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Post by Mikauzoran on Dec 25, 2016 18:54:59 GMT
Super Short Contest #17: Umbrella Writing: December 25 - Sunday, January 1 Voting: Sunday, January 8 - Saturday, January 14Theme selector: creativitygames.net/random-word-generator/randomwords/1 Theme: "Umbrella" Themed Writing Competition Guidelines Event Details:Each participant needs to write a short story to be posted by midnight according to the Cafe clock in the Contest Entries section of the Fanfic Library: www.poirotcafe.proboards.com/board/31/poirot-cafe-contest-entries . That's midnight Sunday going into Monday; you have the entirety of Sunday to work. At the end of the writing period, any member can vote for their favorite story. Make sure that when you post your stories on FF.net that you mention that the story was written for Poirot Cafe's competition to our readers! Let's have fun and advertise at the same time! Prize:A Custom Badge. Guidelines:1. 500-1,000 words only (with 100 word margin to "wrap it up"), and please include word count at the top. 2. K-T ratings only. 3. No crossovers or spoilers. 4. Must be new material written within the contest's writing period. No re-posted stories. 5. Please be fair and courteous when voting and reviewing! I realize you guys are probably busy with the holidays, so there most likely won't be a whole lot of entries, but if you guys have time to come up with a little piece, it would be cool if we could have a vote. I'm off work tomorrow, but the rest of the week is going to be hellish, so I'm not sure if I'll get an entry in or not. I have an idea, so hopefully I can make time to bang that out. Good luck everyone!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Dec 26, 2016 3:07:05 GMT
Yay! I managed to do an entry today during my break from editing my Secret Santa project! ^o^ I had to cut a lot to keep it within the limit, though. Still, I like how it turned out. ^.^ Maybe I'll get it edited and posted tomorrow. I've got a lot of errands I need to do, though. :/
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Cesela
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Post by Cesela on Dec 29, 2016 10:54:38 GMT
Ohh. This is a really cliche, but adorable, theme. I guess most of the entries are going to be relatively alike (seeing as so far my own thoughts only mirrors whatever is already written out there as of yet) but with our own takes on it! Good luck with your writings everyone
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jan 2, 2017 0:21:37 GMT
All right, guys. The poll is up.
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neonquincy1217
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Post by neonquincy1217 on Jan 2, 2017 15:28:42 GMT
Um. Mikau-nee, I dunno why but I see the number of votes per entry...
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jan 2, 2017 16:50:57 GMT
Hmm. It must not have saved the settings I set correctly. My computer was acting glitchy yesterday.
I'll reset it. Could the two people who already voted please vote again? Thanks much. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jan 2, 2017 17:01:53 GMT
Well, it still doesn't seem to be working. :/ Maybe if I try it from my phone? I don't know if the problem is my computer or the site. I'll mess with it and then let Crimson know if I can't get it working properly.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jan 4, 2017 0:36:05 GMT
I tried fixing the poll again today since no one had voted yet, and it doesn't seem to want to be fixed. :/ I contacted Crimson, but I haven't heard back from her yet. I guess go ahead and vote, and conscientiously decide not to be influenced by other people's votes. ^.^;
Also, the two people who had already voted when Quincy notified me of the problem will have to recast their votes. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Post by Crimson Amarone on Jan 5, 2017 2:34:44 GMT
I couldn't figure out the issue either myself. I've contacted the Proboards support for this poll issue. I just missed them for the day however. Hopefully they can help us sort it out tomorrow!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jan 5, 2017 3:18:30 GMT
Hey there. Sorry for all the trouble and confusion. Since moving back the vote will in no way delay the next Super Short Contest, I think we're going to hit pause until we can figure out what's up with the polling system. We'll see if we can get things fixed in the next few days, and then I'll open the poll for real this time on Sunday, January 8.
Sorry to the three people who had already cast votes. Thank you to everyone for bearing with us while we try to suss out the technical difficulties.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jan 8, 2017 13:34:11 GMT
Hi all. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to start the vote today, and it will go through Saturday, January 14. Thanks again for your patience and understanding.
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