Uh. For the most part. MWB kind of was a let down, I know him outside of the game and he's such an energetic ball of adorable fun, so I was surprised he left so soon.
Aw, DripDrip.
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I have the power to warnban permaban you, remember that
We've reached the end of this thrilling reunion, everyone! Despite me not making the sign-ups in time, I truly feel a part of this cast and I want to thank the judges and contestants for welcoming me and making me feel right at home this entire time. Speaking for myself I've made several new friends throughout this cycle, and great memories.
Now we're opening the floor up for open discussion! Ask questions, discuss the interviews, etc.
Lemme just get it started with this - Matty, when is the next cycle set to begin? I am prepared and eager to start my ATRLNTM comeback.
At least it's only your questions and answers that are late. ATRL isn't ready for a Zitt spawn
Not Anna saying Kitt got more praise
And how did Matty, Doc and Chapstick say their favorite entry of the cycle is Kitt & Drip's joint website entry, yet it fell short to Anna & Pika's entry that round?
And thanks Pika for your comment about my Tour Setlist
but how can you say I got too much praise? Kitt won twice as many rounds as me, she was basically the winner of this game since round 1, the judges were doing everything to keep her streak going like already mentioned.. so how exactly was she not the one who got the most praise?
I'm finally home. I just want to address a few things here...
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And last but not least, it made me really sad when Katie left because even though her judging was sometimes cryptic, I still liked her.
I don't think they were cryptic at all. I'm always honest if people guess which ones are theirs (which I prefer, actually). And after the reveal, if people are still curious I always tell them what I meant. My hints are really meant to further discussion during down times, which worked great last season. There just wasn't much chatter in the thread this season. See below.
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I don't have any final words for the judges. I felt like this cycle, the judges didn't attempt to engage with us much so I really didn't feel like they had a significant impact of the cycle other than their judging, which was extremely disappointing. I had interactions on the forum with all the judges minus chapstick, yet they all felt like strangers during the game.
Bingo. And it was on both ends. I still see no reason for you guys to spend so much time on TC. Everyone complained about the thread always being dead, yet so many contestants stayed over there. Matty and I were here quite a lot but no one else was.
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Who do you think was the best judge, and which judge was the most constructive?
Katie never sent me anything useful. Just "mess". It irritated the hell out of me until I realized she was a reflection of me this cycle. I felt she was having personal issues in her life, as I was, and we both weren't inspired at all this cycle. I think all the judges were about the same.
That was actually an ongoing joke that I was going to reveal at a special time. Your hints were always obvious because I always used that word. I actually had an entire post formatted with the joke being revealed, but never got to it because we ran out of time.
As for the "inspired" part...well, with barely any activity taking place within the thread, what can anyone expect?
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For the most part, I thought they were very helpful and insightful. I loved how different the perspectives on the panel were. Oh, and I really miss Katie and I hope she is okay.
I'm quite well, thank you.
And as much as I believe that Kitt, Anna, and Pika are wonderful girls, this season was laughably biased. These three (towards the end) were the only vocal presence in the thread so they were remembered more, period. There were many times when I believed someone else did much better, yet one of these three made the top. I honestly don't know why the others faded so much, so I can't explain it. If you look at the call out sheet, you'll see it.
This is not to say that Kitt did not deserve her win, as she did.
And how did Matty, Doc and Chapstick say their favorite entry of the cycle is Kitt & Drip's joint website entry, yet it fell short to Anna & Pika's entry that round?
Like I've stated many times, it was basically a four way tie between the four. If you look back it was like a .2 to .4 difference between Anna and Pika and Kitt and Drip. That is damn close compared to 10 people and ultimately two leaving. The reason why it is still a stand out was because it was different and stood out. For me, I'll admit, I didn't choose Kitt and Drip as #1 on that challenge for my personal rankings but Anna And Pika instead. The reason for, which I've also vocalized, the a site promoting a site aspect. I guess some of the other judges saw it too or thought it was too much, but either way we all agreed it was a great entry.
Some of you whom are saying us judges were biased and giving rankings cause we like someone, will soon learn that when being a judge you are to shove that at the door. Some of you are actually judges right now, you will see, it gets tough. You will find people who constantly wow, but you have to judge fair.
However, Boy, Edge, Julian, and I can all see where this biased talk is coming from because we have all competed in the game and had the same thoughts on why they were first, why am I at this placement, etc.
I can't keep stressing how this game has gotten better. When Julian and I were in the tournament, most of our entries were taken from our profiles with no explanations. When we had things like music taste or smilies, we were to send a smiley and 3 to 5 songs with no explanation, no layout to present. You were judged solely based on the black and white.
but how can you say I got too much praise? Kitt won twice as many rounds as me, she was basically the winner of this game since round 1, the judges were doing everything to keep her streak going like already mentioned.. so how exactly was she not the one who got the most praise?
