Dick Cheney knows exactly where he is. This is simply a "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT OVER THERE?" and why everyone looks that way, they shred a bunch of papers before letting in inspectors to search for evidence of wrong doing...
YOU ARE RESPONDENT NUMBER 7. I WOULD COMMEND YOU, THOUGH I SUSPECT IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH YOUR PROXIMITY TO MY MAIL MINIONS THAN YOUR MENTAL CAPACITY. HOWEVER, YOU WILL HAVE A HIGH PLACE IN THE NEW WORLD. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW. GLEEMAX
So the story must have a twist that hints that it continues and must show that in the last line and do so in an optional modifier to an option modifer.
Mayhaps a real life literature example.
I'm sorry but reading it and it is not clicking in my head.
Just maybe a kindly matter that if a judge can not judge from such as a death in the family to any other serios matter to just try and drop us a line or have a friend do so. Any judges who don't plan on having relatives dieing in the next couple of weeks should just be reminded that they are making a commitment and that they should do thier very damn best to keep that commitment in the back of thier mind even if that means printing out and reading the stories during a lunch break or while in the can.
Also extensions should be allowed for certain projects and if a judge does have an emergenecy then we can say alright, the deadline ends in a week instead of tomorrow and any writers should be allowed to change thier stories in that time to make it usefull.
Maybe as a third judge there can be a people's vote and a few bonus points can be awarded to the top 2 or 3 stories of the people's vote. That way people who just read can pass on some advice if they wish and can also have a small say in the winner while mainly relying on judges to do the brunt of the scoring. Writers in the story can not vote and can not advertise to be voted for.
The tension was killing me two months ago. I was irratated a month ago. I don't even care about this ssc now though I do look forward to a fresh start in the next one. I just hope some good steps can be taken to make sure the rest of these run more fluidly.
Craven, you yourself should be the backup judge should one disapear and maybe the constant 3rd if you have the time. I would also make it clear what is expected of them before they start a contest and to at least give word should they be unable to do such a thing.
But 3-4 weeks should be fine for judging and such after a 3-4 writing situation.
In the now, do a quick read through the stories, throw some numbers around, crown a champ so we can move on to the next.
I move that this version of the contest be put on pause and a new one be started. I also move that judges must have all contestants judged within two weeks unless the number of paticipants is overwhelming. I am slightly upset that this has gone on like this and we have not even heard a peep from Scabies and a guy saying that he is his friend and seems to know him in person has not given us any clues to what is going on as well. I do not blame them as something serious may have happend to and given them no time to come back and judge or even let us know what is going on but at the same time, we should not be made to wait before starting the next contest. Whoever got the highest score from the one judge should probably start the next one if they want to. If no one wants to then I would gladly do it just to get something started.
Secondary be that the judges be named within a week or two of the begining date of the story writing time. Hopefully being 2-3 but all knowing that if they can not judge or will be gone for any amount of time that would affect the contest to let us know and not leave us hanging. Possibly a judge that is constant from contest to contest.
Do I post them in this thread, or in each thread individually?
Would the raw scores suffice?
At this point, I'd actually look forward to a picture of a midget kicking some guy in the junk if the story sucked and a picture of a kitten if you did decent and a nude pic of ann coulter if you did good.
HOWEVER, YOU WILL HAVE A HIGH PLACE IN THE NEW WORLD. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW.
GLEEMAX
Mayhaps a real life literature example.
I'm sorry but reading it and it is not clicking in my head.
I look forward to your topic.
Also extensions should be allowed for certain projects and if a judge does have an emergenecy then we can say alright, the deadline ends in a week instead of tomorrow and any writers should be allowed to change thier stories in that time to make it usefull.
Maybe as a third judge there can be a people's vote and a few bonus points can be awarded to the top 2 or 3 stories of the people's vote. That way people who just read can pass on some advice if they wish and can also have a small say in the winner while mainly relying on judges to do the brunt of the scoring. Writers in the story can not vote and can not advertise to be voted for.
But 3-4 weeks should be fine for judging and such after a 3-4 writing situation.
In the now, do a quick read through the stories, throw some numbers around, crown a champ so we can move on to the next.
Secondary be that the judges be named within a week or two of the begining date of the story writing time. Hopefully being 2-3 but all knowing that if they can not judge or will be gone for any amount of time that would affect the contest to let us know and not leave us hanging. Possibly a judge that is constant from contest to contest.
At this point, I'd actually look forward to a picture of a midget kicking some guy in the junk if the story sucked and a picture of a kitten if you did decent and a nude pic of ann coulter if you did good.