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Tournament: ATRL's Next Top Member | Fin. Thanks ya'll.
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I feel something interesting is going to happen.
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Originally posted by A Bomb
I was worried this challenge was going to pander to brands like ~friendly, ~helpful or ~quirky.
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these comments making me think, I should have been worried tbh 
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I feel something interesting is going to happen.
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There's a first time for everything!
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Originally posted by conatus
There's a first time for everything!
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What happened to ANTM Hunger Games?
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ANTM: Hunger Games, Chapter Six
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Originally posted by Superpower
What happened to ANTM Hunger Games?
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I was copy/pasting the update as you wrote this! 
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Some judges aren't a fan of "messy" or controversial brands.
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Originally posted by Subomie
Some judges aren't a fan of "messy" or controversial brands.
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Didn't umich said that they would drag members that done brands of this kind?
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Originally posted by Subomie
Some judges aren't a fan of "messy" or controversial brands.
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I mean, it's not enough to get you bottom 2, but I got like a little warning about it last time.
But if the entry works well enough they might look past it, like with MiMiLamb in Cycle 11.
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Umich killed Cupid and Matty killed Citrus.
It's a judge eat judge world.
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ATRL's Next Top Member Cycle 13 | EP2: Judges Comments!
EPISODE 2: BRANDING
THE COMMENTS
CITRUS says...
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Jezang
Before reading: Your word by itself sorta fits. Without reading any of your posts, I could see how this brand fits you at times. I was imagining something more like…Exuberant? Happy? I don’t know, those are practically synonyms anyway.
After reading: Oh, honey, no…These posts are the type I make when I want to increase my count but don’t want to look too much like spam. Your post to iHype had some flavor, but the rest were pretty bland. You sound like an ATRL member. As in, the generic, factory-produced ATRL member. After reading through your posts, I’m reminded of Rem’s “Social” branding entry from cycle 10. I think you should’ve given us more personality because this brand does fit you, though these posts don’t.
Conatus
Before reading: Contrarian sounds too argumentative from what I’ve seen of you so far. Granted, I only see you post in Random Thoughts and here so I’m limited to you at your most boring. I’m not initially opposed to this, but I’m interested to see how it’ll play out.
After reading: That went better than I expected. Your posts all perfectly fit your brand, but excuse me if it was just a bit…standard? You just found four posts of yours in which you disagreed with the majority. Very indie rock and roll. Overall, I liked it. It’s not the brand I would’ve picked for you, but it’s a brand that I think doesn’t go against you in any way. A safe choice. Also, of ****ing course you’re a vegetarian.
Superpower
Before Reading: Open-minded? I know you’re open-legged but open-minded doesn’t really mesh with what I’ve seen of you. I expected something more brash like, well, brash. I’m really, really curious as to how you’re gonna sell this in the entry.
After Reading: Oh, so you didn’t sell the brand. You just picked basic posts. The only ones that felt any sort of open-minded were the ones about learning to love Demi (poor you) and the Rihanna one. But I don’t feel as if that’s your most defining quality, that you can listen to more than one type of music. Diverse and Multifaceted both would’ve fit better in my opinion. You’re limiting yourself to a very narrow type of post, and not even an exciting or interesting one, at that.
LoveSong
Before Reading: Yes! This word encapsulates what little I know of you into 8 neat, little letters. This is the first entry I’ve read where I felt as if you chose the word I would’ve chose for you (congratulations, you’re living life the Citrus way!). Can’t wait to read the posts.
After Reading: Damn it, lovesong. These posts are too mixed for me to love this, and I’m so frustrated because, after reading, I feel like you could’ve used these posts to justify Artistic and won in a cakewalk. Only the OP you submitted really gave me creativity. I don’t mean that to say that your writing isn’t creative; it’s very, very good. But the creativity isn’t the stand-out feature, it’s the coherence, articulate nature, and the intelligence behind it. All of which would’ve been better choices for these particular posts. Don’t get me wrong, this entry is better than average. You picked a perfect brand word, but not the right posts.
A Bomb
Before Reading: This is another one that I think fits. I remember being thrown off last week because your entry was all nice and cute, but the only times I’ve ever talked to you were when you and Jessie Mulay (a member I thought you were much more like than you’re coming off as) were calling me racist. I don’t remember why. Maybe I’m racist.
