Ceramic DM Winter 07 (Final Judgment Posted)

[Piratecat]

Art is pain. I'm just trying to make you better.

Fantastic to know, and I plan to heartily incorporate this in my future plans. In order to improve your future writing, I hope to give you a good solid junk-kick. It's the least I can do, really.


No no, no need to thank me. That's what friends are for!

 

[Herremann the Wise]

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the delay on the Piratecat/Rodrigo match-up, I handed in my judgment on the carpedavid/mthago match-up on Friday. I don't think I'd be giving anything away in saying the PC/Rodrigo match-up has been on a knifepoint for me since reading the two stories. Judgment is almost complete, and may I say this has been without a doubt the hardest match-up for me to judge. it is a shame that one of them has to lose.

Best Regards
Herremann the Wise

 

[yangnome]

HI All!

I'm waiting to post both judgements at the same time since we are heading into the final round. Once I get Herremann's decision, we'll move on it. I have to agree that this was a very hard round to judge. I have next rounds pictures all ready to go and it shoudl be interesting to say the least.

 

[yangnome]

I'm torn on changing the name. Part of me likes the legacy that has been CDM. At the same time, attracting new people with a more descriptive name might be good as well. Either way, I'll be here.

If we did change up the name, we might be able to alter the format a bit too. I always htought it'd be interesting to have to include other elements (e.g. song lyrics, themes, etc.) of course that might be straying too far from what CDM is.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Just in case any of the judges are still on the fence, let me restore any memories the electro-shock therapy might have erased:

Similarly, you can picture me doing the Naked Victory Dance of Exuberance when I thrash you.

I think you know what to do.

 

[Piratecat]

Personally, I think I'd rather see themes subtly determined by photo choice. Having horrific pictures steers a story in the direction of horror, for instance.

I think pre-set themes are a double-edged sword. On the plus side they would cause many authors to reach beyond their normal comfort zone, which is great; doing so inherently improves them as writers. On the negative side, though, I feel bad for the person going up against someone who happens to specialize in that particular theme (Mythago and horror, for instance.) In those cases one writer is in their element, and the other writer isn't but has to write in that theme anyways - and that will bias the results. It becomes more "will I luck into a good theme?" and less "I have control over the mood of my story."

I'm definitely less excited about song lyrics. Other changes -- art instead of photographs, for instance -- work fine for me.

I think you know what to do.

Yes. Punish the miscreant who reminded you of this in post 715!

 

[carpedavid]

I think pre-set themes are a double-edged sword. On the plus side they would cause many authors to reach beyond their normal comfort zone, which is great; doing so inherently improves them as writers. On the negative side, though, I feel bad for the person going up against someone who happens to specialize in that particular theme (Mythago and horror, for instance.) In those cases one writer is in their element, and the other writer isn't but has to write in that theme anyways - and that will bias the results. It becomes more "will I luck into a good theme?" and less "I have control over the mood of my story."

I think this is true. However, it might be interesting to have a special "one-off" themed tournament every so often. Horror for Halloween for example.

 

[KidCthulhu]

While song lyrics might be tricky as a stand alone, I think using whole songs would be a great variation on the theme. I'd love to see the story you could generate from "Part of your World" from Little Mermaid, some Schoenberg , and Kid Rock's "Bawidaba"

 

[Piratecat]

While song lyrics might be tricky as a stand alone, I think using whole songs would...

Lord help me, I read this as "whale songs." THAT would be a challenge.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

How about 4'33"?