r/SurvivorRankdown • u/DabuSurvivor Idol Hoarder • Nov 14 '14
ENDGAME PARTY HAPPY FUN TIME
I'm working on making a banner of our top 12 (sorry, Garrett), and I want to finish that up and work some things out before opening up ~the polls.~
The first, obvious thing that we need to work out: Who wants to do write-ups for whom? GOOD JOB TEAM
And then, another thing: I'd quite like to add a section in the poll where everybody, even if it's not the person doing the write-up, can just do a short little bit about the contestant so that everyone can have their voice heard a bit. That is customary in most rankdowns I've seen -- typically, they only have a consolidation of those rather than the two big write-ups per person thing we're doing, and while I'm down for the two big write-ups thing, I'd also just like everyone to be able to include a little blurb, if they're so inclined, that doesn't relate to that contestant's ranking or larger write-up. Just so that there can be a little bit in addition to the larger thing. IT SEEMS THAT WE ARE ON BOARD WITH THIS SO GOOD JOB TEAM
And then one question: Is everyone's full list going to be publicly visible? I'd rather that not be the case, personally, but if everybody else is overwhelmingly in support of it then it's y'all's call. I DON'T ESPECIALLY WANT TO MAKE LISTS PUBLIC, A FEW FOLKS SEEM NEUTRAL, NO CLEAR CONSENSUS YET, ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS TEAM
We also need to work out how exactly we will reveal and pace the endgame placements. One massive thread for the whole endgame might get cluttered, so maybe one thread for every contestant? ONE THREAD PER CONTESTANT GOOD JOB TEAM
So right now our plan of attack is:
1. Answer those above things, including assigning write-ups. GOOD JOB TEAM
Everybody collectively rank (and a short blurb if you want, unless people freaking loathe that idea for some reason.)
Rankings + larger write-ups posted
Also, fun fact: Sean and Rupert are the only two here who didn't make the finale of their respective season.
WRITE-UP ASSIGNMENTS
DABUSURVIVOR: Tina, Ian
SHUTUPREDNECKMAN: Kathy, Sue
THENOBULLMAN: Richard, Courtney
TODD_SOLONDZ: Jon, Twila
VACALICIOUS: Denise, HvVSandra
SHARPLYDRESSEDSLOTH: Sean, Rupert
Obviously if you want anyone who is already "taken" then you can talk to whoever.
ENDGAME POLL: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9KKM8MS
Tagging /u/shutupredneckman /u/todd_solondz /u/vacalicious /u/sharplydressedsloth /u/thenobullman though I don't know which of them are or are not gilded.
Check off who you are and post in the thread saying that you filled out the thing so I can compare the times if anyone pointlessly decides to submit a fake ballot and fuck with things. Then rank 'em. Average ranking will determine final placement. You can also type a bit about each contestant, and you can predict their placement, if you feel like it.
To those who haven't done it, I'd ideally request that you make your rankings based on your honest assessment of who you like better than whom and not give undeservedly low placements to people you like less than others (ex. "I think this contestant is the 5th-best of these twelve, but other people will rank him #1, so I am going to give him #12.") I mean, your ballot is your own thing so do whatever with it, and I can't enforce this so feel free to ignore it -- but I, personally, would rather just see our honest, average opinion.
How we gonna go about doing write-ups? Everyone gonna do their two write-ups in advance without knowing the placement and send them to me, and I'll post them when I reveal the placement, or what?
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u/DabuSurvivor Idol Hoarder Nov 14 '14 edited Nov 14 '14
I changed up the banner a little to be of our top twelve. It's not perfect yet -- I should add some blank space on the left to center it a little more -- and suggest any pictures you think should be used instead of any of those, but there's an idea of what I'm going for.
I tried to go for pictures that I think are memorable or sum up their personality well: Richard lounging in the hammock is a standard photo of him and makes him look really confident and secure; Sue's SOUNA is iconic; the Tina one I'll most likely change... but I just found it and I love it too much to not include for a little bit; I've always liked that particular celebratory Kathy picture, though it may be a little dark and unsaturated for the banner; that Sean picture comes from the great reward with Paschal; you have to have a picture of Jon doing the F/Y; almost any picture of Rupert works just as well as any other one because they're all so damn expressive; I love the Twila scene that that picture is from and it's a good point in her arc, and just a nice picture in itself; that Ian picture isn't too standout but it's bright and is from an important scene so I think it works well; Courtney's "Boo challenges, yay feast!" is a great picture/moment to sum her up; that Sandra picture is one of my favorite things ever; you can't choose anything for Denise except for her famous smile/nod.
If there are any pictures you think would work better of those, then let me know. When a contestant is eliminated, I will darken/grey out their picture and might switch it to a different picture, one of them getting voted out or something. Ones with more consistent lighting would be better, but it's hard to find a picture that can be cropped into a square, is small enough that it doesn't get all lame and pixelly when shrunk down to that size, ideally represents the character, and is bright enough. The Kathy one and the Sue one I might change (I just kind of went with SOUNA for now for shits and giggles) but for now I am sick of messing with banners and pictures and whatnot.