Sithies hate thread/ Petition to end Sithies

Trull Ordo / Zechar / Mack Revette / Finna.

The best part is always when OrfAshrIniquitous shows up.


Of course, this year one of his heads will be dead.


The smell is going to be horrible...

It's a popularity contest. It does nothing productive. All I see is a bunch of people voting on what they believe is a better piece of writing than another piece of writing. It's a site meant for writing for fun. At the end of a competition like that, people feel bad, because it takes the writing they did and puts a value on it.

Call me crazy, but I feel like the imposition of value or "good"/"better"/"best" on something written purely for enjoyment trivialized it and fosters contempt. Whether on a visible level, or beneath the surface. Yeah, I get it, "I don't have to be a part of it," but let's face it. Everyone gets sucked into it. Whether or not you're "involved" in a direct manner, you're involved. It's geared toward being a sitewide thing.

That's my problem with it. You tell me, "don't involve myself," but that implies the obvious issue- I'd have to not be on the site not to be affected. I'm going to see notifications, there will be competitions, it'll suck life out of well written RP, and the people who want nothing to do with it will still have to deal with it.

That's life, mate. No one's gonna like everything everyone else does. Doesn't mean others are gonna stop doing what they want to suit me or you, just as you're not going to follow others' whims in life. If people want to run an awards show and give out prizes and recognition, then let them. That's where they choose to put their energy and direction. There's no reason you couldn't find enough people to write with while the thing is going on. At least, thats my opinion.

That being said, Darian is well entitled to express his own views and opinions, at least he should be, without being denigrated. He should be applauded for having the guts to stand up and be honest about his views, without simply going with the flow.

Expressing one's opinion is never frowned upon. Doing so in an actively hostile manner, however, is. Therein lies the problem.

The manner in which the Sithies were handled in the past pissed me off. The top five thing, for instance, annoyed me to no end. While the intentions were undoubtedly good, the manner in which it, and complaints about the system, were handled, was less than agreeable. The Sithies are put on for the players, and actively ignoring the will of a large section of the player base defeats the purpose of the event. Instead of whining about it or shunning the event, I chose to participate this year.

The perception that the Sithies is simply a popularity contest is one that had been around since its inception. It is my goal to do my level best to ensure that the judging is based solely on the merit of the writing, rather than how well like any particular nominee is. This is a view shared by most, if not all of the staff this year. I cannot speak for the past iterations, and I don't speak for the crew as a whole this year, but I am fairly confident in saying that we've got a better system in the works. We would be greatly appreciative if you'd hold off on the public flogging of our efforts until after you've seen the results. If you're still convinced that it's nothing more than a popularity contest, well, that's on you.

Agree with what Ade said. What I post isn't for the Whills or anyone my character doesn't interact with. They're for myself and the people I write a story with. If someone thinks my writing is worthy of attention, bless them, but I'm not here for other people to vindicate my writing. I just simply enjoy it. We're role players, we collaborate on a series of stories. We're not here to win Pulizers. I know my opinion is tainted simply because I was a nominee but it's not like I mark my calendar for the Sithies. As long as everyone in my SL enjoys my writing, I'll keep posting. Shouldn't that count for something?