Re: Oatmeal (Text/Topical)
probably worth mentioning that in addition to the legends battle he was nom'd like 3 times.
Re: Oatmeal (Text/Topical)
Re: Oatmeal (Text/Topical)
I vote yes, his accomps are across the board in different platforms and are well above simply champing a league or two.
Re: Oatmeal (Text/Topical)
I say with a big tourney win or another legendary piece other than the battle he would get a yes for me. To further justify what I mean. He's only won 1 GG while King won 4 of them and has a bigger list of accomplishments.
Re: Oatmeal (Text/Topical)
I mean you have to also take into account that he came in 2010 around the time when the majority of the heavy hitters in topical and poetry were gone. he is a good writer but we haven't really been able to see him against the sites best, and I'm not sure what he brings to OM is unique and perfected enough to negate that fact.
Re: Oatmeal (Text/Topical)
I like Oats, but I don't think he's quite as accomplished as our other Legendary writers. No, for now.
Re: Oatmeal (Text/Topical)
really the only knock against Oatmeal is the lack of a long list of a accomps.
when he was active in SS, he had a legendary battle with token, and AT LEAST one other nom'd (against Black). i'm pretty sure there was a third but i'd have to go find it.
that being said, anyone who's been around RB a while knows that legend noms are far and few between. so for someone to get nom'd 2 or 3 times in a short period, and actually get one voted in on top of that, is quite an accomplishment. i think that if he had 2 get in, or all 3, this would be an auto yes from everyone, so the noms have to be considered imo.
second big factor for oat imo is the live success he's had. i've seen him do very well (win maybe) in slam competitions with pieces he dropped on this site first, and for someone to take their work off the site and have real world success with it means more than any RB accomp tbh.
I vote IN