January 2005 Best Openings Contest Entries

January 2005 Best Openings Contest Results

As you'll see, I was pretty lenient with the scoring. I lumped a lot of adjectives in with the numbers exemption. As a result, ranking adjectives like "first," quantifiers like "no" and "some" as well as portion words like "each," "only," “half,” and "every" didn't count against you.

I had a bit of a problem with two-word nouns modifying other nouns, as in "special effects guy" and "identical twin telepaths." I decided to rule that the two-word noun was acting as one adjective answering the respective questions: What kind of guy? What kind of telepaths? Perhaps they should have been hyphenated, but I'm honestly not sure.

This became a bit complicated and I know I must've made errors, but I think I at least treated everyone the same, so unless you have a strong case, I’m afraid the scoring must stand. (Don't hesitate to tell me where I scr*wed up, though. There's got to be better grammarians out there than me. )

FWIW (and I know this is pure coincidence . . . or is it? ) the person who used the fewest adjectives also won this month’s competition!

Congrats to Jon, Kathi & Susan!

                               1st 2nd 3rd  Vot Bonus Tot
Mission Unbelievable - Jon     2   2   2     1  1      18
River Rats - Kathi             2   1   2     1  1      16
Sarastros Daughter - Susan     1   2         1  1      13
Echoes From The Past - Derek   1   1   1     1          9
The Exiles - Ray Bradbury          2   2        1       9
The Laws Breaker - Kevin               1     1  1       7
The Jiminy Device - Lisa       1             1          6
The Bromley School - Sid                     1  1       6
No Entry - Sophia                            1          3

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Your BOC Admin,

Bill
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