The Lead Painters' League - Season Three

[Captain Blood]

Round 3 on Monday. Any new teams or replacement entries to me by 0700 GMT Sunday morning (10th May) please. I've had replacement teams from most people, but not all. Please remember, you don't have to send me a replacement team, but if you don't, then your team from round 2 will progress into round 3 against a different opponent.

Let's get a few more contestants and see if we can break the new server! Yay!
...or maybe not 

As the polls are still running intact and perfectly well in round 2, and as round 2 only ran for 4 days before being rudely interrupted, I now suggest we leave them running until the end of the weekend so anyone that hasn't yet voted in round 2 still has the chance to do so...

[Captain Blood]

By the way. If you've sent me a new or replacement team and you HAVEN'T had an acknowledgement from me, that means I haven't received it. So please double check that I've acknowledged receipt of entries for round 3 and beyond. Thanks 

[Ray Rivers]

Darn...

I was hoping the forum would be down another couple days... 

Looks like it's down to the wire for Round 3 for me.  Now where is my camera... 

[dodge]

Let's get a few more contestants and see if we can break the new server! Yay!
...or maybe not 

Mmmmm lets not I'm only just recovering from this short break 

[Hammers]

Let's get a few more contestants and see if we can break the new server! Yay!
...or maybe not 

Hey! I was Punk in my youth. Let's go for it!

[Admiral Benbow]

Captain, I need some clarifications about round 10 and the "beast"-part. You wrote "a large dinosaur, woolly mammoth, giant ape, or similar prehistoric leviathan". So what exactly is allowed? ANY large beast? A giant ape is not prehistoric, well, no more than a large spider. Or a human giant? A beast like the Rancor monster from Star Wars? A dragon?
 
Questions over questions ...

[Ray Rivers]

Well...

I'm going to be painting up a large chicken like creature.   

Hopefully, that will count.   

[Le matou rouge]

Hello all,

Just a few words to tell you that I coundn't take part in the two next rounds cause I have very importants job interviews in two weeks, and I have to prepare them seriously.  So no time for painting at all (and to keep up to learn how to take photos).
I'm a bit sorry cause it was my initial goal to post 10 pics (and paint as much as possible). But never mind, when I saw the efforts Alex made to "save" the forum, I can't complaint : let's just say I missed you, chaps (and ladies !)

Au plaisir,
Matt 

[Svennn]

Hello all,

Just a few words to tell you that I coundn't take part in the two next rounds cause I have very importants job interviews in two weeks, and I have to prepare them seriously.  So no time for painting at all (and to keep up to learn how to take photos).
I'm a bit sorry cause it was my initial goal to post 10 pics (and paint as much as possible). But never mind, when I saw the efforts Alex made to "save" the forum, I can't complaint : let's just say I missed you, chaps (and ladies !)

Au plaisir,
Matt 

Well unfortunately I have to agree you are doing the sensible thing. There will be other LPL's so go for it and good luck.

Svennn

[Captain Blood]

Captain, I need some clarifications about round 10 and the "beast"-part. You wrote "a large dinosaur, woolly mammoth, giant ape, or similar prehistoric leviathan". So what exactly is allowed? ANY large beast? A giant ape is not prehistoric, well, no more than a large spider. Or a human giant? A beast like the Rancor monster from Star Wars? A dragon?
 
Questions over questions ...

Well I don't want to be too prescriptive, but the intent is for a giant beastie, as opposed to just a large animal.
So a sabretooth isn't really much bigger than a lion - so I wouldn't say that counts as a giant or leviathan.
A giant spider? Well, I'd say a Shelob sized spider would pass.
But really we are talking dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, King-Kongs and the like.
It's not really possible to give a totally comprehensive list of what does / doesn't count as a large beast, but I hope the intent is clear.

[Vanvlak]

Sad to hear that Mat, but I thinkit's a good decision too.
Good luck. 

[Le matou rouge]

Thanks for the support, old chaps !
But I didn't expect such reasonnable voices here : aren't we supposed to be the old children who play with toy toldiers  ?

meow,
Matt

[Vonkluge]

To the Prof and Cap'n Blood,

I'm not cryin sour grapes now that the match is over between me and "Mancha" as he did a great job and I feel great just having stayed neck and neck with one of the best entries posted! but I think one rule needs to be amended for future contest. Since we are getting a lot of votes the rule governing ties should really be based on a percentage % of diference insted of a hard number. That way it reflects the real difference in popularity based on number of votes cast. IMHO

[Mancha]

...but I think one rule needs to be amended for future contest. Since we are getting a lot of votes the rule governing ties should really be based on a percentage % of diference insted of a hard number. That way it reflects the real difference in popularity based on number of votes cast. IMHO

First, I’m not sure the match is officially “over”.  In fact, I’m a little worried that you’ll earn one more point, which single point would have a dramatic effect.   

On to your other comments:  To review, the rule is that a difference of five or fewer votes between two entries results in a “tie” (with 20 points going to each participant), while a difference of six or more results in one of the entries winning (and earning 30 points) and the other losing (and earning only 10 points). 

You are suggesting that a difference of six votes is a big difference if only fifty votes have been cast, while six votes is a very small, perhaps inconsequential difference if 200 votes have been cast, right?  I see your point.  However, it might be too much to ask to expect everyone to do a percentage calculation in order to figure out whether they won or not.  Also, I think the rules are intended to reward close matches like this by giving extra points based on sheer number of votes.  (What Alex taketh away with one hand, he giveth with the other.)  I definitely see your point though. 

For my part, I’ve been wondering how our match earned about fifteen more votes than most other matches?  I guess voters were inspired.

[Calimero]

...For my part, I’ve been wondering how our match earned about fifteen more votes than most other matches?  I guess voters were inspired...

I never think about looking at the numbers of  voters in the different matches before but that is odd… maybe it’s because people simply don’t vote when they can decide which entry they think is the best…

200 person voted on your match against Vonkluge while "only" 169 persons vote on the match between me and Sterling Moose…