okey dokey.
so, instead of writing my 1750 entry on my holiday, i procrastinated by writing a bunch of code (combination of r, python, and bash) to dig through all of the stories/authors submitted during 2016 so far.
so, the information i can share without really giving anything away is the authors that bubbled up as having entries in the contest.
medium-to-high confidence:
- Gem_Cutter
- jauerbach
- WarbossTae
- m3mnoch
- Blackthorn
- Nora
- Saraband
- tebakutis
- Hedin
- Henry Dale
- night_wrtr
- Mr.J
- Venandiaer
- Rukaio_Alter
- Jmack
- SJBudd
medium-to-low confidence:
- wakarimasen
- Nerf
- Alex Hormann
- ArcaneArtsVelho
- Captain of the Guard
- Bradley Darewood
- coldbloodedsouth
- SugoiMe
- Doctor Chill
you'll notice there are more authors than stories. that basically reflects that about 1/3 of the stories were questionably attributed to multiple people. i suspect a lot of the uncertainty comes from either new authors or authors who haven't submitted much this year -- because the analysis works best with as large a corpus (writing samples) as possible.
some interesting bits:
- about half the stories matched one author heavily, with maybe one or two distant second authors.
- a couple stories (the grinning man, for example) HEAVILY matched a BUNCH of author writing styles.
- a couple stories (fashion monsters, for example) didn't hardly match anyone's. (so, surprise! it's a good candidate for a first-time entrant.)
- a few people with large corpuses matched with tons of stories as a group (me, jmack, tebakutis, rukaio)
- a few people with large corpuses matched with only one or no stories (nora, lanko, aav)
- a few people with relatively small corpuses matched strongly with lots of stories (gem_cutter, blackthorn, nerf)
if you're on either list above and want to know what story the program attributed to you, send me a private message!
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