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CONTEST: Survivor Sleuthville
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Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-1-2009 22:03

Do you have what it takes to outlast all others? Do you think you can rise above the rest and stand out as the ultimate contender? Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to Survivor: Sleuthville!

10 Detectives enter, face off against each other in a different challenge every week, and the last left standing will be crowned Sleuth Noir Survivor! The winner will walk away with a one-year subscription to Sleuth Noir and bragging rights over the entire community. The rules are simple:

1. The first ten Detectives to post an entry will be entered and placed on two teams of five.

2. It's advisable to be subscribed. Some of the challenges may require travel, and if you can't participate, it's likely your team will vote you off at elimination. I won't bar anyone based on this, but it's your call.

3. The losing team at the end of each event will have to vote off one member. To do that each team member will submit a PM to me, which will remain anonymous with the name of the person he or she is voting for, and a short reason why. It can be as simple as-

Name: Heimlich VonVictor
Why: He didn't write any of the poem. It's no wonder we lost!

4. Challenges will be one week long and a winner will be announced at the end, in the event of a tie, a coin will be flipped.

5. Anyone may enter including mods, editors, or even Ben and Sunny themselves if they so choose.

6. The contest will begin when all ten detectives have entered and been placed on teams. It will conclude after nine weeks of elimination challenges.

That's all! Get out there and outwit, outplay, and outlast!

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Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-31-2009 11:46

Thanks for your vote ctown, but when I referred to participating tribe members, I meant participants who weren't benched for this challenge. This way each tribe has three votes. Sorry!

Aknas
Aknas
Con Artist

Oct-31-2009 11:54

Er, I am still confuse. Now more confuse than ever, lol.

Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-31-2009 12:48

To clarify:

Set One (The Original Set):

~Write intros and submit them
~Write as many as you can
~Make sure the entry number is above #1525
~Bad/Uninteresting/Poor Quality intros count for 0 points. If a single detective accumulates three poor quality intros, a point will be deducted from his or her tribe's overall score. (Golden Diaper Award)
~Good quality/Interesting/Make you want to read them intros get one point each.
~THE INTROS DO NOT HAVE TO BE APPROVED!!!
~The contestant with the most good quality intros will receive the Golden Quill Immunity Award.

Set Two:

~Each participating member of the challenge will submit a total of five intros
~Make sure the entry number is above #1525
~THE INTROS DO NOT HAVE TO BE APPROVED!!!
~Each good quality intro will be given 1 point (+1)
~Each poor quality into will be deducted 1 point (-1)
~A panel of judges will decide which contestant has the highest quality into of the 30 intros submitted, and will receive The Golden Quill Immunity Award.
~In a tie, a coin will be flipped to determine the winner.

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Oct-31-2009 12:58

I vote for the first set of rules. :)

Aknas
Aknas
Con Artist

Oct-31-2009 14:57

Got it now. Thanks. :)

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Oct-31-2009 15:34

My vote goes for set 2.. To make it a bit fair for 'The Comanche" tribe...

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Oct-31-2009 17:19

As a benched member I cannot vote on this, but i'd just like to voice out what i think.

The first set of rules are better, since some members can contribute more and some less on intro writing. I definitely cannot participate this week (not even 'in the background', and i think it's the same for Riza), so I believe it will be pretty fair in terms of numbers (but i think with Kyle it's now 4 against 3?)

The concern for this challenge is that it will become a contest of writing as many (good) intros as possible, and hence another sleepless week for both tribes. If this is a contest on counting number, then there's no way to go around it, but if it is a contest more on the content (similar to the first challenge), then may i suggest that we can put a cap on the total number of intros submitted (say a total of 9-10; please cut us some slacks after the past week's challenge). If there is a tie in the end (after subtracting the bad ones), then the judges can make the call as to which set of intros are better. You can even cover up the name of the tribes for the judges to make the judgement more fair).

Anyhow, Heim, you're the one calling the shots or i'll just leave this to you. Too bad a writing challenge came up just as I have crazy RL workload, but that's alright, i am sure you have more wonderful challenges ahead for us, so I guess i shall get back to work and just cheer on my team.

Go Lenape Go!! *Pom-poms out*

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Oct-31-2009 17:21

# above second last paragraph, first line #
Anyhow, Heim, you're the one calling the shots *so i'll just leave this to you. (sorry, stupid typo)

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Oct-31-2009 17:25

Hi! Could I please have a minute of your time? Thank you very much!

I would like to take a time out right now. And please, even though it may seem a bit strange, just play along with me. Thanks! :D


Everyone, take a deeeeeeep breath. That's it. Deep. Now, let your mind relax. Stop worrying about the contest. Stop worrying about Sleuth. Stop worrying about work/school/ family/ friends for a moment. Picture a nice relaxing spot, and concentrate.

Feeling better? Good.

Now, Let me point out that this is a GAME. It is not a matter of life and death. It is something put out for our enjoyment. To use a cliche, "It's not if you win or lose, but how you play the game." So, let's stop and take a minute here to remember this is for fun! Not to get headaches and make divisions in the community- that would be a waste of time and effort! No, this is FUN! So, relax, do your best (because that's all anyone can really expect from you), and just have fun!

ctown28
ctown28
Huntsman

Oct-31-2009 17:52

To paraphrase the great Vince Lombardi, "If its not if you win or lose, why keep score?"

Seriously though, I agree with the above sentiment, the main rule in any competition I had was to have fun, if that rule is violated, its not worth it.

Keep up the good work Heim!

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