And You Think You've Got Talent?!

[Marvin D.]

Yes, I mean you Do you think YOU, the one picking your nose, you can haz enough talent to astound the world with? Yes, you say? Then enter here and now!

Oh, but you also can haz questions? I suppose I shall try to answer them for you.

I think I can haz talent, but just what do you call talent?

Anything that I can see via my computer screen that you've done works! Can you write? Send a poem or story! If you can't put two sentences together, you can sing, create a skit, swallow swords, eat cockroaches, play an instrument, yodel, or whatever you think you can do that shows that you think you've got talent.

But how do you see my talent--I dun wanna be the only person seeing it!

That's simple--once you're done with it and have a way to show it to me--whether by photo, video, text, so forth--just PM it to me with the subject "And You Think You've Got Talent Entry".

How can I stand a chance to win in the talent show?

After some time (more on that later), a poll will be made with the various entrees. Then, there'll be some time to vote for the talented entries, and then we'll have a winner.

ZOMG, WUT DA WINNER WIN?

A job well done. Get lost. Oookkkaaay...so maybe there's more. First place gets $100 and the first place trophy, second place gets $50 and the second place trophy, and $25 and the third place trophy for third place

So dat means I can vote for me?

Nope! Otherwise there wouldn't be the hair pulling when voting time comes around because you can't choose which entry looks the best (besides your own, of course). Of course, we can't be sure, so honesty counts!

Now I can go show that I can haz talent? How long can I have?

You have until July 20 to submit your entry to me. On that day (or maybe the next), I'll put up the poll, and you can start voting.

But I haz more questions!

Then ask me!

[The Kings Daughter]

A whole week? This is wonderful!

[bookworm]

We should have a three judge panel. I’ll be the mean one.

[Steve]

We should have a three judge panel. I’ll be the mean one.

If I wasn't going to submit an entry, I would be the one who is always smiling too much and is waaayyy to positive about everything.

[American Eagle]

ZOMG, WUT DA WINNER WIN?[

That's actually an illegal word... putting a z before it is evading the edit filter and punishable by hanging.

My talent is law enforcement. *fires guns*

[Marvin D.]

The three panel judge idea strikes my fancy It'd be fun to do it

And that was meant as "Oh my goodness", which I always add Z to to make it come out as Zoh-my-goodness (and that's how I say it). So I didn't know that I got around the filter, okay?

[bookworm]

I think it’s safely assumed that the acronym in question means gosh on here.
I wanted to use a quote from Top from years back, but apparently it’s been deleted.
It was people arguing about someone using it and whether it meant gosh or not, and Top came in and said something to the effect of “So he likes Orange Mango Grapes, leave him alone.”

The three panel judge idea strikes my fancy It'd be fun to do it

Let’s do it!

[Marvin D.]

Okay, so we're gonna do a little panel judge thingie, but not before, during the actual voting. While you have time to vote, 3 'judges' will comment on each item, trying to do so in this manner:

Judge A: Item 1
Judge B: Item 1
Judge C: Item 1
Judge A: Item 2

And so forth, hopefully so it moves quickly enough Bookworm signed up as the mean judge, so 2 more people can--try not to be plain in judging if you wanna try, but so that we have 3 various silly personalities Post here if you want to join (maybe with how you would rate something), and I'll see what I can do.

[Musical Shutterbug]

Me be good judge! I have an extremly positive personality and can be very fair, reasonable and balanced. (and sometimes even not )

May I be a judge?

[Marvin D.]

So we have a mean judge, a positive and sometimes reasonable judge...now we need one more personality (staged or not).

[American Eagle]

Judging will take away three of the contestants and remove the community participation. Perfect.

[Musical Shutterbug]

^ Sarcasm

Judging will make it more interesting and entertaining, you have to admit

A positive and sometimes reasonable judge.

Stress the "sometimes reasonable"

[Monty]

I would be happy to be the staged personality of your choice. (Or whatever I can make up!) I won't be able to judge until July 22 though...

[American Eagle]

^ Sarcasm

It's actually not.

IDJ, bookworm, Monty, you guys should submit entries. Judging will just remove the fun of putting up a poll. >_>

My opinion, anyways.

[Monty]

Why couldn't we do both. Make a poll, and have "celebrity" judges that will give their opinion on the various entries.
EDIT: I would be happy to submit an entry, but what I wanted to do simply cannot get done between now and Monday which is when I leave for camp.

[American Eagle]

I don't see the point... except to make a couple of users feel like they have an official position and won't have to submit an entry.

I'm wearing my grouch face today, in case you didn't notice. *needs to take a happy pill*

[Catspaw]

Okay, so we're gonna do a little panel judge thingie, but not before, during the actual voting.

(Bold added.)

I think the intention is to have a poll still, but just add in the judges' comments to add to the fun. My brother got me watching America's Got Talent this season and half of the fun is watching Howie and Piers disagree about whether something was hilarious or dreadful or both. A poll is definitely the most fair way to choose the winner, but a little witty banter while we all vote sounds entertaining to me!

[Sherlock]

I'm ready with my troupe of highly talented cockroaches, which have been painstakingly trained to dance Merengue to Carlos Santana. Unfortunately - and here's the bad news - they are quire camera shy so you guys are just going to have to take my word for it.

[Shennifer]

Okay, so we're gonna do a little panel judge thingie, but not before, during the actual voting.

(Bold added.)

I think the intention is to have a poll still, but just add in the judges' comments to add to the fun. My brother got me watching America's Got Talent this season and half of the fun is watching Howie and Piers disagree about whether something was hilarious or dreadful or both. A poll is definitely the most fair way to choose the winner, but a little witty banter while we all vote sounds entertaining to me!

I've been watching some of America's Got Talent as well it's pretty entertaining.

And I think this contest and having judges sounds awesome!

[American Eagle]

Okay, so we're gonna do a little panel judge thingie, but not before, during the actual voting.

(Bold added.)

Marvin, why do you not add clarificational bolding to all of your posts? It makes things so much easier.

Thanks, Catspaw.