View Poll Results: Please vote for the story you like best! (Only members with +100 posts please)

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  • Leaving The City

    2 7.41%

  • The Internet

    1 3.70%

  • Insecurity

    1 3.70%

  • Man and His Youthful Pastimes

    4 14.81%

  • Forest of Remembrance

    1 3.70%

  • Perfect Innocence

    4 14.81%

  • Purgatory

    5 18.52%

  • I Feel The West in You

    9 33.33%
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Thread: May '06 Elimination

  1. 04-30-2006, 08:20 PM #1
    Scheherazade
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    May '06 Elimination

    In the light of the unforeseen popularity of the competition, we have decided to have the first selection in May.

    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 those of you who have submitted a short story have any questions, you can 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.

    Here are the stories:
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  2. 04-30-2006, 08:23 PM #2
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    More stories...
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  3. 04-30-2006, 08:34 PM #3
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    I wonder if a secret ballot might be more productive?
  4. 04-30-2006, 08:53 PM #4
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    While I see your point, chmpman, open ballot gives us a better chance to deal with possible poll rigging attempts - however unlikely they might be on our Forum.

    This is not a popularity contest. I believe our members understand this and will vote for the stories themselves rather than their writers.

    Let the best story win!
    Last edited by Scheherazade; 04-30-2006 at 09:32 PM.
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  5. 04-30-2006, 10:04 PM #5
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    This is so exciting!!
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    Qué importa perderme
    Mil veces la vida
    Para qué vivir
  6. 05-01-2006, 12:23 AM #6
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    Yuppers, I want to read them all at once but my mother is calling me. Seems like, I have to go before she come and shut down the computer by herself. Why do mothers expect you to study all the day? *stupid smile*
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  7. 05-01-2006, 03:27 PM #7
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    There's a really high standard of work here...tricky decision!
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  8. 05-01-2006, 03:30 PM #8
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    I've got loads on - but I'd like a look when I get chance - when do I have to vote ?

    When can we submit our stories again? In the unlikely event that I pull me finger out.
    Last edited by Bandini; 05-01-2006 at 03:32 PM. Reason: made no sense at all
  9. 05-01-2006, 05:19 PM #9
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    The poll will close on May 31st (you should be able to see it on top of the poll).

    You can submit your stories for June by the end of May.

    More info on the competition: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=16585
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  10. 05-02-2006, 07:26 AM #10
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    Every story is good in some or other way.

    What a pity, we can't vote for more than one. *smiles sadly*
    Last edited by Scheherazade; 05-02-2006 at 08:05 AM. Reason: commentary
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  11. 05-02-2006, 06:33 PM #11
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    Wow! All of these stories were just amazing! I'm with Pensive... if only we could vote for more than one...
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  12. 05-03-2006, 11:22 AM #12
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    i liked all of them, too.. they're all so different in style and theme, so it's very difficult to decide...

    I must admit I voted by gut reaction, not by any sophisticated standards of lit criticism...

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    Last edited by Scheherazade; 05-03-2006 at 11:26 AM. Reason: commentary
  13. 05-05-2006, 05:04 PM #13
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    Aaarrgghh....there really is some good work here, and not just in creativity, but in style and use of English as well...erg, I want to vote for more than one. C'est la vi. I can't help but smile at the fact that I can tell who's writing from England...or is it Britain? Both? Sorry, ignorant American here...what is it anyway? :S

    I need a few minutes to vote...

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  14. 05-08-2006, 09:34 PM #14
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    Come on, folks, we need more voters!

    Can we also do critiques once the voting's over?
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  15. 05-09-2006, 01:00 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by RobinHood3000
    Come on, folks, we need more voters!
    Agreed! We do need more votes!
    Can we also do critiques once the voting's over?
    This section of the Forum is for the competition only. It is up to the individual writers to post their stories in the General Writing section should they want to hear others' opinions (not the winner, of course, as they will have to keep their identity hidden till the finals).

    I don't think it is fair to comment on the stories if the writers do not ask for it by posting them.
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