13-02-06 | Worst Valentine's Day Ever? - Page 2 - Writers Forum

gohn67 · 02-17-2006, 02:07 PM

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EDIT: Sorry if this confused anyone. I'm not a title nazi, I wasn't being entirely serious. Although I would like everyone's titles to be bold, just because that's how it's been done for previous LMs and it seemed to work out fine. Don't worry you won't lose any points over it. I don't want this to become a like a pain the butt, like publishing. I blame the miscommunication on my poorly constructed introduction to LM #6.

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minor guideline #2 for LM revised and embellished upon (just because I have the power to do that)-

2. Your piece needs to have a title and it has to be in bold

-Title cannot be underlined (ahem, mj)
-Title cannot be italicized
-Title cannot be in quotes (points to murdershewrote)
-Title cannot be underlined and bold (looking at Crazydude)
-Title cannot be italicized and bold
-Title cannot be underlined and italicized
-Title cannot be in quotes and underlined
-Title cannot be in quotes and bold
-Title cannot be in quotes and italicized
-Title cannot be in quotes and italicized and underlined
-Title cannot be in quotes and italicized and bold
-Title cannot be in quotes and bold and underlined
-Title cannot be underlined and italicized and bold
-Title cannot be underlined and italicized and bold and in quotes
-Title should be in the body of the post and not just in subject header (eggo and Kat)

And once again in java (if I remember right, it's been a while since programming class) format (key: Bold = B, Underlined = U, Quotes = Q, and Italicized = I)

!(U || I || B || Q || (U && B) || (U && I) || (I && B) || (Q && B) || (Q && I) || (Q && I && U) || (Q && I && B) || (Q && B && U) || (U && I && B) || U && I && B && Q) || (Title should not be in the body of the post and not just in subject header))

The reason to for everyone to have the same title format is because it will make it easier to figure out what the title of your piece is when everything is uniform. But you may say, "doesn't that limit my creativity and abilty to create a unique title of my own?" Yes, it does, sadly.

And you may also say, "what is the point having all the titles bold, isn't it obvious what the title is? It's not like the judges have an IQ of 36." True again, and to be honest there isn't really a very good reason to not have all the titles become bold. It's just the part of the submission guidelines, just like any contest or publisher (even though this one is just for fun) there's a like a million hoops to jump through.

Ilan Bouchard · 02-17-2006, 03:45 PM

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the reason is he had a head start, he could have been working on the entry before anyone else, thus giving himself an unfair advantage

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I didn't start it until the competition started; I didn't even think it would be used. Eggo's comment seems to make sense though, as I did submit on the first or second day. Y'all have plenty of time as well.

And titles always kill me. Bah.

mjk · 02-17-2006, 04:08 PM

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gohn! you title nazi! you have WAY too much time on your hands! fine, i'll go back and conform to your silly rules! i don't think you're that sad about limiting our creativity, i think you're just saying that. and, uh, where's your submission, hmm?

eggo- that's quite an *ahem* ego you've got going there...

ilan- i'm the one who started all this discussion about your poem being considered for judging, but since eggo s*** all over the idea, i'm glad to hear you'll be coming up with something else.

Ilan Bouchard · 02-17-2006, 04:36 PM

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i'm glad to hear you'll be coming up with something else.

Eh? I didn't say that.

mjk · 02-17-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ilan Bouchard

Eh? I didn't say that.

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oh? are you sure? and why wouldn't you, anyway?

gohn67 · 02-17-2006, 07:46 PM

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Sorry if the title rules confused anyone. I'm not a title nazi, I wasn't being entirely serious. Although I would like everyone's titles to be bold, just because that's how it's been done for previous LMs and it seemed to work out fine. Don't worry you won't lose any points over it. I don't want this to become a like a pain the butt, like publishing. I blame the miscommunication on my poorly constructed introduction to LM #6.

Ilan Bouchard · 02-17-2006, 08:31 PM

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Off-topic replies: 15
Submittions to LM: 6

mjk · 02-18-2006, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by gohn67

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Sorry if the title rules confused anyone. I'm not a title nazi, I wasn't being entirely serious.

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and neither was i. sorry, ilan, last off topic post from me. get back to work everyone!

**Penelope** · 02-18-2006, 08:43 AM

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gohn? You weren't being serious? Drats! Seeing as Ilan is keeping count of the ot remarks, I just had to - in the interests of solidarity - add one of my own. What's the score now?

**Penelope** · 02-18-2006, 09:15 AM

Author's Note:

just for fun

"A Day of Doom"

I can’t write poems of love
to my turtle dove
because he gave me a shove
out on my ear
and he said, with a sneer,
“It’s quite simple my dear,
I made it ever so clear
that I fear the unhealthy maze
of your wandering ways.”

I can’t bloom, with purple passion,
for I fell out of fashion
and landed in the gutter
because of a flutter
brought on by a mutter
from a cute scalawag
playing tug-a-war tag.
It’s truly a drag
to land on my ass
because of his pass.
When he ran out of gas
he didn’t fancy my sass
and he found greener grass
to frolic in and graze
for the rest of his days.

I can’t even buy a Valentine card
for I’ve been feathered & tarred
and hoisted in the no prisoner’s yard
on my well pickled petard.

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size of title was changed due to poor judgement

valeca · 02-18-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope

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size of title was changed due to poor judgement

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Rule Breaker!

That was priceless.

We needed more off topic posts

gohn67 · 02-18-2006, 12:23 PM

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Gohn looks at Pen's title with disgust, broke every single rule and then some that he neglected to think of, which means it is perfectly acceptable, since there's nothing that says you can't have a bold, underlined, red, quoted, and large size font title. But this makes Gohn wonder why Pen didn't italicize her poem also.

Gohn would also say that he enjoyed Pen's poem.

valeca · 02-18-2006, 12:58 PM

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Ummm, Gohn? It is italicized.

**Penelope** · 02-18-2006, 01:35 PM

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I think Gohn meant the whole freakin poem, valeca.

silverwriter · 02-18-2006, 01:43 PM

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...wanders in....wtf?...now this is how you revive LM