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Challenge 5, Season 1: Submission Thread

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  • Black

    Votes: 6 33.3%
  • Blue

    Votes: 8 44.4%
  • Green

    Votes: 4 22.2%

  • Total voters
    18

Haight

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As I understand it, it's basically just so no one can vote for their own team while also not requiring them to vote for another team.
What if your teams video IS the best video? Or, why not just continue with a single poll and implement this new voting rule (which I think is silly, by the way, but that's neither here nor there)? And, why have team-specific polls if voting for your team in those polls won't be counted?
 

Ivy

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Just trying something different, no need to publically berate me. :cry:
 

nottaprettygal

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there's gotta be a better way to get people more involved. a lot of work goes into these challenges and if reg peeps aren't tuning in then it's just not inspiring.

I dunno. Your sentiment isn't true of everyone. There are definitely some people who participate because they personally find it enjoyable. I know that's why I signed up in the first place. . . not for the fame or forture. I just like creating things (or ideas if we don't actually submit anything) and getting amusement from them.

I also think that quite a few people view the entries though.
 
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What if your teams video IS the best video?

Well, ideally that's the only time you'd vote for your own team. But I think we've seen some things that tell us this isn't what's happening. I think the point is that teams with a larger number of members (or active members) would have an advantage because of a few extra guaranteed votes. This way, at least the decision of what is best rests primarily with disinterested parties. Maybe it won't work, but I'm glad we're giving it a try. I think the last voting system was fatally flawed.
 

Haight

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Well, ideally that's the only time you'd vote for your own team.
But you said that teams can't vote for their own team.

But I think we've seen some things that tell us this isn't what's happening. I think the point is that teams with a larger number of members (or active members) would have an advantage because of a few extra guaranteed votes. This way, at least the decision of what is best rests primarily with disinterested parties. Maybe it won't work, but I'm glad we're giving it a try. I think the last voting system was fatally flawed.
Well, three points:
a/ Then just disallow team members from voting. . . period.
b/ I'm not sure that your assumption for why it was "fatally flawed" is correct; but I'll check on that.
c/ I really don't care. I just didn't know how or where I was supposed to vote.
Which made me think that it's possible other folks were having the same problem.
 

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Can those of us on dial up possibly see a transcript of all the videos?

If not, no big deal.
 

Haight

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Just trying something different, no need to publically berate me. :cry:
Oh damn. . . that was your idea? My bad.

After reconsidering the subtle beauty behind this idea, I'd like to apologize for my rude and horribly misplaced criticism. In other words. . . sorry.

And you misspelled "publicly." :run:
 

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Oh damn. . . that was your idea? My bad.

After reconsidering the subtle beauty behind this idea, I'd like to apologize for my rude and horribly misplaced criticism. In other words. . . sorry.

And you misspelled "publicly." :run:

I'm sorry, I actually meant to say "pubicly."

Edit: Dirty minds think alike!
 

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Can those of us on dial up possibly see a transcript of all the videos?

If not, no big deal.
Sure, here's our rough draft copy.

Pulp Fiction Breakfast Scene


Right, so SLJ, who will be called Mac from henceforth, comes in the room along with Travolta, who is Edahn.

