I (for one) would like to read "Barbie's Butt Fuck". When will it be available?

 

Ask horsewithnoname. He read and voted on it

 

Isn't the rule that you can't reveal the contents of a PM without permission from the sender?

 

Not sure exactly, but I'm sure our wonderful Mod Ejls will check into all of that and get us all legal and protected.

Now, I need to go get some therapy because I have some memory loss. Not only did I read about some blonde, busty vixen being butt banged but also voted for it and I can't remember a word of it!

Wait...I think I hear the door bell...oh look, it's some top heavy young thang driving a pink convertible who stumbled upon my place and needs directions.

"Keri, keep everyone else quiet, I'll be right back with another! Must be Christmas!"

If you don't get the reference, go read Revenge III here in the forum

 

I just don't see it as an issue if everyone who votes is aware that the votes will be made public. Would this be an issue if only the TOTALS were made public and not the identities of the voters?

 

I think all that would be needed is a statement in the contest rules stating that any votes cast by PM will be revealed at the end of the voting period and by casting a vote you are consenting to have your vote revealed.

If you didn't make it clear I can see how it could an issue. Some newbie could concievably be upset if he thought it was a secret ballot, only to find out his vote was revealed in the end. Afterall, most of us come from a culture with a tradition of secret ballots. I can see why some newbie might assume his vote was going to remain secret unless we make it clear in the contest rules that all votes will be revealed in the end.

 

I agree. Totaling up votes that came in PM's and then posting the totals of all votes is hardly the same as giving up the content of a PM.

 

If the voting is going to be completely annonymous and secret, then we better be able to fully trust the host. If the voting is never revealed, then an unscrupulous host could simply pick the next winner. Maybe he would pick his friend, or pick the story that he thought SHOULD HAVE won.

Considering the shannigans that go on here, I think you have to publish who voted for who. That way everyone could see that it was done honestly.

 

If voting is done via pm, then the votee would automatically be giving express permission for their vote to be made public if there should be a public tally at the end (and I believe there should, to do away with suggestions that voting has been rigged in favour of friends, etc).

This could be stipulated in the new challenge thread, by the OP, with a disclaimer stating that it is up to each votee to make sure of the terms of the voting system.

I also agree that there should be more than one person who keeps a tally. Voters should put all tally-counters in the addressee bar (NOT BCC any of them). That way, all can be aware that the votes are going to all relevant parties.

One thing I find myself not agreeing on is that the stories should go on the story site. While I understand that some may not like reading from the forum, I would be hesitant to put my work up on there, due to the skimming of stories that has been done in the past, and ended up on different web sites without my permission. None of the stories put up on the forum seem to have appeared anywhere else, just the story site.

oOo before I finish...some of the competitions have been tainted by bickering between members. Claims of favouritism, pandering for votes, and other stuff (am I right that it wasn't just the last one that has seen accusations of all kinds fly about?)

While there is little we can do to stop disgruntled members from posting accusations, we can all choose to ignore the comments, and *force* the competitions to carry on in the vein in which they were started; i.e. friendly competition. I would think that if the majority ignores the minority, the minority will get very bored very quickly and give up. It is a shame to see these competitions descend into rabid chaos just because of a few remarks.

 

A few thoughts

Aren't we getting just a little bit precious here?

There was nothing wrong with how the voting was run in previous CAWs. Yes some stories have won by landslides but usually its reasonably close.

No one seems to remember the writers; for most getting a vote or, God willing, a few votes is mana from heaven. Why torment them? They sweat over their offering and have to wait a month before they know if anyone voted for them?

How fair is that?

And as for Rule 5. You can't put your story up because someone might plagiarize it? Hello? We are serious here aren't we. A copy of someone else's story is readily apparent and would bring disdainful mocking on the writer concerned.

Rule 5 on the grounds a story might be forgotten? Wouldn't the anointed one put them in a folder?

 

No one is requiring anyone to post anywhere but the place of their choice.

5. Entries may be posted to either the Sex Stories Site or the Sex Stories Forum. If a writer chooses to only post their story on the SS Site, he/she should create a thread here in the forum with the link to the story (ex. Little Bo Sleeps - CAW 00 entry). Entries may not be submitted before the date specified by the host of the challenge. Links must be sent to the CAW host via private messaging. If a writer does not receive an acknowledgement to his/her pm, it will be up to the writer to follow-up and confirm that his/her entry will appear in the CAW.

 

Rule #5 goes back to the original CAW and the second one. It is much easier for the host to track stories all submitted at the same time. Readers will have plenty of time to view all of the stories and are less likely to forget a story they read 4 weeks earlier.

We've already had one instance where a writer did not follow the directions as to how to advise he was entering, never confirmed the post where the host announced who had submitted and did any one have anything else. After the poll went up this writer became extremely angry because his entry did not make the poll.

There is no waiting a month for the results. Voting will be done over a nine day period and then announced.

 

And as a CAW participant, I have no problems waiting 9 days for results. Are there any other CAW participants who see 9 days as an issue?

 

Well...if the doctor tells me I only have eight days to live, I can see it being an issue!!

Mind you, I might get sympathy votes. Better he tells me I have four days to live...more time for more people to vote sympathetically :-H

 

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These rules are very similar to how they were anyway.

Just my opinion - the whole thing has gone too far and become way too serious and political. It would be nice if it could just be simple and fun. Unfortunately the nature of these things is that they get more difficult to control as they gain momentum and interest, that is to say that more rules and restrictions need to be put in place to keep it under control. Unfortunately that makes it far less appealing if you ask me.

On a personal note, I will be sitting out of future CAW challenges until further notice because I feel that the type of story I write is better suited to other sites and forums which attract a different kind of audience. This combined with what I said above makes it sort of pointless for me to enter CAW challenges. I will be keeping an eye on it and will keep an interest in seing it develop. I'll look forward to reading your entries.

Web Cam. X.x.

 

Well it probably is but is convenience for the organizer the most important thing here?

Voting is over nine days. Nine days? Why so short a time frame?

This just seems nonsensical to me but I have no say so just do what you want.

 

Nine days sounds fine.

 

Because the reading should be able to be completed before voting, we don't need 2 weeks to vote. Nine days because if someone is going to be away on vacation it normally encompasses a week and two weekends. This can't be convenient for everyone but I want to try to make it available for most.

 

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