Ooh, this'll be interesting.

Am I out or in? I have no idea.

Until I hear otherwise, I'll assume I'm out.

Quoted from Stumpzian Am I out or in? I have no idea. Until I hear otherwise, I'll assume I'm out.

Sorry, Henry.  You are in.   I think Khamanna will agree as she fell on her sword before the voting closed officially (unless Sean sez otherwise).  

Don

Quoted from Don Sorry, Henry.  You are in.   I think Khamanna will agree as she fell on her sword before the voting closed officially (unless Sean sez otherwise).   Don

Okay, thank you. Am turning in, hoping to dream of three scripts I can write tomorrow.

Quoted from Don Sorry, Henry.  You are in.   I think Khamanna will agree as she fell on her sword before the voting closed officially (unless Sean sez otherwise).   Don

Yep, exactly, congrats Stump! Sorry that wasn't clear, in my head it was, lol.

Oh so there’s no theme or anything? No criteria at all except for one page?  That means we could write any old rubbish and it will be meaningless lol.  

How will you submt - in one file? just curious, I'm not submitting to this myself.

Quoted from khamanna How will you submt - in one file? just curious, I'm not submitting to this myself.

My guess (also not submitting) is that the three scripts live independently, and readers scoring them wouldn't be told that those three were related.

Quoted from FrankM My guess (also not submitting) is that the three scripts live independently, and readers scoring them wouldn't be told that those three were related.

Oo, crazy wild mess, I like that!

I don't know how they will organize this. They will tally all of the scores on one script vs. all of the scores on the other? How do you solve the issue of a script having more people score it than the other? Last round some pairings were voted on by more people.

Quoted from RJP I don't know how they will organize this. They will tally all of the scores on one script vs. all of the scores on the other? How do you solve the issue of a script having more people score it than the other? Last round some pairings were voted on by more people.

In order to make things really hard on myself, I will be averaging all your scores, using my MP scorecard. Highest average score moves on. That's why you are strongly encouraged to write all three scripts.

Is this the final round?

Quoted from PKCardinal Is this the final round?

3 out of 5.

Quoted from Mr. Blonde In order to make things really hard on myself, I will be averaging all your scores, using my MP scorecard. Highest average score moves on. That's why you are strongly encouraged to write all three scripts.

I guess that works...ish. There will be lots of randomness. Scripts with catchy titles will be viewed and voted on more. Scripts with only 7 votes will be averaged vs scripts with 15-20. Makes a little difference. Also some harsh critics think every script is a 1/5. Those people will vote on some and not others. Everyone they didn't vote on will dodge a bullet.

Quoted from RJP I guess that works...ish. There will be lots of randomness. Scripts with catchy titles will be viewed and voted on more. Scripts with only 7 votes will be averaged vs scripts with 15-20. Makes a little difference. Also some harsh critics think every script is a 1/5. Those people will vote on some and not others. Everyone they didn't vote on will dodge a bullet.

There is a way to handle that, but Sean is making this hard on himself already.

(Basically you calculate the mean and standard deviation of scores by a particular rater, and normalize all of their scores. Then it wouldn't matter if they gave mostly 1s and a 3, or mostly 3s and a 5.)

Better to have people honestly evaluate all of the scripts. If the board can do ratings, then each writer just silently gives their own stuff 5s. If not, Sean can add those in at the end or not, it wouldn't make a difference.