r/WritingPrompts • u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) • Jan 20 '19

Moderator Post [MODPOST] 13 Million Subscriber "Superstition" Contest - Round 1 Voting

Attention: All top-replies to this post must be a vote.

Any non-vote comments must be made as replies to the sticky comment below.

Woo, time for voting! 104 entries totaling 307,538 words!

Before we start, let's all make sure we know how this works.

Voting Guidelines:

  • Only those who entered can vote.
  • If you don't vote, you can't win
  • Each group votes for stories in another group (Group A votes for B, B for C...)
  • Read each entry in your voting group and decide which three are the best

  • Leave a top-level comment here starting with your top three votes for your voting group:

    Feel free to add any feedback for the stories after the votes

  • Deadline for votes are Saturday, February 9th, 2019 at 11:59PM PDT (http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/) (https://time.is/PT)

Group A

Group A will be reading and voting for a winner from group B

Group B

Group B will be reading and voting for a winner from group C

Group C

Group C will be reading and voting for a winner from group D

Group D

Group D will be reading and voting for a winner from group E

Group E

Group E will be reading and voting for a winner from group F

Group F

Group F will be reading and voting for a winner from group G

Group G

Group G will be reading and voting for a winner from group H

Group H

Group H will be reading and voting for a winner from group I

Group I

Group I will be reading and voting for a winner from group J

Group J

Group J will be reading and voting for a winner from group A

Next Steps:

  • Winners of each group will move to final voting round
  • Everyone who entered will be able to vote in final round
  • Random gold will be given to voters!
  • Winners will be announced, prizes awarded, and we'll all celebrate!

Questions? Feel free to ask as a reply to the sticky comment!

Want to check out previous contests? Check the wiki!

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171 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

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u/Georgehirokawa Jan 24 '19

1st Place: /u/Palmerranian in group F for "Shadows"

2nd Place: /u/novatheelf in group F for "The Parting Glass"

3rd Place: /u/Llamia in group F for "Evil Eyes"

Good luck to all of you!

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u/novatheelf Jan 24 '19

Heyo! Thanks so much for your vote! I'm so so glad you liked the story! Best of luck to ya šŸ˜

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u/Palmerranian Jan 24 '19

Thank you so much for the vote! Good luck to you!

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u/WahooD89 Jan 28 '19

1st place: /u/ghost_write_the_whip in Group E for "Chaun"

2nd place: u/Mister_Thursday in Group E for "Snake Eyes"

3rd place: /u/Shadowyugi in group E for "A Haunt, by any other name"

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u/MajorParadox Jan 20 '19

All top-replies to this post must be a vote. Reply here for any non-vote comments.

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u/ElGringo300 Jan 21 '19

I'm confused on who to vote for. So each person votes for at least one story from outside his group, and for at least three stories from inside his group? Am I getting that right?

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u/MajorParadox Jan 21 '19

You are in group E, so you would read the stories in group F and vote for your top three choices

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u/TA_Account_12 Jan 20 '19

Good luck everyone!

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u/Xacktar Jan 21 '19

Good luck, all!

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u/Steven_Lee Jan 20 '19

Good luck, have fun!

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u/Gloryndria Jan 21 '19

All the best to everyone! So excited to read! :D

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u/Farengeto Jan 20 '19

Rules seem a bit unclear. Who moves on from each category in this round?

First place? Top three?

Total vote counts? Some kind of run-off voting?

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u/MajorParadox Jan 20 '19

Winners of each group move onto the final voting round. I'll make sure to clarify, but it was in the original post.

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u/KingRaj4826 Jan 21 '19

Oof I was about to post my submission soon but didnā€™t realize that itā€™s over...

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u/ghost_write_the_whip Jan 20 '19

Exciting! Thanks u/MajorParadox /the mods for organizing, and good luck everyone :)

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u/-Anyar- Jan 21 '19

Tough choices were made today.

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u/prof_apex Jan 20 '19

Cool, this is going to be fun! Thanks, and good luck! I look forward to some great stories from group A.

I'm pretty sure mine won't win, but it was fun anyway šŸ˜Š

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u/veryedible Jan 21 '19

I was skimming through the stories in our group and was happy to see someone else doing sci fi, so I read yours. I really enjoyed it! Good luck!

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u/ThisEmptySoul Jan 22 '19

I just want to say that I appreciate the amount of time we're being given to vote. I've read through my assigned group and want to give them a second read before making any final decisions. Knowing I've got a few weeks to do it allows me to take my time with each one.

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u/MajorParadox Jan 22 '19

Of course! Not everyone reads at the same speeds anyway or has the time to read them all at once. I'm even surprised how many votes came in already!

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u/iruleatants Jan 21 '19

On providing feedback to the stories.

Do we post our feedback directly on the PI or do we include it in our vote post here, after we have listed our top three choices?

And can we provide the feedback immediately, or do we wait until after the 9th?

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u/MajorParadox Jan 21 '19

You can do either or both. Post on the PI or include feedback when you make your vote.

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u/NoahElowyn Jan 20 '19

Best of luck to everyone!

I have already read half the stories of Group H, reviewing them as I finished them; and let me tell you there are some gems in there! Eager to read the rest.

Now some dinner, and then some more reading!

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u/BlackJezus27 Jan 20 '19

So excited!!! Even if I don't win or get any votes, I love hearing what people thought about my story. Make sure to read all the stories in the group you're voting for and give them all feedback, even if you didn't vote for them!

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u/Romkevdv Jan 26 '19

Can someone explain exactly what this whole vote is? They are all ā€˜prompt-inspiredā€™ stories but inspired by which prompt, is it the one ā€˜Superstitionā€™ and if so i still donā€™t get it.

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