In order to create a bit of a fun, we here on RG proudly present:

The Review Marathon!

(Idea created by Narc)

So, what is this, you ask? Well, basically, for one weekend all who participate in this competition go out on FictionPress and review as much as they can! When the weekend is over, everyone's given reviews will be counted into a total sum, and the three that gave the most reviews wins.

And what does one win? Well, it is to be mass-reviewed back by the other participants!

RM history 2008:

January: A total of 291 reviews from 9 active participants. Winner (Imalefty) did 57 reviews.

February: A total of 523 reviews from 11 active participants. Winner (simpleplan13) did 114 reviews.

March: A total of 701 reviews from 15 active participants. Number one winner (simpleplan13) did 201 reviews.

April: A total of 679 reviews from 16 active participants. Number one winner (One-Hand Clap) did 208 reviews.

May: A total of 910 reviews from 10 active participants. Number one winner (simpleplan13) did 248 reviews.

June: A total of 294 reviews from 7 active participants. Number one winner (simpleplan13) did 122 reviews.

July: Let's find out!

Current legend: simpleplan13 with her gigantic 248 reviews. There's just no stopping this young woman! She has retinas of steel, I tell you.

Competition date: 19-20th July. Registration posts are accepted from 12th of July and forward.

Time-zone is FP's standard time: GMT -8. For an online time clock, go to this address:

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/pacific-time/

Please do not ignore reading, as this is vital information, and ignoring it will perhaps result in somewhat tragic results (no, I am not threatening you!).

--- RULES FOR THE REVIEW MARATHON ---

(Please be aware that a lot of changes and additions have been made! So it's best if you read it again)

Basic:

1) You are not allowed to review your fellow participants in order to increase your point count. You are also not allowed to count in the reviews given for the Review Game or any other review exchanging services/agreements. After the RM is over, you can review whomever you want, though.

2) 1 review (on a poem, a chapter of a story, or a whole story) = 1 point. Participant with most points will win.

3) Everyone who reviews will keep a total point count at the end of their post.

4) Users are also not allowed to change their usernames before they have reviewed the winner and their duty is over as it might confuse people.

5) The time-zone the RM goes by is FP's standard time: GMT -8.

Registration post:

6) In order to participate, register. You register by making a registration post in this topic, stating you wish to participate. This is preferably done by the day before the marathon, but we allow registration posts during the game as well.

7) You must state in your registration post that you are fully committed to reviewing the winners once they have been declared.

8) In your registration post, add links to all stories/poems/chapters that you review throughout the weekend. Instructions for editing posts are below. Please, after having reviewed a story, edit it in your post as soon as you can and keep a count in your post!

9) If you register for the RM and do not participate, but illustrate you could have by posting in another RG topic, you are required to give the winners two times the normal reviews required. This is not for cases when the participant got sick or weren't able to do this for other reasons. It's reserved for blatant disrespect.

10) You can prior to when the RM starts take back your registration. When you withdraw the registration, you will have no obligations.

Reviews:

11) All reviews given in the name of the RM must fulfill a minimum standard, otherwise the participant won't get any point for it! The requirement is according to the Easy Fix Review Game, which is:

"You need to state one thing you liked and why, and one thing you didn't like/could be improved, and why.

If you absolutely can only find good or less good things to say, then please state two things you liked and why, or two things you didn't like and why. The review will be seen as invalid otherwise."

This also applies to the review(s) you give to the winners.

12) "Copy and paste" reviews will not be counted.

13) When you make a review, mention The Review Game's Review Marathon and reference the link that you are required to put in your profile.

Exception to this rule: If you review a multi-chap, and more than two chapters, you only need to have the advertisement tag in your first and last review for that story.

14) Link to the Review Game in your profile, while mentioning the Review Marathon belongs to it. No linking to The Review Marathon is required. Only linking you need to do is to the Review Game. But both must be mentioned.

Winners:

15) We will have three winners for the RM, and three winners only. Ties in the third place position are not allowed. So as you review, keep a point count at the end of your post so people can see if they are tying with you. If there is a tie for the third slot, we will eliminate by deciding who gave the best reviews (quality).

16) Participants must review the winners and state that their review is their RM prize review. They must review the winners within two weeks. If not, they will face the consequences. A participant is required to review unless they withdrew their registration before the start of the competition.

17) The three winners get a prize. Number One winner gets two reviews from all participants, and doesn't have to review the other winners. Number Two and Three get one review each from all participants, except the Number One winner.

18) If you are unable to review the three winners within two weeks, you may request a one-week extension (or more if needed). Reasons for this must hold valid, though.

--- TECHNICAL ---

- Wondering how to edit a post?

Beside the button that says "Reply" in a person's post, there is a "Mod" button. Click on it. A small menu-bar will appear. Click on "Edit". Edit in the story/poem/chapters you review, give a link, and submit.

- How do you link to a story or author in your post?

I shall use Narc's story "Roanoke" as example. Look at the reply window. It has a small menu bar. First you need to type the story title (ie, Roanoke). Then you select that. The previously untouchable button on the right of the scroll bar in the menu is now activated. Click on it.

A small window will pop up. Copy and paste the web address to the story or author in question. Type in title. Click "Insert" and you're all done!

Example: Roanoke

However, some people cannot use this method as the pop-up window won't show. This is an alternate method, thought up by Silv3rdr34ms. This will be done in your reply window:

(& l t ;)a href="http://www.fictionpress.com/~silv3rdr34ms"(& g t ;)Silv3rdr34ms' Profile(& l t ;)/a(& g t ;)

1. Take away the parenthesis ()

2. Take away the spaces of what was inside the parenthesis.

3. Click "Site Preview". This will make the link activate. Close it when it's done loading.

4. You should have a working link when you post.

But if this is too complicated, just copy and paste the web address.

- Wondering how you link to the forum in your profile?

0. Open your profile editor ("Log in" - "Profile/Bio")

1. Write the word that you want to be clickable. In my profile, I used Review Marathon.

2. Select those two words

3. Click the icon on your editor's menu bar that has a green circle. It is named "Insert/Edit a hyperlink" and comes after the horizontal line.

4. Copy the address for the forum topic in where the "Address" goes. On the line under, write "Review Marathon"

5. Click Ok

6. Click "Save changes"

--- EXAMPLE OF IDEAL POST ---

" I, Fractured Illusion, hereby register for participation on the holy day of Sunday the 27th January for the very much anticipated Review Marathon. I am fully committed to reviewing the winners once declared!

EDIT:

List of points:

Roanoke, by Narc

I reviewed chapter 1 to 14.

Count: 14"

--- SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR REVIEW ---

We all know the actual review needs to fill up to minimum requirement, see rule 3. But it also needs to have that advertisement in it mentioned in rule 8. But the ad is not to be too excessive. Only requirement is to mention the Review Marathon and say that you have a link for it in your profile (and actually have it, too). Examples:

1. "It's the day of the Review Marathon! Woot! (link in my profile)"

2. "- Frac, from the Review Marathon (link in my profile)"

3. "PS! If your bored check out the Review Game's Review Marathon (links in my profile)"

When reviewing the winner, you can mention it this way:

1. "Congrats, winner of the Review Marathon! Here is your prize!"

