The 2008 broadsheet letter writing challenge
It’s back again! After my crushing victory in last year’s competition, the panel have decided to modify the rules. Here’s a recap.
- Items published in a broadsheet newspaper recieve one point per word.
- If you have two items published in the same day, you receive a 2x multiplier. Three items receives a 3x multiplier and so on.
- New rule: “The flame war rule”. You receive 0.5 points per word in any response to your item (your name must be specifically mentioned).
- You cannot enter if your name is Sandra K. Eckersley from Marrickville.
- To claim points, you need to blockquote your published contribution into the comments section of this page. You should also stick it on your fridge door as proof that you didn’t just make the whole thing up.
Leaderboard
Joel W. Courtney: 259 points
Nicholas Broadbent: 139 points
Sue Brian: 137 points
A cousin of Joel W. Courtney: 118 points
February 22, 2008 3:18 pm 6 Comments
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By Joel
, March 7, 2008 @ 10:28 am
Perhaps the refusal to grant the Herald’s freedom of information request into how the state stands to make $150 million from the Catholic World Youth Day is a case of figures never lying but liars being able to figure (”Block on the report of Youth Day’s value to state”, March 6). Seeking the methodology is a fair request. Has anyone considered what the local people who will attend would have spent in any case? Has anyone considered the tourists who would have come had accommodation been available? What about the income the racing industry has forgone in betting revenue Australia-wide? In short, is the $150 million a net or a gross figure? Unless the FOI request is provided to the Herald we will never know. - Tristan Head, Box Hill
my cousin’s shifted into second place with 125 words.
By wombathead
, March 11, 2008 @ 3:20 am
…minus 130 points for obscene overuse of the rhetorical question.
By Joel
, March 18, 2008 @ 7:35 am
Add another 40 points for me…
While I do not doubt the lack of support mentioned by Elizabeth Barrett (Letters, March 17), the notion that her income bracket affects the availability of HECS is false. HECS is available to all students enrolled in Commonwealth-supported places.
Joel Courtney Surry Hills
By Joel
, March 25, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
Go nick - still wish that Miranda or Gerard would reply!
By Joel
, June 13, 2008 @ 8:39 am
I do believe I’ve just picked up a few points:
Sam Wallace (Letters, June 12) despairs about the state of politicians at both state and federal level, believing them to be highly educated individuals and leaders within the community and business.
While this may be so, they are also creatures of the political system that has evolved in this country to one where branch stacking is rampant on both sides and physical coercion and emotional blackmail is rewarded.
The question is, who should take responsibility for this situation - the leadership of our political parties or the apathetic Australian public that has allowed it to fester?
Joel Courtney Surry Hills