Is the activity level down on DPC?

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07/30/2012 08:48:49 AM · #252

I've not commented on this thread yet any only read bits and pieces of it. Here is my take. Yes activity level is down. What is not unusual is that some of the people that were active when I started are not active now, why? We all have our reasons some of us learn what we can here and move on, others get offended, some just get tired of it and look for other things to do. That isn't the part that matters, what matters is that this site is not generating new people for some reason. I've said this enough times that I feel like I am beating a dead horse but DPC needs to get with the times. They need to have a presence on facebook, I think if they did the numbers of entrants in challenges would double in a matter of months as well as the numbers of votes on a challenge. I think the main problem I am seeing is the low number of votes on each challenge. How can we get a good average with such low numbers?

FourPointX

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07/30/2012 09:06:17 AM · #253

Originally posted by sjhuls:

snip...DPC needs to get with the times. They need to have a presence on facebook, I think if they did the numbers of entrants in challenges would double in a matter of months ...snip

+1

agree that the exposure to mainstream social media would result in a burst of new activity. and i would like to see it.

however, then we'll have the forums flooded with complaints about the changing/newbie culture/voting/etc :)

said tongue in cheek of course, truth is i think this is a fantastic idea.

CNovack

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07/30/2012 09:14:07 AM · #254

Originally posted by sjhuls:

...... They need to have a presence on facebook, I think if they did the numbers of entrants in challenges would double in a matter of months as well as the numbers of votes on a challenge. I think the main problem I am seeing is the low number of votes on each challenge. How can we get a good average with such low numbers?

I have been wondering about the very thing you suggest as a possible solution Jennifer.

Here is a question I have for all folks here on the site - have you ever posted or blogged about the merits of DPC in your personal journals (be it Facebook or something else)? Word of mouth is also a powerful draw.

FourPointX

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07/30/2012 09:17:03 AM · #255

Originally posted by CNovack:

have you ever posted or blogged about the merits of DPC in your personal journals (be it Facebook or something else)?

often

07/30/2012 09:22:07 AM · #256

Originally posted by FourPointX:

Originally posted by CNovack:
have you ever posted or blogged about the merits of DPC in your personal journals (be it Facebook or something else)?

often

ditto.

sjhuls

07/30/2012 09:29:16 AM · #257

Originally posted by mike_311:

Originally posted by FourPointX:

Originally posted by CNovack:
have you ever posted or blogged about the merits of DPC in your personal journals (be it Facebook or something else)?

often

ditto.

Yes very often, I also have promoted it on the forums at shutterstock.

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07/30/2012 09:34:49 AM · #258

I have compared my last 2 member challenges to my first 2member challenges and there are 10-20% less votes on the latest challenges.
What I really don't like is the voting, I am pretty much of the same opinion as Hahn23, getting a 1 vote is like saying wow do you even know what a camera is used for. I don't profess to be a good photographer but I have come a fair way and get annoyed at the voting when the votes are coming in which are insulting and the voter doesn't justify such a low vote, it can only be down to personal choice.

I am a few months away from renewal but the way things are at the moment I doubt I will renew, there are so many things that need changing that have been mentioned in this thread, but nothing ever changes.

I will sound like a trade unionist but the way to make the hierarchy sit up and take notice is to not enter a challenge, if there were no entries in a challenge then maybe someone will sit up and take notice.

Venser

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07/30/2012 09:52:45 AM · #259

Originally posted by Jon_H:

What I really don't like is the voting, I am pretty much of the same opinion as Hahn23, getting a 1 vote is like saying wow do you even know what a camera is used for. I don't profess to be a good photographer but I have come a fair way and get annoyed at the voting when the votes are coming in which are insulting and the voter doesn't justify such a low vote, it can only be down to personal choice.

I get annoyed when people can't understand not every voter uses the same criteria. I know it's crazy, but we're all individuals with different preferences.

Message edited by author 2012-07-30 09:53:00.

07/30/2012 10:37:33 AM · #260

Originally posted by Venser:

Originally posted by Jon_H:
What I really don't like is the voting, I am pretty much of the same opinion as Hahn23, getting a 1 vote is like saying wow do you even know what a camera is used for. I don't profess to be a good photographer but I have come a fair way and get annoyed at the voting when the votes are coming in which are insulting and the voter doesn't justify such a low vote, it can only be down to personal choice.

I get annoyed when people can't understand not every voter uses the same criteria. I know it's crazy, but we're all individuals with different preferences.

so long as one is consistent, it shouldn't matter how they vote.

too much emphasis is placed on trying to figure out the voters and not enough on how to improve ones own images.

07/30/2012 11:05:46 AM · #261

So I take it neither of you get annoyed when you receive a 1-3 vote without any suggestion as to why it is so poor to the voter?

