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Subject: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/03/05 at 5:30 pm

I just wanted to check everyone agrees with me on this one (and so people don't get upset with me!!!) Is it only me who rates like this, or is this how everybody rates song parodies:
Pacing:
1: Indistinguishable
2: Needs work
3: Average
4: Good but flawed
5: Excellent / Perfect

Humour:
1. Not funny at all
2. Shows elements of humour but needs development
3. Average humour
4. Quite funny
5. Hilarious

Overall
1. Badly excuted
2. Poorly executed
3. Average
4. Well developed
5. Superbly / Perfectly developed

How do you guys rate other parodies? The same as me, or am I just stingy with my votes?
I ask because there are a couple of people who've got upset because I've given them 4s, but to me a 4 is really good. What do you guys think?
(Please reply!!!!!!!!!)

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Rex on 04/03/05 at 6:18 pm

Sounds about right...

When getting ratings, I certainly have posted parodies where I took some liberties with the pacing, and wouldn't have minded a 4 in the least. It can be a bother, though, when you know your pacing is perfect (I was sitting at my desk singing my parody "Runs From Prunes" to the original as I was writing it and it was spot on) and then someone gives you a low mark for pacing. As for "how funny", that is completely subjective, so I don't worry too much about any rating I get in that category.

When giving ratings, one issue I have is when I think a parody is between numbers. For example, if the pacing is almost perfect but a few words are accented on the wrong syllable, I'm thinking it's something more than 4 and less than 5. Generally, I give the author the benefit and round up. Another issue is when I DKTOS (Don't Know The Original Song). What do I put for pacing then?

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/03/05 at 6:26 pm


Sounds about right...

When getting ratings, I certainly have posted parodies where I took some liberties with the pacing, and wouldn't have minded a 4 in the least. It can be a bother, though, when you know your pacing is perfect (I was sitting at my desk singing my parody "Runs From Prunes" to the original as I was writing it and it was spot on) and then someone gives you a low mark for pacing. As for "how funny", that is completely subjective, so I don't worry too much about any rating I get in that category.

When giving ratings, one issue I have is when I think a parody is between numbers. For example, if the pacing is almost perfect but a few words are accented on the wrong syllable, I'm thinking it's something more than 4 and less than 5. Generally, I give the author the benefit and round up. Another issue is when I DKTOS (Don't Know The Original Song). What do I put for pacing then?


It irritates me past all rationality when i can sing along to the original fine using my words, and then some prat gives me a 3 (best example i can think is my parody of Gwen Stefani's 'what you waiting for?', where I got loads of 3s, yet I could sing along fine to the original. Funny i don't care about much because it all depends on the person reading the parody and what sense of humour they have (I give a lot of 1s to Poopie Longstocking's parodies because I really don't find toilet parodies funny at all). I think, judging on people's responses is that humour is where i lose marks on my parodies, and admittedly, I don't really find some of my own parodies very funny, but still, it's up to the person rating. When giving an overall mark, I tend to give the average between the pacing and humour ie: if i've given 4 on humour and 2 on pacing, it'll probably get a 3 overall. However, i also take into consideration originality, readability and how well the idea is executed, so in some cases i've given marks like 5 1 3.
It's all a matter of taste and judgement...

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Arwen on 04/03/05 at 7:28 pm


I just wanted to check everyone agrees with me on this one (and so people don't get upset with me!!!) Is it only me who rates like this, or is this how everybody rates song parodies:
Pacing:
1: Indistinguishable
2: Needs work
3: Average
4: Good but flawed
5: Excellent / Perfect



Pacing is the biggest thing for me...if it's poorly paced, for example, it makes it less funny...in my opinion.  I wouldn't give a 3 for average pacing, though...average, to me, is not bad...if I give a three, it's because there are several mistakes. 

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Kim West on 04/03/05 at 8:41 pm


I just wanted to check everyone agrees with me on this one (and so people don't get upset with me!!!) Is it only me who rates like this, or is this how everybody rates song parodies:
Pacing:
1: Indistinguishable
2: Needs work
3: Average
4: Good but flawed
5: Excellent / Perfect

Humour:
1. Not funny at all
2. Shows elements of humour but needs development
3. Average humour
4. Quite funny
5. Hilarious

Overall
1. Badly excuted
2. Poorly executed
3. Average
4. Well developed
5. Superbly / Perfectly developed

How do you guys rate other parodies? The same as me, or am I just stingy with my votes?
I ask because there are a couple of people who've got upset because I've given them 4s, but to me a 4 is really good. What do you guys think?
(Please reply!!!!!!!!!)


I think the biggest problem people have about the voting is when someone comes along and gives 111. Sometimes they will say that they really hated the song, but most of the time they say nothing.

At least you are making an honest effort in trying to think about what each category really means. You are trying to be fair and that is all anybody really wants.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/04/05 at 6:56 am


Pacing is the biggest thing for me...if it's poorly paced, for example, it makes it less funny...in my opinion.  I wouldn't give a 3 for average pacing, though...average, to me, is not bad...if I give a three, it's because there are several mistakes. 


Sounds fair enough. There have been times though when the pacing's been perfect but the song hasn't been funny at all, and vice-versa. I don't think i've ever marked someone down on humour because of bad pacing, though. Still, everyone's got different ways of rating parodies, i was just comparing my techniques to everyone elses...  :-\\

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: karen on 04/04/05 at 7:36 am


How do you guys rate other parodies? The same as me, or am I just stingy with my votes?
I ask because there are a couple of people who've got upset because I've given them 4s, but to me a 4 is really good. What do you guys think?
(Please reply!!!!!!!!!)


Although I don't write parodies I do try and read/rate them when possible.  I have noticed an increasing tendency for lots of parodies to be rated 5-5-5.  This makes me a little uncomfortable because it implies they are all perfect in every respect.  If people are honest could they say that about every one?

I try and use a similar system to you and make comments where possible on particular pacing problems etc.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/04/05 at 7:41 am


Although I don't write parodies I do try and read/rate them when possible.  I have noticed an increasing tendency for lots of parodies to be rated 5-5-5.  This makes me a little uncomfortable because it implies they are all perfect in every respect.  If people are honest could they say that about every one?

I try and use a similar system to you and make comments where possible on particular pacing problems etc.


It also irritates me when people just hand out 555s willy-nilly. I mean, okay, the parodies might be good, but are they really perfect? I do try and hand out advice and possible improvements on parodies which get 4s and 3s. I think some people (meaning a select few- not everybody!) just hand out 5s in the hope that the person they've given them to will in return give their parodies 555. It's sickening, especially when you consider the amount of effort put into other parodies which don't get as highly rated.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Mistress Leola on 04/04/05 at 10:48 am

Well, pacing can be subjective too. 

