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Scheherazade
05-31-2006, 05:25 PM
Please vote for the story you like best and the winner will be take part in the final vote at the end of the year.

Discussion of the stories are not allowed not to influence the outcome of the poll.

If contributers would like to ask questions, they should email us at [email protected],
instead of asking them on here!

Please note that the authors agree to keep their identities secret when they enter the competition.
Those who breach this rule will be disqualified automatically.


Good luck, everyone! :)
Scheherazade
05-31-2006, 05:33 PM
More stories...
RobinHood3000
05-31-2006, 08:04 PM
Just keep in mind, everyone, you need to have 100 posts by the time the poll closes.
Jarndyce
06-01-2006, 12:36 PM
Holy cats! This little contest seems to have gotten a bit intense. The voting should be interesting this month...
Unspar
06-01-2006, 04:36 PM
This is certainly an interesting crop. Good call on the intensity; I dug the suspense of a lot of these. This'll be a good competition. Viva variety!
RobinHood3000
06-01-2006, 05:06 PM
I agree, quite a selection this month!!
water lily
06-01-2006, 11:09 PM
lol. heh. glad I'm not the only one reading these on the first day.
RobinHood3000
06-04-2006, 11:40 AM
Has voting slowed down, or are people just still reading?
rabid reader
06-06-2006, 03:43 PM
After one week of voting we have a clear leader that has twice the votes of any of its compition :lol:
sHaRp12
06-06-2006, 04:57 PM
Why is voting so slow. I read them all in about half an hour.
RobinHood3000
06-06-2006, 08:55 PM
Beats me. I guess people wanna take their time to let the stories soak in.
Shannanigan
06-07-2006, 11:23 AM
I just read them in about a half hour as well...and I am having SERIOUS trouble choosing here. I'm glad I can't see the poll....because if one is way ahead of the game, I can't tell which one it would be. I'm really trying to vote with an all-over idea of a good quality short story, not just plot and ending....but these are all really good....
Shannanigan
06-07-2006, 11:27 AM
Well hardy-har har on the twice as many votes....:p shouldv'e read into that sarcasm more, I guess....

That was a really hard vote, but all of the stories are great, though all have room for improvement....is it just me, or did the voting go faster last time around?
Pensive
06-07-2006, 11:40 AM
Oh, I can't seem to open the file. An error occurs whenever I try that Internet Explorer is not being able to open from this site. Is it happening with anyone else too?
Virgil
06-07-2006, 12:05 PM
Oh, I can't seem to open the file. An error occurs whenever I try that Internet Explorer is not being able to open from this site. Is it happening with anyone else too?
Not with me. Pensy, do you hve Microsoft Word on your computer?
Pensive
06-07-2006, 12:26 PM
Not with me. Pensy, do you hve Microsoft Word on your computer?

Oh yes, I have got MS Word on my Computer....
Asa Adams
06-07-2006, 12:39 PM
:lol: OOOOOOH THIS IS TENSE, LOL
Pensive
06-07-2006, 12:44 PM
I really want to read them all but it is not working. I wonder what is the problem?
Asa Adams
06-07-2006, 12:46 PM
Beats me. A mod can help you. PM admin maybe.

Hope it helps
bazarov
06-07-2006, 02:16 PM
Oh, I can't seem to open the file. An error occurs whenever I try that Internet Explorer is not being able to open from this site. Is it happening with anyone else too?
Try to save it to disk and then open it in Word, Wordpad or Notepad. You can also ask Logos All Mighty to send it to you by mail. Asa, why didn't you help her?? :lol: :lol:
RobinHood3000
06-07-2006, 07:59 PM
Have you gotten your help yet?
Asa Adams
06-07-2006, 11:10 PM
You're killin me Baz, You're really killing me!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Logos
06-07-2006, 11:25 PM
Try to save it to disk and then open it in Word, Wordpad or Notepad. You can also ask Logos All Mighty to send it to you by mail. Asa, why didn't you help her?? :lol: :lol:

Admin is the Tech God around here :p

But I too would suggest Pensive that you save it to disk then open it with WordPad or Notepad, because you are not getting a pop-up screen asking you what you want to do with it?
rabid reader
06-08-2006, 01:30 AM
Well hardy-har har on the twice as many votes....:p shouldv'e read into that sarcasm more, I guess....

That was a really hard vote, but all of the stories are great, though all have room for improvement....is it just me, or did the voting go faster last time around?