--- THE REVIEW'S CONTENT ---

I have noticed lots of people haven't appeared to understand the requirement of mentioning a like and dislike, and a why attached to both, let me illustrate with this example:

Ie 1:

"I like it... it was beautiful"

Here is what they liked (the piece) and why (it was beautiful)

Ie 2:

"It was beautiful"

Here is something they liked (the beauty), but no why.

Ie 3:

"It was beautiful, because your imagery came to life within so few words"

Here is something they liked (the beauty) and why (due to the imagery)

See how I see the differences? You need to be clear and precise in your reviews to meet the requirements. You need to state a clear like and dislike, and a clear (and separate!) why to both. Like + why cannot be the same thing! Therefore, only example 1 and 3 would pass. But example 3 has the most quality in it. In ties, it is quality we will go for.

--- PROBLEMS? QUESTIONS? ---

Go to the "Problems/Questions about the RG" topic. This topic is to be "clean", which means only registration posts until I say otherwise.

--- SUMMARY ---

Here is a basic run-down of the RM. Read rules for more.

1. You register with a post. It must also be written that you intend to review the winners. As long as you don't withdraw the registration before RM weekend starts, you will have to review the winners when they are made official

2. Participants can review anyone they want on this site for RM, as long as it is not:

a) a fellow participant

b) themselves

3. One review will count as one point. For a review to be counted as a point, it has to fulfill these requirements:

a) It must be according to Easy Fix standard at a minimum: One like + why, and a dislike/could be improved + why

b) It must have an RM tag: Mention the Review Marathon and that you have a link in your profile

4. Participants must have a link on their profile to the Review Game forum, while the RM is mentioned alongside it.

5. When winners are announced, the participants have a 2 week period to review them. More so if requested.

--- EXAMINATORS ---

Of course, for this to be done, we need people to be examinators. Examinators make sure the winners' reviews are legit before they are announced to be given the prize. You can be both a participant and an examinator, or only one of them, or neither. To be an examinator, you need to go to the Suggestion topic, and suggest yourself for the job. Please do so! It would be nice to have help. I'd like to keep the maximum at 5.

Please, do not sign up for being one if you can't do it. Being an examinator, it is required that you straight away after the RM is over, go over the reviews of the three people with most reviews. We require efficiency and haste. If you do not feel you can live up to this, I'd rather you don't be one.

--- LIST OF EXAMINATORS ---

1. Fractured Illusion

2. simpleplan13

3. ohthevoices

--- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ---

1. Caecilia

2. vinny2

3. FirstBloom13

4. Life Is Grammar

5. Anya Mabell

6. Lorki

7. inkspatters

8. dragonflydreamyr

9. simpleplan13

10. Sercus Kaynine

11. My Atomic Garden

12. Midnight In Eden

13. Kikyuu - withdrew registration

14. ohthevoices

15. Addyson

--- THE END! ---

--- NOW REGISTER, DAMMIT! :D ---

Registration posts for RM July are now accepted!

Competition date: 19-20th July

If you wish to be an examinator, please suggest yourself in the Suggestions topic.

Have fun and remember to spread the review love!

I, Caecilia, hereby register the RM on the 19th and 20th of July. I am definitely going to review the winners once they're declared. (so excited for my first RM!!!)

Edit::

1. Bite Me, Losers

2-6. The Escort (Five chapters)

7-11. Now, Not Later (Five Chapters)

12. Toasted

13. Maxed Out

Total: 13 pts

Yes, and you may count me, vinny2, among the competitors for this month's review marathon. I too will review the winner when they are announced. (It's my first RM, too)

Reviewed 15 chapters of Broken Wings that Never Mend.

Total: 15

(That's all I'm going to review. I have business to attend to that I thought I could put off until Monday, but it looks like it won't wait for me. I will review the winners when my business is through.)

yes, I, FirstBloom13, am going to be a competitor for this month's RM. I will review the winner when announced. (my first RM as well)

Sorry, people... I can't participate this weekend. It sucks, I know, but sadly complications have arisen... Good luck to everyone though!

I, Anya Mabell (aka Mumin), hereby register for the RM that spans both of my birthdays (:p) in the hopes that I will not fail miserably. I will most certainly review the winners when they are announced.

Reviewed Death at War's Door (1 point)

Reviewed 8 chapters of The Problem With Lucille (8 points)

Reviewed Death's Handbook (1 point)

Reviewed Imitation (1 point)

Point Count: 11

I, Lorki, register for the RM that is on my days off from work!!! Of course I will certainly review the winners.

4 chapter of Dragon's Rebellion

5 chapters of Just a Line in a Song

6 Chapters of The Immortal

1 chapter of The Men

1 chapter of Not You

1 chapter of Insomnia

1 chapter of Ugly

Total:19 points

I, inkspatters, officially sign myself up for the review marathon from the 19th to the 20th of July and agree to review the winners.

Reviewed Vision 1 point, Reviewed Black Angel 1 point, Reviewed White Rabbit 1 point, Reviewed Macabre Romance - 1 point, Reviewed Memories - 1 point,

Reviewed 2 chapters of The Prisoner of Pendleton (pm-ed author about review marathon) 2 points

Reviewed 2 chapters of A Life In Sherwood 2 points

Reviewed 2 chapters of The Future of Humanity - 2 points

Reviewed Love Suffers Long - 1 point

Reviewed Lost In Love - 1 point

Reviewed collapse 1 - 1 point

Reviewed A neverending dream - 1 point

Reviewd Lawyers Do It Better - 1 point

Reviewed 2 chapters of Regrets or? - 2 points

Reviewed My Best Friend's Secret - 1 point

Reviewed Hey There, Delilah - 1 point

Reviewed First Star I See Tonight, Get Her For Me Allright? - 1 point

Reviewed spirit savior - 1 point

Reviewed Be Careful What You Wish For - 1 point

Reviewed Spy Books and Garden Hoses - 1 point

Reviewed Inside the Room - 1 point

Reviewd BlueGreen - 1 point

Reviewed I Don't Know - 1 point

Reviewed Interview With Eve - 1 point

Reviewed cloud brother part 2 - 1 point

Reviewed Desert Song - 1 point

Reviewed Learning to Fly But Wanting to Fall - 1 point

Reviewed Midnight Sun - 1 point

Reviewed Amanda - 1 point

Reviewed Fine Line - 1 point

Reviewed Out of the Ordinary - 1 point

Reviewed Stolen Love - 1 point

Reviewed art class and the mysterious beep - 1 point

Reviewed Chronicles of Light: Tension - 1 point

Reviewed SCREAM - 1 point

Reviewed Libertad - 1 point

Reviewed Beauty And The Vampire - 1 point

Total = 41 points

I, dragonflydreamer, hereby sign myself up for the review marathon on the weekend of July 19th and, on my honor as a writer and a reviewer, I swear to review the winners within the allotted time.

