Safari Haiku Contest [Obviously April Fools]

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  1. IceKirby

    IceKirby A.K.A. RiceKirby

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    Have you ever typed /bag and wondered what was that Philosopher Stone item at the bottom left? Well, here's your first chance to win it!

    This is a simple contest: All you must do is to write a Haiku about Safari. To those who don't know, a Haiku is form of poetry that follows the structure of 3 lines, the 1st one with 5 syllables, the 2nd one with 7 syllables and the 3rd one with 5 syllables (AKA 5-7-5).

    Here's an example that I found on Google:
    Notice how the 5-7-5 syllables on the 1st-2nd-3rd lines.

    But this wouldn't be interesting if it was simply a writing contest. Therefore, this contest will require players to post their Haiku written with their Safari Unowns!
    Here are the details:

    -Your entire Haiku must be written with Unowns that you have at #Safari.
    -You must then type /party, screenshot your Haiku and post it here.
    -You can use any non-Unown Pokémon to as a space, comma or another symbol.
    -To reduce the risk of photoshopping, all of your Haiku must be posted in a single screenshot. It also must be visible with a single use of /party to make sure the image was not edited in any way.
    -You may post more than one Haiku. Just post a different screenshot and we will pick the best one.
    -The writer of the best Haiku that follows all of the rules above will receive 3 Philosopher Stones, and will be also told what their effect is (but you can't tell anyone else, under the risk of getting yourself banned from Safari).
    -Only entries posted until April 7th, 2015 will be counted.

    If you have any doubts, post them here. If you want to check if the structure of your Haiku is correct or to understand them better, check this link: https://goo.gl/SsAhv

    EDIT.: If you didn't notice, this was an April Fools joke.
     
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  2. Professor Oak

    Professor Oak same Forum Administrator Server Owner Social Media Rep Forum Administrator Server Owner Social Media Rep

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    This is a very intelligent contest! I will have to defend my crown as champion haiku writer!
     
  3. xburnout

    xburnout Its not me, its my sister please dont ask

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    I dont really get something, I must be miss understanding
    Because how do you write such a big tekst with Unown and then fit it all in 1 screen?
     
  4. beforedawn

    beforedawn Active Member

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    I concur with burnout. I'm very confused...?

    "all of your Haiku must be posted in a single screenshot. It also must be contained in a single use of /party to make sure the image was not edited in any way."

    "a Haiku is form of poetry that follows the structure of 3 lines, the 1st one with 5 syllables, the 2nd one with 7 syllables and the 3rd one with 5 syllables"

    ...???
     
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  5. mibuchiha

    mibuchiha Was yea ra chs ieeya.

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    Rip how2unown in a week.
     
  6. raka143

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    RIP well 5-7-5 ysmbols with unown its never achived in a weak that to collect all unouns in one weak and form them in a word that makes a leter with less then six character and to farm 5-7-5 makes multyple screen shots like 17+ and to fit all in one and not edited well that really possible ?or did i missed any of the point in this
     
  7. Nightfall Alicorn

    Nightfall Alicorn Left Pokémon Online, most likely not coming back.

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    I think this is just some kinda bad April Fools joke, doesn't make sense to me and that YouTube link doesn't help explain about it. Party of 6 Unown letters, 1 party screenshot and you want a 3 lined paragraph?
    I don't see how collecting Unown are achievable in a week for this either.
     
  8. beforedawn

    beforedawn Active Member

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    Here, am I doing it right?
     

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  9. xburnout

    xburnout Its not me, its my sister please dont ask

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    Well since its not Aprils Fools anymore, either explain what we have to do or cancel the event because right now no-one seems to make sense of it.
     
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  10. IceKirby

    IceKirby A.K.A. RiceKirby

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    I'm surprised some people still thought it was a serious contest even though there was a Rickroll video in the instructions.
    But in any case, if you pay attention, it is possible to fulfill the requirements :)
    safarihaiku.PNG
    Notice how I typed /party, and my whole Haiku was visible after that :)
     
  11. xburnout

    xburnout Its not me, its my sister please dont ask

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    [The one I made back then, I thought lets just post it anyways]
    It is April Fools,
    This contest would be a fake,
    But lets bite the bait.
     
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  12. Yttrium

    Yttrium Well-Known Member Developer Developer

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    This is Safari,
    They are trying to be nice?
    Of course it is fake.
     
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  13. beforedawn

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    Rice, it wouldn't be possible for us to do that, because we have a very restricted window in how to sort our boxes:
    -by duplicates
    -by dex number
    -by BST.

    The default is "most recently obtained." We would need to be traded every individual Unown into a FRESH box for the poem to be visible.
     
  14. xburnout

    xburnout Its not me, its my sister please dont ask

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    Oh you just found out?
     
  15. IceKirby

    IceKirby A.K.A. RiceKirby

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    >Says it's not possible
    >Says how to do it
    ???
     
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