I hav e to tell you my nerves can barley take this anymore, a real nailbiter
bazarov
06-08-2006, 03:16 AM
Asa, I'm so near you... I'm in your head... :banana: :banana: I'm dancing... :banana: :banana: You'll start acting irational, crazy and you'll end like...Ivan Karamazov...You know how he ended??? No!!! So vote for it.. :lol: :lol:
Pensive
06-08-2006, 03:45 AM
Admin is the Tech God around here :p

But I too would suggest Pensive that you save it to disk then open it with WordPad or Notepad, because you are not getting a pop-up screen asking you what you want to do with it?

Oh, I am getting a pop-up screen asking me what I want to do with it but then when I try to download/open it, it can not open and an error come that internet explorer is not able to open the requested site because it is either unavailable or can not be found and try again later. I have tried a lot but doesn't work... I was waiting that it might be for some time but it seems like that there is a problem with it.
rabid reader
06-08-2006, 04:15 AM
hit the save botton instead and then right-click on the saved file and go to "open with"
RobinHood3000
06-08-2006, 06:09 AM
The link's not broken, is it?
Shannanigan
06-08-2006, 09:25 AM
It's weird that only pensive is having the trouble, though...I mean, were you able to get into the ones last month? Is there another computer you can try it with?

I can't believe we still have 3 weeks to wait and find out who wins this round...
Pensive
06-08-2006, 10:26 AM
Oh, it is not working in anyway. Well, then I will try to open it on my brother's computer.
Asa Adams
06-08-2006, 10:31 AM
Asa, I'm so near you... I'm in your head... :banana: :banana: I'm dancing... :banana: :banana: You'll start acting irational, crazy and you'll end like...Ivan Karamazov...You know how he ended??? No!!! So vote for it.. :lol: :lol:


Ha Ha, Baz, Nice Try. You wont get me that easily! :lol:
Admin
06-08-2006, 11:03 AM
download it first then try to open it. It could be some security software on your system is preventing IE from interfacing with MS WORD because of the possibility of MS Word documents containing macro viruses.
Admin
06-08-2006, 11:04 AM
also try clearing your temporary internet files.
Pensive
06-08-2006, 11:14 AM
Nope, still no success. I guess I will have to browse it through my brother's computer. or I will try to figure out the problem later. (now I am really really curious what's preventing them from opening) Thanks anyway.
bazarov
06-08-2006, 03:20 PM
Nope, still no success. I guess I will have to browse it through my brother's computer. or I will try to figure out the problem later. (now I am really really curious what's preventing them from opening) Thanks anyway.
It' Asa's bad karma. He just can't get out of her hands. I'm sorry, there is no hoope for you!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
RobinHood3000
06-08-2006, 05:15 PM
Maybe we should just e-mail them to her...?
Scheherazade
06-09-2006, 06:41 PM
Pensive> see if you can open them after clearing your temporary internet files or on your brother's computer. If not, we will try to figure something out.

Has voting slowed down, or are people just still reading?I think it sounds about right... Last month, we had 27 votes, which is more or less 1 vote a day and at the moment we have 9 votes already! :D

But we do need more votes! Come on, LitNetians!
Pensive
06-10-2006, 10:29 AM
Thanks man! It works now. Actually, I had to clear up my temporary internet files.
Shannanigan
06-10-2006, 11:22 AM
woohoo!..........
Logos
06-10-2006, 11:23 AM
Thanks man! It works now. Actually, I had to clear up my temporary internet files.

Glad it's working for you now :)
Asa Adams
06-12-2006, 01:21 PM
Jeez baz, are you always 'on'??? :lol:
bazarov
06-12-2006, 02:17 PM
Of course...I follow your every move...Be aware... :brow: :brow:
RobinHood3000
06-12-2006, 04:15 PM
Does Bookworm Cris realize he/she needs 100 posts to vote?
Pendragon
06-13-2006, 09:35 AM
Has Robin mistaken this for the "Questions Only" thread? :lol: :lol: You have the right to vote, use it or lose it, I always say. I was unfortunately sick during the May voting, but I won't miss another, if I can help it. ;) Just back from Holiday yesterday, and the votes haven't gone up by much, although the views have. Hummmmm. :confused:
Asa Adams
06-13-2006, 12:29 PM
There are some really good stories here!
RobinHood3000
06-14-2006, 03:14 PM
Looks like another clear winner in the making...
Scheherazade
06-20-2006, 02:00 PM
Friends, Romans!

