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Ceramic DM - Spring 2005 (Late Bloomer) - We have a winner.
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<blockquote data-quote="yangnome" data-source="post: 2379505" data-attributes="member: 7413"><p>I think I would have prefered two in each round. I understand that you were trying to create a set up that would offer even brackets for the competition in order to avoid a round with a bye. I think though that pairing contestants whether you have eight, ten, twelve, etc. is perhaps a better option. I think feedback would be a bit more focused and it wouldn't be as large an effort for judges(at least in one round, overall it would be a larger effort as you'd need to judge more matches) . </p><p></p><p>When you reach teh round that has the bye, the judges can select the best story from the losers of that bracket (the round that was just decided, not out of the whole contest) to move on and fill that slot, thereby giving them a second chance. While this may seem unfair due to different pic groups, or the chance that someone lost a round could still conceivably win the tournament, I think it would add an interesting element. This would allow a talented writer who may have written a stronger story than winners in some of the other matches to get a chance to progress. I don't think we've seen it yet in this contest, but previous CDMs have witnessed early pairings of strong writers. This of course, wouldn't save all such cases, but it would allow the chance for one person to get a second chance, which I feel is in the spirit of the competition. To make it even more fun, perhaps the selection from teh loser bracket could be decided by all judges and competitors (all of those in teh tournament, not just those left in the bracket).</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, this is just a thought. It isn't meant as a criticism, or as sour grapes (My suggestion wouldnt have effected me anyway as both the peopel I competed against wrote stronger stories than I did).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yangnome, post: 2379505, member: 7413"] I think I would have prefered two in each round. I understand that you were trying to create a set up that would offer even brackets for the competition in order to avoid a round with a bye. I think though that pairing contestants whether you have eight, ten, twelve, etc. is perhaps a better option. I think feedback would be a bit more focused and it wouldn't be as large an effort for judges(at least in one round, overall it would be a larger effort as you'd need to judge more matches) . When you reach teh round that has the bye, the judges can select the best story from the losers of that bracket (the round that was just decided, not out of the whole contest) to move on and fill that slot, thereby giving them a second chance. While this may seem unfair due to different pic groups, or the chance that someone lost a round could still conceivably win the tournament, I think it would add an interesting element. This would allow a talented writer who may have written a stronger story than winners in some of the other matches to get a chance to progress. I don't think we've seen it yet in this contest, but previous CDMs have witnessed early pairings of strong writers. This of course, wouldn't save all such cases, but it would allow the chance for one person to get a second chance, which I feel is in the spirit of the competition. To make it even more fun, perhaps the selection from teh loser bracket could be decided by all judges and competitors (all of those in teh tournament, not just those left in the bracket). Anyhow, this is just a thought. It isn't meant as a criticism, or as sour grapes (My suggestion wouldnt have effected me anyway as both the peopel I competed against wrote stronger stories than I did). [/QUOTE]
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