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  1. @christophone True fact: all @beldonstevens from parallel universes have converged here. There can be only one. #highbender 9:26 PM May 24th via Twitter for Android in reply to christophone
  2. @heathernewkirk only without the grievously gothic upbringing, thank you. 8:13 AM May 24th via Twitter for Android in reply to heathernewkirk
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  5. @_alouwishus @elielandau Hecklingsiastes? Doin' da Ecclesi-nasty? 5:54 AM May 6th via Twitter for Android in reply to _alouwishus
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  7. Enjoyed today's conversation, @varsityvocals. Must off for now. #damnthetorpedoes, everybody. 3:41 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  8. But I grant that @varsityvocals does not suggest that its competition defines a cappella. Thus we agree that ignoring competition is viable. 3:37 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  9. Assuming further that a captive audience/subject population understands its captivity/subjugation is troubling @varsityvocals 3:36 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  10. Never said that winning is naïve, rather that assuming "truly great" will win regardless of rubric is. @varsityvocals 3:35 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  11. Again, not talking about rubric, rather ars gratia artis. But idea that "truly great...will win" is troublingly naïve. @varsityvocals 3:10 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  12. All games are limiting. I don't propose changing VV rubric; propose groups not paying attention to it, #damnthetorpedoes @varsityvocals 2:59 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  13. A competition that has become industry leader obvi influences industry standard. When industry is art ... @acappellaHQ @varsityvocals 2:55 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to acappellaHQ
  14. Never said 'High Art', only art: the artform is broader/deeper than competition's rules; competition ought to drink deep. @varsityvocals 2:46 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  15. All games limit; eg no 3rd dimension in chess, no 13th minute in ICCA. Problem is when game subsections larger domain. @varsityvocals 2:45 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  16. How could a group cheat in an a cappella competition? What if a song calls for cursing or nudity? 12 minutes of silence?@varsityvocals 2:41 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  17. Do groups think about what rules imply? If games and rules may oppose, do groups realize game-aspiration is limiting? @varsityvocals 2:39 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to varsityvocals
  18. varsityvocals.com/acappella-comp… "highest ethical standards and practices." What are these, & what relationship to art? #realquestions #@varsityvocals 2:32 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac
  19. 2nd question is whether groups understand that _no_ rubric guides them w/o their own permission. @mwoodward710 @rdietz55 @varsityvocals 2:11 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to mwoodward710
  20. I haven't 'complained', including about rubrics. 1 question is which 'ethics' @varsityvocals' rules have in mind @mwoodward710 @rdietz55 2:10 PM May 4th via Twitter for Mac in reply to mwoodward710