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Shhh, don't say that out loud now, lol.

I find it a hassle to get two more judges and get prizes. As well as ask sigfags (sig makers) to prepare signatures.

And I find no motivation when I know for certain that there won't be many submissions. Inb4 someone says that writing forum members will probably participate; yes, I know that, but the point of writing contests was to draw more people into the miniature writing community, not exactly for circlejerk competition. *cough* *cough*

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Nice twist, but I really hoped you'd begin your entry by saying, "My father was a pain in my ass.", right after High's entry on Shiro's incestuous relationship with his mother.

Sorry, but my goal was to avoid sexual innuendos entirely.

what's wrong with sexual innuendos?

Makes it worse.

right, we should state the sexual acts explicitly =)

oh u

The avatars/signatures can be the only prize, most people still like those and they're digital and useful on forums.

If there are less submissions, that's really less of an excuse to be lazy. Although you got front page for your last summer contest, I think the Winter contest was really the big publicity stunt. It's fine if we have contests for the in-community.

In regards to the collaboration, incoming party-pooper post, but I feel this needs to be said since I've tried to remain silent and let everyone take it where they'd like: I'm beginning to see it as more of that which should belong in IB with the most recent post. Essentially, it's intellectually sinking to that of trolling drivel which people like Antw0n and Longevity/Classy/whatever-he's-known-as-now would be able to write more adequate posts. This is not what I had in mind as a collaborative story when I created it. Although I expected it to be taken in any such direction, I was hoping that people would at least take it seriously as a writing exercise instead of a competition where people see how much they can fuck up the progression with spontaneous and bizarre, also probably morally and ethically questionable directions. My motivation to add to it myself was never as high as when I started it but went up when Jerry posted...and then it sunk back down again. I really find it hard to convince other people like Rise and Mibu to join when I also don't feel an inclination to add to it.

I think you should know better, high. There are people who may write alongside you who you may be insulting with your words whether they are in jest or not. You should respect your fellow collaborator and writer because you just may never know. I'm personally not gay, but I think it's pretty insulting to say AIDS is an identification card for someone who is, even in jest, even in narration, even with a different abbreviation, the insinuation and link is clearly obvious and I'm frankly appalled by it and comments like it.

I told you guys I support you having fun (however twisted your definition apparently is), and I really do, but not at the expense of others and not at the expense of the story first and foremost. So, also please no threatening to write in people. I could try to lead this story in a more mature and progressive tempo, but I really don't feel like it because of where it stands right now, so maybe I'll see how you guys take care of it before I do.

I apologize to speak so righteously high and mighty, and I honestly take some responsibility for where the story has gone. I really wanted to take a silent and background observer role without needing to give any moderation. I'm still not going to moderate it or add any formal rules, but seeing as this story was a test, I'll just let it burn and start a new one if need be. I would like not to, but at least we're slowly learning what works more and less effectively. Thanks for reading and sorry again.

right I'll just delete it so more sane people could join again, sorry for the inconvenience =)

But sigs... those are akin to giving no prizes at all.

Anyone can just PM a sig maker and the sig maker will agree help you out, as long as you give sufficient details regarding what kind of a sig you'd like.


On another note, anyone up for an RP made by yours truly?

tl;dr i'm not gonna stain my hands and mind writing along with some dude who confused being sexually frustrated with being philosophically absurd.

high and mighty? indeed i am, for i pass the turing test.

what's the difference? =)

lol.

iknowrite =D

That is a shame. I did have fun though. My intention was to make the story uglier. If Yui and Shiro were to become a couple and have children in modern Japan while they are still studying, I would like to add what I know about Japan (through news articles) to show that they are asking for trouble.

Koukansei was intended to be an observer baffled with how the Japanese lead their lives! Those who are familiar with my writing style will know that I refuse to write properly.

Instead of saying briefly that Koukansei was feeling a tinge of jealously and continue writing about the plot, I break the fourth wall and describe Koukansei in detail adding remarks of my own.

Winter Writing Contest:

The winter writing contest was fine but I would say it lacked publicity. Not that I am complaining about that. In fact it is much easier to read through what the other contestants are writing because they are so few!



Pacifica's RP:

I am game for it. I think the rest would be okay with it as well. Keirova_47 has a fantasy roleplay in mind and he is looking for players as well. Perhaps the two of you can strike a deal?

Actually... I've always been quite unsure of whether or not it was okay to ask a sig maker to make a sig for me. I thought that these contests were one of many ways that people got theirs, especially to those who don't post around much or don't even know any sig makers, which is was essentially my situation.

Last time I joined your RP it was actually quite fun despite things not working out in the end and I learned a lot from writing (not even kidding in the slightest), but I definitely won't be able to RP on your next one. Med school incoming for me and all, and RP's take plenty of effort as I found out.


As for the collaboration thread, well... I'm back and I'll post soon.

You're just all nervous, don't know who to PM for sigs... that's kind of a different matter. Art section plenty of sig shops if you take your time and check that place out. Most users tend to get their sigs that way. I'm sure that I'm correct about this.

Well, RP rules honestly don't work fully. When you're too strict people gets the turn off hammer way too hard. Unfortunately without a few players wanting to play, I won't be making any RP thread.

@Leonard: Nope, IDC about Keirova. If you're up for my RP, I can't have you go 'writing and doing stuff different just to be different' just because. You'd need to make use of sound logic.

How different we are. Whenever I want one, I'll just shoot up a PM.

"HEY. I WANT A SIG THAT USES THIS PIC.

/link of pic/

SO IT SHOULD BE BLAH BLAH...."

and the semi-coherent instructions go on until I get what I had in mind.

Lack of logic is High's department. Whining and being overly critical is my department. It is about writing styles rather than being different just for the sake of it which is silly and serves no purpose.

I am different not because I want to but because I write differently!

At least we can agree that you are uncomfortable with my style of writing.

It gives off the allure that you're whining just for the sake of whining, or for the sake of having more text in your post.

Sometimes its funny, mostly it's boring.