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    Posted: 18 Oct 2021 at 4:11am
When do we usually start seeing results from round 1? 
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Do you mean the 250? If so, 17th-18th December. Link here: https://www.nycmidnight.com/250

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Originally posted by Nimhathuna Nimhathuna wrote:

Do you mean the 250? If so, 17th-18th December. Link here: https://www.nycmidnight.com/250

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I thought that was the dates for round 2? We should get the results before then


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Probably the Thursday 
Wednesday if lucky
So Dec 15/16ish


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Originally posted by SallyJhyphenP SallyJhyphenP wrote:

Originally posted by Nimhathuna Nimhathuna wrote:

Do you mean the 250? If so, 17th-18th December. Link here: https://www.nycmidnight.com/250

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I thought that was the dates for round 2? We should get the results before then

Yes, maybe a day or two before. That's all. Usually the Master lists (when created) will have the results date posted.


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The confirmation email will arrive in around 30-36 hours' time, and it'll have the results date on it. Or at least, it'll say 'results BY 11.59pm ECT on December (14 or 15)'. So somewhere between 14th-16th December, depending where you are in the world. 
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Originally posted by fioOxf fioOxf wrote:

The confirmation email will arrive in around 30-36 hours' time, and it'll have the results date on it. Or at least, it'll say 'results BY 11.59pm ECT on December (14 or 15)'. So somewhere between 14th-16th December, depending where you are in the world. 

Honestly, now I'm even more confused. We actually don't get results from this round until the middle of December? But we are allowed to post our stories here 72 hours after submission to share with each other? But the judging is supposed to be anonymous. How do I know that the judges don't just hang out here looking for their favorite people to post their stories? Not to be cynical but as a first timer I want to know whats up. Thanks anyone who can clarify this for me. I figured we got results sometime this month, even this week since we were allowed to post our stories in 72 hours. Major confused. 
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No, you're not confused :)
I guess the judges sign some contract in which they commit to not reading the forums. No idea. The forums aren't public, so it's important to post your story in the 'closed' area (which will appear tomorrow, just before we get our confirmation emails), if you decide to share. If you look in the Creative Lounge at the moment, you can probably see 2020's Micro 250 area - that'll disappear tomorrow and a 2021 one will appear. You'll click on that before you create your story forum. 
Sharing is the best bit of the competition, though, as, if you read other stories and leave reviews, you'll get a lot of reviews of your story, which will help you learn. We all do that - I think most people here stick around the forums to learn from each other. 
But with nearly 6,000 stories to judge, and then all the results to collate, two months is understandable. 
Once the results come out, people stop reading the round 1 stories and move on to round 2, so having a couple of months is a positive.
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Originally posted by fioOxf fioOxf wrote:

No, you're not confused :)
I guess the judges sign some contract in which they commit to not reading the forums. No idea. The forums aren't public, so it's important to post your story in the 'closed' area (which will appear tomorrow, just before we get our confirmation emails), if you decide to share. If you look in the Creative Lounge at the moment, you can probably see 2020's Micro 250 area - that'll disappear tomorrow and a 2021 one will appear. You'll click on that before you create your story forum. 
Sharing is the best bit of the competition, though, as, if you read other stories and leave reviews, you'll get a lot of reviews of your story, which will help you learn. We all do that - I think most people here stick around the forums to learn from each other. 
But with nearly 6,000 stories to judge, and then all the results to collate, two months is understandable. 
Once the results come out, people stop reading the round 1 stories and move on to round 2, so having a couple of months is a positive.

Okay, that makes some sense. I couldn't find any info on the website about all of this, which I thought was strange. That seemed like quick judging (72 hours), but they do have a crap load of judges and the stories are short, so I wasn't sure what they were cramming in a short time frame. I'm apparently cynical I guess. I'll go with the "judges sign some sort of contract..." bit. Thanks for enlightening me. SmileConfusedConfusedLOL
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Originally posted by Eli9 Eli9 wrote:

Originally posted by fioOxf fioOxf wrote:

The confirmation email will arrive in around 30-36 hours' time, and it'll have the results date on it. Or at least, it'll say 'results BY 11.59pm ECT on December (14 or 15)'. So somewhere between 14th-16th December, depending where you are in the world. 

Honestly, now I'm even more confused. We actually don't get results from this round until the middle of December? But we are allowed to post our stories here 72 hours after submission to share with each other? But the judging is supposed to be anonymous. How do I know that the judges don't just hang out here looking for their favorite people to post their stories? Not to be cynical but as a first timer I want to know whats up. Thanks anyone who can clarify this for me. I figured we got results sometime this month, even this week since we were allowed to post our stories in 72 hours. Major confused. 

Yep, I know. That's always at the back of my mind too. I'd say you're realistic, not cynical. Sometimes I post, sometimes I don't and only if I have time to return the favour and read and comment on other contestants' stories since they've taken the time to read mine. If I have other commitments, I do not post. So you'll be waiting the full hog to just a couple of days (max, hopefully) before the next round. Anyway, enjoy the experience. Smile 




Edited by Nimhathuna - 18 Oct 2021 at 8:46am
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