"Newbies" Wanted

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Greetings all.

We have a silly and meaningless challenge going on over in the PF&D board, entitled "Naughty Poetry Challenge". Since I'm the one who started it I made the guidelines very random and open to debate. I just can't bring myself to be legislative.

The challenge requires writing a poem that has "kinky" or non-traditional sexual acts as its focus. I had this brainstorm that we could recruit some new people to assist in judging the work. The prizes are meaningless and imaginary so the judging is not of immense importance, but for various reasons I thought that folks who are relatively new here might be good choices to judge. The single criterion is whether or not the piece makes you TOTALLY HAWT. Technical skill is going to decide that anyway, so you don't need to know an anapest from an allusion to qualify as a judge for this thing.

I have randomly defined "newbie" as someone with fewer than 500 posts and/or someone who has been on the board less than a year. If you are an old fart who wants to be a judge you can do so but you have to try to judge without bias for "technical skill" - the only criterion in this particular contest is whether a piece makes you TOTALLY HAWT. And if you're an old fart who wants to go to the trouble to create a new alt and pretend to be a newbie just to judge a meaningless poetry contest, well then go for it. But we'd prefer judges who aren't looking at technique and are willing to evaluate only on TOTAL HAWTNESS.

Although supposedly one had to get signed on for the contest by the 18th, people who still want to put a poem in may do so. Again, I'm just not real legislative.

Do be sure to review the thread, particularly the first post that delineates the guidelines of the challenge, if you want in on this, and try to ignore all the jacking and playtime. There is some phenomenal work being posted already. The challenge ends on October 1st, so all pieces have to be in by then, and we'll announce the "winners" sometime within the following week.

Thanks for playing!

bijou
 
I've read this pleading thread
But I'm many ages dead
My posts - far too many
Poetic talent - haven't any.
So I decline. 'Nuff said.

Og
 
Ok, I'm up for it.


Is there a link to the thread somewhere?

Do I post my vote on said thread?
 
Muscadine_Eyes said:
Ok, I'm up for it.


Is there a link to the thread somewhere?

Do I post my vote on said thread?

Thanks for playing!

It's pretty flexible. You can PM me with your thoughts or just get on the link and opinionate. All opinions are welcome, long as they're relatively genteel.

--and Neo, thanks for the link (i think your kinks sound plenty poetic in prose already.)

bijou
 
I gave up the PF&D forum for ... well ... forever, and I'm a much happier person now. Snarky elitism, even when not directed at me, pollutes the feng shui of my psyche. Pass.
 
Poetry...

Not much for poems. Never really had a lot of interest or any particular knack for it.

Besides, how many good poems really start with: "There once was a man with a bucket"?

Q_C
 
Quiet_Cool said:
Poetry...

Not much for poems. Never really had a lot of interest or any particular knack for it.

Besides, how many good poems really start with: "There once was a man with a bucket"?

Q_C

At least 12 that I've heard personally, unless you include "Nantucket" in there. But that's about it.

Everyone is also welcome NOT to participate, of course. This is only an invitation to those who might think of this idea as Fun. The group is much bigger on the AH and it was suggested that we might recruit a few readers from here as "judges." Knowledge of poetic snobbery and technique of any sort is tolerated but actually discouraged for this challenge.

thanks,

bijou
 
neonurotic said:
Sowwy. :( I can't think of way that my kink would sound poetic.

*intrigued* Does it involve an orange? Why most nothing rhyme with orange, why??
 
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