Lindsey.

This is when we do an overs only season xxx

Could do it so that everyone has to submit an act for each category and then it's randomly selected for which one actually goes forward, you can rank them from your preferred to least preferred but there's no guarantee you'll get your first choice

I've had ideas for all the categories tbf, even the guys although that would still be my least favourite 🤭 I feel like there's some very obvious Lindsey picks but I probably should try and be a bit more incognito next time if I can take part

Voted

I think this round is Kelly's for the taking

Any time I think I know where it's headed she does something else that just doesn't make sense. I thought it was going to be an identity theft thing which I guess it kinda is but why has she made an AI billy?! I'm guessing she's obsessed with Honey and wants to get her to leave Billy but why

Oh of course, I do hope it's not as bad as it possibly could be but I guess I'm a bit of a cynic with things like this, I do tend to assume the worst but obviously that's just me, not that there's any additional info out that's lead me to believe that

When stuff like this comes out seemingly from nowhere, I always think it's to cover up something more sinister or at the very least there's definitely more to what is being told in the news. I think if they brand it as a "historic" relationship then a lot of people will be more sympathetic towards Scott Mills because it was a long time ago. Ten years isn't actually that long and humans are creatures of habit, I highly doubt it was a one off, it's maybe the only instance they can actually take action on or they've been holding this back until the day they need to do some preemptive damage control. Also, the wording teenager is interesting... It was a child, just say that it was a child.

01 Chappell Roan 02 Kelly Clarkson 03 Abba 04 Haim 05 Troye Sivan 06 Atomic Kitten 07 Scissor Sisters 08 Delta Goodrem 09 Lily Allan 10 Florence 11 Rosalia 12 David Bowie 13 Conan Gray

The only time I ever really liked Zack was when he was with Nancy, since then it's always felt like they don't know what to do with him. Nicola/Penny/Suki is an incredible trio, as much as I don't like where they're going with Penny's storyline, having them at the forefront is great

It's the same discussions time and time again, that doesn't mean things need to change in regard to the format of the contest, sometimes you just need to accept the rules etc. I would be in favour of anonymity but honestly idk how much "bloc voting" that would combat as you're trusting people to keep quiet but you know that probably won't happen off-site, especially among people who might share potentials (even though you're not meant to but I'm sure it still happens). Being in the wrong semi is a thing but when they're randomly drawn there's not really much that can be done about it. Unless you start introducing genre tags at confirmation and literally have a pop vs alt semi but thats a bit much, a lot of songs can't be put into a box and people's tastes are so much more diverse than that. If I'd have had even one more typical pop voter in my semi this month I probably would have qualified, I knew from the start the odds weren't in my favour based on the amount of known pop fans in the semi but again, what can you really do? Someone has to come 21st 😅 I think it's unfair to say that the mods aren't open to suggestions, I think they definitely are and there is the spin-off forum to trial things as well. People are good suggesting ideas there but not actually taking the action to trial it, it's why there's not a lot of spin-offs these days but that doesn't mean it's due to the mods not being open.

I never said I didn't enjoy participating, of course there are contests where I'm not as keen on the songs or I'm maybe not as invested as much for one reason or another. Once I lost my longest Q streak I had to set a new goal for myself and that was to reach my 100th anniversary, that just feels like the right time to finish. If I really didn't get anything out of BJSC I wouldn't be participating at all, regardless of how many contests I'd entered or where my Q streak was at. I've taken breaks in the past when I've needed it.

I only have 7 contests left (I think) so let's hope this is my last ever dnq Taahino is still retiring after 100 contests

yea I hope you all feel guilty!!

I'm actually sad they've done that with penny and vinny

Tbf people are playing tactically with their choices so I wouldn't ever say "should have sent this!!" bc for all we know they fully intend to should they get through to further rounds 🤷🏼‍♀️ I'll still be voting based on which songs I like the best anyway, regardless of how well it might fit the theme (agree chicken tikka is probs in the same category though 🤭)

Yea as much as pussy palace is slow i do agree that its not really a ballad 😬

If I was still in for this round I'd have sent this gem

Voted! It felt wrong having my lower points that low, genuinely in any other contest they'd probably be at 7/8 points minimum 😩 ended up with 13 on my shortlist in the end too

Semi one is one of the best semis I've ever been in, I definitely have more than ten songs I want to point, this is going to be so hard to order 😭

Yea Lily and Abba were obviously safe this round, supertrouper is probs my fave abba song

I think she'll be just fine tbf there's a whole EP as well as her album and obviously she had 3 stand alone singles, plenty still to choose from Glad to see her through of course x

Just count mine twice?

It is but you've only shown one side

Describing Chappell as aggressive is.... a take Somehow this has turned into a thread about taking down her character rather than discussing the issues surrounding the actual topic. You don't need to like someone or their music but to constantly call her things like rude, aggressive, egotistical, a liar etc is extremely tiring to read. Why engage in this discussion so much if you have nothing positive to say? And that's not just at one person because there's a good few of you in this topic that aren't actually contributing anything except vitriol. This is the most I've posted anywhere in a good while but there's a lot of things that are important to me within this so I am going to keep voicing my thoughts. Taking the "she's rude to people" narrative out of the equation, what is it exactly that rubs you the wrong way about her? (Directed towards the group of you that have said as much previously.) Is it because she's a queer woman in the public eye who doesn't fit into premade societal boxes of how she should behave? Or is it because the things she stands for don't align with your views? I'm just curious.