BCB Cup 2014 - the rules - please read.

[never/ever]

I saw one of my picks on another list too. Nothing you can do about it and I'm sure that people won't hold it against you....unless it's Baby Huey....

[Belle Lettre]

Picking a song that is doing well in another list would be like stealing someone's wife surely?

I had a belter of an obscure song lined up but someone else has played that card already - and it's been very well received. Not a chance on earth I would pick it now.

Not sure there is any advantage at all tbh.

Not voted yet I see. Why's that?

[Chris P Bacon]

I was in one of the early ties and initially felt it would be bad form to vote for myself. I thought I would wait for a few ties before joining in. Then I saw the kinds of responses people were making across the board and thought "this isn't for me". Not sure I even wish to continue tbh.

[Belle Lettre]

Do you mean the criticisms? It's just a part if it.

[der nister]

Picking a song that is doing well in another list would be like stealing someone's wife surely?

I had a belter of an obscure song lined up but someone else has played that card already - and it's been very well received. Not a chance on earth I would pick it now.

Not sure there is any advantage at all tbh.

if you need another song just pm me
i'll hook you up
and start voting

[Chris P Bacon]

Do you mean the criticisms? It's just a part if it.

No it is much more than that and it's something I don't particularly want to go into. I'd rather leave it there thanks.

[funky_nomad]

Chris P is not the only entrant not voting...

[The Fish]

Chris P is not the only entrant not voting...

not to mention the entrants not , er, entering

[Samoan]

I was in one of the early ties and initially felt it would be bad form to vote for myself. I thought I would wait for a few ties before joining in. Then I saw the kinds of responses people were making across the board and thought "this isn't for me". Not sure I even wish to continue tbh.

I'm not quite sure what you mean but my personal rule is I never criticize my opponents list, either in it's entirety or by singling out certain tracks.

I've noticed people do this in past years when browsing over the whole of a cup run and they go right down in my estimation. I think cup karma catchs up with them eventually.

[Count Machuki]

People, people, good people of BCB!



(What? I got nothin')

[WG Kaspar]

There's no point in comments now that Moddie is out.

[The Modernist]

Do you mean out of the closet or out of the cup? Either way I vehemently deny both!

[The Red Heifer]

So you're still in the closet then?

[the masked man]

Moddie is still in the contest. Round 1 is now over. I've had, unfortunately, to hand out a few byes, but I do now have thirty-two players for the second round. I'll publish a list of the names shortly.

[fange]

Will you post up the lists that get the bye into round 2 before it starts, MM, or will you just jump straight into the ties?

[The Red Heifer]

Picking a song that is doing well in another list would be like stealing someone's wife surely?

Jeff K did it the year he won the first ever BCB Cup. If that sort of high royalty can get away with it I say open slather.

[Loki]

Somebody asked before but I'm not sure what the answer was - are we supposed to somehow indicate the new songs on our list?

[never/ever]

I wouldn't.....

[BlueMeanie]

I remember it being mentioned, but I'm not sure if it's a rule. I would rather not as it draws attention towards the news songs, but away from the list as a whole.

[never/ever]

I'm pretty sure people will remember (the majority of) the list. I'm curious to see if people get swayed to vote for lists they previously voted against if the entrant has listened to their criticism and removed particular tracks that proved to be unpopular....