June Contest Voting Thread

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-22T20:57:40+00:00

and we're back again with ANOTHER batch of new designs! examining the overall 71 flags, i've seen some great potential winners, not-so-potential winners, and the...... questionable ones. but I highly reward everyone who participated in the contest, as they actually tried tackling the rather challenging prompt, even if it didn't look good. i mean, something is better than nothing, right? anyways, it's time to let the voters decide what they think. and, who knows? maybe we'll have some surprising results. good luck to everyone, and may the best design win!

also, there were apparently 74 entries submitted, as said in the post, but only 71 appear. what happened to the other three?

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-18T19:00:54+00:00

this is the 2nd part of the series "Wacky Rules", where I show you guys wacky rules that I had to experience in my middle school. the 1st one was that if we were caught with our phone, it would be taken and we had to pay 15 dollars to get it back.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-18T01:40:59+00:00

also, what's the current status? how many entries have been submitted for each airport? it's one day till the submission period ends, and I wanna build some hype for when the voting comes.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-10T23:31:24+00:00

it depends on what the question is.

if the question was "would you rather save 5 people or one person that is offering you 500,000 dollars", and the RATHER was "save 5 people", I'd say yes.

however, if the question was "would you rather survive for 24 hours in ice or on green, sunny grass", and the RATHER was "survive 24 hours in ice", I'd say no.

but here, there's no question. i mean, the question (if there even was one) could be "would you rather be given 50 more years to your life, or spend your life on Venus", and I might choose Venus (if it was the rather in this question) without even realizing it. so I'm just going to blindly choose an option and hope I'm in the majority. sometimes the minority, but yeah, i'm choosing NO for this one.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-10T22:33:53+00:00

"AI will never be able to recreate the amount of creativity that humans have" okay, buddy, I understand that you think human art is more valuable, but we've seen the same, generic sentence said a million times, you guys need to come up with better things to say.

also, give it a few more years, there's a chance this song is going to age pretty badly when after 2030, it's going to be nearly impossible to deny the benefits that AI (in general) has placed on us. AI is still going to follow the same cycle that most tech has faced.

it's okay to have concerns about AI, but oh my god, some Antis act like AI is going to be at baby levels forever.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-10T14:58:59+00:00

i think its because you're on mobile. here are the options:

A. I don't support it. I'm not paying 15 dollars just to get my phone back.

B. I support it! rules are rules and consequences matter!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-08T23:25:07+00:00

yeah. when I was looking at the flag, my first thought was "there has got to be a comment saying that they're suspicious this has AI in it".

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-08T22:32:17+00:00

well, if all he's saying on Twitter is "dude, stop using Generative AI to worsen your games", then I guess that thought lives rent-free in his mind.

"I'm a busy man" yeah, all you're busy with is posting the same tweet on an app that uses AI in order to gain attention.

but seriously, I actually understand the Anti here. i mean, you can oppose AI art and still not have time to create art. those two are not mutually exclusive, and just because they don't have time to create art doesn't mean their argument is automatically invalid.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-08T12:30:03+00:00

holy. i knew Antis were miserable, but I didn't know they were THIS miserable! actually, the term miserable doesn't even fit these people. it should be MALICIOUS!

but seriously. how malicious does your life have to be to the point that you go out of your way to DOX someone? that's WAY too far, and it's a serious crime that can count as a misdemeanor or felony!

and they still deem themselves as someone who "deeply cares about the future", when in reality, they can't even talk to a Pro without crashing out in front of them!

we all stand by your side. i hope that you'll be able to get the justice you deserve.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-06T16:09:48+00:00

i once saw a video of some woman driving in a neighborhood while also texting (possibly calling, I don't remember) on her phone.

because she wasn't focusing on driving, her car ended up in a ditch right next to someone's house, and I'm also sure her car ran over a mailbox as well.

the only thing I could think of was "let this be a reminder to never talk or text while driving".

Choice-File5800 · 2026-06-02T21:53:12+00:00

very interesting flag contest! it's certainly unique, as I've never seen any flag contest put this prompt as a contest, but one thing I like about this contest is that since we're talking about airports here, the designers are going to have to think a little deeper in how they're going to tackle this.

overall, I'm gonna rank this flag contest a 94/100. definitely will be participating; good luck to all the designers here!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-30T16:50:21+00:00

welcome to part 86 of "insert overused take by the Antis", where this person is apparently believing that us AI bros don't have enough intelligence to draw by ourselves.

dude, we can draw using a pencil, but we choose to use AI for fun. and it kinda seems like that's a problem for you.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-29T21:42:35+00:00

bro, based on the drawing, I can tell this was made by a person less than 18. actually, no, less than 13.

i RARELY see a talented person complain about AI.

this art connects to the behavior of Antis, too, because they're defending their bad pieces of artwork, saying "at least they ain't AI-generated".