Say you're parodying Simon & Garfunkel's 'Feeling Groovy (59th Street Bridge Song)', where the first line is is "slow down, you move too fast".  If you write "My pacing's really good", that has the same number of syllables, so to some people that's just ducky.  To me, it's a flaw to have a single word ('pacing') with that kind of pause in the middle, plus it puts an unnatural stress on the 'ing' syllable.  I'm far from perfect and end up having to structure lines that way a lot more than I'd like to... but to me, it is flawed.  Of course, very often, OSes take liberties with what would be considered 'natural' pacing...

What has more 'natural' pacing?

"They PAVED para-DISE and put up a parking lot" or
"The SAME pair of GUYS stood up in the parking lot"?

But I'd take Joni's skilz over mine any day.  Hey, it's art not science.  People like what they like and hate what they hate.  You can't stress over it.

And a 5-5-5 doesn't mean I think a parody's 'perfect', whatever that means.  It just means I think all the basic elements of parody writing were well-executed.  I don't really care if a parody took someone 5 minutes or 5 days, or whether it's short and sweet or a gargantuan epic.



Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/04/05 at 11:19 am


Well, pacing can be subjective too. 

Say you're parodying Simon & Garfunkel's 'Feeling Groovy (59th Street Bridge Song)', where the first line is is "slow down, you move too fast".  If you write "My pacing's really good", that has the same number of syllables, so to some people that's just ducky.  To me, it's a flaw to have a single word ('pacing') with that kind of pause in the middle, plus it puts an unnatural stress on the 'ing' syllable.  I'm far from perfect and end up having to structure lines that way a lot more than I'd like to... but to me, it is flawed.  Of course, very often, OSes take liberties with what would be considered 'natural' pacing...

What has more 'natural' pacing?

"They PAVED para-DISE and put up a parking lot" or
"The SAME pair of GUYS stood up in the parking lot"?

But I'd take Joni's skilz over mine any day.  Hey, it's art not science.  People like what they like and hate what they hate.  You can't stress over it.

And a 5-5-5 doesn't mean I think a parody's 'perfect', whatever that means.  It just means I think all the basic elements of parody writing were well-executed.  I don't really care if a parody took someone 5 minutes or 5 days, or whether it's short and sweet or a gargantuan epic.






Some good points in there, and i suppose everyone's entitled to an opinion. i must emphasize, however, that this isn't a bitching thread, it's more like a 'share ideas and views/opinions' thread

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Arwen on 04/04/05 at 11:34 am

It's also worthy to note that on the rating deal...above the 5...it says "Lots."  It doesn't say perfect. 

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: agrimorfee on 04/04/05 at 2:05 pm

It's hard to take all of this into account when reading a purposefully "unfunny" parody (from heartfelt tributes to experiments in surrealism). The 5s tend to be VERY subjective at that point.


Most of the time, I use the Overall rating as a reflection of the Pacing and Humor (for example, perhaps if I rate a 1 for Funny and and 4 for Pacing, I'll then rate a 3 Overall). But that 's not set in stone for me,  either.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Arwen on 04/04/05 at 2:29 pm



Most of the time, I use the Overall rating as a reflection of the Pacing and Humor (for example, perhaps if I rate a 1 for Funny and and 4 for Pacing, I'll then rate a 3 Overall). But that 's not set in stone for me,  either.


I also (usually) average my pacing and funny to get my overall...

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: guest on 04/04/05 at 3:19 pm


I also (usually) average my pacing and funny to get my overall...

Says who? There's no law that says you have to do that! I, for one, think of the "overall" category to indicate how much I like a certain parody. If I absolutely detest a parody, but the pacing is spot on, I'll vote 5 for pacing and 1 for overall. Likewise, there was one time when I voted 1 for a poorly paced parody, but 5 for overall because I agreed with the message.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Josh2 on 04/04/05 at 3:53 pm


It irritates me past all rationality when i can sing along to the original fine using my words, and then some prat gives me a 3 (best example i can think is my parody of Gwen Stefani's 'what you waiting for?', where I got loads of 3s, yet I could sing along fine to the original. Funny i don't care about much because it all depends on the person reading the parody and what sense of humour they have (I give a lot of 1s to Poopie Longstocking's parodies because I really don't find toilet parodies funny at all). I think, judging on people's responses is that humour is where i lose marks on my parodies, and admittedly, I don't really find some of my own parodies very funny, but still, it's up to the person rating. When giving an overall mark, I tend to give the average between the pacing and humour ie: if i've given 4 on humour and 2 on pacing, it'll probably get a 3 overall. However, i also take into consideration originality, readability and how well the idea is executed, so in some cases i've given marks like 5 1 3.
It's all a matter of taste and judgement...




now u know i how i felt mr bottom

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Ansky1213 on 04/04/05 at 4:13 pm


It also irritates me when people just hand out 555s willy-nilly. I mean, okay, the parodies might be good, but are they really perfect? I do try and hand out advice and possible improvements on parodies which get 4s and 3s. I think some people (meaning a select few- not everybody!) just hand out 5s in the hope that the person they've given them to will in return give their parodies 555. It's sickening, especially when you consider the amount of effort put into other parodies which don't get as highly rated.


Then again, I do believe that there are authors, the elites of the site (and they know who they are) who simply do not make mistakes. There are a few authors that I can mention where I honestly feel that at least 9/10 of their parodies deserve straight 5s. Of course, everyone who's anyone knows that comments are much more important anyway. And if one author slaves on their song but it's not great and it gets some 4s or 3s, and another author spits out a perfect parody without any effort and gets 5s, well what is the problem with that? I personally only submit parodies that I feel are as good as they can be; I have a notebook right here on my desk filled with parodies, some completed and some not, that I'll never submit because they aren't that good.

So basically, not to put words in your mouth, I don't think that effort should necewssarily be the deciding factor in rating.

Oh, and as for people giving 5s in hopes of getting them in return? I'm sure some of that goes on, but it's just childish. Again, I'm not putting words in your mouth, but the reason that the elites of the site have those 5s is because they deserve them, not because people are sucking up to them.

Jeez, this turned out to be a lot more rant-y than I had intended. Sorry if it sounds like I'm attacking you, Mr. Dumb Ass, I mean no disrespect. I'll get off my soap box now  ;)

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Arwen on 04/04/05 at 4:19 pm


Says who? There's no law that says you have to do that! I, for one, think of the "overall" category to indicate how much I like a certain parody. If I absolutely detest a parody, but the pacing is spot on, I'll vote 5 for pacing and 1 for overall. Likewise, there was one time when I voted 1 for a poorly paced parody, but 5 for overall because I agreed with the message.


