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05/23/2011 01:07:25 AM · #1 |
I don't know if it's the heat, or disasters around the world, but voting gone crazy here... I seriously think people started to vote without even looking at the images carefully.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAANT! |
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05/23/2011 01:58:10 AM · #2 |
Maybe it's those people at NASA again.
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05/23/2011 08:54:18 AM · #3 |
Ah, the weekly voting trends rant, so familiar and comforting. That and a good cup of coffee starts my Monday of on the right foot. (OW, c**p!, that's the one attached to the injured knee!)
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05/23/2011 09:08:50 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Mick:
Maybe it's those people at NASA again. |
ROFL! ;D |
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05/23/2011 10:42:12 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Mick:
Maybe it's those people at NASA again. |
I wouldn't blame them a bit either... :O)
Ray |
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05/23/2011 11:06:28 AM · #6 |
Just some observations. These are not based on any research of the data, because I don't have the data.
1. Seems like there are fewer total votes on each image, even considering the generally lower number of entries.
2. More and more challenge participants are choosing to not vote in a challenge they have entered.
These things are contributing to an increase in the impact of the each residual voter. In the most recently completed challenge, my entry received 137 votes. In my very first challenge on 3/6/06, I received 300 votes.
So, my "back of the envelope" calculation is that more votes would smooth out some of the irregularities. I'd sure encourage everyone who enters a challenge to vote in that challenge. Come on! It's character building to hand out fair and objective scores to images in competition with your own.
It's controversial (and maybe set in stone), but the 20% voting requirement can cause "cherry picking", or worse. I'd strongly favor a move to at least a 50% voting tally before one's votes register. |
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05/23/2011 03:20:20 PM · #7 |
| Hmm, due to the much smaller number of challenge entries these days, a 50% voting requirement might not be a bad idea and it would discourage or at least dilute the effects of the cherry pickers. We should be able to vote half a challenge or, IMHO, we aren't really putting the efforts forth that participation in this site should command. My 2 cents. |
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05/24/2011 01:28:31 PM · #8 |
| I voted on all the flower entries in about 30 seconds. |
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05/24/2011 02:13:08 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Just some observations. These are not based on any research of the data, because I don't have the data.
1. Seems like there are fewer total votes on each image, even considering the generally lower number of entries.
2. More and more challenge participants are choosing to not vote in a challenge they have entered.
These things are contributing to an increase in the impact of the each residual voter. In the most recently completed challenge, my entry received 137 votes. In my very first challenge on 3/6/06, I received 300 votes.
So, my "back of the envelope" calculation is that more votes would smooth out some of the irregularities. I'd sure encourage everyone who enters a challenge to vote in that challenge. Come on! It's character building to hand out fair and objective scores to images in competition with your own.
It's controversial (and maybe set in stone), but the 20% voting requirement can cause "cherry picking", or worse. I'd strongly favor a move to at least a 50% voting tally before one's votes register. |
Adding more restrictions to the voting process will not encourge more people to vote. Quite the opposite.
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05/24/2011 02:17:16 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by yanko:
Originally posted by hahn23:
Just some observations. These are not based on any research of the data, because I don't have the data.
1. Seems like there are fewer total votes on each image, even considering the generally lower number of entries.
2. More and more challenge participants are choosing to not vote in a challenge they have entered.
These things are contributing to an increase in the impact of the each residual voter. In the most recently completed challenge, my entry received 137 votes. In my very first challenge on 3/6/06, I received 300 votes.
So, my "back of the envelope" calculation is that more votes would smooth out some of the irregularities. I'd sure encourage everyone who enters a challenge to vote in that challenge. Come on! It's character building to hand out fair and objective scores to images in competition with your own.
