Hey, folks! Here's a very early heads-up for a new addition to future RPG Superstar competitions:
You won't be able to re-submit an item you submitted in a previous competition.
Why?
One, because getting the judges and community to help you fix your item means the item isn't just your work any more.
Two, because by posting your item or its name in a request for feedback, your username is now associated with that item, which breaks anonymity. The judges can't objectively judge items unless the submissions are anonymous to us.
(Also, every year when we get a resubmission, we have to ask Ross to check the person's identity against who submitted it before, just to make sure someone isn't posting an item written by someone else. This new rule means we don't have to worry about that.)
We could just say "no resubmission if you got public feedback on the item," but that would discourage people from asking for feedback. So, to encourage feedback but maintain fairness and anonymity, no more resubmissions are allowed.
Ask for feedback. Take it to heart. Use what you learned to create something new--and better.
I like this change, it's good for us all in the long run as writers.
As my dear departed dad would say...
"You can shine it, you can add sugar, but all that does is change the doggy poo into sweet and shiny doggy poo."
In other words, starting afresh each time is probably for the best.