After Reading: Huh. These posts mostly fit with feisty. I don’t know why, but I’m slightly underwhelmed. You’re just really confrontational. Which I guess is feisty. After reading, I think provocative would’ve been a good brand for you. But that’s just playing synonyms, and I’m rambling. This is a good entry, not a great one.
JakeKills
Before Reading: I winced when I read devout. I’m scared that you’re trying to paint yourself as the all-time greatest Taylor Swift stan. Unless your brand is about your Romanian Orthodox Catholicism, I’m worried about the rest of this entry.
After Reading: Oh, Lord. I feel responsible, because I said last week that you either had to tone back the religious stanning stuff or take it up a notch, and this reads like you took my advice too much to heart. I said you had to tone it back or take it up because I wanted to give you a choice, but this confirms it: The super stanning doesn’t work. It comes across as very try hard, even though I know you mean well because you are a huge fan of hers. You sound sort of like Taylor in this entry, actually. Really talented and really insecure.
Theus
Before Reading: I like this! I think Posh got dragged for doing something like this last cycle, but Posh gets dragged for everything because we all know he’s too nice to fight back. This is a word I would’ve chosen for you (right along with generic  ), so I hope the entry is as good as the brand choice!
After Reading: Hm. I’m torn because your posts very much scream helpfulness, and you do, too, when you just post around the forum. But when you put your brand and entry next to the other members, it comes off as uninspired. I know it must be frustrating to keep hearing that you need to turn it up, but you really do. That doesn’t mean you need to be super outrageous to advance in this game. When you’re a cutesy, quiet little member in a game with large personalities, you have to stand out. And you do that with perfection. So take a few minutes and ask yourself who you are as a member, what you try to convey, and why you want to convey that. Then take that angle and approach each challenge from it. You have potential, but I’m not seeing it executed yet.
Sam
Before Reading: Biiiiiiiitch! The best way of saying that you can’t be defined, giving you license to go in whatever direction you want. I can tell you’ve played this game before. Also, thank goodness Matty doesn’t allow explanations or I’m sure we’d get something about how this fits you because you, Sam, cannot be defined by something within the constraints of a society because you are you, which is Sam.
After Reading: These were cute and definitely fit your personality. I feel like Headstrong or Confident would’ve been slightly better choices, but this one is very close behind. Good job.
T-Swizz
Before Reading: Ruthless, eh? I was imagining an entry a la Funky’s boo-something or other from cycle 10, but I can see this. I hope your posts back it up because this could be a good one.
After Reading: You ****ing bitch! 
This entry is beautiful. From the images you tried to use that were overloaded on bandwidth to the fact that every single one of your examples was warning-worthy, this was enjoyable and a perfect picture of you. I said this could be a good one, but it wasn’t good. It was fantastic. If you don’t place at least top 3 this round, then the other judges are smoking something. This is brilliant.
Buddy
Before Reading: I remember thinking of you when this challenge was announced, because you could’ve done very well with playful. I’m sorry, babe. On the plus side, you could snag a top callout if you went with Cheeky! Oh, but you didn’t? Damn it, Buddy. Sarcastic seems to fit, but it irks me because it’s not quite right. Although I am giving you the leeway to prove me wrong with your posts.
After Reading: I like most of these posts, though it cements that cheeky or silly would’ve been better words. Sarcasm is a little too harsh; these posts had a (farcical) innocence to them that would be better served by a more…childish word. Good brand and good posts that weren’t 100% in sync.
Funky
Before Reading: It’s beautiful to me that you and one of the most calm and collected members of ANTM history have the same brand. That being said, I imagine Dancehall as the classy candid, like a candid shot of a model. It also fits you, however, like a candid shot of a woman robbing a gas station.
After Reading: The brand fits in that yes, these posts show honesty. But I feel like a more reality show type word would’ve meshed better. I’m loving the visual if you had just gone with the urban dictionary, angry white girl version of Real. Or even Genuine. Those are both synonyms of Candid, but the connotation throws me off a bit.
Era
Before Reading: Benevolent isn’t a word I would’ve thought of, but that could be because my vocabulary doesn’t reach high. I’m open to seeing you prove it with your posts, but the extra words in your banner aren’t cute. Pick a word; you don’t get to add a list of synonyms to clarify it.
After Reading: I love this a heck of a lot more now. You still didn’t need those extra words, but you proved that you’re benevolent and I have no doubts about it. That or you just couldn’t find a word for someone who spends all their free time writing thank you notes. I hope you know that you now have to write notes for us when you’re eliminated. But, if you turn in entries on par with this, I don’t see that happening for quite a while.
