wdcav1952
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Thread is for the Ugly Pen Contest and the associated Trash Talking Contest.
Ugly Pen Contest
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Scott
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Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen! I am late to the party, but am ready to get started.
Does anybody have any suggestions for improvements on last year's Ugly Pen Contest? Here are the rules for last year's contest:
The Ugly Pen Contest
Welcome to the Ugly Pen Contest! My name is Scott Greaves, and I am in charge of this contest. If you have any question or comment about this contest, please either send me a message or an E-Mail. I made up the rules for this contest, and I would be happy to make up some new ones to get myself out of a jam if needed!
This is not a serious contest, although in many ways it may resemble one. It is a contest for serious penturners to use to blow off some steam! Reading anything more into it can lead down that dark and dangerous path to madness!
There will be judges, though you won't know who they are; and there will be prizes, though I'm not sure what they might be as of yet (or if anybody would want them)! Foremost, this contest involves showing strange and disgusting things that somewhat resemble pens, so that we can all make rude comments to each other about them! And with that, the rules:
1) Your entry must be a pen, i.e. If you could bring yourself to handle it, it would theoretically write.
2) You may submit up to two entries, although I can't imagine why you would want to admit to making this kind of mistake more than once!
3) Entries are submitted by posting up to three images of the pen-like item, with or without accompanying story, in this special Ugly Pen Contest topic, part of the Birthday Bash Forum.
4) Anyone may post comments about the entries, although no fights will be allowed, as there are numerous other normal topics available for that!
5) Entries will be accepted from Monday the 9th of February until Midnight (The Witching Hour) Eastern time on Wednesday the 18th of February. Winners will then be posted on the 19th of February. The judge's decision will be final!
6) Prizes will be awarded in five categories:
a) Worst looking normal pen. This is the category for those who tried to make a nice pen, but it turned out ugly!
b) Most disgusting pen. This is for those of you with the perverse sense of humor, but please, I don't want to see a whole string of Ca-ca pens, and no human reproductive organ pens! Remember, this is a family site!
c) Most unusual material. Inventive use of non-traditional materials is King in this category!
d) Just Butt Ugly Pen. This is kind of the all-encompassing category for the entry that is truly just the ugliest around!
e) And the newest category, the Best Comment about an Ugly Pen entry. Yes, now there's a prize for those of you who are too ashamed to show your Ugly Pens, but are still willing to criticize those of us who are willing to show our mistakes! Inventive, and preferably humorous, comments are what will win here!
7) A single entry may win more than one prize, in other words, winning in one category does not disqualify the entry from winning in another category, with the exception being the Best Comment category, for obvious reasons.
8) All entry images and comments become the property of the IAP, to use, or dispose of, as they wish. Yes, blackmail a few years from now is a definite possibility!
9) New Rule! Within 48 hours of posting an entry in the Ugly Pen contest for any of the pen categories, you need to send me a message or E-Mail identifying yourself both by screen name and your real name, and include your mailing address so we can send you your prizes!!! I don't want to have to track you down to get your information later. I feel so strongly about this that if I don't have your information, your entry will be disqualified. Now, for those of you who wish to win the Best Comment category, be watching for the announcement of the winners, because I am going to want your information within 48 hours of when you win. If you don't know how to message or E-Mail me, click on my name to the left of this post, and select your choice for either a message or an E-Mail there on the drop-down list.
Now, lets start seeing some entries!
Does anybody have any suggestions for improvements on last year's Ugly Pen Contest? Here are the rules for last year's contest:
The Ugly Pen Contest
Welcome to the Ugly Pen Contest! My name is Scott Greaves, and I am in charge of this contest. If you have any question or comment about this contest, please either send me a message or an E-Mail. I made up the rules for this contest, and I would be happy to make up some new ones to get myself out of a jam if needed!
This is not a serious contest, although in many ways it may resemble one. It is a contest for serious penturners to use to blow off some steam! Reading anything more into it can lead down that dark and dangerous path to madness!
There will be judges, though you won't know who they are; and there will be prizes, though I'm not sure what they might be as of yet (or if anybody would want them)! Foremost, this contest involves showing strange and disgusting things that somewhat resemble pens, so that we can all make rude comments to each other about them! And with that, the rules:
1) Your entry must be a pen, i.e. If you could bring yourself to handle it, it would theoretically write.
2) You may submit up to two entries, although I can't imagine why you would want to admit to making this kind of mistake more than once!
3) Entries are submitted by posting up to three images of the pen-like item, with or without accompanying story, in this special Ugly Pen Contest topic, part of the Birthday Bash Forum.
