I have lost 4 times.

*Looks at record*

lul

I can't complain tho, the other 15 were my own fault.

I was just thinking about that actually, might not make much of a difference. I will not be able to show - I'll be in brazil from June 2 - 20.

I won't be running a Summer topical tourney lol

If I'm still on this site this summer I'm going to have really reevaluate my life

pancake don't u dare speak like that.

ur scaring me :(

Lol everyone feels the same way about their losses, pointless conversation. End of the day, if you're happy with the verse you wrote, you've won.

Will you host a tournament if I promise to win it?

I'm almost never happy with my verses. I just console myself with, "Well, I did my best with the time and inspiration I allowed myself... meh..." then I continue to live the rest of my life.

Agreed @Vividlyvague I think there's a degree of that in everything we write, hard to feel fully satisfied with something. What can ya do.

I've had gripes about specific votes in a few of my losses. But I'm sure my opponents have felt similarly at times. It happens.

i cant imagine ever being completely satisfied with something i have written.

I think i would just quit.

The similar number of votes on each side (with 16 actually winning) have prioritized keeping the league at 16 weeks because it was originally scheduled to go 16 weeks. I only was willing to change from the plan if a vast majority wanted 12, but the opposite appears true.

Here's a timetable of what that means, based on when verses would be due:

Week 7: April 11
Week 8: April 18
Week 9: April 25
Week 10: May 2
Week 11: May 9
Week 12: May 16
Week 13: May 23
Week 14: May 30
Week 15: June 6
Week 16: June 13

The playoffs would then start June 16, and like last season, I'll give a little extra time on verses for the playoffs. That actually could work for you, @oats, if you're willing to get right back on the horse upon returning. You also might be in line for a bye if you keep this rate up.

wtf how r u so organised.

props tho.

@Certain id try my best to get it in right when I get back. I could make it work.

And for the record, like pretty much everyone here, feel like I've only really been beaten three times, one of which I posted up a joke verse about doin booty because I thought my opponent would no show. But alas, that's not how the cookie crumbled. Clearly, I've defeated people who thought they got robbed so it's all a wash.

imagine we worked on our verses for as long as some poets work on their poetry


or authors work on their stories


they could take a year or more to work on a short story

im gonna work on an OM for a year.

I think I'll be satisfied once I can transfer my exact thoughts to paper. I tend to get closer to that in audio than text most times.

My ADD will not allow me that opportunity. That's why I almost never edit after dropping. Once I write it I immediately lose interest in it. It's such a fucking curse.