Says nobody, Grouchy Groucherson...what part of my post indicated that I thought anyone else should rate that way?  I just said that is what I do. 

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/04/05 at 6:18 pm

Wow, this thread appears to be gathering quite a bit of attention, which was sorta the idea. it's amazing how everybody's voting styles change to suit their personalities...
Charlie - In 8/10 cases, it's usually easy to tell when a parody has had a lot of time and effort put into it because it's well structured and almost flawless. parodies which are rushed are generally sloppy, riddled with mistakes and generally crap. Obviously, from what you've said you are one of those who put time thought and effort into their parodies. i, however, work from spur-of-the-moment, i have no notebook! If a song comes on the radio and I can sing other words along to it, it gets written as a parody. I don't rush my parodies. On average, it takes me just less than 45 minutes to write a parody. 45 minutes where it's thought through, drafted, checked over for typos etc and then submitted. I hate half-arsed parodies

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Ansky1213 on 04/04/05 at 6:44 pm


Wow, this thread appears to be gathering quite a bit of attention, which was sorta the idea. it's amazing how everybody's voting styles change to suit their personalities...
Charlie - In 8/10 cases, it's usually easy to tell when a parody has had a lot of time and effort put into it because it's well structured and almost flawless. parodies which are rushed are generally sloppy, riddled with mistakes and generally crap. Obviously, from what you've said you are one of those who put time thought and effort into their parodies. i, however, work from spur-of-the-moment, i have no notebook! If a song comes on the radio and I can sing other words along to it, it gets written as a parody. I don't rush my parodies. On average, it takes me just less than 45 minutes to write a parody. 45 minutes where it's thought through, drafted, checked over for typos etc and then submitted. I hate half-arsed parodies


Oh, I totally agree with you about how rushed parodies are usually easy to tell. All I'm saying is that one writer might be able to put out a fantastic effort in twenty minutes while watching TV, while another one might write one of similar caliber while slaving away for days. I just don't think that the second person should get brownie points for working longer (again, I know that this isn't what you mean either, I'm just stating for argument's sake). Personally, it can take me anywhere from half an hour to an hour or two to write a really good parody, but sometimes I like to chip away at it, and write a little bit here, a little bit there.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/04/05 at 6:50 pm


sometimes I like to chip away at it, and write a little bit here, a little bit there.


Sometimes that's the best way! I don't, unfortunately! i just hear a song and think 'hey, that would make a good parody!', then I go to the submissions page. I put in the CD (If i've got the song on CD), listen to it, enter the information and go through the song verse by verse writing crap!!! Once it's been drafted, i press 'preview', sing it through against the original (that's why I get annoyed when I only get 3 for pacing, because I think that if i can sing along to it fine, why can't everyone else?!), look for typos and change verses which don't work well and finally submit it. If i start a parody and it doesn't feel right, I reject it and start writing another. parodies i've rejected include a parody of Wet Wet Wet's 'Love Is All Around', Macy Gray's 'I Try', Diana Ross' 'Chain reaction' and The Black Eyed Peas' 'Where Is The Love?'. There are others, but i'd be sitting here all night listing them. I've rejected more parodies than i've submitted - FACT  :o

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Arwen on 04/04/05 at 11:46 pm

I would shoot myself if I composed my parodies on the submissions page. 

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Stuart McArthur on 04/05/05 at 1:26 am


LOL - me too

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/05/05 at 9:42 am


I would shoot myself if I composed my parodies on the submissions page. 


What's wrong with composing parodies on the submissions page?

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Mistress Leola on 04/05/05 at 9:44 am


I would shoot myself if I composed my parodies on the submissions page. 


The only benefit of that vs. cutting and pasting is that you know your "hello..." isn't going to end up as 'hello?'

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Arwen on 04/05/05 at 9:58 am


What's wrong with composing parodies on the submissions page?


Nothing for you...it would just drive me crazy...

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Johnny_D on 04/05/05 at 10:08 am


What's wrong with composing parodies on the submissions page?


I guess it's kind of like doing a crossword puzzle in ink, because if you accidentally press PROCESS before you want to, you can't even attempt to erase the ink.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/05/05 at 10:33 am


I guess it's kind of like doing a crossword puzzle in ink, because if you accidentally press PROCESS before you want to, you can't even attempt to erase the ink.


There is that risk, I suppose, but I draft it, preview it to check for flaws, sing my words to the original and then process it. I make sure i'm careful!  :)

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Step-chan on 04/05/05 at 12:44 pm

I have never made a song that is a perfect pacer, I have got 555 for one vote on one of my songs on whatfreaks called "Angel Brigade". It has iffy pacing in the chorus(though not the worst I've ever done). When I write my parodies, I want to make sure they pace well. I also want to make sure I get the lyrics that I want in them as well. So I end up doing a pace well/lyric technique, since I don't worry about them being perfect in pacing(As long as I can fit it in with only a little error, I tend to go with the lyrics I will be happy with). :) :D > ;D 8)

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Step-chan on 04/05/05 at 1:19 pm


Sometimes that's the best way! I don't, unfortunately! i just hear a song and think 'hey, that would make a good parody!', then I go to the submissions page. I put in the CD (If i've got the song on CD), listen to it, enter the information and go through the song verse by verse writing crap!!! Once it's been drafted, i press 'preview', sing it through against the original (that's why I get annoyed when I only get 3 for pacing, because I think that if i can sing along to it fine, why can't everyone else?!), look for typos and change verses which don't work well and finally submit it. If i start a parody and it doesn't feel right, I reject it and start writing another. parodies i've rejected include a parody of Wet Wet Wet's 'Love Is All Around', Macy Gray's 'I Try', Diana Ross' 'Chain reaction' and The Black Eyed Peas' 'Where Is The Love?'. There are others, but i'd be sitting here all night listing them. I've rejected more parodies than i've submitted - FACT  :o


I know I wouldn't type in a parody if I just conceived the idea for it(I go to the library anyway, I couldn't do it that way). It's because I have to write it down first, I can't always improv it on the spot. :)  ;D

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/06/05 at 3:53 pm


I know I wouldn't type in a parody. It's because I have to write it down first, I can't always improv it on the spot.