Mac: Hey guys, no, don't get up, just keep chillin'. Put your feet up. Yeah, just like that. Well now, this is nice. We're here from the MBTIc admin team. You do remember posting on the forums, don't you?
BlueWing (guy at table): Um, yeah
Mac: Well, let me guess now... which one is BlueWing? You?
BW: Nods
Mac: I thought so. Now, we've been having some problems because of your kind comin' in and ranting on with all this existential angst bullshit, and now you've stolen something belonging to Ivy - now why would you wanna do that?
BW: Because... I had to
Mac: I bet you did. We all just do what we have to, ain't that right? Now tell me, do you know who I am?
BW: Uh, MacGuffin?
Mac: I'm MacGuffin. Right. You knew that all along and you didn't even offer me any refreshment as a guest in your house.
BW: Uh, I'm sorry, I...
Mac: You know what? That was so rude, I'm just gonna help myself here, you greasy motherfucker.
BW: I'm sorry, you threw me, you don't usually say so much in one go
Mac: It's an image thing. (takes bite of burger) Mm, that is one tasty burger. Just like my grandma used to make. Now she was a God fearing woman. You know my grandma?
BW: No
Travolta: Mac, everyone knows your grandma, she's a slut
Mac: You have to excuse my friend Edahn, he has authority issues.
BW: Listen, I don't know what this is about
Mac: Oh, you don't? Well, I'll be damned. All that work you make for me and you don't even have any idea why somebody be pissed with you. Amazing. Gimme some of that drink.
BW: Sure... uh, go ahead
Mac: (drinks, then looks at guy on sofa) You over there, you'd be - now who'd you be?
Marvin: that's Athenian, it was her idea!
Mac: I don't remember asking your ass, Wolf.
Sofadude: it wasn't me, BW put it in the closet over there
Travolta looks in closets
BW: Oh my god this is so embarrassing
Travolta: Jesus guys, what did you steal??
(incredulous looks all round)
Travolta: opens case, stares in confusion while Mac calls out guesses as to what's in there
Mac: Well what's in there?
Travolta: Ivy's underwear
BW: Listen guys, you gotta believe me, we were gonna give it back as soon as we'd finished with it, but we needed to conduct an empirical experiment as to the [insert typical BW-esque thread title], but then Athenian started running around with it on her head [stands up, gets told to sit down, sits down] and then she slipped over and landed with the broomhandle right up her -
[Mac shoots sofadude]
Mac: I'm sorry, I had to do that. That motherfucker had a miserable life, she never woulda got laid anyway. [BW panic face] You see? See where this perversion leads? First it's atheism, then stealing respectable ladies' panties, it's a slippery slope. Now tell me all about ethical materialisms
BW: W-w-what?
Mac: You heard me motherfucker, philosophize!
[rapid fire interrogation, philosophy exam type questions which degenerates into the rant I posted earlier to replace the Bible passage lines]
MacG-have you any idea how annoying it is to have to moderate with people like you around? I have to sit and read through all your fucking lame, boring, same old shit amateur existential bullshit - have you any idea of the hours of my life I'll never get back again, hours I could've spent nestled between the ample bosom of Lookin4thebestNU and PinkPiranha!
BANG BANG BANG!
 
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But you said that teams can't vote for their own team.

Right, now they can't. And the reason I'm cool with that is because ideally people would only vote for their own entry if it were the best, but I don't think that was happening.

Well, three points:
a/ Then just disallow team members from voting. . . period.
b/ I'm not sure that your assumption for why it was "fatally flawed" is correct; but I'll check on that.
c/ I really don't care. I just didn't know how or where I was supposed to vote.
Which made me think that it's possible other folks were having the same problem.

A - is fine.
B - it's probably more true that the contestants are fatally flawed than the voting system. They system just allowed them to indulge that flaw. Hope that makes more sense.
C - I'm certain you're not alone on either point.
 

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Yo, why'd you delete Kung Fu? Caine is gonna hunt you down!
 

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Evidently we're just a bunch of Unfrozen Caveman Forum Members, and your "joke submissions" and "complicated voting procedures" frighten and confuse us.
 

Haight

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Right, now they can't. And the reason I'm cool with that is because ideally people would only vote for their own entry if it were the best, but I don't think that was happening.
Eh. . . after a bit of investigating, I've found that was happening more often than you'd think. In fact, if the last challenge disallowed votes from team members, the result would have been the same.

Just as I suspected. ;)



A - is fine.
B - it's probably more true that the contestants are fatally flawed than the voting system. They system just allowed them to indulge that flaw. Hope that makes more sense.
C - I'm certain you're not alone on either point.
Cool, then lets go with "a" from now on.

And again, you're not as correct about "b" as you think.
 

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Evidently we're just a bunch of Unfrozen Caveman Forum Members, and your "joke submissions" and "complicated voting procedures" frighten and confuse us.

Probably. I still love your pink hair, though. :wubbie:
 

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For various reasons, obviously, I can't vote for black. Green did a pretty good one, and so did blue (though the editing was a little harsh).

Difficult choice...
 

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BlueWing is a lot better looking that I would have imagined but his voice is too whiny Athenian is lazy and can't seem to move her ass off the couch. Wolf looks like a scared chicken and Edahn looks an awful lot like John Travolta.
 
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