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The Basics:
The voting deadline is February 9th. Extentions might be given on a case by case basis if you plead enough, and if we like you enough to wait for your ballot.
Scoring will be on a 1 to 10 scale in these 4 categories:
Writing Style
Plot/Creativity
Enjoyment
Theme
Weigh one category that you think is the most important so it will count for double the points. The weighted category must be the same for all three stories. Doing this brings the point total to 50 points, which is a great number to work with.
PM your ratings to me and I'll calculate everything to see who the big winner is.
Bat Country, Threadkiller, and I are required to vote on the two stories we didn't write, or we will be burdened with SCORN. Everyone is welcome to vote, but your ballot will be ignored if you skip stories or do not weigh a category. Mizal is not required to vote, but it's the only way to get rid of last year's SCORN.
The Stories:
Bat Country: Relic
Threadkiller: Trash Day
Usoki: Corporate Contract
I will take all PMs over the main site, simply so that the message in question will appear on a larger frame than it would if sent by forum. Less steps to reach them, too. And let's not forget how easy it is to miss seeing PMs on the forum. If you don't send your vote over the main site PMs, prepare to receive SCORN. And for the love of God, send me all three votes/critiques in one PM. Don't spread them out.
Extended Category Definitions:
Plot/Creativity- This one is pretty self-explanatory. How was the plot? Did you understand what was going on? Did you see the ending from a mile away? Have you seen it all before, or did the story offer a new take on things?
Enjoyment- What did you think of the story? Did you like it? Was it too short? Too linear? Did you keep running into unwritten choices after two or three rooms?
Writing Style- Formerly the spelling and grammar category, it has been expanded to cover things like pacing, description, and dialogue. Did the story have a huge introduction sequence that dragged on for too long? Did you have a hard time following the plot because nothing was described? Did you get bored reading the story because it was written at a first grade reading level?
Theme- This category is solely devoted to the characters. How many were used? How many of them were used well? Did the author pick characters who were meant for each other, or did they surprise you by using characters which didn't seem to have much in common? Were the characters critical to the plot, or did they merely appear in the background of someone else's story?
In addition to these numerical ratings, you should provide a critque explaining why you voted the way you did. More is always better. At the very least, you should try and have at least one paragraph. Nobody like that guy who writes one unhelpful sentence and calls it good enough. I can't stop the guy who does that, but I can offer him SCORN.
You are strongly encouraged to read the entire story, all paths. If you cannot bring yourself to do that- the story is too bad, or too massive- make sure you mention that in your critique.
The voting deadline is February 9th. Extentions might be given on a case by case basis if you plead enough, and if we like you enough to wait for your ballot.
Scoring will be on a 1 to 10 scale in these 4 categories:
Writing Style
Plot/Creativity
Enjoyment
Theme
Weigh one category that you think is the most important so it will count for double the points. The weighted category must be the same for all three stories. Doing this brings the point total to 50 points, which is a great number to work with.
PM your ratings to me and I'll calculate everything to see who the big winner is.
Bat Country, Threadkiller, and I are required to vote on the two stories we didn't write, or we will be burdened with SCORN. Everyone is welcome to vote, but your ballot will be ignored if you skip stories or do not weigh a category. Mizal is not required to vote, but it's the only way to get rid of last year's SCORN.
The Stories:
Bat Country: Relic
Threadkiller: Trash Day
Usoki: Corporate Contract
I will take all PMs over the main site, simply so that the message in question will appear on a larger frame than it would if sent by forum. Less steps to reach them, too. And let's not forget how easy it is to miss seeing PMs on the forum. If you don't send your vote over the main site PMs, prepare to receive SCORN. And for the love of God, send me all three votes/critiques in one PM. Don't spread them out.
Extended Category Definitions:
Plot/Creativity- This one is pretty self-explanatory. How was the plot? Did you understand what was going on? Did you see the ending from a mile away? Have you seen it all before, or did the story offer a new take on things?
Enjoyment- What did you think of the story? Did you like it? Was it too short? Too linear? Did you keep running into unwritten choices after two or three rooms?
Writing Style- Formerly the spelling and grammar category, it has been expanded to cover things like pacing, description, and dialogue. Did the story have a huge introduction sequence that dragged on for too long? Did you have a hard time following the plot because nothing was described? Did you get bored reading the story because it was written at a first grade reading level?
Theme- This category is solely devoted to the characters. How many were used? How many of them were used well? Did the author pick characters who were meant for each other, or did they surprise you by using characters which didn't seem to have much in common? Were the characters critical to the plot, or did they merely appear in the background of someone else's story?
In addition to these numerical ratings, you should provide a critque explaining why you voted the way you did. More is always better. At the very least, you should try and have at least one paragraph. Nobody like that guy who writes one unhelpful sentence and calls it good enough. I can't stop the guy who does that, but I can offer him SCORN.
You are strongly encouraged to read the entire story, all paths. If you cannot bring yourself to do that- the story is too bad, or too massive- make sure you mention that in your critique.
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