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HumbledbYGrace: isn't it too early for gulder?

I just dey read as you dey form boss all through this weekend.

Haba, you are scaring this dudes o, and telling them that if the first line is not catchy would warrant your discarding them sheets aint professional. At least, if you no be professional, just bone so that we go confuse you for professional.

BTW, I miss you too

princesa: just return my kiss first

princesa: Its either most people take the competition very trivial or they just don't care.

I mean, Spacing and paragraphing was emphasized at the start, yet some didn't pay heed or try to pay heed. (no excuse, cos some writers actually spaced!)

Would have thought some of 'em would do a crash course with Google and get a better perspective of what a short story is all about. But sadly, I didn't see the tell tale signs on some stories... I mean its just a click away! Foresight people, foresight!

And what is it with brackets and side comment. Me thinks it ends up trivializing the work, why not use the dash (-) parenthesis for anything that must be said aside, or better still let the bracketed words flow with the overall narration. How can you describe a character in a bracket! Jeez.

And really, spellings shouldn't be defended here, seeing this is a competition that allowed some space of time for the writers to work on their piece, typos should be a no no! Maybe bad sentence construction and misplaced tenses here and there can be overlooked because not everyone know the rudiments of the English language, but spellings should have been corrected, this is a competition for real. Even if isn't wasn't a price, what about the prestige guyz! Ain't that worth a fight?

And why would anyone use text message English, abbreviated and all! ''cox'' ''omg'' really

Some people seem to take this thing for granted, that's what i still think.

A short story should have a complete theme, telling a story from beginning to end.


Phew, I hope subsequent posts would get better.

princesa: for once, i dnt knw what to write as a comeback for you

princesa: Jeez! And i tot i had more drama

#off to go read the stories#

Mazi, are the nominations still on 3 for the judges?

HumbledbYGrace: I listened haba, didn't Foxy tell me to get off my high horse?

You don spoil my night.

Ishilove: I am strongly not in support of writers editing their submissions. For heaven's sakes, we have twenty-seven competitors. That translates to twenty-seven stories. I have a very demanding day job and there is no way in God's green earth that I will go back and start rereading twenty seven stories that have been edited. I won't even have the time to start looking out for changes. Once I read a submission, I take notes and move to the next. If I have to go back, I will only skim through without reading it with the the same focus as the first time.

This is a competition for crying out loud!! If people start editing their entries then what is the whole point of the competition?

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Someone just spoke many of our minds. HumblebyGrace, I like you o so I'm not gonna hurt or deflate your ego.

I'm not even begging again. If people start to dey re-edit their stories after submission, then na child's play.

What will happen to all the grammars.

See, I am even tired self, I need to leave this boring office.

**Switching to phone mode**

HumbledbYGrace: I guess we all know why you want Omolola to step down....

@Omolola don't waste your breath on his bickering, its his thing. A very controversial man.....

You get mouth na for your mind. Owk na

Omolola1: Lol



I noticed..

Lol... Like seriously, I am not considering myself a judge in this case.

Maybe someone else, not me.

I am not controversial sha

repogirl: I support this, very fair. I'm sure fibre will be happy to hear this, I'm also happy.

foxy, habatically, e never reach like dis nao.....calm down small abeg, the competition is just beginning, lets not start with chaos. The judges were not told earlier to keep their opinion to themselves. We've taken correction and writers have been given a chance to work on their stuff. If they like sef Dem fit change story.

please calm down, let this thing be peaceful and enjoyable for everyone.

Hallelujah....


I believe she would be. Kai... Women.

Omolola1: I'm very sorry if my post upset you.

I just got to know about this thread today. Though I had been notified weeks back about this competition, I didn't know a thread had already been put up until one of the organizers called my attention to it today.
It was after I posted I realized 2 stories had been submitted already.
I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused, truly sorry.
My criteria still stands though.

WOMEN!!! #pulls hair#

Can't you do the honourable thing of stepping down?

Pleaseeeee

HumbledbYGrace: too much yada yada

What ever that means

HumbledbYGrace:

God knows I prayed for this episode more than for my life.

First of all; its my Fault that Omolola came last, I 'forgot' to send her the link to this thread, I realized my mistake when I was going through emails.

Secondly, the judges are just trying to help writers, nobody is forming captain.

Thirdly....kindly help me take my horse to the river for a drink, I can bet on my life that its thirsty.

I will overlook that.

Don't you think that since she is not aware and she received the mail kinda late, you could have informed her of your desire for her to be a judge in subsequent editions?

Please be professional about this. The good thing is you realized your mistake and corrected it by writing. DO the main correction by dropping Omolola from the list of judges. Select a new judge that has been following this stuff from the onset. This is not fair on the writers.

I know how many of them dey seek for my professional advice

HumbledbYGrace: those are your words, this thing happens a lot on this section,

Well goodluck anyway.

You did not get her.

What if there is no "modify" button and each submission cannot be edited?

That is my point anyway.

Madam BOSS

HumbledbYGrace: What's your problem?

Your not a writer so stop forming.

Btw, try taking english courses on your free time, that might help you.

Oahray: Foxy behave na

Oahray, see, I don't have anything against her but I was frustrated when I read all those many things that she wrote down. And then to think that two judges who are supposed to communicate with each other via PMs wants to start a showdown of who is of greater knowledge when it comes to literature.

I don't care if they both are moderators, this is the literature section.

You were given notification and you did not drop anything to help the writers. You see 2 works and your brain start boothing. You want to show the world that you have ideas. Abegi!!!

Where was Omolola all this while? Why did she have to show up today? Was she not aware that she had put the first two writers on a disadvantageous position?

All these and more questions are burning through my mind.

I answered you because of the way you scolded me. See HBG wan form commando for my head.

HumbledbyGrace, there is freedom of speech, so kapish and shut your moderating mouth up.

HumbledbYGrace: I will personally deal with you...hold your horses right there mr

Personally do what?

Drop that is jor.

You gimme horse make I hold for you?