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 12/01/2011 09:37:25 AM · #1
I am pretty much convinced this is not a myth but a fact... specially in US and specially at night times.

People are getting bad votes, start voting low because of anger and that causes anger to others and do the same thing. Since DPC is a US site for the most, people are waiting for the voting start at late night, probably sleepy or whatever, get more edgy after they see the low votes. One low vote triggers to an avalanche of "I'll show you people" attitude.

... I think it works more downhill than uphill. Received good votes cause people to give their more "honest" votes than handing out higher votes.
 12/01/2011 09:53:44 AM · #2
Interesting... The voter rage cascade effect.

If it wasn't for the time limit cut-off on voting, people would get so angry they'd be 1-voting everything with revenge votes.

And the high scorers would be floating on clouds, their euphoria causing them to hit 10, 10, 10, 10... All resulting in an inverse bell curve graph.

ETA: Oh, and it's mainly angry sleepy Americans who do it... ;-)

Message edited by author 2011-12-01 09:54:19.
 12/01/2011 10:00:04 AM · #3
Originally posted by JH:
ETA: Oh, and it's mainly angry sleepy Americans who do it... ;-)


yeap... you got it. once again it's the occupied DPC people yelling, farting, pooing and peeing into our photos ;)

By the way, even though I get that urge sometimes, I just close the lid of my laptop to control my anger and NOT to vote with that kind of feeling... and walk away for a while.
 12/01/2011 10:04:29 AM · #4
that's why i vote mid challenge instead of the beginning. vote rage is bad.
 12/01/2011 10:05:07 AM · #5
Nice point, Joe. However, I would like to add that knowledge of theories of like nature (and also unconscious and conscious bias) are the reasons that most contest won't allow participants to vote as they KNOW that it effects the end tally. However, as everyone has to deal with the same handicap it probably works out in the end--at least as far as photo placement goes. LOL.
 12/01/2011 10:05:58 AM · #6
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by JH:
ETA: Oh, and it's mainly angry sleepy Americans who do it... ;-)

yeap... you got it. once again it's the occupied DPC people yelling, farting, pooing and peeing into our photos ;)
By the way, even though I get that urge sometimes, I just close the lid of my laptop to control my anger and NOT to vote with that kind of feeling... and walk away for a while.

towards the bathroom, one hopes...
 12/01/2011 10:08:29 AM · #7
There may be some validity to this concept. I usually cast a few votes before I even look at how mine is doing, then hold off a day or two in order to make sure I am voting fairly. I do think I tend to be more generous when mine is doing well, but if I am feeling resentful over the voting on my own entry, I'll hold off a while or not vote at all.
 12/01/2011 10:11:40 AM · #8
That shows a lot of self-control that most people don't have... That's one of the reasons I prefer not to vote on the challenges I participate... Avoid the "moral dilemma"...
 12/01/2011 10:17:56 AM · #9
I love vote rage.
 12/01/2011 10:20:35 AM · #10
Originally posted by skewsme:
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by JH:
ETA: Oh, and it's mainly angry sleepy Americans who do it... ;-)

yeap... you got it. once again it's the occupied DPC people yelling, farting, pooing and peeing into our photos ;)
By the way, even though I get that urge sometimes, I just close the lid of my laptop to control my anger and NOT to vote with that kind of feeling... and walk away for a while.

towards the bathroom, one hopes...


:)
 12/01/2011 10:21:04 AM · #11
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Message edited by author 2011-12-01 10:21:19.
 12/01/2011 10:21:25 AM · #12
Originally posted by bvy:
I'm still below a three in the Free Study. I blame Obama.


You know, there is some truth to that ;)
 12/01/2011 10:24:30 AM · #13
I don't really care any more. I am amazed people who have been around DPC for a while still do.
 12/01/2011 10:36:11 AM · #14
Ah, if only there was a way to vote without bothering to look at the photos!
 12/01/2011 10:39:47 AM · #15
Originally posted by pixelpig:
Ah, if only there was a way to vote without bothering to look at the photos!
HA! That gives me an idea - I can stick a piece of paper over the Ipad and just see the top score bar and vote totally randomly, this could be fun! :)
 12/01/2011 10:57:57 AM · #16
Originally posted by MargaretN:
Originally posted by pixelpig:
Ah, if only there was a way to vote without bothering to look at the photos!
HA! That gives me an idea - I can stick a piece of paper over the Ipad and just see the top score bar and vote totally randomly, this could be fun! :)

ooh that does sound fun i'm in!!
 12/01/2011 11:04:09 AM · #17
Originally posted by MargaretN:
I don't really care any more. I am amazed people who have been around DPC for a while still do.



Tolerance is a learned behavior.

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.
Henry David Thoreau
 12/01/2011 12:46:59 PM · #18
Originally posted by JH:
ETA: Oh, and it's mainly angry sleepy Americans who do it... ;-)


Yep. I'm sitting over here in my unmanned aerial drone bunker dropping bunker busting vote bombs on all the third world challenge entries and I don't give one rip about any collateral damage!!!

And Congress didn't even vote to declare my authority to do it. I am guilty of international vote crimes against photography!

I think I might even crack open the Bible just to make it even more intolerant!
 12/01/2011 12:50:38 PM · #19
I think all voting theories are baloney. Conspiracy theories that are just going to make you feel miserable.
Stop and smell the roses.
 12/01/2011 12:57:23 PM · #20
Perhaps the answer is to not post scores until completion of voting. That way your votes are truly independent of what others are voting on yours?
 12/01/2011 01:12:29 PM · #21
Originally posted by gcoulson:
Perhaps the answer is to not post scores until completion of voting. That way your votes are truly independent of what others are voting on yours?

The update button is one of the big perks of membership.
 12/01/2011 01:16:43 PM · #22
But what does it matter? Aren't all picture scores going down equally?
 12/01/2011 01:20:19 PM · #23
the update button is addicting
 12/01/2011 01:20:44 PM · #24
Originally posted by posthumous:
But what does it matter? Aren't all picture scores going down equally?

Nope. Just everyone's individually.
 12/01/2011 01:27:01 PM · #25
Originally posted by bvy:
Originally posted by posthumous:
But what does it matter? Aren't all picture scores going down equally?

Nope. Just everyone's individually.


I'm reporting this post for being too damn sexy.
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