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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-16-2016 23:07

There will be 4 activities this week. All events start on Thursday, August 18, at 12:00 AM, SST. Three of the four events are continued from last week. Good luck. ;-)

1. Treasure Hunts - Week 2
This event lasts two weeks. You were given the instructions for this last week, so if you need to review them, please read the Second Week's Activities' thread. The scoring system HAS BEEN REVAMPED. All hunts are now worth 10 points, not 100. Teams receive 3 participation points for the FIRST six hunts they open and do one favor for in the correct categories. Once you have completed six hunts in the same categories as before, YOU ARE DONE. This activity ends on Wednesday, August 24th.

2. Scavenger Hunt - Week 2
This is the SECOND part of this event. You have one week to complete this activity. Please send a screenshot of your locker to Riza Hawkeye for verification purposes by Thursday, August 18, 12:00 AM, SST. All items on List #1 are INVALID after Wednesday, August 17, 11:59 PM, SST. You will be given a second list on the Sleuth Talk board. All items MUST BE COLLECTED IN ORDER, and screenshots must be sent to Riza as you collect each item. You have until Wednesday, August 24, 11:59 PM, SST, to complete this list.

3. Role Playing Essay Contest - Week 2
This event lasts two weeks. You were given the instructions for this last week, so if you need to review them, please read the Second Week's Activities' thread. Essays are due Wednesday, August 24, 11:59 PM, SST.

4. Twist/Closer Contest
This is a *TEAM* writing contest. One writer for your team is already assuming most of the responsibility for the Role Playing Essay, so DO NOT BUG THEM about this. The other 3 members of the team will submit ONE entry. Together, you will submit the idea and writing for ONE complete twist (and accompanying closer). Ideas and writing must be as fully detailed as possible. You must include descriptions of the twist's effects if necessary (gain faction standing, trigger Larry the Toe, etc).

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Ms Helen
Ms Helen
Con Artist

Aug-25-2016 02:04

I think everyone has done a great job with all the writing. However I was under the impression that RP could only be 2000 characters, in other words one message board post? Sorry if I misunderstood :)

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Aug-25-2016 03:08

I think the restriction was 2000 characters indeed - but maybe the judges could make an exception or take into consideration that even the best RP-ers have trouble with a 2000 word limit :)

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-25-2016 03:27

The judges could also take into consideration that other teams probably had to cut quite a bit of good material to adhere to the 2000 CHARACTER limit. Two thousand WORDS would have been a breeze. But hard on the judges' eyes.

I know we had to edit out quite a bit of good stuff and I'm sure the other team did as well. A few lines over? Sure. A few paragraphs? Maybe not.

But all we can do is voice our opinions and leave it to the judges to make their decisions. I wish them luck as this will be a very hard one to judge.

Thank you for taking on the challenge. I hope you enjoy the stories. :)

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Aug-25-2016 03:28

Also, my compliments to the Twists and Closers. I thoroughly enjoyed all of them, but I think Autumn and Sleuth Sindy did an excellent job on them. No matter what, you've all shown some great writing skills and that's what's important!

I do hope you keep this level up for the upcoming intro contest - can't wait to read those as well!

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-25-2016 04:15

Congratulations to ALL of the teams for their hard work in the Role Playing and Twist/Closer Contests!! Fantastic job, everyone!! ;-D

Breit

DevilishWings
DevilishWings
Charioteer

Aug-25-2016 04:36

I messaged Breit about whether 2000 was a limit and she said it wasn't. She didn't want people to submit 5000 character pieces, but over 2000 was ok. But she should be the one to clear things up about this.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-25-2016 05:02

Hi guys.

Yes, I set a 2000 character limit, and yes, I told several people that if they went slightly over (ie. -- 2100-2500 characters), that was fine. And yes, there are a couple of stories that did go over the limit. There are also a couple of stories that didn't meet a couple other criteria that I gave everyone. But ALL of the writers did produce very good stories. So, should any of the stories be disqualified? I'm not a Judge, and ultimately, that is up to the Judges. For my two cents' worth, No, none of the stories have committed sins big enough to qualify for disqualification.

I hope this makes things a bit clearer. We'll see what the Judges' panel has to say.

Again, good luck to all of the writers!! You all did a wonderful job!! ;-D

Breit

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-25-2016 06:52

I don't think they should be disqualified. But then don't come up with rules either. Because on our end we have no idea how far your leniency goes. And if 2,500 characters is fine, are 2,600 characters also fine? And if submitting a story one hour after the deadline is okay, is submitting a story two hours after also fine? Or three hours?

Bottom line is, you can't have it both ways. If you insist on imposing rules then they should be followed. If you don't want the rules to ruin competition spirit, there's something to be said for that too. But then it should also be announced as such. You may have told several people so but we can't all have knowledge about what is said or agreed individually or in private conversations.

And believe it or not, we have been lenient too. We accepted that rules were changed in mid-game like it was the case in the treasure hunts. Did anyone create a big fuzz about it on the boards? I don't think so. Nor was it given too much attention that someone arrived in Shangri La before anyone else during the villain hunt. But if we notice time after time that very specific rules are being posted (must have no more than so many characters, NOT before 12:00 SST, etc.) and then it turns out those rules are actually not to be taken too strictly ... it does make you wonder why they are being made public in the first place. As a guideline? Then by all means make it known they are just guidelines.

Ms Helen
Ms Helen
Con Artist

Aug-25-2016 09:34

Just to be clear I wasn't criticising anyone, was just confused :)

Sultry De Mon
Sultry De Mon
Con Artist

Aug-25-2016 09:44

Anyone know where the lifejackets are stored?
Also how do you lower the lifeboats?


I think I saw a peg leg floating in the ocean, need to go get it. If I don't return , no need to send out the search parties, I'm sure I'll float up to the surface sometime.

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