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You've observed alot of copyright? Hope you know what copyright means.

Plagiarism isn't encouraged on NL anyway. Try to notice too that many stories (except in literature section) that aren't original have a link to source. If you see any that doesn't, feel free to call the op out on it.

You made it seem you have signs written in your thread, when all you have is a link. I'd sue you as soon as I get a good lawyer

9icegee:
*so calm and mature...if only he can just stop talking, cos nothing will make them accept tht the whole ting waas flawed from start and could'v been done better than what was presented...they'l never accept it, evn tho they're all coming to see it now...MOD and HIS HANDBAG were given everything neccesary to come out tops!! thts all we're saying. they acept tht, den we can all relax and move on to something else. the whole ting is so crystal clear i wonder hw anyone can miss it!! nothng was fair in this 'contest', right from start!!! they should as well have labeled it "MOD AND HIS OLUCHI WANTS TO GET MARRIED" den no one wud have bothered wasting time to play!!!..no need going over the whole ting again...and the chief organizer of this whole scam can all do us much good if she just stop trying to sell an already detectably bad product!!*

please stop...

luxanne:
You just couldn't resist huh? Oh well, atleast now I know you didn't mean it when you said you withdrew from the contest.

Luxanne... *sigh*

Before I say anything else, I meant everything I've ever said about the contest and organisation, and most notably, how you guys always tried to listen.

I wasn't even on the thread after it got opened. I got a message from Shugaryme, asking if the character limit for the poems had been modified, mentioning that others didn't comply. I could feel the disappointment. We worked on the project together and I understood completely.

So I set out to find out, first asking you on the other thread. You couldn't have missed the mention. I got no reply. I then dug out past posts and saw it wasn't changed. More than 30 mins later, I asked again on this thread while the contest was on. Still no reply. I edited and mentioned Tasha... Still nothing. You could have replied if you didn't think it flimsy too.

Then once I pulled out, there came replies, as if only drastic actions are worthy of consideration. First Bantino, half-ordering me to modify, as if I wrote it merely to get attention. Then gradually the replies turned into antagonism. If I were scared of losing, I wouldn't twice have agreed when you guys sought to make changes in contest time and pattern to accommodate others.

I can understand the reactions though. There's a certain pressure that comes with organising events, no matter how small. I wasn't out to make you guys look incompetent, but at times truth and fairness should stand taller than pride. All I expected was a level playing field.

So yes, I meant it when I said I was pulling out. For me it was more than just playing to win. I was playing for the fun of playing with Shugaryme, and I sought to give it my best because she deserves that much. There was no way I was going to sit silent with Shugaryme that disappointed, pretending everything was okay. Never going to happen. No contest is worth it.

tonididdy:
where this dorcas dey when barka knack dem 3 one

Lmao. Dorcas...

Baddestguyp:
rigged as usual, one team has easy group stage and easy last 16 game, if they go through, I'm sure they will meet basel or porto. just to make sure one player scores as many goals as possible. while another survived group of death and now has a death match as last 16. even goal.com has noticed how one team is so favoured

madrid abi?

Hmmm... Man City. I wanted Arsenal

9icegee:
oahray pls can u quickly post ur gsm number up here right now and remove it again wen i say iv got it...?? i see u tried to e mail me bt iv seen no mail in my inbox so i dnt knw wots going on. jst post ur number right away and den take it off wen i teel u iv seen it..am waiting...

lol. I can't post it here o. Lemme have your email address instead. Wanted to thank you and ask you to let go.

@9icegee, IDEApro, and Idowuogbo it's okay please. No use arguing over what is past. Thanks for the support.

MizMiColi, answer this in your mind. At least you'd be truthful with yourself. If your friend is in a contest and asks for your vote in another section, would you go there and vote someone else? If you have answered it in your heart, judge for yourself if it was the writeup that won people over.

Yes Obinoscopy asked for votes from diary section, and Trypa asked for votes in the lanicky chat thread. They both can't deny this. I don't know about the other contestants. Here you are talking about writeups and pictures like you truly believe it.

You guys can now stop mentioning me on this thread or related ones.


NB: 9icegee, I'm taking you up on your offer though

And the wind can unlock it too...

Bottom right... I trip for this e camouflage sha

Game of thrones...

I suck at movies though. I'd rather read the book, if it has a book.

Jbluv55:
Iyalaje, I apologize on any member's behalf.

