LI Writing Contest II

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

Well, we still need to decide on what the penalty is for deliberately voting for your own entry, but otherwise - yep, that should be okay.

If that rule is in the opening post I doubt anybody will do it. But we've had people doing that too and we've also had plagiarism. If any of the aforementioned occur then they get the boot. Or the chappal. Completely up to them. Meaning they'll be disqualified.

If thats ok then we need a deadline?

You're kidding about people voting for their own ones, right?
So, who's gonna be the judges this time?
Have the official criteria been set?

format_quote Originally Posted by Musaafirah

You're kidding about people voting for their own ones, right?
So, who's gonna be the judges this time?
Have the official criteria been set?

Hey cham-cham ()

Teh poll will be teh judge.

Max 3,000 words.

yeah am serious, you cannae vote your own.

Gajar ka halwa actually ()
So, the poll shall be the vote, an admin such as Woodrow will moderate the polls to make sure there's no hanky panky right?
Will it not be a public poll then?
Procrastination, here we go!

format_quote Originally Posted by Musaafirah

Gajar ka halwa actually ()
So, the poll shall be the vote, an admin such as Woodrow will moderate the polls to make sure there's no hanky panky right?
Will it not be a public poll then?
Procrastination, here we go!

It will be a public vote....But woodrow will also keep an eye out.

hey you can only enter if you got ur disso done and bound and ur poster thingy out the way too

That's all done.
Now it's poster and revision for exams in 5 weeks. (poster due in 3)
I have aaaaaaaaaages left!
So no theme right?
Oh ya.

format_quote Originally Posted by Musaafirah

That's all done.
Now it's poster and revision for exams in 5 weeks. (poster due in 3)
I have aaaaaaaaaages left!
So no theme right?
Oh ya.

Nahiiii sissss! This will clash...it's due in the 4th week, so right after ur poster and b4 ur exams..if you wanna enter I expect ur entry in a week - max .

No theme. Write ur heart out

format_quote Originally Posted by Inaayah

Max 3,000 words.

Wait a second...

format_quote Originally Posted by Inaayah

Wa'alaykum as-Salaam

Yeh we could do a poll.

but after witnessing the perfect execution of a contest on ummah forum, I really think somebody should make a thread, state the word count, theme and deadline and if people like it then enter, and if not dont. (This isnt directed at you btw sis) but the dilly-dallying is kinda annoying.

To keep it simple, here is what I think.

1) No fixed theme
2) Max wordcount 4,000....I think we should allow for a little above .. i.e. not to rigid with that rule.
3) Deadline - After easter hols? 25th April?

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

Wait a second...

Thanks bro

I havnt been fed or watered since then. My brain isnt functioning too well. I'll leave it to you. 3k sounds ok I guess.

No, there should not be another contest

It's the exam season (not that I plan to participate).

format_quote Originally Posted by Inaayah

Thanks bro

I havnt been fed or watered since then. My brain isnt functioning too well. I'll leave it to you. 3k sounds ok I guess.

Would asking for 4k be...churlish?

format_quote Originally Posted by The Ruler

It's the exam season (not that I plan to participate).

That shouldn't be a problem. Just set the contest deadline after the exam period has ended.

Then everyone has absolutely ages to get on with their entries, in addition to loads of words to play with because of a huge word limit.

Just a suggestion aka wishful thinking.

whats the deadline, hopefully its after this month ( come on judges you dont wana get in my bad books ) . . .

and like any particular theme the story has to be about, i think there should be a particular theme or concept, because then you can compare the stories better, or even better let everyone just go wild and write about anythin!

format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin

Maybe, if it was a genuine mistake, one vote (that is, their own vote) could just be deducted.

But then you get into really ugly stuff when you try to discern who made a genuine mistake and who is just lying to get away with cheating...

People should take their time and vote for whichever entry they most want to win. Last time, either in this contest or the poetry contest, some people wanted to change their votes, which is not really workable technically (i.e. even zAk doesn't know how to do it).

This is also a potential disadvantage of going down the disqualification route - any members who have legitimately voted for an entry that is subsequently disqualified cannot then change their vote to choose one of the remaining entries. But on the other hand, that might work favourably, I suppose. Any potential cheaters might have second thoughts about causing so much havoc.

Agreed only if the members will get this clear, meaning make it clear on the first page of the competition. Then if something happens, they get disqualified without further questions.

And rather have 4000 words limit. I don't believe a theme is needed. You can check someone's creativity & language even without having other pieces of similiar work to compare.

so is the contest taking place or...?

Ok so all we need is a deadline now.

Bro I do remem the last poll. We're still having one though, because nobody will dare break the rules, insha'Allah.

May 1?

format_quote Originally Posted by Na7lah

May 1?

I dont know you :><:

Sounds ok I guess but lets see what those with exams etc have to say