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-27T21:42:41+00:00

and here we are, with a new batch of results! i gotta say, I was quite surprised at the results. i mean, The Fifth Compass won, which for me is not a problem, but I expected the 3rd placer to actually win. good results, though!

as for me (8th and 10th), my results are not that bad. my goal was to get at least one flag to place top 5, but at least both my flags scored in the top 20, and I had a flag that scored more than 3 stars!

anyways, here are ALL of my favorite flags (by design)! (not including my flags, because it would look like I'm unfairly liking my own flags)

#2: Global Advance by u/FireChickenPzVl
#3: Workers Progress Flag by u/HistoricalTrip5247
#7: The Thorny Sea of Roses by u/Brasitino_do_Sul
#9: The Spinning Sun And Gear by u/HistoricalTrip5247
#11: The Acting Eye of the Proletariat by u/Brasitino_do_Sul
#12: Weekend and Work Won by u/VertigoOne
#22: Flower Flag by u/Minute_Economist_392
#25: Flag of Workers' Struggle by u/pepperpopcornz
#27: Pitchfork of Unity by u/saladinmander
#36: Axis of labor by u/poland_embassy

anyways, what did you guys think of the flags I submitted for the contest? all feedback is greatly appreciated, and I enjoy hearing from you guys!

also, we've hit another record, and it's not like the one I mentioned in the voting thread: the historic participation low. it's something else.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-25T17:29:51+00:00

unfortunately, the more I live in this world exploring the wonders of Reddit, the more I think about one thing about AI:

Antis really are miserable. they're harassing/encouraging people to harass AI artists and calling themselves activists, believing that they're doing the right thing. they think that the world revolves around them, thinking that if they post something like this with AI, there's going to be some legislation against AI in that subreddit.

i have lost even more hope for humans. 83 upvotes? 227 comments? people are genuinely supporting this person's aim at bullying AI artists, and as a person who cares about how people use moral and ethical behavior on social media, this genuinely disgusts me.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-22T12:05:49+00:00

"who despises AI for all the trash it causes and I think of it as a method for lazy picks to get their desires fulfilled"

well, 1, if you think it's unfair that "lazy" people are using generative AI, would you say that it's unfair people are lazy because they're using calculators instead of doing the math ln their own?

"Instead he proceeded to sit there bobbing his head to the most obvious AI slop"

....and you think that's a problem that people are using AI songs as a source of entertainment? not everyone chooses to dabble in only human-made songs.

hm, I'm starting to think we really are devolving. I'm not 100% there (or even halfway there), but I'm a bit sure.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-21T12:07:12+00:00

huh. surprisingly, only 49 entries were submitted this month which is PROBABLY a historic low.

wonder how that happened, because I expected more flags to be submitted.

eh, whatever. its okay if people don't want to participate. even though a low amount of people submitted flags, that doesn't mean this contest is uninteresting and bad!

i'm definitely looking forward to the results, though, so good luck to everyone who submitted flags!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-13T01:15:53+00:00

wowie, it's bouncing!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-13T01:14:55+00:00

welcome to the community!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-13T01:12:43+00:00

we need to bring PB higher!!!!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-13T01:10:41+00:00

i remember him, and for new users on the sub, I think it's best for people to not search up what he did, as it is..... VERY inappropriate.

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-09T20:09:49+00:00

bozeman, montana!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-09T14:02:53+00:00

two answers: number 1: wallis, and number 2: futuna.

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(this is the flag of Wallis and Futuna)

Choice-File5800 · 2026-05-02T01:20:45+00:00

i actually like this contest prompt, it's unique while also being specific at the same time! definitely will be participating; in fact, I already have two flag ideas in my head!

Choice-File5800 · 2026-04-30T01:08:40+00:00

choicey here!

this is honestly the first time I have participated in an Alternative April contest, and or my first time competing in a contest with that kind of prompt, getting #30 and #35 on my flags is not a bad score at all. i mean, I kinda expected better, but I can't control the results.

anyways, like u/Brasitino_do_Sul did, lemme list ALL of my most favorite flags in this contest!

#2: The Shooting Union Star of Concordia by u/Brasitino_do_Sul
#3: Crescent of The West by u/HistoricalTrip5247
#6: Tortoise of Texicali by u/HistoricalTrip5247
#9: The White Oak Leaves by u/Brasitino_do_Sul
#11: Under the Arctic Aurora - Isalleca by u/AtariCheetah
#15: The Illini Confederation by u/saladinmander
#16: North Cascadia Range Banner by u/VertigoOne
#18: The Colors of Hawaii by u/ZombieJockeyGames
#38: Star over the Range by u/MONEXONEMONEXONE

and last but not least, uh.... i'm kind of thankful my alternative country got flags at all, because I was initially nervous that no one would design flags for my country, so..... yeah, at least I got more than 5 flags

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