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RankEntryAverageStandard Deviation
1Entry #15: As he felt his life draining from him like a large amount of water swirling down a...7.88888888888892.1052550357218
2Entry #10: So when Jackson threw down his harpoon and said, "We're not getting out of this alive,"7.72222222222221.626364574256
3Entry #19: Time works wonders, and Helen was hoping both for and against hope...7.44444444444441.5713484026368
4Entry #7: As Jane looked at her baby, three months after the father's disappearance...7.38888888888891.603429965518
4Entry #2: The resonant rumblings of methane melded with the low grumblings of ninety-six stomachs...7.38888888888892.1638157882389
6Entry #24: There would be nobody left to save the orphanage, for like a bullet through a man's...7.27777777777781.9380848380569
7Entry #9: Dropping his shield, the one in his right hand with the green serpent emblazoned...71.8856180831641
7Entry #8: The forces of Moma marched on the capital wearing the snazziest uniforms that money...71.5634719199411
9Entry #23: Haxar grunted like an electric minotaur with flat batteries...6.77777777777782.5939150066508
9Entry #11: Fascinated by the furious rolls, whose corresponding thunder was gloomily dark....6.77777777777782.0964402515681
11Entry #1: Forlorn amongst a thousand thorns, whilst sunset shon the eager light...6.72222222222222.3759338644826
12Entry #5: The Grand Emperor (as in the guy who ruled the country, not some random guy...6.66666666666672.0816659994661
13Entry #3: Gleefully happy to at last to be out of the darkness of the cold, damp, oppressive cave...6.38888888888892.1118419787498
14Entry #14: The bad thief stole away from the gypsy: a plump potato that could cast magic spells...6.27777777777781.6601725330538
14Entry #16: Once upon a time, utterly mega-distant in the envelopes of space time...6.27777777777782.1808651584878
16Entry #12: These fellows of disgust - of which timid, squalid proportions infested them like...6.16666666666671.9790570145063
16Entry #6: The whole event must have taken no longer than 3 seconds...6.16666666666671.8333333333333
18Entry #13: Once upon a time, the black bullet was akin to a lumbering llama...6.05555555555561.985285376134
19Entry #22: The rain slashed him as ice cold knive ripping throught soft butter in an oven...61.5634719199411
20Entry #20: He knew the end was drawing near as the protesters gathered...5.94444444444441.6823337699696
21Entry #18: With a loud blast, slash, jab another slash and another jab our hero turns...5.83333333333331.8633899812498
22Entry #17: For weeks he wondered, puzzled, thought, racked his (extremely crowded) brains...5.52.3392781412697
23Entry #4: Matt was climbing to the top of the Mount Blank, when suddenly...4.94444444444442.8958250066494
24Entry #21: So one day someone decided to participate in a contest...3.55555555555562.6712922844825
Entry #1: Forlorn amongst a thousand thorns, whilst sunset shon the eager light...
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Average Vote 6.7222222222222
Standard Deviation 2.3759338644826

Entry #2: The resonant rumblings of methane melded with the low grumblings of ninety-six stomachs...
12345678910
Average Vote 7.3888888888889
Standard Deviation 2.1638157882389

Entry #3: Gleefully happy to at last to be out of the darkness of the cold, damp, oppressive cave...
12345678910
Average Vote 6.3888888888889
Standard Deviation 2.1118419787498

Entry #4: Matt was climbing to the top of the Mount Blank, when suddenly...
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Average Vote 4.9444444444444
Standard Deviation 2.8958250066494

Entry #5: The Grand Emperor (as in the guy who ruled the country, not some random guy...
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Average Vote 6.6666666666667
Standard Deviation 2.0816659994661

Entry #6: The whole event must have taken no longer than 3 seconds...
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Average Vote 6.1666666666667
Standard Deviation 1.8333333333333

Entry #7: As Jane looked at her baby, three months after the father's disappearance...
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Average Vote 7.3888888888889
Standard Deviation 1.603429965518

Entry #8: The forces of Moma marched on the capital wearing the snazziest uniforms that money...
12345678910
Average Vote 7
Standard Deviation 1.5634719199411

Entry #9: Dropping his shield, the one in his right hand with the green serpent emblazoned...
12345678910
Average Vote 7
Standard Deviation 1.8856180831641

Entry #10: So when Jackson threw down his harpoon and said, "We're not getting out of this alive,"
12345678910
Average Vote 7.7222222222222
Standard Deviation 1.626364574256

Entry #11: Fascinated by the furious rolls, whose corresponding thunder was gloomily dark....
12345678910
Average Vote 6.7777777777778
Standard Deviation 2.0964402515681

Entry #12: These fellows of disgust - of which timid, squalid proportions infested them like...
12345678910
Average Vote 6.1666666666667
Standard Deviation 1.9790570145063

Entry #13: Once upon a time, the black bullet was akin to a lumbering llama...
12345678910
Average Vote 6.0555555555556
Standard Deviation 1.985285376134

Entry #14: The bad thief stole away from the gypsy: a plump potato that could cast magic spells...
12345678910
Average Vote 6.2777777777778
Standard Deviation 1.6601725330538

Entry #15: As he felt his life draining from him like a large amount of water swirling down a...
12345678910
Average Vote 7.8888888888889
Standard Deviation 2.1052550357218

