Voting/Election
How Mohist Hill's sect voting and election system works.
By carnii
When voting for the choice of the head of the sect:
You cannot vote in the general list until you evaluate 3 blind jobs in the left tab.
You rate these 3 works on 5 points
墨山道评审说明 (Mo Mountain Path Review Guidelines)
Registering for the Election
Ink Sect disciples holding the sect rank of “Master Craftsman” (主造) may sign up that week to run for Ink Sect Grand Artisan (墨门大匠).
Each registration must include one submission of “Ten Thousand Forms Collection” (万相集) stunning-scenery-location data, containing an original build, so other disciples can score the entry based on building skill.
Blind Review and Open Review
The Mo Mountain Path election consists of blind review and open review — blind review has 3 rounds, open review has 1 round. Before entering open review, a disciple must complete at least 1 blind review.
Sect rank affects vote count. Every rank gets 4 scoring opportunities, but because Apprentice (学工), Journeyman (工正), Master (工师), Master Craftsman (主造), and Grand Artisan (大匠) differ in expertise, each direction’s scoring is weighted on a 1–5 vote scale.
Please score strictly based on innovation, groundedness, completeness, and sustainable development, in order to select works that best embody the Ink Sect’s craftsmanship spirit.
Post from yiran6277: Mo Mountain Path Election Guide & Detail Reminders
Hello everyone, I’m 依然 (Yiran). This Wednesday the Mo Mountain Path election begins.
I’ve noticed many mentors aren’t very clear on how the Mo Mountain Path election works. Mo Mountain Path has added a blind-voting option, and the specific blind-voting rules aren’t well known. So I’m providing an election guide plus detail tips, hoping it helps whoever is collecting disciples/students.
1️⃣ How to run: First, your sect rank must be “Master Craftsman” (主造) to register. When registering you must upload one submission of “Ten Thousand Forms Collection” stunning-scenery-location data as your competition entry.
2️⃣ How to upload a stunning-scenery location: Open photo mode, take a photo of a location you’ve built yourself, then upload it to the Ten Thousand Forms Collection — tap the stunning-scenery-location tab at the bottom, page 2.
3️⃣ About vote counts: Everyone on Mo Mountain Path gets four votes to cast, but the vote weight differs by rank. Here’s the vote weight by rank:
Apprentice (学工) casts 1 vote = 1 vote
Journeyman (工正) casts 1 vote = 2 votes
Master (工师) casts 1 vote = 3 votes
Master Craftsman (主造) casts 1 vote = 4 votes
Grand Artisan (大匠) casts 1 vote = 5 votes
4️⃣ Review mechanism: Mo Mountain Path splits into blind review and open review. Blind review has three scoring chances, open review has one scoring chance. And you must have gone through blind review at least once before you can enter open review! Based on current research, open review works the same as other sects/factions.
5️⃣ Blind review mechanic: This can only be confirmed after the results are posted. Based on my guess, there are three possibilities:
Blind vote + open vote both go to the same person — the highest possible take is 16 votes (calculated assuming Master Craftsman is the highest rank counted).
Blind votes must go to different people, among which 1 vote can be arranged to go to both your patron/backer and the open-vote target — highest possible take is 8 votes.
If you can’t accurately direct the blind vote to your patron, or can’t confirm it went to your patron + open vote — highest possible take is only 4 votes.
6️⃣ Verifying blind-vote totals: If the blind vote works as in case 1 or 2 above, will it show as “already voted” after casting, or will it show the competing entrant’s nickname for verification after voting? Currently unknown, needs confirmation!
7️⃣ Regarding land/plots: Not sure whether people are allowed to use someone else’s land images to run for election. Yanzi should consider this issue too. Hope everyone respects the original work of the Earth/Land Artisan teachers/mentors — there’s been a lot of cheap-buying/pirated-entry-running going on lately. Don’t let small gains hurt your own campaign — it’s not worth it.
8️⃣ Competition entry counterfeiting: If your competing work is too simple, it can easily get copied/faked — for example, spelling out names or letters with decorations, etc. Think carefully before making entries like that!
9️⃣ Vote pricing: The blind-review mechanism isn’t clear yet, so no opinion can be given on vote pricing. This Wednesday I’ll be fully representing/piloting for a mentor’s ranking push, streaming live on 阿B (爱吃火锅的依然/“Loves Hotpot Yiran” channel). Once things are verified during the stream, I’ll immediately set a price and share the acquisition details.
🔟 About the first season: This Wednesday is the first season’s ranking push, plus the newly added blind-voting mechanism — the first season will likely be quite competitive/contentious. Recommend that whether you’re a mentor pushing rankings or a voter, everyone stay courteous with each other, be patient and understanding. If you’re genuinely unclear on something, feel free to just watch and wait it out.