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 Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:15 pm
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18029093CONTEST ON HOLD until Vince is back, or we re-do in his honour.HelterSkelterX This contest is being set up on behalf of HelterSkelterX, or as we regulars know him, Vince. I (Nolah de Fanel) shall be running it until he is healthy enough to do so himself so please refrain from posting until I have everything set up.HelterSkelter's Prompt Contest Returns! Yes, you read properly. Vince is running yet another prompt contest with huge prizes. Why you ask, am I here instead of himself? That will be explained my dears, for the meantime...
NEWS:
Oct. 25th, 2006: Please leave your [ MESSAGES FOR VINCE ]here. (Mahayr) Oct. 17th, 2006: Update on Vince's health in the Vince post, Entrants list updated, and me realizing I still have access to Vince's account.
Sept 27th, 2006: CONTEST IS NOW OPEN!!!!
Sept 25th, 2006: Contest currently UNDER CONSTRUCTION so please do not post unless otherwise stated.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1.You are here: Welcome and News
2.Vince
3.Contest Rules,Regulations and Specifics
4. Prizes
5. Entrants
6. Winners
7. Banners and Links
8. Nolah's Q&A Post
9. Mahayr's Fountdation Post
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:16 pm
HelterSkelterX Vince, and Why I'm Currently Here Instead. Vince wished me to explain his situation and why I am in his account, running this instead of him at this time. I realized, that no one would be able to do any better than himself. I feel that I should quote some parts of a message he sent to several friends and then I'll go on from there with the updates. Quote: I was born with a genetic defect in my lungs that allows me very little room for them to expand. It's a kind of...growth on them that inhibits their function. Now, as gross as that sounds, it's not as bad as you may think. I've had one of my lungs collapse three times in the course of my lifetime, but I've also learned what I can and cannot do. It's something I learned to live with. About a year ago, the situation turned sour, and I ended up with a semi maligant tumor that has now overtaken my left lung. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I suppose the correct term would have to be "lung cancer." My doctors and I have been monitoring the situation for a while. My disappearences on this forum have been mainly due to sessions of chemotherapy It's now that I have to bring this up, because my treatment has not been effective and I'm scheduled for surgery on September 12th. Doctors will remove the infected lung to see if they can stop the tumor from spreading.
That being said, he didn't want people to think he was gone. He wants everyone to know he is still active in the forum and has asked me to run this for him until he is able to take over it himself. It will be fairly long running. Updates on his health will be posted here.
I'm only going to be going into his account to update the thread and keep tabs on things, otherwise I'll be in my Nolah de Fanel account.Vince is back in the hospital due to complications. It is very serious and I'll leave it at that for now.
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:17 pm
HelterSkelterX Contest Entry, Rules, Regulations and Specifics This is a prompt contest, a prompt which I will reveal at the end of this post. That being said, the prompt must be in the story. No making it the theme, the actual prompt must be in the story, oh ho! Try to be creative as possible, that is why these contests are held.
This contest is currently an ongoing contest and will most likely run for a while. There is no set deadline for right now. RULES:1. No poetry. Only prose, and you choose the subject, setting etc.
2. There is no entry fee. Nice eh?
3. Must be at least 2000 words.
4. Post entries in the thread do no PM entries or questions. Questions posted in the thread will be answered, PMs will not.
5. Follow Gaia ToS, if you feel you can't post your entry in the thread then please revise it.
6. Literacy is a must. Poor spelling and grammar will be frowned upon.
7. Be nice to your fellow gaians. No fighting.
8. More rules if I can think of them later. THE PROMPT: '...and I hope and pray you won't return at all.'You can switch tenses if need be.
Now, thar she be, off and get to writing!
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:20 pm
HelterSkelterX PRIZES!
This is a fairly huge contest with a possible 2mil in prizes. Yes, you read right, possibly 2 million in prizes. Of course, any amounts listed here are subject to change. Keep that in mind. 1st Place Shall Receive: 500k 2nd Place Shall Receive: 300k 3rd Place Shall Receive: 200k Special Prizes: TBA
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:22 pm
HelterSkelterX Entrants 1.GinTsuki: Obsession pg. 6
2.Miss_Feline_Tenticle: The Dream Master pg. 6
3.[.]...~HomoTastic~...[.]: Proof of Life pg. 7&8 (broken into three posts)
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:23 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:24 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:25 pm
Nolah de Fanel My Q&A post.
Alright. This is where questions and their answers shall be put once posting is allowed. I will only been in and out of Vince's account to keep things updated and finish constructing this contest. Otherwise I'll be in mine so I figured I'd reserved my own post. Is the a limit to how many words that can be in the story? No word limit, just the minimum of 2000 words. So the idea of the contest is to write a story that somehow has those words in it? Sorry I am just alittle confused about that. The idea with a prompt is either to include the prompt itself word by word, or to incorporate it into your work. With this contest you need to have the prompt, word for word, with allowed tense switches, in your story. Prefferably the prompt is used in a way that ties things together and/or in meaningful and significant. If you just submit a random story with the prompt inserted than you'll be far less likely to score big. Do you want a short story? Yes. The contest is strictly prose. No poetry or essays or anything else. Prose, with a minimum of 2000 words. I'm currently in the process of writing a short story for this other prompt contest. And, I can intergrate this prompt into the same story. So, I was wondering if I may enter it here, when finished, while also competing in the other contest as wellI see no problem with it, so go right ahead. Btw, We just post our entry in the main thread? Yes. Is there a deadline?NO DEADLINE YET, and it'll be a long one once it is established. My entry has gotten much longer than I had intended.
Would it be alright to break it up into a few seperate posts? Completely fine. The only thing he doesn't want is PMed entries. Do these short stories have to be completely made up, or are we aloud to use characters from animes or something?Original work only, so yes. Your own characters, setting, plot etc.
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:28 pm
 ----------[ This Just In... ]No news is good news! [ Foundation Staff ]
S`qarr - Owner - Admiral
HelterSkelterX (Vince) - Partner - Captain
Mahayr - Partner / Hostess - First Mate
[ pipoTASTIC! ] - Treasurer / Consultant - Warrant Officer
Nolah de Fanel - Personal & Confidential Assistant - Maintenance Administrator
Wolven Poet - Assistant - Petty Officer First Class
Major Domo - Foundation Agent - Boatswain
Hand` - Treasury Agent - Steward
Torches Of Nero - Colosseum Agent - Midshipman [ ALL Foundation Information In a Nutshell ] 1. The Foundation Headquarters HQ for complete information - Contests, Staff, Mission, Goals, Charity, and more is H E R E 2. The Charity Thread may be found H E R E. 3. Be sure and check The Colosseum and Dueling Grounds as well. HUGE fun with poetry duels!
4. Our Guild - Pillar of Worlds (writing, role-play, Foundation Business) may be found H E R E.  Poetry Dueling Fun!!!If you would links to any of our completed Contests, please message Mahayr.Disclaimer: I posted this with permission as Vince is one of out Lead Men (Partner) in the Foundation (see above). No spitting.
If you cook, someone else (who eats) will wash the dishes and vice versa. Please do not push the Red Button. Fasten your seat belts. Restictions may apply. Inquire within.
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