I must be the only one who contains the incredible ability to improve parodies in 2 mins! lol!
I just find it easier, but everyone's different. thanx for sharing your views any Stephen

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: EthanM on 04/08/05 at 9:40 am

I hadn't written anything on the submissions paage for a long time, but i did for this one that was accidentally left off the front page:

http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/davidseville0.shtml

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Step-chan on 04/14/05 at 11:22 am


I must be the only one who contains the incredible ability to improve parodies in 2 mins! lol!
I just find it easier, but everyone's different. thanx for sharing your views any Stephen


Well, I actually do improve them when I'm first toying around with an idea. It does help me get some of the lyrics I want out of it(and make writing it a little easier). But I still do write it down after I have done enough improving. It takes me about 30 minutes(for easy parodies) to several days on and off(for more complex ones) to write them. :)

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/14/05 at 5:15 pm

Regarding ratings, I have only ever given a 111 once ( which was deserved, not a spite vote ). I agree, pacing should come first, because if you cannot HUM or SING the parodied words OVER TOS WHILE IT'S PLAYING, then it's not good ( IMO ). Humor can be anything, and generally I can put myself in that person's perspective to find the humor. And while 555 would indicate " perfect ", it really does not. It to me means " Outstanding". As far as averages go, usually I add pacing and funny and divide by 2, but some parodies you just cant do it. I have personally received some odd votes like 224 and 515. I also have received ( and given once ) a 551 ( don't ask ). PS- Difficulty on TOS may up the pacing and overall slightly ( like long rap songs ). If I'm stuck between say a 3 and a 4, I will give the 4.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/14/05 at 6:05 pm


Well, I actually do improve them when I'm first toying around with an idea. It does help me get some of the lyrics I want out of it(and make writing it a little easier). But I still do write it down after I have done enough improving. It takes me about 30 minutes(for easy parodies) to several days on and off(for more complex ones) to write them. :)


Wow... several days?!  :o I'll be lucky if I spend several hours on mine!  ;D
No, but seriously, I just wouldn't have the patience to write a rap parody - they're just far too complez because they're practically spoken which makes pacing extremely difficult.


I agree, pacing should come first, because if you cannot HUM or SING the parodied words OVER TOS WHILE IT'S PLAYING, then it's not good ( IMO ). Humor can be anything, and generally I can put myself in that person's perspective to find the humor. And while 555 would indicate " perfect ", it really does not. It to me means " Outstanding". As far as averages go, usually I add pacing and funny and divide by 2, but some parodies you just cant do it.


I try, where I can to get a copy of TOS and sing the words wirtten to it. This is the case in both mine and other people's parodies. I suppose that's why it winds me up so much when I get 3s and below for pacing, because i've just sat there and sang my words to the original, and if I can do it, why can't everybody else?  ??? Wierd
Anyways, thanks Red Ant for posting, I was wondering how long it would take you to post!!!  :)

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/14/05 at 6:17 pm

Good to see you're still around DAK. I personally just can't give a one on pacing, as a 1 to me means " unrecognizable " compared to TOS ( though there are several parodies that deserve it ). If a parody is so incomplete/misrymed/not like TOS at all, I abstain from voting and usually leave an irritated comment as to why this is even a " parody ". Now if its WAY off but recognizable, then it gets a 2. Most parodies I have seen rate 4 or 5 on pacing. Also if I DKTOS,  but like the humor, I will wait to see how others ( who probably KTOS ) rate the PACING, and then go from there ( like if I see 4 or more 5's on pacing, I will agree, though there are some songs I find funny and see like 6 555 on and still don't vote it ( rarely )).

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/15/05 at 10:04 am


I personally just can't give a one on pacing, as a 1 to me means " unrecognizable " compared to TOS ( though there are several parodies that deserve it ). If a parody is so incomplete/misrymed/not like TOS at all, I abstain from voting and usually leave an irritated comment as to why this is even a " parody ". Now if its WAY off but recognizable, then it gets a 2. Most parodies I have seen rate 4 or 5 on pacing


The lowest rating I've gave on a parody so far is 222 to a Maroon 5 one recently. It was terrible, but not George Hamilinton IV -purposefully terrible, it was really genuinely crap. The author had worte only a verse, a chorus and a bridge and what was written was almost identical to TOS. It was really that poor. Other than that, I've handed out a couple of 1s but only 1s for a part of the rating system, like I know i've rated a couple of parodies things like 4 1 3. However, i don't think people can really turn round to me and say 'what do you mean it's not funny bla bla bla', because I don't follow the majority, I have my own sense of humour, which I use when rating how funny I find a song. If I didn't find it funny at all or cannot appreciate the humour, I can't give it a 5. Parodies which are so incomplete they don't even count as parodies George Hamilinton IV I don't vote for.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/15/05 at 9:54 pm

There are several exceptions I have to pacing: I shall elaborate ( skip this if you do not want to be offended ).

A: If there are not the correct number of syllables per line, you will get docked ( almost always )
B: If a song if badly misrhymed but has the correct number of syllables per line, you still will get docked on pacing ( again, almost always ).
C: I do not hold ANY grudges on pacing, like who submitted the parody, parody content, wrong artist/decade, etc.

1: If too much of TOS remains, then you will sometimes get docked a point for pacing ( rarely )
2: If you put ( chorus ) vs the typed chorus, and they differ, you probably will get a point docked for pacing
3: I do not dock people for mistyped words or duplicate words in a parody ( such as putting "with with" when you just meant to put one "with" ).
4: Especially on alternative era songs, if you do not include much of the " Oooh's, Yeah's and mmmm's " I will dock you on pacing because alot of these songs are incomplete without them, unless you specify that lyrics were read from a sheet, which will not have them.
5: If you parody the " instrumental parts " or mention breaks as well, that may up the pacing if say I'm stuck between a 4 or 5
6: Difficulty on a song may up the pacing/overall vote and rule number 1 is out of the question ( mostly raps qualify for this )
7: Leaving out parts of songs will almost always result in a pacing dock ( unless it's like a single word )
8: Stresses falling on the wrong syllable do not go against pacing.
9: If a parody is so horrible as for pacing, I do not vote it.
10 : The Song " A Horse With No Name " always gets a 555 from me, as I detest that song so much NO parody could be worse.
11. There are a few other songs that have major exceptions to pacing. The only one off the top of my head is " The 12 Days of Christmas ". Just deliver the bottom line ( the whole song isnt necessary to me, and to submit the last line only would technically qualify as a 1 for pacing since 11/12 of the song is missing  ).
12 and final. There are exceptions to most of these exceptions ( except Letter C and numbers 3, 5, and 10 ). Go figure.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 7:41 am


There are several exceptions I have to pacing: I shall elaborate ( skip this if you do not want to be offended ).

