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Once three judges are picked, I'll designate a judge to start the voting thread. Basically, one of the judges will start a thread called "open enrollement". I'll post a link to the thread on the front page of the site. People will then respond with ONE parody they want voted on (the URL should be posted). Any parody posted to the site can be considered (no need to write a new parody if you have an old stash of them).End Quote

So does this have to be a newly submitted parody?  Or one we have already written long ago?  Just wondering.

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At the end of the week, the three judges will rank each parody in the three categories on the site: pacing, humour, overall score, and a small comment. The top 8 scores (based on total points awarded) will get to proceed. Each week we repeat, cutting the number of contests down each week by either two for the first two weeks, and then 1 for the remaining weeks.End Quote

Wow, just 8?  That's harsh ;)  But I guess it's fair.  I'm game.

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So does this have to be a newly submitted parody?  Or one we have already written long ago?  Just wondering.

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Any parody posted to the site can be considered (no need to write a new parody if you have an old stash of them).

oh... and I want it narrowed down to 8, only because I don't the judges to be overwhelemed each week with having to write reviews.

for the initial three I want reviewed, you should write at least three or four sentences for each.. pretend like we've already filtered out the early contestants

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Any parody posted to the site can be considered (no need to write a new parody if you have an old stash of them).
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Thanks.  I'll write new ones just because I feel the need to submit :)

I thought Blo-Town had said something about "categories" in which parodies were to be judged (not humor/pacing/overall) but like political, satirical, whatever?  And also genres of music...

I think it'll be funny if you called it AmIRight "Idle" (I noticed you spelled it that way in the thread title) because obviously some of us have way too much time on our hands *cough*

Thanks again :)

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Thanks.  I'll write new ones just because I feel the need to submit :)

I thought Blo-Town had said something about "categories" in which parodies were to be judged (not humor/pacing/overall) but like political, satirical, whatever?  And also genres of music...

I think it'll be funny if you called it AmIRight "Idle" (I noticed you spelled it that way in the thread title) because obviously some of us have way too much time on our hands *cough*

Thanks again :)
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we'll pick category that the parody must conform to each week.. if the category is political, but it's not very political, it'll be reflected in the overall score.. it'll make tabulating scores easier..

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I'm pretty excited about this idea, but my classes have resumed (I'm taking two this semester), and I know I'm not going to have enough time to write stuff to automate this for the people involved..

but.. I don't think I need to be directly involved for this to work. here's how it will work:

Everyone who wants to be a judge, write your comments about the following three parodies in this thread:

http://amiright.com/parody/2000s/liamlynch1.shtml
http://amiright.com/parody/90s/coolio6.shtml
http://amiright.com/parody/80s/michealjackson1.shtml

I will pick three judges based on the responses. If you want to compete, you can't be a judge. Of course if you try to be a judge, and don't make the cut, you're still free to compete.

Once three judges are picked, I'll designate a judge to start the voting thread. Basically, one of the judges will start a thread called "open enrollement". I'll post a link to the thread on the front page of the site. People will then respond with ONE parody they want voted on (the URL should be posted). Any parody posted to the site can be considered (no need to write a new parody if you have an old stash of them).

At the end of the week, the three judges will rank each parody in the three categories on the site: pacing, humour, overall score, and a small comment. The top 8 scores (based on total points awarded) will get to proceed. Each week we repeat, cutting the number of contests down each week by either two for the first two weeks, and then 1 for the remaining weeks.

Since American Idol is for finding new talent, I'm exempting anyone with 100 or more parodies from competing as a contestant (judge is fine if you get picked, and no, being exempted doesn't qualify you automatically for judging). I should probably make it anyone with over 50 parodies, but I don't want to exempt too many people. Plus it makes things a little more interesting (if you've written two parodies, and you beat someone who wrote 50, it'll taste that much sweeter).

any questions, post them in this thread please. (My email is not working, so you'll have to send me an 'instant message' on the board if you don't want to post it publically).
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1.  "Allergy to Feathers"
first on pacing, the title could use some edit...and also the fact that the origional song is somewhat the same style as this one only its "Whatever" instead of "Achoo," at the end of each verse.  where you get achoo from whatever I dont know, but some editing is needed.  In my book, pacing deserved a 2.  Now for funny, the lyrics werent funny, but just the new lyrics resulting from the old ones were funny.  I mean the way how they were put together.  i was forced to give a 3 on funny because not too much effort was evident.  On overall score, another 2 was needed because lack of effort as well as messed up pacing cannot contribute any higher.

