Next time it would be ideal to verify who submitted when making pairings so that you can appropriately distribute anyone who didn't submit. There should at least be 3 people in a bracket (when 2 are advancing).
"Damage can't be prevented" will override protection, yes. Protection does prevent damage and as such would not qualify for the bonus point from last round.
my other complaint is that the lack of "Go Advanced" makes it slightly harder to edit in big posts and not being able to turn off avatars/sigs makes it hard to do at work
I would have to chime in that I hope we don't do vs rounds in Round 2 again. Providing reasonable judgings is very time-consuming, and doubling the load is tough. I definitely don't want to discourage innovation, I just think it would be a good idea to get prior buy-off on major changes. In my opinion, volunteer time is the #1 limiting resource for running contests in this format, so we should generally try to keep our requirements for that resource down if possible.
Vaguely on topic, I have been thinking a bit about the distinction between our various contests. My impression is that the MCC is primarily a series of mechanically-linked challenges, while the CCL is designed to build on flavorful prompts. Is that something I should try to spell out more in the CCL guidelines, or is it an artificial distinction that wouldn't really serve any purpose? Is the difference in contest structure enough to differentiate the contests? I am thinking I need to write up a better guide for CCL Hosting to make it more accessible, and it may make sense to do something similar for the MCC as well.
My judgings are done.
my other complaint is that the lack of "Go Advanced" makes it slightly harder to edit in big posts and not being able to turn off avatars/sigs makes it hard to do at work
Vaguely on topic, I have been thinking a bit about the distinction between our various contests. My impression is that the MCC is primarily a series of mechanically-linked challenges, while the CCL is designed to build on flavorful prompts. Is that something I should try to spell out more in the CCL guidelines, or is it an artificial distinction that wouldn't really serve any purpose? Is the difference in contest structure enough to differentiate the contests? I am thinking I need to write up a better guide for CCL Hosting to make it more accessible, and it may make sense to do something similar for the MCC as well.
let's see..."What I Like About You" is apparently playing right now
yay power pop
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