Alias Topical Tournament Sign Ups

[Adonis]

Alias Topical Tourney

Moderators: Adonis, King Ra.


Basic Competition Rules


Alias: New accounts only, or accounts with no previous verses posted in any aspect of competition including Open Mic, battling, topicals.


Deadlines:


Verses will be due Friday at 11:59 p.m. Western / 2:59 Am Eastern / 7:59AM UK . There are no Extensions. No Exceptions.
Verses must be a minimum of 10 Lines and maximum of 48 Lines or 650 words unless agreed upon by both competitors.
Votes will be due Sundays at 11:59 p.m. Western / 2:59 Am Eastern / 7:59AM UK .
Shutout battles will be closed when voting reaches 6-0, or at 5-0 on Sunday, under moderators discretion
In the event of a tie at the voting deadline, battles will be left open in a “win by two votes” format. The battle will not be open beyond 24 hours past deadline, in which case the battle will go to sudden death voting. The next round will still be opened with topics given as to not hold the tournament up.



Voting:

Each competitor must vote on at least three battles in the opening rounds. In the event there are less than three battles a competitor can vote on, the competitor MUST vote on all open battles.
Anyone who wins but does not meet three vote criteria will be docked the same amount of votes going into the following round.
Votes Must be explained with common competitor courtesy. If a competitor flags a vote and MOD agrees, the vote must be expanded in more depth or it will not count, both towards said battle and competitors voting requirements.


Disqualifications:


Direct plagiarism or, using another authors words is an immediate loss and possible site ban.
Recycling, use of previous works will not be allowed.
Editing verse, after deadline or after the first vote = a loss.
Swaying, in excess will not be tolerated. You will be warned once, if you continue to sway you will be disqualified immediately.
Exceeding line length, (unless competitors agree). If the agreement is not public the thread will be closed until the competitors are contacted by the MODs.






Please do not let other competitors know who you are. First 16, or god willing, 32 sign ups will be included. Battles to be posted in or around 3 weeks, that means end of July or early August ish.

[Adonis]

Sign ins


1. Richard Schwartz (sign in via pm)
2. Wolf Dick
3. The Real Captain Obvious
4. template
5. windu tuako
6. Moe jetts
7. siu mi
8. helix (sign in via pm)
9. bar barian
10. ed poe
11. Antimatter
12. Alfred Kipling
13. Jack Shephard
14. Princess Fact
15. Seymour Butts
16. Jhene Aiko
17. Gaseous Snake
18. Tigerspitz
19. Piiz (Via PM)
20. Biggiantscorpion
21. Balance
22. Lord sephiroth
23. I am not Pancake
24. Detours Bike
25. Mac Tonight
26. Needle
27. SlutMachine
28.

[BROKE LESNAR]

So it's like, an alias battle tourney or an alias you give us a topic and we write a story about it tourney?

[Adonis]

Frank Mike Wrecka Zenland El Pancake @Totoro Vulgar IamBenT dead man Pent uP Vividlyvague Innovator patrown Soulstice Certain @Veritas King Ra. oats ZeeDee Diode @Nigma Objective Split-Eight TYSON Mr. J Just Write breathless YDK Cereal_Killa Rawn Mcdon @Fig Atheist Aesthetic Lars Pinot Grij Angkor timeless Johnathan Mercy millz Agathocles the GOOD Bags Witty



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[Adonis]

So it's like, an alias battle tourney or an alias you give us a topic and we write a story about it tourney?

Topicals are usually stories, or narratives, or they can just be about anything in general. Basically any form of writing that is not battling, and yes, topics will be given.

[BROKE LESNAR]

Oh, okay. Cool.

[big baby]

THERE LIKE 46 tourneys ATM

[StarFaggot]

Why didn't you @ me?

[wolfdick]

sign me up

[StarFaggot]

Oh bc it's topicals

[THE REAL CAPTAIN OBVIOUS]

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[wolfdick]

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sign up

[THE REAL CAPTAIN OBVIOUS]

sign up

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[Sharp]

Adonis do you want this thread stuck?

[Template]

I'm in.

[Adonis]

Adonis do you want this thread stuck?

Why sharpie, I would love for you to blow your wondrous sticky powers all over myself

[King Ra.]

