I submitted it with a rough draft of it. I have a disclaimer on it saying I will update the entry with the final one as soon as i get it. But till then, y'all will have an entry to read.
I submitted it with a rough draft of it. I have a disclaimer on it saying I will update the entry with the final one as soon as i get it. But till then, y'all will have an entry to read.
Before anyone complains a bit longer, we were just waiting on the smiley. He had his entry in on time to prove that is all he was waiting for. Be thankful there is a rough draft smiley so I can at least update until the final one comes in, hopefully sometime this evening... hopefully
ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 8 | EP8: The Entries!!
ATRL's Next topmember Cycle 8
EPISODE 8: SMILEYS
WHAT TO DO WITH THE ENTRIES: I want each of you to PM me who you think had the best entry and the worst entry. You cannot say yourself!
I would like the two names into me by
Tuesday November 6, 2012
@ 3 PM US Central Time
THE ENTRIES
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Originally posted by collin
When being posed with the challenge of creating a new, well-placed addition to ATRL's
iconic smilie collection, I immediately knew I needed something that could:
A) be appropriate for a situation that other smilies cannot apply to
B) be something that hasn't quite been done in the world of smilies (as I have seen)
C) be impactful enough and adequate to use once Boyonce wins the tournament
So, with the following criteria, I provide you with :collin:
Be nice, for I created it myself and have never made a smilie before!
ATRL may even like the increased hilarity due to the obviously-made-from-scratch feel.
This obviously more-iconic-than-your-fave smilie can apply to a plethora of opportunities.
Whether it's one of those "I am DONE" situations, or a "Did you REALLY say that?" moment...
The opportunities for use are open to creative interpretation!
- - -
Quote:
Originally posted by JessieJHeartbeat
Sometimes when I pray I say "in the name of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and Jessie J".
Wha... I cannngnn... whtalowegj...
Quote:
Originally posted by boyonce
Know what's truly exhausting?
Constant praise.
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Originally posted by MusicLoverDude
I ****ing HATE this. I came into this ****ing game to go mother****ing far - especially to kick those idiots Sloth and EdgeOfAddiction in their mother****ing asses for everything they've done to me. And then THIS happens.
You guys seriously need to STOP judging me for everything that happened outside of this ****ing game and start judging me for the person I actually am, because I've said over and over again I'm actually a nice person that's worth it. But I get treated like Sexy And I Know It, Call Me Maybe, and Want U Back because you guys are as judgemental as the mother****ing bible belt.
Enjoy your ****ing game.
If Collin, Dillon, Ethan, SeenScene, or Hungamari don't win this and Edge or Sloth does - heads will ****ing roll.
Originally posted by collin
I can't help but be severely disappointed in the results.
Creativity and likelihood of the challenge actually working and being related to ATRL at all should've been the main points.
I was exposed for not being relative to ATRL, but is music knowledge not a key skill on this site?
Or am I just missing something?
Call me pressed or whatever, but I don't really think this was the fairest judging-wise
I can even mildly understand why I was in the bottom two but still cannot understand the top 5.
Scene, I'm sorry to see you go. I would've liked to do your challenge, tbh.
What kind of horrendous, pressed mess?
- - -
In sum, this smilie makes up for the things that good sistren , and cannot.
For example, the "There is no way to handle this" or the "I have lost hope" occurrences.
At the same time, it can provide for all of the things that each of those smilies have, as well.
Also, I made a mini one: How cute! When will your smilie?
Get your ::'s ready for this iconic homemade smilie, coming soon to a delusional post near you.
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Originally posted by ethan
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce...
ATRL's new hit smiley...
:ethan:
:ethan: is everything a hit smiley on ATRL needs to be. It's simple, cute, and versatile. It has endless possibilities for uses...
Stans will using this smiley for every moment they are "freaking out" over something... it can be excitement, frustration, confusion, etc.
When your fave announces the name of their new album:
Quote:
Originally posted by stan
aslkjvuduasjkdfas; OMG
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When your fave's album has leaked and everyone has it except for you:
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Originally posted by stan
WHY CAN'T I FIND IT?!
When your fave delivers an amazing performance at an awards show:
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Originally posted by stan
OMG that was perfection! One of the greatest performances ever!
When your fave delivers a horrible performance at an awards show:
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Originally posted by stan
What the hell was she thinking?!
When a thread has gone horribly off-topic and everyone is freaking out:
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Originally posted by member
I AM SO CONFUSED! I WANT TO LEAVE BUT I JUST KEEP COMING BACK!
When I place fourth in a challenge behind some contestants who don't deserve it:
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Originally posted by ethan
Why do you hate me?! What am I doing wrong?!
With how creative ATRL members are, I assure you that this smiley will really be elevated to ATRL superstardom instantly after it's added. Once everyone finds out about it through my ATRL promo tour, you will not be able to get away from :ethan:
Thank you.