Sub
Before Reading: I didn’t know if your word choice could’ve topped Outspoken, but this seems to have done so. I like it, hope the entry isn’t complete **** xoxox
After Reading: I could dig it. Your brand fits your posts and it doesn’t deviate too far from your personality. My only critique is that it wasn’t very personable. You felt sorta robotic in most of these; I didn’t see any of the fun, out-there Subomie that I love. If it puts things in perspective, I read your posts in Pearl’s voice from season 7 of Drag Race.
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SUPASPAZ says...
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Jezang Looz
This is certainly a unique approach. It's rather odd, and yet I find myself sort of drawn to its quirkiness. You're not taking yourself too seriously. Perhaps something along those lines might have been a better brand for you, because "delightful" does not come through at all here. I cannot for the life of me figure out why you chose the examples that you did.
conatus
Okay, we've got some graphics folks this season! Is that GIF meant to be you turning away from the rest of the world and its opinions? Knowing you a little bit from before this tournament, "contrarian" seems like a solid branding choice. (May Stevie Nicks never forgive you!) But your examples are all over the place. While you are indeed the only person in this world who doesn't like "Landslide," fast food restaurants are a common punching bag. Nevertheless, I'm curious to see how you carry this brand forward in the competition.
Superpower
Let me just praise your layout for a second. I love the clean block shapes, the color scheme is on point, and the little speech bubbles for your example posts are an inspired touch. It's a bit strange to see you brand yourself as "open-minded" the week after you introduced yourself to us as the Beyoncé/Coldplay stan, but I'll have to give you the benefit of the doubt.
lovesong
If you're going to be the member this cycle who brands himself as "creative," then you need to bring it. I believe you can—but a gray title and four sepia-tinted pictures of Taylor Swift are not the strongest start. (And the examples you selected suggest "thoughtful" might have been a better choice.)
A Bomb
I was on board with your entry—the Mickey boxing gloves and Disney font and bright color scheme nicely reflect how "feisty" is something more spirited and playful than aggressive. Then I read your examples. These posts cross well into abrasive territory (and you seem to have reached back quite far for some of them, too). I hope you find a better tone for future weeks, because that is not the type of personality I like to promote as a top member.
JakeKills
You are nothing if not dedicated to Taylor Swift. This brand immediately struck me as far too limiting, though—not only in this tournament, but also as a top member. (Will your claim to fame around the forum be "that one Taylor Swift stan"?) Let's see how you make "devout" work. If anyone can do it, I suppose it's you.
Theus
It's a simple entry that gets the job done. Unfortunately, it's not remotely inspiring. Who is Theus? What is your personality like? I don't get much of a sense of you here, beyond your willingness to do things for other members. Surely there are some stronger examples showcasing a more creative interpretation of "helpful" that might have given your brand a dimension beyond the most basic definition.
Sam
Slay that layout! The subtle flashes of a different font perfectly bring to life your brand. What is with these examples, though? It mostly seems like a collection of fights you've had with other members. There's nothing "unpredictable" except how sharp the falloff is between the two parts of your entry. Was your strategy to lower our expectations so that when you kill it next week it will be entirely...unpredicted?
T-Swizz
Yuck. Why is there always someone each cycle who tries to brand themselves around being a complete asshole? I was so intrigued by you last week, but I may have put a misguided faith in your devil-may-care attitude. These terrible posts are a complete turnoff. Pity points for consistency on the "ruthless" brand and a creative layout—and then a strong admonition to be better.
Buddy!
This is a good branding choice for you. "Sarcastic" not only fits your personality, as the examples nicely demonstrate, but it's also easily sustainable as the competition advances. I don't quite understand what you were going for with the theme of your entry, but perhaps I'm reading too much into it.
FunkyDinevo
"Candid" is another branding standby for ANTM. You've pulled together an entry that makes your case well enough. But after our outsized introduction to you last week, I was expecting something here that might have pushed the boundaries a bit further. I know you're still finding the balance, so now is the time to take risks, before the shrinking pool of contestants eliminates your margin for error.
Era
Interesting choice to parallel your layout from last week. Are you planning to unify all of your entries this cycle with a common design? You seem like a very sweet, genuine guy, so I don't doubt your choice of "benevolent" at all. But unlike the examples you chose, this is an entirely individual competition. I'm not sure how the brand will play out in challenges that don't involve you being nice to others.
