Well my HOPE is that the creator of that category further defines it, hopefully they see this discussion and decided to expand it some.ngsilver wrote:Unless the category is further defied, I think it's left up to each entrant to determine what they believe each category means. All I can say is that in the past it always seems that everyone in the contest has understood that non-anime meant anything that isn't defined as anime according to the org.
In the end if that's what we decide the category means, then that's what it means. It's one of the things that makes pro interesting, it doesn't matter what the coordinators think, it's what us, the judges/entrants think that matters.
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noob questionsngsilver wrote:it doesn't matter what the coordinators think, it's what us, the judges/entrants think that matters.
Does that mean nominating video X to category Y, when X does not fit in Y at all, is not something that's fixed?
Does that mean creating categories to insult someone is not something that's veto'd from above?
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I thought there was some form of safeguard executive control.
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I don't know. I never really paid much attention to how voting was handled really ever, and I'm not really privy to that info this year either.
I usually figured it was the mass number of voters who wound up culling through the crap entries to allow the proper ones to shine through in the results. But if everyone is trolling then that would fail as well.
I usually figured it was the mass number of voters who wound up culling through the crap entries to allow the proper ones to shine through in the results. But if everyone is trolling then that would fail as well.
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How many years has pro had this same category without bitch? I mean reallyl33tmeatwad wrote:I totally agree, but not everyone seems to understand that straightforward conceptSailorDeath wrote:l33tmeatwad wrote:I also have a question, is the "Non-Anime" supposed to include MLP and other non-Japanese animation, or is Non-Anime intended to be Non-Animation?
I always felt that non-anime always meant something that didn't specifically fall into the category of Japanese Animation. Examples would include:
non-japanese cartoons (Power Puff Girls, Boondocks, My Little Pony)
Live action films
Video game footage
non-anime should mean anything that isn't anime. I know if can get a little hard to explain for shows like Resident Evil Degeneration or animation from japan that doesn't have that traditional "anime" look to it. But the general rule is, if it's animated and from japan then it's anime.
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No idea, last year was my first year participating and they didn't have it...Mr Pilkington wrote:How many years has pro had this same category without bitch? I mean really
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Last year, there was a specific "Best Live Action" and a separate Ponies-specific category.
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Clarification is good.
Last year (and I assume in previous years) the categories didn't come with descriptions. I like the descriptions; they help keep people on the same page, can help us decided if we find certain categories (like Ponies-only) redundant, and can help us look at what videos could fit in various categories and decide what type of categories we might still want for videos that aren't yet fitting in well.
Also we have this nifty thread for discussing such things, and it would be a shame to waste it.
Last year (and I assume in previous years) the categories didn't come with descriptions. I like the descriptions; they help keep people on the same page, can help us decided if we find certain categories (like Ponies-only) redundant, and can help us look at what videos could fit in various categories and decide what type of categories we might still want for videos that aren't yet fitting in well.
Also we have this nifty thread for discussing such things, and it would be a shame to waste it.
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Not necessarily. "Best Other" would include horror and "Best 'WTF Did I Just Watch?'" wouldn't.Warlike Swans wrote:"Best Other" and "Best 'WTF Did I Just Watch?'" Seem like they'd draw from the same pool. (I prefer the latter title.).
If it bothers you that much how about renaming it the " *facepalm* Award"?Warlike Swans wrote:"I Want My Life Back Award" Description sounds kind of derogatory. I don't like it.
Actually, I'd say keep the live action and ponies awards and change "non-anime" to be for 'not live-action, anime or ponies'. Though I don't know what to title it as just yet.Warlike Swans wrote:Clarification is good.
Last year (and I assume in previous years) the categories didn't come with descriptions. I like the descriptions; they help keep people on the same page, can help us decided if we find certain categories (like Ponies-only) redundant, and can help us look at what videos could fit in various categories and decide what type of categories we might still want for videos that aren't yet fitting in well.
Also we have this nifty thread for discussing such things, and it would be a shame to waste it.
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It's probably just my impression, but I enjoyed all previous Pro contests I saw more.
Anyways, thoughts:
Anyways, thoughts:
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There is only ONE horror video and there are categories it could go in...such as Live Action or Non-Anime. "Other" could turn into a dumping ground for every video in the contest and not end up benefiting the ONE horror video at all.drewaconclusion wrote:Not necessarily. "Best Other" would include horror and "Best 'WTF Did I Just Watch?'" wouldn't.Warlike Swans wrote:"Best Other" and "Best 'WTF Did I Just Watch?'" Seem like they'd draw from the same pool. (I prefer the latter title.).
Why? There are like TWO videos that would fall into that category...drewaconclusion wrote:Actually, I'd say keep the live action and ponies awards and change "non-anime" to be for 'not live-action, anime or ponies'. Though I don't know what to title it as just yet.
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