Eternal Happiness by Tess Reynolds - 1 point

Boy Band by LetLifeNotPassYouBy - 1 point

Feel so by Idancer - 1 point

Memories by Buffyfan93 - 1 point

Imitation by Rose of Truth - 1 point

Wine and Ramen by Trmpetplaya1 - 1 point

Ain't Nothin' But a Number by Trmpetplaya1 - 5 points

Feathery Crystals by Winged Poetess - 1 point

Simply Fantastic by Ice Shayde - 1 point

Tender Thoughts by DazzlinDreams - 1 point

Tentative by MeloniFan4Ever - 1 point

The Wondrous Land by The Warrior Poet - 1 point

Total: 15 points

Well, it looks like that's all for me. Good luck to everyone!

I'm in and will review the winners.

1. Why So Serious? by B. M. Reed

2. Never Admitting by NJ is My Home

3. Lost by Satsumaimo

4. Cracks by B. M. Reed

5. Picture by Nemonus

6. every step reflecting you by smile for the sunshine

7. still alive by smile for the sunshine

8. Here My Home by evellesque

9. Mother part II by Antipleasure

10. Future Hopes by Dragonwriter's Love

11. Red Roses by mylittlefirefly

12. Wow by alittlebitconfused

13-15. Say What? by fatbird33 (Ch. 1, 2 and 5)

16. Cherry Blossoms by Militant Poet

17. dead astronauts in space by englishsummerrain

18. Tango by Militant Poet

19. Merry Christmas by HGiel

20. Art by HGiel

21. Half a hydro Just between friends by Arcane Hero

22. Electronics by someday-i-will

23. I'm Sorry by EmeraldEyes89

24. Forever Stay by Eminie

25. Be Worth it by Sweets555

26. To The Moon by painted eyes

27. Darksaed by Guitarshredder96

28. The Soldier by renate-dark

29. Under the theater by JOysiej

30. Sometimes by The Salt Lake Queen

31. A Cause for Celebration by Constant Contradiction

32. Holy Fire Hazard by Laura Schiller

33. Memoirs of a far girl by pooble14

34-35. To Roar Meekly by soldMyfrown (Chap. 2 and 3)

36. Unanswered Questions by Alasse Fefalas

37. States by Colin Joseph

38. Vampires of TV and Fiction by Lirriea

39. The nonmanichean feminist manifesto by Corrosive Frog

40. Unshed Tears by Vampire Maiden

41. our so called equality by crimson-reverie

42. Three Little Damnits Get The Munchies by ScorpionStrike

43. The Parable of the Apple by Landcaster

44. Material by Interrobang

45. Double Dragon by HHM

46. Necrophilia by Interrobang

47. Alice by Melusina

48. I love you bu iGhost

49. The Drunken Cantinian by Alex Pirpitsacus

50. Family Jewel by Moon Hippie Princess

51. Mother by Samu-tan Kallberg

52. Rain Poem by everybodydancenow98

53. Cardboard by Carnivorous.Snow.

54. big sister by maxineuhmarie

55. If I never see you again by Xela Tokrub

56. Mom by HoneyCoveredKitten

57. Mothers Day Poem by ButterBatz

58. Red Rainstorm by Lucafira

59. To Mother by InsularFLY

60. Mirrors of Memorials by Lucafira

61. White Flag Burns Down by ruby ruby ruby

62. Goodby Tomorrow by Brown Eyed Queen

63. Memories When I Sleep by FicWriterYK

64. Remember Me by Bloodfyre00

65. Hold You High by Samu-tan Kallberg

66. Murder by Makeup by ChapeauVert

67. Twitch by Lady Fingers

68. Scooping Ice Cream Days by whiteangel802

69. After you Left this world by XpunkkittyXheiligX

70. Bleed it Out by cakenoodle

71. My Aching Heart by HoneyCoatedKitten

72. See If I Care by NothingMoreNothingLess

73. Panic Attack by Soulwax

74. my room by faet

75. Self Preservation by Angeless Achlys

76. Two Thousand Miles by tearsxrunxdry

77. Wasted Time by Stopdamadness

78. Im Sorry Mom So So Sorry by Life Is Written In My Heart

79. Song of Something by MissDedodakes

80. The Powers of Friendship by Soen22

81. The Age of the Silver Man by The Hippie Mind

82. Eclipsed by a Lullaby Like a Goodbye

83. Dream of a spirit Guide by Andaren

84. Last Respects by Rob Macabre

85. Blacker Than Black by HearMeThink

86. Travel Along the Lines of Imagination by InsularFly

87. Paradise Sinking by radical-illusion

88. Vociferations of a mocking bird by Briar's Thorn

89. Time by oldsoul1493

90. Pause in Time by oldsoul1493

91. Hello Insanity by -Ultra Glacial Rose-

92. Rubies by Crystal Feather

93. Goodbye Friend by IvyRose112

94. My Red Rose by MinimumMint

95. White Flag by ruby ruby ruby

96. A Best Friend by MinimumMint

97. White Flag Runs Red by ruby ruby ruby

98. Your Smile by Kefrith

99.-100. eleveneleven by girls will be boys (ch 1 and 2)

101. The Nimphe by HHM

102. AFTER ALL by InAugust

103. EFFULGENCE by InAugust

104. Deceive by Raina MacNamara

105. Falling Down by Derrick Calvin Nachtigall

106. melancholy by fractured sky blue

107. Mad by poppinfresh

108. Words Are Everything by Bong2

109. Tearstain by xXDesireeXx

110. A View of the World by thetheaterlights

111. maybe I miss you by lightness and weight

112. Moonlight and Shadow by Raina MacNamara

113. Just Paper by Miss Dagny Taggart

114. Over Too Soon by ShockingReality

115. New Address by Creative Jenius

116. letdown by fractured blue sky

117. Red by crystallinegreen

118. Our Secret by Caitlin Kane

119. SCREAM by Achel's Chosen

120. Musings on an early morning by

121.-122. Four Words Collection by akusma (chapter 2 and 3)

