Boomerang, at least you wont get last. Every know the one paragraph *cough*Canis Majoris*cough* will get last. I don't even know why he turned in his entry...
I specifically said I was forfeiting mine.
I posted it just for you to see what I was gonna have up if I decided to enter.
(I'm not trying to be an ass to you, but I'm upset people don't read the posts fully before posting their two cents.)
That was a douche move Ty, he turned his in after all out of respect and you just spat on it. You should be careful about how you speak of other's pieces because that was not at all very sportsman...errr...(writers-man?) like.
Edit: Also, we have only a few days left for that poll and well voting? (not sure)
So try and see if you guys can invite a few more people to at least read and vote for their favorites or vote for the 1-8 ranking. We need more voters guys so if you can grab some people (even out of the WL) to come and check out our pieces, that'd be awesome!
We should not seclude our part of the forum to ourselves but try to bring other people into it as well yes? So lets try and "Show-Off" who we are! :D (I'm sorry if no one gets the joke or if it's just that terrible)
Also! Don't forget to check out BirtDog's piece that's been up for awhile now! Add him to your tallies when you post your 1-8 Rankings! The poll is just icing on the cake and the actual voting is your posts!
So what I want you guys to do is to advertise like...[spoiler=][/spoiler]
BirtDog's entry has been added. If you already started ranking, please edit your post to appropriate him, this time ranking everything 1 to 9.
I am aware Canis' entry was incomplete as was most of the works but it was part of the 6-entry rule to deliver and so it will be part of the ranking so that it doesn't waste my time. Perhaps in the future, we'd be more pressed to get it done on some capacity at least.
And yes the poll doesnt mean anything other than to show your preference towards someone.
Remember, the writeup is different from the CNC's. Individual CNC's are worth pts for a maximum of 3 pieces (although you can cnc alot more like a good samaritan)
There's nothing we can do about it. We just have to ask for them again :I
MANKIND SHALL REBUILD
Note: Guys in case you didnt notice, our site forced a reset to some days ago. Any posts made in between minutes ago and that time are gone. If you already ranked people then I apologize but ya'll hav to do it again.
Because I am obliged to, here are my votes for this round.
1: BirtDog - Very well written, showing much effort and flowing like a comic book for children with all the visuals that come with it. Adapting Haku's demon was well done, and the addition of many cartoon characters gave the story a good, child friendly feel to it. Hands down the best entry in the entire round.
2: Nikx232 - Good language and writing, but weak conflict equals to an equally weak plot. Feelings aren't conveyed very well and descriptions could do with a little more fluff. I hate your repeated switching of tenses. Better than most of the others solely because of the better writing rather than the concept.
3:Shadowkirby - Slightly higher rank because of the better concept. That is, a poem rather than a short story. Could do with a bit more flow, but poetry isn't really my good point. Dumped to third because you showed more creativity than most of everyone else, even if it's simplistic. But then simple is good for the theme anyway.
4:Codincx - Somewhat simplistic writing, but there are some good ideas. The manner in which you repeatedly panned the camera to the
princess's story was interesting, but could be improved and detailed further.
5:BoomerangReturns - Close tie with Codinc. Fair writing, but descriptions need much work. Because the moral isn't reiterated very much throughout the story, most of it comes off as redundant and seemingly meaningless. That is, reading the story made me wonder why you simply didn't stick to one game instead of three. Plenty of telling instead of showing. Like Chamel's story, it becomes a slog to read through. That very fact struck you down to fourth. Moral doesn't seem too strong either.
6:GamerXD8 - Notably fair ideas. Plenty of tells without showing. Thought processes are sorely required, but quite absent through the story.
7:merich1 - Pointing out logical flaws in the story gave it a nice touch, but the repeated camera pans made the entire story confusing and hard to read. Writing is very simplified and the plot isn't much to talk about. Doesn't quite fit the definition of a children's' story.
8:TyTheGamerGuy - Very much tells and no shows. Plot feels bland, and descriptions are sorely lacking in vividness.
9:Canis Majoris - Good unique idea, but I was never able to see the execution and hence cannot judge appropriately.
The sad part is that I had hoped for more vivid...lush descriptions that should be present in a children's book. Sadly the only writer who was able to execute that well was Birtdog. Others had incredible problems with telling instead of showing, and most don't really fit what a children's book would be like. After Nikx, I had a hard time judging everyone in between because there was simply nothing that made them stand out as a whole.
Oh yeah im sorry if it wasn't clear: everyone can rank and rate em even if you're participating in the bracket. That's why I have the writeup mechanic, so I'll know the ranking is genuine.
Well i may end up waiting til friday when i have a computer. I can still do the mafia game amd stuff on the phone i just dont know about reading the entries and making long CnCs
