|
I hate gambling and/or losing. I'm IN. Flash rule, maybe?
|
![]() |
|
![]()
|
# ? Jun 21, 2025 08:44 |
|
Posthumor posted:I'm in for gambling & would like flash rule. JcDent posted:I hate gambling and/or losing. I'm IN. Flash rule, maybe? Bonus points if you make them likable despite their habits.
|
![]() |
|
Fuschia tude posted:Enchanted Hat - The Monster of Adelphia Thanks for the crit! Also in for this week
|
![]() |
|
JcDent posted:I hate gambling and/or losing. How appropriate, I hate you. The plural you, that is. I'm not playing favorites.
|
![]() |
|
![]() Okay so I guess the OP does technically say that posts will be judged by the last week's winner and two selected co judges so if you feel that you were UNFAIRLY DEPRIVED OF JUDGEMENT please, hesitate to PM me and I'll change your avatar back or whatever.
|
![]() |
|
lol
|
![]() |
|
bye
anime was right fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Oct 27, 2015 |
![]() |
|
Congratulations to the first guy in TD's three-year history to complain to the mods over judgment.
Bad Seafood fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Jun 3, 2015 |
![]() |
|
Bad seafood, perhaps you should allow Thranguy to make some of the flash rules, especially since this is his first win.
|
![]() |
|
(10:57:21 PM) BadSeafood: But yeah I love gambling stories. Is it alright if I offer flash rules? (10:57:57 PM) Thranguy: Okay, so that's set up. Sure, go ahead and offer flash rules, was just about to say that I wasn't going to myself but that it would be fine.
|
![]() |
|
blue squares posted:Bad seafood, perhaps you should allow Thranguy to make some of the flash rules, especially since this is his first win. Nah, I decided to pass that responsibility to the co-judges. Also, thanks for the crits to you, Bad Seafood, Angel Opportunity, Fuscia Tude, and Sitting Here Thranguy fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jun 3, 2015 |
![]() |
|
Take a gamble with Djeser's flash rules. Are you going to have to write about an egg? Only one way to find out.
|
![]() |
|
Bad Seafood posted:Congratulations to the first guy in TD's three-year history to complain to the mods over judgment. ![]()
|
![]() |
|
Bad Seafood posted:(10:57:21 PM) BadSeafood: But yeah I love gambling stories. Is it alright if I offer flash rules? Good deal, my bad
|
![]() |
|
For the record, the person who complained wasn't Fausty. Hit me up in irc if you actually care who it was. Which you shouldn't.
|
![]() |
|
Djeser posted:Take a gamble with Djeser's flash rules. Are you going to have to write about an egg? Only one way to find out. hit me
|
![]() |
|
Broenheim posted:hit me An adventurer wagers a pricless artifact.
|
![]() |
|
gently caress it, ![]()
|
![]() |
|
Jonked posted:gently caress it,
|
![]() |
|
newtestleper posted:For the record, the person who complained wasn't Fausty. Hit me up in irc if you actually care who it was. Which you shouldn't. Fine. Let's get it all out. It was me. I was the one who got a mod involved. And you wanna know why? It's because three judges are required per prompt. Every one of us who signed up went in blind but I was the only one who asked why there wasn't two other judges I'd be lying if I said this wasn't personal, but you know what T-Rex, how would I know if your decision to make me a dishonorable mention wasn't personal? How do I know that there isn't still any antagonism on your end towards me? Even after that brawl we settled? I don't but what I do know is that I poured a lot of heart and soul into a story which was incredibly unpleasant to write and did not need to be posted. But it did not deserve the DM. That's why I'm crying foul. Because this week should be null and void. Because you broke the rules. And all I have to go on is how you have an extra-special crit ready for me: Tyrannosaurus posted:Wait for my crit, darling. You know what, T-Rex? Keep it to yourself. You are no more qualified to judge anybody than I am. Newtesleper, you think you can say "I know who did it" and then scurry off where I can't go? You are a two-faced snake. To everyone else: call me a rat, call me a snitch, call me every last nasty name in the book. I don't care. Don't for a minute think that you, or anybody else, can break the rules. Because it's not about the rules, it's about us. It's about how we're supposed to be a community of writers and a competition but if one person breaks the rules, that completely destroys any confidence in what we have. I love the Thunderdome and I won't stand for this. I won't stand by and have our community turn into a prison gang. Either of you have a problem with me? Anybody have a problem with me? Good. You know where to find me, I'm going nowhere.
|
![]() |
|
bye
anime was right fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Oct 27, 2015 |
![]() |
|
too lazy to find the post i made earlier so ill just repeat it oh my god shut up nobody cares
|
![]() |
|
We've had two-judge weeks before. Noah always judges solo. No rules were broken. Rest assured though I read your story and it awful. Had I accepted Tyrannosaurus' offer to co-judge in IRC I would have agreed with him 100%.
|
![]() |
|
Benny the Snake posted:[Sounds of a retarded monkey child flailing and flinging its own poop] Broenheim posted:oh my god shut up nobody cares
|
![]() |
|
Kinda weird it's Benny going off about the rules though considering he breaks them all the time when it suits him.
