Volleyball 2004 - Commentary

Post by **Ghost** » Thu May 20, 2004 4:43 pm

Are we going to let felonius win a Sherlock with just one post?

Come on letâ€™s get the volleyball in the air.

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Thu May 20, 2004 5:38 pm

when Brad gets done I might post....just havent been able to come up with anything lately....

ill take this time to catch up on whats been happening....

Post by **Darb** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:15 pm

Ok, you wanted a serve, so I smacked one for ya.

That one took me most of my dinner hour. No time to re-edit it ... gotta run. Game 7 of the Nets-Pistons awaits.

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Thu May 20, 2004 7:07 pm

good job Brad!

Post by **Ghost** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:31 am

Excellent - Brad and Kahrey,

Intrigue, horror and comedy, and a very good summary of what has happened; I like them both. Great job!

Current: Brad â€“ Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Biotech Thriller), Entertaining +1 (very good), Continuity +1 (smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Current: Kahrey â€“ Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Flashbacks), Entertaining +1 (very good), Continuity +1 (smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
felonius P: 12 O: 12 E: 11 C: 10 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 45
Brad_H P: 10 O: 10 E: 10 C: 9 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 37
Aunflin P: 8 O: 5 E: 8 C: 8 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 29
Kahrey P: 8 O: 5 E: 8 C: 7 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 28
Ghost P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 1 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL:4
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genre used so far:
Urban contemporary, sci-fi (sort of), Hardy Boys Mystery, stream-of-consciousness, Vomit-Inducing Romance, Fantasy, Twin Peaks, Horror, comedy, modern fantasy, Japanese Anime, Yugi-Oh!, Magic the Gathering, Young adult, Screen Play Script, Epistolary, Soap Opera (â€œAs the IBDoF Turnsâ€

Post by **Darb** » Fri May 21, 2004 9:58 am

Ya know, speaking as someone who's in the top 1% of all SETI@home participants ... I really enjoyed portraying an alien kidnapping scene with mild overtones of bodily orifice violation.

It was an amusingly catheteric (pun w/'catharsic' intended) experience

The fact that the aliens involved loosely resemble Bastet (the Egyptian Goddess of cats) is just serendipitous icing on the cake, since the "Seti" project itself is named after another Egyptian God.

I like to write on multiple levels - it makes it more fun and amusing.

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Fri May 21, 2004 3:44 pm

thanks Ghost! i wasnt expectig an originality point for that.

Post by **Darb** » Fri May 21, 2004 3:57 pm

If anyone starts to get writer's block, remember that Robert (Elliot) is far from beinng the only character in our story thus far ... and you can always introduce new ones.

Being bold and agressive is always the best tactic in games like this

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Sat May 22, 2004 6:15 am

Well done, Kahrey and Brad.

The fact that the aliens involved loosely resemble Bastet (the Egyptian Goddess of cats) is just serendipitous icing on the cake, since the "Seti" project itself is named after another Egyptian God.

I like to write on multiple levels - it makes it more fun and amusing

Brad - I hereby christen thee ALLEGORY MAN.

Nice stuff. You're good at structure, mate.

Got stuff to do today - will try to post au demain.

Post by **Darb** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:19 pm

You're good at structure, mate

Thanks. I suppose that's a byproduct of my degrees in computers and math - although I havent really used either degree very much since leaving college, I'm still a bit of a geek for logic and structure.

Time permitting, I may try to squeeze in apost before leaving work today.

I have an idea for a "Polyglotic Drama" post set in a restaurant. Should be both fun and amusing.

Post by **Darb** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:22 pm

/me reads felonius' post.

Heh

Reads a bit like "Queer eye for the straight dark legions"

Post by **Darb** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:16 pm

Ok, posted.

Despite the fairly straightlaced genre, I managed to slip in a few subtle jokes about canned catfood, and feline dietary preferences. Enjoy.

Post by **Ghost** » Mon May 24, 2004 8:48 am

Again very well done â€“ felonius and Brad,

As always, were descriptive, creative, interesting and with a dab of humor.

Current: felonius â€“ Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Good Omens?), Entertaining +1 (PUSD and MSES), Continuity +1 (very smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Current: Brad â€“ Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Sci-Fi Drama), Entertaining +1 (very good), Continuity +1 (very smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
felonius P: 13 O: 13 E: 12 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 49
Brad_H P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 10 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 8 O: 5 E: 8 C: 8 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 29
Kahrey P: 8 O: 5 E: 8 C: 7 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 28
Ghost P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 1 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL:4
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genre used so far:
Urban contemporary, sci-fi (sort of), Hardy Boys Mystery, stream-of-consciousness, Vomit-Inducing Romance, Fantasy, Twin Peaks, Horror, comedy, modern fantasy, Japanese Anime, Yugi-Oh!, Magic the Gathering, Young adult, Screen Play Script, Epistolary, Soap Opera (â€œAs the IBDoF Turnsâ€

Post by **Ghost** » Mon May 24, 2004 8:56 am

Sherlock Winner for Week 4

felonius 8
Brad_H 8
Kahrey 4

To break the tie we have three choices:

1) felonius and Brad each win Â½ a point
2) I have to break the tie by deciding which had the better narratives
3) We go for double or nothing (But someone else could get the points)

Let me have some feedback.

Post by **Darb** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:09 am

Half a point's good enough for me ... nobody else in the sherlock standings has half points

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:24 am

Good Omens (may not a true genre, but now it canâ€™t be used again)

I suppose I cheated a little by just naming a novel I was ripping off - point taken, Judge. Maybe I should have used "Fire and Brimstone Burlesque", or something like that. We did have 'Twin Peaks' and 'Yugi-oh' previously, though...

I'm impartial about the Sherlocks - I'm having a lot of fun playing and I'm not that concerned about 'em - I trust your discretion, Ghost.

Post by **Darb** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:37 am

Ok, I just fixed a bunch of minor errors.

So, who's going next ?

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:50 am

I might be able to get one in tomorrow, but can't tonight...

Post by **Darb** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:26 am

I'd go again, but we're supposed to alternate ...

Post by **Ghost** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:42 am

Cumâ€™on Aunflin, Kahrey, Grilka â€“ or somebody new give it a try.

Post by **Darb** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:03 pm

Perhaps the continuity that's been slowly building has begun discouraging new participants from joining in ?

I was hoping the loosened continuity focus (it's optional) in the current match would help prevent that effect.

C'mon people ... be bold !

Don't be afraid to turn the plot completely on it's head, throw curve balls, or kill off long-running characters. Be crazy & agressive, and just go for it

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:16 pm

Aunflin and Kahrey and Brad have actually been a lot more diligent about continuity than I have...I usually just use the last poster's final sentence, and provided names, to help shape my own posts...

Killing off some characters sounds interesting...I'm thinking 'Agatha Christie', perhaps...

But not right now. I sure wish I was in the same time zone as you guys. It's after 1 AM here and I have to go to BED.

Think of all the extra work writers could get done if they didn't have to sleep...

Until tomorrow, fellow scribes...

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Tue May 25, 2004 6:24 pm

I just got back into town last night and had to work today...so that's why I haven't posted. I'll see if I can hit a volley tomorrow...

Post by **Darb** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:55 pm

Somebody go.

Post by **Ghost** » Thu May 27, 2004 4:18 pm

Do we want to amend the rules that if after 72 hours no one has posted, the person can post again?