123. Imitation by Rose of Truth

124. Wait and See by Crazyest-of-Matt's

125. a haiku seems to be in order by catalyst.enigma

126. Paper Boat by Laura Schiller

127. Two of a Kind by FlawlesslyImperfect

128. Early Riser by The Grumpy Ninja

129. About a Dragon by Jesusfreak43091

130. Autumn by am-me

131. Want by FlawlesslyImperfect

132. Playground for the winds by catewigs

133. a million miles away by sleeping Pisces

134. Love is blind by Seven Rose

135-144. a murder in haiku by words on napkins

145. Untitled working title by writtenwordsaremagic

146. Interrogation by silverflight

147. art class and the mysterious beep by Joucelin

148. The sound of silence by blue-dan

149. The Incident of the Rubber Ducky by The Revolution's Child

150. New Beginnings by xjinxedx

151. THE NIGHT IN THE HOUSE by everybodydancenow98

152. Hotdog by Lydia.M.14

153.Life for a celebrity isn't always glamorous by writingsmylife

154. How much school stinks by MBJem

155. Golf Dreams by AnyMousse

156. The Nothing in her Closet by deadpoetz

157. Anita by Stopdamadness

158. Let Her Go by rain-drop-princess

159. Running by A Sapphire Rose

160. Forget by Icy Shayde

161. Invisible Figure by Sekine Hana

162. Recollection by massattraction

163. We Stood in Front of the Mirror by imaginative thinker

164. Hope for the Hatred by massattraction

165. Enough by pencil stub people

166.-167. Please Don't by xx.Shattered.Reality.xx (chap 1 and 2)

168. Wax by S. Ben Beach

169. No Strength in a Deluge by Hail the Warrior

170. Estranged by Creative Jenius

171. Context by shutitoff

172. Eclipse by Celestial Songbird

173. Never Let Go by xx.Shattered.Reality.xx

174. A Mystery by carbonflower

175. Be True To Me by Lynne Katrea

176. Green and Red by burning in effigy

177. Dangerous Territory by SeeShellofBlood

178. Easy As by Bong2

179. We Were Perfect by CeruleanStarGlow

180. Wishes by ChapeauVert

181. Feathery Crystals by WingedPoetress

182. Mermaid Envy by Winged Poetess

183. On The River by J.C. Bailey

184. Picturesque scene in fading by Starfire17

185. The Stars by The Warrior Poet

186. Rain of Days by The Warrior Poet

187. Sun Set by Moon Hippie Princess

188. Equinox by Mourning Sickness

189. Little Red doe by Mightpup

190. My Hidden Christmas Tree by Landcaster

191. Settle by Revel in Madness

192. The frigid guest by Revel in Madness

193. By the River by Laura Schiller

194. Exhale by maxineuhmarie

195. Raindrops by Lucafira

196.-198. Nature by randompersons (ch 1-3)

199. Global Warming Monologue by Lani-kins

200. Unexpected Surprise by purplecat41877

201. Sense by The Autism of Ethan Block

202. Anarchy by mskdphantom

203. Secret Soldier by ComatoseCatastrophe

204. Everything by The Autism of Ethan Block

205. My lips are changed by wishing.on.echoes

206. Its Everyones Fault by Dark Heroine

207. Fight the power by Jared Head

208. Media by CodyCoombs

209. Angry over exaggerated anti socialist poem by piemage

210. Hate by Rock Music is my Muse

211. 911 by Yutolia

212. Gone by East-0f-Eden

213. Political Poem Hopefully... by futureforensic

214. The American Complex by Foxkong

215. Sincerely, Your Guardian Angel by stunninglyaverage

216. Falling for her by Sate's Amphigory

217. Early to school by Landcaster

218. Cancer by SpazzyBatty95

219. Alt Ed With Emo Kids by Carnivorous.Snow.

220. Drunken Trauma by whiteangel802

221. The Best days of your life by like-vines-we-intertwined

222. Shadow by Snow Angel of Christ

223. The Loner by Arual16

224. no one by breakingkay

225. The Consequences of being bored in class by Angry Nerd

226. Picture in a flame by midnight sun girl

227. Playing With Fire by someday-i-will

228.-230. Ain't No Love Without II by Manuel Fajar (chap 17-19)

231. Angst-Anguista Collected Poems by Manuel Fajar (ch 169)

232-235. Tea Leaves and China Ink by OokamiTsume (ch 1-5)

236-240. Haiku A Day by Between the Light and Dark (ch 1-5)

241-243. I met him on a walk by Aisling's Dream (ch 1-3)

244. The Rush of a Crowd by MagicalThinking

245-248. Confessions of a broken heart by tomgirl (ch 1- 3 and 5)

249-252. Ryan Collection by (ch 1-4)

Total: 252

EDIT: Sorry guys... things came up and I wasn't able to participate or even revoke my participation until after the RM July was over. My apologies a thousand times over and I hope you guys had fun!

I, My Atomic Garden, hereby pledge to participate in the Review Marathon taking place on the weekend of July 19th and review the victors.

1.Write Me Off-NothingMoreNothingLess (1)

2.Red-S-K-U-L-L-Princess (1)

3.Dead And Asleep-faet (1)

4.Six Feet Under-Black Rose and Dark Star (1)

5.Skin Deep-emmielou (1)

6.Bleed-Messiah Syndrome (1)

7.Respect-Jane1313 (1)

8.Too Deep-smashmypumkinsx (1)

9.Suicide Note-smashmypumkinsx (1)

10.Master's Call-Guiltless (1)

11.Ms Masochist-.cupids.battlefield. (1)

12.Cut-Xxalone in the crowdxX (1)

13.She's Alone-Joseyann (1)

14.Through Red September-FireOfIron (1)

15.Spill-smashmypumkinsx (1)

16.Sometimes-The Salt Lake Queen (1)

17.Going Green-Yasona Black (1)

18.Across Your Arm-Bryan Fine (1)

19.How Much Deeper-im not telling (1)

20.My Private Insanity-reddroplets (1)

21.MyPlee-Cursed-Night (1)

22.That Cutting Feeling-a-poets-soul-ablaze (1)

23.In Bed-Simply-Me-637 (1)

24.Razor's Edge-CrookedArrow (1)

25.Intoxicated Soul-curlyq09 (1)

26.Parasuicide-Toxic Paradise (1)

27.i'll never tell-Destinee's Notebook (1)

28.Puppeteer Undone-Kavit Najim (1)

29-33.Dark of the Night-Faith Adeline (4)

34.Conversations With the Rain-Disturbed Insomniac (1)

35-44.Yuki's Haiku 2-Yuki Nabe (10)

45-53.Haiku'ing-fairytale failure (9)

54-93.Groupings-Ariel of Wonderland (40)

94-108.Life, In General or 347-Vost Thenen (15)

109-116.Emotastic(chaps 2-8)-devil left-angel on the right (7)

117-121.Angst—Angustia Collected Poems-Manuel Fajar (15)

122-130.Feel Free to Open My Heart, Tear Out What You Want-Incurable Adoration (9)

131-135.This Is Life-NothingMoreNothingLess (5)

136-145.Haiku A Day-Betweem the Light and Dark (10)

146-165.Blood-Eirien (20)

166-190.LoveHateLife Haikus-miss lavender (25)

191-212.Blood-Eirien (22)

213-256.LoveHateLife Haikus-miss lavender (41)

257-268.My Haiku Collection-A Sapphire Rose (2)

Total (258)

Blah, I couldn't sleep, I am too caffinated and it's to late for me to skate...

-Peace out.

