Green Room - Week 34 - Day 1

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Like Daniel Tosh insulting a heckler, another Week of LJ IDOL is here and isn’t going anywhere any time soon!

I actually have a lot to say about that – none of it coherent though, so I’ll wait a little longer and see if I still feel like saying it. ;)

What I DO feel like saying though is that the results went up last night: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/586484.html

With the “non-elimination”, there was some concern that people might misunderstand that and assume that a contestant was cheating or doing something they shouldn’t have been doing.

They were not.

I need to make that much clear, just so no one walks away with the wrong idea.

There was an account – and there is a good chance that it was a friend who signed up for Livejournal to show support – and no one thought “let’s give Gary a heads up on this one”. It voted. The votes affected the results, so I flagged it and officially made it a tie instead of getting rid of someone.

Because no one should be going for someone else’s mistake – and yes, now two people are on the block BUT it was a matter of a single vote. Had it been two votes, with only one of them in question, we wouldn’t be having the conversation. It’s a small price to be sure that everyone gets a fair shake.

I’d say that I think everyone here is on the up-and-up and seriously talented – but that would imply that I liked any of you and that I read a single word. I wouldn’t want to ruin my reputation like that! ;)

So instead I’ll post a link to the Work Room: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/586211.html
And the new topics: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/585760.html
And tell you to get off your lazy butts and get to work! ;)

Spirit of LJ IDOL

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What do tru2myart, spydielives, tulip_in_yellow, boxsofrain, beautyofgrey and joeymichaels have in common?

Three have won the game. Three have not.
Five women. One man.

So, those aren’t it.

The answer is, of course, that each of these fine people have been selected as the representative of their respective Seasons – they are the Spirit of LJ IDOL!

Every year, since Season 2, we have gotten together and honored one of our own.

This person has been selected, by their peers, as the one who embodies “what the season has been about” for them!

It’s not a “they are going to win/they SHOULD win” but rather “this is the kind of person that I want people to think of when they think of this Season”/Who has stood out to you, and helped make your experience what it has been?

This is THE SPIRIT OF LJ IDOL award – and, other than winning, it’s about as good as you can get!

Now we come to the time of the season when YOU get to vote on it – to award it to one of your peers!

All current contestants AND members of the Jury, who wish to participate, need to email me their list of current contestants/folks still in the running, in preference for who they want to be selected as this Season’s Spirit (with 1 being the person you *most* want to see) to clauderainsrm@gmail.com by Wednesday, July 18th at 7pm EDT.

The person selected receives a Spirit icon, a selection of special powers to select from – and of course, the knowledge that they have been selected, by you!