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Tournament: ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 7 | The Winner Is... For Real!
Member Since: 10/19/2010
Posts: 3,941
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I'm pretty sure I'm the "unoriginal" hint.
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Member Since: 6/30/2010
Posts: 22,080
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Can we also have Matty's little chart things back plz?
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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Originally posted by Evun
I'm here for them being posted now before family arrives if everyone has turned their stuff in.
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I don't have a judges comments and rankings yet... Plus family has arrived so later tonight when majority go to bed
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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Originally posted by Vulps
Can we also have Matty's little chart things back plz?
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Ill update them again after this elimination
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Member Since: 11/29/2011
Posts: 3,004
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Ma gorls Vulps and Devin better stay, and Evun needs to stay too. That is if he did that lyric challenge, that one is the best imo
If u didn't make that challenge then I'll find another reason to want u to stay
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
Posts: 11,947
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Originally posted by Hoetenks
Ma gorls Vulps and Devin better stay, and Evun needs to stay too. That is if he did that lyric challenge, that one is the best imo
If u didn't make that challenge then I'll find another reason to want u to stay
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I did. Thank you! Much appreciated.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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Lets say to expect the judges comments in an hour and 16 minutes or less... Possibly a bit more just around the 10pm us central time
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
Posts: 11,947
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Originally posted by Matty
Lets say to expect the judges comments in an hour and 16 minutes or less... Possibly a bit more just around the 10pm us central time
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I will be watching closely via my phone.
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
Posts: 31,471
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Originally posted by Ammer
I'm pretty sure I'm the "unoriginal" hint.
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If so, don't worry about it. They're intimidated and mad about your consistently stellar entries
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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Okay probably after 10... I just got on my computer
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 7 | EP9: The Judges Speak!
ATRL's Next
topmember
Cycle 7
EPISODE 9: BUILD-A-CHALLENGE
Guest Judge: None
THE COMMENTS
DVNR
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Originally posted by mockingjay
very interesting challenge. it's definitely an interesting challenge but i feel it would result in some pretty long-winded responses... considering we still have several months until december 21st. a few more guidelines would have been helpful, but i love the challenge!
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Originally posted by Deuces.
Satirically great. I like your idea. I like how you turned a date that worry the minds of others into a challenge. Nice job.
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Originally posted by Katie
creative and original. Pulling a tip from MTV by using Britney for ratings. Though I'm not sure how it would translate well in an online game.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
I like the topical feel of your entry, and I think that your idea for a challenge would be an interesting one. That having been said, I won't lie, there are a few SLIGHT grammatical errors that would prevent this from being sent out. Call it a "first draft", if you will. Or call it "Hey, Red is being anal again!" Whichever one works for you. Liked the overall entry, though!
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Originally posted by Matty
The challenge you created was really clever and creative. The title, the episode number, the due date… everything is brilliant. My only critique, this challenge would be very hard to critique and judge! It’d be one of those challenges where no one would be eliminated. I feel, since it’s episode 12 which would be probably final 2, you should have said to explain why you should be the last ever Top Member before the world ends.
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VULPS
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Originally posted by mockingjay
creative and interesting challenge, but i'm not sure what importance it would have in the competition. being a top member isn't really about how you "cater" to the judges, but how you present yourself. also, what's going on with the two deadlines? i didn't really get that. still, very nice presentation.
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Originally posted by Deuces.
Very original...not sure how it relates to the game though but interesting and new, nevertheless.
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Originally posted by Katie
10/10 for the pic. The rest of the entry...not so much.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
Well, Matty would never include two dates in the original challenge reveal, but your idea is an interesting one, though I'm not sure how this challenge would come across in a virtual format...though it's also all about creativity on ANTM, so I would hope that contestants would come up with something anyway. In other words, I like the challenge idea, though it could be a little TOO difficult for some. Of course, if they can't come up with something for the entry, then they never deserved to be a Top Member in the first place. Oh, and believe me, I'd MUCH rather listen to the Mandarin version of "Girlfriend" than the original.