I'm in for this weekend and I'll review the winners =]

Reviews:

melancholy by fractured sky blue - 1

I, Kikyuu, do solemnly swear to participate in the RM of July 19-20 and to review the winners of the aforementioned RM.

Should be interesting!

Edit: Sorry Frac, but it seems like I'm going to need to withdraw from this month's RM. Just had a whole load of work dumped on me this past week and other commitments are getting me down. Maybe next time.

I, ohthevoices, do solemnly swear to participate in both the RM of July 19-20 and the reviewing of the winners of said RM, on pain of sporking.

Edit:

-Both chapters of Just Poems by bluemnipedi - 2 points

-4 chapters of A Series of Fabricated Accounts by Changcodo - 4 points; tried to PM but it's disabled

-Picturesque Scene In Fading by Starfire17 - 1 point

-1 chapter of Something Like Wretched by HappyChanel - 1 point

-3 chapters of Blindfold by Angel Nightfall - 3 points

-The Awakening by XxScarlett-KittenxX - 1 point

-I've Never Had A Dream by Timothy Stillman - 1 point

-Redemption and Suffering by Amethyst Shadow - 1 point

-1 chapter of Is It Possible to Forget You? by DestroyedIllusionsx3 - 1 point

-Of a Lost God and his Mirror by Tawny Owl - 1 point

-The Moon Watches Us by azure2skies - 1 point

-and when i'm gone by lady disdain is yet living - 1 point

-2 chapters of The Avenged Orphans by redreaper - 2 points

-The Darwin Solution by elven-emma - 1 point

-1 chapter of Things We'll Miss by Yuval - 1 point

-Playing With Fire by misswonderlnd - 1 point

-You Only Had To Say The Word by QueenVixta - 1 point

-1 chapter of Childhood Demons by Andaren - 1 point

-Still Falling by catchmeplease - 1 point

-A neverending dream by DarcyNussey - 1 point

-What Art Thou? by Automatic Loveletter - 1 point

-1 chapter of Darkest Light by King of Kings - 1 point

-Waiting by fantafaerie - 1 point

-In the Night by Nihmmie - 1 point

-2 chapters of The Hopeless War by Adanael - 2 points

-Third Wheel by Coleer - 1 point

-1 chapter of Of Love by GSfreak - 1 point

-Song of Something by MissDedodakes - 1 point

-You Win, I Win by Eternally Asuka - 1 point

-My Body, The Iron Maiden by The Dark Chocolate - 1 point

-1 chapter of Libra by Will Seaver - 1 point

-caesar salad after julius caesar by Amarone. - 1 point

-3 chapters of The Word Love by LightPrevails - 3 points

-2 chapters of Silver Shadow by The Original Foxx - 2 points

-Sunset by Twin Mustang - 1 point

-2 chapters of Shift by TheDarkScribe - 2 points

-2 chapters of Fine Line by Sarah Moody - 2 points

-Replaced by LazyIceWater - 1 point

-Untitled by MostUnWanted02 - 1 point

-a haiku seems to be in order by catalyst.enigma - 1 point

-Paper Boat by Laura Schiller - 1 point

-1 chapter of The Art of Love Letters by White Isle - 1 point

-Me and You by dancesandsways - 1 point

-Just Another Year Of Pretending by Aliarcy - 1 point

-Should've Known Better by Annamarie Claire - 1 point

-1 chapter of Stranger Feelings by DreamCatcher918 - 1 point

-Burning Love by Temptd - 1 point

-2 chapters of Tankas by AuthorLittle - 2 points

-today by McScribble - 1 point

-Heartbreak by Lynne Katrea - 1 point

-3 chapters of Paperhearts by luverly.lufy - 3 points

-Shadows Among Tilans by Unleash The Shadow - 1 point

-Family by ChapeauVert - 1 point

-The Chronicles of Meveron: By a Touch of Magic by tune.of.your.death - 1 point

-bloodblind in love by lil-miss-death - 1 point

-Walk With A Stranger by xlilxleex - 1 point

-The Forgotten Martyr by MoonStarDutchess - 1 point

-Children Of The Midnight Sun by Angel With The Scabbed Wings - 1 point

-Excessive Romantic by ThatRosieSparkle - 1 point

-Fate's Clocked In by Rendolynn Flyerre - 1 point

-a calm that will never arrive by here to eternity - 1 point

-Someday by speakersblown - 1 point

-Southview by Jack Karch - 1 point

-1 chapter of My Haiku Collection by A Sapphire Rose - 1 point

-never felt this before by IvyRose112 - 1 point

-The Seeker by Lucafira - 1 point

-Thoughts of a Weed by yell fire - 1 point

-Steady by smashmypumpkinsx - 1 point

-1 chapter of La Fille Seule by NuPreacher - 1 point

-Volition by Miru Tree - 1 point

-Fireflies by emilywashere - 1 point

-1 chapter of Midnight Shadow by MelAsh - 1 point

-1 chapter of The Truth of Soul by The Darkest Night - 1 point

-1 chapter of When in Ogunquit by L. Shaye - 1 point

Total: 90 points

Edit #2: Holy crap, simpleplan13. I am in awe.

I, Addyson, register to particapte for RM and will, of course, review the winners.

Hendrette's Reluctant Bachelerette-1 point

The Gatekeeper- 1 point

Nitocris: Story of the Forgotten Queen- 1 point

Flower of Memories- 1 point

The Pharaoh's Posion Heart- 1 point

The Dark Collection- 1 point

2 chapters of Aries's Lover- 2 points

Once Upon A Time- 1 point

The Dorky Idea- 1 point

2 chapters of En Faire de Belles- 2 points

A Fairy Tale- 1 point

2057- 1 point

Total 14

--- NOTICE! ---

Okay, since some people seems to have got Rule 13 confused...

When you review multi-chaptered stories, the RM Tag needs to have the same content (though not be worded the same if you don't want to). Alas: it needs to mention RM and mention the link in your profile. Even in the last review.

If you forgot this, you can PM the author about this. PM during RM weekend otherwise it won't count. Then state you PMed in your list.

If you want to change this rule, you are all happy to suggest this in the Suggestions topic. For now this will do, though. ^^;

--- END OF NOTICE ---

Aaaand, drumroll please!, RM July is over! :D

Since two hours ago, but hey, I was sleeping, leave me be. I can't announce these things so easily then :o

Just want to say thanks to everyone that participated! Being stuffed in front of a computer on the weekend is not everyone's favorite pasttime, but I am positive you've all brightened several people's day with your reviews. Go you!

The results of who won will be announced before Saturday.

Awesome work, guys! :D

To examinators:

Since we have a newbie-examinator, I suggested to her(him?) that we take one of the "winners" each to check the reviews from. I first suggested that she takes number three but now I see that she IS number three O_O

Okay, ohthevoices takes number 2 (mini)

I take number 1 (my atomic garden)

And mini takes nr 3 (ohthevoices)

as your prime target. Then comment on the reviews respective examinator finds faulty (and make a post about the reviews you found faulty)

Happy to have you aboard, ohthevoices :D

- Review Count For the Players:

dragonflydreamer: 15 p

vinny2: 14 p (less than claimed!

