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May-10-2012 06:57

Rules are rules indeed. Wouldn't want to beat the dead horse, but I can resubmit. There are 6848 symbols in text, and the length is less then 4 posts. I wanted to have some structure in spacing and made a mistake.

May-10-2012 07:48

Plus, in the beggining Marc, yourself said is a very good post (Ivy's) and you are waiting for more posts from other players. In a way, you legalised Ivy's post. It's just fair to reconsider your position towards her writings. She put in some effort and we have to appreciate that. I say we allow Ivy to compete, as she had the greatest courage and start this contest :D
She is a good writer and you have to give her a chance for the contest.
Molly also wanted to populate this contest, make it more interesting, with more stories for the judges to choose from. In the end, you judge here the best post and makes no sense in not allowing people to give their best shot. These contests are for Sleuthville's fun and everybody should be encouraged to write. I am for admitting them both in the competition.

May-10-2012 07:51

Oh my, this is certainly interesting. Technically however, this story isn't to be continued on the RP board, its a poor word choice. This is the prologue, the separate back-story that I liked so much I decided to provide as a basis for another activity the Sleuth community adores so much. This line, set in Deir el-Bahari, will not be continued. Everything on the RP board continues in a present time, so TEEEEECHNICALLY, it won't be continued.

However, if this is really too much, you can have an editor strike my last post from the board, and I can resubmit it without mention of another community activity now available. *eyebrow wiggle*

Do let me know.

May-10-2012 07:52

Thank you for the support Cekuray, that is kind of you. :)

May-10-2012 08:24

As a contestant-who-has-not-yet-submitted, I do believe that Marc is correct that rules are rules. If we don't abide by them, then chaos prevails. It is also unfair to those who do follow the rules.

With that said, it seems to me that Molly's submission followed the rules in that her submission on this thread was within the time frame allowed, and stayed within the 4-post limitation. It seems fair to judge her submission "as-submitted". If the judges deem it incomplete due to the reference to continuation on the RP Boards, that is certainly a fair assessment, but the submission is still within the 4-post limitation. With that being said, it would be unfair to the rest of us if any RP postings on this story are judged for the contest.

As for Ivy's submission, if her submission is disqualified for being too early, then its being too long is a moot point. Then the question arises as to whether she can still submit or not. There is nothing in the rules saying she can't. But the judges may indeed rule on whether she can or can't since only Marc knows the intent of the submission time frame.

No matter how the judges ultimately rule on this (although Marc seems to have ruled already), I just hope the rules are followed with common sense prevailing.

In any case, I simply adored both Molly's and Ivy's submissions. These submissions did indeed contribute to the quality and betterment of Sleuth Noir. I applaud both of you for taking the time to write so wonderfully.

May-10-2012 08:41

Now my request.

I intend to submit within the 4-post limitation and before the deadline. That would be the narrative only.

My question is, may I include a 5th posting that is a disclaimer from any real persons that the narrative may refer to? I would also like to separate fact from fiction since I will be intertwining real history with fictional, events. The reason is that is I don't want to unfairly cast a bad light on still-ongoing organizations. And since this narrative will be about contract murder, negative implications cannot be helped.

May-10-2012 08:56

Okay everyone. I've been thinking after seeing these posts. I've decided to accommodate them both. Reason being, if Molly's post is just a background post for a story that's fine. It isn't fair for me to disqualify Ivy for posting 1 day early, 6 days after it is posted.

I do apologize about the inconvenience and I hope we can move on with this competition.

May-10-2012 09:01

Thank you for your understanding, Marc, and I assure you if you look at the RP post, its only a bare-bones skeleton. Only my character is customarily introduced, but no reference is made to any characters, events, places or elements of my submission. If you don't feel its right that the thematic elements be continued in the RP, that is perfectly fine and I will have the mods remove it immediately. :)

Its good to be back in the saddle, ya'll.
-Molly

May-10-2012 09:41

I am still unclear on Ivy's submission. I understand that being a little early is too petty to disqualify on, but then that still brings up the question of her submission being more than 4 posts.

Does Ivy need to resubmit? If so, she can certainly resubmit within the 4-post limitation.

If not, is there a penalty for exceeding 4 posts? Or is that still grounds for disqualification?

To me, having more than 4 posts is not a petty issue. This issue still needs clarification.

May-10-2012 09:55

Respectfully, why don't we just leave it up to the administrator of the contest instead of nitpicking over technicalities of other peoples work? Marc is within his rights to decide what to do with each entry. Whatever he requires of Ivy, whether the word count or the actual post length is in his- and the judges- jurisdiction.
Focus all this energy on perfecting your own submission. And for cripes sake, keep it within four posts and adhere to the rules as you understand them so that the majority of this contest isn't arguing over tit-for-tat.

Happy, HAPPY sleuthing,
Molly.