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Tournament: ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 8 | Reunion Questions!!
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I had to explain to Collin what "getting it" meant, the judges should deeply consider that in their voting process  |
No, sis! You did NOT  I just didn't understand why you were dropping that where you did 
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No, sis! You did NOT I just didn't understand why you were dropping that where you did
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Don't try to pretend you knew, and well, he really could
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Don't try to pretend you knew, and well, he really could
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I did know! Your thirst is so off-topic and confusing, cut me slack!
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Just got the submission! WHO IS READY!?!?!
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WHAT?!
I mean, boyonce and Edge are gonna miss it though
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SKGDJLJDG I'm ready
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ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 8 | Part 1: T.L. Judge Comments
ATRL's Next
topmember
Cycle 8
EPISODE 12: PART 1: FINALE // THREAD LONGEVITY
Guest Judge: Kworb
THE COMMENTS
BOYONCE
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Well done, you created a very long and continuously interesting thread. Your explanation was a bit much, but I liked that you brought in your general thread history. I do wish this was more different than your previous thread, though.
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If you need to write a whole essay to explain why your thread is good, chances are it's not very good. And indeed, the thread is a simplistic, spammy mess. I do commend your commitment to the thread and your desperate attempts to keep it alive.
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First of all, I apologize. I have been sick or busy for most of the cycle, but I have been keeping an eye on the challenges. With that said, you're right. No one said that you had to provide something more complex for the thread entry. Granted, I would have liked to have seen something more substantial, but that's not really the point of the challenge, and the results of the thread speak for themselves. You went for something that guaranteed replies, especially given this ATRL climate...and you got them.
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Yes I did say longevity, but you are basically reusing a concept that you have already done. It worked, it proved to have longevity, great, but what else. Before I changed the rules, you were contemplating threads that had already had longevity to submit. If you had multiple others, guessing they all had different concepts, then why couldn’t you make a new thread that wasn’t like your gif thread. In review, you made a longevity thread but nothing different.
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Good thread idea, though not overly original. Pretty layout. You clearly put a lot of thought into your plans for each era, and those are wonderful.
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This thread must've been done a thousand times already. I'm surprised it got to page 6. Basic, boring, but I suppose it could've been worse, and people were still here for it.
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I'd have to say that your thread was actually my favorite. I've never hidden the fact that simple-response threads annoy me so threads that actually take effort are impressive.
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While the thread is the kind of thread that can stay alive for a long time, if it is cared for and updated consistently, I feel like you could have done more to sell the thread in your statement. You basically say, "Here's my thread, it's an ATRL thread, and its longevity is based off of being able to switch up the era." That's it. The thread idea is a good one, but you could have SOLD the idea better.
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Decent, can have longevity if people still are interested, but it has been done numerous times before. Nothing really new here.
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 Your thread idea was the best. If it had stayed open, it would have been quite fun in the long run. I don't mind the lack of longevity. |
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Obvious hit thread desperation. Unfortunately you failed to create a thread with any remarkable longevity.
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The idea for the thread is something that I don't see that often. Considering I've been posting here for 11 years, that's a pretty solid accomplishment. Of course, the fact that your first thread got closed was a big detriment to what could have been an interesting final challenge for you.
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Confession, I closed it. Part of ATRL rules stuff like that can’t stay open. It’s a more sexual themed thread that doesn’t belong. I see where you were getting out with it since sex sells, especially on ATRL, ya’ll are extremely horny people. If it were the times when we allowed such threads, we did have dirty talk, it would have had longevity. Now, however, no because it would get closed.
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Next we will look at your overall work throughout this journey!
Fierce and Love
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Kworb DRAGGED everyone 
I thought all three threads were kinda disappointing considering it was the final challenge
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WHAT?!
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Is Edge getting high and Boyonce snuggling with his beau?
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Is Edge getting high and Boyonce snuggling with his beau? |
That's probably 100% accurate 
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The reason I chose the thread I did is because it's the kind of thread that drew me into ATRL.
And I'm sick of seeing thousands of separate threads that do the same thing 
A special thanks to Katie (  ) and all the judges. I'm glad you didn't completely hate it 
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ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 8 | Part 2: Overall Comments!
ATRL's Next
topmember
Cycle 8
EPISODE 12: PART 2: FINALE // OVERALL
Guest Judge: Kworb
THE COMMENTS
BOYONCE
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Your avatar entry was good, but kinda bland. Your RED entry was also bland, but you did fulfill the challenge. Your gif is the best of the Top 3, and you have the best examples. Your music taste entry was very cohesive, but a bit one note. My problems with your speech remain, but I'm glad you addressed them later on. You've been a standout from the start. Very consistent, and very good.
