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02/08/2010 10:49:31 AM · #2351 |
Quick question.
Is it "kosher" to vote in a challenge that you have made a submission in?
Why or why not?
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02/08/2010 10:52:11 AM · #2352 |
I vote in challenges I enter.
Someone explained as (I won't be word for word here) you've entered the challenge asking for votes and so have others. So since they are asking for it then you should oblige.
(The way the other person explained it is much better....I just can't remember who it was.) |
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02/08/2010 10:57:38 AM · #2353 |
Originally posted by e10icus:
Quick question.
Is it "kosher" to vote in a challenge that you have made a submission in?
Why or why not?
Thanks |
Some people do, some don't. Some don't feel they can be fair if they have an entry. I always vote in the ones I enter and the ones I didn't enter. You just have to be fair and keep an open mind. |
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02/08/2010 11:40:58 AM · #2354 |
Couple of things need keeping a close watch on:
this heart of mine
this mean spirit of mine
this cynical attitude of mine
the level of the whisky in the jar
the way these lines keep getting longer
and above all something else that I forgot
After I conceive and realise my wondrous love-child art, then lay every organ open to the slings and arrows of outrageous dpc voter ignorance, I may feel inclined to give as good as I get. Woe betide any dilettante so presumptuous as to enter the effluence of their imagination into the sweet waters wherein I launch the fruits of my genius, along with a flotilla of mixed metaphor, naturally.
Alternatively I could keep an open mind, but it needs a close watch... |
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02/08/2010 12:09:04 PM · #2355 |
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02/08/2010 12:36:11 PM · #2356 |
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02/08/2010 12:52:49 PM · #2357 |
Originally posted by raish:
Couple of things need keeping a close watch on:
this heart of mine
this mean spirit of mine
this cynical attitude of mine
the level of the whisky in the jar
the way these lines keep getting longer
and above all something else that I forgot
After I conceive and realise my wondrous love-child art, then lay every organ open to the slings and arrows of outrageous dpc voter ignorance, I may feel inclined to give as good as I get. Woe betide any dilettante so presumptuous as to enter the effluence of their imagination into the sweet waters wherein I launch the fruits of my genius, along with a flotilla of mixed metaphor, naturally.
Alternatively I could keep an open mind, but it needs a close watch... |
Sometimes I open my mind too far and it gets unhinged. |
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02/08/2010 01:16:25 PM · #2358 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by raish:
Couple of things need keeping a close watch on:
this heart of mine
this mean spirit of mine
this cynical attitude of mine
the level of the whisky in the jar
the way these lines keep getting longer
and above all something else that I forgot
After I conceive and realise my wondrous love-child art, then lay every organ open to the slings and arrows of outrageous dpc voter ignorance, I may feel inclined to give as good as I get. Woe betide any dilettante so presumptuous as to enter the effluence of their imagination into the sweet waters wherein I launch the fruits of my genius, along with a flotilla of mixed metaphor, naturally.
Alternatively I could keep an open mind, but it needs a close watch... |
Sometimes I open my mind too far and it gets unhinged. |
I had a dream about that but it was someone else's mind. |
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02/08/2010 02:25:07 PM · #2359 |
| When your mind get unhinged do you then lose your mind? |
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02/08/2010 02:38:58 PM · #2360 |
| i too would like a tortilla of mixed metaphor, but hold the side of sour dream. |
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02/08/2010 02:46:25 PM · #2361 |
Originally posted by Hipychik:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by raish:
Couple of things need keeping a close watch on:
this heart of mine
this mean spirit of mine
this cynical attitude of mine
the level of the whisky in the jar
the way these lines keep getting longer
and above all something else that I forgot
After I conceive and realise my wondrous love-child art, then lay every organ open to the slings and arrows of outrageous dpc voter ignorance, I may feel inclined to give as good as I get. Woe betide any dilettante so presumptuous as to enter the effluence of their imagination into the sweet waters wherein I launch the fruits of my genius, along with a flotilla of mixed metaphor, naturally.
Alternatively I could keep an open mind, but it needs a close watch... |
Sometimes I open my mind too far and it gets unhinged. |
I had a dream about that but it was someone else's mind. |
I seriously did have a dream about this. It was hooked on a fishing line at the end of my pole. Any interpretations? |
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02/08/2010 03:05:09 PM · #2362 |
Originally posted by Hipychik:
I seriously did have a dream about this. It was hooked on a fishing line at the end of my pole. Any interpretations? |
You are observing your own mind from outside of yourself. You are "hooked" on something... probably DPC. |
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02/08/2010 03:17:49 PM · #2363 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by Hipychik:
I seriously did have a dream about this. It was hooked on a fishing line at the end of my pole. Any interpretations? |
You are observing your own mind from outside of yourself. You are "hooked" on something... probably DPC. |
hmmm...very interesting! Could be the percocet and valium they've had me on for several weeks. |
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02/08/2010 04:05:39 PM · #2364 |
| Could be fishing line could be tieing line. Starting to sound like tortilla peaches with a side order of whipped dream. |
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02/08/2010 07:48:41 PM · #2365 |
Originally posted by Luci11e:
When your mind get unhinged do you then lose your mind? |
Nah! It just bangs against the side of the barn when the wind blows.....
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02/08/2010 07:53:26 PM · #2366 |
Originally posted by e10icus:
Quick question.
Is it "kosher" to vote in a challenge that you have made a submission in?
Why or why not?
Thanks |
I pretty much *only* vote in challenges I enter.
I also generally err to the high side in the case of a vote I'm not sure of, and I tend in general to vote based on the positive aspects of an entry rather than trying to dissect and minute flaw(s).