A: If there are not the correct number of syllables per line, you will get docked ( almost always )
B: If a song if badly misrhymed but has the correct number of syllables per line, you still will get docked on pacing ( again, almost always ).
C: I do not hold ANY grudges on pacing, like who submitted the parody, parody content, wrong artist/decade, etc.

1: If too much of TOS remains, then you will sometimes get docked a point for pacing ( rarely )
2: If you put ( chorus ) vs the typed chorus, and they differ, you probably will get a point docked for pacing
3: I do not dock people for mistyped words or duplicate words in a parody ( such as putting "with with" when you just meant to put one "with" ).
4: Especially on alternative era songs, if you do not include much of the " Oooh's, Yeah's and mmmm's " I will dock you on pacing because alot of these songs are incomplete without them, unless you specify that lyrics were read from a sheet, which will not have them.
5: If you parody the " instrumental parts " or mention breaks as well, that may up the pacing if say I'm stuck between a 4 or 5
6: Difficulty on a song may up the pacing/overall vote and rule number 1 is out of the question ( mostly raps qualify for this )
7: Leaving out parts of songs will almost always result in a pacing dock ( unless it's like a single word )
8: Stresses falling on the wrong syllable do not go against pacing.
9: If a parody is so horrible as for pacing, I do not vote it.
10 : The Song " A Horse With No Name " always gets a 555 from me, as I detest that song so much NO parody could be worse.
11. There are a few other songs that have major exceptions to pacing. The only one off the top of my head is " The 12 Days of Christmas ". Just deliver the bottom line ( the whole song isnt necessary to me, and to submit the last line only would technically qualify as a 1 for pacing since 11/12 of the song is missing  ).
12 and final. There are exceptions to most of these exceptions ( except Letter C and numbers 3, 5, and 10 ). Go figure.


Thank you for ellaborating in such detail!!! How I figure it is I get TOS (if i've got it) and try to sing their words along to it. If I can't at all = 1, if I can in some parts but i'm lost in others = 2; if I can for the most part but there are still a good few errors = 3; if I can sing along to it with a few errors = 4 and if I can sing along to it flawlessly or with only a couple of minor errors = 5. I'm dead tight when it comes to marking pacing, though so if I get lost, i'll try to sing that part again, but if I continually get lost on that part of the song, it'll probably get a 4. I don't hold grudges against the authors/original songs. I do not vote on songs I don't know, as this could be seen as biased. And I ALWAYS leave a comment when i've voted, even if i've given a really low mark, so you can always tell what mark i've given

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Stuart McArthur on 04/16/05 at 11:33 am


Red Ant and DAK (and btw, welcome back, DAK)

this is not patronising, just a truth:

only newbies give the voting system this much thought - wait a few months, then post me if you think I'm wrong


 

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Arwen on 04/16/05 at 11:51 am


Red Ant and DAK (and btw, welcome back, DAK)

this is not patronising, just a truth:

only newbies give the voting system this much thought - wait a few months, then post me if you think I'm wrong



Truth to who?

I don't give much thought to the votes that I receive...but I give a LOT of thought to the votes that I give to other people...because I know that some people care about votes a lot.  But I don't just hand out 5s to make people happy, either.  There have been countless times that I have had to leave parody and come back...because I couldn't decide how to vote when I first read it.

And...I find it interesting to hear how and why peoply vote the way that they do.

And I'd hardly consider myself to be a newbie...

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Mistress Leola on 04/16/05 at 1:49 pm

Interesting to hear people's rationales. 

I suspect that the explanations most of us would come up with with regard to our voting process, while they might end up looking like hard and fast rules, would simply represent our best attempt at explaining what is in practice a subjective process.

When I write a parody, I often end up making deliberate choices about how to pace things, usually depending on the way the reader is most likely to remember the song.  Many, many pop songs have varying pacing from one verse to the next, and unless the reader is a musician, or knows the song intimately (word-for-word), they will most often tend to hum the entire song to themselves according to the rhythm and pacing of the first (or predominant) verse.

There have been countless times that I've written parodies of songs I know fairly well, yet upon checking my pacing against the full set of lyrics, I found that I 'needed' to make adjustments to the pacing.  But does such perfectionism serve the reader?  Isn't the reader likely to hum the parody to himself/herself the same way I did when I wrote the intial draft from memory?

I'm working on a 'Sound of Silence' parody right now, and it's giving me fits because the pacing is irregular.  Sometimes, the pacing of the last line varies quite significantly from one verse to the next.  Sometimes, they sing two syllable words on three syllables ("a vision soft-ly-ee sleeping").  So should I use another 2 syllable word in the place of 'softly', and expect the reader to recall how it's sung?  Should I use 'going' and write it go-i-ing?  Or should I just use a 3-syllable word?  Oh, Lord -- if I don't make the right decision, the Pacing Police will dock me!

You can spend/waste all kinds of time worrying about whether someone's going to 'get' what you're trying to do when you write your parodies a certain way.  Which is another reason it just ain't worth getting bent out of shape about someone thinking your pacing or anything else about your parody is 'wrong' or 'lacking' or 'unsuccessful'.  Make the best choices you can, and leave it at that.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 1:52 pm


only newbies give the voting system this much thought


I just thought it would be interesting to see if the way I vote for parodies is similar to other peoples' techniques, and at least it gives people some insight as to when we vote for their songs, what we mean. I honestly don't really care how people vote for mine, I just wanted to know other author's opinions on the matter. Thanks for viewing yours anyway


I don't give much thought to the votes that I receive...but I give a LOT of thought to the votes that I give to other people...because I know that some people care about votes a lot. But I don't just hand out 5s to make people happy, either. There have been countless times that I have had to leave parody and come back...because I couldn't decide how to vote when I first read it.

I find it interesting to hear how and why peoply vote the way that they do.


Arwen, this is very much the case with me. I've voted people's parodies 444 and they've ended up getting quite annoyed/upset, yet as see 444 as a good vote (?). Ditto with the handing out of 555s aswell. Infact, because of this I think many people regard me as the tightest voter on the site!!! And as for your final comment, so true. In fact, that was the very reason I started up this thread, and I was very surprised to find that it hadn't been started before now! Thank you, Arwen

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/16/05 at 1:53 pm


Truth to who?

I don't give much thought to the votes that I receive...but I give a LOT of thought to the votes that I give to other people...because I know that some people care about votes a lot.  But I don't just hand out 5s to make people happy, either.  There have been countless times that I have had to leave parody and come back...because I couldn't decide how to vote when I first read it.

