Short Story Contest

[Yoite]

That one's good. I just thought it would increase the accuracy to expand the point scale.

I don't like making style and grammar worth the same amount if I can avoid it. =/

Alright

12.5
7.5

[Conserative Morality]

Alright

12.5
7.5

Why don't we get the opinions of the other judges before we make a final decision?

[Yoite]

Alright

12.5
7.5

Why don't we get the opinions of the other judges before we make a final decision?

Yup, no decision is final, but you can move them back to

15
5

for now because I hate decimals.

[Conserative Morality]

Yup, no decision is final, but you can move them back to

15
5

for now because I hate decimals.

Decimals are quite terrible.

[New England and The Maritimes]

I'm dead tired now, so I'll go through all this tomorrow when I'm fresher. That way I can be sure I won't read everything wrong and assume you're all retarded.

[Alexlantis]

Yup, no decision is final, but you can move them back to

15
5

for now because I hate decimals.

Decimals are quite terrible.

...I like decimals...

[Conserative Morality]

...I like decimals...

You're a monster.

[Yoite]

Decimals are quite terrible.

...I like decimals...

*pats on back*

It's alright, we all make mistakes sometimes

[Maineiacs]

We have until the 1st, right? I'll get it on the thread it a couple of days. 900+ words and counting.

[Yoite]

We have until the 1st, right? I'll get it on the thread it a couple of days. 900+ words and counting.

Yup, good luck

[Norstal]

Have we established how the judges will be evaluating the entries?

Blerg, I used to have a scoring sheet for IB English for literary criticism. Now I can't find it.

I think CM's scoring system is a bit confusing, but I think I can fix it. The description of the setting should be the same as 25 or at least 20. Creativity is vague, so eliminate that category. Spelling is included with grammar. Everything else should be fine.

[Yoite]

Have we established how the judges will be evaluating the entries?

Blerg, I used to have a scoring sheet for IB English for literary criticism. Now I can't find it.

I think CM's scoring system is a bit confusing, but I think I can fix it. The description of the setting should be the same as 25 or at least 20. Creativity is vague, so eliminate that category. Spelling is included with grammar. Everything else should be fine.

Creativity = Originality

[Alexlantis]

Blerg, I used to have a scoring sheet for IB English for literary criticism. Now I can't find it.

I think CM's scoring system is a bit confusing, but I think I can fix it. The description of the setting should be the same as 25 or at least 20. Creativity is vague, so eliminate that category. Spelling is included with grammar. Everything else should be fine.

Creativity = Originality

Then my story won't do well. It's too much like I Am Legend.

[Yoite]

Creativity = Originality

Then my story won't do well. It's too much like I Am Legend.

Didn't you say he was in a sewer? and originality doesn't hold a large portion of the overall points

[Alexlantis]

Then my story won't do well. It's too much like I Am Legend.

Didn't you say he was in a sewer? and originality doesn't hold a large portion of the overall points

Flooded subway, that way there's room to move around. And the basic premise is a zompie/vampire/creature apocalypse, with some I Am Legend similarities I won't reveal.

[Norstal]

Blerg, I used to have a scoring sheet for IB English for literary criticism. Now I can't find it.

I think CM's scoring system is a bit confusing, but I think I can fix it. The description of the setting should be the same as 25 or at least 20. Creativity is vague, so eliminate that category. Spelling is included with grammar. Everything else should be fine.

Creativity = Originality

Why couldn't that be part of the plot category? Or the setting. Or the characters. It's vague.

[Yoite]

Creativity = Originality

Why couldn't that be part of the plot category? Or the setting. Or the characters. It's vague.

Hmmmm, makes sense when you put it like that,

[Conserative Morality]

Blerg, I used to have a scoring sheet for IB English for literary criticism. Now I can't find it.

I think CM's scoring system is a bit confusing, but I think I can fix it. The description of the setting should be the same as 25 or at least 20. Creativity is vague, so eliminate that category. Spelling is included with grammar. Everything else should be fine.