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Originally posted by VJoker
Hello again judges!
This challenge was probably one of the most challeging ones. It was really hard to find a smiley which isnt available on here already in another form. At first I wasnt able to decide between two smileys: and . (I made half of myself by the way ) But then I compared the possibilitys of uses between them and ended up going with:
It can be used in many situations:
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I love this song!
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Originally posted by Monster
Gaga getting another 1 million first week sales album
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Originally posted by NavyMember
RandomMonsterStan just got banned.
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Originally posted by BeyonceStan
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Billboard News: Beyonce blocked Rihannas new single from going #1!
Slaying your faves just by breathing!
It can also be used sarcastically:
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Legend Jessie J slays all of our faves tours tbh!
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Miranda Cosgrove is obviously the next Madonna
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Originally posted by BritneyStan
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Katy Perry remixes Hummingbird Heartbeat with Rihanna and releases it as last single from her hit album TD for just 69 cents!
Go Katy get that desperate record!
Basically for every happy situation, for dancing and jamming to songs and for sarcasm.
I hope you liked my entry. It was fun searching through so many smileys.
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Originally posted by Energy
King Energy's Fresh Tea™
Here, introducing a new, soon to be, iconic smiley.
:unbothered: =
Kittens are the epitome of adorable and innocent.
Who wouldn't want to be, flawless, unbothered, and letting the wind blow through their hair?
This smiley has many of the factors ATRL love, and can be used in situations.
Quote:
Originally posted by Random Roach #1
Beyonce's lead single has debuted at #1, with 2,000,000 downloads in only 3 days.
Quote:
Originally posted by Random Roach #2
Queen
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Originally posted by Random Roach #3
Bitch, I will get you banned
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Originally posted by Random Roach #4
Yet my inbox stays free of ATRL-o-matic, keep trying.
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Originally posted by Random Roach #5
*Member He Doesn't Like Gets Banned*
OOPS
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Originally posted by Random Roach #6
*Lana Del Rey wins 4 Grammys*
When will YOUR FAV?
More Smileys From King Energy's Fresh Tea™ coming soon!
seethe
punchout
ch
scared
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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction
ATRL's Next topsmiley
:edge:
Background
In all honesty, during my 345 days of being a member on ATRL, I've come to build a reputation for myself as being a blunt and honest poster with a permanent underlying "tude" that is sometimes misconstrued as "bitch" in every post. I admit that I was very rough around the edges when I first joined, when my shade wasn't shade as much as it was a flat out insult. I spent a collective total of two weeks as an active member of my first three months, the rest spent isolated as a victim of a ban. However, with time, I refined my delivery and settled on posting the way I speak in real life, candid and assertive. I have zero idea as to why I tried to channel an angry black woman during my first three months. I must have had a vendetta against KFC for snubbing me on my wedges.
Origins
is a smiley that I've actually given quite some thought to, even before this challenge, but never quite got past the initial thought process. When the time comes for me to officially part ways with ATRL, I want to leave a legacy with the future users and what better way to leave my footprints all over the forum than with a smiley that represents my essence/persona? would forever be embedded into ATRL's code and no one would ever say, "Oh na na, what was his name?" They can just utilize in a post and fondly and/or spitefully recall, "Hey, remember that bitch?"
Definition & Usage
embodies the dissatisfaction, frustration and disagreement pulled together by a bitchy eye roll against a post. One may think that there are similar elements to and but the entity of speaks in a much more forceful manner than the other two. It is different from a in the sense that it is more complex and layered. is a smiley-tized disgruntled "SMH" that people use as responses against post they don't find favorable whereas curtly shuts down the opposition and screams, "I'm done with you." is also superior to due to the fact that it is much more powerful and direct with its exasperation. gives off a vibe of a lackluster annoyed/defeated "whatever" whereas dictates just how irritated it is with a single eye roll, juxtaposed with the furrowed brow and downturned lips. And besides, Katie hates We might as well get rid of it and immortalize in the ATRL Smiley Hall of Fame instead.
Inspirations for the smiley
Examples
Quote:
Originally posted by kisuke
Quote:
Originally posted by katara
Which one is more iconic? This dead and rotting animal I found on the road or Beyonce?
You really wanna talk about getting a hit?
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Originally posted by Remixed
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Originally posted by Swag
Lady Gaga tickets DISCOUNTED 96% OFF, some given for FREE
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Just like what we saw happen in England and France, where she needed to sell her tickets with a 60% and 70% discount respectively, things look even worse for Gaga in Brazil:
Her tickets are being sold 96% OFF on Groupon in Brazil!
Struggling to get a drag are ya Swag? The obsession it never ends
Christina Aguilera just tweeted the cover upcoming, hilariously named seventh studio album Lotus. She's never given an indication that she has any taste at all (right down to the gratuitous, gaudy vocal running), but it seems like she's at least now owning her tastelessness? She's growing before our eyes. Good for her. My theory is that her vagina is in the same place where they kept Daenerys' dragons for most of Game of Thrones last season.