And...I find it interesting to hear how and why peoply vote the way that they do.


I give alot of thought on PACING especially, since that is my number 1 goal ( a parody is not good to me unless I can SING IT OVER TOS WHILE IT'S PLAYING-that's generally what I do when I review my own submissions( although some of mine do not pace well )). I do not hand out 555 to others either all the time expecting them back. I thinks the comments are much more important and so far have left them all enabled ( no feedback=no improvement ). Humor and overall can be anything ( to me ). A few special examples: There was a tribute parody to Jonny Carson I voted 515 on, but recommended it SOT YEAR ( before I realized that had already been decided ). I have also voted ( twice ) a 551 on  " slam " parodies because to me they were well paced and funny, but overall I feel they are no good ( one I did myself, I voted it a 551 as well, and yes I sometimes vote my own parodies, ONCE, and not always a 555. ).Also if I DKTOS and like the subject I will wait untill some votes come in on pacing to rate the funny/overall. The ONLY things I do not find funny are r*pe/ped0philia/child molestestation parodies ( and a few others ). Gross/$sexual parodies do not bother me ( again, a FEW exceptions ).

There has only been one time I have voted 111 ( deserved ), a 311 ( little harsh ), 312 ( little harsh on pacing but the rest deserverd ) and 222 ( was generous on that vote ). Most of the time it's 444+.

In approx. 500+ parodies I have seen, I have only seen 2 REAL names who left their written down vote on a 111 ( which were undeserved IMHO ).

I can understand if you are offended at the humor/overall, I just wish people would respect the pacing, or not 111 vote to ruin a streak of 10+ 555 ( such as I saw recently ). I wouldn't be happy with a 511, but would respect the person more if they did that.

I'm glad that people do think about the votes some. :)

PS- If you think I put alot of time into the votes, you should see some of the comments. ;)


Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 1:56 pm


Interesting to hear people's rationales. 
When I write a parody, I often end up making deliberate choices about how to pace things, usually depending on the way the reader is most likely to remember the song.  Many, many pop songs have varying pacing from one verse to the next, and unless the reader is a musician, or knows the song intimately (word-for-word), they will most often tend to hum the entire song to themselves according to the rhythm and pacing of the first (or predominant) verse.


I agree. It's very hard when writing something to write it in a way that everybody can get. Like i've explained, I only do parodies of songs I have, so I can check up my lyrics with the real thing. The only thing I can suggest when I get 3s and 4s for pacing in this case, is that the readers are trying to remember the original by humming it or basing it on just the first verse.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 2:00 pm


I give alot of thought on PACING especially, since that is my number 1 goal ( a parody is not good to me unless I can SING IT OVER TOS WHILE IT'S PLAYING-that's generally what I do when I review my own submissions.
There has only been one time I have voted 111 ( deserved ), a 311 ( little harsh ), 312 ( little harsh on pacing but the rest deserverd ) and 222 ( was generous on that vote ). Most of the time it's 444+.
I can understand if you are offended at the humor/overall, I just wish people would respect the pacing, or not 111 vote to ruin a streak of 10+ 555 ( such as I saw recently ). I wouldn't be happy with a 511, but would respect the person more if they did that.
PS- If you think I put alot of time into the votes, you should see some of the comments. ;)


Again, I sing the parody over the tune of the original. I have voted 222 recently - that's my lowest I've ever gave. I think I voted one of your songs 5 1 3, because whilst it was immaculately paced, i didn't find it funny but it was very well written. It also annoys me when people vote 111 for no reason (as you may have guessed by recent events!!!) And you're comments - aaaaargh! You spend more time writing your comments than I do writing my parodies!!!  ;D Only joking! Thanx

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Stuart McArthur on 04/16/05 at 2:23 pm


Truth to who?

I don't give much thought to the votes that I receive...but I give a LOT of thought to the votes that I give to other people...



but as much as Red Ant and DAK do?

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 2:37 pm


but as much as Red Ant and DAK do?




As was said before, some people are very sensitive about the votes they recieve, and as I said earlier, some people have got upset with me for giving them 4s, when I see a 4 as the equivalent of a B+. You've got to be careful what vote you give and who you're giving it out to

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Step-chan on 04/16/05 at 2:57 pm


Wow... several days?!  :o I'll be lucky if I spend several hours on mine!  ;D
No, but seriously, I just wouldn't have the patience to write a rap parody - they're just far too complez because they're practically spoken which makes pacing extremely difficult.

I try, where I can to get a copy of TOS and sing the words wirtten to it. This is the case in both mine and other people's parodies. I suppose that's why it winds me up so much when I get 3s and below for pacing, because i've just sat there and sang my words to the original, and if I can do it, why can't everybody else?  ??? Wierd
Anyways, thanks Red Ant for posting, I was wondering how long it would take you to post!!!  :)



The several day ones are usually done in alittle here, alittle there(20-30 minutes average, more if I'm stuck on a certain part) I think it might be because of the themes I use(90% of the time it's anime).

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Step-chan on 04/16/05 at 3:05 pm


There are several exceptions I have to pacing: I shall elaborate ( skip this if you do not want to be offended ).

A: If there are not the correct number of syllables per line, you will get docked ( almost always )
B: If a song if badly misrhymed but has the correct number of syllables per line, you still will get docked on pacing ( again, almost always ).
C: I do not hold ANY grudges on pacing, like who submitted the parody, parody content, wrong artist/decade, etc.

1: If too much of TOS remains, then you will sometimes get docked a point for pacing ( rarely )
2: If you put ( chorus ) vs the typed chorus, and they differ, you probably will get a point docked for pacing
3: I do not dock people for mistyped words or duplicate words in a parody ( such as putting "with with" when you just meant to put one "with" ).
4: Especially on alternative era songs, if you do not include much of the " Oooh's, Yeah's and mmmm's " I will dock you on pacing because alot of these songs are incomplete without them, unless you specify that lyrics were read from a sheet, which will not have them.
5: If you parody the " instrumental parts " or mention breaks as well, that may up the pacing if say I'm stuck between a 4 or 5
6: Difficulty on a song may up the pacing/overall vote and rule number 1 is out of the question ( mostly raps qualify for this )
7: Leaving out parts of songs will almost always result in a pacing dock ( unless it's like a single word )
8: Stresses falling on the wrong syllable do not go against pacing.
9: If a parody is so horrible as for pacing, I do not vote it.
10 : The Song " A Horse With No Name " always gets a 555 from me, as I detest that song so much NO parody could be worse.
11. There are a few other songs that have major exceptions to pacing. The only one off the top of my head is " The 12 Days of Christmas ". Just deliver the bottom line ( the whole song isnt necessary to me, and to submit the last line only would technically qualify as a 1 for pacing since 11/12 of the song is missing  ).
12 and final. There are exceptions to most of these exceptions ( except Letter C and numbers 3, 5, and 10 ). Go figure.


