A question about judging

[Chroma the lost]

About how long on average does it take for a Judge to get around to judge a thread? I submitted my thread "Powering up" almost two days ago and it has yet to be picked apart to bring my mistakes to light so I don't mess it up next time. It bugs me because I'm writing another with the same style, and it's with two of my accounts so if I mess up it's as if I bombed two threads.

[SirArtemis]

sometimes up to two weeks. patience =p

[Chroma the lost]

that just killed me a little on the inside.

[Enigmatic Immortal]

Hey, I waited two weeks for the first thread of mine to be judged. During that time I submitted four more.

It takes time dude, as this is all volunteer work you don't want some guy coming to your story with the mentality "I have to read this" otherwise they'll just give you a bad score to be a bad score. Some people take two weeks because they read the story once to enjoy it, and then again to actually pick it apart.

If you asked for full commentary then hell yeah it takes some time, because these people are going to give you paragraphs upon paragraphs of ideas after disassembling the work you did.

Overall, just remember, the point is to have fun. The judging isn't so crucial that you can't look back yourself and say, "Hey, that's something I could do better." If you want some pointers right now in the here and now, I got one for you:

You need more detail man. Your going right into plot, exploring your character and having him try all these new things. As an emoticon, how does he FEEL about these new things? Would he not feel lonely knowing the others have left him behind? He interacts with other humans, how does he observe their behaviors for himself to replicate for later?

Where is he? Ya, I know he's in underwood. But that's it. Where's the exciting street scene? Where is the work put into describing his whereabouts. I'm reading it and I find myself walking through a blank world, with people to talk to. It honestly feels like I'm in a white room and can approach people and press the triangle button to talk to them.

You have a unique character. You have a robot with the capability to feel, to grow, to learn. This is a concept that is going to be hard. You have to make the reader understand how the robot is feeling, how the robot is experiencing. Sight, taste, touch, smell, sound. As the writer, you are creating a work assuming the reader is blind and cannot see. So you have to explain that to them, show them that, paint a picture, whatever the hell you want to do, do it.

That's my two cents. enjoy.

[Atzar]

Thanks, Artemis and Enigmatic.

Chroma, please be patient. Judges don't exist for the sole purpose of snapping up threads as quickly as we can. We have our own lives that come before Althanas. Then, once we get on Althanas, we have our own characters that we enjoy writing with. We try to judge threads as quickly as reasonably possible, but it does typically take between a few days and a couple of weeks to finish any given thread. Keep in mind that we're also very thorough, and it takes several hours of work to judge even short threads - and that there may be threads waiting in line before yours.

We receive every judgment request, so you only need to submit your request once - multiple entries do not speed the process along. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

[Kryja]

\o/ write for the sake of having fun, and if you want opinions on your work, you can ask in the writing workshop before you submit it, or even after I guess if you want more opinions.

[Chroma the lost]

thanks everyone for your opinions, and especially to Enigmatic Immortal for your tips. I apologize for making a fuss. Now while I wait I might just let that thread get judged, then redo Powering up just for the practice, and so I can revamp my style.

[Jalim Mandren]

@Chroma - To be completely honest with you, I'd not rework your previous threads. That way only promises obsession and repetitiveness. The best thing for you to do is take into account what has been said in 'Powering Up' and what will be said in your other thread.

Apply the advice in subsequent threads, and you'll certainly improve in terms of your writing and the score you receive. With each thread you do, you'll get better. Don't be disheartened by what might be a low score or what seems to be a lot of criticism. Rather than being negative about it, just consider it an opportunity to improve.

Remember that we all were new at roleplaying/writing once. It takes time and practice.

[SirArtemis]

I agree with Jalim. Even if the writing could be improved, the plot is still there. You can improve it for yourself if you keep them in a word document or something, like if you plan to use them at a future point. I'd say just hold onto them and continue to write your story, improving bit by bit as you become a better writer. At a later point, if you decide to write a book with this stuff or something, you'll go back and edit your writing anyway, thinking "my goodness, how could I have written something so awful!?"

Not to say it's awful, but awful compared to how great you can one day become if you continue to improve and remember to take constructive criticism for what it is, and not mentally twisting it into some insult. (It's not an insult)

[orphans]

... remember to take constructive criticism for what it is, and not mentally twisting it into some insult. (It's not an insult)

:> way to beat a dead horse, hehe, kidding with ya.

But yeah, move at your own pace. You're only really competing with yourself, but if you find someone else who is also willing to compete with you in a healthy way, it could be pretty productive too. Sort of like a friendly rivalry...? If there is such a thing. -stares at Artemis-

[SirArtemis]

:> way to beat a dead horse, hehe, kidding with ya.

But yeah, move at your own pace. You're only really competing with yourself, but if you find someone else who is also willing to compete with you in a healthy way, it could be pretty productive too. Sort of like a friendly rivalry...? If there is such a thing. -stares at Artemis-

Child... I will slay you. I will tear your 13 year old wings off and you will go DOWN

[orphans]

Child... I will slay you. I will tear your 13 year old wings off and you will go DOWN

The thirteen year old will accept your challenge and request a dance fight!
... or maybe a flower gathering competition in the citadel. Mwa haha... home field advantage ;D

and my wings are so fluffy! (soon to be anyways.)

[Enigmatic Immortal]

Awww, my little Azza is all grown up fighting people and talking trash! I, as an adopted father, find joy in seeing the wisdom I imparted.

That being said...

Hey tough guy, you looking for a fight? Why don't you fight someone your own size?

[Break the silence]

Wohoo Fight! I'm betting on Jensen!
Side note: Dark and Chroma are thinking of joining the ixian knights, do you guys have a robot yet?

[Enigmatic Immortal]

Not my department good sir. I'm just a body guard. Gotta ask the head honcho himself.

[Break the silence]

Fine. By the way I have a question about yourself. Is you downright hostile attitude meant to kept others away so you can isolate yourself from the pain associated with watching loved ones die?

[SirArtemis]

Fine. By the way I have a question about yourself. Is you downright hostile attitude meant to kept others away so you can isolate yourself from the pain associated with watching loved ones die?

I direct you here sir:
http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=20972



PS, EI, me and Azza are IRL friends =p

[Enigmatic Immortal]

No, I'm a dick and keep others at bay because it's what makes me feel whole. If I'm a dick for long enough eventually I transform back into my original state of being and thus can once again reconquer the earth.

Peace through Power. Power through dickery!

EDIT: Wait, what do you mean downright hostile attitude? I'm a perfect model of a gentlemen! Keep it classy now!

EDIT EDIT: Me, friends with people? Bah, I don't know you cretins! ;)