This will be epic. Starts after AOWL is completed.

[Window Taco]

Sign me up.

[Moe Jetts]

In

[millz]

How will topics work?

Will the writer have a choice or will they be chosen like in the league?

[Siu Mi]

Topicals are man poems, yah? I guess I can give this a try. This will no longer be a man's world. Cheers :)

[Adonis]

How will topics work?

Will the writer have a choice or will they be chosen like in the league?


Good question. Most likely they will be given unless enough people would prefer to select there own through a topics list

[millz]

No thanks.

Assigned topics is the worst shit ever. Stupid.

[Adonis]

No thanks.

Assigned topics is the worst shit ever. Stupid.


You mean it's more difficult to think of a decent concept from a given topic than being able to pick from a page worth?

Oh, then yes

[YDK]

Lol @ leaving because its hard

[millz]

It's not because it's hard. It's because I write things I enjoy to write and read about.

It has nothin to do with hard and everything to do with my interest in actually showing up.


Not to mention that it doesn't help improve the quality of writing or show who actually is the better writer.


You don't ask Micheal Bay to make a Terrance Malick film or vice versa.

I'm a firm believer in having a topic list and let a writer write whatever he or she wants and choose to use those topics as inspiration or not use them at all. It promotes writing the best piece possible. Then let the voters decide which they like more.

[Adonis]

Actually makes a valid point. Again though, I'm down for either option. So if more participants would rather select there own topics I would have no issue with that

[millz]

Yea I have no issue with either really. I'm only interested in doing it how I mentioned. But I'm only 1 person.


I was curious because it's not fair to y'all for me to commit to something that someone is gonna spend time running only to lose interest and not show up and make things more difficult for the people who are trying to do something good.

[BAR BARIAN]

in

[Split]

Not to mention that it doesn't help improve the quality of writing or show who actually is the better writer.


You don't ask Micheal Bay to make a Terrance Malick film or vice versa.

.

Thank u based bias

[Diode]

WHO IS MOE JETTS LOL NO IDEA

[EdPoe]

Sign me up cuz.

[millz]

Thank u based bias



Only voicing my opinion. If you don't like it that's not my problem.

[Certain]

millz, when I assign topics, I try to consider the writers' strengths and weaknesses and come up with a topic that works for both styles. That's obviously only possible when familiar with writers and would be impossible in an alias tournament. But phrase topics generally are vague enough to work across the board.

[millz]

millz, when I assign topics, I try to consider the writers' strengths and weaknesses and come up with a topic that works for both styles. That's obviously only possible when familiar with writers and would be impossible in an alias tournament. But phrase topics generally are vague enough to work across the board.



Oh. It's nothing personal. I understand some people like things that way and that's totally fine. This isn't the only site run that way. So it's not uncommon. I was just asking to gauge my own personal interest.

There was a time where I didn't care about it.

After doing it for the last decade I've found my desire to write to other peoples tune just isn't in my list of things to do anymore.


That's all

[millz]

And to be truthful I really don't even care about votes or the outcome as votes.

I had a period where I would win just about all my matches because I would write to obtain votes. Maybe win 70-75% of the time.

But since then I've begun writing things that I want the way I want to the detriment of my own record.

The funny thing is the quality of writing I push out now is 100x better than anything I ever won with but it isn't in a form to win "votes". As a result I've probably lost my last 10 matchups.

[Split]

"deloseional"

[millz]

"deloseional"



i wouldn't expect you to understand...

[Antimatter]

I will partake.

[Alfred Kipling]

Signing in.

[Jack Shephard]

in.............

[princess fact]

Is that a fact?

In.

[Seymour BUTTS]

hi! signing in...

[Jhene Aiko]

I'd like to try my hand at this now that I'm more successful than Aero

[Adonis]

Also because I don't know any competitors the seeding will be random. I have no clue what the fuck I'ma do for the first mag as I can't do a bio on competitors.

[e11even]

Too bad I was only an alias last year. Fuck.

[gaseous snake]

in

[EdPoe]

When does this start@adonis

[Adonis]

When does this start@adonis

In a couple weeks. I would like to get 32 if possible. In three days we hit 17 so yes...I stated in a post somewhere earlier that would be late july early august ish...


