Results - Week 2

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Now comes to worst part of the job.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to people at the end of each week. It always sucks, but the first round of eliminations are a little bit more so, because these are usually people who were just getting started. Community Only voting has a long and storied history of producing unexpected results. I think this qualifies as continuing that trend.

Looking at the list, there are people that I know and like quite a bit - as well as some newbies that I was just getting to know.

Almost all of the votes came down to a couple votes. Which I think says a lot about the writers this season, and the tough choices ahead.

It certainly says a lot about the people who had to courage to step up and try something that a lot of people "out there" say that they are going to do, but never actually do. Stepping up to the plate and taking a shot at putting themselves out there.

That's a huge accomplishment right there. I certainly hope that we will see all of you in the Home Game (continuing to write on the topics, and linking them in the Green Room so people can enjoy them without the voting aspect).

Leaving us this week are:

amempress
elfwench
gingergirlslove
lexx416
mokitty
ohfolkyeah
and
acloseprecision

You never know what is going to happen next with Idol, and there is certainly a precedent for people to come back into the competition at latter point.

There are two other tribes with results on the line, with two very different situations.

In Tribe 8, for those who missed it, witchdollie sacrificed by dropping out during a poll. This means that no one else in that tribe will be eliminated.

Tribe 7 is a different story. There we had a tie:
sikander7
skylanth
soicjuabba

Early this season, we are going to handle those a little differently than we had in the past - you will not be writing an extra topic at this point during a tie-breaker. However, you will be placed in a special tie-breaker tribe where you will go head to head. Think of it as our Redemption Island. :)


All in all - a rough week for voting, but wow, what a great week for reading. I hope that everyone found some new favorites - and highly encourage people to go back and read those leaving us today, to see what you may have missed.

Comments

[poppetawoppet.livejournal.com]

Ooooh a tie-breaker tribe? Interesting.

It was a great week for reading, so I'm sad as always to see anyone go. (I remember specifically voting for ohfolkyeah.)

(also as an update, my dad isn't going to be dropped, and will be getting a new social worker))

[myrna-bird.livejournal.com]

That is excellent news for your dad!

[emploding.livejournal.com]

Tie breaker tribe, very neat!

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

I forgot the poll closed at nine and was still tr ying to read and vote! Goodbye to all who are leaving us. I'm sorry I didn't even get a chance to get to know you so hope you'll stick around a while longer.

[honeybeewriter.livejournal.com]

Tie breaker tribe? I kinda like the sound of that....

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

I'm impatient to see what the next crazy twist is!

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Careful... you may regret those words sooner than you think! lol...

[sonophax.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, this was so intense! D: Kind of sad to see the first eliminations, but it had to happen sometime.

[sra33.livejournal.com]

Ooooo interesting tie-breaker tribe!!!

Is that our tribe #10 or is there now going to be 11 tribes?! hahaha

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Eventually, we will have 100 tribes!

[ktdid525.livejournal.com]

Me too.... it was a close call this week

[ktdid525.livejournal.com]

:-(

[wolfden.livejournal.com]

Tie breaking tribe sounds interesting.

This was a great week for reading.

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

Not to give anyone ideas or anything, but what if everyone in the tiebreaker tribe takes a bye next week? It just carries on to week 4?

[phoenixejc.livejournal.com]

I thought the same thing.

[ktdid525.livejournal.com]

Sad to see people go this week. Some of the people really took a big chance this week. I hate that it turned out that way for them :-(

[sarcasmoqueen.livejournal.com]

Congrats to those of you who are still in the running!
And for those of you who are leaving us this week, I'm sad to see you go.

[nyxocity.livejournal.com]

Sad to see people leaving as always. I hope you continue to play along at home, and maybe get a chance to come back later on.

I'm curious about the tie breaking tribe. Is this going to be an ongoing tribe that only tie breakers are added to? Because a tribe of three right now is pretty scary.

[teaberryblue.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a great way to do the tiebreaker!

[mymisguided.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to see you all go! *hugs all around* The tie-breaker tribe does sound interesting, I can't wait to see what other twists are in store for us!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Be careful what you wish for! ;)

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

Just because it's the end of your time being contestants, it doesn't mean your time in Idol has to end! I hope you all decide to stick around despite this elimination :D

Good luck to those in the tie-breaker, too! I like the sound of a tie-breaker poll. Let's hope Gary doesn't add another twist to it or anything ;)

[nodressrehersal.livejournal.com]

Wow, I didn't expect results to be posted so quickly - what a well-oiled machine LJ Idol is! I also wasn't expecting to be so anxious about the results...whew!

[cheshire23.livejournal.com]

It sneaks up on you like that, the poll anxiety. :)

[myrna-bird.livejournal.com]

Finally, someone makes it to Redemption Island. Is there a hidden immunity idol over there????

[rt-sparrow.livejournal.com]

If there isn't you can always make one!

[tjoel2]

That was quick (even though I was hitting refresh hoping to see the results)! I feel very fortunate to still be in the game with all of the amazing writers here. Looking forward to next week!

[dreamchaser.livejournal.com]

The tiebreaker tribe sounds interesting!!

[daoming.livejournal.com]

agree! i feel like there's gonna be a twise somewhere coming

[snarkerdoodle.livejournal.com]

The first week is always the hardest for eliminations -- several of these people put really interesting and challenging pieces out there, and I admire that they were willing to do so. I'm sorry to see you all go, and hope you'll still be around the comments and the home game, and who knows -- maybe another second chance idol this year? Only Gary knows for sure. ;)

I like the idea of a head-to-head tribe without it being an extra entry, here in the early stages. :)

[myrna-bird.livejournal.com]

I agree with that. It'd be tough enough just dealing with the tie and new tribe without having to write an extra entry too.

Congrats to those moving on--wherever that may be-- and sorry to see people have to leave but hope you are just moving to the home game.

[cacophonesque.livejournal.com]

It's always so weird to say goodbye to people in these early weeks. In some ways, maybe more difficult than closer to the end, because we've barely had the chance to get to know people right now!

I think I like this tie-breaker tribe thing. At the very least because it means that the people in it aren't under pressure to produce an awesome tie-breaker entry and *then* to make a great week 3 entry on top of it.

[cacophonesque.livejournal.com]

Also bummed that I didn't get through all the reading this week. :(
But I'll work better for the upcoming round, and I'll make sure to prioritize the people I missed this week for next one.

[pen-name.livejournal.com]

sorry to see amempress, elfwench, gingergirlslove, lexx416, mokitty, ohfolkyeah, witchdollie and acloseprecision leave the polls so soon...

[pen-name.livejournal.com]

also, thank you everyone who read, and especially those who voted for, my poetry. not everyone knows the meaning of words like "vagary" and "absciss" after all.

[gingergirlslove.livejournal.com]

Homegame to commence...see u all around!

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

*hug* and yay!