Vote - Idol Mini - Week 1

[clauderainsrm]

A few words from clauderainsrm:

I’ll freely admit that I had no idea what to expect with this mini season. There are probably more mysteries from this starting point than I’ve ever had. Will people show up? That was answered, yes there are people here! Off to a good start!

Would I remember how to do this? It turns out that it’s like riding a bike. Note: I’ve never been particularly good at riding a bike. So I need to make sure to have a helmet and pads on because I am 100% going to crash this thing at some point!

Ultimately we haven’t been on hiatus that long, and given how many seasons/mini seasons/special events occurred without much of a break at all, I think we all needed that period to rest and reset. I am hoping that the time away will mean when people start seeing what is happening here, that they will get curious enough to wander into the room.

For those who are experiencing this all for the first time - I can’t even begin to express my appreciation for you. I know it seems vague and more than a little random at times. But if you let yourself go with the experience, I think you are going to enjoy it!

That expression my appreciation for you of course does not extend to the veterans, because you would think I was replaced by a flawed clone of some kind. So… *kicks you* - you know what that means. ;)

Now to the admin parts of the post. We had two people decide that they didn’t have the time to participate. Which is why their names are not in the poll: jasmasson  and ofearthandstars 

I was looking forward to reading what you were going to be bringing to the table this mini season. But I hope we will still see you around in the Green Room!

There were a lot of Byes this week. I’m HOPING that it’s because being back on a routine can be rough and this first deadline just slid by them before they noticed it. Especially for US participants this was a weird middle of the week is a holiday when time and days of the week stop making sense. ;)

So I’m hoping we will see everyone next week. That is why we have 2 byes though, so that missing a week isn’t the end. But those are only until the Top 20, so hopefully people will be spacing them out accordingly. Either that or the Top 20 could arrive faster than anyone expected!!!

For the rest of you - thank you for your entries this week. I’ve really enjoyed reading them and hearing so many different voices again. If that’s where we are at the starting point, I think we are in for an incredible mini season.

Now it is time for our first poll, so I’ll go over the general instructions. Read the entries. There are links provided. Comment on them. Let people know what you thought! Everyone loves feedback!!

Then, vote for your favorites! Click that little box next to their name and hit “submit” when you are done. You can vote for as many entries as you want to support. That support translates to seeing more entries from them next week!!! Because whoever has the fewest votes will be the 1st person eliminated.
I’lll be honest, we’ve had some amazing people voted out in the first couple of weeks of some seasons. Sometimes it’s just what is connecting with any specific crowd and being the first week, we just don’t know what that is going to look like! There is no shame in going out first. Someone has to be the one, it’s just how things work out. I say all of this because usually, when I’ve read the entries, there are usually a couple where I say to myself “OK, those are probably the early boots”... this time I couldn’t do that. Which means I’m as interested in seeing how this plays out as anyone else!

Which brings me to two vital pieces of advice: (1) Yes, you can vote for yourself. If this is about finding support for yourself, you should absolutely be the first person in line to believe in your work. And (2) Tell people about this poll and what is happening here. Please don’t do the “Vote for me!!!” but rather encourage them to (see above) Read, Comment and Vote for their favorites. They may find other writers here that they connect with as well. That is how communities get built, or in this case, rebuilt.
Now is the time everyone has been waiting for, when I tell you the deadline and shut up. :)

This is about YOUR voices (see below in the links) after all!

The poll will close Tuesday July 9th at 9pm ET.  The contestant with the fewest votes will be eliminated.

Good luck to everyone!!

 

Poll #31538 ’LJ

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 48

Vote For Your Favorites!

