Subject: The Pangalactic Sunnies Challenge
Posted by: WesleyCrusher
Date: Mar 02 12
With Kyle's permission, I am going to launch an activity of my own, especially created for those of you who just never seem to have enough options to stretch your authoring skills to the limits and beyond.
At its heart, this is a new marathon quiz authoring race requiring a combination of speed, persistence, quality and variance. While you could win up to six badges(*) for finishing, those are standard awards you'll just happen to pick up on the way (unless you already have them). Essentially, you are thus competing for the love of authoring and for the bragging rights to have completed one of the most demanding authoring quests that will ever hit the site.
The race is open to every FT author and will run for as long as people wish to continue working on it. You can start the race at any time by signing up. Then, your goal is to write one sunglassed quiz per category, begun after the signup date (those you wrote before don't count). Each of these must be for an author challenge or for an author lounge activity (lounge challenge, commission). Report your finished works here once they have received their Sunnies to be added to the leaderboard. Finishers will be sorted by the time needed from signup to their 20th set of shades (so late starters will never be penalized). If anyone does this under a year, they're a master author, but anyone seeing this to the end will be a champion in their own right.
Oh yes, should you finish this and want to try again to improve your time, feel free to reenter. We'll keep your best time and your number of completions!
A few answers before you ask the corresponding questions:
In order not to penalize those who have taken an early jump at "Stepping Up XII", you *may* count a quiz you've done for that challenge even if you have already begun it. If you wish to do so, just notify me with your signup that you wish to retroactively sign up as of yesterday (March 1).
Quizzes written for The Amazing Trivia Race by those not yet arrived do count only if they are also author challenges and have been begun on March 1 or later.
If you still have to create a work in any other challenge or commission you entered before your signup date which you have never yet submitted to an editor, you CAN finish, submit and count it. This would be a good time to catch up on your commissions!
If you get an Editor's Choice on a quiz, it will qualify even if does not get actual Sunnies. This is also a great way to avoid the wait for ratings and shave several weeks off your score!
Once a quiz has been crosschecked and marked off on your grid, it does not matter whether it does retain its Sunny status later on. Once qualified, it remains qualified.
You are responsible for reporting your quizzes yourself in this thread once they do qualify (please provide a link for quick checking). It's best to check on Monday afternoon or Tuesday, that way you will always catch those newly awarded Sunnies early.
If you have added no new quizzes to your score for three months, your name will be dropped from the public listing of racers. However, you will remain in the internal database and once you do submit another qualifying quiz, you will be back in the list. This is just to weed out those who abandoned the game.
I will provide regular updates to the standings once the first quizzes start rolling in (which will obviously take 3-4 weeks). Kyle will be using his magical mod powers to add them to this post.
To make things easy for me, please do not link to your quizzes in this thread until they qualify.
If you have any further questions, just ask away. Good luck!
WesleyCrusher
(*) The 5, 10, 15 categories, Cool Quizzes, Author Challenges and one badge from the "Author" series.
Current Standings:
http://www.krath.org/pangalactic.png
***HALL OF FAME***
Looney_Tunes has finished the Pangalactic course TWICE! First time it took 181 days, the second time 361 days. Incredible!
Dcpddc478 has finished the Pangalactic course in the record time of 94 days! Amazing!
Rossian has finished the course in 143 days.
Reedy has finished the course in 150 days.
Kyleisalive has finished the course in 242 days.
Creedy has finished the course in 429 days.
Gracious1 has finished the course in 272 days.
Cellardoor has finished the course in 627 days.
Suomy has finished the course in 396 days.
WesleyCrusher has finished the course in 1,026 days.
JanIQ has finished the course in 1,005 days.
Pollucci19 has finished the course in 1,151 days.
Fifiona81 has finished the course in 533 days.
1nn1 has finished the course in 1,767 days.
spanishliz has finished the course in 1,989 days.
Posted by: WesleyCrusher
Date: Mar 02 12
With Kyle's permission, I am going to launch an activity of my own, especially created for those of you who just never seem to have enough options to stretch your authoring skills to the limits and beyond.
At its heart, this is a new marathon quiz authoring race requiring a combination of speed, persistence, quality and variance. While you could win up to six badges(*) for finishing, those are standard awards you'll just happen to pick up on the way (unless you already have them). Essentially, you are thus competing for the love of authoring and for the bragging rights to have completed one of the most demanding authoring quests that will ever hit the site.
The race is open to every FT author and will run for as long as people wish to continue working on it. You can start the race at any time by signing up. Then, your goal is to write one sunglassed quiz per category, begun after the signup date (those you wrote before don't count). Each of these must be for an author challenge or for an author lounge activity (lounge challenge, commission). Report your finished works here once they have received their Sunnies to be added to the leaderboard. Finishers will be sorted by the time needed from signup to their 20th set of shades (so late starters will never be penalized). If anyone does this under a year, they're a master author, but anyone seeing this to the end will be a champion in their own right.
Oh yes, should you finish this and want to try again to improve your time, feel free to reenter. We'll keep your best time and your number of completions!
A few answers before you ask the corresponding questions:
If you have any further questions, just ask away. Good luck!
WesleyCrusher
(*) The 5, 10, 15 categories, Cool Quizzes, Author Challenges and one badge from the "Author" series.
