To eliminate any bias that you all or any of you may or may not think I have, I asked my lovely wife of 10 years to weigh in on this. She is a dedicated yoga teacher and one of the most "morally" correct people that I know.
After consulting with her, I've decided that as it stands
THERE WILL CURRENTLY BE NO DQ FOR A LATE UPDATE.
AND
^THIS IS EVERYONE'S LAST CHANCE!
My wife made it clear to me that our 8 year old has no problem turning his homework in every week, there have even been MULTIPLE times he's had an assignment and had to upload pictures to email to his teacher. HE'S EIGHT. Hopefully everyone here is an adult, because if you're not, you can't win any prizes. (Sorry I didn't make that clear sooner)
That being said, most adults pay taxes and hold jobs, both responsible things to do. Punctuality is one of the most important qualities for a "responsible" person to have, and the bottom line is
Late is Late- One minute or one week
THERE WILL BE NO MORE CHANCES! LATE IS LATE FOLKS
I'm sorry to those of you who have been following the rules and updating on time, this is not fair to you, and I can do nothing to be fair to everyone and try to stay
"
within the spirit of the competition".
This choice has been the lesser of two evils.
I can only suggest that each of you take the time to carefully make your final votes when the time comes...
I won't be giving anymore "grace periods" either. If you can get on RIU to say that your update will be late, update then or just drop. I have no pity for an adult who is less responsible than an eight year old.... His teacher won't accept late homework. As
@AlaskanMedMan pointed out to me, a college professor won't accept late finals...
LATE UPDATING WILL FROM NOW ON BE CONSIDERED AS
NOT UPDATING
When I stated that updates are to be done weekly, that meant "at a minimum, every 7 days"
It's either that or
EVERYONE updates on one specific day, if you don't update THAT day on or before 11:59 PM Alaska standard Time, You're out
I really don't want to go that route though.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OR QUITTERS?
I'm trying to keep this serious and fun while trying to stay
"
within the spirit of the competition".
Thanks for not adding to the drama or getting sucked in