Because I feel the entries she won, she actually deserved it. The weaker ones landed her in the bottom of the list. So I don't think she got extra praise
1. I completely forgot to do and send in my responses for the reunion. No one was sober; blame Memorial Day weekend.
2. Thanks for the kind words. I semi lost interest in judging mid season when all I received were ungrateful and "I know better" comments but it got fun again towards the end.
3. Katie's hints were out of this world. It's disappointing not everyone understood and appreciated the eccentricity of her hints and comments.
4. I thought Hugamari was going to come a slay this season.
but how can you say I got too much praise? Kitt won twice as many rounds as me, she was basically the winner of this game since round 1, the judges were doing everything to keep her streak going like already mentioned.. so how exactly was she not the one who got the most praise?
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Now how did I miss that. I have to agree with Anna, though. I feel like nearing the end, nothing any contestant could do could beat Kitt in the finale. It's like the judges had it set in their mind that they wanted her to win by the profile challenge. Jeremy beat her in the poll (he was winning before MimiLamb pulled that stunt) his thread was nearly 3x the bigger hit than hers, they were nearly tied for speech etc. But the judges gave Kitt the win since her track record was so good. It felt like (to me) favoritism and guilt came up at the last second. If they gave Jeremy the win then the whole "But she won 6 challenges and he won none!" or "What's the point of winning challenges if they don't matter in the end?" argument would've came up and it just would've gotten messy.
Not saying that Kitt didn't deserve her win because she did and I was even rooting for her, but if we're going to say there wasn't any biased attitudes in this game then we all know that's wrong. Just my opinion.
1. I completely forgot to do and send in my responses for the reunion. No one was sober; blame Memorial Day weekend.
2. Thanks for the kind words. I semi lost interest in judging mid season when all I received were ungrateful and "I know better" comments but it got fun again towards the end.
3. Katie's hints were out of this world. It's disappointing not everyone understood and appreciated the eccentricity of her hints and comments.
4. I thought Hugamari was going to come a slay this season.
To be fair to them, they really didn't get my best work. Since I was stuck at work so much, I couldn't do a lot. They didn't even get to the Rebus Puzzle. And the next one was going to be jigsaw puzzles hosted on another site. I also had a javascript maze revealing them, and a board game mystery as well.
People last season loved my hints, but oh well. Hopefully they'll let me do hints in Charm School.
Now how did I miss that. I have to agree with Anna, though. I feel like nearing the end, nothing any contestant could do could beat Kitt in the finale. It's like the judges had it set in their mind that they wanted her to win by the profile challenge. Jeremy beat her in the poll (he was winning before MimiLamb pulled that stunt) his thread was nearly 3x the bigger hit than hers, they were nearly tied for speech etc. But the judges gave Kitt the win since her track record was so good. It felt like (to me) favoritism and guilt came up at the last second. If they gave Jeremy the win then the whole "But she won 6 challenges and he won none!" or "What's the point of winning challenges if they don't matter in the end?" argument would've came up and it just would've gotten messy.
Not saying that Kitt didn't deserve her win because she did and I was even rooting for her, but if we're going to say there wasn't any biased attitudes in this game then we all know that's wrong. Just my opinion.
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If you read the final comments when discussing the winner, it seemed like Drip had the upper hand. Especially with the thread like you mentioned. If there was to be a call out ranking, Drip would have probably been called the best. If you look at the past challenges just comparing between Kitt and Drip, it seemed like some of the judges would've chosen Drip's entries over Kitt's in the challenges where Kitt did better than Drip. It came down to overall, and I like I mentioned it was REALLY close. The judges would have been happy with either or being deemed the winner really.
With all this talk about how the judges deemed Kitt winner and showed a bias towards her since the beginning, I look at answers from you guys and most had said Addicted was sent home way too early and you, Pika, should have been in the top 3 or top 2, isn't that a bias-ness coming from you guys as well. Yes it's an opinion, but isn't that a bias because you all feel they were strong enough with their entries and as a member? Say you are judges, and saying these people should have been in the final 3, it's the same bias talk going on.
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To be fair to them, they really didn't get my best work. Since I was stuck at work so much, I couldn't do a lot. They didn't even get to the Rebus Puzzle. And the next one was going to be jigsaw puzzles hosted on another site. I also had a javascript maze revealing them, and a board game mystery as well.
People last season loved my hints, but oh well. Hopefully they'll let me do hints in Charm School.
I was waiting for your Rebus Puzzles. They always gave me a headache, but I loved them.