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Originally posted by Matty
That was a cute entry and it made me hungry. I just don’t see how it could be made to judge for an ONLINE competition. You’d type down what you were going to do and what you were going to serve? I would honestly want to eat the food provided lol and feel the experience. I also don’t understand the two dates for the challenge. I see where you were going with it, but I just don’t think it would work.
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AMMER
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Originally posted by mockingjay
the thread challenge has been done many times before in top member. wish you'd have been more creative. were you aware that challenge had been done so many times before?
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Originally posted by Deuces.
I really like this challenge. I think it might be hard for others to make but I like this challenge. Not original but interesting.
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Originally posted by Katie
perfect challenge. Could easily be used in the future. A little more formatting could have been nice though.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
Here's my problem with your entry, and it's one that may seem like ******** to you or certain other people: It feels TOO much like a ANTM challenge. Going back through the history of ANTM, there have been challenges exactly like this one in the past, where contestants have had to create a thread that facilitates discussion. It's a test to see if someone has it in them to create a topic that will generate buzz, one of the most important ANTM traits. The problem is that you didn't really add anything to the challenge to make it DIFFERENT. I mean, obviously, it's a great challenge idea...but that's because it's been done before.
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Originally posted by Matty
This challenge has been done before in the past few cycles. Yours focuses just solely on The Lounge, but the past cycles have made it for any other section on ATRL. Obviously, with that said, it’s not original. Also, there was a lot of reading to get to the main challenge. You could have easily shortened that to a paragraph and still got the same affect that you wanted.
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THEGEOKING
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Originally posted by mockingjay
very bold idea. i like it. i like it a lot. being vulnerable and admitting one's flaws is an important part of life.
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Originally posted by Deuces.
I don't know how to feel about this thread. I understand where you were trying to go with it, but maybe it should have been done in a different route.
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Originally posted by Katie
I like the flip you took. It was original and nice to see.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
Well, Matty would never format his challenge posts like that, but, beyond that, I love the idea of the challenge. Constantly, ANTM looks for strengths and looks for how strong a contestant is. We only rarely delve into the flaws of the contestants, maybe once a cycle...if that. It would be refreshing to see a challenge that makes the contestants delve deep into their psyche and look at the aspects of their personality that make sure that they will never be perfect. But geez, that presentation...it's certainly different, and it does feel more like the format that YOU would actually use and not Matty. And yet, I can't help but feel that Matty would either have to do a LOT of work to make the format of your challenge look like his...or he'd just have to quote you and move on.
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Originally posted by Matty
Firstly, I would just like to say I appreciate the different layout you chose. You didn’t copy and paste what I usually do; you made it your own. Now on to your entry… it’s very different from anything that has been done on Top Member. It’s also quite a bit down, but it also gives a little light having people be real about themselves in such manner. Great entry.
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EVUN
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Originally posted by mockingjay
i like your idea as well, and i think it's something that fits well within the context of this competition. so many of you had good entries this round i found it hard to rank you all.
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Originally posted by Deuces.
This was my favorite. I really liked this idea and I hope it does become a challenge!
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Originally posted by Katie
love the challenge idea. Great formatting and everything.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
Here's a compliment for you: I would have loved to have taken part in this challenge myself. It's so incredibly easy to just go to Song Meanings and pick out the explanation of a song that makes the most sense to you and run with it. It's much harder to come up with your own interpretation that stands out and doesn't reflect the majority opinion. I love the challenge. My only problem is, like with Vulps' entry, it could be a little TOO difficult for some contestants, because it's asking for a lot of brainpower from contestants to come up with something special that also makes sense. Oh, and nice addition to the formula with the Example Entry. While it's sort of out of place in the ANTM layout, that's not necessarily because it SHOULDN'T be there.
