Simple as the title.
The only rules are that if you've entered my other "Did You Win A Trophy?" contest, it can't be that entry.
You can remove that entry from that contest, and enter it into this one if you so wish but the entry in that one, while in that one, can't be in this one.
I'm sure (for those who entered that one that will enter this one) you can find another on your author page.
The other rule is that I have to be able to see that you won a gold trophy on that poem. If the poem you enter (IT HAS TO BE A POEM) has more than one trophy on that poem, that's fine, as long as it has at least one Gold Trophy.
Have fun!
Nam
[note: the points for this contest will be improved over time - also: I may or may not comment - after all: why would you need a comment if you won Gold?]
The only rules are that if you've entered my other "Did You Win A Trophy?" contest, it can't be that entry.
You can remove that entry from that contest, and enter it into this one if you so wish but the entry in that one, while in that one, can't be in this one.
I'm sure (for those who entered that one that will enter this one) you can find another on your author page.
The other rule is that I have to be able to see that you won a gold trophy on that poem. If the poem you enter (IT HAS TO BE A POEM) has more than one trophy on that poem, that's fine, as long as it has at least one Gold Trophy.
Have fun!
Nam
[note: the points for this contest will be improved over time - also: I may or may not comment - after all: why would you need a comment if you won Gold?]
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 19, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 75, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Deducing from my first "trophy" contest, and this one, I've come to the conclusion that a person wins a trophy based on these reasons, in order:
1. They win based on mindset of the judge. I mean by "mindset" that they have the same vocabulary as those they place (or less, usually not more).
2. They win based on the emotional impact of the poem. No other reason. Grammar and spelling could be the worst of all kind but as long as it has that emotional aspect where the judge can "relate" or "I know what you mean" - then usually those are who win.
3. They win based on the fact they are friends, or family of the Judge - no other reason.
This is the last possible scenario, and seemingly the less frequently used:
4. An entrant wins based on all perceptions of the work: technical, and all the rest. Usually these judges pick the best of the best in their opinion with a clear open-mind.
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Now, I do not know where I actually fit into any of the above - you decide.
Thanks for participating in this experiment.
-Nam
[p.s.: I removed one entry because even though it was in the form of a poem, it read as 100% prose - I asked only for poems.]
Contest Winners
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by JustBe 84 lines, 81 comments, on Nov 29 10:54 PM 2006. In Metaphysical, Poetry, Latin characters, English language
Gold trophy winner
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“Can you hear?” I ask you, / my friend, reading and listening now, / “Hear that call, in the grave of your mind?” / I tell you, sadly, / tby R S Adams Jr 48 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 14 5:52 AM 2007. In Spiritual, Thoughts
Bronze trophy winner
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I imagined us taking a walk together
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There are many fish in the sea / Yet I choose to cast pearls before swine / I learn that all that glitters is not gold / Another broken love story to be told / Oh this love is blind / Love is not about who you• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Please say that you love me, / even if you don’t. / I will just leave gleefully by hearing that. / And in the distance battlefield, / when• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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/ / Dragging out from morn to eve, / waiting for the chance to leave, / what I do to skimp and save, / when sleeping in is all I crave. / / Pennies here and nickels there, / Going out, we always share, /• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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My funny shaped heart tattoo.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Thousands pass him by, he started to get frustrated,
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Sorry, didn't understand the interpetation of this one.
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Whatever that means.
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Thanks for the HM, well done winners! La x
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You know, when you have a contest, the least you could do is comment on the entries
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I state this above:
[note: the points for this contest will be improved over time - also: I may or may not comment - after all: why would you need a comment if you won Gold?]
"I may or may not comment" - if you are so determined to have a comment on a contest, don't enter contests that state such things.
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I totally agree with you.. a comment on a poem in a contest at least shows to you that the person holding the contest at least read your poem.. yes it may be stated that it may or may not be commented on.. it's would at least be some form of common courteousy to comment on the finalists poems.. anywho just my opinion!