Too bad I was only an alias last year. Fuck.


Good, now make anew

[YDK]

In a couple weeks. I would like to get 32 if possible. In three days we hit 17 so yes...I stated in a post somewhere earlier that would be late july early august ish...





Good, now make anew

already signed in :)

[Dope girl]

I'm in.

[Adonis]

already signed in :)

Oh good, you got plenty of free time

Not like you have any pressing due dates or anything ;)

[YDK]

Oh good, you got plenty of free time

Not like you have any pressing due dates or anything ;)

Nope not at all lol I gotta couple hours to finish the last half of my verse lol

[e11even]

In a couple weeks. I would like to get 32 if possible. In three days we hit 17 so yes...I stated in a post somewhere earlier that would be late july early august ish...





Good, now make anew


My depression made this season of the aowl really hard for me. I doubt I can put any real effort in. We'll see I guess.

[TIGERSPITZ]

I'll sign the fuck upppp

[Balance]

gimme the rock coach

[wolfdick]

No.

[El Muffin]

V/ wolfdick

[biggiantscorpion]

It is difficult to type with giant scorpion claws, but I will try. In.

[Lord Sephiroth]

here.

[I Am Not Pancakebrah]

lets rawk


in

[TIGERSPITZ]

SIGN ME IN YOU MONGOLOID

[Adonis]

Some a these names kill me. It's called a lobster bro. Wtf?

[Adonis]

I'm in.

You have a battle record already. You need a alias to compete with no previous record.

[detour's bike]

beep beep

[Mac Tonight]

when the clock strikes
half past six, babe
don't you know that
mac's in town

get some tasty
topic wordplay
(dinnah!)
now that mac here
is signing in

yeah!
it's mac toniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!

[Needle]

I am in.

[Certain]

Adonis, what's up with this?

[Adonis]

Adonis, what's up with this?


5 more competitors makes an even 32 field. I wanted to hold up hope for that as well as giving a bit of extra time to at least wait for the AOWL semi-finals to post.

Basically. Battles will be up by next Monday the 27th if not a bit before.


I'm also having trouble figuring out why some people are un-able to post in threads.


It's almost like registraition was closed. a few people never received the confirmation e-mail, who would I talk to about this? Namix?

[Certain]

I can activate any accounts that need it.

[Adonis]

I can activate any accounts that need it.

Sweet.

I gotta head out of town but have a few names for you when I return later tonight

Thanks bruhv

[StarFaggot]

Who signed in as Jhene Aiko? PM me for rep

[CtrlF4]

in...

[Certain]

in...

Register a new account.

[Adonis]

in...

This is for Alias accounts brother

Register new account

Threads should be posted by wednesday.

Silver

Same goes for you if you still want in, unless you signed up again. I have no clue nor do I care

[Adonis]

Richard Schwartz (sign in via pm) wolfdick
THE REAL CAPTAIN OBVIOUS
Template
Windu Tuako
Moe Jetts
Siu Mi
Helix (sign in via pm)
BAR BARIAN EdPoe
Antimatter
Alfred Kipling
Jack Shephard
princess fact
Seymour BUTTS
Jhene Aiko


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17 +

gaseous snake
TIGERSPITZ
Piiz (Via PM)
biggiantscorpion
Balance
Lord Sephiroth I Am Not Pancakebrah
detour's bike
Mac Tonight
Needle
SlutMachine





Question for all competitors currently signed in

Battles should be up Wednesday, Thursday latest scenario. I originally said the first 16 or first 32, question is I have the capabilities to randomize the tourney meaning some of you would get a bye week round one

So....

Would you prefer 28 competitors, or the first 16 and let it ride at that?

[Pent uP]

I dont have time bit Aero the Apex

I thoroughly enjoyed aspects of your verse against gow you should enter

[Siu Mi]

16, 28 Ainokea

[Template]

Give me a topic already.

[SlutMachine]

Let's get this shit going. I'd go for 28 man tourney if possible. Mainly because I just want in on this shit.

[Alfred Kipling]

28.

[Purple Puke]

Signing

[wolfdick]

wolfdicks avy is tag approved

I'm up for a bye week first round ;)

[Adonis]

Sign ups closed



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