He had came to me and vented how he was having trouble with this round so I offered my help, but he ended up never receiving my PM and thought I just decided to pay him dust. All the while I thought my getting no response was him getting what he needed from my PM
He had came to me and vented how he was having trouble with this round so I offered my help, but he ended up never receiving my PM and thought I just decided to pay him dust. All the while I thought my getting no response was him getting what he needed from my PM
Thank you for all of your critiques and comments, judges! I am so happy that I managed to finally get that first callout, and I hope it isn't the last.
Thank you for all of your critiques and comments, judges! I am so happy that I managed to finally get that first callout, and I hope it isn't the last.
Congrats, Scene! Not you slaying all the rounds you were in this week too
Co-signing annoys me too, I'm glad the judges agree with me on that.
Katie! I had to Google that. Welp. Drag a bit.
I don't even know what to say tbh. I suppose one of the things I have to work on is ... not trying too hard? I didn't use a thesaurus and that's how I'd really type out a response in threads like these... I try to seem smart, and put-together...and it falls flat. I think that may be how I come across all the time. It's a good thing I'm here then.
Oh, I wasn't dragging you. It was just a comment and a reference. You actually scored pretty well with me even with the somewhat "tryhard" vibe of your posts. The thing with my critiques this round is I envisioned every single post in a thread in Celebria. I've seen lots of posts where people defend their faves over something but it's usually clearer and simpler. It's not a bad thing that you have a nice lexicon and are comfortable using it. It's just a bit out of place. I think your mission in Charm School is walking a balanced line.
And how can you not know that famous Friends quote?!
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Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A
@Katie yeah, after reading the other entries I forgot a LQ post doesn't always have to be drag. It can also show how deluded some stans might get.
Fair enough. Like Theo, you also scored well with me anyway.
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Originally posted by !Blue!
I would have loved if Katy could have given me an advice but i think i can work on the things the other judges said
I didn't say anything on yours (or Jad's) because of the reason I gave. People think of LQ as "dragging" and HQ as "stanning" so they'll just co-sign or disagree with the OP and that's that. There wasn't much for me to comment on because I didn't see much to grade.
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Originally posted by JadGhamloush96
Katie, I'm starting to have the feeling that you don't like me that much . First ATRL's Holy Trinity and now this. Your critique for my posts was the shortest. They weren't really that bad and other judges seem to agree. I do have to work on being more eloquent but that doesn't make them bad and sort of not make you not knowing what to say about them. Like seriously.
I don't dislike anyone in Games. That's the best part of this forum. As for your score this round, see above. As for Holy Trinity, I said it was very competitive. The people I did not select either 1) submitted a subpar entry (1 person); 2) did not seem very active in the thread; or 3) would be saved by other judges high enough on their lists. I wanted to make sure I'd give points to those who may not be saved otherwise. I use this same strategy on all my games. It even worked out this time since you were highly picked on collin and Drip's lists.
I had nothing else to say because the overall entry did not seem to do anything, and the other judges agreed. Even Pika or Anna (one of the girls, forgot which) said she didn't remember your entry. I didn't think you needed extra words to express that especially with 5 judges. Based on how you placed, it seems there was an agreement. But if you wish it to be so, I will make your critique the longest next time.
I don't dislike anyone in Games. That's the best part of this forum. As for your score this round, see above. As for Holy Trinity, I said it was very competitive. The people I did not select either 1) submitted a subpar entry (1 person); 2) did not seem very active in the thread; or 3) would be saved by other judges high enough on their lists. I wanted to make sure I'd give points to those who may not be saved otherwise. I use this same strategy on all my games. It even worked out this time since you were highly picked on collin and Drip's lists.
I had nothing else to say because the overall entry did not seem to do anything, and the other judges agreed. Even Pika or Anna (one of the girls, forgot which) said she didn't remember your entry. I didn't think you needed extra words to express that especially with 5 judges. Based on how you placed, it seems there was an agreement. But if you wish it to be so, I will make your critique the longest next time.
