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Poll - Moderator Submitting a Contest Story

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Lobo De la Sombra:
Myself, I don't see any reason why a Moderator shouldn't be allowed to enter the contest.  Since the winner is selected by member votes, no Mod has the ability to influence the outcome except by their own single vote, and only if it's that close.  Fordman, I definitely respect your choice to abstain from entering.  I'd probably do the same in your shoes.  As for the rest of us Mods, if we can't change the outcome, there's no reason why we shouldn't be allowed to post an entry.  Besides, if Mods hadn't been allowed to enter the last contest, the votes might have been hard to tally to select a winner from the remaining ONE story.  Here's hoping there'll be more to choose from this time around.

ElectroPainLover:

--- Quote from: Lobo De la Sombra on February 07, 2017, 01:37:05 am ---Fordman, I definitely respect your choice to abstain from entering.  I'd probably do the same in your shoes.

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I fully agree with you about that Lobo. Though I support any Contest Moderator entering a 'vote-selected' contest, I too, would not participate. No different from the last Story Contest when I had thought of submitting a story I had already sent to Gromet (though it had not yet been published) until Fordman posted rules stating that it was not allowed. This posting had not been aimed at me as I had not mentioned that that was my intention. Later, he retracted that rule but I still wrote a different story to fall within the original posted rules.


--- Quote from: Lobo De la Sombra on February 07, 2017, 01:37:05 am ---Besides, if Mods hadn't been allowed to enter the last contest, the votes might have been hard to tally to select a winner from the remaining ONE story.  Here's hoping there'll be more to choose from this time around.

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Oh, that is so true, so funny, and, tragically sad.

However, my initial point was about 'Contest Moderator's' being able to enter the contest. Being that they are the ones essentially running the contest. It was never a question of whether Admins or Mods or Owner's of the Plaza, for that matter, in question as being able to enter. Or, like you said; oh too sadly; the counts of the votes would have been much harder to determine (he says with jest).

loras pa6:
If the Moderator is not responsible for deciding the winner themselves, I see no reason why the Moderator cannot participate.

In a popular vote competition, as is the normal Contest here, the Moderator is strictly a planner of the event.

Now MAYBE they may have a slight forethought advantage if they choose the contest's defining subject, but that is negligible at best. And since that part of last two contests have been voted on via polls it is even less of an advantage in my opinion.

MsBehavin:
Firstly, I can't see any reason why a mod can't take part in the story writing contest as its member votes that count. But if you DO need a person on the moderating team who doesn't participate in any writing of contest entries then I'm up for consideration in doing that.

ElectroPainLover:
As the poll has clearly shows, so far, there is no reason for the Contest Moderator to abstain from the contest MsBehavin. I see it as where the Admins and Mods 'moral compasses' point. And, personally, it makes me even more proud to be a part! I see it as a way to prevent the slightest glimmer of impropriety or any misgivings should the Moderator win. I fully understand where Fordman's desire to exclude himself from the contest is rooted. I only wanted to see where the rest of the members stood and to show him that, if he should so wish, there would be nothing wrong with doing so.

Dana

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