Hey, Jammers! Yesterday we posted the response and explanation page to this year's questionnaire, and after reading your comments and talking things over, we've finally come to some decisions on some new changes to help improve Jam Fest. All of these changes will be on a trial period of sorts, with us revisiting them in three months to see what stays and what goes. We wanted to post this now as these changes will go into effect in round 78 which will be posted TOMORROW. This way you all have a heads-up.

Changes as of round 78

1. We're switching to a bi-weekly round system. Rounds will still end on Thursday at 11 pm CST and new rounds will still begin on Fridays, but it will be every other week now.

2. The new assignments for a bi-weekly round will be as followed, 2 chapters per partner per bi-weekly round and one chapter for BOTW. This is a total of 5 chapters in two weeks. (Sounds like a lot but it is actually less than the current workload with a weekly round.)

3. The monthly break week will be switched to a quarterly(every 3 months) two-week break.

4. We are keeping notes for this first quarter/3 months, but if no one/hardly anyone uses them, they'll be removed.

5. Notes are being simplified from 0-3 notes to just 1. Admins are to be stricter in what they deem as "quality" feedback. But because we are still keeping the QOTW, we will accept good feedback with the addition of the QOTW being answered as noteworthy. So basically, amazing feedback gets a note, or good feedback plus the QOTW gets a note.

Again, that's:

Amazing feedback = 1 music note

or

Good feedback + answering the QOTW = 1 music note

6. We are getting rid of the mini-quiz.

7. We are getting rid of the graphics shop.

8. The review shop will remain open but only partially active unless we get review volunteers. A few founders can do a few reviews in exchange for music notes but they can't do many which is why volunteers are for the review shop to work. If no one volunteers to be a reviewer, the review shop will be removed. Or if we get volunteers but the review book still doesn't receive any requests, we're getting rid of the review book.

9. We're getting rid of Jam Idol status. This means everyone is now eligible for the BOTW lottery with the exception of trial members and everyone can cash in their notes once they've collected enough for the prize(s) they want.

10. We are getting rid of the following 3 prizes currently offered in exchange for notes: shoutouts from the founders, shoutouts from the Jam Fest social media accounts, and a free graphic from the graphics shop.

(Last one, we swear!) 11. Since some prizes have been removed, the total notes required for some prizes have been changed just a little. All the prizes cost either 2, 4, 6, or 8 notes.