Green Room - Week 5 - Day 4
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therealljidol I typed out some lengthy responses to questions I've been asked recently and then accidentally closed the tab while trying to find a different tab. So I lost it. Let's see how much I can remember. :)
Thees were questions I've been asked recently, except the first one. But let's pretend someone asked me when the entries are due and where to post them:
therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1151017.html is where, and Thursday 7pm ET is the deadline.
- Can I move all of the byes to their own section/their own poll/remove them? Moving lines in the poll every week runs the risk of issues with the template. Even back when we have massive tribes and tribe swaps notice that I kept them together for several weeks at a time before shifting again. Because every move is a manual task.
- Speaking of - why are you not getting voting notifications? I'm pretty sure I answered this at one point but it's because I used to pay for two accounts. Now I'm only paying for one. I would work out all the bugs over in my personal account and then post in Idol. Since we last met, DW has made an option that allows you to post to "admin only" so that I can post there and then switch it over to public once everything looks good. Basically there are three potential options (and no, not polling people. Just saying my options outloud so you are aware): (1) purchase a second account and go back to how I was doing it. (2) once I've worked out the bugs, delete it and repost it as a public post. (probably the most likely to happen) or (3) people know to come back an hour or so after the deadline to check if the poll has been posted yet. ;)
- What would happen if there was another tie in a Write Off? There are two main precedents for what happens: (1) Write Offs all the way down. We just keep going until a decision is made. (2) The "black mark". The tied contestants have a mark against them. If they EVER end up in another tie, they are the ones automatically eliminated... unless of course it's just against each other and then write off all the way down. ;) The way things are going, it's likely you are going to learn what is in play this mini season. :)
- If you sacrifice during a poll can you transfer your unused byes? No. Byes are not fire tokens (Survivor reference) they can be not transferred this mini season. (there were a couple times when it was part of the theme where you could do that.)
- What is the difference between a drop and a sacrifice? A drop happens BEFORE the poll is posted. You just drop out of the competition. A sacrifice happens *after* the poll is open and you let me know you want to take one of the elimination spots. You are saving someone else from elimination, whereas a drop does not impact the number of people going home.
- Can you literally just write the words "this is my entry" and then sacrifice that week? Yes. People have done that before. It only happened once, but I did see someone *survive* a week like that, because people were trying to convince them to stay in...so it's a gamble.
- Can you take a bye during a Write Off? Yes. There is precedent for that happening. It's definitely a strategic move and doesn't tend to be all that popular, but it's allowable.
- Executive byes MAY be coming into play this week. Hopefully not, but maybe. I have offered someone up to two of them. This is for above and beyond situations where there is no ability to write due to real life. Not "I just can't motivate myself" but rather an "Act of God". Previous distinction: "Broken arm" earned one whereas "sprained leg" did not. (one impacted the ability to write and the other didn't... devastating fire - executive bye, devastating breakup - does not Its something I keep in reserve and use *very* sparingly over the years based on the precedent of the first season where I handed out the first bye (before they were a thing) to tinhuviel due to a sudden death in her immediate family)
- I think there were a couple more answers in the original but I can't recall the questions. if your recent question (or one you think of) isn't up there, let me know and I'll answer in the comments!!!
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Thees were questions I've been asked recently, except the first one. But let's pretend someone asked me when the entries are due and where to post them:
therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1151017.html is where, and Thursday 7pm ET is the deadline.
- Can I move all of the byes to their own section/their own poll/remove them? Moving lines in the poll every week runs the risk of issues with the template. Even back when we have massive tribes and tribe swaps notice that I kept them together for several weeks at a time before shifting again. Because every move is a manual task.
- Speaking of - why are you not getting voting notifications? I'm pretty sure I answered this at one point but it's because I used to pay for two accounts. Now I'm only paying for one. I would work out all the bugs over in my personal account and then post in Idol. Since we last met, DW has made an option that allows you to post to "admin only" so that I can post there and then switch it over to public once everything looks good. Basically there are three potential options (and no, not polling people. Just saying my options outloud so you are aware): (1) purchase a second account and go back to how I was doing it. (2) once I've worked out the bugs, delete it and repost it as a public post. (probably the most likely to happen) or (3) people know to come back an hour or so after the deadline to check if the poll has been posted yet. ;)
- What would happen if there was another tie in a Write Off? There are two main precedents for what happens: (1) Write Offs all the way down. We just keep going until a decision is made. (2) The "black mark". The tied contestants have a mark against them. If they EVER end up in another tie, they are the ones automatically eliminated... unless of course it's just against each other and then write off all the way down. ;) The way things are going, it's likely you are going to learn what is in play this mini season. :)
- If you sacrifice during a poll can you transfer your unused byes? No. Byes are not fire tokens (Survivor reference) they can be not transferred this mini season. (there were a couple times when it was part of the theme where you could do that.)
- What is the difference between a drop and a sacrifice? A drop happens BEFORE the poll is posted. You just drop out of the competition. A sacrifice happens *after* the poll is open and you let me know you want to take one of the elimination spots. You are saving someone else from elimination, whereas a drop does not impact the number of people going home.
- Can you literally just write the words "this is my entry" and then sacrifice that week? Yes. People have done that before. It only happened once, but I did see someone *survive* a week like that, because people were trying to convince them to stay in...so it's a gamble.
- Can you take a bye during a Write Off? Yes. There is precedent for that happening. It's definitely a strategic move and doesn't tend to be all that popular, but it's allowable.
- Executive byes MAY be coming into play this week. Hopefully not, but maybe. I have offered someone up to two of them. This is for above and beyond situations where there is no ability to write due to real life. Not "I just can't motivate myself" but rather an "Act of God". Previous distinction: "Broken arm" earned one whereas "sprained leg" did not. (one impacted the ability to write and the other didn't... devastating fire - executive bye, devastating breakup - does not Its something I keep in reserve and use *very* sparingly over the years based on the precedent of the first season where I handed out the first bye (before they were a thing) to tinhuviel due to a sudden death in her immediate family)
- I think there were a couple more answers in the original but I can't recall the questions. if your recent question (or one you think of) isn't up there, let me know and I'll answer in the comments!!!
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Date: 2024-08-09 02:12 am (UTC)