AWA 2010 - Pro downloads active; Expo 4 days left, August 20

[Scintilla]

Might it be useful to split the video review posts, plus related discussion, into a separate thread so that they don't keep getting lost? After all, this thread isn't even specific to the Professional contest -- pretty soon we're going to see more talk about Expo as the deadline nears.

[Pwolf]

To be 100% up front here, I've never entered Pro. I don't think I ever will if this is the attitude people have about it. It's really sad and terribly unfortunate that people can't seem to be honest in a contest that's generally considered to be quite praiseworthy.

So you're basing your entire argument on someone else opinion? The whole discussion is based on what our ideas are about participation. The Pro contest has been going on for how long now? It's been successful so far hasn't it? Or maybe all the past winners should all turn in their awards cause now it's been decided that all the participants should be unbiased and watch all the videos?

It's impossible for everyone to be unbiased. Just the act of sitting and watching the videos will create a level of bias because once you get to the end, your state of mind might not be the same as it was when you started. Should we make it mandatory that people watch only 10 videos at a time and take 2 hours breaks between sittings? That's ridiculous. If the AWA Pro contest only had legitimately unbiased judges as it's participants, there would be maybe 4 people competing, if that.

[Radical_Yue]

"Welcome to the candy competition little Jimmy! Candy makers from aaalll over the world made the very bestest candy they could in hopes of winning a golden twizzler!"

Jimmy - "Wowsers! This sounds great I hope my candy does well"

"And good luck to you littly Jimmy! However, with this competition we judge it special like. If you enter, you have to judge! So get ready to eat a little bit of everything! All of it delicious!"

Jimmy - "Yay! That sounds great! Except...I can't really have any of those super duper special eye bursting sour candies =( They don't agree with my system so I tend to avoid them...I've heard that they're only really enjoyed by select candy enthusiasts though. Besides, how can I give a good honest opinion on something that doesn't make me feel well? It'll be ok, right Mr. Disembodied Voice?"

"Oh little Jimmy...EAT IT. YOU DISGUSTING LITTLE PIG. FUCKING EAT IT. YOU LOVE CANDY AND COMPETITIONS?! THEN YOU'RE GONNA FUCKING EAT IT AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT. I'M GOING TO YELL AT YOU AND BE ANGRY UNTIL YOU STUFF YOURSELF SO FULL OF THIS CANDY YOUR GRANDMA SHITS IT OUT!"

Jimmy - "B-b-b-but...Mister...I want to help, but I don't like those kind...they really don't make me feel good... "

"Ahaha, well too bad Jimmy! Even though this is a competition about a fun hobby, we're going to say FUCK YOU AND YOUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND FREE WILL. YOU'RE GOING TO EAT IT AND THEN MY GOAT IS GOING TO FUCK YOU!"







All in all, Yue's head is a scary place
*goes to eat some yummy peanut butter cup ice cream*

[gotenks794]

I lol'd. And agree completely.

[CodeZTM]

Amusing Story

[Brad]

Candy poop.

[godix]

Dammit, I thought the dramaz was over. The person who said it wasn't was clearly right. Oh well.

Since dramas and vid discussion are hard to do in the same thread, new thread about the videos

[ngsilver]

So you're basing your entire argument on someone else opinion? The whole discussion is based on what our ideas are about participation. The Pro contest has been going on for how long now? It's been successful so far hasn't it? Or maybe all the past winners should all turn in their awards cause now it's been decided that all the participants should be unbiased and watch all the videos?

The quote of the Pro rules I posted earlier were there when I first started entering Pro in 2005. Ever since I first read those rules I have understood them to mean that as an entrant I am now a judge. And as a judge for a contest that allows all kinds of content in that I would be expected to watch and judge all videos, no matter the number or content. I was then asked to sign a form that says I'm fine with that content. The act of signing the form is only a statement that I understand what kind of content will be in the contest. The act of entering is my understanding of what the rules and expectations are as an entrant.

These have not changed since I first entered years ago. This isn't new. I knew very well when I first entered pro in 2005 that I would be expected to watch and judge all content including Beo's 25 min long video that no one wanted to watch. What I'm surprised about is that only now people are coming forward and saying that they read the EXACT SAME RULES that I did and did not come out with the same understanding of the expectations of the contest.

I mean, I have seen many people say that they feel it's fine to overlook videos. That they read right up front what kinds of content was going to be in the contest, and what content they would be expected to watch, and still entered anyway. THAT is what I find odd here. It's not like the coordinators were not up front about what kinds of videos would be in the contest. I mean, you had to sign a form about that content! Did you overlook this and just went through the motions because you figured it didn't pertain to you? YOU entered a contest with HENTAI! YOU entered a contest that is PEER JUDGED that contains HENTAI! YOU knew full well when you entered what is expected of you as a judge of a contest that contains material that you don't feel comfortable watching and judging. Yet knowing all of this UP FRONT you still entered?

[Kisanzi]

Well I guess they should change AWA Pro to AWA Pron.

[godix]

Just for this thread, I dug up my old sig banner. It seems to still suit the org.