Posts from Insouciance

I've already recorded it :)
But I won't submit it; it doesn't fit the remaining contests – it has vocals. Besides, I don't want some people who can't stand Asian ethnic music to have blood coming out of their ears.

Don't panic!
Wishmaster
Morning

I'll make a post after I get responses from the listed participants, or after 00:00 my time.
Dubinkin isn't participating, Nebo has disappeared, Mortulus is being unclear, and Alex doesn't seem interested (but if you let me know you'll participate, I'll wait).

I have an idea to start the next one earlier (10/18) and run the guessing game "in between," because the answers will be sent to me privately – this will create an unwanted pause in the thread.

(10/18)

Now it's 11/18, a good idea, no need to rush. Then maybe give more time to evaluate the contest with the stories. After all, there will be a lot of text in total, and it is necessary to read everything and evaluate it adequately.

Will there be scores assigned for the story contest?
I hope I was lucky enough to be assigned to those who have already submitted their entries.

Lol, I predict that no one will nominate me.

Will there be ratings for the story contest?

Revan?

Since the answers will be sent to me in a private message, it will create an unwanted pause in the thread.

It's good that you warned me. I would have been guessing in the thread.

Don't you know what tools you have available without having to listen in?

Or maybe we should just skip the private messages? We'll definitely want to discuss things. No one will be able to resist joining the chat, even if Rheven comes back and starts monitoring it.

I will refrain.

Don't you know what tools you have available without listening?

I know, but they're on my computer. And Revnyu needs YouTube links. That's why I always listen to what I'm sending :) Although this time might be an exception.

*ahem* The rules don't say anything about ratings.

But seriously, I doubt the feasibility of holding a vote for this contest. Reasons:
1. There will probably be little content. Not in terms of text volume, but in the number of participants; choosing winners overall will be somewhat meaningless.
2. Stories and drawings, unlike the other contests, require much more time and effort. Knowing that there are some very emotional people on the forum, I can imagine that they will not be very happy to receive a rating of "terrible" or "disgusting" after hours of work. This could initially undermine motivation (receiving "bad criticism" for something written/drawn on a whim is not so unpleasant). All of this could reduce the enjoyment and fun derived from the contest and, in essence, negatively affect its main purpose.
3. Problems with assigning ratings. The content will be very diverse and of varying volume, and the "quality" will differ greatly depending on the literary skills of the participants (in the case of drawings, artistic skills), and it is unclear what to evaluate and according to what criteria.
4. Drawings and stories are, in themselves, a complete entry for the contest. For comparison, pictures without voting would essentially be meaningless, and half of the participants wouldn't even listen to the music.

But this is just my opinion, and I am just the host. If the participants decide that this element is necessary for the story and drawing contest, I will organize it.

Added 4 minutes later

And Revnyu needs YouTube links.

Well, I can always upload the file sent to me to the universally beloved pro100player.

they probably wouldn't be too happy to receive a "terrible" or "awful" rating.

Besides, I know where some of the forum users live.

Voting in the art contest is pointless if everyone votes for Kosh. Otherwise, it makes sense, and you can vote not based on skill, but on the plot, how well the images match the theme, etc.

Moreover, I know where some of the forum users live.

:)
Perhaps, just to see Arko in person, I'll give you... "terrible"? Or maybe "awful"? Come visit :)

But seriously, I agree with Revan - there's no need to judge these contests.

5
Daoshi
Heroist
Ple-Sen
Neyra Drake
Kind Shaman
Mortulus
Sesam
Sky.
Drakkoska
Don't panic!
Wishmaster
Siverfale
Alexeagle
Morning
Arandor
Dybinkin
Dag
Joffrey Baratheon

The start will be on the 14th, as planned, or as soon as I receive the tracks from all the "gray" participants.