This is the NEW Short Story Battles Thread. In order to make this more successful and friendly, this will be an entirely new project and we're hoping that this will be completely official and will also be as agreeable by the userbase as possible.
All participating users and scores will be chronicled here: http://shortstorybattles.newgrounds.com/
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If you want to participate, merely post in this thread saying you would like to participate. That is all you have to do.
These are the current rules in place. Sorry about the length, I felt that it encompasses most of the problems that would arise otherwise. It mostly comes down to common sense though, this is mainly just the 'fine print.' here are the rules:
1. In order to distinguish this from the "SSb's" ( http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1145 500 ) this will be managed by ATLEAST two people at a time. Me and Dubbi have talked about this and we've kind of decided on ourselves in the interim, but that's totally subject to change; if you wish to take part in the SSB's for running them, you may ask. If all of the active moderators agree you'll make a good addition we will add you to the list.
1.b If you don't like how things are run you may post your complaints in the main SSB thread and they will be looked over.
2. If you choose to sign up for our Short Story Battles V2 thread you will be put with an ever growing group of writers, and you are free to pick and choose who you want to challenge or accept challenges from.
2.b. If you want to be taken off the list, pm one of us and we will take you off. If you have any wins or losses they will be reset after 3 days in case you change your mind.
3. If you are challenged or challenging someone, you may request a third party (a neutral user) to suggest a topic or we will suggest one for you. You are completely open to challenge whoever you like or deny whoever challenges you. If you don't like the topic, you're also able to rescend your challenge so long as a thread has not been made.
4. If you are challenged you will have two (2) days to accept or deny, or else the challenge is rendered null. One of us will PM you with the challenge for you to consider.
5. If you are challenging someone you must provide the specifics of your challenge if there are any. This includes specific genres you would like, length, or time frame if you have a specific one.
6. For the sake of example, this is about everything there is to the challenges and how it will be posted when Me, Dubbi or whoever is currently moderating the battles post a thread for your challenge:
Prompt: Chosen Prompt, subject, or genre chosen by me or any other third party.
Time Frame: Standard would be 3-5 days for Flash Fiction (500-800 word limit), or 5-10 for short stories (800+ words).
Contestants: The Challenger and person being challenged will be listed here.
6.b Only one of the battle moderators will post the threads in order to keep track of them all.
7. After the contestants have both submitted their entries, voting will take place for 72 hours (Three days). It will also go by EASTERN STANDARD TIME, or the current time at the NG Office. If they are both submitted before the time limit is up, voting will start early.
7b. Even if voting starts early, it will always be over 3 days from when it starts.
7c. If we find any evidence that you're using alts to upvote your stor(y/ies) you will be barred from participation and your score will be reset.
8. If you're voting, please announce the current tally at the bottom of your post.
9. Don't be a dick or distract from the battle at hand. It's alright to chitchat, but try to keep it atleast relevant. It's also alright to criticize as heavily as you feel, but keep it atleast fairly constructive and please don't be mean about it.
9b. If you disagree with criticism, don't slam it back in the other user's face; you may discuss it, but we would like to uphold a peaceful sense of debate rather than needless flaming.
10. If you have any qualms with these rules, please feel free to suggest ways to improve them or the overall experience.
That's all, now HAVE FUN OR ELSE.
