I. A Piq Shall Be Pointless.
Any activity possessing excessive practical value may be disqualified.
IPF · CONST / I–X
THE TEN ARTICLES OF PIQ
Ratified by the International Piq Federation
In Omnia Piqunt.II. A Piq Shall Cause No Harm.
No Piq justifies injury, danger, destruction, cruelty or genuine distress.
III. Consent Is Sacred.
Unwilling strangers shall not become participants merely because someone had a stupid idea.
IV. A Piq Shall Be Genuine.
Fake evidence, manipulated proof and fictional completion constitute a Grave Piq Offence.
V. Every Piq May Be Questioned.
No creator, judge, champion or goose stands above review.
VI. The Greater the Absurdity, the Greater the Responsibility.
High-ranking stupidity demands high-ranking judgement.
VII. Local Laws Remain Annoyingly Applicable.
The Federation regrets this fact but recognises it nevertheless.
VIII. Creators Shall Accept the Verdict of the Piq.
Once released into the world, a Piq belongs to its participants, judges and consequences.
IX. A Piq Must Travel.
A completed Piq that dies with its participant has failed its evolutionary purpose.
X. Thou Shalt Not Explain Piqfest Too Much.
Those who understand immediately are suspicious.
By entering PIQFEST, every Piqform accepts these Articles and acknowledges the supreme ceremonial authority of the Official Piq Goose.
By order of the Goose · IPF / I–X