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03/12/2006 10:28:44 PM · #101
Yah... Or not very often anyway...

R.
03/13/2006 01:56:34 AM · #102
some people are saying sorter times, somepeople are saying longer times, why not just stick to what works?
03/13/2006 02:00:31 AM · #103
Originally posted by richard42:

some people are saying sorter times, somepeople are saying longer times, why not just stick to what works?


I dont mind.
The time isn't really that important as long as the idea sees light, I guess.
03/13/2006 02:03:34 AM · #104
Originally posted by richard42:

some people are saying sorter times, somepeople are saying longer times, why not just stick to what works?


Richard, we don't KNOW what works, this is a proposal for a sort of challenge DPC has never held before.

R.
03/13/2006 02:42:43 AM · #105
:) good point!

03/13/2006 11:39:32 AM · #106
Originally posted by Alienyst:

Well I will go on the record as one who does not like this idea at all. I just don't think it is right for this community. Seems very exclusionary. I think it would just create some super egos which is never a good idea for any community. Also, I think there are a lot of people who would feel they are not good enough for a challenge such as this and would not enter believing they did not have a chance and would feel 'left out.' Not a good way to make someone feel welcome in the group.


On the flip side, I could see this as introducing more reward and giving more people the opportunity to feel like ribbon winners.

Suppose you typically languish in the bottom 150 of any given challenge and you currently don't aspire to win a ribbon because you are just learning. Then making the first 100 cut is a big achievement - you get a reward of entering a new challenge, there's a sense of accomplishment and winning even though it isn't the 'ultimate' prize of winning a ribbon. The knock-out challenge staggers the levels of achievement that the current first past the post scheme can't even begin to approach. 100 new winners in the first week of any new knock-out challenge. 30 new winners in the next week.
03/13/2006 03:39:28 PM · #107
I love the idea personally. I would participate, however what are your thoughts on voters voting down the obviously good photos to beef their own scores?

You wouldnt believe the amounts of super low scores I get on photos that are obviously not 1 or 2 worthy. Just makes you wonder about fair play especially when voters know that their vote could make or break someone.

What happened to ethics man?
03/13/2006 03:44:25 PM · #108
Originally posted by CalliopeKel:


You wouldnt believe the amounts of super low scores I get on photos that are obviously not 1 or 2 worthy. Just makes you wonder about fair play especially when voters know that their vote could make or break someone.

What happened to ethics man?


Character is what you do when other people aren't watching
03/13/2006 03:52:43 PM · #109
Originally posted by CalliopeKel:

I love the idea personally. I would participate, however what are your thoughts on voters voting down the obviously good photos to beef their own scores?


If they are of a mind to do that, they are doing it anyway; nothing new there. By the time we make it to the final phases, there won't be enough voters actually ENTERED in the challenge to make a significant statistical difference anyway. What's 10 bad scores against 200 fair votes?

Robt.
03/13/2006 03:55:03 PM · #110
I like this idea! Perhaps one each month?
03/13/2006 03:56:15 PM · #111
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by CalliopeKel:

I love the idea personally. I would participate, however what are your thoughts on voters voting down the obviously good photos to beef their own scores?


If they are of a mind to do that, they are doing it anyway; nothing new there. By the time we make it to the final phases, there won't be enough voters actually ENTERED in the challenge to make a significant statistical difference anyway. What's 10 bad scores against 200 fair votes?

Robt.


True True.
03/13/2006 08:27:16 PM · #112
Originally posted by ElGordo:

I like this idea! Perhaps one each month?


Too frequent, I think.
Once a year would be nice :)
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