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<blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 2052799" data-attributes="member: 13098"><p>Alsih2o and I have had a brief out of channel discussion about merging the threads together. The only real concern is that when folks post a comment into the main story thread, it could be perceived as forming a non-judge bias for a story. We want the judges to be unbiased and we want to avoid any concerns if a Judge's comments are similar to a Spectator's. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I preferred the comments to be in-thread with the stories. It helped keep the thread a little more dynamic as the contest played out. Besides comments on storywriting are fun and interesting to everyone, Judges, Authors and Spectators. </p><p></p><p>I have also voiced concerns that when we bumped the contest from 8 competitors/3 rounds, to 16 competitors/4 rounds, we started asking a little too much from the Judges. We went from 14 stories to be judged to 30 stories to be judged. It is a lot to ask for, essentially, volunteer work. Perhaps Berandor or Mythago would be kind enough to give a judge's perspective on the time it takes to judge. </p><p></p><p>Of course, that is a relative issue. Some stories are easier to judge & comment on. I find that when we have good stories paired off against each other, it takes longer. I think that is a good thing since it does mean we have good stories to read. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But there are drawbacks to that. Good stories with disparate writing styles are even more difficult to judge against. </p><p></p><p>These are difficult issues to grapple with while trying to keep the entire process low-stress. But if people have ideas, feel free to share them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSF, post: 2052799, member: 13098"] Alsih2o and I have had a brief out of channel discussion about merging the threads together. The only real concern is that when folks post a comment into the main story thread, it could be perceived as forming a non-judge bias for a story. We want the judges to be unbiased and we want to avoid any concerns if a Judge's comments are similar to a Spectator's. Personally, I preferred the comments to be in-thread with the stories. It helped keep the thread a little more dynamic as the contest played out. Besides comments on storywriting are fun and interesting to everyone, Judges, Authors and Spectators. I have also voiced concerns that when we bumped the contest from 8 competitors/3 rounds, to 16 competitors/4 rounds, we started asking a little too much from the Judges. We went from 14 stories to be judged to 30 stories to be judged. It is a lot to ask for, essentially, volunteer work. Perhaps Berandor or Mythago would be kind enough to give a judge's perspective on the time it takes to judge. Of course, that is a relative issue. Some stories are easier to judge & comment on. I find that when we have good stories paired off against each other, it takes longer. I think that is a good thing since it does mean we have good stories to read. :) But there are drawbacks to that. Good stories with disparate writing styles are even more difficult to judge against. These are difficult issues to grapple with while trying to keep the entire process low-stress. But if people have ideas, feel free to share them. [/QUOTE]
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