Green Room - Week 1 - Day 8
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therealljidolThe polls are up! http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/869530.html for the Teams and http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/869815.html for the Individuals!
Remember to check out both polls though to make sure you are getting to read everything! (and trust me, you'll want to be checking out things from both!)
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Going through my email/comments I've seen there are some questions - I'm going to answer them here so that if anyone else is asking, I can cover them as well.
- Why are vote totals so low?
Because not many people have read and voted so far. Be sure to get the word out! The best promoters of what is happening here are our contestants. Tell people to come out and read! Not just your stuff, but everyone's. I'm positive they are going to find stuff they love that they would have never encountered if not for you!
- Do the Teams work like Redemption Tribe?
For those who don't know, the Redemption Tribe is something we've had in the past to deal with ties. If you tied in the elimination spot, you were separated from the main group and someone from that tribe would go.
So I guess the answer is "Yes" and "No". "Yes" in that they are small tribes and the one with the fewest votes is going to lose someone.
But "no" in that only the team with the fewest votes is going to have that happen - and someone leaves every time there is a poll, so that's not "just like the Redemption Tribe", that's Idol.
- "if a member of a team were to drop out while a poll was going on, would their teammates automatically be safe?"
Let's assume we are talking about "One person is leaving" scenarios. (like this week).
If someone from a team drops out *while a poll is up*, then they are counted as the elimination for that week. In a multiple elimination week, then they would be counted as *one* of the eliminations. They are considered to be "sacrifices". They are literally sacrificing their spot in the game.
If two people from Teams were to drop, in a single elimination week, only 1 would "count". There would still be someone leaving from the Individuals though.
- "What if the team member dropped while a topic was up but before the deadline?"
Drops before the deadlines (regardless of team or individual) are quits. They are not counted toward the number of people to be eliminated that week.
- "in either scenario, does the team disband and remaining members get all byes?"
If a team drops below 3 members, it disbands for a week. (or however long it takes for the members to form a new team)
If that team is polling their byes, then yes, the remaining members will split the byes as evenly as possible.
Any other questions I may have missed?
What have you read so far that you want to make sure other people check out?
Remember to check out both polls though to make sure you are getting to read everything! (and trust me, you'll want to be checking out things from both!)
***
Going through my email/comments I've seen there are some questions - I'm going to answer them here so that if anyone else is asking, I can cover them as well.
- Why are vote totals so low?
Because not many people have read and voted so far. Be sure to get the word out! The best promoters of what is happening here are our contestants. Tell people to come out and read! Not just your stuff, but everyone's. I'm positive they are going to find stuff they love that they would have never encountered if not for you!
- Do the Teams work like Redemption Tribe?
For those who don't know, the Redemption Tribe is something we've had in the past to deal with ties. If you tied in the elimination spot, you were separated from the main group and someone from that tribe would go.
So I guess the answer is "Yes" and "No". "Yes" in that they are small tribes and the one with the fewest votes is going to lose someone.
But "no" in that only the team with the fewest votes is going to have that happen - and someone leaves every time there is a poll, so that's not "just like the Redemption Tribe", that's Idol.
- "if a member of a team were to drop out while a poll was going on, would their teammates automatically be safe?"
Let's assume we are talking about "One person is leaving" scenarios. (like this week).
If someone from a team drops out *while a poll is up*, then they are counted as the elimination for that week. In a multiple elimination week, then they would be counted as *one* of the eliminations. They are considered to be "sacrifices". They are literally sacrificing their spot in the game.
If two people from Teams were to drop, in a single elimination week, only 1 would "count". There would still be someone leaving from the Individuals though.
- "What if the team member dropped while a topic was up but before the deadline?"
Drops before the deadlines (regardless of team or individual) are quits. They are not counted toward the number of people to be eliminated that week.
- "in either scenario, does the team disband and remaining members get all byes?"
If a team drops below 3 members, it disbands for a week. (or however long it takes for the members to form a new team)
If that team is polling their byes, then yes, the remaining members will split the byes as evenly as possible.
Any other questions I may have missed?
What have you read so far that you want to make sure other people check out?
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Date: 2015-12-08 01:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-08 01:40 pm (UTC)A few folks that I think may suffer from formatting issues, but that's normal.
I hope people take the time to check everything out. There are some very pleasant surprises in there from some old friends and new faces.
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Date: 2015-12-09 10:56 am (UTC)You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 02:11 pm (UTC)PLENTY!
(well... at least four)
(1) How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
(2) Who was that lady I saw you with last night?
(3) Can you break a $20 bill?
(4) How many pancakes does it take to shingle a doghouse?
RE: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 02:56 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2015-12-09 01:37 am (UTC)thank you! i'm here all week!
Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 03:18 pm (UTC)2. Cynthia
3. Nope. Sorry.
4. It depends on the size of the doghouse - as well as the size of the pancake.
Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 04:08 pm (UTC)Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 06:41 pm (UTC)Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-10 04:13 am (UTC)Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 07:14 pm (UTC)Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 05:37 pm (UTC)Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 07:13 pm (UTC)2) It was two nights ago, and that was my neighbor whose car got rammed right in front of her house because the driver "didn't see it". HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE A PARKED CAR????
