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05/26/2010 11:31:06 AM · #1 |
I would like to start this off by retracting all of the nice things I've ever said to and/or about vawendy, now that she has pointed out to me that I have finished 2nd by a whopping 0.0055 points.
I'm thrilled with my score, and am honored to have placed so well with all the exceptional images, and I know the winner has put forth a superior piece of work (even though it's a padlock ; ). But this is the kind of news that will crush a man. Burden him to his grave. I was blissfully unaware of this until a few moments ago. But now I know. Thanks a lot, vawendy.
So I am looking for someone with whom I can share this misery (everything's relative).
What has been the closest finish ever? Have you ever been nipped at the gate?
Edit: The comments about vawendy are obviously in fun, in case anyone takes that the wrong way.
Message edited by author 2010-05-26 11:59:28. |
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05/26/2010 11:39:48 AM · #2 |
I missed the top ten once by a whopping 00.0001
 6.9936  6.9937 |
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05/26/2010 11:43:05 AM · #3 |
| Well it doesn't get closer than that. Dang. |
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05/26/2010 11:49:42 AM · #4 |
I'll get back to you when/IF I ever win a ribbon :-P
Oh hey, look at this tiny violin that I found! ;-) |
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05/26/2010 11:52:59 AM · #5 |
I got a 7.2+ with this and missed a ribbon by .03, I think that's my closest miss...
R.
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05/26/2010 11:53:38 AM · #6 |
| I had to pay tax on my lottery winnings today as well. It's like there's a giant dark cloud hanging over me. |
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05/26/2010 12:51:25 PM · #7 |
I remember having a tie where my image got a ribbon  â€Â¦
and this one  didn't.
If I remember correctly, I was the first one to notice and I contacted the proper authorities ;)
Now that I think about it someone actually argued against me and said it was impossible â€Â¦ but I begged and pleaded for justice =D
Just found the THREAD where I brought this up! THose were the days.
Message edited by author 2010-05-26 12:56:34. |
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05/26/2010 12:54:17 PM · #8 |
This finished 4th with the EXACT. . . I mean EXACT same score as the 3rd place ribbon winner in one of the last bokeh challenges. I guess way down the line there was a difference, buttttttt. . .ouch
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05/26/2010 01:01:16 PM · #9 |
| maybe there should be a forum area that only multi-ribbon winners have access to, cuz for the rest of us hacks this is verging on nauseating ;) |
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05/26/2010 01:03:22 PM · #10 |
Hey - who let you in here? ;)
Originally posted by smardaz:
maybe there should be a forum area that only multi-ribbon winners have access to, cuz for the rest of us hacks this is verging on nauseating ;) |
Message edited by author 2010-05-26 13:03:33. |
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05/26/2010 01:06:50 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
Well it doesn't get closer than that. Dang. |
it does actually, the "back to school l" the two first place where exactly the same, and they both got blue, there was 4 winners! :P
Message edited by author 2010-05-26 13:08:39. |
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05/26/2010 01:07:08 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by tate:
Hey - who let you in here? ;)
Originally posted by smardaz:
maybe there should be a forum area that only multi-ribbon winners have access to, cuz for the rest of us hacks this is verging on nauseating ;) |
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 SandyP gave me a guest pass.... |
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05/26/2010 02:08:01 PM · #13 |
 6.5054 by LydiaToo mine  6.5027 difference .0027
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 6.5962 by jomari mine  6.5900 difference .0062
so I've come very close twice
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05/26/2010 02:20:09 PM · #14 |
| Those are incredible shots, Janine. Deserving of ribbons for sure. |
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05/26/2010 02:40:02 PM · #15 |
| We've had several challenges with duplicate ribbons due to identical scores. My closest finish was in Feet, where I missed the blue by .002 points. At the time, we listed avg. votes given by users without cameras, and there was a single camera-less participant who voted on EddyG's entry, but skipped mine. That one voter turned out to be the difference! |
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05/26/2010 02:45:05 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by hojop25:
it does actually, the "back to school l" the two first place where exactly the same, and they both got blue, there was 4 winners! :P
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Still only 3 ribbons, 2 Blues and a Yellow, no Red.
R.
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05/26/2010 02:54:00 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
I missed the top ten once by a whopping 00.0001
6.9936 6.9937 |
I think that so far, you get the Ribbon/Metal for "Just Missed"...really 00.0001 but still 4th is 4th and it ain't no small feat...got no idea how I got there.... |
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05/26/2010 04:08:28 PM · #18 |
oh no!!! I thought you'd be excited that you were that close -- I didn't think that I'd crush your spirit and that you'd never recover!
I'm going to go hide in a hole.... :)
(I've never seen a thread that starts out "I would like to start this off by retracting all of the nice things I've ever said to and/or about vawendy"!
Message edited by author 2010-05-26 16:09:06.
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05/26/2010 04:12:58 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
We've had several challenges with duplicate ribbons due to identical scores. My closest finish was in Feet, where I missed the blue by .002 points. At the time, we listed avg. votes given by users without cameras, and there was a single camera-less participant who voted on EddyG's entry, but skipped mine. That one voter turned out to be the difference! |
YAWZA!!! That is a crazy situation. |
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05/27/2010 08:20:50 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
oh no!!! I thought you'd be excited that you were that close -- I didn't think that I'd crush your spirit and that you'd never recover!
I'm going to go hide in a hole.... :)
(I've never seen a thread that starts out "I would like to start this off by retracting all of the nice things I've ever said to and/or about vawendy"! |
I was just joking! Maybe a bit dry and by most accounts not funny... but I'm honestly laughing about it and of course you know I think very highly of you. The thread wasn't to complain at all; just to see what other close stories were out there. I was surprised there hadn't been a thread about it before. At least not one I could find. |
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05/27/2010 09:17:28 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
Originally posted by vawendy:
oh no!!! I thought you'd be excited that you were that close -- I didn't think that I'd crush your spirit and that you'd never recover!
I'm going to go hide in a hole.... :)
(I've never seen a thread that starts out "I would like to start this off by retracting all of the nice things I've ever said to and/or about vawendy"! |
I was just joking! Maybe a bit dry and by most accounts not funny... but I'm honestly laughing about it and of course you know I think very highly of you. The thread wasn't to complain at all; just to see what other close stories were out there. I was surprised there hadn't been a thread about it before. At least not one I could find. |
LOL!!! this is SO FUNNY. |
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05/28/2010 04:52:25 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
Originally posted by vawendy:
oh no!!! I thought you'd be excited that you were that close -- I didn't think that I'd crush your spirit and that you'd never recover!
I'm going to go hide in a hole.... :)
(I've never seen a thread that starts out "I would like to start this off by retracting all of the nice things I've ever said to and/or about vawendy"! |
I was just joking! Maybe a bit dry and by most accounts not funny... but I'm honestly laughing about it and of course you know I think very highly of you. The thread wasn't to complain at all; just to see what other close stories were out there. I was surprised there hadn't been a thread about it before. At least not one I could find. |
haha! Of course I know you were joking! That's why I added the incredibly cute little smiley guy! :)
(I'm still hiding in the hole, however, because it's kinda cozy in here...)
btw, I've had two challenges that I was approx .02 away from a higher ribbon.
Message edited by author 2010-05-28 16:55:09.
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