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D9ty7:
SPEAKING FROM THE DESK OF TRUTH
I don't know if I am the only one that noticed this or somebody else did before me or after reading this. I think this months voting is the worst since the start of this best writer awards almost/over a year ago.
I mean, as it stands as at when this post is being composed, if princesa decides to draw the curtain on this month's edition, the BEST WRITER OF THE MONTH would emerge with ten or more votes, and the BEST NEWCOMER in the same region.
What happened to the days of the best writer polling 90+ votes? What happened to the days of the best writer polling 79votes? Is this monthly award loosing it? I think so.
There were times when the level of competition in this award was very high. Times when a particular writer was leading with 10 votes as at the twentieth day of the month and in the last eight days of the month, another writer overtakes the previous leading writer. Something is wrong somewhere.
When p.rincesa came with this voting tingy last year, I thought it was a good idea and believe me, it was and still is a good idea. As a one time beneficiary of the #5000 and a two times winner of the regular updater of the month, I think this is the best thing that ever happened to the literature section since 2013 that I have been here.
When writers like S.ammyhoe, Temitope.Daniel, Audrey.Timms, D.9ty7, R.oyver, D.ivepen, TheRock.5555, TiffanyJ won this award, the level of competition was very high, then everything took a drastic turn.
THE PROBLEMS
If you check back in the past months, nominated writers don't vote, other writers on the section who have a realistic chance of winning the award don't vote, and you expect readers to vote. *You must either be high on mosquito coil or mango leaves.
For people to vote, the people being voted for should first create awareness. Or are you expecting P.rincesa to go from thread to thread begging people to vote? *you must be high on chilled water if you are expecting that.
The literature section moderators for reasons best known to them unsticky this thread, therefore, on a regular basis, it is being pushed into obscurity. So, anybody going through the section won't see this particualar voting thread and they won't vote. But as a writer, after every post on your story thread, remind your readers that they should vote for you as the best writer of the month. That way, Writer A's readers will vote, writer B's readers will vote too, then thing begin to get better.
SOLUTION
Its a pity that I don't mince words, in fact, I hate to mince words. I don't know what Princesa thinks, I don't know what Divepen1 thinks, but I d9ty7, I think this award should be suspended, put on hold and stopped for sometimes to enable the organisers go back to the drawing board and restrategize while writers and readers dedicate more time to voting.
If a contest such as Miss Nairaland could amass 74pages within a day, I see no reason why this award shouldn't amass such number of pages in a month. I mean, we celebrate looks, but brains, we neglect. We vote some people because they are ugly pretty, but when it comes to voting brilliance, we would be no where near. *We all must be high on dried banana leaves.
I think I should stop here for now before people vex.
Cc: Princesa
Divepen1, Standd, LarrySun, Ciela, Thronekid, Jezuzboi, Losprince, Fembleez1, Kitnah, Kizzykeziah, Royver, Kayemjay, Kingzpen, Oyinprince and several other active writers whose name I don't know or didn't remember.
NB: If you know you are tired of this whole thing, abeg, princesa, dey give me 5k every month.

Emmeritus:
lol,I actually got the gist from the second paragraph

Andrew114:
That girl is getting pregnant for sure

omotalkie:
Black has lost his virginity I'm suspecting d sleeping girl to be Rhoda.. Larry tanx. Great update as usual

Ayjos10:
when did he loose it?is somone hidin d updates? D last tin i read was when d woman try bringin black inside

Amuj:
Me i no c update oh who dey hide am for wher

seyitanhep1:
Boss, am good oh. I don turn chinko phone wey hin part dey scarce for market.
How is you. Hope you good, was expecting an update but found nothing.

LogoDWhiz:
Larrysun, why is the last update hidden.
Can't see it.

OMA4U:
A drop of Larry's ink is sweeter than honey; far more addictive than drugs. It has more affinities than a beautiful damsel and as well possesses an immense power of seduction.

I started reading BM from page 7 and now I'm here only within three hours. In fact, Larry is a ...... (no word can describe his prowess). God bless you, Sir.