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General Discussion / group piece showcase---selection process

« on: March 07, 2010, 04:17:19 AM »

to the family------last year i noticed the group piece show case was done on a ranking system per bout and not the actual top ten scoring team pieces---this does not seem right to me if a team for example is in a bout where they score a 29. 7 on thier piece and two other teams scored 30 then the first team took a 3 and was out of the comp but teams that scored a one rank with a 27. 6 could be in---also the fact that a team can bypass semis to be in group piece showcase is frankly a bunch of bs---we know we cannot win semis so lets try to get some cash in the group piece thing is not making poetry the point it is makin cash the point---IT IS AN HONOR TO GET TO SEMIS NOT TO BE TREADED LIGHHTLY ON --and passing on this to be in the group piece showcase does let another team in semis but it robs a team not given the choice of being in the group piece showcase----dont think semis mean anything ask BRENDA MOOSEY---find me a better poet actual write your ass off poet that came to national every year slamming crafted formally structured poems but never made it to semis let alone the final stage----she would have been thrilled to be in semis even though she would have known that her team was going to loose---but she came for the poems and not the oppurtunity to play rockstar with half ass written language---this is my opinion and i am someone who loves group pieces and would love to see the showcase be reflective of the best pieces shown that year at nationals---thanks for reading this---jason

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General Discussion / attention slammasters-i am running for the ec--QUESTIONS ACCEPTED HERE

« on: February 26, 2010, 11:29:57 AM »

to all slammasters my name is jason carney from dallas texas been a member of the family for twelve years never been a champ but a four time finalist never been a slam master but have coached and help fundraise since i got started-----this year i would like to run for the ec but however i cannot attend the meeting show conflicts---bob whoopeecat is going to nominate me and read a statement for me---scott woods however said that i should post here and open myself to your questions so this is what i am doing here ----feel free to ask anything that you think is important in making your choice this year ----i feel that over the years i have shown myself to be a poet that is down for team and poetry and family more than ego and stage time-----i look forwartd to building with you here and in the future---jason carney