Addyson: 14 p

Midnight in eden: 1p

inkspatters: 41 p

Lorki: 19 p

Anya Mabell: 11 p

Caecilia: 13 p

Did the other examinators come to the same results for these individuals?

16? I'm still couting 15, even in my review history.

EDIT: Oh, I think you're counting the review on ch. 6 of Number. That was from the Review Game Stories EF. Sorry for the confusion.

Count

Caecilia-13 pts

vinny2-14 pts

Anya Mabell- 11 pts

Lorki-19 pts

Inkspatters- 41 pts -1= 40 pts

(neverending dream and spirit saver no longer exists, but I believe you)

(cloud brother however has no reviews, but the link is to part 1, not 2 I don't think you can delete a review on a story that still exists, so I don't think that one should count -1)

dragonflydreamer- 15 pts

(b/c of of their statement about the 16th review)

Midnight in Eden 1 pt

Addyson 14 Pts

Total 127

I did the top three as well just a count, not looking the content of the reviews

simpleplan13- 252 pts

(EDIT: I FIXED THESE TWO LINES...There are 2 w/o links that I will try to fix -0)

(a murder in haiku I didn't number the chapters, but it was 11 & when I counted 135 to 144 I only got 10, +1)

(EDIT: THIS WAS ONLY 4 REVIEWS tea leaves in china was 5 reviews, but I only counted 4,+0)

(EDIT: I REVIEWED ONE LESS CH OF RYAN'S COLLECTION THAN I PRECIOUSLY CLAIMED, -1)

My Atomic Garden- 258 -5 +11 is 264 pts

(29-33. Dark of the Night-Faith Adeline (4).. 29-30-31-32-33 that is 5 so -1)

(109-116. Emotastic(chaps 2-8)-devil left-angel on the right (7)... 109-110-111-112-113-114-115-116 is 8 and then only did 7, -1)

(117-121. Angst—Angustia Collected Poems-Manuel Fajar (15), +10)

(213-256. LoveHateLife Haikus-miss lavender (41), 213-236 is 44, not 41 so - 3)

(EDIT: BLOOD HAS 43 REVIEWS, NOT 42, +1)

ohthevoices 90 pts

(The Awakening, never ending dream, heartbreak, bloodblind in love, and children of midnight sun did not exist, but I trust them)

Yes, I'm a girl ;-)

I was wondering what would happen if they deleted those...because my comments on all of those were...less than good. -coughs-

I'm going through simpleplan13's reviews at the moment, and will check back in when I have numbers.

Edit:

-simpleplan13: 252 - 2 = 250

-missing like/dislike and why: Say What? Ch1 (-0) Okay, I thought it would be a dislike, but they there was no explanation...though I'm not sure how you'd explain grammar issues except to say that they're incorrect.

Family Jewel (-0)

my room (-0)

Wishes (-0) I overthink things sometimes. I've been taught to use specific examples and then elaborate...so I might've just been overthinking here.

Raindrops (-0)

-missing a why: It's Everyone's Fault (-0) I read the abstractness and the powerfulness as going together, since it didn't seem to be differentiated at all. Then I read the next like as the comment about the little boy, which lacked an explanation. This might be disregarded if the grammar rule holds, though.

-only found reviews on Ch 1-4 on Tea Leaves and China Ink; Ch 2-4 on Ryan Collection (-2)

-missing links: melancholy; Red Rainstorm (-0) - I did manage to locate these, and the reviews were legit

-everyone else: I came up with the same numbers.

My Defense

Say What?

As a new examinator you have no way of knowing that grammar/spelling mistakes count as a dislike and why... at least I'm pretty sure

Family Jewel

Again, a grammar thing.

My Room

Again, lots of grammar here.

Wishes

I think we said that pointing a specific example (like I did with the second line) works as a why for something (my like of descriptions), though I might be wrong. Then the ending because it's bittersweet.

Raindrops

I dislike the capitalization because I don't see why they did it. I liked the personification because it was interesting and atypical. I liked the descriptions because they were unique and well thought out.

Everyone's Fault

Lots of grammar. Also I liked the ending because it was powerful. I thought the piece was well done (a like) because it made a great point in abstract way.

Tea Leaves

You're right my bad. I take the point detraction.

Ryan

You are right as well, sorry. Again I take the point detraction.

ohthevoices examination

90 pts -5 possible pts = 85 pts (duh! Thanks!)

A Series Of Fabricated Accounts (possible -1 pt)

-ch 4: I think an attempt to PM counts for me

-ch 2: I see the tense thing, but I don't see another like/dislike and why (I see what you;re saying, but I still read it more as a commentary than a like)

The Awakening (-0 possible pts)

-Does not exist, but I trust you

I've Never Had a Dream (-0 possible pt)

-I see the dislike as the rhythm, but I don't see a why. (It's ok... I see what you're saying.)

The Moon Watches Us (-0 possible point)

-Is the dislike the random descriptions? I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.. lol. (I see that.. is fine)

Still Falling (-1 possible point)

-I see the like as the relate to and I See the why, but I'm not sure what the second like and why is. (I see this as too confusing for the author to figure out if it was a like or a dislike and it seemed kind of like it was about your life more than the story if that makes sense)

A Never Ending Dream (-0 possible points)

-Story doesn't exist, but I trust you

Untitled (-1 possible point)

-I don't see the why for the like about the haunting

Burning Love (-1 possible point)

-Is it ok for the second like/dislike to be unclear like that? I'm not sure

Heartbreak (-0 possible points)

-Story does not exist, but I believe you.

Paperhearts (-0 possible point)

-Ch 3: I'm confused is the first part a like or a dislike? (Ok I see how it is a like, I just wasn't sure)

bloodblind in love (-0 possible points)

-Does not exist, but I believe you

Children of the Midnight Sun (-0 possible points)

-Does not exist, but I believe you

Steady (-0 possible points)

-I only see the only see the only like as the fact that it wasn't an emo poem with the twist. I'm not sure what the other like/dislike it (ok I see that)

When in Ogunquit (-1 possible point)

-The only like I see is Ryan's sense of the humor. The rest just seems like whys and examples to me. (I would accept that as a like, but you didn't really say why either.. so yea)

Possible point deduction: 5 pts

My Atomic Garden's Examination

Write Me Off(-1 possible point)

-I couldn't tell what the why was for the like about getting their point across

Six Feet Under (-1 possible point)

-I see the like and why, but I don't see the why (or an example) for the dislike of bumpy lines.

Respect (-1 possible point)

-I see the dislike and why and I see two more likes, but no whys for them.

Suicide Note (-1 possible point)

-I see the dislike as the flow b/c they have done better, and the like as talking to someone, but I didn't see a why for that like.

Master's Call (-1 possible point)

-Again I'm confused here as to the likes and whys.

