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Post by Faerd ((B'slash)) on May 11, 2010 11:29:58 GMT -5
Hm. If this starts in about 2 weeks then certainly - I'm currently drowning in finals-prep. If it does start then, however - I will fight!  |
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Post by Kaez on May 11, 2010 12:05:10 GMT -5
It'll likely start on the 1st or 2nd of June.
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Post by Ceron on May 11, 2010 12:56:27 GMT -5
I'll write! Running out of stuff to do while on lunch break.
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Post by tamwyn on May 11, 2010 13:00:29 GMT -5
Hey, Dyl, I -did- almost win one AWR Cup before! Got all the way to the end, so I think you should join! Never know what might happen!
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Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on May 11, 2010 14:24:53 GMT -5
It upsets me that I have already managed to lose the respect of people on this forum. v.v I need a hug. If it makes you feel any better, it's not something I just give by default, it's something you gain. So you really haven't lost anything. That's the closest to "hug" I do. |
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Post by James on May 11, 2010 15:11:58 GMT -5
... Don't you have a sheep lying around somewhere for that purpose? BOOM! Man, you live in New Zealand. I wouldn't break out the inappropriate sheep jokes if I were you. I'm British though, so I use inappropriate sheep jokes against Kiwis and Aussies. I don't discriminate. Or and the Welsh. Lulz, the Welsh. |
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Post by Dylaria on May 11, 2010 17:54:18 GMT -5
Screw it, unless this ends up at a time when I can't write for time reasons. I guess I'll give it a shot. Need a new reason to hate my writing and everyone's opinion of it anyway, been spoiled after a many month break.
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Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on May 11, 2010 17:57:10 GMT -5
Screw it, unless this ends up at a time when I can't write for time reasons. I guess I'll give it a shot. Need a new reason to hate my writing and everyone's opinion of it anyway, been spoiled after a many month break. That's the spirit!  |
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Post by Dylaria on May 11, 2010 17:58:30 GMT -5
I'll admit Zovo, I lol'd.
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Post by The Counter Cultist(Sawyer) on May 11, 2010 21:13:56 GMT -5
Two weeks from now, you say?
Put me on the 'possible' list, I may or may not be able to make the commitment.
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Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on May 11, 2010 23:20:51 GMT -5
How long are the rounds? How long to we have to write each piece? A week? A day? Will it vary?
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Post by James on May 12, 2010 0:23:14 GMT -5
How long are the rounds? How long to we have to write each piece? A week? A day? Will it vary? Well, we can discuss that now. When I tabled the idea to Pete, my suggestion was to make this quite quickfire. 2 Days to Write, then a day of judging. Also we need to decide how confident we are of people's honour. Do we say that only the 2 writers can't judge, or all writers still in the competition? |
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Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on May 12, 2010 0:34:12 GMT -5
I like the idea of quickfire, but I know alot of folks have lives to lead outside of the forum. Not everyone signed up even logs on everyday. While a quickfire competition would certainly be challenging, I think it would dissuade some folks from participating.
Also, in Arena tradition, I think the judging should be done on a simple Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down basis. The participant with the most Thumbs ups advances. The other is mercilessly killed.
So every participant judges except for the two writers. They leave commentary, and then a final verdict; a Thumbs up for one writer a Thumbs down for the other. No points.
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Post by James on May 12, 2010 0:38:33 GMT -5
Also, in Arena tradition, I think the judging should be done on a simple Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down basis. The participant with the most Thumbs ups advances. The other is mercilessly killed. So every participant judges except for the two writers. They leave commentary, and then a final verdict; a Thumbs up for one writer a Thumbs down for the other. No points. Oh yes, that was the plan. Hence the name. |
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Post by Kaez on May 12, 2010 8:58:07 GMT -5
The only reason we hesitated on letting -everyone- vote is... okay, hypothetical scenario:
semifinals:
Mel vs. [somebody who barely made it this far, mostly on luck] & Kaez vs. [anybody]
Would it not be so that I might be tempted to vote for the person who -isn't- Mel, because Mel is... Mel?
That's what we were afraid of.
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