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Archlurps CnC event: Explain the Name
I've been on these forums since seven years ago and come back three different times, always wishing the replays forum were in a better shape, but finding it worse.
In 2008 you were pretty safe assuming your thread would get comments if it was on the first page. You rarely saw bumping because it wasn't needed. CnC was usually returned without asking, it was just the decent thing to do. Everything was pretty slow, though, there didn't seem to be very many people posting
I can't quite remember how things changed when I first took a break from TB. I wasn't gone for very long, nor was I back for long. But when I came back again in 2010, IIRC, the change was definite. There were more people posting replays, but less people commenting them. It wasn't unusual for a thread to be pushed out of the first page without any comments because people seemed to only post their own threads and camp in wait for their comments. Of course a couple more active people CnC'd each others threads and returned CnC, but the general air was that less people did anything but post their own replays.
Apparently things have been going steadily south since, as the replay board rules have been extended to forbid thread advertising. There would be no need to advertise threads if there was a healthy reciprocity in the community. Now that I'm back since December 2013, people actually comment threads more, but keep the actual CnC to a bare minimum. There seems to be an inexplicable unwritten rule of only critiquing the replays in the latest post by the OP. This makes the board more active in terms of posts, but deprives replaymakers of the critique they need to improve their next replay before they have to post it, especially since bumping without replays is also forbidden.
In 2008 you were pretty safe assuming your thread would get comments if it was on the first page. You rarely saw bumping because it wasn't needed. CnC was usually returned without asking, it was just the decent thing to do. Everything was pretty slow, though, there didn't seem to be very many people posting
I can't quite remember how things changed when I first took a break from TB. I wasn't gone for very long, nor was I back for long. But when I came back again in 2010, IIRC, the change was definite. There were more people posting replays, but less people commenting them. It wasn't unusual for a thread to be pushed out of the first page without any comments because people seemed to only post their own threads and camp in wait for their comments. Of course a couple more active people CnC'd each others threads and returned CnC, but the general air was that less people did anything but post their own replays.
Apparently things have been going steadily south since, as the replay board rules have been extended to forbid thread advertising. There would be no need to advertise threads if there was a healthy reciprocity in the community. Now that I'm back since December 2013, people actually comment threads more, but keep the actual CnC to a bare minimum. There seems to be an inexplicable unwritten rule of only critiquing the replays in the latest post by the OP. This makes the board more active in terms of posts, but deprives replaymakers of the critique they need to improve their next replay before they have to post it, especially since bumping without replays is also forbidden.
This event is my first move to try and fix that. I will lead by example by doing what I have been doing silently until now; returning CnC.
Here's how this works:
Most replays I've made since my return have a name with a less than obvious meaning. I will pay the first to know the meaning of each name a minimum of 100tc. Harder to guess names are worth up to 150, and you may earn additional bonuses for certain details in some names. I will also award prizes for explaining the names I explain myself somewhere, just for the detective work.
BUT
for an answer to qualify, you must have critiqued that replay. CnC the replay on my thread and include your answer in the comment. Then comment on this thread with a quote of your comment and a link to the thread you want critiqued by me in return. I'll critique at least as many replays as you've critiqued.
The replays, as of 1.1.2014
Long list
I will update the above list with new replays and the availability of prizes. If the main answer is given, but the bonuses are not, the bonuses are still free game, to the original poster of the right answer, and others.
You may guess again twice, on this thread (for a total of three guesses). If you've critiqued the whole thread, you may guess again indefinitely. You will also earn double the prize if you've critiqued every replay. If you've already critiqued the replay, comment on the thread again and point out or quote your earlier CnC. If you've CnC'd all replays on the thread, but in different comments, quote all the comments here. I'll keep track once I post more replays, but once you've CnC'd all of them for the first time, quote each one.