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Originally posted by Matty
I love this entry, like I really do. It reminds me a little of a challenge that has been done in a previous cycle, but yet it’s something totally new. It sticks with ATRL being about music, but then it’s also about you giving your own interpretations about a song. I feel like this challenge could easily become one who can make the most bizarre yet funny interpretation. My only little critique, the title is just way too long.
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Now it's time to figure out who is going home... in the next post
Fierce and Love
- Matty
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 7 | EP9: The Competitors Speak!
ATRL's Next
topmember
Cycle 7
BIGGEST & WEAKEST COMPETITION
as said by the competitors
THE COMMENTS
DVNR
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Originally posted by BIGGEST
Ammer - He's just super consistent. He has had slip-ups, but overall he brings his A-game into the competition and I really respect him for always puts in 110% into an entry.
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Originally posted by WEAKEST
Evun - I think Evun is a great person, but he doesn't stand out. I forget him as a competitor and his entries kind of are unmemorable. I think he still has potential in this competition, though. All 4 of them do.
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VULPS
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Originally posted by BIGGEST
Geo. He's just wittier than I'll ever be. #oop
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Originally posted by WEAKEST
Dvnr. Because he'll be gone this round anyway.
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AMMER
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Originally posted by BIGGEST
Dvnr. He has done considerably well throughout this competition, and is flexible enough to adapt to any challenge.
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Originally posted by WEAKEST
Vulps. I feel he was a strong competitor at the beginning, but his last few entries appears to be dwindling in quality.
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THEGEOKING
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Originally posted by BIGGEST
Vulps
- Strong competitor
- Puts effort into the challenges (mostly )
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Originally posted by WEAKEST
Evun
- He has very creative entries, but they don't always come off as strong entries.
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EVUN
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Originally posted by BIGGEST
I'd say my biggest competition is Vulps. He seems to be almost invincible. In challenges where he was clearly the worst, the judges came to his support no matter what. In the group challenge in which he only created the username or usertitle, many of the judges praised his contribution while barely calling him out for submitting the least of any competitor. While the judges acknowledged his entry's mediocrity last round, he was still let through. It seems as though he just needs to coast to the finale at this point -- he's essentially guaranteed a top 2 (and possible 1st place) finish no matter what he submits for the next few rounds.
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Originally posted by WEAKEST
Weakest competition is much harder. I don't think he's the "weakest" competition and he's not my least favorite, but I'd probably say I'd be most surprised if Dvn won. His entries tend to be simple (which usually I have nothing wrong with), and the judges have a history of favoring the more complex ones. If he makes it through this round alive, I could see him being kept around to the end, but I think anyone who makes it to the last round with him would be crowned over him in the final showdown.
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DRAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA
Now it's really time to figure out who is going home in the next post
Fierce and Love
- Matty
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
Posts: 31,471
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I hope Vulps doesn't leave
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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I'm like debating back and forth here... like **** just hit the fan and got real. I just now realized it's top 5 about to be top 4!
It's literally neck and neck between two people... and I'm going through the challenges, doing averages, medians, modes, the whole enchilada of statistics and they are basically the same
I hate it when emotions get in the way, but it's game someone has to be eliminated no matter how painful
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
Posts: 11,947
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Don't eliminate Vulps. He's invincible for a reason -- he brings a lot to the game. Certainly more than the other potential eliminees.
And don't eliminate me either. I'm a cool kid too and I'm very into the game.
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
Posts: 29,225
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It's goin' downE!
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 9/26/2001
Posts: 22,475
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I love that two of the competitors feel that Evun is the weakest competition, even though he won the last challenge...and he could very well win this challenge.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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I should prnt scrn my excel page right now... there is a bunch of statistics on it just for this elimination like da hell...
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
Posts: 11,947
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
I love that two of the competitors feel that Evun is the weakest competition, even though he won the last challenge...and he could very well win this challenge.
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I've been the underrated underdog since the beginning.
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Member Since: 1/16/2010
Posts: 17,698
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Glad to see my 2 hoes made it in the top 5. Let see if they sneak into the elite 4.
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