Baden

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The winner is "Dream of the Flood"!

Yep. But we can open them again after we announce the scores, which I'm about to do now. And they are, courtesy of @"180 Proof"! (Thank you!) Confront...

The authors are: @"hypericin" @"Tobias" @"god must be atheist" @"Jack Cummins" @"Hanover" @"Baden" @"_db" @"ucarr" @"Enrique" @"Noble Dust" @"Benkei" ...

Thanks! ...Voting is now closed. Winner to be announced soon. G'night.

So, I guess I have to stay awake for another hour and a half to close the voting at the right time. Someone explain to me why I did this to myself aga...

And I agree with NOS that President Hunter Thompson is a disgrace and should be impeached (though his books are a lot of fun).

It was twenty point seven not "two point zero seven". Dude should go to jail for mathematical illiteracy.

Yes, I noticed that... :chin:

One more day until the vote closes.. :eyes:

I enjoyed it. Very skillfully written. Avoids cliches and reads very naturally, which is not easy to pull off. I think of water and floods as symbolis...

It made me laugh but I am also concerned this may be an accurate rendition of an episode in the author's life and calling the authorities may be neces...

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That's what I'd suggest. I don't fancy extending this deadline. We'll have a day or two of guess the author afterwards and more discussion on the stor...

Just a gentle reminder that:

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Planning to do this twice a year, John. So, probably around end of December for the next one.

I do appreciate that some posters put more thought into their comments than others. They comment for the author rather than for themselves.

I like the style and the pace/rhythm and the fact that the author is expressing himself spontaneously rather than trying to write a short story. That ...

I'll take salt over sugar coating.

Maybe you can remind us nearer the time of the next competition about this as well if you don't mind.

Makes sense. :up:

I know, brilliant. :party:

Even the Tories have their limits.

Banned @"Leghorn" for refusing moderation/ignoring warnings.

I expect the 1922 committee will change the rules to allow a new confidence vote or threaten to do so. I don't expect him to go gracefully; though if ...

He's toast.

We celebrating Boris Johnson's political demise then? :party:

Oh right, yes, got it.

Oh, it's just a request as we usually do that at the end anyway. If people really want to guess now, they can.

BTW, I know it's tempting to start guessing authors but it makes voting a bit less objective, so can we hold off on that? I'm not voting at all, just ...

Yes, actually. It's OK, I guess. We're all big boys and girls, but she was amazingly charitable and helpful.

Quite a few votes in already. Cool... Just need some comments to go with them.

All new information in the OP now.

OK, Let's say the 15th of July. I'll put that in the OP.

Tbd. What do people want?

You're free to comment and vote on any story you read. Ideally, read, comment and vote on them all if you can.

Authors, please go take a look to make sure your stories are present and they look as you expect.

The short stories will be here: https://thephilosophyforum.com/categories/41/short-story-competition-3 They're hidden from the main page now so as not...

I'm starting to put up the stories now. I'd ask everyone to hold off voting until they're all up. I'll let you know when. Thx.

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I'm sympathetic to both sides here, if not every specific argument. I hope you all don't unnecessariiy make enemies of each other over this.

I am not altogether confident this would not become cause for complaint. Perhaps I have developed paranoiac tendencies. Feel free to tell your friends...

If you define a fool as anyone Street flamed, or every member of every group he made bigoted comments about then yes, but that would be foolish.

In case anyone is wondering, I'm going to post the stories in backwards order, last received posted first. No particular reason except to say I'm not ...

It's nice that both supporters of Street and his detractors have found a way to complain here. Maybe y'all should go camping together or something. :k...

If you see any members called "deletedmember" + some combination of initials, that means they requesting banning or membership removal. Otherwise, it ...

I think about ten. Anyhow, I have been a little distracted but I'll get to putting them all up soon.

I don't think it's appropriate to psychologize someone who's not around to defend themselves.

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