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06/06/2007 02:36:12 PM · #76

Originally posted by okiesisi:

I went from a 10..to 7.0...to 4.5..in 30 votes with only 4 comments.....gotta love the trolls who vote 1s with no comment....they seem to be multiplying...
You would think SC would spend as much time catching those who give everyone 1s as they do finding those who give friends 10s

Well, if they give everyone 1's I don't see the problem ;)

cutout

Canon EOS-20D

06/06/2007 02:42:14 PM · #77

ok its here the technies are voting now
but tke comfort in the knowledge that they would discus the most important issue if vincent put 10 or 12%turpentine in his paint
lets make jokes about them &carry on the pleasure of expressing our self

cutout

Canon EOS-20D

06/06/2007 03:37:52 PM · #78

can you do that give every one an1?

klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

06/06/2007 04:36:51 PM · #79

No, you can't give everybody a 1.
Yes, SC spends time catching this.
Yes, your votes will be thrown out if you vote all 1's or all 10's.

klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

06/06/2007 04:44:39 PM · #80

With the shots I've seen so far, a great deal of them would have benefited (in my opinion of course) from not having the word "why" in their title.

BrianR

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

06/06/2007 09:31:26 PM · #81

Originally posted by klstover:

With the shots I've seen so far, a great deal of them would have benefited (in my opinion of course) from not having the word "why" in their title.

I agree I was trashed in a earlier challenge for useing the CHALLENGE TITLE, AS MENTIONED IN SOME OF THE COMMENTS.

This opens another theory,Do we vote on the title or the photography? it would seem many can not vote without a title, but this site is about the quality of the photography, not the title.

STILL DROPPING

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Message edited by author 2007-06-06 21:37:42.

fotomann_forever

06/06/2007 09:46:45 PM · #82

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Anyone care to remind me WHY I entered?

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

06/06/2007 09:48:51 PM · #83

I find myself stunned by whoever it was that claimed the challenge is "Why" as a statement as opposed to "Why?" as a question. First, the description is all questions. Second, that's the pickiest thing I've seen among a lot of picky things on DPC.

At any rate ... Tim, are you still out there? THIS is what I meant by a return to normalcy. :)

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06/06/2007 09:57:02 PM · #84

Originally posted by levyj413:

Message edited by author 2007-06-06 22:01:19.

timfythetoo

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

06/06/2007 10:02:06 PM · #85

Originally posted by levyj413:

Normalcy sucks sometimes doesnt it. And not in a Team Suck kind of way. ;) I am not much ahead of you.

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And just to throw out there, I always thought "why" was a question - with or without the question mark.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

06/06/2007 10:03:53 PM · #86

Originally posted by timfythetoo:

And just to throw out there, I always thought "why" was a question - with or without the question mark.

Isn't it great, you get to learn something new...

zaflabout

Nikon D300

06/06/2007 10:04:24 PM · #87

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i took a lot of beating. slowly recovering.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

06/06/2007 10:27:06 PM · #88

Originally posted by pccjrose:

Syntax and punctuation do count...and make this challenge more broad to interpret than simply as a question.

If your point is that people should be open to pics showing "Why" as either a question or a statement, then I'm with you. If your point is to say that things that ask a question as opposed to answer one are DNMC, then I'm agin' ya.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

06/06/2007 10:28:44 PM · #89

My original posted comment was exactly what you state. Why should be open to be either a question or an answer...

Originally posted by levyj413:

Originally posted by pccjrose:
Syntax and punctuation do count...and make this challenge more broad to interpret than simply as a question.

If your point is that people should be open to pics showing "Why" as either a question or a statement, then I'm with you. If your point is to say that things that ask a question as opposed to answer one are DNMC, then I'm agin' ya.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

06/06/2007 10:31:44 PM · #90

[quote=pccjrose] My original posted comment was exactly what you state. Why should be open to be either a question or an answer...

Ah, now I see after rereading it. Thanks for clarifying! :)

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon

06/06/2007 10:34:53 PM · #91

Anytime, my fellow Ivy Alum....

Originally posted by levyj413:

Ah, now I see after rereading it. Thanks for clarifying! :)

Jutilda

Canon EOS-7D

06/06/2007 11:21:25 PM · #92

I'm so stunned at the quality in this challenge. I was hoping for more artsy and thoughtful esoteric stuff, but alas, instead I see something ie: a close up of a foot with "Why Is My Toenai Broken?" as the title. COME ON PEOPLE. Does everything have to be so literal? It never even crossed my mind to take a picture of something and then have a long drawn title asking the question why. I guess my thinking is way too out of the box for the general populous. Oops... I better go to the rant forum.

;~p

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BrianR

06/06/2007 11:30:03 PM · #93

Originally posted by hywind:

Originally posted by klstover:
With the shots I've seen so far, a great deal of them would have benefited (in my opinion of course) from not having the word "why" in their title.

I agree I was trashed in a earlier challenge for useing the CHALLENGE TITLE, AS MENTIONED IN SOME OF THE COMMENTS.

This opens another theory,Do we vote on the title or the photography? it would seem many can not vote without a title, but this site is about the quality of the photography, not the title.

STILL DROPPING

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AND STILL

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BrianR

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

06/06/2007 11:41:30 PM · #94

Originally posted by pccjrose:

I am the one that made the picky comment. I think it very clear that Why was made on purpose. If you would look at challenge history, the What? challenge had a question mark to phrase it as a question, Where's Waldo? did too. The current challenge Why does not....

Syntax and punctuation do count...and make this challenge more broad to interpret than simply as a question.

Originally posted by levyj413:
I find myself stunned by whoever it was that claimed the challenge is "Why" as a statement as opposed to "Why?" as a question. First, the description is all questions. Second, that's the pickiest thing I've seen among a lot of picky things on DPC.

At any rate ... Tim, are you still out there? THIS is what I meant by a return to normalcy. :)

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Why is this a good idea? Why didn't I think of that? Why not? Why ask why?

ANYONE WHO SAY'S THIS CHALLENGE DOES NOT REPRESENT A QUESTION, ABOVE IS A COPY AND PASTE OF THE CHALLENGE DETAILS, I COUNT 4 ? MARKS IN IT, SO pccjrose WHAT IS YOUR REASON FOR A PHOTO THAT OPENED AT 6.3, NOW BE AT 4.7

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klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

06/06/2007 11:45:28 PM · #95

hywind: Normally I put no real emphasis on the title when I'm going through voting, and it very rarely will sway my vote at all. I just don't like it when people use the challenge title as the title of their entry, or a main part of it, and that happened a lot in this challenge. Also, it's like

Jutilda was saying.. so many photos in this challenge are very literal, and I was hoping more of the entries would be more creative. I wouldn't care about the titles so much except a lot of them combined with the entry just are very matter-of-fact and not as "artistic" as I would have hoped.

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johnmcboston

Nikon D80

06/07/2007 12:34:13 AM · #96

Originally posted by lynnesite:

Opinions about using "why" in the title/or not?

I'm not sure what to make of this. I read the challenge as a 'brighter' why question. The "why not" made me think of zany kind of things. Going to the votes, it looks like folks posted pretty much anythign they wanted, as long as they had some kind of why in the topic.

Being my first challenge, I'm paying more attention than usual to the topic and the prints. Just surprised how mcuh the challenge topic was 'stretched'. Is this usual?

- J (4.5 so far...)

johnmcboston

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

06/07/2007 12:38:42 AM · #97

Originally posted by Jutilda:

hmmm. Looks like I picked a controversial challenge to get my first photo in. :)