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Jan - But, I’m a F#@%ing Dragon! - m3mnoch
2 (9.5%)
Feb - Mistaken Identity - Rukaio_Alter
2 (9.5%)
Mar - A Gift for the Nightmare Man - tebakutis
2 (9.5%)
Apr - Everything in Frame - tebakutis
0 (0%)
May - The Magical Lamp - Lanko
2 (9.5%)
Jun - One Last Drink - tebakutis
0 (0%)
Jul - Conan meets Nietzsche - Lanko
1 (4.8%)
Aug - Goldenfoot, The Brave - night_wrtr
4 (19%)
Sep - The Rule of the Curse - SugoiMe
1 (4.8%)
Oct - Where there's a will - TOMunro
3 (14.3%)
Nov - Youthful Optimism - Lordoftheword
1 (4.8%)
Dec - The Fishwife's Tale - Jmack
3 (14.3%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: June 30, 2017, 09:11:50 PM

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The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« on: April 01, 2017, 10:30:19 AM »
For the 3rd time we are choosing a Best of the Best story from our writing contests!
In 2016 12 stories won our monthly contest (there were no ties in the voting).

Everybody has three votes and I'm going to run the poll for 90 days - so you have plenty of time to read all the stories and to decide which one (or two or three) you liked best.

Be sure to tell everybody that here are 12 top stories (each one already won a contest!) that can be read for free - we just ask you to vote. :)


Here are the direct links to each story:

January - Breaking the Fourth Wall: "But, I’m a F#@%ing Dragon!" by m3mnoch

February - Fanfic: "Mistaken Identity" by Rukaio_Alter

March - Nightmares: "A Gift for the Nightmare Man" by tebakutis

April - Dystopia: "Everything in Frame" by tebakutis

May - Well known fairy tales from a different POV: "The Magical Lamp" by Lanko

June - Random Wikipedia Article: "One Last Drink" by tebakutis

July - Story Generator: "Conan meets Nietzsche" by Lanko

August - Potions and Elixirs: "Goldenfoot, The Brave" by night_wrtr

September - Pirates: "The Rule of the Curse" by SugoiMe

October - Corpses: "Where there's a will" by TOMunro

November - 1750: "Youthful Optimism" by Lordoftheword

December - Dragons: "The Fishwife's Tale" by Jmack
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2017, 09:13:14 PM »
Thanks, @ScarletBea! :)

@m3mnoch and @ArcaneArtsVelho, please vote again, I had to remake the poll because of the voter visibility problem.
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2017, 09:14:35 PM »
Quote from: xiagan on April 01, 2017, 09:13:14 PM
Thanks, @ScarletBea! :)

@m3mnoch and @ArcaneArtsVelho, please vote again, I had to remake the poll because of the voter visibility problem.

done!
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2017, 09:31:31 PM »
Quote from: m3mnoch on April 01, 2017, 09:14:35 PM
Quote from: xiagan on April 01, 2017, 09:13:14 PM
Thanks, @ScarletBea! :)

@m3mnoch and @ArcaneArtsVelho, please vote again, I had to remake the poll because of the voter visibility problem.

done!

Same.
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2017, 01:07:44 AM »
Voted too.
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2017, 01:28:06 AM »
Voted
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2017, 01:37:54 PM »
Wow! I'd forgotten that @tebakutis had won three out of four months there.
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2017, 06:53:12 PM »
My votes are in. Good stories all!
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2017, 10:10:05 PM »
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2017, 02:26:56 PM »
And I voted on this one too :)
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2017, 03:00:41 PM »
A little reminder for people to vote for the best story of 2016 - all amazing, but you can choose, based on your personal preferences :D

(@xiagan, can you make this thread a sticky, like last year's? ta)
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2017, 12:48:34 AM »
Voted! Trip down memory lane  ;D
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2017, 12:06:27 PM »
9 voters so far. Leading story has four votes, so all's pretty much open.
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2017, 11:13:59 AM »
And yay for Goldenfoot the Brave!!! :D
The best story of 2016!

I missed the end of this voting hehe

And I like to see the votes so spread out (2 stories in second place and 4 in third place), it does mean we had very good stories winning throughout the year :)
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Re: The best story of 2016 - vote now!
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2017, 11:32:37 AM »
Delighted that Goldenfoot the Brave won, @night_wrtr that is awesome, congratulations. Agree with ScarletBea, it was a very good year for stories, thanks writers.  :o
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