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09/02/2004 07:07:45 PM · #1			 | 
		
		I've been reading plenty of comments on the scoring of the framing challenge today. I can see that certain people are frustrated that some voters score 3's or 4's if the picture is off topic(even if it's a great picture). The thing is, everyone does their voting their own way. I once read a comment somewhere where the voter develops a system that gives 2 points to composition, 2 points for topic relevance, 2 points to cleverness etc. that add up to 10 points. Then there are those who give a start value, and then add and deduct accordingly. And I'm sure there are those who simply look at the picture, and then give it a score without much thought.
 
 The point is, everyone gets just 1 vote. And if they are tough, or lenient, they are probably doing the same across the board. It's not just you. There's a reason you have to sign in to vote, and a reason names aren't attached to the pictures.
 
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09/02/2004 07:14:17 PM · #2			 | 
		
		yes your right.
 
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 ...And I'm sure there are those who simply look at the picture, and then give it a score without much thought....
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 ...those voters realy suck!
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09/02/2004 07:16:17 PM · #3			 | 
		
		I suck, woo.
 
 Theres nothing wrong with voting on a picture using your opinion of how much you like/dislike it. Why does everything have to be so complicated? Like = high score. Don't like - low score. I have no need for fancy "oo its in focus, +1" jargon.
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09/02/2004 07:35:40 PM · #4			 | 
		
		Originally posted by Konador:   I suck, woo.
 
 Theres nothing wrong with voting on a picture using your opinion of how much you like/dislike it. Why does everything have to be so complicated? Like = high score. Don't like - low score. I have no need for fancy "oo its in focus, +1" jargon.  |   
 
 I get the feeling we're never going to stop topics like these from popping up..... *sigh*.... But Konador, aren't the voters supposed to " keep in highest consideration the topic of the challenge and base their rating accordingly" like the voting rules tell you to?
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09/02/2004 07:48:32 PM · #5			 | 
		
		I like how this guy votes - maybe it's good for some, maybe not for others
 
 Setzler Comment: 
 
 Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦ 
 
 Visual Appeal: 9 
 Subject Appeal: 10 
 Compositional Appeal: 10 
 Effective use of color/bw: 10 
 Creativity: 10 
 Theme/Storytelling qualities: 8 
 Title: 8 
 
 Additional Comments: 
 
 This is a great photo. The composition you chose works nicely to create some universal appeal... excellent work :) 
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09/02/2004 07:52:17 PM · #6			 | 
		
		Originally posted by computerking:   Originally posted by Konador:   I suck, woo.
 
 Theres nothing wrong with voting on a picture using your opinion of how much you like/dislike it. Why does everything have to be so complicated? Like = high score. Don't like - low score. I have no need for fancy "oo its in focus, +1" jargon.  |   
 
 I get the feeling we're never going to stop topics like these from popping up..... *sigh*.... But Konador, aren't the voters supposed to " keep in highest consideration the topic of the challenge and base their rating accordingly" like the voting rules tell you to?  |   
 
 I personally start off by putting pictures in two categories, "does it meet the challenge or it doesn't meet the challenge". Then I go back and adjust the scores from there, usually on a different day. Then I go back for a third time to the pictures I thought did not meet the challenge and give the another look to make sure I did not interrupt them wrong. Finally I bump up or down the pictures on quality. I know going through the pictures up to four times is a lot but I want to vote as accurately as possible (if there is such a thing).
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09/02/2004 08:29:47 PM · #7			 | 
		
		| I took Art History classes and could, if I wanted to, spend a lot of time analyzing the formal elements, the subject matter, and additional aspects of a picture (title, cleaver use of camera features and surroundings). I chose not to because it would be too time-consuming, and I have other things to do. It usually takes me a second or two to decide whether I like a picture or not, and how much so. I do not care about "voting accuracy" because it is impossible to quantify. The good news is that, overall, I find the contestants to be very creative, and produce high quality work. For me that matters more than votes. |  
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09/02/2004 09:23:09 PM · #8			 | 
		
		Originally posted by SDW65:  ...I want to vote as accurately as possible (if there is such a thing). |   
 
 Isn't "voting accuracy" just being able to click the number that corresponds with the vote you want to give it? Seems more of an issue of eye-hand coordination rather than something that is time consuming. |  
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