Setting IS worth 20 in the last one. I set out four proposals. I also don't see how creativity is vague.

[Norstal]

Blerg, I used to have a scoring sheet for IB English for literary criticism. Now I can't find it.

I think CM's scoring system is a bit confusing, but I think I can fix it. The description of the setting should be the same as 25 or at least 20. Creativity is vague, so eliminate that category. Spelling is included with grammar. Everything else should be fine.

Setting IS worth 20 in the last one. I set out four proposals. I also don't see how creativity is vague.

Well, I was going by this one:

Characters - 25
Plot - 25
Setting - 15
Creativity - 15
Style - 15
Grammar - 5

As for creativity, well, why couldn't you be creative with the plot/setting/characters/style? I mean, if someone were creative with one aspect of their story and not with another, it seems that it would hurt their creativity and that would be unfair.

[Manahakatouki]

I suppose it could mean general creativity/originality which can be easily observed...

[Norstal]

I suppose it could mean general creativity/originality which can be easily observed...

I guess, but it's just how I judge.

Say, where's the other judge? Or did he quit?

[Yoite]

I suppose it could mean general creativity/originality which can be easily observed...

I guess, but it's just how I judge.

Say, where's the other judge? Or did he quit?

I believe he is still here, he just posted on . . .wait me?

[Conserative Morality]

As for creativity, well, why couldn't you be creative with the plot/setting/characters/style? I mean, if someone were creative with one aspect of their story and not with another, it seems that it would hurt their creativity and that would be unfair.

What else other than the plot/setting/characters/style could one be creative with?

Could they send it via envelope instead of post? (Or perhaps, by post instead of post? )

If someone were to be creative in one aspect of their story and not another, then that reflects a very real weakness of the story. If it's still well-executed, then one shouldn't take away from the character score, or the plot score, or the setting score, as that would be unfair, much in the way that you object to taking away from the creativity score. If, however, a story lacks originality (Not necessarily plagiarism, mind, just unoriginal), then it can come off as trite in parts without necessarily reflecting a weakness in any of the other scoring areas.

[Yoite]

As for creativity, well, why couldn't you be creative with the plot/setting/characters/style? I mean, if someone were creative with one aspect of their story and not with another, it seems that it would hurt their creativity and that would be unfair.

What else other than the plot/setting/characters/style could one be creative with?

Could they send it via envelope instead of post? (Or perhaps, by post instead of post? )

If someone were to be creative in one aspect of their story and not another, then that reflects a very real weakness of the story. If it's still well-executed, then one shouldn't take away from the character score, or the plot score, or the setting score, as that would be unfair, much in the way that you object to taking away from the creativity score. If, however, a story lacks originality (Not necessarily plagiarism, mind, just unoriginal), then it can come off as trite in parts without necessarily reflecting a weakness in any of the other scoring areas.

Ah, yes, ^this seems to summarize the vague thoughts I was attempting to organize quite nicely.

[Norstal]

I believe he is still here, he just posted on . . .wait me?

New England. I just saw his post now.

As for creativity, well, why couldn't you be creative with the plot/setting/characters/style? I mean, if someone were creative with one aspect of their story and not with another, it seems that it would hurt their creativity and that would be unfair.

What else other than the plot/setting/characters/style could one be creative with?

I'd like to see someone here making a new trope for each of those category. That I think would be creative.

Could they send it via envelope instead of post? (Or perhaps, by post instead of post? )

If someone were to be creative in one aspect of their story and not another, then that reflects a very real weakness of the story. If it's still well-executed, then one shouldn't take away from the character score, or the plot score, or the setting score, as that would be unfair, much in the way that you object to taking away from the creativity score. If, however, a story lacks originality (Not necessarily plagiarism, mind, just unoriginal), then it can come off as trite in parts without necessarily reflecting a weakness in any of the other scoring areas.

Well, alright I guess we can do that. I wanted to go a little easier on the contestants, but it is up to the other judges.

By the way, are there going to be prizes for the winners?