The voting has opened on the thirteen line challenge. So far we have only a handful of votes. Even if you didn't enter your vote would be appreciated.
Come on Hatrackers. Let's hear your opinions.The more votes the more justified the winner will feel.
Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :
There is a chance we shall make ye walk the plank if you don't vote, but entered.
Posted by Grant John (Member # 5993) on :
I would prefer not to walk the plank, but I think it is very difficult to be objective in a competition you entered. Not that I would vote for myself, just that if someone did something similar, or even something you thought of and rejected, you might not see it for what it really is (especially if that person has more votes than you...) Plus making up a comment about your own work so no one realises it is yours... yikes. Not my cup of tea.
Posted by kathyton (Member # 7780) on :
I'm sure your feeling is common, but workshopping and editing yourself are a great skills to develop. And I see you did vote; thanks for participating. Posted by Rommel Fenrir Wolf II (Member # 4199) on :
i dont quite understand the 13 line thing, i dont even understand what counts as a line.
also i am unafraid of having my work stolen, if some one wants it i would give it to them free of charge. (less i have to worry about)
RFW2nd
Posted by MartinV (Member # 5512) on :
Whenever I posted my stuff, 13 lines was a bit too little. 15, maybe?
Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :
13
Posted by Grant John (Member # 5993) on :
MartinV if you want the reason it is explained in Please Read Here First.
Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
I've only done it a few times that I recall (and been edited down once), but I figured if it fits in the reply box without going over, it'll come out thirteen lines. Am I right, Kathleen?
Posted by arriki (Member # 3079) on :
That's what I keep reading but every time I submit one that fits exactly in the box, it gets chopped some. I can't figure out why.
Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :
Well, we have established that if you're using Mozilla Firefox as your browser, the reply box allows one more line of text than the reply box I see because I'm using MSIE 7 as my browser.
If you are using something else (Firefox and Internet Explorer aren't the only choices, right?), then it might be different as well.
All I can promise is that I use the exact same browser on the exact same computer to look at everyone's 13 lines, so everyone gets treated the same way.
Posted by Wolfe_boy (Member # 5456) on :
I can report the following:
Opera (PC or Mac): the box is 13 lines Firefox (Mac): the box is 14 lines Omiweb (Mac only): the box is 15 lines Safari (PC or Mac): default is 15 lines, but the box is resizeable, so that doesn't mean much.
That should just about cover the gamut of browsers out there. I apparently use too many. That being said, give Opera a try some time - it's awesome.
If you've got another browser you'd like inspected, just let me know. I'll see what I can do. No linux, though.
Jayson Merryfield
[This message has been edited by Wolfe_boy (edited April 10, 2008).]
Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :
Wow! Thanks, Wolfe_boy.
[This message has been edited by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (edited April 11, 2008).]