Oahray bro and Shugaryme, apologies for any errors on the part of the Organizing Committee. Hope you'll both accept the Olive Branch .

One Love to all the contestants and to the voters.

It's alright. No p

Lolz... This actually made me laugh. See reasons na

Bantino:
You are the one taking the flair out of this contest bro. The judges are not dumb; there are penalties and rewards for those who followed instructions. Just like any other game as you mentioned above.

Elantracey's essay is roughly 80 words. Her partner's essay and poem are within what was stipulated.

Bholutife's poem is just about 150 while her essay and are partner's are just about 75 words.

Obinoscopy and Excelsia were just perfect. Creamish and Abpatrick were short of the limits.

It's only Trypa & Sehindemi's essay dat exceeded the limit, which the judges took note of.

I guess you and Shugaryme sensed defeat and decided to pull out with the flimpsy excuse (just my opinion though)

I agree with this and anything else you can come up with. This should be my last post here.

Thanks...

luxanne:
One question tho,

Last night, we flouted our timing rules and made amends by adding more time than what we agreed to and you Oahray didn't say a word about it, you wanna tell us why you kept quiet?

Cc Shugaryme

well you know I didn't keep quiet last night. Remember '60+60+60 is not equal to 60+90'? Don't paint a different picture of reality.

Even when I did ask my questions, all I got was 'the judges know best', so I ought to just let go and face the next round. I did.

I'm letting go now.

Poor whale...

Obinoscopy:
This isn't sportsmanship. You should have just laid your complaints and respect the judges final decision.

I have my complaints too but that won't make me pull out.

Also you need to be specific on who and who are soliciting for votes. I believe it will enable the judges verify your claims.

I'd love to see established rules of any sport greatly changed/flouted in a game and all players smile about it, content.

Don't mind me though, I don't know how to keep quiet about things like these.

I'm pulling out because it's lost its flair, not just because I was ignored. A torrent of replies now changes nothing. I believe my post can be hidden. Thanks...

Alright, I'm not getting any answer, and I'm not going to remain silent over two things...

1) The rule I saw, which still is there, says "a poem of no more than 150 characters," and Shugaryme had to restrict her flow to adhere. Now up there I see poems of several words. 'Character' and 'word' are not synonymous in any part of literature. Nothing works when rules aren't followed.

2) Initially, the idea was to let voters decide for themselves. There was to be no campaigning, no soliciting for votes. Now, there's a clause... Just beautiful. Well, I'm not going to solicit votes. Popularity contests aren't my thing.

Kindly remove our project, we are pulling out of the contest. It's lost its flair for us.

To all who voted us, thank you, and very sorry for the inconvenience.

Cc
Luxanne
Tashamania
Jbluv55
Dre11
Thatgurlvixen

[quote author=luxanne post=28873533][/quote]luxanne, what does "not more than 150 characters" mean?

Hope rules aren't meant to be stepped over at will.

Cc Tashamania

Great! Soliciting votes now for what was initially a project affair. Just nice...

Em... Luxanne, and Tashamania, these were the rules for the project, right? Apart from the submission date and contest date, was anything else modified?

Good day to you Nobled Contestants, kindly read and adhere.

This event as announced, will be going down on the 12th and 13th of December 2014.

Time: 8pm.

Hence, we implore all Couples to:
1. Choose between themselves the Artist and the Poet for this event, as we will need you to:

a) Mail us a drawing that portrays your love for each other, could be a drawing of your e-spouse or a phenomenon - anything will be accepted given that it shows us and the esteemed audience a representation of your love. Please note that these drawings should have both your names inscribed on it (You can pay an artist for this if u choose to, Lol).
b) In not more than 150 characters, send us a Poem tagged whatever you want it to be.

2. In addition to the above, each contestant, should also mail us an essay describing their various partners (a descriptive essay) and this should be written in not more than 75 words.
The Ladies should send theirs to:
Tashamania on sonice784@gmail.com

And the Gents to Jbluv on sisqo55ng@yahoo.com

You have from now till the 29th of November
(Saturday) to send in your projects.

Tashamania:
Oahray please, I've already explained why we awarded contestants A 5marks in my previous post..

Concerning DaveP and Trypa, please "dont think", be sure and get back to us.. Thank you

lol, I'm sure. "I think" is my mannerism. I won't push it though. They even got full marks after trypa modified. Check Bantino's warning on this page
https://www.nairaland.com/2035468/nairaland-couples-competition-ncc-2014/9#28858594

See ya