MDL's 2024 Challenge FAQ and Discussion

Block – a numbered group of 5 prompts. 

Season- a group of 5 blocks 

Prompt – your mission. A condition that a watched title must fulfill. 

Title – Anything listed on MDL (dramas, movies, short films, specials, tv shows). 

Tagged – Searchable tag on MDL; when asked for a title tagged ____, the tag must be among the tags for the title (see tutorial finding tags).

Genre – Searchable genre on MDL; when asked for a title whose genre is _____, the genre must be among the genres listed for the title (see tutorial finding genres).

Lead –  A person listed as a main actor in the cast and credits list. see tutorial 

Spot a… – Must be mentioned and/or seen in at least one of the scenes in the title. Something you could have taken a screenshot of (Note: You do NOT have to take a screenshot for it to be valid. See our voting lists for tips (and help contribute to them if you know titles that fit the prompt)!

Advancing in levels, adding extra rounds and using bonus features 

…Genres:  We have made this tutorial but also included a link to the requested genre in the route. 

…Tags:  We have made this tutorial but also included a link to the requested tag in the prompt.

…Titles where you spot… can be a little bit tricky. While they might be tagged or mentioned in the synopsis, it’s not a requirement for these prompts. The idea is to try to spot what we are asking for while you are watching a title. To help you out we made these voting lists where people can add recommendations for the prompts that include the word “Spot a…”  in them.

…Awards: We have a list with well-known awards here; however, you are free to use any award (yes, including a spelling award won in 1st grade) as long as you add a link to where you found the information.

…Old movies with English subtitles? You can use THIS or the lists our amazing challengers helped create in the discussion thread.

Someone willing to be my Black Rose 

We made this post on feeds for you to ask for a black rose and or apply to be one https://mydramalist.com/profile/WatchChallenge/feeds/wyD14uE but you can always ask a friend, post on feeds ortry to reach out to someone doing the challenge by DM... 

Other FaQs

By the Block! 

Question: 

Block 8.5 - A remake/adaptation that has been remade/adapted again by the original country. Do I have to watch the adaptation? Can't I watch the original?

Answer: You may watch the original 

Question: 

Block 17.4 - Discrimination. May I use "Gender discrimination" tag or other discrimination tags instead? 

Answer: 

As long as it includes some type of Discrimination you may use it. Gender discrimination is a type  of discrimination so go for it. 

Question: 

Block 18.3 - Arranged Relationship. May I use "Arranged Marriage " tag instead?

Answer: 

As long as in includes some type of arranged relationship you may use it. Arranged Marriage is a type or arranged relationship so go for it.

Question: 

The prompt "Flower in hair" does a floral wreath on the head or a fake flower (made of metal or fabric) count? Something like in the pictures? Or does it have to be a real flower? 

Answer:

Yes any flower in hair counts 

Question : 

Starting with the same letter as your username" only username or also display name and can "A" or "The" at the beginning of a title be ignored? 

Answer: 

Display name at the time you are watching (if you change it mention it as a comment) , the or a before may be ignored 

Question:  

"Flower in nature" would it count if flowers are growing naturally somewhere even if its in the city (for example the slope next to a river or a park in the city)or does it need to be in some sort of rural setting? 

Answer:  

Flower in nature -  "Nature"  =  not created by humans. Can be growing naturally in a slope , can be growing in a lake, but can also be a man made metal flower dropped in nature such as woods. Just avoid  landscaped flowers, agriculture, floweshops... 

Question: 

Does Kissing while drunk and then forgetting and being emberresed count as an accidental kiss  

Answer :

Kissing while drunk can count as an accidental kiss if the person mentions it as an accident, i kissing the wrong person etc.  Embarrassment or loss of memory has nothing to do with it. 

Leap flowers:

Question: 

Bouquet - Does this leap flower mean I do my regular challenge, and then I'll have to watch 26 additional titles? Or do I get the bouquet by completing 1 round of the challenge at level 9? (Actually I am planning to do level 8 (22 blocks) and then watch 4 titles, one from each block I did not fill, to get the bouquet badge. But I'm not sure that works).

You don’t have to watch 26 additional titles, just at least one from each block. You do not have to complete a single block to get it but watch at least one from all 26. 

Question: 

Leap Year - Could I do 2 leap years? so 2 blocks where I do 5 prompts +1 additional prompt  made up by me? I don't mind if it only counts for 1 badge.

 Go for it, only one badge but you may do this as often as you want... you never know you may need it for round 5 ;)

Question: 

Evergreen - Does this leap flower get completed with the titles we watch in our round 1? Or do we need to watch 40 additional titles after finishing the challenge round?

Answer: 

 It gets completed in round 1

Question: 

Seasons and Monsoon - Do these leap flowers get completed with the titles we watch in our round 1? Or do we need to watch 4 additional titles for Seasons, and 1 for Monsoon?

