Escape Artists
The Arcade => Flash Contest II => Completed Contests => Escape Pod Flash Contest => Topic started by: Swamp on July 15, 2010, 09:38:07 PM
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In a perfect world, the following will be the schedule as to when the finals polls will be posted:
Quarter Finals:
1 - Saturday, July 17, 2010 (winners from groups 1-3)
2 - Friday, July 23, 2010 (winners from groups 4-6)
3 - Thursday, July 29, 2010 (winners from groups 7-9)
4 - Wednesday, August 04, 2010 (winners from groups 10-12)
5 - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 (winners from groups 13-15)
6 - Monday, August 16, 2010 (winners from groups 16-18)
Semi Finals:
1 - Friday, August 06, 2010 (winners from QF 1-3)
2 - Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (winners from QF 4-6)
Final Round:
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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I will post here when there are actually posted and when delays/changes occur. It all depends on possible tie-breakers, personal availability, or who knows what else. I also can't guaruntee they will be posted first thing in the morning.
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See, I'm already changing the schedule. I will not be around until tomorrow afternoon so I have posted the Quarter Final poll today.
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See, you're too organized. If you write it down they can get you on it. That's why I always leave mine behind a perception spell and a fairly ill-tempered dragoncow.
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See, I'm already changing the schedule. I will not be around until tomorrow afternoon so I have posted the Quarter Final poll today.
Yay!
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Quarter Final 1 contains the following stories:
Aubade
Proper and Expeditious Use of Checklists
Pusher
Anthropology, Redacted
Echoes of Her Memory
How to Die of Shock
The Harsh Injustices of Vocal Inequality, Righted
Thinking of the Future
Lesson Plan
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Pray he does not alter it any further...
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Pray he does not alter it any further...
(http://www.guzer.com/pictures/altered_pool.jpg)
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Pray he does not alter it any further...
(http://www.guzer.com/pictures/altered_pool.jpg)
LOL!
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I am altering it further. Due to the tie in group 6, quarter final 2 will be delayed by at least a day.
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What happens in the result of a tie? I see that those two stories were the only two neither moved nor author-identified.
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What happens in the result of a tie? I see that those two stories were the only two neither moved nor author-identified.
The editors/moderators are having their own vote. Results tomorrow.
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Quarter Final #1 ends in about 3 hours
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Maybe I missed this, but how many stories from each Semi end up in the Finals? 3 or 6?
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Maybe I missed this, but how many stories from each Semi end up in the Finals? 3 or 6?
For each of the 2 Semifinals, 4 of the 9 will end up in the Finals. Note that's the only time in any of these contests that the number hasn't been 3--so whoever's story gets 4th place is gonna have to remember not to reveal themselves!
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Hooray, hooray, it's Quarter Final 3 Day! :)
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Hooray, hooray, it's Quarter Final 3 Day! :)
Actually, according to the tentative schedule above, the QF3 poll was supposed to be posted tomorrow, but that is mainly just to give my self a cushion as well as slow down the proccess for people who are behind.
However, you talked me into it. :) Being a QF, these are not new stories, though I'm sure several will be re-read. Go here to see the stories and vote (http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?board=119.0).
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Hooray, hooray, it's Quarter Final 3 Day! :)
Actually, according to the tentative schedule above, the QF3 poll was supposed to be posted tomorrow, but that is mainly just to give myself a cushion as well as slow down the process for people who are behind
Oops. I should learn how to read a calendar.
My mistake; I think I got used to the 'aggregate' polls occurring between the Group polls in one of the other contests. (I'm not complaining that your system is different; just saying that I got used to it, for better or worse.)
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
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Is there still another round of new stories to be posted, followed by another set of semi-finals and such?
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Is there still another round of new stories to be posted, followed by another set of semi-finals and such?
Five more rounds of new stories (http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?topic=3971.msg70037#msg70037), and quarter finals and semi finals as scheduled (http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?topic=4086.0).
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Ah... I see now. Thank-you.
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Quarterfinal 4 poll is up!
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I'm off for Vacation - no internet for 4 days. :(
I've tried to vote in all the polls that will close before I return. My only concern is the Semifinals 1. The poll is due to be posted on Friday, but I can't find info on how long we have to vote for that one. Here's hoping it's more than 3 days.... :-\
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I'm off for Vacation - no internet for 4 days. :(
I've tried to vote in all the polls that will close before I return. My only concern is the Semifinals 1. The poll is due to be posted on Friday, but I can't find info on how long we have to vote for that one. Here's hoping it's more than 3 days.... :-\
I think all polls have been at least a week. Some of the Pseudopod ones were set for longer, but it's always been at least a week (except for EP Group 13, but that was a mistake, and the poll got restarted).
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And semifinal 1 is up, as well as group 17
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And semifinal 1 is up, as well as group 17
Thanks for keeping up with this thread, Ocicat! I appreciate it. I forget it is here. I will try to remember next time.
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Quarterfinal 5 poll is up! (Yay, I remembered to post here)
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I'm off for Vacation - no internet for 4 days. :(
I've tried to vote in all the polls that will close before I return. My only concern is the Semifinals 1. The poll is due to be posted on Friday, but I can't find info on how long we have to vote for that one. Here's hoping it's more than 3 days.... :-\
I think all polls have been at least a week. Some of the Pseudopod ones were set for longer, but it's always been at least a week (except for EP Group 13, but that was a mistake, and the poll got restarted).
Thanks Unblinking!!
Back from vacation and didn't miss anything. Yeay!
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So now that all the stories have been posted, can we forgo the waiting period between the last group finishing and the next level up getting started?
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So now that all the stories have been posted, can we forgo the waiting period between the last group finishing and the next level up getting started?
What waiting period? The quarter finals have been going on for a while and there's a semi going. Or do you mean how long it takes between the end of a poll and when its stories move over to the next level? I'm assuming that's predicated more on Swamp's amount of free time than on any policy.
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What waiting period? The quarter finals have been going on for a while and there's a semi going. Or do you mean how long it takes between the end of a poll and when its stories move over to the next level? I'm assuming that's predicated more on Swamp's amount of free time than on any policy.
And even that wait has usually been pretty short, often the same-day.
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So now that all the stories have been posted, can we forgo the waiting period between the last group finishing and the next level up getting started?
As...you...wish...
Quarterfinal 6 poll is up!
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Semifinal 2 is up.
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Ya, so...
Final poll is up
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We have our winners!!
1st place
London Iron by William R. Halliar
Tied for 2nd place
Wheels of Blue Stilton by Nicholas J. Carter
and
Light and Lies by Gideon Fostick
We will have to figure out how to divey up the prizes for Nicholas and Gideon. I will be contacting the winning authors for their prize preferences and shipping details. Interesting note: Gideon won both 1st and 3rd place in our 2007 contest. He's got the touch.
Honorable mentions that will also be purchased for production will be announced at a later time.
But really, what a great time this has been! There were many, many great stories! Thanks to everyone who participated!