SomeReallyKoolGuy
THE POETRY COLOSSEUM
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Table of Contents
1st post: Links, Announcements, & RULES
2nd post: Judges / Link to current duels
3rd post: Prizes
1st post: Links, Announcements, & RULES
2nd post: Judges / Link to current duels
3rd post: Prizes
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Useful Links & Things We're Plugging
Useful links
Dictionary.com -- dictionary & thesaurus
RhymeZone.com -- rhyming dictionary
The WC Yellowbook -- guide to Writing Contests
Things We're Plugging
WW&CCFoundation
Writing Contests, Charity, Grants.
Serpenteyes` 100k NaNoWriMo contest -- serpenteyes runs the biggest-ticket NaNoWriMo on Gaia! ^_^
Discourse`s latest exercise thread: Imagery! -- The only Disco that doesn't suck. ^_~
Bohemian Lover Boy`s Challenge -- An ongoing challenge to write a poem based on a word of his choice.
Winged foxes & unicorns! -- A breedable pets shop. Riftwing did my avi art below, and Wickeddelight did the spike-footed goat in the first post of the Dueling Grounds. So they RAWK.
Useful links
Dictionary.com -- dictionary & thesaurus
RhymeZone.com -- rhyming dictionary
The WC Yellowbook -- guide to Writing ContestsThings We're Plugging
WW&CCFoundation
Writing Contests, Charity, Grants.
Serpenteyes` 100k NaNoWriMo contest -- serpenteyes runs the biggest-ticket NaNoWriMo on Gaia! ^_^
Discourse`s latest exercise thread: Imagery! -- The only Disco that doesn't suck. ^_~
Bohemian Lover Boy`s Challenge -- An ongoing challenge to write a poem based on a word of his choice.
Winged foxes & unicorns! -- A breedable pets shop. Riftwing did my avi art below, and Wickeddelight did the spike-footed goat in the first post of the Dueling Grounds. So they RAWK.
Announcements
Hello, and welcome to the Colosseum! Here poets test their lyrical mettle by betting their own items against each other in duels of poetic skill.
Right now two out of our five judges have absconded, one is extremely lazy (me), and the other two are suffering from No-Duelist-Itis. Go to the end of the first post for the judge application form--or scroll down just below the "7 Easy Steps" to become a Defender.
The Colosseum is always open for bloodshed!* twisted
Once a duel is ready to start, post your poems here:
The Colosseum: Dueling Grounds
Rules
Penden
Here you can challenge other poets to a friendly or not so friendly duel. It will be like sports, or like tigers defending their turf: there will be the defenders (the home team) and challengers. Defenders put out a challenge to the whole forum but depend on a challenger to take them up on it. And just like defenders in the wild, you must take on every challenger that comes at you, otherwise your territory is taken over by default.
Dueling in 7 easy steps
1. Defender posts their listing.
A Defender's Listing goes in the first post, and tells Challengers what duel terms they would like.
A Judge's Listing also goes in the first post, and informs Duelists about their fees and judging style.
2. Challenger posts a Challenge.
This is done by filling out the form below.
3. Defender posts an Acceptance.
There's a form below for this as well. ~_^
4. Judge posts the Enguarde in both the Dueling Grounds and the Main thread.
An Enguarde is a post listing the names of the Duelists, the amount of their bet and the terms of the duel. The duel poems may not be posted until the Enguarde is up. Think of it as a Judge's Acceptance.
5. Duelists send the Judge the judging fee, plus the gold and/or items bet in the duel.
NOTA BENE! - This can be done any time after the Defender has Accepted the terms of the duel. Keep in mind that Judges MAY NOT PASS JUDGMENT UNLESS THEY ARE PAID.
6. Duelists post battle poems.
Even if your poem is much better than your opponent's in terms of quality, it must abide by the terms of the duel or you might lose by being disqualified.
7. Judge posts judgment and/or critique, and sends the bet items/gold to the winner.
At each step in the process, you may PM the other person to let them know they have been Challenged, Accepted, hired as a Judge, etc. This will help speed things up, as not everyone visits the thread every day!
Penden
Any one may become a defender by filling out this form and posting it in the thread:
Anyone may challenge a defender by filling out this form and posting in the thread:
Challengers and defenders must then decide on the rules for their duel. For instance, what sort of poem are you going to write? What can't you do? What are you going for? A duel will only happen if the format and the judge(s) can be agreed upon.
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"Defender"
Defender name:
Bet:
Judge(s) I prefer:
Defender name:
Bet:
Judge(s) I prefer:
Anyone may challenge a defender by filling out this form and posting in the thread:
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"Challenger"
Challenger name:
Defender name:
Bet: (of equal or approximate value to the defender's bet)
Judge(s) desired:
Challenger name:
Defender name:
Bet: (of equal or approximate value to the defender's bet)
Judge(s) desired:
Challengers and defenders must then decide on the rules for their duel. For instance, what sort of poem are you going to write? What can't you do? What are you going for? A duel will only happen if the format and the judge(s) can be agreed upon.
Miscellaneous rules
Anyone may Challenge a Defender except a Judge.
A duel may begin once the terms are agreed upon and the judge has posted the Enguarde.
You may fight more than one duel at a time.
Each poem should be clearly marked to show which duel it is for.
Any donations should be sent to our treasury mule, Torches_Of_Nero.
A duel may begin once the terms are agreed upon and the judge has posted the Enguarde.
You may fight more than one duel at a time.
Each poem should be clearly marked to show which duel it is for.
Any donations should be sent to our treasury mule, Torches_Of_Nero.
Becoming a Judge
Either PM LongTimeListener with the following information:
1. Why you think people should hire you to be their judge
2. Link to a recent critique you've given, whether in the Original Poetry/Lyricism forum or as a judge for a contest
3. Why you think I should entrust you with the success and legitimacy of my contest
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4. If any duel is listed in the first post of the Dueling Grounds as "up for grabs", you may post a critique & judgment of that duel. If you do, that post constitutes your application to be a judge.
For more rules, see Torches_of_Nero`s profile.
*Metaphorically speaking, of course.