By critique, I mean more than three words. Quite a bit more, in fact. Point out something positive in the replay, or why it is utterly devoid of quality, and something to improve on, or why it is flawlessly perfect (as if). Pusqa's entry is an excellent benchmark for an outstanding CnC comment, but a bare minimum will also qualify you for the prizes. I will ignore your answer as to the name of the replay if I find the scope of the CnC lacking and point the fact out to you in this thread. I am not forcing you to praise my replays, simply requiring thoughtful criticism. Most of you already know I'll return it.
small print
In short (read at least this):
1. Critique a replay of mine in my replay thread, and include where you think its name comes from. If your answer is correct, you earn 100tc (or more, see above).
2. Quote your comment in this thread and link to the thread you want me to CnC in return
- You may guess again twice, on this thread, or as many times as you like if you've CnC'd every replay on the thread. You will also earn double the prize (including possible bonuses) if you've CnC'd every replay. this will not apply retroactively, so if you want double prizes, CnC everything first.
The observant among you may have noticed that tc prizes in this event are tiny. As you might guess from the manifesto above, this event is about the critique. If this one goes well, and I'm not too horribly busy with my studies, I will be host a more lucrative CnC event in the coming months. Think of this as a pilot venture.
Last edited by Archlurps; Jan 4, 2014 at 12:22 AM.
Well... First one to enter I guess.
I like the idea of this even. It's original and unique. It encourages people to criticise your thread. I did something like this similarly but on my replay thread itself. Sometimes I say 'give me a paragraph of proper criticism and get *amount of tc*. Problem is, I normally get ripped off. Anyway, I like the idea.
Gone Fishin', I think, is a reference to your comeback after you were gone
I'm still trying to find out another meaning.
I like the idea of this even. It's original and unique. It encourages people to criticise your thread. I did something like this similarly but on my replay thread itself. Sometimes I say 'give me a paragraph of proper criticism and get *amount of tc*. Problem is, I normally get ripped off. Anyway, I like the idea.
Gone Fishin', I think, is a reference to your comeback after you were gone
I'm still trying to find out another meaning.
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Awesome idea for an event, I think that by just making this thread you will make people CnC replay threads more. Me atleast, when I am not using phone.
This is not a useless message, just a placeholder. I will write a submission as soon as I can.
This is not a useless message, just a placeholder. I will write a submission as soon as I can.
Last edited by AssassinPro; Jan 1, 2014 at 10:33 PM.
golf
Good to see this seems to be picking up speed. Nagato, unfortunately your answer is not correct. Also please quote your comment on the replay thread in your comment here, makes my life a bit easier trying to keep track of who's commented and who hasn't. Your critique definitely qualifies, though. You forgot to link the thread I am to critique as well, although there probably isn't a replay on yours I haven't CnC'd.
I will be a bit busy from Friday until some time next week as I'll be moving house, but I'll try to keep an eye on this event. If it seems dead (which is hard to do on these forums, but I may not be able to keep it updated for a couple of days), don't panic, I'll return the CnC and award the prizes once I can spare the time.
I will be a bit busy from Friday until some time next week as I'll be moving house, but I'll try to keep an eye on this event. If it seems dead (which is hard to do on these forums, but I may not be able to keep it updated for a couple of days), don't panic, I'll return the CnC and award the prizes once I can spare the time.
Reach out
guess 1, you need to really reach to uke to hit him.
guess 2, at the end you reach your hand back out,
The punch at start is pretty awesome, but you move at the end when you're in your stance, that sucks a bit.
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Dead run
you run to uke to make him dead
The run is a bit crappy but that backwards decap kick thing is awesome, really.
guess 1, you need to really reach to uke to hit him.
guess 2, at the end you reach your hand back out,
The punch at start is pretty awesome, but you move at the end when you're in your stance, that sucks a bit.
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Dead run
you run to uke to make him dead
The run is a bit crappy but that backwards decap kick thing is awesome, really.
Last edited by zwouter; Jan 2, 2014 at 05:27 PM.
Reason: <24 hour edit/bump
