FiringSquad: Home of the Hardcore Gamer - Games, Hardware, Reviews and NewsSubmit your own or view users' CPU overclocking results!

  
 Home   News   THE MATRIX   Deals   Hardware   Games   Features   Media   Products   Forums   FS China 
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Home : Matrix : Clusters : Dawn of War II Contest!
» Join the Greatest Gaming Community NOW! (It's free)

Already a member? Login
 

  Cluster Page All Clusters Matrix Home
Dawn of War II Contest!
Number of members: 18
Created: 34 months ago by Skippy989 (78) Talk with this user on their Shout Box
Permanent Link:

Dawn of War II Contest!
Posted 34 months ago

Here at Firing Squad we have Eldar, and Orks, and Tyranids, OH MY! Lucky enough for us our Xenos friends have brought along some goodies that we want to pass along to you! For this contest we have
● 5-8 Dawn of War II T-shirts
● Dawn of War II game for PC

We're keeping it simple at FS and for this one we want you to write a haiku or limerick based on your thoughts of war in the future. What better way to celebrate the onset of spring then writing a poem about war? For those of you unclear about the structure of a haiku or limerick it is as follows:

Haiku - 3 line poem consisting of a total of 17 syllables. Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllables and line 2 has 7. Rhyming is not necessary

Limerick - 5 line poem consisting of lines 1, 2, and 5 having 8 syllables and all rhyming with each other. Lines 3 and 4 have 5-6 syllables and rhyme with each other.

Feel free to do either or both! Winners will be chosen by overall user score for their entry. As always, keep it clean (no "There once was a Space Marine from Nantucket" limericks) and for any questions on content please contact me or refer to the Matrix Terms of Use and Code of Conduct. Happy writing!

ACTIONS
- Join this Cluster


          CLUSTER MEDIA-BLOGS
 
13 Entries  
55% 4 Ratings
» Please rate this
I am an AMD AgentRead this Media-Blog entry!» Scorched Earth (0)
by paulus (12) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Posted 32 months ago
68.8% 8 Ratings
» Please rate this
I am an AMD AgentRead this Media-Blog entry!» DoW II 5-7-5, and the Limerick (1)
by jarrodthome (105) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Edited 32 months ago
36.7% 3 Ratings
» Please rate this
I am an AMD AgentRead this Media-Blog entry!» it could have been better T_T (0)
by exe3 (551) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Posted 32 months ago
45% 4 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» Meditation of a Tyranid (0)
by Aftermath (184) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Posted 33 months ago
48.6% 7 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» Afghanistan and Iraq (0)
by anastamoses@gmail.com () Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Edited 33 months ago
51.1% 9 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» Dow II Haiku (2)
by LORD ORION (1742) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Edited 33 months ago
52.5% 8 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» Never fallen (0)
by froggz (685) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Edited 33 months ago
41.3% 8 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» Rodent Device (2)
by PS2Fish (29) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Posted 33 months ago
10% 5 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» War! Huh! Yeah! (aka Blatant Plagiarism) (1)
by ICDP (110) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Posted 33 months ago
40% 6 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» Hope or Fear? (0)
by ICDP (110) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Posted 33 months ago
31.7% 6 Ratings
» Please rate this
Read this Media-Blog entry!» So what if it doesn't follow the topic? (0)
by ICDP (110) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Edited 33 months ago
60% 13 Ratings
» Please rate this
I am an AMD AgentRead this Media-Blog entry!» »» best haiku ever (0)
by darkportal_4 (67) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Edited 34 months ago
48.3% 6 Ratings
» Please rate this
I am an AMD AgentRead this Media-Blog entry!» First Entry (1)
by Skippy989 (78) Talk with this user on their Shout Box (My other blogs) Edited 34 months ago

          CLUSTER SHOUT BOX
 
 

18 User Comment(s) • 8 root comment(s)
Page 1 of 2Next Page
Click to view exe3's User PageI am an AMD Agent exe3 (551)  Talk to exe3 in the Shout! Box I am an AMD Agent Jun 11, 2009 - 07:40 pm | Edited on Jun 11, 2009 - 07:48 pm
assuming you're still going by user score in future I don't think user score should be taken into account, just looking at the scores the number of people who have actually ranked them range from 2 to 12 so it's unfair and inconsistent, also you run the high risk of people voting other peoples entries down to try and give themselves an edge or even getting friends to come and vote theirs up and others down

» Login to reply to this
Click to view Aftermath's User Page Aftermath (184)  Click to view Aftermath's User Profile Talk to Aftermath in the Shout! Box Jun 12, 2009 - 10:25 am | Edited on Jun 14, 2009 - 11:17 pm
or to sum up in a word

shenanigans

not to mention the two members that have posted no comments or done anything significant whatsoever. what's to stop people from just creating multiple accounts to sway the vote?

» Login to reply to this
Click to view jarrodthome's User PageI am an AMD Agent jarrodthome (105)  Talk to jarrodthome in the Shout! Box I am an AMD Agent Jun 25, 2009 - 07:04 am
Well, I don't think it'll matter too much--I haven't heard anything from Skippy yet and I'm not holding my breath...