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You have come such a long way. Making the final three proves that you have incredible perseverance and commitment. Even though you went through many lows, with your basic music taste, your basic avatars, your basic threads, basic everything, I do remember your choice for the gif challenge with a particular fondness. It was an original and amusing gif that really should be more present on ATRL. And being basic is not particularly bad, it's still better than the average ATRL member, and definitely much better than the average Beyoncé stan.
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The gif entry showed off your creative side with your essay skills and resulted in a funny and charming entry. You were already seen as a bubbling under member and I think this took you over to popularity.
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BASED ON CHALLENGES CHOSEN TO REVIEW:
I feel like you were, consistently, on it throughout the competition, but perhaps some of the choices for challenges here were not the strongest for you. The avatar entry was inspired and funny, but it wasn't your best effort. And the music taste entry...you committed the cardinal sin of the music taste entry, and that's the fact that you let the music speak for you. You NEVER do that. It's a recipe for disaster. The other two challenge entries, however, were brilliant. They represent you at your best. Looking back, the artist promo was wonderful. Using the quote from Taylor at the beginning was a masterstroke. And the GIF entry...I mean, what can I say? The fake posts alone make this one of the all time great ANTM entries.
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What else is there to say about you? You have constantly found a way to entertain me throughout this cycle in new and different ways. Right from the beginning, with the story of how you came to your user name, I marveled at your sense of humor and your creative writing skills. The one problem with you is that you seemed to lose steam as you went on. You had some truly amazing moments. The GIF entry is, seriously, amazing stuff. But you fell apart at the music taste entry. Again, you committed THE cardinal sin of the music taste cycle. When you have done as well as you have over the entire cycle, it is unacceptable to get lazy near the end. Ammer and Vulps were the two favorites to win the previous cycle and went out before the final three. It's a minor miracle that the two favorites from the start got to the end of this cycle, all things considered. Having said that, your final speech reminds me exactly why I fell in love with you as a competitor in the first place. Don't kid yourself. You ARE cocky and full of yourself, but it's only because you're damn good at this and you know it. And that's fine. It's okay to be this confident in yourself if you back it up, and you did just that. THAT'S all that matters.
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I have been a fan of you since the beginning. You seemed to bring something new and was always confident with your entries. You always tended to stand out from the rest. As the numbers went down, I actually started to get bored. You were always consistent, always great, but I just wasn’t seeing variety. There is no doubt that you know yourself as a member and pretty much a top member already. Maybe that’s the reason why I kept saying that your light was dimming, are you losing your spark, stuff like that because you were pretty much already there.
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Your avatar entry was charming and memorable. Your artist promo entry was cute, and probably the funniest of the bunch. Your gif entry was fine, but it used an already popular gif. Your music taste entry was fantastic because it was so diverse and well executed. Your highs haven't been as amazing as Boy's and Edge's, but the collection of your entries makes me realize just how consistent you've been. You've done very well throughout the cycle and I'd say you've been underestimated. Your speech did a good job justifying a potential Collin win. Wonderful work.
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While reviewing your road to the final three, I was honestly surprised you made it this far. ATRL is usually not here for anything that goes against the grain. I do appreciate your peculiar qualities and the many things that make you stand out from the crowd. Your music taste is a breath of fresh air as well. Congratulations.
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I'm not sure how 'random' these flashbacks were, but they really were shining moments for you! Your journey is by far the most impressive out of any of the contestants on this season. Your gif challenge was a shining moment. From start to finish you showed what a real top member should be.
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I feel like you progressed quite nicely as the cycle went on, though you certainly got off to a good start early with the avatar challenge. Being man enough to use a photo of yourself as your avatar is ALWAYS worthy of bonus points. I liked the promotion enough, I guess. It didn't QUITE click with me, but I'm starting to appreciate its unique look. The GIF challenge, I feel, is where you really stepped up your game. Then again, all three of you really stepped up during the GIF challenge, but your step up was most noticeable. You really pushed yourself to become a contender there. I also love your music taste entry. I love the format and I especially love the "levels". That sounds dangerously close to something some of the best music critics on ATRL would do. Impressive.
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Well, let's just get one thing out of the way first: Could you have made the text ANY smaller? Geez. I don't have terrible vision, but it's not THAT good, either. With that grumpiness out of the way, using a website to explain why you deserve to be the latest Top Member is an interesting way to tackle the final speech, though it's one that could backfire on you, given the fact that it's offsite. Having said that, I feel that, after having read your last speech, it would be impossible not to understand who you are and why you are Top Member material. Over the course of ANTM, you were an interesting person to study. I felt that you had potential from the beginning, but you had trouble harnessing it at times, especially at the beginning. Having said that, somewhere around the GIF thread, something inside of you clicked, and you finally reached what you were trying to accomplish. It wasn't always smooth sailing from there, but you were consistently able to show what I saw in you from the start right up until the end. You deserve to have gotten this far, no doubt about it.
