- CLOSED - HALLOWEEN CONTEST VOTING - CLOSED -
Oct 17, 2021 0:43:02 GMT -6
Post by Alatariel on Oct 17, 2021 0:43:02 GMT -6
***VOTING IS CLOSED****
Reminder:
This is not a genre contest, the entries are not required to be any one genre. All genres are welcome. Horror is not required and not included in the voting parameters.
Reminder:
This is not a genre contest, the entries are not required to be any one genre. All genres are welcome. Horror is not required and not included in the voting parameters.
Remember, constructive criticism is the name of the game. Abuse and insults will not be tolerated. Pointers on how to critique can be found in THIS POST.
VOTING LOCATION
Please proceed to the Fiction forum to begin reading, critiquing, and voting. To find the entries, scroll down the Fiction board toward the bottom, beneath all the genre subforums.
VOTING SCHEDULE
Voting begins: October 17
Voting closes: October 30th, 11:59 Mountain Time
Winners Announced: October 31
CONTEST JUDGING
Voting is open to all Legendfirians! Every contestant is REQUIRED to vote.
Unless excused for serious reasons, you must vote on all entries. You will receive reminders of this requirement 1 week, 3 days, and 1 day prior to the end of the voting period. If you do not vote on ALL entries, your entry will be disqualified.
Please follow these steps:
1. Critique each entry according to the following questions. Answer them as thoroughly as possible. Two sentences minimum per question. The goal is to help the author improve their craft. NOTE: voters who leave one-liner critiques to justify their vote will receive warnings according to our warning system.
Technical writing elements: Which elements were technically sound in this entry? What still needs work? (Consider things like spelling/punctuation/grammar, coherence, plotting, story arc, etc.)
Artistic writing elements: What appealed to me in this entry? What might benefit from revision? (Consider things like how engaging the story is, appropriate word choice, metaphor, imagery, character development, uniqueness, etc.)
Prompt: How well does this entry relate to the prompt?
NOTE: Remember, this contest had a dual prompt (Dreams and Nightmares). The stories may be about dreams OR nightmares OR both. They do not need to have both included for the story to relate to one of the prompts.
2. Assign each area a numerical value, from 1 to 5, with five being the most favorable.
3. Add your scores and divide by 3 to get an average score. For example: 3.5 + 3 + 4 = 3.5 (The contest host will collect all the averaged scores for each entry and tally the overall average to determine the winners.)
You may vote for yourself to maintain your anonymity. This vote will not count toward the final score.
All entries must have the same number of votes for each vote to count. For example, if over half the entries receive 7 votes, we will set the final vote requirement to 7 votes per entry.
WINNERS!
100 Hard Honor Points for all entrants, upon submitting their entry
An additional 200 Hard Honor Points for 1st Place winners, for a total of 300
An additional 100 Hard Honor Points for all other place winners, for a total of 200
(Contestants must edit their Honor Points themselves within their profile settings, under the "Personal" tab.)
CONTEST PROMOTING!
If you haven't claimed your contest badge, here's the code for your signature:
[img]https://i.ibb.co/BjJXG4S/Dreams-And-Nightmares.png[/img]
Looks like a good turnout. 
However! I am so excited about WHY I'll miss the end of the contest.
Traveling to Giza, then fly to Luxor and sail up the Nile on a cruise boat. Good Lord, it might actually happen. Stay away germs! Stay away freaks who beat up flight attendants because you don't want to wear a mask and act like a psychopath and get planes diverted and delayed.
And CONGRATS to the winners! Whoever you will be. 
Stay safe!
You add them to your profile as you do them around the forum.
