PinkPT Subtext King/Queen 5---Winner Announced

[Ammer]

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Judge's Notes: This round should've challenged all of you to think of an original Christmas-y subtext. I know it's hard to do but putting something along the lines of "Stars twinkling; what a snowy Christmas" or something of the sort won't really help you stand out from someone who has an original subtext. I would sugest using a Thesaurus in future rounds.

_jade_em_
Drifting snowfall and wonders foretold

I like this one; it really captures the essence of the snowy night and the Christmas spirit. And it really seems original compared to the other entries.

Rate: 8.5/10

.:Requiem:.
Candlelit snowfalls, a comforting reason *fade* to have a warm, cozy holiday season

The rhyming scheme in this subtext is spot on. I really like how you managed to capture the Christmas spirit without being too bland.

Rate: 9.25/10

Anubis
Phosphorescent Christmas

I'm sorry, but this subtext does not even fit with the image at all. I can see why you added in 'Christmas' but 'Phosphorescent' ruined the entire thing. It seems very out of place and it doesn't even have a hint of that Christmas spirit every other subtext seems to have.

Rate: 3/10

Blk Mage
The Snow a'Blowin and the Lights a'Twinkling *fades* Upon this Christmas Day

This subtext has the evident Christmas feel and I like how you added the little "a'Blowin" and "a'Twinkling". But it really does seem like you looked up a Christmas carol and took a line or two out of it. I know you didn't but it just seems so bland and not really generic at all.

Rate: 7.5/10

Fiddelysquat
What glowing warmth the Yuletide brings,
despite the bitter cold.

I like this one; it's a new look at this signature which many other competitors didn't have. Christmas is about having a wonderful holiday regardless of what's gone wrong in your life and that emotion is captured well in your signature.

Forest_Majesty
Snow falls; swirling...-fade-Lights gleam; twinkling...

This ones good; you have your little own pattern going on which is a plus. But it seems a bit too generic and safe; this far in the competition you need to really wow the judges and I don't really see it here.

Rate: 7/10

Twinkle
Enchanting Night

Again, this seems a bit too generic; I mean, is this really that original? I'm not saying no effort went into this subtext but it seems really bland.

Rate: 5/10

WIS
... of Baubles and Tinsel and Candles that Glow

I like how you used the word "Baubles" insead of something unoriginal like "ornaments" or "decorations". You managed to be original despite the holiday theme. Good job.

Rate: 9/10

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I choose to eliminate...

1. Anubis
2. Twinkle
3. Forest_Majesty

Warnings go to...

1. BLK Mage

[Anubis]

Anubis
Phosphorescent Christmas

I'm sorry, but this subtext does not even fit with the image at all. I can see why you added in 'Christmas' but 'Phosphorescent' ruined the entire thing. It seems very out of place and it doesn't even have a hint of that Christmas spirit every other subtext seems to have.

Rate: 3/10

phos·pho·res·cence

2. Emission of light without burning

The Christmas tree is emitting light without burning, is it not? This is why I put 'phosphorescent' as my describing word. I apologise if you think it ruined the entire subtext, but to me it seems that you do not understand what phosphorescence is.

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[Twinkle]

Twinkle
Enchanting Night

Again, this seems a bit too generic; I mean, is this really that original? I'm not saying no effort went into this subtext but it seems really bland.

Rate: 5/10

This is the first time I've ever contested a rating against myself and it's not the only bad one I've ever recieved, before anyone starts moaning that I'm a sore loser, hehe.

Okay, my subtext isn't the best. To be honest, it's rubbish, but I wouldn't say it's generic. I tried to go for a different angle to twinkling lights and snow, which I believe I achieved. You said you were looking for something different, which I did yet you still say it's generic. If it's unoriginal, point out one other subtext in this round which is similar to mine.

Sorry but I felt that my rating was a bit of a contradiction really.

[Fiddelysquat]

Not that I have a problem with my rating, Ammer, but you didn't put numbers after it like everyone else's.

[Bangel]

Ratings are going to be pretty short this round, I'm sorry. I have a lot going on currently, I'm hoping these won't be *too* rubbish.

_jade_em_
Drifting snowfall and wonders foretold
It sounds like something in a poem to me (which I think a lot of subtexts this round do) and I like that. This is excellent length wise and the word 'drifting' works much better than the work 'falling'.

.:Requiem:.
Candlelit snowfalls, a comforting reason *fade* to have a warm, cozy holiday season
THANK YOU, MOTHER GOOSE. Yay, rhyme! The fade here works well, and I love it! Favorite this round, keep it up. :)

Anubis
Phosphorescent Christmas
*high five* POWERFUL ADJECTIVE! I think it may have sounded better if you said something like "The Phosphorescent Holiday", because I don't know... I keep wanting to tell you that Christmas is too blunt and you should find a synonym, but you really can't without changing the entire holiday. So I suppose that isn't really a valid crit.

