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1) Only the first 16 respondants expressing a desire to compete will be the contestants. It IS a first come, first served basis.
2) The contest will consist of a number of rounds pitting 2 randomly determined authors against each other until only one contestant remains (winner).
3) Each matchup will be given a theme, picture, article, subject, or other criteria to write on, and the poem submitted must match this as much as possible. Stricter following of prompts may help you win.
4) The winner as determined by a panel of judges will advance to the next round.
5) In case of a judge or judges not posting judgments in a timely manner, I will adjudicate and determine the winner.
6) The poems will be limited to 1000 words with a 50 word minimum
7) The entries will be poems. All forms of poetry are acceptable, as long as they meet the required word lengths. If your chosen style is too short, you are free to make two of them, i.e., you may make a limerick with 48 words, then add another limerick, still following the same theme, to reach the required word length.
8) All posted deadlines will given in as much time zones as possible, as labeled.
9) No late entries will be accepted. If you don't post or fail to post by the deadline, you will be disqualified. A 5 minute grace period is allowed. You have one freebie per contest, use it wisely. This allows you to be up to half a day late with your poem (no more).
10) If your entry does not include the article(s) and the picture(s), you will most likely lose because of it, however this will not disqualify your poem, as poems are judged on best use of the prompts.
11) The judgments are final. What the judges decide is how it is.
12) The entries will only include content suitable for the Playground.
13) I will rule on anything I have forgotten or needs clarification which is brought to my attention
14) The contestants will have 1 week (roughly) from the bracket posting to get their entries posted.
"'There aren't any beginnings,' Burton said. 'Nor any ends.
It seems to me that man has engaged in a blind and fearful struggle out of
a past he can't remember, into a future he can't foresee nor understand.
And man has met and defeated every obstacle, every enemy except one.
He cannot win over himself.'"
~John Steinbeck~ My Homebrew(Most Recent) | Forum Rules | IRC
I'll participate, not sure what yet. But I think truemane's IA rules are most excellent and I would sure like to see some of them integrated into the IP rules.
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avatar by kuja.girl
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I'm just going to hope everything doesn't fill up while I make up my mind what I want to do...
__________________ Flowers blanket all the countryside like freshly fallen snow
I know the answer's waiting somewhere, as it was once long ago
Do you wait to cross the river from the shores of shallow tide?
And what will happen to your phantom if you reach the other side?
...Hear me crying...
Avatar by Kairaven.
I want to be involved. But as always, I worry about the judging. So I'll tentatively declare as a writer, but I'll probably change my mind if there arne't enough judges.
Then again, if IP III is any indication, I won't make it past the first round anyway. And I can jude after that.
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If we LOL, do we not laugh?
If you PWN, do we not cry?
And if you HAXORZ, do we not revenge?
__________________ Flowers blanket all the countryside like freshly fallen snow
I know the answer's waiting somewhere, as it was once long ago
Do you wait to cross the river from the shores of shallow tide?
And what will happen to your phantom if you reach the other side?
...Hear me crying...
Avatar by Kairaven.
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Navi Plaguelord courtesy of "Make yourself a Navi" website plus some ingenuity on my part...
Werewolf Awards: 'Best Narration: Helgraf' Rabbit says stuff that makes me blush.
Oh, pay him no mind. It's just Bricky, after all...
__________________ Flowers blanket all the countryside like freshly fallen snow
I know the answer's waiting somewhere, as it was once long ago
Do you wait to cross the river from the shores of shallow tide?
And what will happen to your phantom if you reach the other side?
...Hear me crying...
Avatar by Kairaven.
Asking if Brickwall is confident is like asking if Tiggers are bouncy,
Or if Cat-Muffins like Pringles.
Are Tiggers bouncy?
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"'There aren't any beginnings,' Burton said. 'Nor any ends.
It seems to me that man has engaged in a blind and fearful struggle out of
a past he can't remember, into a future he can't foresee nor understand.
And man has met and defeated every obstacle, every enemy except one.
He cannot win over himself.'"
~John Steinbeck~ My Homebrew(Most Recent) | Forum Rules | IRC
Well, the wonderful thing about Tiggers is Tiggers are wonderful things.
But yes. Their tops are made out of rubber, and their bottoms are made out of springs, after all.
In addition to being bouncy, Tiggers are also trouncy, flouncy, and pouncy. And that's as far as my memory goes into my childhood...
edit: more importantly, do cat-muffins like Pringles?
__________________ Flowers blanket all the countryside like freshly fallen snow
I know the answer's waiting somewhere, as it was once long ago
Do you wait to cross the river from the shores of shallow tide?
And what will happen to your phantom if you reach the other side?
...Hear me crying...
Avatar by Kairaven.
Well, the wonderful thing about Tiggers is Tiggers are wonderful things.
But yes. Their tops are made out of rubber, and their bottoms are made out of springs, after all.
In addition to being bouncy, Tiggers are also trouncy, flouncy, and pouncy.
fun fun fun fun fun
But the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the only one.
I'm ... the only one. <purr>
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Navi Plaguelord courtesy of "Make yourself a Navi" website plus some ingenuity on my part...
Werewolf Awards: 'Best Narration: Helgraf' Rabbit says stuff that makes me blush.
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