Posted by THE ELEMENTALS on February 12, 2008, 1:41 pm
Message modified by board administrator January 16, 2009, 9:23 pm

After you post your steal explanation, two elected judges from any other kingdoms will make a small judgment of the validity of your riddle. The average score of these judgments determines victory or failure. YOUR APPROVED JUDGES ARE: - From Andarin: Yuki, Tidal, Lore - From Solira: Allison, Stranded, Draggie - From Ni'Srilan: Britney, Dyllan, Nessi Judges are elected by their home kingdom. It is the responsibility of the kingdom to elect a new judge if one of the above players becomes inactive or goes on hiatus. JUDGING RUBRIC: x. Name reference (0-4) x. Harem reference (0-4) x. Rank reference* (0-4) x. History/Achievements reference (0-4) x. Filler** (-2-0) x. Extras*** (varies/MAX 2.5) TOTAL: /16 Each riddler needs a minimum score of 10 to be considered a 'valid' riddle. You will be judging based on how clear you think the clues are - if there are not too many jumps to get to what the riddler is hinting at, and if they make sense together. You should also take into consideration if it is realistic to understand how the pieces fit - do you have to wikipedia everything and make a ton of assumptions, or do the clues just require you to do some abstract thinking? Use these standards as how you give out points: 0 - not there 1 - poorly shown 2 - acceptable but vague 3 - good but not solid 4 - excellent and clear Judges should remain anonymous and be completely neutral in their position of judging the steal. Remember to post your name as the mascot of your harem and 'Rep' (i.e.: Jaeger Rep). Be fair when judging. Be fair when TAKING criticism. If it's not valid and the judges have good reasons, don't start a fire storm - take their suggestions seriously and try again next week. *Remember the rank reference should refer to the horse's standing in their current residence, NOT in their chosen class. Referring to them as a Bronze is NOT enough. It also must be a specific rank, like Agent, not just Spy. **You will take AWAY points for the filler section, if necessary: -0 - Filler aids clues, makes sense in context, or is unrelated but so minimal that it doesn't matter -1 - Acceptable amount, but throws guessers off -2 - Way too much; filler is misleading or inappropriate with clues **EXTRAS: If they include additional references in their riddle, like references to the horse's color, or class title, or physical attributes, give them some extra points (.5 per extra reference if the clue is clear). The max in this area is 2.5 extra points, even if they reference 10 things they didn't need to. You can only give extra points if they have at least one point in every required category (excluding the Filler category).

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