I promised I’d post some comments and advice, so here we go!

• Remember to follow the Subject line format: “Missionbuildr contest – <your character>”. I get confused and frustrated easily.

• Don’t go easy on me just because I’m running the contest. I’ve noticed I’ve gotten off pretty easy so far.

• If you’re going for a multi-line convo, try to ease into it. A slow burn with a hard punch at the end will often be funnier than a cavalcade of one-liners.

• If you are doing one-liners, remember you get five of them. A lot of people have sent one sentence and that’s it.

• A well-placed emoticon or two is always hilarious.

• Be original. Gay jokes and bum-****ing have been done to death. Try a new angle!

• Be realistic. If you study and parody actual posts we’ve made, it’s going to hit closer to home. The rest of the conversation will probably sound like that, so your lines should fit in.

I’ll post some more stuff later on, but keep them coming!

Also, I’m not saying this was the best entry yet, but it did make me LOL. It was submitted by Essex-Tacy:

Any CZ member: Almost got a girlfriend, until she asked for 10 bucks.