Current Standings:
http://www.krath.org/pangalactic.png***HALL OF FAME***
Looney_Tunes has finished the Pangalactic course TWICE! First time it took 181 days, the second time 361 days. Incredible!
Dcpddc478 has finished the Pangalactic course in the record time of 94 days! Amazing!
Rossian has finished the course in 143 days.
Reedy has finished the course in 150 days.
Kyleisalive has finished the course in 242 days.
Creedy has finished the course in 429 days.
Gracious1 has finished the course in 272 days.
Cellardoor has finished the course in 627 days.
Suomy has finished the course in 396 days.
WesleyCrusher has finished the course in 1,026 days.
JanIQ has finished the course in 1,005 days.
Pollucci19 has finished the course in 1,151 days.
Fifiona81 has finished the course in 533 days.
1nn1 has finished the course in 1,767 days.
spanishliz has finished the course in 1,989 days.
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Creedy 
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Three I mean. Three in People, one in Hobbies, one in Children. Reply #161. Apr 10 12, 12:07 AM |
looney_tunes
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The spreadsheet hasn't yet been updated with this week's entries. But I have faith that it will happen in the fullness of time. Reply #162. Apr 10 12, 2:00 AM |
| Creedy
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Thank you :) Reply #163. Apr 10 12, 3:59 AM |
tiffanyram
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I know this is really late, but I would actually like to join this! I have been meaning to get a quiz online in every category and this would make me do it. I also am not scared of Video Games or Religion. Part of the reason I haven't been on here much lately is my video game addiction. Reply #164. Apr 10 12, 9:37 AM |
dcpddc478
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I have a couple more...I think they all qualify http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=347330 http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=347655 http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=347598 http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=347379 http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=347644 Reply #165. Apr 10 12, 10:14 AM |
WesleyCrusher
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My recent For Children entry looks quite good to make it (but will still need to wait for some more time) - I also have a Celebs one done but I don't think it's really Sunnies material. My personal nemesis category there (I'm definitely doing the hardest ones first since I expect to pick up easy ones through the Sprint and similar games anyway) Reply #166. Apr 10 12, 4:37 PM |
| WesleyCrusher
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dcpddc, can you please state which of them is for which challenge? I could identify the Mr. Bob, but none of the others. Are they just Author Challenge titles or were they written for some other activity? I've put them into this week's grid but please provide me with the info. Reply #167. Apr 10 12, 4:44 PM |
| Creedy
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I'd normally do the most difficult one first too - but the thought of tackling vidoe games so close to Easter was making me feel blasphemous. Reply #168. Apr 10 12, 10:09 PM |
CellarDoor
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I hereby submit a puny single offering for the pangalactic: http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Religion/Marry-You-345448.html This was for Setlist II. Reply #169. Apr 10 12, 10:30 PM |
| dcpddc478
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Wes, my apoligies, quiz ending in 655 is for the A-Z category challenge quiz ending in 322 is for Kyles Rental quiz ending in 269 is for Setlist 2 quiz ending in 598 is for Adventures of Bob and I am still looking for the last one...it was in television I believe...I will let you know something shortly...Anna Reply #170. Apr 10 12, 11:43 PM |
kyleisalive
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The TV one was for the Scattergories challenge. Reply #171. Apr 10 12, 11:48 PM |
| dcpddc478
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Thanks Kyle...I had just found it...:) Reply #172. Apr 10 12, 11:49 PM |
| Creedy
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Every great journey begins with a single step, Cellar. Look at Neil Armstrong :) I sure as heck wouldn't be able to write ANY quizzes if editing as well. In fact, I'd probably hate the sight of them. Reply #173. Apr 11 12, 4:10 AM |
leith90
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Same here Creedy. Reply #174. Apr 11 12, 5:04 AM |
JanIQ
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I'll enter this challenge on April 15th, start of the Twelve Labours of Funtrivia (aka FT Sprint). Just clearing the deck now. Reply #175. Apr 12 12, 11:36 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Excellent! :D Love that name. Reply #176. Apr 12 12, 1:08 PM |
| WesleyCrusher
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I think we might officialize that one - it's a true Herculean task :) Reply #177. Apr 12 12, 2:24 PM |
| CellarDoor
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Ha, thanks Creedy. There are plenty of wonderfully prolific editors, though -- we just keep coming back for more! Reply #178. Apr 14 12, 8:32 AM |
| looney_tunes
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I assume that all quizzes for the Sprint can be counted here. What about doubling-up? If I submit two quizzes for the same leg, trying to improve my time, can I count them both, or only the first one, or only the fastest one that actually becomes my entry, or make my choice, or what? Secondly, if I submit two quizzes, knowing that one will be the one that counts and the second one just for fun, am I right in assuming that the second one cannot be counted, even though it may be listed as a supplementary quiz? Of course, if I use an author challenge title, I could count it under that heading, but assuming I use my own title, what would be the eligibility of that second quiz? As you can tell, the adrenaline is still pumping after yesterday's workout. Reply #179. Apr 15 12, 2:05 PM |
| kyleisalive
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I believe that if you submit two, only the one that counts will work towards the Pan-Galactic for the same reason that non-counting quizzes for regular Lounge challenges don't; they don't fulfill the requirement to count for the challenge. If it's an author's challenge title, no matter what it counts. Reply #180. Apr 15 12, 2:08 PM |
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