Across Your Arm (-1 possible pt)

-This review confused me, I think because of hte she, then he then it, could you please point out the 2 likes/dislikes and why please?

In Bed (-1 possible point)

-I see one liek as the descriptions and the why because it reminds you. I see the other like as the bed description and very easy to relate, but I don't see whys for either.

razor's Edge(-1 possible point)

-I don't see a review here.

Intoxicated Soul (-1 possible point)

-I see the one like and why are the rhyme thing, but besides that I see two likes, neither with a why.

Conversations With The Rain (-1 possible point)

-I see that you liked the piece b/c it was beautiful. Then I see other likes, but no whys.

Haiku'ing (-2 possible points)

-Ch 5: I see the first sentence as a like and why, but I don't see a why for the second sentence,

-ch 4: I don't see a why for a like of the flow.

Groupings (-9 possible points)

-Ch 7: I see the like as so much in so little words because your jealous. I see another like as the flow, but no why.

-Ch 16: I see the second sentence as a like and why, but the first sentence, to me is just a like without a why.

-Ch 19: I see likes, but no whys

-Ch 23: Again I see likes, but no whys

-Ch 25: I see one like and why, and then two likes with no whys.

-Ch 27: I see one like and why, then another like, no why.

-Ch 28: I do not see a why for the like.

-Ch 31: I don't see a why for the second like.

-Ch 37: I don't see a why for the like or the dislike.

Life In General or 347 (-4 possible points)

-Ch 4: You have a like connected with a dislike twice, but I didn't see any whys.

-Ch 6: I only see that you like the piece & two whys

-Ch 13: I see good work because relateable and the other part just seems like a like with no why.

-Ch 14: I see the two likes, but what's the why for the like of the titles.

Emotastic (-1 possible point)

-Ch 2: I don't see the why to the like of the flow.

Angst (-3 possible points) (Frac you noticed the odd chaps but not that the ch 7 review about Spanish was for the angst collection? lol.)

-Ch 7: I don's see the why for like of the Spanish language.

-Ch 13: Why for both of the likes.

-Ch 14: Why for the first like

Feel Free to Open My Heart...(-2 possible points)

-Ch 3: Your and your dislike are the same... what? Plus I don't see any whys

-Ch 6: I only see a why for one like not the other 2

Haiku A Day (-3 Possible Points)

-Ch 2: Don't see a why for the first like

-Ch 5: I only see one like and why

-Ch 8: I guess I read that as a dislike of the first sentence because it could be restructured, but I see your point too... Im awaiting their defense to make up my mind.

-Ch 9: I don't see a why for the like

Blood (-5 possible points)

-Ch 2: I do not see a why for the like

-Ch 3: Do not see a why for the first like

-Ch 10: I saw it as a dislike for the word choice because it could be improved (the dislike for ch 8 was the same at least to me, but you didn't say anything about that. Maybe explain the difference for me?)

-Ch 15: Here too, I though the like was implied as imagery and the because it's creative and accurate.

-Ch 16: I took it to mean they liked the powerful emotions because they personally like reading about them.

-Ch 22: I only see a why for one like.

-Ch 23: I don't see a why for the like

-Ch 24: No why for the like

Ended with Angst

Total: 49 possible pts deducted so far

General Comment: You must really like haikus... lol

Stopped in Blood.

Shouldn't it be 81 points, if it's 90 - 9? (Not that I'm against more points or anything. ;))

Defense:

-A Series of Fabricated Accounts: The other thing was that it reminded me of middle school...though I suppose I was a little vague with that. Do what you will.

-I've Never Had A Dream: Wow, totally misread that. The reason the rhythm was the dislike was because it threw me off, making it a little hard to read.

-The Moon Watches Us: The random details was a dislike, because it jolted me out of the story.

-Still Falling: The (admittedly vague) dislike was that the ending was so bittersweet, because I wish real life had more happy endings.

-A Neverending Dream: I think I remember seeing a review on this from inkspatters, if that helps.

-Untitled: Oops. Noted.

-Burning Love: Being vague is almost as much fun as doing that other thing. ;) I'll leave that up to someone else's discretion.

-Paperhearts: That was supposed to be a like. I'll make it more obvious next time.

-Steady: The other like was that it was a challenge of sorts, trying to incorporate certain words. I liked the idea.

-When in Ogunquit: The other one was the comment about the dad's beard, followed by a sarcastic comment about its relevance. That was supposed to be a like, because I liked the randomness.

Examination of My Atomic Garden:

(All point detractions are possible, but I am too lazy to write that out all the time)

(When you have read this through, MAG, us examinators would appreciate if you could "defend" (as we so humorously call it) you reviews and tell us if we misinterpreted something and thus made it not count.)

- Write Me Off (0 point detraction)

Counts! First we have a clear like - because. The other is a like with a because "as if" etc. Because that was her personal reflection on why she liked it.

- Six Feet Under (1 point detraction)

Clearly lacked a why for the negative remark. Shouldn't count.

- Bleed (1 point detraction)

Same as above: the positive was explained but the negative lacked a why.

- Respect (0 point detraction)

Since "well done" was in the same sentence as the "I like the theme", could it be that well done was like, and theme was the because? O_o Yeah I is confused.

- Suicide Note (1 point detraction)

Yes, I too am unsure about the why's in this. For both of them...

- Masters Call (0 point detraction)

I identify one like + because for the description (like because she can feel it). But the explaining is given no why.

- She's alone (1 point detraction)

The negative lacked a why.

- Across Your Arms (1 point detraction)

I don't see a clear why either. Could you please identify them, My Atomic Garden?

- In Bed (0 point detraction)

Like: Good descriptions. Why: Reminds her of something-something

Like: Description. Why: Easy to relate to.

That's how I saw it...

- Razor's Edge (0 point detraction)

I don't see a review either, but the author could have deleted and re-posted his/her poem. It has happened before.

- Intoxicated Soul (1 point detraction)

I can't identify a second why.

- Dark of the Night (2 point detractions)

ch 1 - No why to the dislike.

ch 3 - No why to the dislike

- Conversations with the rain (1 point detraction)

Another why missing.

- Haikuing (2 point detracted)

ch 4 - Agreed. Lacks a why

ch 5 - Agreed. Lacks a why.

- Groupings (8 points detracted)

ch 7 - I don't get the second sentence. Is there a why? Please explain, My Atomic Garden.

ch 16 - Like: heartbroken, Because: it ended well?

ch 19 - I see no why either

ch 23 - No whys

ch 25 - No why for the second sentence.

ch 27 - No why for the second sentence

ch 28 - No why for the dislike

ch 31 - Agreed. No why for the second like

ch 37 - Lacks whys

- Life, In General or 347 (3 points detracted)

ch 4 - I can identify 4 likes/dislikes, but not a single why.

ch 6 - No why. Why is it forced?

ch 13 - No why for the first sentence

ch 14 - Like: the titles, Because: it made her re-read the chapters. Thus it should cout.

