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It’s that time once again, friends! Come put your love of short shorts on display as we roll into the year’s second FiSS event. Hopefully the overall world climate will be more conducive to thought and consideration than our first time around, notwithstanding the literal climate turning hard against us in some places!
I was very tempted when the notification landed in my inbox just now, but I may also have to spend most of the weekend making sure I can get access to enough water and such. Hooray!
>>Light_Striker
I hope you’re safe and well. Such things take necessary precedence over fic-writing!
I hope you’re safe and well. Such things take necessary precedence over fic-writing!
>>CoffeeMinion
Whew. I think I finally, tentatively have enough w—
*deadline*
Well.
(Actually a well would be pretty nice. Maybe one day I'll move out to the countryside. Or maybe that's just my Applejack desktop background influencing me…)
Whew. I think I finally, tentatively have enough w—
*deadline*
Well.
(Actually a well would be pretty nice. Maybe one day I'll move out to the countryside. Or maybe that's just my Applejack desktop background influencing me…)
So, uh, what's the etiquette on posting reviews?
Do we post them after the voting ends?
If we post reviews now, should we post a fake review for our own story as to not make it obvious which one it is by omission?
Do we post them after the voting ends?
If we post reviews now, should we post a fake review for our own story as to not make it obvious which one it is by omission?
>>Crafty
You may post your feedback whenever. As you observe, outing your entry by obvious omission is no good (though it is unclear the consequences of omitting a single entry that is not your own).
Everypony else is too busy saving the wor quivering in existenti with real li
None of these works deserve any love
Other reviewers just haven't gotten there yet.
You may post your feedback whenever. As you observe, outing your entry by obvious omission is no good (though it is unclear the consequences of omitting a single entry that is not your own).
Other reviewers just haven't gotten there yet.
Thanks. I have been away from writeoffs for years, so I'm a bit out of the loop.
It feels like these treads used to be more active in the past.
However, I had to manually add myself to this group - I did not get notifications for it until I did. Since it seems to be a newer word-count category, maybe it just isn't popular yet?
(tangentially, is there a way to setup email notifications for responses here?)
It feels like these treads used to be more active in the past.
However, I had to manually add myself to this group - I did not get notifications for it until I did. Since it seems to be a newer word-count category, maybe it just isn't popular yet?
(tangentially, is there a way to setup email notifications for responses here?)
>>Crafty
I tend to: (1) set my first vote card before reading anyone else's comments, to avoid anchoring, though this isn't strict and I sometimes change them later if I see good points that I didn't consider; (b) if there are enough entries and I feel inclined to do bulk reviewing, split them in half at random and review the half that didn't contain mine; (iii) if there weren't many entries, review them all, including mine to avoid the obvious omission; (四) apparently, use inconsistent list numbering when I feel silly.
Activity has definitely declined a lot over the later seasons of FiM and the time after that, but some people are still around. :-) I've always been sporadic, myself.
I tend to: (1) set my first vote card before reading anyone else's comments, to avoid anchoring, though this isn't strict and I sometimes change them later if I see good points that I didn't consider; (b) if there are enough entries and I feel inclined to do bulk reviewing, split them in half at random and review the half that didn't contain mine; (iii) if there weren't many entries, review them all, including mine to avoid the obvious omission; (四) apparently, use inconsistent list numbering when I feel silly.
Activity has definitely declined a lot over the later seasons of FiM and the time after that, but some people are still around. :-) I've always been sporadic, myself.
>>GroaningGreyAgony
Hey, for what it's worth, I wanted to draw something very similar to your submission, but am positive it wouldn't have been as good.
Hey, for what it's worth, I wanted to draw something very similar to your submission, but am positive it wouldn't have been as good.
Everyone, I apologize. I approached this Writeoff with the sincere intention to participate. On top of other adjustments to the world at large, I'm also adjusting to a new job. Things got a bit away from me here.
To our entrants: thank you. You are awesome. I will try to add at least a small amount of encouragement through feedback.
Next time, Gadget!
To our entrants: thank you. You are awesome. I will try to add at least a small amount of encouragement through feedback.
Next time, Gadget!