Subomie
Given my previous experiences with you, mainly in music rates, "carefree" feels like an appropriate fit. You like to elevate yourself above the crowd with a slightly sardonic approach to everything, as though you can't be bothered with the lessors. (The cloud motif would seem to capture that perfectly, if perhaps unintentionally.) You may have laid out a challenging path for yourself in this competition, however, to demonstrate that you care enough to win via a brand that states you are free of cares. I'm intrigued to see how you do it—especially when you quit last cycle because you could no longer be bothered.
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Jezang Looz
I agree with your brand choice, because that what I know you as. However, I personally did not see a solid connection of your brand adjective and your posts. Your first linked post in the HQ thread (replying to iHype.) was good, but I felt that you lost a bit of focus trying to connect all the dots with your Delightful brand.
conatus
Excellent choice for your brand. I feel like this is something that has stuck with you for a while. It may make you an oddball, but it’s nice to see that you stand your ground and are not bending to fit in. Great examples as well.
Superpower
Hmm, I thought you’d go with another brand that I always link you to - being a sarcastic member - but I see that you took another route and found something else that fits you as well. I also like the fact that you went back to posts from when you first started on ATRL. Not sure how example #3 fits into your brand, though.
lovesong
I like the brand you chose. This was a bit left-field for me, but it works for you. Seeing as you recently just won PH7, I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. At first, I was going through your entries, and I’m thinking, “where are the actual posts?” but you showed me your creative ways through various games which seem to support your brand. I would have liked to see more of your forum posts (in non-Games threads), especially since you’ve been a member here for nearly four years.
A Bomb
I think a lot of members here have a feisty side to them, so I don’t necessarily think that this makes you stand out when you attach this brand to yourself. You gave great examples to support it, though (especial the first and last). You also went back through older posts (from 2 years ago), so it’s also great that you showed some diversity in your selections.
JakeKills
I sorta see you as a worshipping saint most of the time, so I think your brand is fitting. All of your examples are the missing pieces to the puzzle that completes your picture. Excellent work, Jake!
Theus
You’re very helpful but I don’t think it completely makes up who you are on ATRL. Then again, you’re a very low-key member, so I honestly wouldn’t know what your particular branding would be. You come fierce when defending certain fave’s receipts, so maybe you could have included a bit of that into your brand as well. They examples were okay, but they were just that.
Sam
I will honestly say that the majority of your posts can take me on an emotional rollercoaster, so I think unpredictable is a fitting name for your branding. That last post though… lol. But, that’s what makes you who you are. I couldn’t think of a better way to represent yourself. I think all of your selected posts do the trick.
T-Swizz
I think there are ways to being ruthless but that first post (in the K-Pop thread) was a bit of a mess. I would have liked to see more examples to support your brand, especially from the LA3 thread earlier this year.
Buddy!
I kinda think this is your brand, but as mentioned with others from my previous comments, I don’t think it makes you stand out (since so many other members are just as sarcastic as well. I thought you had some good examples, though, but I do think that your fifth one (in the RT thread regarding Kacey Musgraves) came off just a bit try hard instead of sarcastic.
FunkyDinevo
You said candid, and I can agree with that. The first and last posts from your examples showed that to me. The middle three examples didn’t really give me examples of your candid nature. There are probably other posts that you could have drawn upon to get your point across.
Era
Well aren’t you just a sweetheart. I have an idea that most people know you for your kindhearted nature, so I think it was appropriate that you picked this brand to reflect that. The first post (in the PH7 thread) was all that I needed to see (even though I read through all of your post selections). Great work with connecting your posts directly to your brand!
Subomie
Whenever I see you post in threads, I kinda see you as a voice of reasoning, so I see this carefree brand really fitting you. And your five examples were nothing short of amazing. Short, literally, indeed, but they served a purpose. Throughly enjoyed it.
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Stay tuned for what Cupid & Matty have said...
Fierce and Love
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I thought the Kim K post showed that I was unprejudiced, which is open-minded. My comments aren't very good 
@Citrus, I honestly don't see myself as brash.
@umich, I thought "sarcastic" was an easy brand like "funny". Everyone has sarcastic posts.
@supa, I thought being a Coldplayoncé stan fit my brand because they are very different. Thank you for loving my layout
I'll redeem myself in the next challenge.
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this round was lame.
Next time I'll try to be more mediocre, so I can appeal to everyone more.
