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Guidelines for voting on Battles (please advise)

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vitodeluca:
I wanted to post this to ask all you experienced battlers for input on voting on battles.  I have read a lot of them, and some of you guys get pretty detailed about what parts were strong/weak and even assigning a number scale.  I've also noticed that people have been getting irratated by the lack of voting and I felt like if everyone had some kind of loose guideline they would be more likely to speak up. (at least I would)  So here goes, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.  I've checked out what people comment on, and it seems like the major areas are:

Flow: how well the verses fit together with each other, could the rhyme fit over a beat or is it just jumbled together shit that happens to rhyme

Style: how a certain person blends words and verses together i.e. "i've got a cat, and you don't wanna mess with that" wouldn't have the same impact as something like when eminem spit on patiently waiting "don't let me lose you , I'm not tying to confuse you, as I let loose with this uzi and shoot through your isuzu".

Metaphors: how well the author uses examples to illustrate his point, often to a humorous end: "and your record smells like it was hit with a fish stick
see it's fishy, and everybody questions it's authenticity, "

Punches/Personals: how well the author goes at the other person, referring to specific things vs. making general threats or no insults at all, keeping in mind that it is called a "battle" and not a "squaredance"

Multis:  When a person is able to string together a whole line of words that rhyme together and make something comprehensible, like em's line quoted above

Biting: Not using your own shit, getting stuff from anywhere else but your dome (dick riding is the same thing (?))

Another thing that seems to be helpful to people is comments on which specific lines were strong/weak.  So all you heavyweight and champion MC's correct away or add your input, and I hope this helps. (I feel like I've learned a lot just writin' it, LOL)

·SiNiStEr·:
i couldnt have said it better myself..

vito you are a genius..  ;D ;D

NewJack:
Good shyt.. I read the battle board alot, but I dun feel cool votin' when I ain't postin' anything, cuz I dun really rhyme, but I'm really into all of it. I'll def start votin' when I get a chance though, if it's cool wit ya all.

·SiNiStEr·:
newjack... feel freeeeeeee to vote..

no one cares how many posts you got.. what ya karma is as long as you votin fair..we are at a lack for voters and the more people the better.

dont be afraid to get involved. its all good around herre

NewJack:
tru.. i dont care about my posts, jus some people gonna be sayin shyt cuz i criticizing and aint postin my own shyt. I'll be sure to get over there soon tho. thanks.

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