Lucario EX
Moderator<br>Fanfic Contest Host
All participants in the contest need to PM me with their votes for both best and worst entry. Anyone else can vote, but it isn't mandatory for anyone else.
Rules for voting:
You must include a reason for your vote. (It also, obviously, needs to be a good reason, not just "I don't like this guy's grammar" or "Pikachu sucks, only noobs write about Pikachu" or "You included Bill, he's my favoritest character!") If you honestly can't read someone's fic, that's an acceptable reason, but don't vote them for worst because of a few mistakes. Also, just because you like/dislike a specific character, doesn't make the story good/bad.
You must vote for BOTH best AND worst entry.
Send your votes in a PM to me, with reasons for both. The subject should include your screen name and the round number. (example: Contest votes, round 1, Lucario EX)
The deadline for voting is 11:59 pm (EST) March 24th.
If your computer breaks, there's a massive power outage, you're really lazy, etc, lucky you. Everyone gets one pass on voting, just like writing. So, you can not get around to it for any reason, once, and get off scot-free. After that, though, anyone still competing who doesn't vote will get one point subtracted from their score, for that round only.
At the end of the round, I'll send PMs to everyone with their score and the reasons given for those votes. So, by explaining in detail what you thought was good or bad about a fanfic, you'll be helping the author improve.
Some examples of good reasons:
The characterization was very accurate/inaccurate.
The idea was interesting and creative/dull and unimaginative.
The round requirement was used in a creative/overly easy way.
Rules for voting:
You must include a reason for your vote. (It also, obviously, needs to be a good reason, not just "I don't like this guy's grammar" or "Pikachu sucks, only noobs write about Pikachu" or "You included Bill, he's my favoritest character!") If you honestly can't read someone's fic, that's an acceptable reason, but don't vote them for worst because of a few mistakes. Also, just because you like/dislike a specific character, doesn't make the story good/bad.
You must vote for BOTH best AND worst entry.
Send your votes in a PM to me, with reasons for both. The subject should include your screen name and the round number. (example: Contest votes, round 1, Lucario EX)
The deadline for voting is 11:59 pm (EST) March 24th.
If your computer breaks, there's a massive power outage, you're really lazy, etc, lucky you. Everyone gets one pass on voting, just like writing. So, you can not get around to it for any reason, once, and get off scot-free. After that, though, anyone still competing who doesn't vote will get one point subtracted from their score, for that round only.
At the end of the round, I'll send PMs to everyone with their score and the reasons given for those votes. So, by explaining in detail what you thought was good or bad about a fanfic, you'll be helping the author improve.
Some examples of good reasons:
The characterization was very accurate/inaccurate.
The idea was interesting and creative/dull and unimaginative.
The round requirement was used in a creative/overly easy way.