When I go by pacing, I'm more forgiving if I like what they did with the song.(5 usually,4 if it throws me off a bit, I rarely give 3s). But that's how I am when I rate, I have never given anything lower than 3s.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/16/05 at 3:06 pm


but as much as Red Ant and DAK do?




Stuart, I probably give more thoughts on my votes/comments than I do in an election ( since you are probably going to lose either way there ). Matter of fact I have gone back DAYS later in cases to explain a vote ( once was a 444 I gave that should have been 555, the other a 555 that should have been 534--matter of fact I recall YOU commenting on my comment on that one ). I do not expect to see 10+ 555's on every parody I submit, and of my 74 or so only maybe 8 have more than 8 votes ( I do have one with 7 555's and I believe you saw it ).

Also, I hardly ever vote on parodies with no comments enabled for several reasons:
1: No form of feedback as to how to improve the parody ( if it needed improvement )-though I understand why people like William Tong do not enable them.
2: It is nearly impossible to prove/disprove vote inflation on parodies with no comments enabled ( funny how some of those receive A LOT more votes towards 555 ).
3: Rating the parody is only one-tenth the fun. Comments on the parody are two-tenths. Reading someone elses work is the other 70%. But if you do not enable comments, then to me you are either:
A: Forgetful and forget to check the comment box
B: Write something that will lead to a HUGE backlash or a crapton of comments between parodists over something that has NOTHING to do with the parody.
C: Wasting everyone's time ( notable exception: William Tong ).

Now, that may seem a bit harsh and excessive. The ratings are to give HONEST FEEDBACK ON THE PARODY ( for the most part, flip back to page 3 for my exceptions on pacing ). I also almost always leave my written vote down as well in the comments for several reasons:
1: It proves ( to an extent ) that a certain vote came from you.
2: If another voting loss were to occur atleast you would still have that.
3: Although I do not give my real name here or on www.amiright.com, " Red Ant" IS my name here and if I think a parody is great I will let you know ( sometimes in GREAT detail ). Also, I have seen one so bad it didn't even qualify as a parody and I ragged the author to death for it, and of course all-inbetweens.

Now, I have done 3 parodies of Nirvana's R*pe Me, and 2 of them have been 111'd ( someone seems to dislike TOS and has no regards to the parody ). I just ask that people respect the pacing of a parody, because as many have mentioned, a 111 is almost meaningless, whereas a 411/511 shows a much higher level of maturity.

I know votes will be across the board on some parodies ( notable William Tong and especially PL's ( those are almost ALWAYS 111 or 555 )).

PS- This has been exhausted as far as I'm concerned, but has been fun since I have some mild writer's block at the moment. Will still leave a comment or 2 here if any responses are posted regaring my posts, but they will be short.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Step-chan on 04/16/05 at 3:11 pm


Stuart, I probably give more thoughts on my votes/comments than I do in an election ( since you are probably going to lose either way there ). Matter of fact I have gone back DAYS later in cases to explain a vote ( once was a 444 I gave that should have been 555, the other a 555 that should have been 534--matter of fact I recall YOU commenting on my comment on that one ). I do not expect to see 10+ 555's on every parody I submit, and of my 74 or so only maybe 8 have more than 8 votes ( I do have one with 7 555's and I believe you saw it ).

Also, I hardly ever vote on parodies with no comments enabled for several reasons:
1: No form of feedback as to how to improve the parody ( if it needed improvement )-though I understand why people like William Tong do not enable them.
2: It is nearly impossible to prove/disprove vote inflation on parodies with no comments enabled ( funny how some of those receive A LOT more votes towards 555 ).
3: Rating the parody is only one-tenth the fun. Comments on the parody are two-tenths. Reading someone elses work is the other 70%. But if you do not enable comments, then to me you are either:
A: Forgetful and forget to check the comment box
B: Write something that will lead to a HUGE backlash or a crapton of comments between parodists over something that has NOTHING to do with the parody.
C: Wasting everyone's time ( notable exception: William Tong ).

Now, that may seem a bit harsh and excessive. The ratings are to give HONEST FEEDBACK ON THE PARODY ( for the most part, flip back to page 3 for my exceptions on pacing ). I also almost always leave my written vote down as well in the comments for several reasons:
1: It proves ( to an extent ) that a certain vote came from you.
2: If another voting loss were to occur atleast you would still have that.
3: Although I do not give my real name here or on www.amiright.com, " Red Ant" IS my name here and if I think a parody is great I will let you know ( sometimes in GREAT detail ). Also, I have seen one so bad it didn't even qualify as a parody and I ragged the author to death for it, and of course all-inbetweens.

Now, I have done 3 parodies of Nirvana's R*pe Me, and 2 of them have been 111'd ( someone seems to dislike TOS and has no regards to the parody ). I just ask that people respect the pacing of a parody, because as many have mentioned, a 111 is almost meaningless, whereas a 411/511 shows a much higher level of maturity.

I know votes will be across the board on some parodies ( notable William Tong and especially PL's ( those are almost ALWAYS 111 or 555 )).

PS- This has been exhausted as far as I'm concerned, but has been fun since I have some mild writer's block at the moment. Will still leave a comment or 2 here if any responses are posted regaring my posts, but they will be short.


I rarely(if ever) vote on a song that doesn't have the comments enabled. Mainly because I like to leave comments(To let them know what I think) and secondly because it helps me remember if I voted on the song or not(If I haven't voted in awhile).

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 3:13 pm


Stuart, I probably give more thoughts on my votes/comments than I do in an election ( since you are probably going to lose either way there ). Matter of fact I have gone back DAYS later in cases to explain a vote ( once was a 444 I gave that should have been 555, the other a 555 that should have been 534--matter of fact I recall YOU commenting on my comment on that one ). I do not expect to see 10+ 555's on every parody I submit, and of my 74 or so only maybe 8 have more than 8 votes ( I do have one with 7 555's and I believe you saw it ).

