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11/23/2010 07:58:44 AM · #1
Yes, it is time again:)

I entered some images into the "stockys" contest from istockphoto.com.
These two are now shortlisted:

Category "Abstract"


Category "Technical Achievement"


Please help me win $2,000 - if I win, I'll donate 10 DPC 1-year-memberships to the first 10 ribboners that are not members in 2011 (one for each, of course)

In addition, any voter who registers (not necessary for voting) can win another $2,000 - vote here, please
11/23/2010 11:09:12 AM · #2
small bump
11/23/2010 11:14:55 AM · #3
Wow...congrats on being in the short-list in two categories. I laid down my votes btw.
11/23/2010 11:41:01 AM · #4
voted for both :-)
11/23/2010 12:10:27 PM · #5
voted.
11/23/2010 01:04:13 PM · #6
Done ! And good luck !
11/23/2010 01:06:11 PM · #7
Originally posted by Citadel:

Wow...congrats on being in the short-list in two categories. I laid down my votes btw.


Yep, I was quite surprised, there must have been around 8,000 entries...

Thanks for voting!
11/23/2010 01:23:21 PM · #8
Congrats on making 2 short lists - voted!
11/23/2010 02:25:03 PM · #9
Congrats and Good Luck.
11/24/2010 11:49:29 AM · #10
bump for the evening (here) crowd :)
12/10/2010 09:45:55 AM · #11
I think you are a fabulous photographer Oliver. I also think it's cheating to ask your friends here to vote for your two images. I wish you woul have said, I entered, not telling which are mine, please vote for your favorites.
You are really an inspiration and you don't need to ask for vote.

Just sign me disappointed Debbi
12/10/2010 09:49:01 AM · #12
Originally posted by Debbi:

I think you are a fabulous photographer Oliver. I also think it's cheating to ask your friends here to vote for your two images. I wish you woul have said, I entered, not telling which are mine, please vote for your favorites.
You are really an inspiration and you don't need to ask for vote.

Just sign me disappointed Debbi


+1
12/10/2010 10:16:26 AM · #13
Originally posted by Jac:

Originally posted by Debbi:

I think you are a fabulous photographer Oliver. I also think it's cheating to ask your friends here to vote for your two images. I wish you woul have said, I entered, not telling which are mine, please vote for your favorites.
You are really an inspiration and you don't need to ask for vote.

Just sign me disappointed Debbi


+1


I am not necessarily taking sides here but I have seen lots of posts asking for votes on various contests, they usually always say which picture is theirs. No one seems to mind. Why is this post any different? Like I said not taking sides, I just want to hear what people have to say, before making my mind up if this is fair or not.
12/10/2010 01:54:31 PM · #14
Originally posted by sjhuls:

Originally posted by Jac:

Originally posted by Debbi:

I think you are a fabulous photographer Oliver. I also think it's cheating to ask your friends here to vote for your two images. I wish you woul have said, I entered, not telling which are mine, please vote for your favorites.
You are really an inspiration and you don't need to ask for vote.

Just sign me disappointed Debbi


+1


I am not necessarily taking sides here but I have seen lots of posts asking for votes on various contests, they usually always say which picture is theirs. No one seems to mind. Why is this post any different? Like I said not taking sides, I just want to hear what people have to say, before making my mind up if this is fair or not.


I'm not taking sides either. It's a personal thing. I like h2's photos and appreciate the time he puts into them. I, personally, would not ask for people from here to vote on my images in a contest as I find that unfair, but that's just me. I hope I made myself clear that I'm not in any way saying you or anyone shouldn't vote on h2's images.
12/10/2010 01:59:28 PM · #15
A lot of these contests are basically popularity contests. I have seen contests that actually SUGGEST you get all your friends to vote early and often. The goal of the contests is often to increase web site traffic numbers, plain and simple. Whether that's the case this time I do not know. But when a contest IS open to all voters from the outside world (as opposed to something like DPC, which is a closed-voting environment with rigid controls) I just assume that vote solicitation is going on, and it doesn't bother me to see DPCers soliciting support from within their community.

R.
12/10/2010 02:14:26 PM · #16
I'm with Robert. Any site where you can vote more than once, and some don't even require registration, is not about the quality of the images.

And not cheating if you ask friends to vote. Often those sites identify the photographer for each image.


Message edited by author 2010-12-10 14:18:18.
12/10/2010 02:16:59 PM · #17
I believe in supporting the photographic community here. I voted for your pics Oliver...they are great....good luck!
12/10/2010 02:20:06 PM · #18
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

A lot of these contests are basically popularity contests. I have seen contests that actually SUGGEST you get all your friends to vote early and often. The goal of the contests is often to increase web site traffic numbers, plain and simple. Whether that's the case this time I do not know. But when a contest IS open to all voters from the outside world (as opposed to something like DPC, which is a closed-voting environment with rigid controls) I just assume that vote solicitation is going on, and it doesn't bother me to see DPCers soliciting support from within their community.