- Emotastic (1 point detracted)

ch 2 - No why for the second like

ch 7 - Should count! Like: word "they", Why: conveys insanity. Suggestion: Change title, Why: it puts people off. I think that is legitimate.

ch 13 - There is no ch 13 here

ch 14 - There is not ch 14 here, Mini. *in creepy voice* There is no spoon!

- Angst (3 points detracted)

ch 7 - Agreed about the Spanish thing; no why to that.

ch 13 - Agreed, no why for either of the likes.

ch 14 - Lacks a why for the first sentence

- Haiku a Day (2 points detracted))

ch 2 - No why for the first like

ch 8 - No why for the dislike (why could it be reconstructed?)

- Blood (5 points detracted)

ch 10 - No why as to why it could be improved.

ch 15 - Lacks a why

ch 16 - Lacks a why

ch 36 - No why to the suggestion

ch 40 - No why to the dislike

I counted 43 reviews for Blood, in total, btw.

- LoveHateLife Haikus (7 points detracted)

ch 3 - No why for the dislike

ch 7 - No why for the dislike

ch 26 - Lacks a why

ch 35 - Lacks whys

ch 40 - Lacks whys

ch 42 - No why for the dislike

ch 52 - No why for the dislike

I counted 67 reviews in total

Total possible point detraction: 40

Overall: MAG, I think you may have misread the rules or the easy fix requirements or something... O_o It's a shame so many points had to be detracted because of that.

Total reviews given, counted by Frac: 265

You want a defense, okay. I would rather just allow you to take the points, but it seems to be a tradition and you did a point-by-point assessment, so who am I to deny you. Some of these are valid, many are just pulled from air:

- Six Feet Under

I don't think this one should count either, I meant to say that I didn't like the flow because it was bumpy.

- Bleed

Again, you are right and it should not count. I meant that I didn't like the word choice because it was careless. I did not say this though, so count it off.

- Respect

The poem is well done because of the theme and flow.

- Suicide Note

I like the way you speak because it is like nobody's listening. I didn't like the flow because it was not good. (I will agree to this one because the why for the dislike is not mentioned...)

- Masters Call

I like the expression because it shows that the blade owns you.

- She's alone

I didn't like the imagery because it was insufficient. I didn't like the punctuation because it was nonexistent.

- Across Your Arms

I like the use of "she" because it is a good way of showing the habit as powerful and a friend to the character. I didn't like the way some lines were written because they seemed forced.

- Razor's Edge

I don't know why this did not show up, and I cannot check my history to be sure because it's not in the 200 most recent. I cannot prove that I reviewed this, you can just count it as not done.

- Intoxicated Soul

I liked the rhymes because they had more than one syllable.

- Dark of the Night

ch 1 - I don't like the last haiku because it seems forced.

ch 3 - I don't like the last two lines because they do not fit the haiku format.

- Conversations with the rain

I like the poem (the tone of it) because it is both calm and expressive.

- Haikuing

ch 4 - I like the poem because it made good use of the haiku format.

ch 5 - I like the flow of the poem because it is good (okay, you don't have to even pretend to consider that...)

- Groupings

ch 7 - I like the poem because it said a lot in a few words.

ch 16 - I like the emotions because they were heart-broken but ended with hope.

ch 19 - I see no why either

ch 23 - I like the poem because it made me laugh. I like the use of concept because it was and interesting take on an old concept.

ch 25 - I like the poem because of the metaphor and phrasing.

ch 27 - I like the poem because it showed a big idea in a small space.

ch 28 - I did not like the structure or punctuation because they were sub-par.

ch 31 - I didn't like the use of Bell because it was confusing.

ch 37 - I liked the tone because it expressed boredom well. I didn't like the overall theme because it lacked general direction.

- Life, In General or 347

ch 4 - I do not like the line break because it is unnecessary. I like the poem because the message is good. I do not like the flow because it is choppy.

ch 6 - I do not like the last line of the first poem because it is forced because of the wording.

ch 13 - I liked the poem because it was built up. I like the ending because it broke that down and turned couch-y.

- Emotastic

ch 2 - I like the poem because of the flow because it was good.

ch 13 - I never said I did chapter 13

ch 14 - I never said I did chapter 14.

- Angst

ch 7 - I like the poem because it used the Spanish language beautifully.

ch 13 - I like the poem because of the phrasing and the meter. I like the poem because of the descriptions. (This one is iffy, I'll admit)

ch 14 - I like the words because they fit well.

- Haiku a Day

ch 2 - I like the voice because it is relaxed and musing.

ch 8 - I don't like the first sentence because it was poorly constructed.

- Blood

ch 10 - I didn't like the word choice because it was not very good.

ch 15 - I like the imagery because it is creative and beautiful.

ch 16 - I did not like the punctuation because it was poorly done.

ch 36 - I did not like the amount of description because it was small.

ch 40 - I didn't like the second line because the flow was bad because it was clunky.

I counted 43 reviews for Blood

- LoveHateLife Haikus

ch 3 - I dislike the beginning because it doesn't really flow.

ch 7 - I dislike the last line because it lacked creativity.

ch 26 - I do not like the structure because it was not very good.

ch 35 - I like the poem because it is interesting. I like the poem because it flowed well. I dislike the poem because it lacks substance and depth.

ch 40 - I do not like the format because it doesn't make much sense.

ch 42 - I don't like the last line because it is grammatically incorrect.

ch 52 - I disliked the amount of descriptions because there is too small an amount of descriptions

I do know the requirements, one like and why, one dislike and why. I simply have a problem with quality control. Many of these reviews were done in a questionable mental state (reading and reviewing all those poems can do that to you). If I participate in another Review Marathon, I will be more clear. So, that was an hour of my life spent justifying bad reviews...

-Peace out.

Response to My Atmoic Garden

Well, I don't really like the whole idea of cutting off points from people that tried hard to give the reviews, without them even having a say in the matter ^^; Seems a bit mean.

I will only comment on those that changed my opinion to giving 0 detraction. The rest I found the explanation did not cut it.

- Respect (0 point detracted)

I see what you are saying.

- Master's Call (0 point detracted)

I understand where you're getting at.

- Razor's Edge (0 point detracted)

I have a benefit-of-the-doubt policy regarding these things.

Alrighty then. This leaves a total of -40 p from what I counted, which means 225 p total. Are there any objections?

I'm ok with that Frac, granted I didn't really finish examinating, but you were doign a throuough job and we basically got about the same amount of points off anyway.

BTW It was your first RM, so not realizing what needs a why and what doesn't is totally understandable. I also get that you think maybe we were too critical, but we need a standard for all reviews to be fair. The first time I did an RM I lost TONS of points, but with practice you understand what the examinators are looking for. As for a questionable mental state, trust me I totally get that (I babysat 'til 1:30 am and work up at 9:00 am both days), but again sacrificing quality for quantity is not what we want to happen.