Also, I hardly ever vote on parodies with no comments enabled for several reasons:
1: No form of feedback as to how to improve the parody ( if it needed improvement )-though I understand why people like William Tong do not enable them.
2: It is nearly impossible to prove/disprove vote inflation on parodies with no comments enabled ( funny how some of those receive A LOT more votes towards 555 ).
3: Rating the parody is only one-tenth the fun. Comments on the parody are two-tenths. Reading someone elses work is the other 70%. But if you do not enable comments, then to me you are either:
A: Forgetful and forget to check the comment box
B: Write something that will lead to a HUGE backlash or a crapton of comments between parodists over something that has NOTHING to do with the parody.
C: Wasting everyone's time ( notable exception: William Tong ).

Now, that may seem a bit harsh and excessive. The ratings are to give HONEST FEEDBACK ON THE PARODY ( for the most part, flip back to page 3 for my exceptions on pacing ). I also almost always leave my written vote down as well in the comments for several reasons:
1: It proves ( to an extent ) that a certain vote came from you.
2: If another voting loss were to occur atleast you would still have that.
3: Although I do not give my real name here or on www.amiright.com, " Red Ant" IS my name here and if I think a parody is great I will let you know ( sometimes in GREAT detail ). Also, I have seen one so bad it didn't even qualify as a parody and I ragged the author to death for it, and of course all-inbetweens.

Now, I have done 3 parodies of Nirvana's R*pe Me, and 2 of them have been 111'd ( someone seems to dislike TOS and has no regards to the parody ). I just ask that people respect the pacing of a parody, because as many have mentioned, a 111 is almost meaningless, whereas a 411/511 shows a much higher level of maturity.

I know votes will be across the board on some parodies ( notable William Tong and especially PL's ( those are almost ALWAYS 111 or 555 )).

PS- This has been exhausted as far as I'm concerned, but has been fun since I have some mild writer's block at the moment. Will still leave a comment or 2 here if any responses are posted regaring my posts, but they will be short.


well said


I rarely(if ever) vote on a song that doesn't have the comments enabled. Mainly because I like to leave comments(To let them know what I think) and secondly because it helps me remember if I voted on the song or not(If I haven't voted in awhile).


I still vote on parodies that don't enable comments, although it isn't as fun and I don't vote on as many compared to the ones that do enable comments

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/16/05 at 5:13 pm

I have once tried to create an intentional parodox in a parody I did called " Rate Me ( the worst parody in history ). A brief rundown:

In the forword I stated that I wanted to have to worst rated parody on amirght.com 's history ( which I didn't ).

I stated that it would be HORRIBLY MISSPELLED ( and it was ).

It was SERIOUSLY incomplete.

It changed almost NO words from the OS.

I broke over 13 rules of the English language in that parody.

Now, despite all this, I got SEVERAL 555's.( also got some 111's and stuff inbetween )

The point was to see how people would rate the PACING of the parody. By all standards, the most I would give that song is a 2 if submitted by someone else. I found it HILARIOUS and would have voted 5 funny/overall, giving a 255 vote.( I didn't vote it ).

Pacing should come first, and I do not believe anything like that can really get more than a 2 on pacing REGARDLESS of how funny it is ( there are people who agree and I've seen strange votes like 135, 155, and so on ).

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 5:14 pm


I have once tried to create an intentional parodox in a parody I did called " Rate Me ( the worst parody in history ). A brief rundown:

In the forword I stated that I wanted to have to worst rated parody on amirght.com 's history ( which I didn't ).

I stated that it would be HORRIBLY MISSPELLED ( and it was ).

It was SERIOUSLY incomplete.

It changed almost NO words from the OS.

I broke over 13 rules of the English language in that parody.

Now, despite all this, I got SEVERAL 555's.( also got some 111's and stuff inbetween )

The point was to see how people would rate the PACING of the parody. By all standards, the most I would give that song is a 2 if submitted by someone else. I found it HILARIOUS and would have voted 5 funny/overall, giving a 255 vote.( I didn't vote it ).


I don't think I rated that one... i think i'll go have a look now, although I think i avoided it because I didn't know TOS

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/16/05 at 5:20 pm


I have once tried to create an intentional parodox in a parody I did called " Rate Me ( the worst parody in history ). A brief rundown:

In the forword I stated that I wanted to have to worst rated parody on amirght.com 's history ( which I didn't ).

I stated that it would be HORRIBLY MISSPELLED ( and it was ).

It was SERIOUSLY incomplete.

It changed almost NO words from the OS.

I broke over 13 rules of the English language in that parody.

Now, despite all this, I got SEVERAL 555's.( also got some 111's and stuff inbetween )

The point was to see how people would rate the PACING of the parody. By all standards, the most I would give that song is a 2 if submitted by someone else. I found it HILARIOUS and would have voted 5 funny/overall, giving a 255 vote.( I didn't vote it ).


Owch..........I suppose it gave George Hamilinton IV a run for his money, but i still don't think it's the WORST parody ever written

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/16/05 at 6:16 pm


Owch..........I suppose it gave George Hamilinton IV a run for his money, but i still don't think it's the WORST parody ever written


No, not by a long shot ( ESPECIALLY since it was INTENDED to be horrible ). As for giving GH IV a run for his money, I said in the comments it took 3 minutes to write it ( that is true-the forword took more time than the parody itself ) and his parodies for the most part look like the same amount of effort have been put into them.

PS- I have also tested the " Funny" category on the same OS, called " Date R*pe " ( and it is so unfunny that it cannot even be voted on as one person mentioned ).

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/17/05 at 5:17 am


PS- I have also tested the " Funny" category on the same OS, called " Date R*pe " ( and it is so unfunny that it cannot even be voted on as one person mentioned ).


Yeh, i red that one. At least you had the decency of actually telling people that it wasn't supposed to be funny. Bet you still got some 555s on it though

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Red Ant on 04/17/05 at 5:36 am


Yeh, i red that one. At least you had the decency of actually telling people that it wasn't supposed to be funny. Bet you still got some 555s on it though


DAK, you must have read the wrong parody or not noticed the votes as I just checked it. All 5 votes on the song have a unanimous 1 on funny. As one person said " You wrote an unvoteable parody, here Red Ant. " I find it so unfunny that I think giving a 1 on funny is TOO MUCH CREDIT. I will post my " vote " on it in the next few days.

Subject: Re: Rating Parodies

Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 04/17/05 at 5:39 am


DAK, you must have read the wrong parody or not noticed the votes as I just checked it. All 5 votes on the song have a unanimous 1 on funny. As one person said " You wrote an unvoteable parody, here Red Ant. " I find it so unfunny that I think giving a 1 on funny is TOO MUCH CREDIT. I will post my " vote " on it in the next few days.


Im sure i've read it, because on it you say 'It's not meant to be funny, it's serious' or something. Don't think i read the votes/comments though, or if I did, i've forgotten about them

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