» Login to reply to this




Click to view Aftermath's User Page Aftermath (184)  Click to view Aftermath's User Profile Talk to Aftermath in the Shout! Box Jun 10, 2009 - 09:44 pm
70% of these haikus/limericks have nothing in them to tie them to Dawn of War 2, or the Warhammer 40k universe.

SHENANIGANS!

» Login to reply to this
Click to view mikearmour's User Page mikearmour (20)  Talk to mikearmour in the Shout! Box Jun 11, 2009 - 06:43 am | Edited on Jun 11, 2009 - 11:40 am
LOL, I just popped in to see who won since I already own the game. Shenanigans..LOL! I love it. Seriously though, don't get your tentacles in a tangle buddy. It's only a contest.

BTW, in the entry parameters it doesn't say anything about centering the limericks/haikus to DoW II or the "Warhammer 40k Universe". Here's the quote: "We're keeping it simple at FS and for this one we want you to write a haiku or limerick based on your thoughts of war in the future." 70% of the entries (including the cluster's creator's entry) didn't have anything to do with DoW II because they didn't have to...just an FYI.

There's also nothing in the rules that say when somebody has to join the cluster. It's a GAME. Sell some plasma or something and go out and buy it if you're that distraught! Shenanigans...LMAO.

» Login to reply to this
Click to view Aftermath's User Page Aftermath (184)  Talk to Aftermath in the Shout! Box Jun 11, 2009 - 11:42 am | Edited on Jun 11, 2009 - 04:07 pm
You don't have to join to see who wins, just to judge. Frankly, I was just hoping to see some effort made to be creative. A lot of them weren't. I'm also disappointed in the lack of moderation in the contest.

This was the first FS contest I've made an attempt at, judging from this experience about how loose they play things, I won't be doing it again.

As for the rest of your drivel, I'll chalk it up to you being the kind of person that likes to get into other people's business for no reason but to make themselves seem witty. "LOL" will never be witty. Sorry.

» Login to reply to this
Click to view mikearmour's User Page mikearmour (20)  Talk to mikearmour in the Shout! Box Jun 11, 2009 - 06:22 pm | Edited on Jun 11, 2009 - 06:23 pm
You got me pretty good there friend. You really did...

Frankly, it seems you were just hoping to win and now you're upset that you didn't.

Also, I'm unclear about what part of my post you're calling drivel. Was it the part where I pointed out that you obviously didn't read the contest guidelines, or the part where I recommend not getting bent out of shape over a $50 game?

Oh ya, and you're spot on about me being the kind of person that likes getting into other people's business for no reason but to make myself seem witty. That was totally what I was going for. You make that really easy by the way.

As for your outbursts of frustration/anger over a game, your poor reading comprehension, your subpar haiku, and your false sense of ent1tlement, I guess I'll just chalk that up to you being the kind of person who thinks you're tough because you listen to black metal music and is mad at the world because of it.

Keep trying though, and maybe you'll get some people to like you one day.

» Login to reply to this




Click to view Aftermath's User Page Aftermath (184)  Click to view Aftermath's User Profile Talk to Aftermath in the Shout! Box Jun 10, 2009 - 09:47 pm
I'd like to see a graph of cluster activity/time left until deadline!

About one fifth of the cluster members joined in the last 48 hours.

SHENANIGANS.

» Login to reply to this



Click to view paulus's User PageI am an AMD Agent paulus (12)  Talk to paulus in the Shout! Box I am an AMD Agent Jun 10, 2009 - 08:58 pm
Crap, almost forgot to enter this!!!

» Login to reply to this


Click to view Aftermath's User Page Aftermath (184)  Click to view Aftermath's User Profile Talk to Aftermath in the Shout! Box Jun 10, 2009 - 08:13 pm
I call shenanigans!

» Login to reply to this


Click to view exe3's User PageI am an AMD Agent exe3 (551)  Talk to exe3 in the Shout! Box I am an AMD Agent May 03, 2009 - 05:53 am
are international people allowed in this contest as well? :P

» Login to reply to this
Click to view Skippy989's User PageI am an AMD Agent Skippy989 (78)  Talk to Skippy989 in the Shout! Box I am an AMD Agent May 06, 2009 - 05:42 am
Yes! It's only fair to include international community members since the poem origins are international as well! :-D

» Login to reply to this



Page 1 of 2Next Page

POST A COMMENT

» Note: You need to be logged in to write a comment!

Login here, or if you don't have an account with FiringSquad, register here, it's FREE!

  
          CLUSTER MEMBERS (18)
 
 

froggz (685)
Joined 33 months ago

ICDP (110)
Joined 33 months ago

LORD ORION (1742)
Joined 33 months ago

darkportal... (67)
Joined 34 months ago

Aftermath (184)
Joined 33 months ago

PS2Fish (29)
Joined 33 months ago

doomtroope... (742)
Joined 34 months ago

Kessandra (1008)
Joined 34 months ago

Skippy989 (78)
CREATOR
Joined 34 months ago

mr.wielder (1648)
Joined 33 months ago

exe3 (551)
Joined 33 months ago

jarrodthom... (105)
Joined 32 months ago

Gigabyte_G... (9)
Joined 32 months ago

paulus (12)
Joined 33 months ago

mikearmour (20)
Joined 32 months ago

anastamose... ()
Joined 33 months ago

playerfour ()
Joined 32 months ago

q400xm3 ()
Joined 27 months ago