I also try to comment on as many as I can during the challenge.
Most of my purpose is to open my mind to the many different ways that a challenge topic can be interpreted. I see lots of cool ideas that would not otherwise have occurred to me and I learn.....in spades....
All of this should be read carefully, and then jettisoned as the rantings of a madman.....and maybe a tidbit was helpful!.....8>)
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02/08/2010 08:00:31 PM · #2367 |
*rubbing hands with glee*
Muwahahahaaa, got both  e10icus and more indirectly,  luci11e to join Team Suck! Now off to write more critiques and rope in more suckers errr, lost souls!
*exit stage left, snickers echoing in the distance*
Message edited by author 2010-02-08 20:01:07. |
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02/08/2010 08:09:16 PM · #2368 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Originally posted by e10icus:
Quick question.
Is it "kosher" to vote in a challenge that you have made a submission in?
Why or why not?
Thanks |
I pretty much *only* vote in challenges I enter.
I also generally err to the high side in the case of a vote I'm not sure of, and I tend in general to vote based on the positive aspects of an entry rather than trying to dissect and minute flaw(s).
I also try to comment on as many as I can during the challenge.
Most of my purpose is to open my mind to the many different ways that a challenge topic can be interpreted. I see lots of cool ideas that would not otherwise have occurred to me and I learn.....in spades....
All of this should be read carefully, and then jettisoned as the rantings of a madman.....and maybe a tidbit was helpful!.....8>) |
ditto to a lot that Jeb was saying.
Biggest thing is -- Do not vote based on the score you're receiving!! That's the mistake a made for the first couple of challenges I entered. "Oh, I'm getting a 5.7, that photo is worse than mine, it gets a 5, that one is better than mine, it gets a 6!" Ignore what you are receiving and give each photo what you think it's worth as if you were not in the challenge.
The only time I've had a problem with this was when I was averaging a 7.5 in a challenge. It was hard to give out high votes in that challenge because I didn't know if my votes might lose me a ribbon. Stupid thinking, but I deciding if an entry was doing extremely well from the start, I'd vote right away instead of waiting so there would be no hesitation in giving out a high vote.
I really enjoy voting in challenges that I've entered, because I love seeing what ideas work and what doesn't work. I look at things more deeply and appreciate the photos more. I find myself rather bored in the challenges that I didn't enter. (that sounds rather rude, but some challenge topics just aren't that interesting... But when you've taken the time to explore them, they're a lot more interesting)
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02/08/2010 08:25:32 PM · #2369 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
The only time I've had a problem with this was when I was averaging a 7.5 in a challenge. It was hard to give out high votes in that challenge because I didn't know if my votes might lose me a ribbon. |
Well I can't say I've ever had that happen so I don't know how valid my view is, but when I have something that is scoring well (like above a 5.9!) I tend to be even more generous with my votes - kinda like sharing the wealth maybe. When I have an absurdly low score (sub-sub-5), unless I knew going in it would be absurdly low, I may not vote at all for fear I'd vote lower than normal. I will comment, though. |
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02/08/2010 08:31:28 PM · #2370 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
The only time I've had a problem with this was when I was averaging a 7.5 in a challenge. It was hard to give out high votes in that challenge because I didn't know if my votes might lose me a ribbon. |
I'd vote an entry higher.
There is nothing that would make it up to me if I won by something stupid like .0003 and I knew I gave the second place finisher a vote lower than mine. If they beat me by that same amount, and I knew I gave them a higher vote than my finish score, how is that a bad thing?
It's just a challenge, there'll be seven more of them in the next two weeks, and it just doesn't matter.
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02/08/2010 08:34:07 PM · #2371 |
I find that when the tide rises, it lifts all boats equally...so change that metaphor to voting and scores rising all around and I think you can see what I'm getting at here!
Say the trolls are out wreaking havoc. I have a theory. People get pissed off because they've been trolled, so I bet a few start giving out crap scores just to make everyone else as miserable as they are. However, if you vote fairly - and in challenges I enter, I tend to vote generously - then people feel better about things and, I think, are then a little more inclined to vote in a positive fashion. Of course, yes, you may well be giving a high score to someone who will edge you out of ther ribbons if you are indeed that close.
However I also strongly believe in karma (and yes  karmat too :-) and feel that so long as you shun the trolls way of doing things, sooner or later good things will come your way. And maybe a ribbon, too. |
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02/08/2010 08:39:00 PM · #2372 |
In my defense, I did give competition a 9, I just noticed that it felt a little weird, so I avoid the weird and vote early in those challenges.
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02/08/2010 08:42:23 PM · #2373 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
In my defense, I did give competition a 9, I just noticed that it felt a little weird, so I avoid the weird and vote early in those challenges. |
And clearly it works, you've got a few ribbons! See? |
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02/08/2010 08:48:00 PM · #2374 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
In my defense, I did give competition a 9, I just noticed that it felt a little weird, so I avoid the weird and vote early in those challenges. |
Originally posted by snaffles:
And clearly it works, you've got a few ribbons! See? |
It would never occur to me you'd be anything but considerate. I agonized about that the first time I had a 7+ score, then realized that I couldn't stand it if I got a ribbon because I voted someone lesser than mine, and that it'd be cool to think that my vote put him/her there if it was that close.
The whole concept of voting others down to better your own score is completely unfathomable to me. How infinitessimal are the odds that it'd actually work out?
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02/08/2010 08:48:08 PM · #2375 |
| My score Pffft, what care I what some pimply face kid thinks of my work. A few comments from ones I respect keep me playing. As for scoring in what I did or did not enter, to get a good one, you have to do it the old fashioned wayâ€Â¦ |
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