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"Getting sick of complaining people"

"Why didn't I win gameday?"
"I've been here for 3 days and haven't won yet"

So what?
Who cares?

Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm fed up with reading moan after moan about "how it's not fair" and "my post was better".
If you didn't win, that's because someone else posted something better than you did.
Get over it.

It's been said over and over by so many people, don't post merely because you want to win.
It shows. Lengthy, dry and impersonal posts that read like a news bulletin.
Where as the ones that do win are personal, have something to say or are reviews/cheats.

I appreciate that you may have spent an age on a post, but that should be because you had something you wanted to say, not because you thought "Ha! That'll win"
And yes, I am aware that I have won a number of filmadays.
But twice I have had to be told I've won.
Why?
Because it never enters my head to try and win a bloody DVD or game, I don't bother to check the lists.
I've written lengthy posts that have taken me an age, but that's because I've had an opinion I wanted to share with people.

Take my last filmaday win for bullying.
Cooldogs posted his experience, someone else started a thread about bullying because of video games and Wookie added his thoughts.
I had something to say about it, and stuck it in the life forum to try and help someone that was going through the same thing, to try and make them realise that it was ok, that they shouldnt be suicidal or depressed.
I didn't think "Excellent, a worthy topic! I'm sure to win now!".

I understand that some people might be too young to buy their own games.
I've been there too, but now I'm 28 and can buy what I want, when I want.
But you know what?
When I couldn't, when it had to be my mum pay for one?
I waited.

Don't be so bloody greedy and start screaming when you don't win.
It even says in the rules "No complaining, nobody likes a whinger"

This forum has many, many articulate, amusing and interesting people. They win more than once.
Not because of any favouritism but because they post interesting stuff.

Meka and Grix post a lot of long, decent topics each day.
Do you hear them sob when they don't win?
No.

Learn a lesson from those that have the grace and dignity to realise that GAD and FAD are a privilege, not a right.

Thank you, rant over.

Goatboy wrote:
> I haven't won a game in months.

I have won filmaday some
> though.

I am pleased with winning and not winning.

I am not
> please that Train Simulator is coming soon

This should be in Ant's Am I happy or Disappointed? topic.

I haven't won a game in months.

I have won filmaday some though.

I am pleased with winning and not winning.

I am not please that Train Simulator is coming soon

I have one once in 2 weeks.

I can't complain.. I won four times in twenty days...


:D

Aide moi!

Ooh my sides!

Genius.

Utter, utter genius

I int neva ruined yo storys, and i int neva complained nietha!

But is I win da game? No No i isnt.

Being completely honest i think that your posts are a bit too short. In a story you can never have too much detail. Think about what you want to say in that bit of the story. Write it, then re-read it, change bits, don't be afraid to scrub some out and replace it with other bits. Describe more, as i said, you can never have too much detail.

Don't just put:

"Hello." said Bob to Tarquin.

or whatever.

What was Bob wearing, how did he say 'hello'? In a friendly way, a scared way. Was Tarquin trying to ignore Bob before he said hello?

There's all these things you can add to help inprove the story posts. With one more thing:

STICK TO THE STORY LINE!!!!

:-)

Your Honour wrote:
> Probably about a third of the posts are, to be frank, crap.

But
> there is a story line in there........ somewhere.

Oh cheers but what do you think about mine, written by me a simple and lowly Yr 8!

I added on at the start to the original one but then fish-e cut in with it's own one and started off a different one!

I carried that one on but with the characters I used in my first 'story' POST!