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DT - Event 2: Paragraph Poetry



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Sat Aug 06, 2016 12:00 am
Mea says...



Use this thread to talk about anything relating to the Paragraph Poem event! You can ask questions here, too. However, please do NOT post your entries in this thread - they won't be counted if you do. Post them in the official thread. :D
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Sat Aug 06, 2016 12:20 am
felistia says...



Hi @Mea. I just wanted to ask if I could enter poems that have already been written?
  





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Sat Aug 06, 2016 12:28 am
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@felistia - I think I'm going to go ahead and say no, just because I want everyone to have had equal amounts of time to write their poems. Sorry!
We're all stories in the end.

I think of you as a fairy with a green dress and a flower crown and stuff.
-EternalRain

I think you, @Deanie and I are like the Three Book Nerd Musketeers of YWS.
-bluewaterlily
  





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Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:27 am
Gravity says...



how does the scoring work? I placed third, but can people who didn't place still compete? How do you guys choose a winner?
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It talks in tongues and quiet sighs,
And prayers and proclamations

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Sat Aug 06, 2016 2:13 am
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@Gravity - Anyone can compete in as many or as few of the events as they choose, regardless of scoring in previous events. The scoring works like this: for each event, there is a first, second, and third place winner. First place is awarded 3 points, second place 2 points, and third place 1 point. At the end, we'll tally up everybody's score and the person with the highest points wins!

As for how we choose, the person who's hosting the event does all of the judging for that event. So Wolfical picked the winners for the Shape Poems, and I'll be picking the winners for this event. ;)
We're all stories in the end.

I think of you as a fairy with a green dress and a flower crown and stuff.
-EternalRain

I think you, @Deanie and I are like the Three Book Nerd Musketeers of YWS.
-bluewaterlily
  





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Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:05 am
tgirly says...



My poem itself is exactly 300 words. Is that okay, or will the title also be counted in the word count?
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Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:10 am
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@tgirly - Titles don't have to count! I probably should have mentioned - the word count is a bit flexible. A few words under or over isn't a big deal.
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I think of you as a fairy with a green dress and a flower crown and stuff.
-EternalRain

I think you, @Deanie and I are like the Three Book Nerd Musketeers of YWS.
-bluewaterlily
  





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Oh good, I'm glad. I didn't think the title would, but I just wanted to double-check. Thanks, Mea! 8)
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Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:50 pm
krazkat says...



i cant find the place where i can put a title on my entry. where can i find it?
  





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Sat Aug 06, 2016 10:20 pm
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@krazkat - I'm a little confused. If you just submit your entry in a spoiler, you can just put the title on top, like other entries have done here Event 2: Paragraph Poetry For example:

Title here
Spoiler! :
Example poem here.


Here's the code if you don't know how to make spoilers or bold things:
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[b]Title here[/b]
[spoiler]Example poem here.[/spoiler]
We're all stories in the end.

I think of you as a fairy with a green dress and a flower crown and stuff.
-EternalRain

I think you, @Deanie and I are like the Three Book Nerd Musketeers of YWS.
-bluewaterlily
  








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