Green Room - Week 22 - Day 4
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therealljidolGood morning Idolers!
I'm not sure if you saw this yesterday, but there is an anthology out there featuring several former contestants that is having an Indiegogo campaign! So check it out, and if you can help - do so! If you can't, then spread the word so that others can find out about it! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marked-by-scorn#/ (One of the levels is $4 and you get the e-book version! That's a really great deal! With the names that I know on that list, it's bound to be a good book.
Speaking of "good books", this is a good time to mention our Amazon store! http://astore.amazon.com/li0cd-20
There's a lot of great books there as well! (and of course, just by visiting it before doing the rest of your Amazon shopping helps!)
Which reminds me that I need to start coming up with the new incentives for our Patrons! https://www.patreon.com/user?ty=h&u=70027
What are some things I could offer that might tip you over into joining the team? ;)
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Happy Friday the 13th!
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http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/929542.html is the place where you go to link your entries! I hope to see a lot more action there, and soon! :)
I'm not sure if you saw this yesterday, but there is an anthology out there featuring several former contestants that is having an Indiegogo campaign! So check it out, and if you can help - do so! If you can't, then spread the word so that others can find out about it! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marked-by-scorn#/ (One of the levels is $4 and you get the e-book version! That's a really great deal! With the names that I know on that list, it's bound to be a good book.
Speaking of "good books", this is a good time to mention our Amazon store! http://astore.amazon.com/li0cd-20
There's a lot of great books there as well! (and of course, just by visiting it before doing the rest of your Amazon shopping helps!)
Which reminds me that I need to start coming up with the new incentives for our Patrons! https://www.patreon.com/user?ty=h&u=70027
What are some things I could offer that might tip you over into joining the team? ;)
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Happy Friday the 13th!
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http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/929542.html is the place where you go to link your entries! I hope to see a lot more action there, and soon! :)
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Date: 2016-05-13 05:55 pm (UTC)I would just add that there is some significant social pressure not to fire the gun, lest you become an Idol Villain. A villain may do well, but they'll never win. There's a reason so many of our past winners have also been Spirit of LJ Idol in our season.
Just like Gary has chosen to have us vote FOR entries and contestants to stay in, rather than AGAINST entries and contestants to send them home, I think most of us are more comfortable with powers that HELP people move forward, rather than hurt a fellow contestant. Of course, even the "positive" powers can be used strategically to put someone else at a disadvantage, but they are primarily used for good.
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Date: 2016-05-13 06:15 pm (UTC)(Even the act of giving someone a second chance means that someone else might finish in a lower spot than they would have otherwise)
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Date: 2016-05-13 06:20 pm (UTC)Honestly, I think the occasional tension between contestants is part of why those powers don't get used more often. None of us are mortal enemies who would gladly set the other person's game on fire and then toast marshmallows over the flames. But we aren't congenial enough that firing a shot across the bow would be laughed off like we were little kids playing a game of Sorry.
On a bad day, it's more like the Cold War, and no one wants to fire the first nuke because it's not commensurate to how we feel - and it's not good for our own survival, either.
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Date: 2016-05-13 06:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-05-13 06:46 pm (UTC)