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ATRL's Next Top Member Cycle 13 | EP2: Judges Comments!
EPISODE 2: BRANDING
THE COMMENTS
CUPID says...
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Jezang Looz
The whole Christmas theme threw me off completely. They're cute reindeers and all, but the presentation of this is just really confusing. Delightful isn't really the brand i'd pick for you, I don't mean that in a bad way, I just think there's much more to you. I feel like you're selling yourself short with a generic brand like this. The examples didn't really match up either for me. This whole entry just felt muddled and confusing.
conatus
For starters I love the presentation of this entry, good job. I was a little put off by contrarian to begin with, because sometimes it's not presented in the best light. But after thinking about it, I can definitely see how it applies to you. The problem I have though, are the examples. It's not exactly uncommon for people to hate fast food like McDonalds, quite a lot hate it. West Coast is a dreadful song and that's popular opinion, so I'm not seeing where you're going against the popular opinion there either. The last one gave me Katie teas. So in summary, good presentation, good brand - it fits you well, but not the best examples.
Superpower
Great presentation, lovely formatting. This isn't really a brand I expected from you, it's not the obvious choice. Looking at your examples though, I don't think you chose the best to represent yourself. The first two, well, you basically could have just kept 1 of them since it's essentially the same sort of thing. But it was a good example, the Demi one. The other 2 i'm not really seeing... I'm not totally convinced on the examples, but i'm cool with the brand itself.
lovesong
Love the simplicity of the entry, you're basically establishing Taylor as part of your brand though when you put her in your formatting. The first example, well.. Writing a review does require a degree of creativity but it's not really the best example, the review is quite short and not in depth, quite basic. I'm not really sure you should have linked another game entry as an example, since it's kind of like, forced creativity. The rate as well, it's nice but it's more like ""organized"" than creative, unless you made the banner, which wasn't really made clear. The final example I like the most, writing a song, now that is creative! Although I wish it wasn't another Game entry but oh well.
A Bomb
This is like a total 180 from your first entry. You've gone from cute Disney fan to ATRL troll. The first two examples were dreadful in all honesty, they weren't really feisty, they were basically just insults. That's not really a brand I think people should aspire to, i'm all for feisty but I feel like you need to have boundaries. The second two examples were a little more feisty for me. Overall though, I'm not sure you really sold me on the feisty brand. I loved your presentation though.
JakeKills
Okay this is basically what I expected you to send in tbh. I know a lot of people find the religious Taylor thing annoying, but I personally find it rather cute. I can see that it's not done in an offensive or malicious way. As long as you keep within the rules with it, I'm fine! Your examples were good, they all fit your brand perfectly and I honestly think this is a pretty unique brand in itself.
theus
Firstly, love the simple but cute formatting and presentation again. I'm all about Style (on iTunes now). A lot of people go for the Helpful route on ATRL but you're quite lowkey with it, you aren't one of the ATRL suckups who perch to try and let everyone know how helpful and mod-like they are. The graphics example wasn't good though sis, I wish you would have included something like, making an avatar for someone or whatever. We didn't actually see the graphics you made, we just saw you saying you'd make some. The other two examples fit better to the brand, but honestly it's a little boring, there's not much to read and not much to comment on. I think you've hit a slump, if you stay in the comp, i'd love you to revamp and throw in more personality and write more!! We want to get to know you and this doesn't really offer anything.
Sam
Well this brand was certainly unpredictable. I find it quite hard to judge something which is labelled unpredictable to be honest. It can mean so much and can be anything, ARTPOP it's impact. Let me start by saying the graphics are top notch, literally amazing. Honestly the examples were all over the place. Not in an unpredictable way, just in kind of a confusing way. It's like, I can see where you were going with it, I can see all the puzzle pieces, but it's just not fitting together for me. I'm not sure there really IS an accurate way to portray unpredictability. It seems like your brand is your own downfall, a reverse warholian experience indeed.
T-Swizz
I had a feeling you were going for the ""I drag everyone"" persona. Okay so, the presentation - an absolute mess. But you know this already. Why oh why would you host an image on lunapic? I use that site myself but I always save the work and upload it elsewhere, rookie mistake! Now the examples, the first one, okay I can maybe see this fitting the brand. Although it is bordering on abrasive which I've said many times before, I don't think is an authentic and aspirational brand. The second one I find more funny than anything (poor Edge, although it's kind of my job to drag him not yours). My problem lies with your 3rd example. Now I know y'all are gonna think it's just because it's about me, but honestly it's not. My problem with it, is that saying someone's avi is bad, is not ruthless at all. Like maybe if your 5 that would hurt someones feelings. I mean, we have a ""Worst avi"" thread with thousands of replies where people call each other's avis bad all day long - it's hardly ruthless?! Overall i'm just not sure this is something you should want to be and i'm not sure it's something you are.