2.  "Joe Millionares song"
Great Satire of the show!  Pacing fit almost perfect, it was evident that effort was put in.  True and funny at the same time!  Sums up the show perfectally!  my votes were...4, 5, 5 because almost perfect pacing, hillarious, and just an overall great song!

3.  "Dinner"
pacing horribly off!  Dinner doesnt fit at all instead of Beat it!  I cannot even pace the verses!  I gave it a 2...on funny, not exactly funny, I cant even say that the new lyrics as oposed to the old are funny, cause theyre not!  I gotta give it a 2 on funny as well.  Overall also gets a two becuase its just not that great!

so...in my opinion...Jared Lerner wins!

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I just noticed that there is a ban on everyone with at least 100 parodies for competing which i dont like at all considering i was really excited for this. I personally think that this should start right after the first hall of fame induction and anyone not in the hall of fame should be eligible - since this is supposed to be to find new members for the hall of fame.
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I wasn't really planning on using this to induct new members into the hall of fame.. I think it was suggested, but I don't remember agreeing to it. Members in the hall of fame will be picked soley based on the the other criteria we picked.. I planned on dedicating a page on the site to the contest when it was over (and running one every six months). Since it's possible a new comer to the site could win the contest, and the Hall of Fame members will have voting powers for new Hall of Fame members, I'm a little anxious about using this as a mechanism for picking new members, since new members might get bored with the site and stop visiting after the contest is over. Maybe if the Hall of Fame members have a tie, we could use them for a tie breaker though.. that might be interesting.

The reason I set the 100 parody limit, was because I didn't want parody authors with a well established reputation on the site over shadowing newcomers to the site. If you had submitted two parodies to the site, and wanted to try this, would you feel you were going to have a chance against William Tong or S.T.G. if they entered the contest? If Mariah Carey was on American Idol, you think Simon would have voted against her? um.. ok, bad example,  but I think you get the point..

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When is the tentative deadline for entries to the judging pool?  I'd like to see some more people make some attempts, but I was just curious.
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Friday morning, 6 AM.. I've been reading them as they're posted, and while it's tough to say who I would pick yet, I'm sure by then I'll be able to pick a winner. I would hope most entries are entered long before that though, since judges will need to post their reviews in a timely fashion, and I would hope they're going to be of the same quality as what they posted for judging

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Chemistry can be funny. It just depends on what you're blowing up!
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yeah, I think Tom Lehrer would agree with you there...

http://www.songsforteaching.com/Elements.html

and if you don't know who Tom Lehrer is, shame on you!

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I'm sure you've answered this at some point, but I must have missed it.  How will you be picking the songs/authors to be considered in the contest?
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next week, I'll invite the people who visit the site to submit their best parody for judging. The three judges will then decide on who advances, and who doesn't.  I'm going to pick the themes for the subsequent rounds, just to make sure no one can possibly have advance knowledge and get extra time to write a parody. Although if someone wants to start a thread entitled "suggest a parody contest theme" or something along those lines, I'll read it and maybe use the suggestions.

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I believe Tone-Def is right about the letting people with the 100+ parodies, but I'm exempting myself from this game as a contestant.  (I'm a pretty crappy parody author so I don't think I'd have a chance)
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Play anyway.  It'll be fun :)

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6:00 Friday Morning has come and gone - have you made the selections yet?
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no.. unfortunately Friday turned out to be way too busy for me, there was a sizable snow storm that day, and I had to spend about 6 hours driving in it (at least!).. on the plus side, I did get to go see the Pretenders at Foxwoods.. nice small theater, excellent show.

I will announce who the judges are Monday morning when I update the site. That should give me enough time to re-read the entries and make a decision. They were all very good, and it won't be easy to decide who gets it and who doesn't.

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As an alternate, wouldn't it be vitrually impossible to let me know that I needed to judge... until after the fact.  I was just curious how I should know when to be "on call."  I check the site often enough that it shouldn't be a problem, but how would you know that one of the other judges didn't do their requirements... until after the deadline?  Regardless, thanks for picking me as an alternate - I'll stay up to date on the happenings.
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yeah, I'll basically have to delay the next round, and wait for you to go through and submit reviews.. if you have to take over..

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So... Many... Songs...

This is a LOT closer than I thought it would be. I have about 2 that I REALLY love and then the others are all close to each other. It's gonna depend on what us judges think collectively. Best wishes for everyone who has entered and everyone who will enter. This job ISN'T EASY.
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yeah, I never said it would be easy.. and the first round is going to be the roughest.. I'd start writing your reviews now so you don't have as much to do this weekend to finish it..