Uncyclopedia:Poo Lit Surprise

[edit] The competition

[edit] What is the Poo Lit Surprise?

A writing competition held biannually. The winners receive Poet Lowrate awards, a prize of $20, and the hatred and jealousy of the rest of the entire Uncyclopedia community.

It is designed to jump-start writing quality at Uncyclopedia. After the previous four competitions, a significant number of featured articles for the following month(s) were from the PLS, and it could be argued that the overall quality of featured articles increased. Aside from that, it's nice to get money for something that is generally done on a volunteer basis.

[edit] Who can enter and what are the rules?

All registered members of Uncyclopedia are encouraged to enter, though a few restrictions apply. Judges are not barred from entering the competition altogether, but they are not allowed to enter the category for which they are judging as writers (see here for the list of judges). Non-noobs (people who've been here longer than 3 months) cannot enter the "Best Article By a Noob" category, and noobs are not restricted to the "Best Article By a Noob" category.

You may enter only once for each category (for which you are eligible; one article per category per person). An article may only be entered in one category, and it must fit within the requirements of a particular category. You may not change three words and the title of an article to make it eligible for another category; such behavior will result in both articles being disqualified. Additionally, in previous competitions, collaborations were permitted. However, due to a lack of collaboration submissions and complicating rules, collaborations are no longer permitted.

Articles created prior to the competition cannot be submitted. Also, no plagiarism. Should we discover your work is not original, you will be disqualified. Using resources such as the Reefer Desk, Image Request, or Pee Review is forbidden. Users may, however, use Vital, Uncyclopedia:The Creative Process, Category:Rewrite, Special:Wantedpages, Uncyclopedia:Requested Articles and/or Inspire an Article to help get ideas.

[edit] When is the PLS going to be held?

• From July 13th ― July 28th, entries will be accepted.
• From July 29th ― August 12th, entries will be locked and judged.
• From August 13th ― August 19th, winners will be announced, articles will be moved into the mainspace, and all entries will be unlocked.
• August 19th ― we will all get on with our lives.

(n.b.: all times are to be measured by GMT, and all phases of the contest end at midnight on the specified day; entries may be accepted late under certain conditions)

[edit] Where should I put my entry?

The article should be placed on your namespace. Between July 13th and July 27th, you should post a link to your article in the entry section below and sign as you would a forum post or vote. It should look somewhat like this:

• User:Bradaphraser/yahoo--<<>> 21:03, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

If you're a paranoid, or afflicted with OCD, or just want to tell people to shove off until after the PLS, add {{PLS-WIP}} to your entry.

[edit] Boxers or briefs?

Preferably, neither.

[edit] Entries

[edit] Best Main Namespace Article

Also simply known as "Best Article", this category is for articles which are not of an alternate namespace (i.e. UnBooks, HowTo, UnNews, Why?, UnPoetia, etc.).

Username	Entry	Comment
Kingkitty	User:Kingkitty/I_Pissed_On_A_Hobo_And_I_Liked_It -- King of the Cats <3 John Cusack ~ Rebel! ~ Spell Fixx~ 12:25, 13 July 2008 (UTC) "Articles created prior to the competition cannot be submitted." -- Major Sir Zombiebaron GUN • WotM • UotM • PotM • AotM • EGAEDM • UPotM • MAFE • ZotM • IotM • VotM • UGotM (shout) 23:14, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
TheLedBalloon	User:TheLedBalloon/Physics Act of 1707	Let's get this party started!
Enzo Aquarius	User:Enzo Aquarius/Wikipedia Transit Authority	Hey, I'm making it during the competition, so why not?
Knucmo2	User:Knucmo2/Pulitzer_Prize --Knucmo2 16:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC)	An article on the less prestigious, and ultimately less important award.
Prettiestpretty	User:Prettiestpretty/World's Greatest Dad Dame GUN WotM PotM VFH VFP Poo PMS •YAP• 19:39, 16 July 2008 (UTC)	This will not be a rehash of the Unnews article; it will be a different approach. Game on.
RAHB	User:RAHB/Observational Comedy -RAHB 18:02, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Boomer	User:Boomer/My Family	I wuvs my family.
MrN9000	User:MrN9000/The Pun Invasion of Uncyclopedia	It will be moh phunny honest.