Buddy!
Cute simple layout, no frills about this. The brand is an inspired choice tbh, I was worried you were going to go with something corny but i'm glad you picked this. The examples do what they say on the tin, they back up your brand. You made this look really easy to be honest, relatable brand, simple examples, bam.
FunkyDinevo
Hmm candid, I can see why you picked this. I've been exposed to your candid grindr stories before. I love your presentation, it's simple but sleek. I liked some of the examples they fit really well with the brand. I wish there was more variety though, I don't think you sold the brand as well as you could have.
Era
hihi you couldn't think of a word for ""V"". Okay so I love the presentation - as always! The brand itself, it's another tough one. It's a lot harder for the ""nice"" members to sell their brands to the judges because often being nice and friendly isn't looked at as anything special. But I do believe that some people are just ineherintly nice. The 2nd example was disposable in all honesty. Also the other 3 were all very similar. It would have been nice to see a little more variety than just thank you graphics etc. But honestly, those examples alone were just WOW. I mean, talent and kindness - when will Citrus?
Subomie
Love the presentation! Carefree clouds, I see what you did there. I definitely see why you chose this brand and I think it suits you a LOT more than your previous brand in the old cycle. I liked some of your examples, some of there were really on point. Some of them disaplyed a little of the old, more sharp tongued you, which I wasn't too sure on. But overall I think you picked a good brand, presented it well and represented it to a good degree.
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Jezang
I really do not see Delightful. I honestly do not even know what kind of brand I see from the posts you gave as an example for ‘delightful’. One could argue and debate that maybe two of those posts could be delightful, but I saw them as nice. There were some aspects that made it not delightful. It’s a really hard to put my finger on it, but I just can’t say from the examples you posted your brand would be delightful.
Conatus
Not you having me break out my dictionary.
“A person who opposes or rejects popular opinion” Okay. Got it.
What I’m about to say is about to sound like a complete contradiction, so please stay with me. While I see the “a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion” aka contrarian, I feel like an easier brand would just be opinionated. Even though they are unpopular, they are still opinions. Now while I say that, everyone has opinions and are supposed to be opinionated to help be their own person. I honestly don’t see how going against the grain of opinion would fit as a good brand.
But I see what you did there Conatus --> Contrarian 
Superpower
One I would consider highly open-minded, the others are debatable; especially one of them. I do think being open minded would be a good brand to have on ATRL, especially considering most people now stay on a stan state of mind that they are not open to anything. It is quite disheartening. To be honest though, just from general posts I have seen of you, I do not think being open-minded is your brand. I feel like there is a better brand that accompanies you more. I feel like I need to get to know you more to determine what it would be.
Lovesong
Out of the entries I have read so far, your examples to me fit ‘creative’ as a brand perfectly. Everything did seem creative. Here is my thought though; I do not think it is a good brand. To me, anyone can truly be creative especially in the sense of words like your examples showed. Anyone can be creative in writing a review article, can be creative in interpreting songs (fun fact it use to be a challenge on ANTM), can be creative in hosting a rate, and can be creative in writing a song. It is a good brand to have in a sea of members, but really a lot of people can be creative.
A Bomb
To me feisty has a connotation of having a sense of aggression whether it be playful or flat out aggression. I don’t really see the aggression in all the posts, there were a few. To me it was just a mix of playful, but open. More along the lines of being the brand unfiltered. You will speak your mind no matter that rating it should be. That can be good and that can be bad. Like the first example given; I’m surprised it wasn’t reported nor wasn’t warned for abrasive. A brand that can easily get you warned isn’t great to have. I feel like you are on some kind of track though without your brand. You can be unfiltered/feisty without getting the warning point level (see your last two examples).
JakeKills
Like I honestly do not care that the Taylor Swift stans, or any stans for that matter, look up to said artist as a God or someone with higher power. What I don’t think is great is how you think your brand is of being a Taylor Nun. Not a good brand for anyone to be an over stan to the part you are devout to them like that. Member rihannfan was a contestant on ANTM one cycle and his brand was that of being a Beyonce Troll. Not a good brand, and it sent him packing. You’re kind of on a similar path with this brand, but on a different light.