R.


It also doesn't bother me to see people solicit. I, however, don't vote on popular voting contests. So I'm a little of both. I don't agree with them, but I don't care if people partake.
12/10/2010 02:21:48 PM · #19
it's still up to the voter to cast their vote whichever way they like, so i don't see a problem with soliciting. besides, he said he'd donate 10 memberships... that's pretty generous.
12/10/2010 02:36:23 PM · #20
Agreed with Robert. And I voted for both!

When rules explicitly say not to solicit votes, then I am of course against it, but so many of these sites expect you to do that, its almost impossible to win if you don't ask some friends.
12/10/2010 06:11:42 PM · #21
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

A lot of these contests are basically popularity contests. I have seen contests that actually SUGGEST you get all your friends to vote early and often. The goal of the contests is often to increase web site traffic numbers, plain and simple. Whether that's the case this time I do not know. But when a contest IS open to all voters from the outside world (as opposed to something like DPC, which is a closed-voting environment with rigid controls) I just assume that vote solicitation is going on, and it doesn't bother me to see DPCers soliciting support from within their community.

R.


I agree, but I've always wonder how many people new to DPC automatically assume that vote solicitation is ok on this site because it's so common everywhere else. Of course one could read the rules and quickly find out that it's forbidden, but who does that any more? Did anybody voting for Oliver's shot read the rules before doing so? If not, why not?
12/10/2010 06:19:45 PM · #22
Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

A lot of these contests are basically popularity contests. I have seen contests that actually SUGGEST you get all your friends to vote early and often. The goal of the contests is often to increase web site traffic numbers, plain and simple. Whether that's the case this time I do not know. But when a contest IS open to all voters from the outside world (as opposed to something like DPC, which is a closed-voting environment with rigid controls) I just assume that vote solicitation is going on, and it doesn't bother me to see DPCers soliciting support from within their community.

R.


I agree, but I've always wonder how many people new to DPC automatically assume that vote solicitation is ok on this site because it's so common everywhere else. Of course one could read the rules and quickly find out that it's forbidden, but who does that any more? Did anybody voting for Oliver's shot read the rules before doing so? If not, why not?


I just read the rules, but there's nowhere that specifically states (or even remotely suggests) that vote solicitation is not allowed.

Message edited by author 2010-12-10 18:20:06.
12/10/2010 06:24:41 PM · #23
Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

A lot of these contests are basically popularity contests. I have seen contests that actually SUGGEST you get all your friends to vote early and often. The goal of the contests is often to increase web site traffic numbers, plain and simple. Whether that's the case this time I do not know. But when a contest IS open to all voters from the outside world (as opposed to something like DPC, which is a closed-voting environment with rigid controls) I just assume that vote solicitation is going on, and it doesn't bother me to see DPCers soliciting support from within their community.

R.


I agree, but I've always wonder how many people new to DPC automatically assume that vote solicitation is ok on this site because it's so common everywhere else. Of course one could read the rules and quickly find out that it's forbidden, but who does that any more? Did anybody voting for Oliver's shot read the rules before doing so? If not, why not?


I just read the rules, but there's nowhere that specifically states (or even remotely suggests) that vote solicitation is not allowed.


Are you referring to DPC's rules? There's the line about not being allowed to vote in a manner that suggests an intent to disrupt the voting system... but I guess that might be a bit vague.

ETA: there's also "offer or cast biased votes for any other user."

Message edited by author 2010-12-10 18:25:38.
12/10/2010 06:25:18 PM · #24
Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

A lot of these contests are basically popularity contests. I have seen contests that actually SUGGEST you get all your friends to vote early and often. The goal of the contests is often to increase web site traffic numbers, plain and simple. Whether that's the case this time I do not know. But when a contest IS open to all voters from the outside world (as opposed to something like DPC, which is a closed-voting environment with rigid controls) I just assume that vote solicitation is going on, and it doesn't bother me to see DPCers soliciting support from within their community.

R.


I agree, but I've always wonder how many people new to DPC automatically assume that vote solicitation is ok on this site because it's so common everywhere else. Of course one could read the rules and quickly find out that it's forbidden, but who does that any more? Did anybody voting for Oliver's shot read the rules before doing so? If not, why not?


I just read the rules, but there's nowhere that specifically states (or even remotely suggests) that vote solicitation is not allowed.


Are you referring to DPC's rules? There's the line about not being allowed to vote in a manner that suggests an intent to disrupt the voting system... but I guess that might be a bit vague.


Oh, nevermind, I totally misread your original post. lol. Got it now.
12/10/2010 07:07:05 PM · #25
Originally posted by K10DGuy:



Are you referring to DPC's rules? There's the line about not being allowed to vote in a manner that suggests an intent to disrupt the voting system... but I guess that might be a bit vague.


but is only for soliciting votes for pics ON DPC?

Message edited by author 2010-12-10 19:09:38.
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