3) I can break a $10 if that's any help.
4) Depends on the size of the roof in relation to the size of the pancakes. You could use silver dollar sized pancakes for a toy poodle house but I wouldn't recommend it for a mastiff's ;)
Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 08:11 pm (UTC)(2) My roommate, unless you meant the cashier at the grocery store, who is also a good friend outside of work.
(3) Sure, if you don't mind getting your change in, well...actual change. Mostly pennies. All right?
(4) I did the math (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I6RFDVhdCXMWc53GA5pjkZVM1FsvH1ZlftIpFn2YlMQ/edit?usp=sharing). Assuming standard doghouse size and a pancake size of 8" (standard according to Google; they're usually 5-8"), you need approximately 33 pancakes. This accounts for overlap and whatnot as well. :P
Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-08 09:35 pm (UTC)Re: You had to ask!
Date: 2015-12-09 01:20 am (UTC)I only looked this up because I'm going to see a Mongolian folk music concert there in a couple weeks and I need to know this.
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Date: 2015-12-08 07:00 pm (UTC)I owe someone $50 and also I want Yakuza 5.
Think of it as giving me a Hannukah gift.
If 7 people give me $110 I'll also do things like back Pyschonauts 2 and other fun stuff.
7 days of Hannukah, $100 per person.
It's fair right?
What... it's a question!
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Date: 2015-12-08 07:36 pm (UTC)Spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KAkPFEZ2Iee8GQyHMojJ4cKDqVOcLS13KYHDomIHsCM/edit?usp=sharing), for anyone that wants it, updated to make sure I got everyone (I'd missed a couple of names in there). That's editable by anyone, so if someone else wants to snag a copy of it, they're more than welcome to do so! I don't have it sorted by teams or anything, because life is too short, but there you go. :)
I've got a rec list up (first of many to come—I had a lot of fun doing it in Season 9, so I'm keeping it up for Friends and Rivals), here (http://kickthehobbit.livejournal.com/794008.html).
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Date: 2015-12-08 09:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-08 09:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-08 11:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-08 11:20 pm (UTC)I think a lot of people want one but don't necessarily have the time to make one. So, since I'm a big ol' nerd who likes making them, I figure it's worth sharing. :D
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Date: 2015-12-09 08:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-09 08:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-08 07:37 pm (UTC)It was perfectly charming and I'll be honest, I was wondering where the prompt was...and then the last line just absolutely nailed it. I'm still grinning about it.
A question!
Date: 2015-12-08 09:28 pm (UTC)So how does that work with byes? If, for example, a team has five members, and three of them take byes in a week, does that team still get their votes averaged over five people? Or over the two that wrote that week? (And does this question even make sense? I might be explaining my confusion poorly). Will the votes for the bye-week contestants 'count' towards the team total, which then gets averaged? Should team-folks be encouraging people to vote for their bye-week members? Questions. I have them.
Re: A question!
Date: 2015-12-08 09:41 pm (UTC)Teams will not be penalized for them. The average will be of the actual entries submitted. Vote-totals for byes will not be counted for anything other than to note that people like to click things.
Team-folks should be spending their time encouraging people to read, and vote, for everyone else in all of the polls! :)
Re: A question!
Date: 2015-12-08 09:52 pm (UTC)"Team-folks should be spending their time encouraging people to read, and vote, for everyone else in all of the polls! :)"
Always. :)
Re: A question!
Date: 2015-12-08 09:44 pm (UTC)Re: A question!
Date: 2015-12-08 09:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-08 11:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-09 12:09 am (UTC)Nope.
Do you have a paid account?
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Date: 2015-12-09 12:19 am (UTC)Is that the secret? Unpaid accounts are ipso facto spam?
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Date: 2015-12-09 12:26 am (UTC)AND....I can't see the video I posted in the comment...so I'm assuming there is more to it. The comm...etc.
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Date: 2015-12-09 12:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-09 02:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-09 02:40 am (UTC)I don't think journal owners are notified when they get a spam comment, so you might want to indicate to people (through PM or whatnot) that it's been screened.
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Date: 2015-12-09 03:21 am (UTC)And its almost everyone in the solo competition up through ewok626 so far. Bah humbug!
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Date: 2015-12-09 03:44 am (UTC)I know that I don't get notified when I get them (as I occasionally do—mostly random spam-bots trying to sell me stuff). I see them when I go to the post to respond to other comments and lj lets me know that there's a "suspicious comment" that's greyed out (because it's screened). So people may see them and unscreen, but it's hard to say.
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Date: 2015-12-09 03:47 am (UTC)Format!
Date: 2015-12-09 11:00 am (UTC)And it's hard when there are no separations between paragraphs and everything is flush left...and view in own style doesn't fix that.
I know some people are posting from their phones, but if you get a chance, use that return key twice!
Love, Me
Re: Format!
Date: 2015-12-09 11:54 am (UTC)I totally knew you were going to say that. :)
I figured Gary would post one of his beginning of the season hints and pitfalls Green Room posts.
Re: Format!
Date: 2015-12-09 01:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-09 11:40 pm (UTC)