Answer: 

Both can be completed within round 1

Question: 

How many titles do I have to watch in Round 2, is it enough to watch one additional titles or do I have to watch 4 additional titles per block. 

Answer: 

You have to watch 4 additional titles per block. 

Question : 

Can a black rose be used as a Lawnmower 

Answer : 

No. 

1. copy the code pasted on to this document linked below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i2XN-F87gaAEJZcRFpdGhMiAQH7L3uNB7bjX6FbU4Bs/edit?usp=sharing

2. Go to your own  Settings 

3. Switch to code mode (right corner of tool bar looks like this 

4. Paste the code you just copied at the top 

5. Switch back to viewing mode (same icon) 

6. Look it should have appeared like magic ... 

7. Mark the application make sure you have some type of letters in the beginning and end of the section you have marked. 

8. Go to your application post 

9. Paste

10. Did the format follow? 

11.Save 

Done 

Here you can find  links to feeds where we ask questions for you and us to discuss... 

Discussion about the Lawnmower 

Other discussions Start Below.... 

There was a tiny little typo in the last Leap Flower in the Sign Up Sheet: Was: Out of Season, 3/5  prompts completed in all 5 blocks of the For all Season  section of the challenge. 

Out of Season, our fifth season that is there because we have this thing for five of everything...  Before we settled for Out of season, we toyed with For all Seasons and Leap Season... it being a leap year and all.  In the end Out of Season won the majority vote in the team.

If you find more inconsistencies, feel free to tell us! 

 ColourMePurple:

Maybe it's because I'm sleepy so that may be why it's not as obvious to me but for the bouquet badge, we have to complete watching 1 title from every block. But can we submit a form with just 1 title from every block or there has to be a minimum of 2 blocks with 3 titles each as well in order for it to be counted?

Also, each round just needs 3 titles completed and can include replacements, yes?

Hi! Bonuses/leap flowers give you badges but do not count in the Hall of Fame, so no need to submit the turn-in  but  I hope those  who get a bouquet without finishing a level have fun playing. There is a spot for them in the turn in form for your own sake, and so that those who check out your submissions can see your badges. We may also suddenly become ambitious and add those to the HoF, depending on popular demand (if a lot of people only go for the bouquet) .  But it is not part of our plan at the moment, as it would be to much work  you may notice that the hof and turn in only is mentioned in the level part of the challenge and not in the leap  flower part. 

However Butterflies are part of the hall of fame.  

As for the amount of titles you need to complete:  Round 1  3/5, Round 2  4/5, Round 3  5/5 having a choice in the early levels is to make it more inclusive and easier to complete for those who need to avoid certain prompts. 

Black roses can be used as replacements and have no limit, but it means someone else doing this challenge can not use those titles. So replacements require interactions between users. 

I hope this clears things up, enjoy! 

 RoseQ:

Hi. I have a question or two.

About Leap Flowers that add extra challenges. By completing them and getting the badges (e.g. Bracken), do they serve any special purpose? Do they act similar to treats in 2023 ? That's how I understood it, and I just want to make sure. 

And for butterfly levels, when you say complete 4/5 prompts, does this mean additional 4 prompts for the block, or do the 3 from before count and you only need to finish 1 more? I know it's early to ask, but I want to set a goal for myself before starting. 

Thank you!

It´s not to early to ask, the Leap Flowers do not serve as treats they are a bunch of bonus features to make it more interesting. You can however use the black rose to avoid a prompt instead of making up your own you will need to ask a person doing the challenge if they can finish a title for you. For example if you really hate watching Historical dramas you may ask a person who watches a lot of Hostorical dramas if they are willing to be your black rose, they get a badge, you get a title that they can not use. 

Making up prompts of your own can be done to get the Leap Year Badge. 

Butterflies: 3/5 round 1 + 4/5 Round 2 so 4 more. 

 ColourMePurple:

What about making your own prompts? Those are not used as replacements this year like treats? Reason I ask is because some categories might have limited amount of shows and most people only discover towards the end of the year if they have extra shows that there is no place to put them in. So black roses are cool but it might be difficult to find others willing to watch titles for you especially if they need them too.

Sorry for asking questions that the original post already may have answered. My brain is still tired.

You could fit those for the leap year badge: 

Leap Year

Complete all 5 prompts in a block and then make up a 6th prompt and fulfil it.'  "

Sine you have the option of choosing 3/5 in all the blocks for round one,  we figured the need for a Black Rose should be limited. But also the Black Rose badge is really pretty so we think some people wold love to get it... and you have those 3 last days to figure this out... But there are several ways to go about this, you could plan ahead with a user that has different viewing patterns than you, or look around.... So there are plenty of options here. 

The basics are there so that pretty much anyone should be able to join in and complete  but we also wanted to make the challenge challenging so some of the badges and adding butterflies will be more challenging and hopefully last all year. 

Does this answer your question?