AP. Come a little harder or fall back.
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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction
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Originally posted by Kworb
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Not only will you win this show, you will sell more records than any other previous Idol winner.
Carrie's got the US sales down on lock. She's not bothered.
Good for her. She is like the Tiziano Ferro of the USA.
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Originally posted by boyonce
There are many ways to be a "Top Member" here on ATRL. Winning this competition is obviously one of them, but top member status can also be achieved with high post counts, a strong and solid reputation, or several memorable moments in your posting career. Nothing, however, alludes to "Top Member" status quite like having a smiley named after you. We've got our , our , and our . We've even got our own and . Yes, with a smiley namesake comes confirmation that you've officially joined the upper echelon of ATRL life. In short, you've arrived.
I can only hope that my own quest for total ATRL domination journey here on ATRL eventually leads to a :boyonce:. WIth this challenge, I'd like to present what I believe that smiley would perhaps encompass. To have a smiley named after you, you need to have a clear and well known quality that can be found in all your posts. Your smiley should reflect that. People should be able to link the tone of your smiley to the way you are here on ATRL. If you (and your tone and personality of posting) aren't known on ATRL, a smiley named after you just wouldn't work. For some members in this competition, they've yet to make up their mind about the kind of poster they'd like to be. They're classy (or trying) one minute, and attempting to messily drag the next. Due to the fact that they haven't established a clear set of qualities that make them them, they tend to be all over the place and therefore a single smiley wouldn't be able to reflect them. But :boyonce: - that represents me and the fact that I'm widely regarded as a fun, easy going, lighthearted ATRL member who enjoys discussions here but never takes things personally or too seriously. And let's be honest, this smiley screams that, no?
This little guy represents me: here on ATRL to have a good time, talk about things I enjoy, and leaving it at that. I stay out of SYG. When NHB was around, I refused to enter. I have a strict belief that anonymous online bullying of a person I don't even know is ridiculous, and rather than be rude to someone, I'd rather just spin around on my office chair. I would never let someone's comments on here bother me, I'd certainly never vent in a blog about it, and I wouldn't follow someone from thread to thread and drag them like some members do. Those who spend their ATRL time fighting with others just come across as people with anger management issues, and that's not the kind of online persona I hope to project.
But...there's something else that :boyonce: is REALLY good at getting across. What is it, you ask? Well, it's perfectly used in that moment when you're effortlessly slaying a competition such as this one. Evidence below.
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1) BOYONCE
A great entry! I don't know how your cat will take it that you are stealing his identity, but the ***** will get over it. You received a combined judge average of 2.6 and 1 of your fellow competitors said you had the best entry!
Congratulations, you are still in the running to becoming ATRL's Next Top Member!
Quote:
1) BOYONCE
Back at the top! You have been very consistent lately and it's to be applauded. I think it's time to kick it up a notch. Show us your true top member side! You received a combined judge average of 2.6, 4 members said you had the best entry, but 1 said you had the worst!
Congratulations, you are still in the running to becoming ATRL's Next Top Member!
Quote:
2) BOYONCE
You took a risk and think it made you a fan! Great job! You received a combined judge average of 3.8! 2 of your fellow competitors said you had the best entry, while 1 said you had the worst!
Congratulations, you are still in the running to becoming ATRL's Next Top Member!
Quote:
1) BOYONCE
Again... You bore me because of how fierce you are. Others need to take note! You received a combined judge average of 2! However, 1 of your fellow hater competitors said you had the worst entry!
Congratulations, you are still in the running to becoming ATRL's Next Top Member!
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2) BOYONCE
Your #1 then not #1 pattern has been broken! Energy might wanna sleep with one eye open. You received a combined judge average of 3.25! However, 2 of your fellow competitors said you had the worst entry!
Congratulations, you are still in the running to becoming ATRL's Next Top Member!
See what I mean? There I am, behind my monitor, cackling with glee, as I spin and spin and spin.
Classic :boyonce:.
Energy, I wished you used your named instead of "unbothered." Energy is shorter to type and it shows us who the smiley is named after.
I knew everyone would most likely use their name, or a variation of it, so I tried to be a little different, but hopefully if it ever gets added, it should be :energy:
Much easier to type and gives me some promo
I'm here for Edge's smilie. I'm sure it'll slay 
This will be a hugggggge mess.
, 
and 
cannot.
How cute! When will your smilie?
and 
. (I made half of 
) But then I compared the possibilitys of uses between them and ended up going with: 
seethe
but the entity of 
, our 
. We've even got our own 
and 
. Yes, with a smiley namesake comes confirmation that you've officially joined the upper echelon of ATRL life. In short, you've arrived. 
