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Grundel
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Wow.
What can I say.
I would have to assume that there have been some pretty awesome writers since my time, but I am truly humbled and flattered to find this out.
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Richelieu
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Gatineau
Dec 2001
time: 00:20
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Originally posted by civman2000
plus it was much easier to win the old contest, it was only over the stories of each week, now it's the last 8 good ones... |
As far as i'm concerned, the overall quality of writing was better back then.
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DarkCloud
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of Lists
Jul 2000
time: 05:20
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That's the point- competition.
IF people enjoy that sort of story- then give it to them.
And it also encourages people to write new stories, as the more good stories they write- the faster they can gain on the charts.
And, as we know, only good stories are voted on the charts 
and why should you not try stories like Oz? If you don't like making them, then return to your humorous tales, perhaps writing like oz would be a good exercise? You never know- it never hurts to try new things...
But if you look at the list, you can see that you are doing well enough
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And, in the end all that matters is that I, the list maker, am always competing... and I enjoy this list, and others I make. And I am always trying new things
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Grundel
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That is a good point Dark cloud...
I often try to write in different styles...some work, some dont'
If I am not mistaken, you are one of the founders of the story teller's union...and its point is to help improve its' members writing ability. Stretching your imagination and talent into new areas is one of the best ways to do this. Your first attempt may not be great, but the more you do it, the better you will get.
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Metaliturtle
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University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Mar 2002
time: 23:20
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You are missing my point entirely, people shouldn't try to write stories that they don't enjoy writing, The union never emphasised major competition, it is established to make people better writers by providing an environment that promotes creative critisism besides, "WRITE WRITE WRITE!!" or "I don't like this." The union asks of it's writers basically to say why when they critique a story. Sure this creates competition, but it eliminates the critique aspect, although in my opinion the guys on the list are real good guys (and girls Bella), the fact remains that too much competition in writing kills the creative spirit. If I write a story about the many fears Lincoln has of pudding, yes, it will probably be funny, but if it isn't, I would like to know what people didn't like about it.
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cbraund
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United Kingdom of Great Britain
Jan 2001
time: 05:20
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I see nothing wrong with competition(and I'm not just saying that cause I'm top  ).
I write in many different styles(might not seem like it lol, but I try many different countries, cultures, and time periods). I make sure I enjoy writing a story, and if I don't, I don't write it.
Competition is healthy, it makes sure the readers can show what they like.
When I first arrived, I was made despondent by the fact that Metaliturtle's funny stories whipped my ass, and I couldn't write stories like that.
But I kept on writing the epics I love to write, and I eventually won.
Basically, competition is good, it encourages people, and if at first you don't succeed, try and try again! Don't start trying to write stories you don't like, keep to what you're good at!
Chris
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Metaliturtle
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University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Mar 2002
time: 23:20
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What I'm saying, Ozwolf, is that people should read all the stories, not just those by the top handful of people on a list, every author up there wrote excellent stories, and I read every story that came in first second or third in the stories contest that civman runs, and before that I read all of the stories on the stories page. My first story was a total flop, but it wasn't THIS list which drove me to write my next one, CGW. Also, I don't necessarily feel that CGW is my best story, I certainly didn't like writing it after the famous post "Write Write Write!!!" Which caused me to form the union in which that infamous poster is a member.
I'd rather people know these authors as good authors through their writing, not because a list told them. Take, for example, Samuel Johnson, his story, Zulu Rules, is in my opinion, one of the best stories written on the forums, unfortunately for him, his story didn't do well because of one of mine, I personally felt that his story was the best one up for voting, but because not too many others did, he didn't do as well. I can't even call the contest a competition, it's basically a reflection on what the 11-17 year-old male likes, although there are exceptions to this. Besides Bella, I'm pretty sure everyone on that list is male, and certainly the top 5 are. I came up with 11-17 because there are lots of references to school and the like.
I honestly don't know where I'm going with this, but I do know I don't like this list and am going to keep ranting about it.
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15-06-2002 21:19
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You must of posted this as I was writing mine, cause I didn't see it. But that is exactly what I was trying to say.
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