Theus
Helpful. Yes a good thing to be as a member, a good thing in general to be honest, but honestly not a good brand. Any member can be an aspect of being helpful, especially with graphics, gifs, and charts. It’s not something that truly stands out. Kind of disappointed in your entry this week. Was hoping that after last week it light a fire under you to do well.
Sam
“Click each syllable to reveal a different facet of my personality”
All the while these different facets of your personality should fit under the umbrella of unpredictable? In a way, to me, this does not make sense. It would have been better to phrase it as “click each syllable to understand why this is my brand.” Each of those examples are your personality, just different versions; great, but this is about your brand of being unpredictable. Now as your brand name and the examples, it doesn’t fit. To me it screams more ‘Honest’. You’ll say what is on your mind and won’t beat around the bush with things.
T-Swizz
Got Damn, Got Damn, Got Damn! I’m not sure if I would consider this brand as Ruthless or Abrasive. You’re not afraid to speak your mind, but 2/3 of those examples I would have warned as abrasive. It’s something that I pointed out with A Bomb and his entry, it’s okay to say what is on your mind and be honest; but it’s also best to be respectful. Being this honest and ruthless is bound to get you to rack up warning points, which is never good. Ya, they are ruthless, but I wouldn’t consider it a good brand.
Buddy
I see the sarcastic, but I feel like I wouldn’t choose the word sarcastic as a brand. Neverthless, out of the entries I’ve read thus far, this is great! I don’t really agree with the choice of word for the brand, but the examples you gave are something fresh. It’s comedic, it’s somewhat sarcastic, it’s kind of different, but it still sounds like it is coming from you. Can’t really explain it, but it works for you and works well as a brand. Double think the word, but you’re on to something.
Funky
Not that gif killing my internet speed and all things loading. Like **** that, at 3 AM that should not be happening. It was giving me dial up flashbacks.
To be honest I wouldn’t consider these Candid. Maybe the first one, but that’s probably cause of the WorldHipHop title to it. If anything, most of these examples showed honesty more than anything. I wouldn’t call it honest either, but more like ‘Real’. I mentioned to Sam that his brand seemed more like Honest since he said what was on his mind. You do the same, but Real feels better for you due to the nature of how the posts are said. RACISME? Nah, it just sounds like things I would heard coming out of say the ladies from The Real. I like it, but I feel like anyone could truly fit into this brand as well.
Era
First things first, being benevolent is great. Everyone should strive to being kind and nice to each other, especially on ATRL where people can be a bit defensive and mean. Now here is my thing and something I’m confused with, are you benevolent? Are you big-hearted, eager-to-help, nice, eager-to-please, v, obliging, friendly, neighbourly, or thoughtful? Which one is truly your brand? Having each of these characteristics are nice and all, but the purpose was to provide one word. You did do that and gave examples for it, but your word also become an acronym of some sorts with other brand types. It leaves me confused on which one you are truly wanting to bring across.
Subomie
This honestly kind of fits under another brand I’ve mentioned more than once already, ‘Honest’. However, what you have from those I mentioned the other brand to, and why your brand works better; is because they truly do feel carefree. Yes, you are speaking your mind and being honest; but you are speaking your mind with no other care of what people might think. You are doing you with your posts and even encourage others to do the same in one post. Being carefree is a great brand to have. People on ATRL need to learn to focus on themselves and how they feel about the music, not base things around sales and success and what not. Queen of the Clouds!
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Stay tuned later today to see who is eliminated!
Fierce and Love
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Pretty good feedback so far. Can't wait for Cupid and Matty to drag me.
Edit: Oop. Thanks judges!
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Oop T-Swizz is def the iHype of this season. Interesting.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Wow, thanks for the nice comments, judges xo
Edit: Oh, and my entry really had no theme. It was meant to be tacky and ugly x
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Citrus
To all the contestants -
This round was weird on our end. We agreed on very few of you, so you might be getting several comments that contradict each other.  |
I thought my entry was pretty straightforward, but I guess not being able to explain our reasoning made it more difficult. Merry xmas everyone!
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Member Since: 9/4/2012
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Originally posted by Darcy Edwards
Oop T-Swizz is def the iHype of this season. Interesting.
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Hype made it to the Top 4 and well...
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