2014 ICS Elite Eight: Discussion Thread

[Voxel]

I have a few questions, similar to what we were wondering in the limited SA challenges. Are run on sentences allowed, are bulleted lists one sentence, and do titles and sub-titles count as a sentence?

I would got that titles and subtitles don't count. Run are okay as long as they are grammatically correct. Bullets should be 4 to 5bulllets should count as one sentence so 15 bullets would be 3 sentences. My reasoningon bullets is how much information on can put into a sentence

 

[RMichael21]

Also, if we include the challenge description in the post, that doesn't count towards the sentence limit, correct?

 

[DinoInstitute]

I would got that titles and subtitles don't count. Run are okay as long as they are grammatically correct. Bullets should be 4 to 5bulllets should count as one sentence so 15 bullets would be 3 sentences. My reasoningon bullets is how much information on can put into a sentence

That makes sense and sounds pretty fair. Lets see if Z agrees.

Also, if we include the challenge description in the post, that doesn't count towards the sentence limit, correct?

My guess would be its ok

 

[Zweiland]

Are run on sentences allowed

No

are bulleted lists one sentence

Yes, if they can be re-worded into one sentence with commas to separate list items. Usually they can.

nd do titles and sub-titles count as a sentence

No

 

[Zweiland]

Also, if we include the challenge description in the post, that doesn't count towards the sentence limit, correct?

No, it does not.

 

[LittleGiants16]

Guys, since I'm judging this first round, I'm going to throw my two cents in on the grammatical points. So, I grew up with a mother who taught grammar and, while I know mine is far from perfect, I do appreciate proper grammar. As such, let's try not to pull any funny business with the rules, mkay? No egregious run-ons. No unnecessary semi-colons. You have the rules, now adhere to them. Part of being a great imagineer is working within the constraints as they are presented to you. There is beauty in brevity. That is all.

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[RMichael21]

Also, would the key to a map count as 1 sentence?

 

[Voxel]

Also, would the key to a map count as 1 sentence?

this might be dumb but why not make it part of the image

 

[RMichael21]

this might be dumb but why not make it part of the image

There's no room in the image for me to put it, I already thought of that.

 

[Voxel]

There's no room in the image for me to put it, I already thought of that.

Put the image in an image.. Imageception.

 

[DinoInstitute]

Also, would the key to a map count as 1 sentence?

I think you can probably consider it like the bulleted list. Maybe. Depends what exactly you have.

 

[Zweiland]

Also, would the key to a map count as 1 sentence?

Yes, but only if not in the image. And let me add, map legends are the ONLY descriptive text that is not counted as a sentence when placed in the image.

 

[DinoInstitute]

Yes, but only if not in the image. And let me add, map legends are the ONLY descriptive text that is not counted as a sentence when placed in the image.

What if one image is a logo with words?

 

[Zweiland]

What if one image is a logo with words?

That would fall under the "title" category, not "descriptive text".

 

[tcool]

What if it is a collage will this be considered as one whole image, or separate images?

 

[Zweiland]

What if it is a collage will this be considered as one whole image, or separate images?

Collages are fine.

 

[DinoInstitute]

That would fall under the "title" category, not "descriptive text".

Captions?

 

[Zweiland]

Captions?

...are descriptive

 

[LittleGiants16]

Guys, if I may butt in again, it is somewhat disheartening how you are all trying to stretch the rules as far as they can go. You've been allowed two pictures, so just include two pictures. Apparently collages are okay, but a truly great armchair imagineer can do their best work with their words. Two pictures should be plenty: one for a map and one for thematic reference. Twenty sentences is also plenty. As previously stated, you have plenty of grammatical tricks that you can pull to increase your word count. Now, if it's up to me, let's just adhere to the rules as given: twenty sentences, two images, period. That is all.

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[englanddg]

Yeesh, it's a whole thread of mini-me's...