r/WritingPrompts • u/RyanKinder Founder / Co-Lead Mod • Apr 08 '14

Moderator Post [MODPOST] Finalist voting - Two different tie breakers!

Link to full list of novelettes for your reading pleasure: http://redd.it/1z9lva

We've got ourselves a bit of a runoff here and we're going to need people who were in the contest before to cast two votes. The way we were going to do it was just by votes and if there was a tie for a single position, myself and /u/SurvivorType were going to decide. However, the way the voting all shook out, I believe it is best that all the entrants get a say on where things fall. First let me break down the top place voting:

Both /u/heyfignuts and /u/Brad_Collins raked in five votes a piece. They are tied for first place. One of them must come in first, the other must come in second place. Then we get to the issue of who would be in third place...

Both /u/Avrienne and /u/unintendo are tied in the next position (third place) with four votes each. So we will need the previous novelette voters to choose who they'd pick between these two for third place.

Here's where you come in and how voting will go...

Your vote should look like this:

First place: heyfignuts or Brad_Collins

Second place: whoever you didn't choose for first between heyfignuts and Brad_Collins

Third place: Avrienne or Unintendo

THE FINALISTS STORIES

First and Second place tie breaker:

Third place tie breaker:

HOW VOTING WILL WORK

  • Only people who entered the novelette contest will be allowed to vote. If you see anyone you voted for, just reiterate your vote for them.

  • You will have until April 13th at 11:59PST to cast your vote in this thread.

  • You can't vote for yourself.

  • If you do not vote, any votes for you are completely VOID.

  • Should there be a need for a tie breaker this time (I hope not), I will judge based on a few factors.

The bottom line is by April 14th, we ought to have a clear first, second and third place winners. We should also have a new contest to announce. We are going to have a better way of voting / reading / judging for this next contest. We're still a relatively new community (a year and a half old by kickoff standards) so there are still a few kinks to hammer out. This was by far our largest contest and we thank you for your patience.

I also want to take this moment to once again congratulate all of you for completing a novelette. I encourage you to edit it, refine it and consider self publishing it. You are allowed to make an [OT] post here to promote its debut on any publishing platform and we will gladly pin the topic so people know it is available. We like to promote successful writers from our community where possible. You are all awesome.

Regards,

Ryan

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u/Brad_Collins Apr 13 '14

First Place: The Wolves of the Underground by u/heyfignuts

Third Place: The Oracle at the Obelisk by u/Avrienne

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u/heyfignuts Apr 13 '14

Oh! Thank you! I was unclear on the "voting in brackets you're in" rule, but of course cast a vote for Immortal Game by u/Brad_Collins from me in bracket #1. A very entertaining story, and I still want to see your poor characters struggle through the horrors of Evil Depths.

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u/Brad_Collins Apr 14 '14

No worries. Our bracket #1 vote probably doesn't count anyways. And congratulations, I think you've officially won!

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u/rfhickey Apr 13 '14

First - Wolves of the Underground

Third - Oracle at the Obelisk

edit - numbering

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '14

Wolves of the Underground and Delicate wasteland of the Brain. Congratulations to all.

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u/TheSlyPig04 Apr 12 '14

My vote for bracket 1 - The Wolves of the Underground by u/heyfignuts

My vote for bracket 2 - Oh my goodness this was difficult, as I really loved both of these. u/Avrienne, you wrote an incredible story but my #3 vote has to go to u/Unintendo.

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u/Basilgate Apr 12 '14

My vote for first place goes to: The Wolves of the Underground

For third place I vote for: The Oracle at the Obelisk

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u/kalyissa Apr 11 '14

1st Wolves of the Underground 2. Immortal game 3rd The Delicate Wasteland of the Brain

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u/mrironglass Apr 11 '14

For first, The Wolves of the Underground. For third, The Oracle at the Obelisk.

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u/chrisevo_phoenix Apr 10 '14

  1. Wolves of the Underground

  2. Immortal Game

  3. Delicate Wasteland

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u/pikachu-corgi Apr 10 '14

  1. Wolves of the Underground

  2. Immortal Game

  3. Oracle at the Obelisk

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u/radioactivereality Apr 09 '14

  1. Wolves of the Underground

  2. Immortal Game

  3. The Oracle at the Obelisk

Congrats!

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u/xzbobzx Apr 09 '14

First place: Wolves of the Underground

Second place: Immortal Game

Third place: The Oracle at the Obelisk

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u/redrobin15 Apr 09 '14

First place: The Wolves of the Underground by u/heyfignuts, and for third place: The Oracle at the Obelisk, by u/Avrienne.

Congratulations to the winners! I'm definitely in for the next contest, whatever it is.

And a big thank you to this community. I'd gotten out of writing prose for a long time, and lost confidence in my abilities. This contest not only changed all of that, it got me started reading more fiction that I never had before, and inspiring me to write more of this style. Thanks r/writingprompts and especially u/RyanKinder for running everything and being a huge influence!

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u/RyanKinder Apr 14 '14

Thanks for the compliment. It was a fun contest to run. The next one ought to be equally as fun. :)

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u/heyfignuts Apr 09 '14 edited Apr 09 '14

Exciting! Obviously I can't vote in bracket #1; in bracket #2 I maintain my vote for the Oracle at the Obelisk by u/Avrienne, which I think is the best story in the contest.

Edit: Also, thanks, u/RyanKinder, for all your work. Running something of this size must be a massive pain in the arse, and your doing it for free with good grace is singularly impressive.

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u/RyanKinder Apr 10 '14

Thanks for the compliment. Not only am I doing it for free, I am also doling out monetary rewards (as are SurvivorType and The_Eternal_Void for this contest.) For future contests we might have sponsors of a sort, a few have contacted me, interested in future contests.

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u/DigitalEvil Apr 09 '14

Did the not voting thing apply for the initial round? Cuz I was stuck on my honeymoon and forgot to. Would suck to be disqualified....

Well shit, just checked. I got a few votes, but since I didn't have time to vote, they were all disqualified. Don't remember that rule being there to begin with, but ah well. I was pushing for Brad_Collins, so I still vote for him.

I recommend another method for voting in the future. And for making ALL the rules for voting clear in the future. When it comes to it, I prefer my wedding and honeymoon over a writing contest anyways. ;)

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u/Brad_Collins Apr 09 '14

Congratulations on getting married! Unfortunate timing but you prioritized what matters most. And thank you for the vote.

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u/RyanKinder Apr 09 '14

You can still cast a vote here. Go ahead.

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u/pnwtico Apr 09 '14

First place: The Wolves of the Underground by u/heyfignuts, in keeping with my original vote.

Third place: The Delicate Wasteland of the Brain by u/Unintendo.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

First place: Brad_Collins, Immortal Game

Second place: heyfignuts, The Wolves of the Underground

Third place: Unintendo, The Delicate Wasteland of the Brain

Congrats to all and congrats to whoever wins. Good luck!

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u/whoiscraig Apr 08 '14

My vote for first prize goes to "Wolves of the Underground" by u/heyfignuts

And third place "The Delicate Wasteland of the Brain" by u/Unintendo

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u/Crenel Apr 08 '14

Hmm, I think this is even harder to choose than for the first round. These are four strong stories. Well, here's my vote:

  1. Immortal Game by u/Brad_Collins

  2. The Wolves of the Underground by u/heyfignuts

  3. The Oracle at the Obelisk by u/Avrienne

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u/IAmTheRedWizards Apr 08 '14

Wolves of the Underground for bracket one

Oracle for bracket two

Looking forward to the next contest!!