Blk Mage
The Snow a'Blowin and the Lights a'Twinkling *fades* Upon this Christmas Day
I can't find anything really wrong with it, but at the same times it leads me feeling... bland. It's nothing special, but it isn't anything bad either. Pretty borderline. I wish I could give you something to improve upon, but all I can come up with is more originality.

Fiddelysquat
What glowing warmth the Yuletide brings,
despite the bitter cold.
Very nice. You've come very far from the beginning rounds of this competition, I think. You describe warmth as more than just... warmth, and giving a word a different meaning than the literal one is... cool?

Forest_Majesty
Snow falls; swirling...-fade-Lights gleam; twinkling...
It reminds me a lot of Blk Mage's, but I don't know who submitted one first, so I won't take points off for it. Anyway, same crits as his. It's okay. But it doesn't wow me or inspire me or basically make me have any real reaction. Like Ammer said, this is a time of wowing, and this didn't.

Twinkle
Enchanting Night
I can see where you're coming from with this, but I guess it just doesn't work for me. I think you're describing Christmas here, but it's a very vague explanation- normally describing Christmas without mentioning it is great, but I don't think it turned out so great this time.

WIS
... of Baubles and Tinsel and Candles that Glow
I like this one. It pretty much sums up what everyone else said in a few words, and once again reminds me of a neat little poem. Good job.

1. Blk Mage
2. Forest Majesty
3. Twinkle

[Robert]

Ratings are coming don't worry.

Just a question to everyone, does anyone want to take a break from the competiton over the holidays? I have no problem either way, but if some of you are going to be away, we can either delay the next round a week or so, or just give more time for each round. Please comment on what you would like

[Ammer]

phos·pho·res·cence

2. Emission of light without burning

The Christmas tree is emitting light without burning, is it not? This is why I put 'phosphorescent' as my describing word. I apologise if you think it ruined the entire subtext, but to me it seems that you do not understand what phosphorescence is.

Oh, I know what it means Anubis. Before I rate any subtext, I make sure I understand it. Yes, I realised why you may have added in "Phosphorescence" but it sounds really bad and out of place. This wasn't the signature to place it in.

Okay, my subtext isn't the best. To be honest, it's rubbish, but I wouldn't say it's generic. I tried to go for a different angle to twinkling lights and snow, which I believe I achieved. You said you were looking for something different, which I did yet you still say it's generic. If it's unoriginal, point out one other subtext in this round which is similar to mine.

Hm, I can see where you're coming from. I'll re-rate your subtext.

Not that I have a problem with my rating, Ammer, but you didn't put numbers after it like everyone else's.

Done.

[Forest_Majesty]

Oops. never mind!

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[Anubis]

phos·pho·res·cence

2. Emission of light without burning

The Christmas tree is emitting light without burning, is it not? This is why I put 'phosphorescent' as my describing word. I apologise if you think it ruined the entire subtext, but to me it seems that you do not understand what phosphorescence is.

Oh, I know what it means Anubis. Before I rate any subtext, I make sure I understand it. Yes, I realised why you may have added in "Phosphorescence" but it sounds really bad and out of place. This wasn't the signature to place it in.

Ouch, that was harsh. Didn't think it was that bad. ¬_¬

[Ammer]

phos·pho·res·cence

2. Emission of light without burning

The Christmas tree is emitting light without burning, is it not? This is why I put 'phosphorescent' as my describing word. I apologise if you think it ruined the entire subtext, but to me it seems that you do not understand what phosphorescence is.

Oh, I know what it means Anubis. Before I rate any subtext, I make sure I understand it. Yes, I realised why you may have added in "Phosphorescence" but it sounds really bad and out of place. This wasn't the signature to place it in.

Ouch, that was harsh. Didn't think it was that bad. ¬_¬

I'm sorry if that sounded harsh but I meant the word itself sounded bad. I mean, it just doesn't fit in.

I don't mean to come off rude; I apologise if I did.

Edit:

Twinkle and Fidds, I can't seem to re-edit my post and I can't post a new post with your ratings so you have to wait until tomorrow or at least until the error I'm getting is fixed.

And Robert, even with my new ratings, Twinkle is still in the bottom three.

[Robert]

Judges Notes:
This was a very good round, and you are all so poetic. This signature was an excellent one for something poetic, and you guys did that, nice round. As we near the end of the competition, just a reminder, try to be original, go in a different direction than what the picture makes you think of right away. The tree is the main focus of this signature, but lots of people went for the snow and lights. That was excellent!

