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MrDupin wrote: AMarbleHornet wrote: I mean that writers will be encouraged to get more in the mindset of the writer of JtK. I find most people will simply put mor eloquent text into the original story (most people aren't in a creative mind). As for contaminiting, I mean the writers themselves. If one learns that it is accepted to simply rewrite mediocre literature, then one feels that one doesn't need to exert one's mind to come up with a creative idea, rather just leech off of some other writer. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of the writers that'll take place in the competition already have a couple of stories under their belt. And taking part in the contest won't affect their love for writing. So they won't be contaminated, or anything.

Also, I believe it is perfectly clear that we will no longer accept JtK rewrites after the competition is over. So how exactly would anyone think "rewriting mediocre literature" is acceptable? I could argue that having a terrible story like JtK around will encourage people to write terrible literature. So rewriting Jeff into something better will do only good in that aspect.

But I'll agree that people may think simply putting better wording and grammar will be enough. Maybe we need to clarify that in the rules of the contest, if it goes up. Good point. A vast majority of the people who will be/will want to be writing have almost no experience under their belts (I'm sorry, this is my reasoning), as this will show up when people google the words "Jeff the Killer". You must consider the fact that a decent portion of these people would be younger, young enough to "feel the same as Jeff the Killer", or young enough to think it makes them genuinely different. As for contaminating, I believe anyone who has to write using any aspect of Jeff the Killer (I'll admit there are certain ideas that could work) will be mentally saying thusly:

"Yeah, alright, they want me to write like JtK. This is acceptable behavior." Granted, all of my psychology experience originates from the short end of the stick for about nine years. So, in my eyes, I can only see this either harming the newcoming writers whose time could be better spent making an original work, or this will set existing writers back.