It's true, there are no rules related to contests, rules made by BL. The only official BL contest is PBFC (former DQFC) and BL set its rules only for that one, i.e. player has to be lvl 10 at least, it costs 500b$, once you enter the outfit there is no chance to change it and such.
All other forum contests are not official and made by players, so the host set the rules. Due that general BL rules have nowhere any notion of rules for forum contests, I guess forum rules apply on forum contests. The host can set their own contest rules as long as they are in accordance with forum rules.
That can be wide for interpretation, but I assume common decency, no-spamming, following the topic and not posting something off or unrelated, no hate, etc. are such type of rules that should be respected in forum contests too.
Most of everything else depends on contest host/s - i.e. participants have to have blue ears, contest allows himbos only, contest where only pride thematics entries are allowed for instance, LGBT+ only contest, etc. If host requests that all entries must include blue background for instance, entries that don't have blue background won't be judged and won't apply for winning. That's also one example of exclusivity, it's just very simple with blue background because it's so obvious.
Recently there was a contest where hosts invited designers to design kids. Participants were provided with kids body bases and they could draw them outfits, hair, face or modified the body to certain degree. That type of contest is also kinda exclusive, though maybe not so obviously. It is exclusive in sense that it was a contest for designers and players with digital drawing skills. Anyone could entered, but what's the point if they don't know digital drawing? Yet again, in such type of contest it would be very obvious if someone who is not skilled in digital drawing tried their luck. So that's an example of the contest that could interpreted as both inclusive and exclusive. It's open for all (inclusive), but it's pointless to join if you are not artist (exclusive) because as not skilled you have little or no chances to compete with very skilled players.
In short, based on forum rules, common decency and common sense, I can assume that any type of contest is allowed (inclusive and exclusive) as long as it's not hurtful, offensive, dismissive in any way, if it doesn't promote violence toward group of people, humanity in general and animals and such type of things. For instance, it seems as Ok to cast the contests for himbos only and add some terms by which entries would be judged such blue ears or red socks. It would absolutely not be Ok to cast the contest which theme is violence or rape, no matter whether or not it would be open for all, or for bimbos only or himbos only, because simply it promotes violence and it would be ugly contest theme. Btw, based on forum rules such theme would be forbidden.
Gender restrictions in terms real life male or female - I guess it wouldn't be Ok. Restriction based on doll, bimbos only or himbos only that sounds Ok.
Feminists contest for instance - I guess it would be Ok to exclude cishet men, but to keep it inclusive for everyone that identifies as a woman and feminist.
Contest based on real life race, ethnicity, nationality, I have no idea whether or not it would be Ok tbh I guess that one is tricky...
Most of these questions are touchy and tricky. The line between acceptable and unacceptable could be very thin based on what and who is included and excluded.
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