Voters .. Stand Up .. Sound Off
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RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Voters .. Stand Up .. Sound OffQuote: Originally Posted by cousinsoren Originally Posted by Charlie23 Originally Posted by cousinsoren Originally Posted by Charlie23 [You are on the ball, Charlie. I agree with you.]Think of it like a sport, SBear. How many people cuss the refs more than the other team, for their bad calls. Sometimes we don't agree with the refs calls, but other times we know the ref is right and we choose to cuss em anyways for taking the ball away from our team. Your my buddy on this site, so don't take this wrong, but I don't think spelling and grammer is necessary to win all contests. When I rate others poems for the OP weekly contest, where rating is what matters, I take it down a notch if I see grammer and spelling errors, which I won't fuss if done in return to me, although it sucks when someone slips a nine in. But I do try not to rate on topic or wether I disagree with the poets ideas, because that's not fair to the individual. As for the contests, I think it's about getting your writing noticed above all else, and not necessarily about winning. I can say this only because I did not win! So know your writings are enjoyed and were a pleasure for all to read  Thank you cousinoren! I personally think people need to keep in mind the two contests on this site are completely separate from each other. One is run by the OP, the other is not! I do agree with some here that you do not want spelling and grammatical errors within the OP Anthology Book. If they allowed poems in that included such errors, it is unlikely the book would sell. As for Poetry Survivor contest it's more about the status quo of a poets awesomeness. So that being said, SBear has every reason to be  about 2nd place. I also was very  then  about only going a week, cuz I think most everyone takes pride in their work.That being said, I intend to post a poem later this morning, entitled, "The People". I have thoroughly checked my work for spelling and grammar, and it looks very good to me. So if you do not find any errors when reading this poem, then please allow it to go to the end of the contest, so the judges can check it out. Thanks. CNARLIE, I HEAR YOU I SHALL READ 'The People" as soon as you post it.. I'll send the printer's devil to collect the errors,if rhere are any. ...Lol I am pretty fair with my ratings, knowing that a poem does not have any chance at all to win in the OP contest if it is rated less than a ten. I try not to destroy others chances, but I do deduct for grammer and misspellings. Sometimes I don't rate at all if I'm worried about messing up someones chances, but just leave a comment. When I deduct, maybe some don't like it, but I sometimes send the my suggestions in a pm when I see some errors that could use work. Shouldn't mentioned it on this thread probably as it is not really about the OP contest, but it pisses me off when someone slides in a nine and says great poem...If you thinks it's a nine and does not deserve to go any further in the contest, please leave your reasoning as to what your deducting for... because I appreciate some feedback when I'm being knocked down or out. Thanks, I'm sure I just ended anyones desire to read my work! |
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RE: Voters .. Stand Up .. Sound Off@Charlie23, no way |
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RE: Voters .. Stand Up .. Sound OffThanks dh - I know I learned of the "niners" effect through Hampton's poem, and his comments also here in the forum. |
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RE: RE: Voters .. Stand Up .. Sound OffQuote: Originally Posted by Charlie23 Thanks dh - I know I learned of the "niners" effect through Hampton's poem, and his comments also here in the forum.  I agree they're some great contributors in the Poetry Survivor Contest! Amen! AMEN!! Amen! |
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.