|
![]() |
|
Benny the Snake posted:You're really gonna do me like that, aren't you? hi. I'm Sitting T. Here, you may know me from such works as, the OP of this thread and the OP of the last thread. im here to talk to you today about STOP RULES LAWYERING THE THREAD. judgment in TD has never been an objective ruling by objective people. lol at anyone who thinks it is. this isn't loving FIFA it's a silly internet writing thread with a loose competitive aspect to help drive interest. Plus, there have been plenty of weeks with atypical judging arrangements. We have the "rule" of 3 because there needs to be a guideline, and 3 is the lowest possible number of judges where you can break a tie. Benny, I appreciate your enthusiasm about maintaining the spirit of TD. But in this case, the thread is now derailing because of something that, in the grand scheme of things doesn't matter as long as we're all writing and critting.
|
![]() |
|
bye
anime was right fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Oct 27, 2015 |
![]() |
|
Benny the Snake posted:You're really gonna do me like that, aren't you? Hail, all ye writers, all ye readers, for a reminderI bring upon thee, that once in the year 2014, this Benny the Snake, venerable police-seer of rules of of Great Thunderdome, May the Blood Gods Forever Hold its Name True, broke the rules in such a spectacularly dumb fashion that everyone clamoured and tantrumed for his banishment, but I alone said nay, for he shall be absolved for his crimes through sound and just punishment, and for my efforts spat he in my face after one year, whence he believed memories are as fragile as his wit: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3598931&pagenumber=46&perpage=40#post426936855 Arbiter and Enforcer, venerable AI Kaishai posted:You've been added to the list, but I'd like to draw your attention to this part of the prompt: Judas of our times, Benny the Snake, hisses his name posted:I'm very much aware :tipshat Clamourer for Death, Muffin, he of the puffing of chests and deliciousness of pastries posted:Ah, that would explain why you've been asking Fanky and Sebmojo to help you edit your piece, then. Quote I, for I was of Mercy, though Perhaps Ill-Placed, and Woe Shalt it be to me for I have placed them on the wrong soul posted:IN LIGHT of this incredible development, it has been convened, and it has been agreed, that for you, Benny the Snake - in order for your story to escape both disqualification and/or humiliation, the following FLASH RULES shall be applicable to you: Yet, with such rule-breakage our community, said Grand Thunderdome, Praise the Gods for Its Perseverance, continued to grow and stay strong, despite you, ye Snake, ye of Hisses and Hydras, ye who continues to befell yourself upon us despite us who looks at you with eyes of disdain and whispers of jeerings, prostrate yourself now and allow the Gods to judge upon thee, for we shan't. Let the shame wash upon your soul.
|
![]() |
|
LOU BEGAS MUSTACHE posted:new rule i just made up: if 10 people emptyquote this, benny the snake, the legendary rulebreaker, is banned from entering the thunderdome ever again
|
![]() |
|
For the benefit of newcomers to the thread who may be unaware and confused: There is precedent for anywhere from one to five judges for Thunderdome. Three is the strongly suggested number, and like "no fanfiction" and "no erotica," it is stated in the OP as a rule. Like nearly every rule there is, it may be rendered void by the lead judge at will. The one, true law of Thunderdome is ius iudicis. Judge's law. The prize for winning Thunderdome is to decide the rules for a week, just as the price of winning Thunderdome is the obligation to read upward of 20,000 words of fiction and render a verdict before someone hunts you down to brand FJGJ on your flesh. It isn't Humboldt Squid's job to enforce Thunderdome-specific rules, and calling him to do so puts a burden on someone who has more important forum duties. It is a dick move. If anyone new to the game has questions about the thread runs, go on and ask--or just read Sitting Here's last post and take it to heart.
|
![]() |
|
Oh my god you whiny little babies this is what brawls are for.
|
![]() |
|
Jonked posted:Oh my god you whiny little babies this is what brawls are for. I think Benny's well aware of what brawls are for
|
![]() |
|
bye
anime was right fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Oct 27, 2015 |
![]() |
|
Ironic Twist posted:I think Benny's well aware of what brawls are for
|
![]() |
|
Jonked posted:imma brawl you backtalker Only if Ironic Twist fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Jun 3, 2015 |
![]() |
|
LOU BEGAS MUSTACHE posted:new rule i just made up: if 10 people emptyquote this, benny the snake, the legendary rulebreaker, is banned from entering the thunderdome ever again
|
![]() |
|
LOU BEGAS MUSTACHE posted:new rule i just made up: if 10 people emptyquote this, benny the snake, the legendary rulebreaker, is banned from entering the thunderdome ever again
|
![]() |
|
Djeser posted:How appropriate, I hate you.
|
![]() |
|
Benny the Snake posted:Don't for a minute think that you, or anybody else, can break the rules. But, of course, this doesn't apply to you. ![]() Thunderdome is, and always has been, up to judge whim with general guidelines for people not yet comfortable enough to do their own thing. Which you would know if you actually paid attention to this community you're trying to champion, instead of trying to fall flailing back on rules because you're butthurt about a DM/DQ for a nonsense story.
|
![]() |
|
![]()
|
# ? Jun 21, 2025 08:44 |
|
LOU BEGAS MUSTACHE posted:new rule i just made up: if 10 people emptyquote this, benny the snake, the legendary rulebreaker, is banned from entering the thunderdome ever again
|
![]() |