_jade_em_
Drifting snowfall and wonders foretold
I like this one, it is poetic, and the signature does have a poetic feel to it. The only real complaint I have is ‘snowfall’ I think that it should have been plural, ‘snowfalls’, it sounds better.

.:Requiem:.
Candlelit snowfalls, a comforting reason *fade* to have a warm, cozy holiday season
This is very good. I like the rhyme, and the fade is excellent. Nice job, no complaints.

Anubis
Phosphorescent Christmas
Hmmm, I like the word ‘Phosphorescent’, but I am just not sure about how well it goes in front of ‘Christmas’. I don’t think it sounds the best. I think you chose a great word though, I am just not sure about its placement.

Blk Mage
The Snow a'Blowin and the Lights a'Twinkling *fades* Upon this Christmas Day
I just don’t really like it. It just doesn’t sound right to me. It seems like you tried to take the basis Christmas carol and turn it into a subtext. I just don’t think it worked. You do get points for originality though!

Fiddelysquat
What glowing warmth the Yuletide brings,
despite the bitter cold.
You are so poetic. This is a nice subtext, though I don’t think the double lines really work on this signature. You also seemed to really describe Christmas, without actually saying it. Nice.

Forest_Majesty
Snow falls; swirling...-fade-Lights gleam; twinkling...
I kinda like this one. It has that poetic feel, but not in the same sense as the other subtexts. I think the fade really makes this one work, good work on that as well.

Twinkle
Enchanting Night
This isn’t the best work you have done. This just seems kind of boring and bland. You said ‘Enchanting’, when you could have described what was enchanting. I don’t like this one, sorry.

WIS
... of Baubles and Tinsel and Candles that Glow
I like this one. It sounds like something out of a children’s story book, and this image looks like it came out of a story book. I also really like the ellipses points, though I think you should have added them to the end as well.

I chose to eliminate:
1. Twinkle
2. Anubis
3. Blk Mage



I am also giving an extra day for ratings. We had the virus scare, so I understand if people didn't want to come to PPT over the weekend. I will need ratings by tomorrow though.

[.:Compact Disk:.]

I'm doing the ratings now. I just wanted to say that we're formatting the computer within the next 2 weeks. Just so you all know. ¬_¬

[Robert]

I Have decided not to start the next round, and take a break for the holidays. I know this is a very busy time of ther year. I will give the other two judges until the next round to get their ratings in. I would like to keep the competion going, but I don't know how reliable I can be time wise. The competition will probably start up again Tuesday December 27, Maybe Wednesday the 28. Sorry about any inconvieniance.

[DM was on fire!]

I'm sorry about missing the original deadline.
But the power going off for 5 days wasn't in my power...atleast now I know what it's like to be Amish.
I'll probably get them in by Saturday, Wednesday at the latest.

[.:Compact Disk:.]

_Jade_em_ - Drifting snowfall and wonders foretold - 9/10

I really like it; it’s as if it’s from some kind of really old Christmas poem or song. It really sums up the image. Great Job.

.:Requiem:. - Candlelit snowfalls, a comforting reason *fade* to have a warm, cozy holiday season - 10/10

I’ll ignore the American Spelling of Cosy (The Word document is making it really obvious with the red line underneath ¬_¬) and just say… WOW. You’ve really outdone yourself. This is my favourite this round. The fade works, the Rhyme is good…
You’ve really outdone yourself this time Renn. Amazing job. ^^

Anubis - Phosphorescent Christmas - 8/10

I love it. Phosphorescent is such a powerful word to use. And it fits really well. Only thing I can find wrong is that some people might not know what it means… I knocked a mark off for that. =/

Blk Mage - The Snow a'Blowin and the Lights a'Twinkling *fades* Upon this Christmas Day - 6/10

It’s good. It fits well with the signature and the fade works. I just doesn’t make me sit up and say ‘WOW’.

Fiddelysquat - What glowing warmth the Yuletide brings,
despite the bitter cold. - 9/10

I like it, it’s sweet. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and after the week I’ve had… that’s great. Thanks for that. It fits the signature very well with the snow in the set. All in all great job.

Forest_Majesty - Snow falls; swirling…-fade-Lights gleam; twinkling… - 6/10

I like your little pattern with the Semi-colons. And there’s a kind of Rhyme there too. It’s Ok. But it seems kind of plain.

Twinkle - Enchanting Night - 5/10

It just doesn’t stand out… I can see you tried to go for something different, but it’s ended up like a subtext I’d expect in an earlier round. Sorry.

WIS - … of Baubles and Tinsel and Candles that Glow - 10/10

I love it. Close second this round. It’s as if it’s from an old Christmas story. I even like the full stops (Periods).

I choose to eliminate:
1. Twinkle
2. Blk Mage
3. Forest_Majesty

I am SO SO sorry. My computer's still being crappy.

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