i'd gladly give my spot to Fester and take a reserve position.

I don't know how many episodes this travesty will run for, but ... here's the schedule of summaries so far:

E1: Draco
E2: Bebo
E3: Bucky Katt
E4: Lisapooh
E5: I_AM_HE
E6: FesterFan1
E7: AMAI
E8: dekko

Let me know if there are any conflicts with these dates.

Out of curiosity, how does one qualify to write an episode summary?

jlm

There is a rigorous, strict audition and screening process.

First, you sign up. Then you are given an episode to summarize if one is available.

Seriously, that's it - all you have to do is volunteer and you are pretty much in. The only exceptions that I know of are that to be assigned an episode of Survivor or Amazing Race you have to have done a summary for another show first.

Our benevolent dictator AyaK could probably explain it better - he's got that whole random number generator thingee and stuff but that is beyond me.

>First, you sign up. Then you are given an episode to summarize if one is available.
>
>Seriously, that's it - all you have to do is volunteer and you are pretty much
>in. The only exceptions that I know of are that to be assigned an episode
>of Survivor or Amazing Race you have to have done a summary for another show
>first.

No, I couldn't explain it better -- that's it, except that for the three shows where we have more wannabe writers than writing slots (Survivor, The Amazing Race and The Mole), we set a deadline for signing up and then randomly select the summarizers from everyone who signed up.

>>First, you sign up. Then you are given an episode to summarize if one is available. Seriously, that's it - all you have to do is volunteer and you are pretty much in.
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That's a strange system. In the Paradise Hotel forum, they chase the unsuspecting victim into a corner, give them a "pink belly" and then hold their loved ones hostage until the summary is completed.

At least that's what happened to me before I wrote the 9/17 summary.

Vindictive Drunks & A Pool-- What Else Could You Want?

LAST EDITED ON 10-13-03 AT 05:49 PM (EST)

woah - pink belly treatment! That is harsh! The only thing that happened to me after my Paradise Hotel summary was being called a very angry person and a whore.

Oh yeah, and no one liked my song parody on that one either. It's not easy working chlamydia into a Jimmy Buffet classic - you'd think people would be more appreciative of shit like that.

edited because it turns out she called me a whore and not a slut. A subtle difference, but an important one.

"some people claim that there's chlamydia to blame" - JimmyPooh

>woah - pink belly treatment! That
>is harsh! The only thing
>that happened to me after
>my Paradise Hotel summary was
>being called a very angry
>person and a whore.
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Lisapooh -

I remember your excellent parody and I'm sorry that anyone would hurl any expletives at the House of Pooh. Although they are certainly not under my control, I apologize on behalf of any coarse posters on the P-HO boards. Summarians and Satire-istas should be embraced, fondled gently and supported, not bashed.

And to Guppin1234 - once our crack "Gender Confirmation Team" has gotten to the bottom of your bottom, I'll get back to you. Meanwhile, I will continue to do my usual 500 tongue push-ups a day.

Ending this before my off-color remarks truly shame the House of Dice. (it's too late, isn't it?)

Official Erotic Oil Massage Therapist at the Pair-Of-Dice Hotel

"a little lower please" - RollDice

...just so I can remember whose summary it is that's due. Lisapooh, right?

Yes it's my summary. Yes I'm working on it. Yes I know it's been three whole days.

No, it won't be worth the wait.

Yes it's my summary. Yes I'm working on it. Yes I know it's been three whole days. No, it won't be worth the wait.

I value your candor. But I've got a good feeling about this one...

LAST EDITED ON 09-28-03 AT 02:17 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 09-27-03 AT 11:07 PM (EST)

edited because I don't owe an explanation to anyone. Last time I checked, there wasn't a deadline or anything.

edited again because once the response I was answering was deleted this makes even less sense than it did before.

LAST EDITED ON 09-28-03 AT 02:18 PM (EST)

see above.

LAST EDITED ON 09-28-03 AT 02:19 PM (EST)

third times a charm. It looked like I was arguing with myself once vern's responses went away. oh well.

LAST EDITED ON 09-28-03 AT 00:13 AM (EST)

You have already been warned once not to attack posters personally, so you better watch what you post in the future if you don't want to be banned.

And posters on the forum need not be concerned about tracking down the summary writers each week. The forum moderators handle any necessary communications with the writers privately. Since vigilantism is clearly against the forum guidelines, it's not just a suggestion to leave it to the moderators.

Edited to add: Just as we suggest newer posts read for awhile before starting posts, I also suggest that newer posters not try to tell a poster with over 5,000 posts about deadlines. That total implies that she's been around long enough to know more about the way things are done.

Fighting for evil (and neat forums) since 2002