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Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:00 pm

mayanspypilot wrote:If you saw Paula's reaction to Chris's performance on Tuesday, picture that.


You know, I really do love you, mayanspypilot.

Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:05 pm

Bangel wrote:
mayanspypilot wrote:If you saw Paula's reaction to Chris's performance on Tuesday, picture that.


You know, I really do love you, mayanspypilot.


Hahaha, we seem to have a lot in common, don't we?!

Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:08 pm

mayanspypilot wrote:
Bangel wrote:
mayanspypilot wrote:If you saw Paula's reaction to Chris's performance on Tuesday, picture that.


You know, I really do love you, mayanspypilot.


Hahaha, we seem to have a lot in common, don't we?!


Indeed. :)

Mon May 01, 2006 12:24 am

;) The falls bugged me too, but I couldn't really think of anything else to fit. Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up just going for syllables, and for some reason when read aloud, it 'worked' for me.

Mon May 01, 2006 12:33 am

mayanspypilot wrote:Dragonfire
The fury of nature... *fade* ...The serenity of water

I really like this one too! I personally love waterfalls. I find them very peaceful, don't know if it's because of the sound or the fact that I find water to be calming, but the second half fits my love of waterfalls perfectly. I love the first half too because if anyone has ever been at the bottom of Niagara Falls, they know just how powerfull waterfalls can really be. My mother took my on the hurricane deck (I don't think it's there anymore) when I was about 8, and "the fury of nature" describes it wonderfully. 10/10


:O

Wow, that's awesome. Anyways, I also really like waterfalls, and I've been to Yosemite Falls (the highest in N. America). Although it's not as grand as Niagra Falls, I still felt how powerful it is.

And to Bangel: I wasn't sure whether to put 'fury' or 'power', but now I realize I should have probably picked 'power' because it's not as aggressive I guess.

Mon May 01, 2006 1:08 am

I didn't really think my text was that great either, I was racking my brain trying to think of something better all week...looks like i'll be eliminated this week....sucky, congrats to everyone else though. :)

Tue May 02, 2006 2:57 pm

Bangel wrote:Twizzler0171
Take a picture, big or small
And catch in time a waterfall...

I don't really understand it, which is the main thing I have problems with. The rhyme works well without looking forced, but I still don't understand what you're going for with it. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that there's something behind it, thugh, because it does rhyme. 6.5/10


Basically, it was a photo of a waterfall, and photos can be different sizes. And when you take a photo, you catch that item as it is at that period of time -- the item will never change in that photo, even if something happens to the photo or the item moves continuously (as a waterfall does).

I swear my reasoning was better when I first posted the rhyme, but it's been a very busy past four days, and I tend to forget my reasoning easily. :P

Tue May 02, 2006 3:39 pm

If I can be in the next contest, I'd like to! I'll watch for it!

Wed May 03, 2006 12:23 am

Where did Robert go?

Wed May 03, 2006 7:29 pm

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Judges Notes: I’m late…you are allowed to hit me. This was a good round, with no subtext that really stood out as being horrible. One thing to remember in later rounds is to elaborate and don’t just say what is on the subtext.


.:Requiem:.
Snapshot of Scarlet *fade* Portrait of Power
Fades work well in this signature, and I think the way you used your fade, and the wording of the signature are both amazing. Excellent.

Anubis
Fountains of Fire
I like how you incorporated the water and the red hue. It works quite well. Good work.

Blk Mage
Frozen in Time
I like how you described how much the waterfall looks like a photo, but I think you need to incorporate more of the picture, like maybe “Falling Fire Frozen In Time”, or something else “…Frozen in Time”.

Dragonfire
The fury of nature... *fade* ...The serenity of water
I like this one; you have incorporated the colour, and the waterfall. I also like the fade, but I think the ellipses are unnecessary. Otherwise, nice job.

moogie
Falling off the Deep End
I like this. I always think of water when I hear that expression, so I think this fits alright. I have taken points of since you used a common expression though, and didn’t really make it up yourself.

pipsqueeek
Boiling Tranquility
I love the word ‘boiling’, I think it fits in well, especially with the colour of the picture. I don’t associate tranquility with a waterfall that large though. I think that waterfall is too large and noisy to be called tranquil. If you had used boiling with another word, it probably would have worked, but tranquility doesn’t fit on this signature.

Pixa
Cascading Crimson
Cerulean Falls
I like to double lined subtext, since there is plenty of room for that on this signature. I think the first line is really good, but I don’t really like the ‘Cerulean’ part of the second line. The water may be blue in real life, but in the signature it is crimson, so I think that is out of place.

susannahmio
A Mighty Fall
I don’t think you said enough in this subtext. You just kind of stated that there was a waterfall, but nothing else. You need to elaborate more.

Twizzler0171
Take a picture, big or small
And catch in time a waterfall...
I don’t think the poem works well on this signature. It doesn’t have that poetic a feel to it, especially for a rhyming poem like you have. Yours also doesn’t comment on the state of the waterfall, it merely states that there is a waterfall.

WIS
Nostalgic Snapshot *fade* Memories of old
I like the subtext, and I think the fade works amazingly with the subtext and the signature. Excellent work.

Warnings to:
1. susannahmio
2. Twizzler0171
3. Pixa

Wed May 03, 2006 7:41 pm

Susannahmio, Twizzler0171, and moogie have been eliminated. (There was a tie between moogie, Piza, BLK Mage and pipsqueek, but moogie was the highest on an elimination list out of the others, so he goes.)

Round 4
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This is due Saturday May 27th, and 2 people will be eliminated.

Wed May 03, 2006 8:50 pm

Artistic Creativity

A bit bland. Will probably change.

Wed May 03, 2006 9:58 pm

im not going to complain if you totally disregard this, but i averaged the scores of the four people who were tied in votes (with bangel's and mayan's numerical scores)

blk mage: 6.5
moogie: 6.75
pipsqueak: 6.25
pixa: 7.75

from this, i dont think i should be out, my average score was higher than two other people's

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once again, im fine if im still out, i just wanted to point something out that i thought was odd

Wed May 03, 2006 10:21 pm

White Canvas*fades*Lingering for Some Paint

Idea behind it, since background is white, and paint brushes, a lack of colour and you need paint to induce colour usually when you have those tools.

Wed May 03, 2006 11:16 pm

Sadly Paintless
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