Third annual writing contest organisational thread

[littlelostboy]

Hehe, luckily I got my Internet connection just in time. This is a competiton I must win.

[matteus the inbred]

dammit, knew we should've banned Banquo's Ghost...

[Rodion Romanovich]

The plot thickens...

Look what I found:

[The Stranger]

yeah mattues we should have... and i thought i had a chance to win this time

[edyzmedieval]

I hope I get at least number 2. I want an award dammit, and I participated in all of the three writing contests!!!

[Ludens]

Can you tell me the etiquette for participants commenting on the stories (positively, obviously ). I'm not sure if we're allowed to contribute to the general discussions, so my default is to stay silent until the vote is over.

What's the traditional or expected form?

The philosphy of the Mead Hall is that if you post it, people are allowed to comment on it. In the previous contests this didn't happen (except perhaps through PM), but the Mead Hall patrons used to be a quiet lot. So by all means, do share your comments. But keep it friendly. And no vegetable-hurling. I don't want to clean up the mess afterwards.

[Don Corleone]

Hey, terrific work everyone. I feel a little inadequate standing in such fine company.

EDIT: It really helps to read the staff's entire post before making an ass out of oneself by asking questions specifically addressed 3 posts up.

[Avicenna]

Hey, terrific work everyone. I feel a little inadequate standing in such fine company.

EDIT: It really helps to read the staff's entire post before making an ass out of oneself by asking questions specifically addressed 3 posts up.

DC, was that Vito in your story Vito Corleone?

[Don Corleone]

DC, was that Vito in your story Vito Corleone?

No, I just had run out of Italian first names. The family in my story was the D'Amelio clan. Truth be told, I think Vito is exclusively Sicilian.

[Banquo's Ghost]

The philosphy of the Mead Hall is that if you post it, people are allowed to comment on it. In the previous contests this didn't happen (except perhaps through PM), but the Mead Hall patrons used to be a quiet lot. So by all means, do share your comments. But keep it friendly. And no vegetable-hurling. I don't want to clean up the mess afterwards.

In that case, I shall wait until the voting is over - not because I want to hurl vegetables but because my instinct is not to interfere in the judging process.

I'll just say that there are some excellent pieces of work, really varied and well told. It has been a pleasure reading all the submissions.

[The Stranger]

well i just hav a few words to say. Don your story was good, but John's story made may day, You go John. I dont want to say who i'm going to vote for but i guess that is quit clear (and ive never voted for myself so i wont do that this time)

i liked banquo's story and also Grimsta's story, the stories of edymedieval and legio were very good too.

Banquo, Grimsta, Don Corleone, Big John, Ludens and Edyzmedieval have so far made it into my project in which i gather the best stories in the meadhall, anyone who wants to help me select the very top of our meadhall is on the team.

[Sethik]

I submitted my story. Hopefully the deadline hasn't past.