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Sleuth Biography Contest 2007
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Lucian Ty
Lucian Ty

Apr-12-2007 20:50

I remember the contest from last year, which was hosted by the gracious Madame Giry before her departure. I just thought that... well, since a year has passed since last April that we give this another shot. Contests are always great community spirit boosters, and are tons of fun as well.

The rules are simple: create a biography for your detective. Remember it's quality, not quantity that counts. It can be any genre, just as long as it fits the timeframe of Sleuth (mid-1930's) and that it's gramatically correct and readable.

I need about three to four judges that are willing to give up a period of time one afternoon or evening to read the entries and judge them on a set of categories. This will be done in the in-game chatroom, or even in a special thread that will be guarded by a Moderator or Editor. We've done the latter last year, and it was pretty effective (although the page had to be refreshed constantly).

To enter your detective in the contest, PM Detective BioContest07 with your name by April 20th, 2007. More details will be forthcoming after that date passes. I do not need volunteers for judges as of yet. You cannot participate in the contest if you are a judge. Judge details will be forthcoming as well. Any requirements? You must be at least 20 days old to enter. I don't care whether you're subscribed or not.

I have no prize for a winner, but I'm working on it. Contributions would be great. So, let's get your applications in, and start working on those bios!

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Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Apr-22-2007 20:43

lol do you post for both heads too J Q?

John Q. Publik
John Q. Publik
Old Shoe

Apr-22-2007 21:30

hush, squirrell. I'm still getting used to doing this from my phone. Thanks for having my back, though.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Apr-22-2007 22:08

aww man from your phone? I have so tried to do that at the footy (Ok we were losing.), but not as much of a techno-nerd as I thought I was!

oops sorry Lucian.. hi-jacking by accident.

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Finale
Finale

Apr-23-2007 14:31

Hi again...

I was just wondering... when will we learn the results of the contest?

I just finished my bio (I didn't know there was a 3000 character maximum - I had to edit my work!) and I just want to say good luck to all the contestants. I've read all of the entries' biographies and I just gotta' say that everyone did a splendid job!

(I still hope I win, though :P hehehe)

-Finale

David Adams
David Adams
Red-Nosed

Apr-25-2007 01:16

Hi there. Dunno if you're still accepting entries after the last couple days of server weirdness, but my bio's up, and I've sent a pm off to your BioContest07 lady. Good luck everyone!! ;-)

a_agarwal
a_agarwal

Apr-25-2007 04:11

Oh oh... I just saw the limit to 20 days old... I am just 4 days old....

Finale
Finale

Apr-25-2007 22:57

Haha... I didn't see the 20 day limit either. Thanks for letting some of us newbies stay.

a_agarwal
a_agarwal

Apr-26-2007 00:08

Thanks... Now I'll keep working on my bio...

a_agarwal
a_agarwal

May-2-2007 01:34

All the best everyone...

Finale
Finale

May-5-2007 08:13

Hey I was just wondering if I can edit my biography just to change a word. There's a verb in it that's past tense that's supposed to be in present tense. It's not a big deal or anything, it's just driving me nuts whenever I see it. I'm sorry, I'm just a stickler for tense consistency...

So can I?

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