adoptedwriter's entry
21 (43.8%)

aggienaut's entry
15 (31.2%)

alycewilson's entry
24 (50.0%)

author_by_night's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
4 (8.3%)

autumn_wind's entry
19 (39.6%)

banana_galaxy's entry
15 (31.2%)

bittyjane's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (6.2%)

bleodswean's entry
21 (43.8%)

chasing_silver's entry
23 (47.9%)

dollsoul's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (6.2%)

drippedonpaper's entry
20 (41.7%)

erulissedances's entry
18 (37.5%)

fausts_dream's entry
25 (52.1%)

favoritebean_writes's entry
20 (41.7%)

flipflop_diva's entry
24 (50.0%)

garnigal's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (6.2%)

gunwithoutmusic''s entry
16 (33.3%)

hafnia's entry
24 (50.0%)

halfshellvenus's entry
29 (60.4%)

hangedkay's entry
17 (35.4%)

inkstainedfingertips's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
4 (8.3%)

kizzy's entry
16 (33.3%)

littlebitofearth's entry
18 (37.5%)

mollywheezy's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
5 (10.4%)

muchtooarrogant's entry
25 (52.1%)

murielle's entry
16 (33.3%)

n3m3sis43's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
5 (10.4%)

nicholewithanh's entry
17 (35.4%)

off_fleek_geek's entry
15 (31.2%)

oxymoron67's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
5 (10.4%)

pixiebelle's entry
24 (50.0%)

rayaso's entry
25 (52.1%)

reidharriscooper's entry
11 (22.9%)

roina_arwen's entry
17 (35.4%)

sohardtohold's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
6 (12.5%)

static_abyss's entry
14 (29.2%)

strryeyedgrrl's entry
18 (37.5%)

swirlsofpurple's entry
17 (35.4%)

talonkarrde's entry
20 (41.7%)

tamara_in_jakarta's entry
16 (33.3%)

thephantomq's entry
16 (33.3%)

tigrkittn's entry
15 (31.2%)

tonithegreat's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
4 (8.3%)

unmowngrass's entry
18 (37.5%)

vik_thor's entry
9 (18.8%)

winter_time's entry
24 (50.0%)

yachiru's entry
22 (45.8%)

yamyam_kat's entry
18 (37.5%)

Comments

[clauderainsrm]

Let's try this again!!! :)

[aggienaut]

Hooray!

[gunwithoutmusic]

Good luck everyone! I'm excited to read everything :)

[muchtooarrogant]

Yes, good luck to everyone! I'm not done reading entries yet, but there's lots of fantastic stuff out there.

Gary, thank you so much for bringing Idol back. It feels like coming home!

Dan

[roina_arwen]

I think I have a dozen entries left to read; after voting it’s just refresh, refresh, refresh!

[muchtooarrogant]

LOL Yup! I was rolling along last night, but eventually had to go to bed. :)

Dan

[roina_arwen]

Yay poll! For some reason I haven’t gotten an email like I usually do when a post goes up in the group - weird.

[pixiebelle]

I didn’t get emails for the poll either - this one or the other one.

[kizzy]

I didn't get one either. Weird. I ended up logging on here instead.

[clauderainsrm]

Did you check to see if you are subscribed? Or maybe because it was originally posted as "Administrators Only" while I worked out the issues - and then changed over to public. Maybe those notifications don't go out the same way. Hmmm....

[roina_arwen]

Of course I’m subscribed- I’ve gotten emails of all former GR posts and such, just not this one. It’s probably due to the Admin only issue, if I had to guess (which I do, lol).

Hopefully the bugs have been exterminated and things will work as they should for the next poll.

Thanks for all you do!

[kizzy]

Good luck everyone! I figured this first week would be a mish-mash because of 7/4 here in the States. A lot of people went away this week in my neck of the woods.

[nicholewithanh]

Good luck, everyone! Week one always feels too early for someone to be voted out of a competition. ♡

[halfshellvenus]

Awwww, jasmasson, no! I was really looking forward to having you try Idol out! :(

[clauderainsrm]

Based on their introduction, and some comments I had seen, I was super excited to see what they had in store for this mini season.

[clauderainsrm]

I was just asked by someone on my FB if anyone can read and vote. The answer is YES. Anyone can read, comment and vote for their favorites!! That's the point of this - it shouldn't just be your fellow contestants. Reach out and find your audience!

[chasing_silver]

There were so many amazing entries this week! Good luck everyone!

[dadi]

Fantastic entries! Great job everybody!

[erulissedances]

I just couldn't not vote for people on the first vote. I also read every story. I can promise that won't be the case going forward - time simply won't allow. But I couldn't start the season out with any negatives, so there we go - LOL. Next round I'll pull up my Big Girl Boots - LOL.

- Erulisse (one L)

[murielle]

Me too! <3