I have taken shots that have deserved such low scores then there are shots that have great average from commenters and most voters but then you see those 1-3 votes. Just because the image is not to your personal taste should not justify a 1-3 vote.

07/30/2012 11:08:47 AM · #262

Look at today's ribbon winners they all have those low votes, seriously do any of those images deserve a vote of 6 or below???

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07/30/2012 11:18:17 AM · #263

Originally posted by Jon_H:

Nope.

i didn't vote but i would have given the bubble a 1.

Message edited by author 2012-07-30 11:19:44.

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07/30/2012 11:29:05 AM · #264

Originally posted by Jon_H:

I will sound like a trade unionist but the way to make the hierarchy sit up and take notice is to not enter a challenge, if there were no entries in a challenge then maybe someone will sit up and take notice.

Excellent - Then all I have to do is submit 30 seconds before rollover and I'll have my first guaranteed ribbon!

07/30/2012 11:33:59 AM · #265

Originally posted by mike_311:

Originally posted by Jon_H:
So I take it neither of you get annoyed when you receive a 1-3 vote without any suggestion as to why it is so poor to the voter?

I have taken shots that have deserved such low scores then there are shots that have great average from commenters and most voters but then you see those 1-3 votes. Just because the image is not to your personal taste should not justify a 1-3 vote.

Nope.

i didn't vote but i would have given the bubble a 1.

We all have differing views but a 1? So out of all the images in the challenge that was one of the worst? Even if you don't like that particular type of photography it doesn't warrant a 1, surely the technicals would justify a higher mark from the voter?

This for me is where hahn23 and myself are coming from, who wants that hastle. I thought the voters may appreciate effort, originality and tecnicals to mention a few, yet it looks like some voters are merely voting on what they like and don't like with no other thought or consideration.

Eventually everyone will become pissed off and leave and with no new members coming in to fill those places that are left behind this place will be left barren and lifeless.

07/30/2012 11:37:22 AM · #266

Originally posted by JH:

Originally posted by Jon_H:
I will sound like a trade unionist but the way to make the hierarchy sit up and take notice is to not enter a challenge, if there were no entries in a challenge then maybe someone will sit up and take notice.

Excellent - Then all I have to do is submit 30 seconds before rollover and I'll have my first guaranteed ribbon!

Damn it you foiled my cunning plan, it was so cunning if it had a tail It would have been called a fox.

Message edited by author 2012-07-30 19:50:40.

07/30/2012 12:18:43 PM · #267

Originally posted by Jon_H:

Even if you don't like that particular type of photography it doesn't warrant a 1, surely the technicals would justify a higher mark from the voter?

sure it does, so long as i vote every water drop or bubble image the same way, what does it matter? people vote tone mapped images a certian way, people vote nude a certain way, people vote violent a certain way.
some people vote of technical merit, others vote on how pretty it looks.

my vote is just a small piece of what makes up the DPC preferred style. every photo ranking site has its own preferred style. It is what it is.

Melethia

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07/30/2012 12:28:13 PM · #268

Must admit I don't care for this place much anymore. Too much bickering and holierthanthou.

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07/30/2012 12:34:23 PM · #269

That's personal preference but it doesn't help the person who took the shot nor does it assist the site by voting an image down just because you don't like that type of image.
The whole point of this should be to overhaul the scoring system amongst other things. Your personal preference would be a 1 but that shouldn't be the only thing the voter bases their vote on.
I imagine you don't leave a comment on those 1's that are left "sorry I don't like water drops. 1"
Sometimes the votes can be as detrimental as the negativity in the forums.

We are all here to learn whilst being competitive so a 1 vote I.e you entered a cat in a dog challenge have their place but not just because it's not to taste. Give me a 1 just tell me how I can improve the shot so some positive can be taken from the time and effort that was put into the challenge.

LanndonKane

Nikon D800

07/30/2012 12:35:57 PM · #270

Originally posted by pamb:

Hi Richard, my name's Pam. Just making it clear that I am aware of my own identity. Or are you implying something else with your question?

are you saying pan...or pam.......?

Skip

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07/30/2012 12:37:06 PM · #271

Originally posted by Melethia:

Must admit I don't care for this place much anymore. Too much bickering and holierthanthou.

you know, if this place had built-in chat, half the crap that goes on in the forums would never see the light of day, because people would be able to engage each other in private...

hihosilver

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07/30/2012 12:39:19 PM · #272

Originally posted by Skip:

Originally posted by Melethia:
Must admit I don't care for this place much anymore. Too much bickering and holierthanthou.

you know, if this place had built-in chat, half the crap that goes on in the forums would never see the light of day, because people would be able to engage each other in private...

Less chat...more photos...;-)

07/30/2012 12:44:21 PM · #273

Originally posted by Jon_H:

well actually i do leave a comment "ugh, waterdrops" or "ugh, wineglasses" with my 1.