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Contest January-February 2026 Contest (Entries closed)
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Slann
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The NIGHTBRINGER train stops for no one! Choo Choo!
Besides, if I'm being perfectly honest, I don't really like writing reviews. I never know what to write and it isn't particularly my strong suit. Deep dive some Warhammer tactics or a topic of interest... no problem. Engage in a spirited debate, even better. But reviews are not my forte.
Besides, I'm going to be submitting my vote, which at the end of the day is the thing that really matters. Contests are decided by votes, not by reviews. May the best Chaos Dwarf story win!
Or I enjoy the ride in a different way. There's a pretty nice view from the front cart of the rollercoaster!
Slann
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Well, i think i will submit my entry now... 
Slann
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If your artistic muse is Last Minute Panic, now is your time to shine writers....
Do you know what no one would see coming?...If @NIGHTBRINGER entered a short story and won.
Is our super Slann courageous enough to try this mighty feat?
Do you know what no one would see coming?...If @NIGHTBRINGER entered a short story and won.
Is our super Slann courageous enough to try this mighty feat?
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He'll likely just give off that pretentious waffling that is his effort to hide the fact that all those titles he likes to tout are nothing compared to "winner of a Lustria Online Short Story Contest".
Because really... how does "90k posts" compare to writing a masterpiece that is then voted as amazing?
This is totally my attempt to shame him into entering an entry. Do you think it will work?
Slann
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He'll likely just give off that pretentious waffling that is his effort to hide the fact that all those titles he likes to tout are nothing compared to "winner of a Lustria Online Short Story Contest".
Because really... how does "90k posts" compare to writing a masterpiece that is then voted as amazing?
This is totally my attempt to shame him into entering an entry. Do you think it will work?
Probably not
Slann
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how are we doing at the moment?
Slann
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I'm playing my cards close to the chest.
Slann
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Slann
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Slann
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I'm pushing the contest deadline from February 1st to February 4th. Because I need to get up early the morning of February 2nd and won't have time to organize the contest entries the night before.
Enjoy your three extra writing days.
Enjoy your three extra writing days.
Slann
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Slann
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In the end I didn't need the extra days, just submitted my story
Good luck to the ones still writing
Grrr, !mrahil
Slann
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This is good
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It's been kind of quiet the last few days. It'd be nice if we had some hyping from some Chaotic person in a top hat.
But a person truly devoted to Chaos would not be slaves to round numbers. I hear Slaanesh likes random incongruent numbers without many zeroes in them.
But a person truly devoted to Chaos would not be slaves to round numbers. I hear Slaanesh likes random incongruent numbers without many zeroes in them.
Slann
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well, six is A LOT
Slann
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I'm glad you "asked". Let's break it down!!how does "90k posts" compare to writing a masterpiece that is then voted as amazing?
~Rarity~
17 people have entered a winning short story in the contest's history. Only 1 has ever achieved 90k posts. With rarity comes value.
Winner: 90k posts
~Visibility & Grandeur~
Both achievements have dedicated threads, so let's compare them:
We're looking at 56 replies versus 3,964 replies and 21,607 views versus 530,832 views. That is already definitive, but that's not all:
The forum features a special area highlighting the top posters: https://lustria-online.com/members/ . The short story contest carries no such distinction.
Additionally, for each and every post one makes, the forum proudly (and automatically) displays their post count.
Winner: 90k posts
~Longevity and durability~
Another short story contest winner will eventually come along. Within only a single contest they can (potentially) make it on to the winners list. On the other hand, the mark of 90k posts will either never be recreated or at the very least it will be a very, very, very, very, very long time before it is matched. It is by far the more enduring achievement.
Winner: 90k posts
~Quantitative versus Qualitative measure~
The short story contest is a subjective achievement. A relatively small group of voters (in the ballpark of 5 to 10) decide the contest. If another group of voters replaced them, then you might end up with an entirely different set of winners. So you've got both a subjective measure and an extremely small sample size of voters. Those two concurrent factors are problematic from a statistical point of view. If you know anything about statistical analysis, then I don't have to remind you that it is extremely hard to achieve statistical significance under those conditions.
On the flip side, post count is a quantitative record. Objective > Subjective. There are no if's, and's or but's about it. Pure mathematical precision. The difference between my 90k and the next most prevalent poster is so vast that it leaves no room for doubt or statistical fuzziness.
But if you miss the subjective flavour, I've got 277,680 (and counting ) little reasons to justify my 90k mark.
Winner: 90k posts
So to bring it all together and to answer your question, the mark of 90k posts is rarer and a more acclaimed distinction that is both more enduring and carries greater statistical significance.