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There's only four for that week, so that's not too bad. Maybe I'll do it later this week (after Thursday - I have a paper due then that I need as much time as possible for. Plus being sick isn't helping) if no one else claims it before then.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

I guess I can go ahead and do it. I was just going to step aside because I thought Will was going to have at it. If any of the reserve judges or WQ, I'll step out of the way.

Otherwise, I'm willing to do it.

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?

Alright, it is Tuesday and there is no ROTW! As per my S.O.P. for anyone who isn't Overdrive, I will now put out my call asking Aschultz if he's planning on doing it this week or if we need to find another taker?

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

I've had problems with my monitor for a week. To be precise, only my monitor at work works. This created a bit of a problem reading everything posted at the end of the week.

For the site staff, is there any official time that's generally accepted for getting these done? I generally try to have Wednesday morning as a cutoff date.

My principal said, 'Emo, Emo, Emo.'
I said 'I'm the one in the middle, you lousy drunk!'
-- Emo Phillips

Generally, the desired cutoff date is Monday evening. If a RotW is going to be late coming but is still coming, it's not a bad idea to post in this topic to let people know that you're working on it and that it will come. We don't want RotW positions to feel too much like a job, obviously, but we do want there to be some sense of consistency and we don't want readers to have to wonder for too long if they're going to rank.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

Alright, with Jason's permission, I'd like to initiate an agreement on the part of ROTWers. If, by Tuesday, we have not received an ROTW from that week's judge nor word from that judge on why they will be late this week, then they forfeit their position for the week and one of the reserve judges takes over, posting the review by the end of the day or Wednesday at the latest.

Can we agree upon this or at least discuss it? And in the meantime, I know it's the loveable Overdrive's week, but we haven't heard anything... is it time for a reserve judge to step in?

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

Zipp--I know I'm ok with a write-something-by-Monday deadline. However, there were only 2 contestants this week, so the work falls to the next person...I think?!

Edit: missed the last minute entry. Thought it was this week. Thanks wolfqueen.

My principal said, 'Emo, Emo, Emo.'
I said 'I'm the one in the middle, you lousy drunk!'
-- Emo Phillips

There were actually three. I made that mistake, too, but the guy who wrote the SMB3 review actually has his date set for the 27th of March, which falls within OD's jurisdiction. Besides that, there's this marter person and spaceworlder.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

Shit! This is my week already? If there is a reserve judge who could take it, I'd be grateful. I have a big work project I have to finalize this week and a review that I've been trying to finish for about two weeks and a game I'm trying to get through for a contest.

I could get an RotW done tomorrow, but with all the stuff I have/want to get done this week, that'd be stretching me thin (although with only three writers, even if one was quite prolific, it probably wouldn't be THAT bad).

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

I agree with Zipp's proposal above. Especially if there has been no word from the judge, then I figure that week is fair game.

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?

As for contestants, I think even if there are only 3 contestants, that seems enough to at least order them and give one the win.

Otherwise, I believe they get carried over to the next week...? I know we had a conversation about this once, but I can't recall the official ruling. It seems sad to lose a review to a slow week and if a week is really THAT slow it shouldn't be a problem to tag it on to the next week.

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

Reviews from four or more individual authors mean that reviews should be ranked. If there are fewer than four contributors in a given week--which pretty much never happens, but isn't unheard of--then the reviews don't need to be ranked and they are not carried over to the next week. The person in charge of RotW for that week is still strongly encouraged to provide feedback.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

Thanks for the clarification.

Who is playing pick up this week?

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

Since this topic is hot at the moment--I noticed something I wanted to tweak with a review that won RotW. So I'm wondering, what's the policy on allowing people to do that? Obviously, we want the writing to be the best it can be, but equally obviously, changes could potentially be for the worse.

My principal said, 'Emo, Emo, Emo.'
I said 'I'm the one in the middle, you lousy drunk!'
-- Emo Phillips

There's no policy, really. Unless you're making significant revisions that change the nature of the review in a fundamental manner, there's no reason to worry about it.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

Oh, I might do it tomorrow after classes get out if no one else wants to.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

I'm always down for a WQ ROTW. Go for it!

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

Aschultz, did you need someone to take over for you this week? I know you're busy with the tournie...

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

Thanks, zipp. I got it. I'm back up to full speed.

My principal said, 'Emo, Emo, Emo.'
I said 'I'm the one in the middle, you lousy drunk!'
-- Emo Phillips

Mine will be up tomorrow. I was kinda feeling blah yesterday and basically laid on the couch all day. Today's a very busy day at work. Tomorrow will be better. Far better.

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

So, uh... Who's going to cover the 8th since Rand obviously isn't going to (unless he suddenly returns and changes his mind)? I'd do it, but I'm not really around that much since summer's here now.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

Oh, then Rand did leave?

Man, that sucks.

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

I dunno if he did or not, but he hasn't made a sign of life since that incident. It's (almost) safe to assume that, at the very least, he's not doing RotW.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

Did I miss something? What happened to Rand?

If I Offended You, You Needed It.

Oh, we were talking about staff being included in the ROTW and EmP, supported by many others, said something along the lines that it would be nice to see (a) more than three reviews a week in the line up and (b) have reviews be of higher quality.

Randxian took offense at the latter comment and declared his intentions to leave the site.

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."