Score 2. This doesnt really feel like a specific event and “Enjoys Volatile Accomplished Notoriety” feels like it could probably be applied to anyone

Score 1, it’s more a stretch of history vs a specific moment per the prompt

Score 1 for not topic fitting.

Score 3. I think the 1s are a little unfair; while it may not fit the definition of a single fixed event, I appreciate the even-handed nuance that the headline brings to a complicated historical figure.

Score 1

Would be 2 for vagueness and awkwardness, but then the proper noun penalty kicks in.

Score 2, I have no idea what you expect people to do when the prompt is literally “historical event”. Proper nouns aren’t on the EFF list anyways by using that it’s a forfeit of potential points there anyways.

I’ve been dinging people for proper nouns all dynasty. I’m maintaining open, consistent criteria because they’re part of the “terrain” of the dynasty and if anyone puts up a good backronym without one in this round they deserve the advantage.

Also, the wordlist does have some proper nouns in it, like iPod.

I guess that I would refrain from penalizing the use of proper nouns from the EFF list, and that I should publicly disclose that in advance.

Fair enough! I think we’re just working off of different criterion

Nothing wrong with that.