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"a comment on a poem in a contest at least shows to you that the person holding the contest at least read your poem"
No it doesn't. All they have to do is skim it, find key points, and then mention those key points. Many people do that already. I think just by the amount of comments that I have on this website proves I read every single poem, whether I comment on them or not. Some of those that placed I didn't even comment on (at the time of judging). So, I just placed them because why? Some would say, "Because you know them. They are your "friends"." I only "know" 5 of the 8, so that can't be it.
How about you hold two contests in a row, that allows anyone to enter anything, and then you honestly read every single poem, and then comment on them in that time period. I would love to see someone do that, and not just leave generic comments. If there are errors, you point them out, if you have an opinion on it, give it. etc., after awhile it becomes tedious.
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If you go into a contest, and actually read the rules & guidelines and one of the guidelines is "I may or may not comment", and you still enter it and then after it's judged didn't receive a comment, it's not the judges fault, it's your fault. You entered knowing what the rules & guidelines were, if you didn't agree with the rules & guidelines, then you shouldn't have entered. One shouldn't leave complaints after-the-fact about not receiving a comment because they should have read the guidelines to begin with, and if they did, it's totally on them.
"it would at least be some form of common courtesy to comment on the finalists poems.."
Why? They placed. Do you think I just magically picked poems and then placed them. For a non-member as myself, it's all anonymous. So, that's what I must have done. Just picked random poems and let them win, they just happened to have been the most well-written poems, total fluke, of course.
Funny, though - I never read any of them complaining that I didn't comment on their poem.
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Heehee... I would have been even more offended if I'd placed and you hadnt commented on my poem.. seriously Im not that bothered that you havent commented on my poem.. just pointing out that it's ridiculous that you dont comment on the poems of the contestants of the contest that YOU are hosting.. I understand you put it in the rules.. fair enough if you hadnt commented on a few.. BUT MORE THAN HALF???
You give the excuse of holding two contests in a row that anyone can enter and it becomes tedious... well then dont do it if you cant?? Quite simple.
Anyway it doesnt matter how much we choose to disagree here, quite simply stated, I am right and you are arrogant. (The irony of that sentence.. got to love it!)
Have a good day
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I commented on, I think 6 or more yesterday, so let's take those into account (I commented to appease you people, then I thought "I don't care about your feelings?") and it's actually less than half. Contest is still here, I can still comment on them. Maybe I haven't gotten around to it yet?
Of course, apparently after commenting on them yesterday, it still says under them that I "viewed" them, yet didn't "comment" on them. Weird. I'm sure it's a glitch or something. I'd mention it to Kevin but I really don't give a shit.
No, it became tedious reading all the bad poetry the members of this website produces. All the ones that have "views" on them (except those I commented on after judging) are all those that I found no errors in. They just didn't place in the top 8.
I'm not arrogant, I'm an asshole, there's a difference. Learn it, everyone else has. Or at least should know when they join this website. Yes, I am that important.
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well you certainly hit on
all the reasons....people get gold...
thanks for hosting Nams..
thanks for the green thingie too
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2. appreciate it ... thank you >>> Gina
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Thank you!
Thank you so much for the cup, and for holding an honest contest.
McF needs to hold a large contest, methinks. Having read everything 15 times, even just choosing the finishing order generally takes me hours and hours. I typically wind up posting winners, then slowly writing as many well-considered comments as I am capable of producing over a period of weeks. The easiest ones are for poems that are full of technical mistakes, or are in need of refinement.
When it comes to good poems, though, I've found it's usually pretty tough to say something helpful.
I am on here to improve as a writer, though, so that's just me. Some people want their butt kissed; I want mine kicked. The comment on my poem mentions a typo, and that's it. My poem is now better, and I appreciate that. I'm not going to whine about getting a trophy and a free edit ... hell no.
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