4) Anyone may post comments about the entries, although no fights will be allowed, as there are numerous other normal topics available for that!
5) Entries will be accepted from Monday the 9th of February until Midnight (The Witching Hour) Eastern time on Wednesday the 18th of February. Winners will then be posted on the 19th of February. The judge's decision will be final!
6) Prizes will be awarded in five categories:
a) Worst looking normal pen. This is the category for those who tried to make a nice pen, but it turned out ugly!
b) Most disgusting pen. This is for those of you with the perverse sense of humor, but please, I don't want to see a whole string of Ca-ca pens, and no human reproductive organ pens! Remember, this is a family site!
c) Most unusual material. Inventive use of non-traditional materials is King in this category!
d) Just Butt Ugly Pen. This is kind of the all-encompassing category for the entry that is truly just the ugliest around!
e) And the newest category, the Best Comment about an Ugly Pen entry. Yes, now there's a prize for those of you who are too ashamed to show your Ugly Pens, but are still willing to criticize those of us who are willing to show our mistakes! Inventive, and preferably humorous, comments are what will win here!
7) A single entry may win more than one prize, in other words, winning in one category does not disqualify the entry from winning in another category, with the exception being the Best Comment category, for obvious reasons.
8) All entry images and comments become the property of the IAP, to use, or dispose of, as they wish. Yes, blackmail a few years from now is a definite possibility!
9) New Rule! Within 48 hours of posting an entry in the Ugly Pen contest for any of the pen categories, you need to send me a message or E-Mail identifying yourself both by screen name and your real name, and include your mailing address so we can send you your prizes!!! I don't want to have to track you down to get your information later. I feel so strongly about this that if I don't have your information, your entry will be disqualified. Now, for those of you who wish to win the Best Comment category, be watching for the announcement of the winners, because I am going to want your information within 48 hours of when you win. If you don't know how to message or E-Mail me, click on my name to the left of this post, and select your choice for either a message or an E-Mail there on the drop-down list.
Now, lets start seeing some entries!
Welcome to the party, Scott!
Rules look good - you've got it pretty well tweaked by now, eh?
I think we should get Curtis and Dawn busy casting some really 'unique' pen blanks as prizes!
Rules look good - you've got it pretty well tweaked by now, eh?
I think we should get Curtis and Dawn busy casting some really 'unique' pen blanks as prizes!
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Straight to the point, Scott. I like it!
Do you need anyone of our volunteers to help you run this in any way? We have some eager helpers.
Do you need anyone of our volunteers to help you run this in any way? We have some eager helpers.
Scott
Member
Look at the rules I've posted above from last year. I am thinking about reducing to three the categories for ugly pens. I would eliminate "c) Most Unusual Material" category. That one has always been a hard one to define, and to judge. I am also thinking about the "Trash Talking" category, what I have previously called the "Best Comment" category. I think I'd like to run it under a separate topic, and provide links to the Ugly Pen Contest topic. I am not sure about this, but if we do separate it out, then we can lock the Ugly Pen topic, which will make it easier for people to look through the entries there.
One other thing, about the timing of contests, I will not be around from the 12th through the 22nd of Feb., so I need to run this either before or after those dates.
Some feedback or suggestions would be helpful!
Scott.
One other thing, about the timing of contests, I will not be around from the 12th through the 22nd of Feb., so I need to run this either before or after those dates.
Some feedback or suggestions would be helpful!
Scott.
Len Shreck
Member
If anyone needs any help with anything they feel I can help with please just ask. Len
Scott
Member
Hi Everybody!
I have revised the rules for the Ugly Pen Contest. Please check them out below, and give me some comments about them. Scott.
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The Ugly Pen Contest
Welcome to the Ugly Pen Contest! My name is Scott Greaves, and I am in charge of this contest. If you have any question or comment about this contest, please either send me a message through the IAP site, or an E-Mail at ugly@penturners.org. I made up the rules for this contest, and I would be happy to make up some new ones to get myself out of a jam if needed!
This is not a serious contest, although in many ways it may resemble one. It is a contest for serious penturners to use to blow off some steam! Reading anything more into it can lead down that dark and dangerous path to madness!
There will be judges, though you won't know who they are; and there will be prizes, though I'm not sure what they might be as of yet (or if anybody would want them)! Foremost, this contest involves showing strange and disgusting things that somewhat resemble pens, so that we can all make rude comments to each other about them! And with that, the rules:
1) Your entry must be a pen, i.e. If you could bring yourself to handle it, it would theoretically write.
2) You may submit up to two entries, although I can't imagine why you would want to admit to making this kind of mistake more than once!