Entry #16: Once upon a time, utterly mega-distant in the envelopes of space time...
12345678910
Average Vote 6.2777777777778
Standard Deviation 2.1808651584878

Entry #17: For weeks he wondered, puzzled, thought, racked his (extremely crowded) brains...
12345678910
Average Vote 5.5
Standard Deviation 2.3392781412697

Entry #18: With a loud blast, slash, jab another slash and another jab our hero turns...
12345678910
Average Vote 5.8333333333333
Standard Deviation 1.8633899812498

Entry #19: Time works wonders, and Helen was hoping both for and against hope...
12345678910
Average Vote 7.4444444444444
Standard Deviation 1.5713484026368

Entry #20: He knew the end was drawing near as the protesters gathered...
12345678910
Average Vote 5.9444444444444
Standard Deviation 1.6823337699696

Entry #21: So one day someone decided to participate in a contest...
12345678910
Average Vote 3.5555555555556
Standard Deviation 2.6712922844825

Entry #22: The rain slashed him as ice cold knive ripping throught soft butter in an oven...
12345678910
Average Vote 6
Standard Deviation 1.5634719199411

Entry #23: Haxar grunted like an electric minotaur with flat batteries...
12345678910
Average Vote 6.7777777777778
Standard Deviation 2.5939150066508

Entry #24: There would be nobody left to save the orphanage, for like a bullet through a man's...
12345678910
Average Vote 7.2777777777778
Standard Deviation 1.9380848380569
Total Votes 24 100%
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icon Bluffhanger Voting Poll (+1)  
It's time to vote in April's Bluffhanger contest.

Entries are to be rated out of 10. Obviously judging will be very subjective, but entries should be judged mostly on how well the submission achieves the "so bad, it's good" criterion, as well as its creativity, amusement factor, how badly you wanted to know how the cliffhanger resolved and how satisfying the resolution was. Each entrant should give his or her own submission(s) a rating of 10.

The attached file is a compilation of all entries.


[Last edited by noma at 04-25-2009 05:32 AM : attached file]
04-25-2009 at 05:32 AM
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Voted! They we're very good! I like'd them,but only few got 9. My entry was pretty much,eh,poor. I am a person without imagination. And when job is done,imagination strikes to me like a thunder. XD Good job!
04-25-2009 at 10:17 AM
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This was a rather cool contest. A lot of entries to vote on, but fun to do so. I'll save my comments on which ones I thought were coolest for after the voting

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04-25-2009 at 11:10 AM
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Some comments behind the unhidetime, which'll be revealed once the poll closes.

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[Last edited by Tahnan at 04-26-2009 07:51 AM]
04-26-2009 at 07:50 AM
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Remember, folks, polls close at midnight! Don't forget to vote! (You don't even have to play through a hold to do it!)
04-30-2009 at 02:06 AM
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Thanks for the reminder. I meant to mention it earlier. So come on folks, get those votes in!
04-30-2009 at 02:11 AM
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Voted, and a hearty "Well done!" to those of you with rare talent.

Can it be possible for a particularly pathetic entry to count *against* an eight-timer prize? Please?

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04-30-2009 at 02:45 AM
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Well, the results are in. Thanks to everyone who participated: judges and competitors.

In 1st place, with a "what goes around, comes around" entry, is Tahnan!

In 2nd place... it's Tahnan again. This time with a scenario that I could imagine as an alternate ending to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid... if it had taken place in the modern day Arctic instead of early 20th century that is.

And in 3rd, let's congratulate Lamkin for his tale of unrequited revenge.

Hope you all enjoyed the contest!

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04-30-2009 at 05:07 AM
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noma wrote:
Well, the results are in. Thanks to everyone who participated: judges and competitors.

In 1st place, with a "what goes around, comes around" entry, is Tahnan!

In 2nd place... it's Tahnan again. This time with a scenario that I could imagine as an alternate ending to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid... if it had taken place in the modern day Arctic instead of early 20th century that is.
Yeah, I sort of had that feeling.

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I was uncertain whether or not it'd be possible to win two places.
Hey, I'm just happy to land in there somewhere, and I thought Tahnan's entries were by far the best.
(I loved the part where he'd interrupted himself with the blood analogy.)
:)

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04-30-2009 at 05:19 AM
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tradition states that you can only claim one spot on the top three. Wouldn't want someone cleansweeping the top 3 now.
04-30-2009 at 07:37 AM
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But...people only normally sweep things when they're dirty! ;)

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04-30-2009 at 01:12 PM
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Well colour me pink; I did not know that. In that case, we have a revised top three.

In 1st place... Tahnan.(*)

In 2nd place... Lamkin!

And though it would appear we have a tie for 3rd place between Lamkin's fed up gun-packing cows and Mouse's entry that shows just how quickly our feelings for a character can change, this is obviously an illusion (see note below) and I declare Mouse our 3rd place winner.

Congratulations once again (or for the first time as the case may be.)


* Although it appears that Tahnan is in 1st and 2nd place, this is obviously impossible. Everyone knows you can't be in two places at once; that would violate at least two laws of physics. (And maybe Avogadro's Principle, too.)

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Sorry for the belated divvying of prizes. I've awarded rank points to the winners of the Bluffhanger contest. Congratulations, all!

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