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BC - Someone once suggested my rank be Infinite Jester.

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Why not make competitions truly open - including co-authors? Because two people collaborate, that doesn’t make it twice as good. I’m confident there would be individual stories of a higher standard than collaborations in any contest. Surely, the idea behind a Lush contest is for the best entry to win (in the judges opinion) - without concerns for how it was compiled. There would be no issue with an “honour system” if it was open. EVERYONE would know where they stood and they could decide whether to enter or not - as members do now.

Just asking the question.

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My original post, was a bit of a kneejerk reaction to the issue which has arisen.

I'm still giving this some thought, but looking at the feedback, we may need to relax these rules somewhat. I take the opinions of our regulars very seriously, and am open-minded and flexible in my approach to how the site is run. It's a community, not a dictatorship (!).

The whole point of mentioning it, is that some people are getting a lot of editorial assistance. And making it obviously known. So much so, that the stories are essentially, partly co-written.

Is that fair to a newcomer to the site, who doesn't have any support network, and is flying totally solo?

We want stories to be primarily, the efforts of individuals.

I don't personally see much harm in asking someone to proofread a story, or them pointing out the grammatical errors. Particularly if you're dyslexic, or weak technically. None of us are perfect, and another set of eyes often helps.

It's the heavy editing and co-writing which has become an issue.

So, would we all be happier, if the rules were altered, so that proofing and light editing are ok, but anything more involved, shouldn't be allowed?

At the end of the day, it's an honour system, and totally unpoliceable. The message we're trying to get across, is that we want submissions, to be as close to your own work, as possible.

Feedback welcome.

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Me too, actually with the tetchy thing. I think BC was talking about the thread in general. I say that because I like her and don't think she'd pick on you. ;)

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I see some girls with eyebrows and I just want to walk up to them and say:

Give me that eyebrow template--all of them, the badly chosen brow powder kit, that too dark liner and the brow wax! Give it to me now!!!
And never, never, never view another YouTube tutorial on makeup and think you've perfected it again.
Oh! Come back here. I want that damn chalky concealer too.

Now, go wash your face.

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I rarely have anyone look at anything I write beforehand because I'm a bit of a curmudgeon. I don't have a dog in this fight as I don't have a contest entry nor will I.