I stopped reading at this point because I am sick to death of you stating the bleeding obvious.

Gian - there's not much I can say to you as a medal is something that I know you really want and is the one thing that can be difficult to get your hands on.

All I can say to you is go with your heart (as cheesy as that sounds), if you feel a song, even if you personally think won't do well but you love it, send it. You have to be happy with your song before others can be happy with it.

I know you probably do this also but, just go with your heart and who knows what can happen.

4. Stop stating the obvious

Actually, Gianluca does... that's where the 'jan' part of Moldijan comes from

Maybe, hint hint, no one likes Moldijan, hence the lack of medals (kidding, OR AM I?)

Gian, I'll state some obvious things. You are Gian, I am not Isabella, queen of Castille, and this is a song contest.

Now what is the purpose of the song contest? It is a game, but is it a game like chess, where you try to outmanoeuvre the opponent and win, or is it something else? The medium of the game is an art form, and the approach of almost all has been the sharing of which songs they like.

Remember that this contest is not an objective measurement of the quality of songs. It is a measurement of how liked certain songs are according to the taste of a specific group of people ranging between 20-25 in number. Therefore, your amount of points or placing on the table has no bearing on the quality of your song at all, but the alignment with the taste of the other contestants. Send something the majority will like, and you may win, but send something by the otherwise very popular Justin Timberlake, and you could find yourself cleaning the lavatory. With a different group of people, sok could have won ten times by now, and julio maybe never. Would that change how they felt about their songs?

The purpose of participation can in my opinion be one of three:

• Sharing music you like, regardless of how it is received by others.
• Some balance between sending a song you like, but with the music tastes of others in mind (I believe this is the most common approach, at least this is why I haven't sent very hard metal. Not because it would certainly place last but because most people would just find it very unpleasant to listen to).
• Sending music only with the others' taste in mind regardless of your own, i.e. trying to win.

Now, most people agree that the last approach is not in the spirit of the game and cheapens the participation in the contest. As stated above, this is a common impression of what Azerbaijan does in Eurovision and in my opinion makes them completely expendable, as any country could send the music they are sending.

About Moldijan, the impression is that you send songs in Italian and they are of a similar genre. This is not a bad thing, for it indicates that you are sending songs that you like. People like a bit of diversity, but if a song is good enough (in their eyes), regardless of language and regardless of whether it's the same style as your last song, it will get many points. You know this already, as you have done quite well on occasion.

Again, if you are really miffed about a lack of podium finishes, you might question the purpose of the participation. Just beware that people sense when someone eschews their specific personal taste at the expense of sending songs likely to win. Also, when someone starts to play to win, they are only a step away from using tactics in their voting, which is one of the lowest things one can do in the game, in my opinion, for they lie about what songs they like. This is not to say you can't change the style of music you send. I have started to listen to music of different styles since joining the contest, both as a result of liking songs I've heard here and in my research of what I'd like to send. This I see is evolution of one's music taste.

The contest is a by-product of the chat, and as such it is meant for sharing of music between the community that has formed here. I wouldn't like it if the contest opened for any Tom, Dick and Harry because then people who weren't part of the community wouldn't care about sharing music with us, they would probably play to win.

I'll give you your obviousness hat back now.

TL;DR: Send what you like, nothing is wrong apart from the atttude. Don't be Nawrocka.