Subject: EDQ #17 - Author Bingo
Posted by: trident
Date: Jul 12 24
The numbers are in and submissions of single questions have set a record! It’s a tremendous achievement and a testament to how much authors are enjoying the new Bingo game. In this EDQ, we’re going to discuss some of the pitfalls of writing questions for the Bingo game, as well as lay out a new policy that the editing staff has decided upon: a more open-ended acceptance policy for Bingo words.
First, I’d like to bring authors’ attention to the three types of questions that are going to get rejected. If you’d like a more in-depth look at the reasons why these questions are not acceptable, feel free to take a peek over at some of the older posts in the Bingo thread that go into more detail. Let’s take a look at these question types:
1. Questions that are far too easy or simple. - (Bingo word = shirt):
Q: What do you do with a shirt?
A: Wear it
2. Questions in which the Bingo word is a stretch or adds nothing of substance. - (Bingo word = love):
Q: You’re going to love this question! Who invented the saxophone?
3. Questions with very similar formatting submitted very close to one another. – (Bingo words = green, school, factory):
Q: Which author wrote "Green Eggs and Ham"?
Q: Which author wrote "Sideways Stories from Wayside School"?
Q: Which author wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?
Let’s also talk about our new policy for the Author Bingo game. After much discussion, we’ve decided that there isn’t really a convincing reason to limit authors when it comes to their creativity in including the Bingo word within larger words. As long as the Bingo word is a focus of the question (or adds something of substance to it), it is okay to be creative in how the Bingo word is included within larger words.
Example: (Bingo word = rib)
Q: “What is the largest island in the CaRIBbean by land area?”
What we don’t want to see are tacked-on phrases or statements that add nothing to the question itself. (See #2 above for a similar example.)
Example: (Bingo word = ear)
Q: “I bet you’ve never hEARd this one before. Which U.S. president kept an alligator in a White House bathroom?”
A final stipulation is that editors are going to know what works best for their categories, so if the editor says a change is not going to work, that is going to be the final say. Thanks everyone for making the Bingo game such a success!
Posted by: trident
Date: Jul 12 24
The numbers are in and submissions of single questions have set a record! It’s a tremendous achievement and a testament to how much authors are enjoying the new Bingo game. In this EDQ, we’re going to discuss some of the pitfalls of writing questions for the Bingo game, as well as lay out a new policy that the editing staff has decided upon: a more open-ended acceptance policy for Bingo words.
First, I’d like to bring authors’ attention to the three types of questions that are going to get rejected. If you’d like a more in-depth look at the reasons why these questions are not acceptable, feel free to take a peek over at some of the older posts in the Bingo thread that go into more detail. Let’s take a look at these question types:
1. Questions that are far too easy or simple. - (Bingo word = shirt):
Q: What do you do with a shirt?
A: Wear it
2. Questions in which the Bingo word is a stretch or adds nothing of substance. - (Bingo word = love):
Q: You’re going to love this question! Who invented the saxophone?
3. Questions with very similar formatting submitted very close to one another. – (Bingo words = green, school, factory):
Q: Which author wrote "Green Eggs and Ham"?
Q: Which author wrote "Sideways Stories from Wayside School"?
Q: Which author wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?
Let’s also talk about our new policy for the Author Bingo game. After much discussion, we’ve decided that there isn’t really a convincing reason to limit authors when it comes to their creativity in including the Bingo word within larger words. As long as the Bingo word is a focus of the question (or adds something of substance to it), it is okay to be creative in how the Bingo word is included within larger words.
Example: (Bingo word = rib)
Q: “What is the largest island in the CaRIBbean by land area?”
What we don’t want to see are tacked-on phrases or statements that add nothing to the question itself. (See #2 above for a similar example.)
Example: (Bingo word = ear)
Q: “I bet you’ve never hEARd this one before. Which U.S. president kept an alligator in a White House bathroom?”
A final stipulation is that editors are going to know what works best for their categories, so if the editor says a change is not going to work, that is going to be the final say. Thanks everyone for making the Bingo game such a success!
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FatherSteve 
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In addition to the new rules announced by our beloved brother trident, the following are also new and will also be enforced: 4. Questions which are so difficult that the act of reading them shuts down a large portion of a normal human’s brain while trying to unpuzzle them. Q: What is the Klingon word/phrase for “We come in peace”? A: maleghlaH. 5. Questions in which the Bingo word is almost undetectable. Q: What was the formal title of Dwight David Eisenhower during World War II? A: Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. (Bingo word = wig) 6. Questions the answer to which would inflame intense debate among the laity. Q: Who would win a fist fight between Sam-I-Am, Mr. Kidswatte, and Violet Beauregarde? A: trident Reply #1. Jul 16 24, 4:19 PM |
CmdrK
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"Q: What is the Klingon word/phrase for “We come in peace”? A: maleghlaH." Actually, it's more like: maghoS roj Qapla! Reply #2. Jul 16 24, 8:02 PM |
matthewpokemon
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Q: Who would win a fist fight between Sam-I-Am, Mr. Kidswatte, and Violet Beauregarde? A: trident Hahaha, that's pure gold! I will be needing video evidence, however. Reply #3. Jul 17 24, 6:57 AM |
Chavs
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I'm literally shaking with laughter.... Reply #4. Jul 24 24, 6:18 AM |
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(That wasn't sarcasm, by the way) (Nor was that!) Reply #5. Jul 24 24, 6:19 AM |
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