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It is so nice to see nice talk between two of this sites finest. I agree what ginga says to you bear, and vice versa. Stay friendly for ever.

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speech! speech! speech! congrats SBear on the civic award!

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Thank you Indiancowboy91 and Charlie23
Yes .. friends forever! Bear is deeply humbled

StandingBear

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Here is a new thought for the 'comments as votes' thread. Not to hit the bee's nest with a stick, but... What if all positive comments awarded points, and all negative comments subtracted points? Critiquing a poem only 'gives' points toward a win. A bit of constructive criticism never hurt anyone, but you can't give any without it being counted on the plus side.
I realize this would be subjective to the view of the moderator and our trust in him would be needed. I trust him, how about you?

This is just a thought. Please don't kill the messenger.

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dear londo, great idea, however, what if a comment was 1/2 positive, 1/2 negative ... or 1/4 positive ... or if it wasn't positive or negative ... hmmmm ... this would be subjective, yes? ... and too confusing for the moderator or anyone to keep up with ...

i won't kill you ... ?? ... ummmmmmm ... giggle ...

luna

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Life becomes easier when we allow people to be themselves. The name of the game is "Survivor", not "Tea Crumpets at eight".

I had no knowledge of anyone cheating, or care. I do have an edge to my ways that most people do not like.

I applaud your efforts and ability to tolerate others. We teach this to our children. If life is getting a little difficult...

Life becomes easier when we allow people to be themselves.

May God bless you and your family. Now it's show time.

Peace Out, EinStud
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Originally Posted by "PoetrySurvivor1"

Einstud,
"I realize now, an honest contest cannot be accomplished.There will always be outside influences, whose sole purpose in life is to ruin novel ideas."
Noone has said anything about Aria in a few days. Until you did. Why don't you let it go? You suggested cheating... Not me. You Have become a leach... I guess you'll get them on an Island...You know the kind... They have nothing better to do than suck the life out of something.

Would you like me to help you start your own contest so you have something to do? That way you can tell everyone how you want things to be. You could even make your own rules. Let everyone cheat (your suggestion) and what do you have? A popularity contest... exactly what everyone has been complaining about.
" A good poet does not need to cheat. They let their poem stand on it's own."

Poetry Survivor week three is under way. What will Einstud do this week to undermine the integrity of the contest. How will he suggest he is running the show and not the moderator. What else will he do to incite the masses to revolt against a novel idea. Stay tuned poetryland... Same studly time... Same studly channel. How's that ? Is that what you were looking for?
Keepin' it real,

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You're just jealous 'cause I won.

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Originally Posted by "StandingBear"

If anyone has wondered whatever happened to the kid who was dressed funny by his mother .. look no further. He has appeared, yes OP community .. he has grown up and his chosen name is Eindud .. Ein = one and dud = dud, simply meaning "onedud". Pay no mind to the fact he misspells his name in his posts, it's part of his personality to build himself up. I mean is there truly an adult who wouldn't attempt to build their self up from such a traumatic childhood. Try as he may, there is no open position for him in this wonderful Poetry Survivor Poet Of The Year Contest that Tom has created. It is well known that there is one in every crowd .. we thank you EinDud for "pulling your head out" .. standing up and revealing yourself .. take a bow. ( Amidst SRO Applause ) We now award you the OP boob prize. You've certainly earned it.

StandingBear

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Nicely done. I agree.

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Originally Posted by "lunamarie"

(clearing throat)

I will now take this time to present
an award ... The Civic Award ...
to a member of the OP community ...

he has been a member now for only
10 short months, however, his contributions
to our site have been astounding ...

This poet has given our community a
plethora of exquisite poetry ...

his poetry has been
heart-wrenching, honest, visual, imaginative,
wondrous, and tender ...

leaving us all ...

breathless ...


(applause)


I am now honored to present, my friend, StandingBear

with the 2010 CIVIC AWARD !!!

(APPLAUSE)

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Yes, let's hear a speech from the speechless. I'm intrigued.

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I love your style Londo. Whack!

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Originally Posted by "Londo"

Here is a new thought for the 'comments as votes' thread. Not to hit the bee's nest with a stick, but... What if all positive comments awarded points, and all negative comments subtracted points? Critiquing a poem only 'gives' points toward a win. A bit of constructive criticism never hurt anyone, but you can't give any without it being counted on the plus side.
I realize this would be subjective to the view of the moderator and our trust in him would be needed. I trust him, how about you?

This is just a thought. Please don't kill the messenger.

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Jimminy Christmas... Enough about the rules already. Are we reinventing the game of Chess?

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I dress funny. I'm a Dud. I love cheaters. And the list goes on. However, I might point out that while my critique on poems are brash, I have never once lashed out at others personally.

But the day is still young....

EinStud
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If a commentator leaves a nice comment, but was not aware to say yes or no, as long as it is positive will it count as a vote?

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I think it's fine the way it is- a comment is a vote. Keep in mind, each of these ideas puts more on the person counting the votes. Instead of just going by the count, he must then read them all, then there will always be someone who forgets to put a yes or no... etc - Just my 2 cents

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I agree that a comment should remain a vote, the idea was simpler, and made sense when not taking ratings into account. I think if someone draws enough attention to their writing that another wants to critique or comment, then that says the writing was good enough to establish a response. If a commentator does not want a poem to go through but would like to critique it, many of the poets have added their poems to their page when the weeks contest was up, maybe that's the best place to critique if the commentator does not want to be added as a vote. My opinion.

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Hello. I've been a bit shy here and have only shared two of my poems. I do have many more pieces written by hand. I am interested in entering for February or March, if there is a spot available. Please have a look at my poetry and let me know what you think. And, thank you for this. Peace...

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That is smart

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What a bargain at 2 cents. Sounds good to me!




I think it is a good idea to continue on, as the other suggest. I also think that the discretion should ultimately be left up to the island tribal leader, Tom. He has goals in mind that are far bigger than mine (to make comment on poetry good or bad). And some poets in the game are wanting to play as contestants, others as judges, and still others as observers. There is room for everybody.



Peace Out, EinStud (aka:Gary)
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Last edited by EinStud 01-20-2010 at 07:47:05 PM

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Yw! I enjoy asserting the obvious, it's what I do well!

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I concur with Tom. If the competition gets bigger, he will benefit from the time saving by counting up the "Yes's" and "No's". If someone forgets, maybe it will be Tom's discretion to count it one way or the other.

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I was just teasing, sorry if it offended. Not really understanding why my posts were deleted from both threads unless it was taken personally. Thanks for fixing.