Only 10 more days of voting! We need more votes!
Shannanigan
06-20-2006, 02:27 PM
there were 28 votes last time, where is everyone?
ShoutGrace
06-20-2006, 10:59 PM
I wanted to take my time and decide between two of them . . .

Are we allowed to talk about the submitted stories in this thread?
Jay
06-21-2006, 07:38 AM
That would be a no, ShoutGrace :). If the authors wish to receive feedback for their stories, they can re-submit them in the General Writing subforum (unless they happen to be the author of the winning story, of course ;))
Pendragon
06-21-2006, 08:02 AM
there were 28 votes last time, where is everyone?This is a literature forum so I guess they are Gone With the Wind! Hee-hee! ;) Seriously, if everyone who's read the stories voted, (provided it's not like me, everyone's read them a couple times each :rolleyes:), there would be more votes! :nod:
grace86
06-21-2006, 01:17 PM
Voting ends the 30th right? Had to make sure I got one hundred votes in!! Wish me happy reading!!
Scheherazade
06-21-2006, 01:29 PM
Hi grace,

Yes, the poll closes on June 30th. You have about 10 days to read the stories and vote. There is a good selection so I am sure you will have a great time, reading them. :)
Logos
06-21-2006, 01:39 PM
Had to make sure I got one hundred votes in!!

oops, you must have meant 100 posts! :p
grace86
06-21-2006, 01:42 PM
yup, one hundred posts...lol....not thinking today!!
grace86
06-21-2006, 03:36 PM
Finished reading all of them...grr...argh...only one....I have three...
Scheherazade
06-22-2006, 04:44 PM
Last 8 days...
grace86
06-22-2006, 07:11 PM
Hard choice. But I voted finally. All were great compared to my ability to write.
Scheherazade
06-23-2006, 08:54 AM
Hard choice. But I voted finally. All were great compared to my ability to write.I agree, grace. All the stories are well-written, which makes it very hard to vote. Thanks for taking the time to read and vote! :)
SleepyWitch
06-24-2006, 02:43 PM
oops, I totally forgot there would be a new round... I've read three of them, will read the others later and vote... wow, i remembered just in time :)
Scheherazade
06-26-2006, 05:32 PM
oops, I totally forgot there would be a new round... I've read three of them, will read the others later and vote... wow, i remembered just in time :)No worries, you still have till Friday! Thanks for taking the time to read and vote! :)
SleepyWitch
06-27-2006, 09:25 AM
hehe, my "word" just revealed the author of one of the stories to me coz it switched its language options to the authors mother tongue.... oooops,... don't worry, i'm gonna keep shut...
but maybe the mods could set the language to English for all documents?

can we have a "guess who wrote what story" thread at the end of the year?
Scheherazade
06-28-2006, 05:33 PM
It is up to individual members whether they would like to reveal their identities and also open up their stories for criticism so we will wait until they decide to come forward (or not :))

Going once...
SleepyWitch
06-29-2006, 08:39 AM
hehe, my "word" just revealed the author of one of the stories to me coz it switched its language options to the authors mother tongue.... oooops,... don't worry, i'm gonna keep shut...
but maybe the mods could set the language to English for all documents?


It is up to individual members whether they would like to reveal their identities and also open up their stories for criticism so we will wait until they decide to come forward (or not :))

Going once...

ok.. i thought it was against the rules because ppl might vote for their friends instead of judging the story??? of course, the authors can't reasonalby be expected to foresee "word's" caprices... so that's why i suggest the mods might open the documents when they come in and make sure it says "English" at the bottom
well, never mind :)
Scheherazade
06-29-2006, 07:03 PM
The contestants are not supposed to reveal their identities during the voting. However, if they choose to do so, they can post their story and ask feedback once the voting is over.

All the stories are read before they are posted here but there might be incidents that we might overlook things. I am not sure what you are refering to exactly so would you like to PM me about the 'Word caprice' you are referring to? Thanks :)


Going twice...
Scheherazade
07-01-2006, 06:51 PM
Congratualtions to the writer of 'The Killing Word', the winner of June '06 elimination and will take part in the finals.

The writers of the other stories can post their stories for reviews by Forum members if they would like to.

I would like to thank both writers and those members who take the time to read and vote! :)