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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 1178805" data-attributes="member: 259">A quick note:  I don't want to go further into the discussion of my different responses to Mythago's vs. Wulf's posts.  Since Mythago hasn't read the novel I thought his adventure was based on, my concerns were unfounded, and I owe him my apologies for suggesting otherwise.  (I am interested, however, whether other folks familiar with that novel had the same thought -- Nem?) Judging is, ultimately, arbitrary, and I give a lot of credit to my gut when it comes to reading these stories and figuring out which one will win.  For example, I already am pretty sure how I'll judge the current round, although I still have the difficult job of analyzing my reactions to the two entries and posting detailed feedback on them.  If you, Dave, would treat borrowing from a canonical source the same as borrowing from a relatively obscure source, then that's how you can run your tournament; for me, I treat them differently.  (Contestants should not rely on that, however -- remember that I dinged Wicht for his reference to The Wizard of Oz.  I'm capricious like that). And that's my last word on that subject.Daniel</blockquote>