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09/07/2003 03:24:39 PM · #1
I have been thinking about the article "A Group is it's own Worst Enemy". I had been wondering for a while whether DPC will sink if it gets too heavy.

There is a huge resistance to sub dividing the group, maybe each is afraid of being marginalized or excluded. How about encouraging the natural sub identies that have already started and creating a few more of the type that naturally evolve in workplace settings.

For example - identification with your camera type. Team 10D etc. Could we have a weekly sub challenge for one camera type only? Another sub identity could be based on when you joined. It is easy to feel an affinity for members who were new when you were new. So what about sub challenges for people who joined between such and such dates.

Perhaps challenges like that could spark some small group idenities, discussions, critiquing and mentoring amongst a self selected membership that isn't exclusive or imposed from above.

Good idea or bad idea? I don't honestly know.
09/07/2003 05:03:14 PM · #2
When you click the camera name... it shows which are its highest rated images. There could be links to each of the challenges, and only show the results for that camera?
09/07/2003 05:40:17 PM · #3
Morgan, your idea in general is pretty good. Sub-identities are great when you have a very high number of members/users and a relatively small number of identities. If you have the opposite however like here, with a relatively small number of users (who regularly participate) and a large number of different cameras, the "groups" would be spread much too thin to be effective.

Example, how many 10D users are there that participate regularly? That would be your group for special challenges, may 10? Then you have so many cameras, you'd have the ACME Camera challenge with 1 person in the challenge so that person would automatically win.

However I like the other idea where you'd have a challenge based on say, your average score. The range would have to broad enough however so there are enough entries and it's not too easy to win. So maybe a challenge for avg score of 1 to 4. Then 4+ to 5, 5+ to 6, and 6+.

Another idea would be different challenge types (which has been debated heavily), where you would be able to use any editing and the idea would be to create "digital art". Challenge examples: Sketch - "Use PS to create a sketch of any animal of your choice." Or Cartoon - "Use your skills to create a cartoon character". Or Fine Art - "Use PS to create a painted/painting effect". That type of thing. This would open up a whole new demension to DPC. This would be the best "Sub-group" because I don't think it would too exclusive or specific, leaving both groups (current, and the digi artists) relatively large and participating in both. This would also open up new forums that are for the new group where people would discuss techniques they use to make the pics. The forum would be called "Digital Art" to begin with. If the forum gets to busy, you could break it up into "Digi Art - General", and "Digi Art - Questions and Answers", blah, blah. I think it would be really great, and would attract tons of people to this site. :)

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