| jammycarrot | Edinburgh Uni, Herriot-Watt and Napier students word war.... |
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Oct 24, 2009 - 10 50 |
Hey, Just to see if there is any interest in having a little friendly word war between the Uni's, and if so, set one up. So, if anyone wants to have any ideas about the format, the ideas and any potential punishments, feel free to post... ---------- |
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4,692 / 50,000
Oct 24, 2009 - 12 03
I'd be up for it - I'm at Heriot-Watt myself.
I'm not entirely sure how a word war works, so I don't have any suggestions or anything like that.
----------2007 - Attack of the Robot Magi (Failed :( )
2008 - N.A.
2009 - As of yet, untitled
18,447 / 50,000
Oct 25, 2009 - 06 45
No idea about the format, but I'd be up for it. I'm at Edinburgh Napier.
39,528 / 50,000
Oct 25, 2009 - 10 59
Certainly an interesting idea. I'm at Edinburgh, so if anyone comes up with a format I'd be happy to throw in my word count :)
33,027 / 50,000
Oct 25, 2009 - 11 28
The simplest format would probably be to have people signing up for the wordwar ... and then simply take the average wordcount (as posted on the side) for each uni at the end of Nano. And of course there's always the highest individual wordcount.
If that's too simple, you can always add more rules. Like have a cut-off for signing up (and maybe for opting out too). Maybe add weekly wordwars too (highest average wordcount in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week using the wordcount posted on this side at a certain time) or something like that.
Oh, and I'm not a student but staff (UoE).
51,279 / 50,000
Oct 25, 2009 - 23 41
Are we allowing staff? I think we shall, yes.
And I was thinking similar to what the regional word war is like. You sign up, then the number you start with is the number of people you take your average from, even if someone drops out (so say 5 of you start and 3 people drop out, those 2 remaining people still have their average taken by dividing by 5)
There are word count widgets, but I shall see if I can set up a freebie webpage to put the scores onto. The person who runs the UK scoreboard was from my region last year, so I shall see if she has any tips for us.
Good to see so many people signing up though!
----------James
The conquerer of the 3 Peaks
10 hours, 12 minutes
0 / 50,000
Oct 26, 2009 - 08 38
Sound like fun, add my probably meagre word count for Edinburgh Uni
1,900 / 50,000
Oct 26, 2009 - 08 42
Course work permitting, I'd def. give this the thumbs up.
Napier ftw.
47,603 / 50,000
Oct 26, 2009 - 08 53
Awesome idea! If you can organize it, that'd be great!
Wait... as ML, does that mean I have to be neutral?!
----------Elysse in Edinburgh
ML for Edinburgh, Scotland
Eight-Year Veteran
"Adorable and Terrifying"
51,279 / 50,000
Oct 27, 2009 - 18 35
As ML, I think you have the right to do anything you want... and I'm happy to organise it.
Ok, so far I have signed up...
University of Edinburgh:
jammycarrot
Josef Wilhelm
hann.a
Ac_anon
Heriot-Watt University:
Ade625
Napier University:
Caz251
Divimach
If I've got any wrong or anything, please tell me!! And get everyone else to sign up too. I saw several Heriot Watt people in the original early thread, so get them sorted into this
I'll start a new thread with rules, everything else and a link to the scoreboard sometime before the weekend
James
----------James
The conquerer of the 3 Peaks
10 hours, 12 minutes
37,126 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 01 48
Count me in-- I'm for Edinburgh Uni.
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25,437 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 03 05
I'm Edin uni as well! :D
----------Katie
http://hiccupwriting.blogspot.com
41,760 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 04 33
CompSci represent! I'm Edinburgh uni, and although I generally suck at word-wars (it takes me about 4 hours to get my daily wordcount) I'll give it a shot.
----------44,135 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 05 31
I'm at the University of Edinburgh, and I'd participate, but I have so many things to do I probably can't do too much to help organize it. It might be fun to have a reading party or something at the end with all of the University students though!
50,000 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 10 31
Uni of Ed, of course!
Where are all these Herriot-Watt students we heard so much about?
Good luck guys!
----------NaNo Winner: 2005 (The Way), 2006 (Cutlery in Foil), 2007 (Gan's Quest), 2008 (Ananias)
2009 title - Border Crossing
My very own personal challenge: to get in every one of the sixty-four 'items in my novel', in my novel!
54,345 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 12 26
I said I would, so add me to the Napier list!
0 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 16 51
I'm *staff* at Edinburgh Uni, can I join?
51,279 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 17 50
welcome all of you....
And yes, we've agreed staff can join. After all, it's your uni as well!!
I'll give everyone till the end of the day today to sign up, then I'll post a link and start a new thread for a bit of banter...
Cheers for signing up everyone! Good luck!
----------James
The conquerer of the 3 Peaks
10 hours, 12 minutes
51,499 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 04 39
Can I sign up for Edinburgh Uni?
2,085 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 10 06
oh, sign me up under edinburgh uni! :]
(also, since there are so many people at edinuni/students in general, we should quite clearly have some write-ins across campus, maybe on wednesday afternoons/evenings? good plan, y/n?)
333 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 12 13
Count me in for Edinburgh Uni :)
333 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 12 13
Count me in for Edinburgh Uni :)
51,279 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 14 05
www.wix.com/hahauk/nanowrimouni
If there are any problems with the link/page please tell me :)
All scores should hopefully be updated at midnight every day
:)
----------James
The conquerer of the 3 Peaks
10 hours, 12 minutes
3,529 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 14 16
Ooh, add me for UoE as well!
Definitely like the idea of some kind of uni-related meetups. There seems to be lots of us!
56,780 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 17 06
I'll sign up for Edinburgh uni too if it isn't too late
4,692 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 02 36
If there are any problems with the link/page please tell me :)
All scores should hopefully be updated at midnight every day
:)
Heriot-Watt at 0! Lies! I'm sure I posted up my word count before midnight last night.
Seems I'm still the sole representative of Heriot-Watt University :(
----------2007 - Attack of the Robot Magi (Failed :( )
2008 - N.A.
2009 - As of yet, untitled
5,763 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 02 47
Hi there,
count me in for Edinburgh Uni, please!
----------The opposite is also always true.
652 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 04 18
Sure, sign me up for Heriot Watt. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to contribute though...
51,279 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 07 24
ade625: The site was updated at 11.35 pm (I wanted an earlier night, sorry). I still missed the first 10 minutes of my 9 am lecture despite that anyway, so sorry that the website shows you at 0, it was what it was at when I looked....
And consider yourself added you guys.... Heriot Watt now have 2!
----------James
The conquerer of the 3 Peaks
10 hours, 12 minutes
51,279 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 07 25
ade625: The site was updated at 11.35 pm (I wanted an earlier night, sorry). I still missed the first 10 minutes of my 9 am lecture despite that anyway, so sorry that the website shows you at 0, it was what it was at when I looked....
And consider yourself added you guys.... Heriot Watt now have 2!
----------James
The conquerer of the 3 Peaks
10 hours, 12 minutes
50,348 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 06 47
I'm UP FOR THIS for Edinburgh University obviously.
:)
----------Matt
This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force