3) Entries are submitted by E-Mailing up to three images of the pen-like item, with or without accompanying story, to ugly@penturners.org. I prefer that you name your entry, but if you don't I will make up a suitably horrid name. Your entry must include both your screen name and your real name, and your mailing address. This is only for the purpose of awarding prizes. I will not post any identifying information here besides your screen name. Don't make us come hunting for you!
4) Entries will be accepted from Tuesday the 2nd of February until Midnight (The Witching Hour) Eastern time on Tuesday the 9th of February. Winners will then be posted on the 11th of February. The judge's decision will be final!
5) Prizes will be awarded in three categories:
a) Worst looking normal pen. This is the category for those who tried to make a nice pen, but it turned out ugly!
b) Most disgusting pen. This is for those of you with the perverse sense of humor, but please, I don't want to see a whole string of Ca-ca pens, and no human reproductive organ pens! Remember, this is a family site!
c) Just Butt Ugly Pen. This is kind of the all-encompassing category for the entry that is truly just the ugliest around!
6) A single entry may win more than one prize, in other words, winning in one category does not disqualify the entry from winning in another category.
7) All entry images and comments become the property of the IAP, to use, or dispose of, as they wish. Yes, blackmail a few years from now is a definite possibility!
8) All entries will be posted by me in this forum. You may notice that this forum is locked, and only I can post entries here. Have patience! I am not that fast.
9) This year we have decided to provide a separate forum for your comments about these travesties. That forum is called the Trash Talking forum, and we encourage you to post your rude and offensive comments (what other kind would there be about ugly pens?) there. And yes, there is a contest for the best Trash Talking comment about an Ugly Pen entry!
Now, lets start seeing some entries!
To Enter This Contest!
Link To the Trash Talking Contest!
I have revised the rules for the Ugly Pen Contest. Please check them out below, and give me some comments about them. Scott.
________________
The Ugly Pen Contest
Welcome to the Ugly Pen Contest! My name is Scott Greaves, and I am in charge of this contest. If you have any question or comment about this contest, please either send me a message through the IAP site, or an E-Mail at ugly@penturners.org. I made up the rules for this contest, and I would be happy to make up some new ones to get myself out of a jam if needed!
This is not a serious contest, although in many ways it may resemble one. It is a contest for serious penturners to use to blow off some steam! Reading anything more into it can lead down that dark and dangerous path to madness!
There will be judges, though you won't know who they are; and there will be prizes, though I'm not sure what they might be as of yet (or if anybody would want them)! Foremost, this contest involves showing strange and disgusting things that somewhat resemble pens, so that we can all make rude comments to each other about them! And with that, the rules:
1) Your entry must be a pen, i.e. If you could bring yourself to handle it, it would theoretically write.
2) You may submit up to two entries, although I can't imagine why you would want to admit to making this kind of mistake more than once!
3) Entries are submitted by E-Mailing up to three images of the pen-like item, with or without accompanying story, to ugly@penturners.org. I prefer that you name your entry, but if you don't I will make up a suitably horrid name. Your entry must include both your screen name and your real name, and your mailing address. This is only for the purpose of awarding prizes. I will not post any identifying information here besides your screen name. Don't make us come hunting for you!
4) Entries will be accepted from Tuesday the 2nd of February until Midnight (The Witching Hour) Eastern time on Tuesday the 9th of February. Winners will then be posted on the 11th of February. The judge's decision will be final!
5) Prizes will be awarded in three categories:
a) Worst looking normal pen. This is the category for those who tried to make a nice pen, but it turned out ugly!
b) Most disgusting pen. This is for those of you with the perverse sense of humor, but please, I don't want to see a whole string of Ca-ca pens, and no human reproductive organ pens! Remember, this is a family site!
c) Just Butt Ugly Pen. This is kind of the all-encompassing category for the entry that is truly just the ugliest around!
6) A single entry may win more than one prize, in other words, winning in one category does not disqualify the entry from winning in another category.
7) All entry images and comments become the property of the IAP, to use, or dispose of, as they wish. Yes, blackmail a few years from now is a definite possibility!
8) All entries will be posted by me in this forum. You may notice that this forum is locked, and only I can post entries here. Have patience! I am not that fast.
9) This year we have decided to provide a separate forum for your comments about these travesties. That forum is called the Trash Talking forum, and we encourage you to post your rude and offensive comments (what other kind would there be about ugly pens?) there. And yes, there is a contest for the best Trash Talking comment about an Ugly Pen entry!
Now, lets start seeing some entries!
To Enter This Contest!
Link To the Trash Talking Contest!
Very good, Scott - very clear and concise, and looks like a lot of fun!
Andrew
Andrew