I had no idea of that strategy, so I apologize. It's not about the critique being short. I just didn't think that it was that bad to not make you say anything. I understood my mistakes and will work harder on the next lesson. Sorry if I bothered you in anyway because that was not my intention. I just wanted some clarification because it all felt shady to me but now it's clear, Thank you for your time
Oh, I wasn't dragging you. It was just a comment and a reference. You actually scored pretty well with me even with the somewhat "tryhard" vibe of your posts. The thing with my critiques this round is I envisioned every single post in a thread in Celebria. I've seen lots of posts where people defend their faves over something but it's usually clearer and simpler. It's not a bad thing that you have a nice lexicon and are comfortable using it. It's just a bit out of place. I think your mission in Charm School is walking a balanced line.
And how can you not know that famous Friends quote?!
Oh okay. Yeah I can see how they'd be out of place. That's pretty much been my whole schtick since I've joined, with my skeleton avi and my ambiguous approach to stanning. But I want to break free of that now, be something else. Even wearing that avi feels weird nowadays.
I just have to find this line and walk. I should compare my Blue Ivy post to the last two and see what I can do differently. Thanks for the clarification.
EDIT: Oh, and the quote It did sound familiar, but I didn't immediately know what it was.
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And it seems our next lesson is Chemistry? One of my fav subjects even though I didn't do as well as I could've done in it in high school.
Charm Schoolers, welcome to your science class! More specifically, we will be studying the science of CHEMISTRY!
No, not chemistry as in mixing chemicals, but chemistry in how you get along with each other.
You're all here to become better, more polished posters, and it's no secret that a quality member of ATRL is someone who is able to get along with others, even those who they disagree with or have little in common with. We don't want to crown someone who constantly bickers and fights with others... we want the title of Charm School winner to go to a real people person who finds a way to get along with everyone!
You've all been arranged into pairs (by an online randomizer) and will work together with your partner on this assignment. Step one will be to get to know your partner. Spend time chatting, whether it's in this thread, on your walls, through PMs, or even some other form of communication. We may be competing together, but we've yet to really get to know each other! After (hopefully!) learning more about your partner and forming some sort of bond, you need to work together on a submission that tells us about your new partnership. Things to consider (not required, but a starting point for what you should think about):
- What did you learn about each other?
- Did you discover you had anything in common?
- Will you continue to be close to this person?
- Can you learn anything from this person?
Your submission can take any form you choose. Formatted post, a graphic, a poem, a video - open your floodgates of creativity and work together on representing your new friendship in a way that will stand out.
On ATRL, and in life, you'll have to work with people you may not know, and even with people who you may think are different then you. It's important, however, to use your chemistry and kindness to get to know others, learn to get along, and see good in everyone. Hopefully you are all able to do that in your new partnerships!
The partners are:
Marooner5 , Theo
CrazyCat, !Blue!
Jad , Su-Barbie-A
TheSeenScene , NICKIMINAJ
Spend some time here getting to know one another, then turn your focus to showing us your ability to be a people person and have some real CHEMISTRY!
Entries are due no later than: Monday July 1st at 12 pm ET
As always, please send your entries to both boyonce and Ammer.
I should clarify, each partnership will submit ONE submission that has work done together. Both members of the lowest scoring partnership will be eliminated.
^ We better communicate, and get to know each other better. I do anything for us both. You seem like a funny, messy person. I'm happy I got paired up with you. We'll try our best hunny, and maybe god will save us. We just gotta! I will help you, and you will help me. I can't wait to get to know you better!
First impression about you.
You are fun, nice and you love pokemon, as i remember right? You always have these cute avatars. Your fave's are a great artist especially Rihanna, I see we both share a great taste in music. We will succeed hopefully, and start a great new friendship. I'm here for that! + I'm also messy, we fit together