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The underdog. You remind me so much of myself when I was in the competition. Having your moments and then having your not so good moments. You have consistently done well and have grown into the member you are now. You have proved yourself to be where you are and I congratulate you on that. You proved me wrong, I honestly thought you would have been gone by now. Your entries though were strong enough to stay in the competition. Does that make you top member material though.
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Your avatar entry was very entertaining. Your Lotus entry was boring, but I guess it did what it was asked to do. Your gif entry had good examples, but it used a played out gif. Your music taste was a nice change of pace for you, and I appreciate how personal it was. Your speech was top-notch. You've consistently been at the top of the heap, and you have the personality to translate your competition success into actual ATRL-wide success.
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You faced each challenge with class and brazenness, like a true ATRL top member. Sometimes falling flat on your face, but that too is what being an ATRL member is all about. A special mention goes to your beautiful avatars, especially the Tiziano one that is already unforgettable and iconic. But I have to be objective, and you did choose a boring and overused Beyoncé gif for one challenge, and your music taste is a bit too mediocre. Based on what you've brought to the competition, I can't say you deserve the win any more than boyonce or collin.
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For real, that ****ing Beyonce gif in the gif challenge. WTF is wrong with our society that a gif like that is used for ****ing shady moments? NO bitch, we will not be doing that. It's a SWEET gif that should be used for genuine SWEET moments. Don't try to find shadiness where there isn't any. It's a mother ****ing ANNOYING ****** move to use that gif for shade. Of ALL Beyonce her gifs, why use that one? My blood pressure got raised again just seeing your entry. I think Matty wants me dead to collect the insurance money.
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BASED ON CHALLENGES CHOSEN TO REVIEW:
I liked the avatar entry, as it gave us insight into both your fascination with Gaga and even a little bit of your own personal life. The artist promo was solid enough, looking like what a normal promo thread would like on ATRL. The last two entries are wunderbar. The GIF entry mixes both a funny GIF with some cute examples and a good explanation of both the inner and outer workings of the gif. And the music taste entry is truly something else. It's one of the most unique entries in the history of ANTM. It's almost too good for ATRL. You didn't include a lot of explanation, but you didn't have to. In one sentence, you explained everything. The music and the backdrop are just the strawberry and the icing on the cake.
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I saw you as the biggest threat to boyonce after a couple of challenges, and I was proven right...sometimes. There were times that you let your creativity and wonder get the best of you, just as it did Evun during the last cycle. I mean, the Song Interpretation entry...what the hell was that?! It's hard to believe that the same person that wowed me with the GIF and music taste entries follows those up with one hell of a messy entry. It just made no sense to me. You're so much better than that. Your biggest problem throughout this cycle was yourself. You had it in you to be the best in every challenge, but there were just times where you let yourself get...perhaps TOO ambitious. It's okay to be ambitious and it's especially okay to be creative, but you have to know how to control it. The reason Evun wowed us to the point that he won the last cycle is because he learned how to control those ambitions. They can be wonderful to you if done correctly, but they can be an eliminator if they get out of control. The final speech, thankfully, allowed you to get back to being you and not an overly ambitious soul, and that was always where you seemed to shine the most. When you were just yourself, you dominated the competition. I just feel that you could have done even more.
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Let me be honest with you, I wasn’t the biggest fan of you in the beginning. You’re over the top entries kind of put me off, however I grown to love them and you as a member. Throughout the journey of this competition, I’ve seen a change in you and I think you have seen it too. You are still the Edge we all know and love, but you have learned its okay for us to see some vulernability and not you being all Rihanna messy and high. That character is what makes you you, but it’s nice to see the other sides too.
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Next we will find out who is ATRL's NEXT TOP MEMBER!!!
Fierce and Love
- Matty
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Imagine that. My final criticisms were much larger than that of my fellow judges. What were the odds of this occurring, 2-1? 5-2?
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I think I went against the other judges...
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For real, that ****ing Beyonce gif in the gif challenge. WTF is wrong with our society that a gif like that is used for ****ing shady moments? NO bitch, we will not be doing that. It's a SWEET gif that should be used for genuine SWEET moments. Don't try to find shadiness where there isn't any. It's a mother ****ing ANNOYING ****** move to use that gif for shade. Of ALL Beyonce her gifs, why use that one? My blood pressure got raised again just seeing your entry. I think Matty wants me dead to collect the insurance money.
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