[edit] Best Noob Article

A category for noobs (users who have been on Uncyclopedia for three months or less). May be of an alternate namespace.

[edit] Best Illustrated Article

Based on how well an article's images contribute to the humor of the article. May be of an alternate namespace (images and article must be created by the user).

Username	Entry	Comment
Gert5	User:Gert5/UnBooks:Where's the White House?	Still under construction. W00ts! First c0mment!
DJ Irreverent	User:DJ Irreverent/RoxNews	Yay! I like photoshopping, more fun than writing IMO. Well hopefully this will be good --Sir DJ ~ Irreverent 10:12, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Best Alternate Namespace Article

The category which is strictly for alternate namespace articles (i.e. UnBooks, HowTo, UnNews, Why?, UnPoetia, UnScripts, etc.).

Username	Entry	Comment
Sycamore	User:Sycamore/UnBooks:Kuala Lumpur--Sir Sycamore (T) (C) 11:50, 13 July 2008 (UTC) "Articles created prior to the competition cannot be submitted." -- Major Sir Zombiebaron GUN • WotM • UotM • PotM • AotM • EGAEDM • UPotM • MAFE • ZotM • IotM • VotM • UGotM (shout) 23:16, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Enzo Aquarius	User:Enzo Aquarius/Burger Prince, son of Burger King, is Born - Admiral Enzo Aquarius-i curve bulletz ☎ 04:03, 15 July 2008 (UTC)	My first Poo Lit Surprise entry ever!
Battlesheep	User:Battlesheep/Howto:Become_A_Mad_Scientist Battlesheep 02:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)	The finest article I've ever written
Cajek	User:Cajek/Polar Express   ~   Cajek! <12:58, 17 Jul 2008>	It's Christmas in <INSERT MONTH HERE>!!! and... the alternate namespace in question is "User:Cajek"? pillow talk 18:59, 17 July 2008 (UTC) it's an unbook, okay?!?! I dunno!!!   ~   Cajek! <20:07, 17 Jul 2008> This is Cajek, so it is guaranteed to win whatever --Sir DJ ~ Irreverent 10:14, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
Hyperbole	User:Hyperbole/Why?:Don't we do it in the road? pillow talk 19:14, 17 July 2008 (UTC)	One of life's burning questions, to be sure.
Knucmo2	User:Knucmo2/Political Matchwinners--Knucmo2 22:43, 17 July 2008 (UTC)	This will be an UnBook.
Kip the Dip	User:Kip the Dip/HowTo:Polish a turd	Yes, I created this page two weeks ago, but I gave it no substantial content, and I literally put no thought whatsoever into it anytime before the PLS. Dr. Skullthumper has ruled the subpage as simply the physical manifestation of an idea. So it's elligible. -- Kip teh Dip • Talk • Works • Faq • Vote in '08 • 06:50, Jul. 18, 2008

[edit] Best Rewrite

For articles which are rewrites of existing articles.

Username	Entry	Comment
Sycamore	User:Sycamore/BBC--Sir Sycamore (T) (C) 10:43, 13 July 2008 (UTC)	I should add a witty comment about entering a UK centrc article judged by two Americans and an Aussie.
User:Cheapinitreal	User:Cheapinitreal/Karate Kid--- Cheapinitreal (talk) 04:00, 15 July 2008 (UTC)	I guess I have a reason to rewrite this now.
User:Under user	User:Under user/HowTo:Be A Supervillain --UU Blah / Pee 13:07, Jul 17	Eh, why not?
User:Hyperbole	User:Hyperbole/Rock lobster pillow talk 20:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC)	Um, I started rewriting this while it was at VFD, and then I sort of moved it into mainspace when the VFD was successful. Then I copied it back into userspace, and now it's a fork. Basically, I fucked everything up. Is this eligible?
User:15Mickey20	User:15Mickey20/Sania Mirza -- 15Mickey20 (talk to Mickey)  17:28, 19 July 2008 (UTC)	The original is stinking up my beloved Category:Tennis.

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