It's controversial (and maybe set in stone), but the 20% voting requirement can cause "cherry picking", or worse. I'd strongly favor a move to at least a 50% voting tally before one's votes register. |
Adding more restrictions to the voting process will not encourge more people to vote. Quite the opposite. |
Might be true. Do you have suggestions which might increase member participation in voting? |
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05/24/2011 02:25:48 PM · #11 |
A few off the top of my head:
- Extend the voting period.
- Extend the submission period (better entries will make voting more enjoyable)
- Run more popular challenges (Masters FS?)
- Bring back th DPL.
- Open voting to everyone. Maybe we would get [user]Firebird[/user] back?
Message edited by author 2011-05-24 14:27:47.
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05/24/2011 02:28:58 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
I don't know if it's the heat, or disasters around the world, but voting gone crazy here... I seriously think people started to vote without even looking at the images carefully.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAANT! |
You're slipping, couldn't you figure out some way to blame Obama for this? or at least Michelle? I'm disappointed in you. |
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05/24/2011 02:29:17 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
I don't know if it's the heat, or disasters around the world, but voting gone crazy here... I seriously think people started to vote without even looking at the images carefully.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAANT! |
so you don't think you deserved your 6.6? |
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05/24/2011 02:32:46 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by yanko:
A few off the top of my head:
- Extend the voting period.
- Extend the submission period (better entries will make voting more enjoyable)
- Run more popular challenges (Masters FS?)
- Bring back th DPL.
- Open voting to everyone. Maybe we would get [user]Firebird[/user] back? |
All good ideas! |
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05/24/2011 03:18:55 PM · #15 |
IMO:
Originally posted by yanko:
A few off the top of my head:
- Extend the voting period.
- Extend the submission period (better entries will make voting more enjoyable)
- Run more popular challenges (Masters FS?)
- Bring back the DPL.
- Open voting to everyone. Maybe we would get [user]Firebird[/user] back? |
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05/24/2011 10:07:51 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
I don't know if it's the heat, or disasters around the world, but voting gone crazy here... I seriously think people started to vote without even looking at the images carefully. |
I guess you're referring to votes cast leading up to May 21st ;) |
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05/25/2011 09:11:30 PM · #17 |
NO to extending the voting period.....a week is long enough.
Originally posted by hahn23:
Originally posted by yanko:
A few off the top of my head:
- Extend the voting period.
- Extend the submission period (better entries will make voting more enjoyable)
- Run more popular challenges (Masters FS?)
- Bring back th DPL.
- Open voting to everyone. Maybe we would get [user]Firebird[/user] back? |
All good ideas! |
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05/26/2011 03:57:14 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by yanko:
A few off the top of my head:
- Extend the voting period.
- Extend the submission period (better entries will make voting more enjoyable)
- Run more popular challenges (Masters FS?)
- Bring back th DPL.
- Open voting to everyone. Maybe we would get [user]Firebird[/user] back? |
Things have been running fine since 1947. Now get the hell off my lawn! :P |
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05/26/2011 04:05:34 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
...Things have been running fine since 1947. Now get the hell off my lawn! :P |
Are you quoting  Langdon here? |
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05/26/2011 04:23:53 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
...Things have been running fine since 1947. Now get the hell off my lawn! :P |
Are you quoting Langdon here? |
Langdon is my Grandfather. He built this site with his bare hands out of WWII surplus jeep parts and a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine. Sure, it belts out a little smoke, but it still chugs along just fine.
...what the hell are you still doing on my lawn?! |
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05/26/2011 06:36:27 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
...Things have been running fine since 1947. Now get the hell off my lawn! :P |
Are you quoting Langdon here? |
Langdon is my Grandfather. He built this site with his bare hands out of WWII surplus jeep parts and a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine. Sure, it belts out a little smoke, but it still chugs along just fine.
...what the hell are you still doing on my lawn?! |
LOL! I once looked up the term "jackwagon" after hearing it on tv for the first time. |
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05/26/2011 07:09:39 AM · #22 |
| They had to rush not to miss the rapture, can you blame them? |
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