Author Topic: Commenting Challenges (Read 6533 times)

Dossta · « **on:** March 20, 2013, 01:50:31 PM »

Alright, here's the deal:

Authors love comments on their work, and we're going to deliver. The challenge is to pick a freetext from the following list, and reply to this thread with the one you have chosen.

http://strolen.com/freetext

Your mission is to comment on EVERY SINGLE submission that has this freetext. Voting is optional. Leaving an idea on the sub also counts, but upvoting comments/ideas does not.

Additional Info:

The freetext you choose must have at least 5 submissions that it applies to (was going to go higher, but some submissions are really long).
If you have already commented on a submission with that freetext, you are free to skip it if you choose.
Also, once you've completed the challenge, please respond back to your original post on this thread. We're handing out kudos and imaginary cookies (and possibly Internet Points, while supply lasts).

UPDATE:
Besides the good feeling you will attain by completing this challenge, I now offer the following prize: I will comment (and vote) on three submissions of choice for anyone who completes this challenge. They don't have to be your own. Please PM me your choices, and I will make sure they go to the top of my queue.

Pledges:
Murometz -- Spear
Dossta -- 30
MysticMoon -- Swamp

Completed:
valadaar -- Mercenary
Moonlake -- 5in1 and Decathros

Murometz · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2013, 01:51:55 PM »

Challenge accepted. I choose "Spear"

Dossta · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2013, 01:53:16 PM »

I choose the freetext "30":

http://strolen.com/freetext/30

I've commented on a bunch of these, but now it's time to fill in the blanks. Just 143 subs to sort through . . .

MysticMoon · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2013, 02:06:58 PM »

I'll take http://strolen.com/freetext/Swamp

Twice as challenging as spear

valadaar · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2013, 02:26:59 PM »

I'll take Mercenary.

valadaar · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2013, 02:28:07 PM »

One question, how to handle subs already commented upon? skip or come up with another comment?

Dossta · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2013, 02:30:04 PM »

Skip. Of course, if you'd like to comment again, feel free, but it doesn't matter for this challenge.

Dossta · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2013, 01:41:08 PM »

How is this going for you guys? I've gotten through 3 pages of 30s, with another 5 to go (though I have already commented on many of them in the past).

valadaar · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2013, 01:45:16 PM »

I _think_ I got all the mercenaries actually.

I'll try to check again tonight when I have my votes back.

Dossta · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2013, 01:56:54 PM »

Awesome. If so, you're going to get a truckload of Internet Points for being the first person to complete it

Please remember to update your original post when you've confirmed it. (Oh, and if you have a sub that you would like me to comment on, I'll throw that into the mix as well).

valadaar · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2013, 02:01:39 PM »

I'll save that for when I actually complete one of my weaver's subs.

Dossta · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2013, 02:22:55 PM »

As you wish. I try to comment on all Weaver submissions, regardless.

valadaar · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2013, 08:59:37 PM »

Okay, they (mercenaries) are all commented, either with ancient or recent comments.

Dossta · « **Reply #13 on:** May 17, 2013, 02:20:37 PM »

Val, I'm adding a prize to this challenge. I'll comment (and vote) on 3 submissions of choice for anyone who completes this. PM me your choices and I'll put them next in the queue.

valadaar · « **Reply #14 on:** May 17, 2013, 03:10:43 PM »

Easiest is to go to http://strolen.com/author/valadaar

Scroll down to Unvoted By Author and click what grabs ya

Dossta · « **Reply #15 on:** May 17, 2013, 04:43:31 PM »

Done, and done!

Moonlake · « **Reply #16 on:** May 17, 2013, 07:39:45 PM »

I will take "5 in 1"- not just the quest subs but the associated subs as well. I will be taking my time with this, though.
I will now also take "Decathros" but really this is a very minor freetext with 4 subs only (the majority is on a forum thread, this is the setting/map challenge started by SE, I think it's called sth like the Land of 10 Authors or sth) but I'm just doing this cos Axle's sub got me interested in the setting so I don't expect to get 3 votes on my subs just for doing it but just wanted to list it here cos it belongs.

Moonlake · « **Reply #17 on:** May 18, 2013, 03:50:06 AM »

Tab on progress: 6/7 done on 5in1! Decathros done!

Moonlake · « **Reply #18 on:** June 19, 2013, 01:50:09 AM »

Done with this challenge! I realised I used ambiguous wording when I responded to this challenge (associated subs could be interpreted as the 5 subs incorporated or any subs mentioned/linked to it somehow) so I actually dipped into the linkbacks etc. but then some of them are just too big and I grow tired of reading over them so I'm declaring this to be over

The top 3 subs that I would like a vote on are:
Keeper of the Hourglass
Posting Societies
General Posting Advice

Dossta · « **Reply #19 on:** June 19, 2013, 12:09:28 PM »

Great job, Moon! I'll put those three into the top of my queue and get you some feedback ASAP. Thanks for participating!

Moonlake · « **Reply #20 on:** June 19, 2013, 08:25:06 PM »

Thanks, that was prompt.

Aramax · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2015, 02:37:49 PM »

I accept the challenge! I choose 100 word submissions and there are 55 of them!

Moonlake · « **Reply #22 on:** January 12, 2015, 04:42:13 PM »

Dossta has gone MIA b/c he's writing a novel (last I heard) but as de facto leader of the Weaver Guild made by circumstance, I will step in for him in the interim and maybe get Longspeak into this as well given that he's the other Weaver active on the Citadel that should have some time to spare for this so that we could share the workload b/w the 2 of us, hopefully.

Moonlake · « **Reply #23 on:** January 12, 2015, 04:49:49 PM »

btw, that means this is back in action so any of the previous pledgers to this who still haven't completed it should get a move on this. Go, march forth and comment.

Murometz · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2015, 11:34:53 PM »

Update:

Serves me right. I picked "spear" initially because there weren't that many of them

Having started searching through spears however, I have discovered that they are...Legion.

So now, while commenting on freetext spears, i'm also trying to attach "spear" freetexts to the spears that don't have them.

Got to a bunch tonight, will proceed with more tomorrow.