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Collabo Contest "What love means" - Judging question

Blog Posted:3/5/2011 3:27:00 PM
Hey Poets!

Many have asked whether they can write with someone who is not on the Soup and my answer is YES! But I challenge you all to write with someone who is and with whom you have not written with before; I'm trusting you will honor this request as I have no way of knowing either way. To speak to what Love truly means and not why you love a specific person. Ultimately the choice is yours whether to write with someone on or off PS.  

Several PS members have also asked how would both participants receive credit? Any suggestions on this one are welcome as I don't know how I could do this which is why I said only 1 partner should submit the entry. HELP!!!

What to Submit?

1 original, poem on the theme of "What Love Means." Written specifically for this contest!!! Please find a partner (male/female; female/female; male/male), on the soup or not (2way collaborations ONLY); only 1 participant of the collabo is allowed to enter the write into this contest. Maximum of 10 lines per person; please no more than 10 lines per person.

Form must be RHYME preferred but I will accept ANY FORM.

How would I award credit to both winners? I understand what you're suggesting but I don't know how I would award the credit to the souper who didn't submit the entry.

During round 3 in judging I select the winners...
This system only awards credit and recognition to the one who entered the poem in the contest. Without both people entering the poem separately I don't have any way of giving credit or recognition.
 
If this is possible please let me know how the other winner would get credit?

Does this make sense?



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Walayee Poet Lay
Whitlock-Ishway
Date: 3/7/2011 4:25:00 PM
Thanks guys! You're the best... Miss you all! Lay
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Audrey
Haick
Date: 3/6/2011 5:37:00 PM
Hey Lay, the others have given good advice. Congratulations on this undertaking, unique and will generate som really good writing. Miss you too, but understand, work comes before play! : ) Always, Annalise
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Debbie
Guzzi
Date: 3/6/2011 5:36:00 PM
Don't make it too hard for yourself though, it's hard enough when you're used to the "trials" of judging, you're a wee baby girl. Whatever is fine! Light & Love
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Linda-Marie
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Date: 3/6/2011 9:38:00 AM
Lay the only way both participants receive credit is if both are allowed to post the poem and both are allowed to enter it .. receiving the same placement usually.. great idea and hard to determine if a poet on Soup is chosen unless u know the majority of them all.. many of us do.. some have written with their spouse or signifcant other.. my husband has no poetic merit..haha so I chose a poet from Soup.. our creativity blends well so hope u agree and enjoy.. good luck my friend with luv..
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Walayee Poet Lay
Whitlock-Ishway
Date: 3/6/2011 6:23:00 AM
Thank you Michael, I share your thoughts and feelings on this. Thank you for sharing... Lay
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Michael J.
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Date: 3/6/2011 5:56:00 AM
One last thought, and its just what keeps me here and inspires me.. Whatever I write whether it gets 1 person or 20 to relate with it, I feel amazed and touched.. Sorry Lay if I got away a bit from your blog..
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Michael J.
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Date: 3/6/2011 5:49:00 AM
Honestly for me , I never looked at the points until about six months into my joining the Soup.. So for me thr credit is the honor of someone wanting to write with me like Linda, and reading the comments she gets which is also a pleasure. Linda wanted me to post it on my name but I was raised, ladies first..Great contest and I won when I was asked to write with her.. Just my thoughts...luv Michael
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Carolyn
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Date: 3/5/2011 5:51:00 PM
I wish there were a way to give both collaborators credit, Lay, but I don't think it's possible. You said we could write with someone here whom we truly love. Keep in mind there is a lot of love on this site. Romantic love and friendship love. Maybe if you write to Soup Admin they will allow you to give both writers credit for winning poems. It may be worth a shot. Love, Carolyn
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Constance
La France
Date: 3/5/2011 3:54:00 PM
You have understaken a difficult challange in this contest,Lay, my first thought was to say, increase you enteries allowed and let each enter duplicate poems, not sure if that would work, but each would get ranking points, which is the issue here, and then have duplicate placements, that would take some work on your part matching up the poems, just a thought~~ I would find it very difficult to write a love poem with someone I did not love, so that is why I chose my boyfriend, Henri~~
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