreasonably disqualified from contest?
Well, since there was no official answer, I tried to submit it again because I believe it meets all the contest criteria, as described above.
However, I couldn't do that with "verse.graphene_validation_error.print_cannot_be_added_to_competition" error.
So, I'm still waiting for the explanation.
I also wonder how this works. Was it a moderator's decision? Or was there a report, and the model was disqualified automatically without further checks? Or am I missing something, and this design is indeed invalid for the contest? Or was it some kind of mistake?
This is a user to user forum, Prusa staff rarely visit so nothing here is official...
The entries must be original designs; yours is a miniature copy of another's design and there is a representation of a commercal trademark on it to which I doubt you hold the rights.
Cheerio,