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12/17/2009 04:21:34 PM · #1
From December 2005 - I thought given certain "discussions", 4 years later, this thread might be an interesting read.

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Some recent threads have made it clear that we've shared remarkably little information about how Site Council functions, and that this lack of information has resulted in some confusion and misinformation about or purpose, goals and procedures, and generally about who we are any why we exist.

As a first step to remedy that, we'd like to open this up as a Q&A session. If there's something you've always wondered about Site Council works, but never got around to asking, we invite you to do so here. We'll do our best to provide clear, honest and understandable answers. If we fall short, please feel free to ask us to clarify.

In the interest of framing this discussion, we intend this to be toward understanding Site Council in general. As always, we invite you to share suggestions for improving the site, but to help keep this thread manageable we ask that you post those suggestions as their own thread (or add to existing ones) in the Website Suggestions folder. Likewise, questions about specific actions (DQ of a particular photo, locking of a particular thread, etc.) should be addressed outside this thread as well, either in their own thread or directly to Site Council via the Contact Page. Questions on how we handle suggestions in general, or how we handle DQ's or forum moderation in general, are, of course, welcome.

Likewise, if any topic spawns significant discussion we may break it off into a separate thread to help keep this one manageable. If that happens, we'll edit this post to include a link to the new thread.
11/06/2009 12:11:42 AM · #2
Hi your thought is fantastic....
Anyways thanks for this thread..I do have some queries shortly i will be back with them...
01/14/2007 01:39:25 AM · #3
Nah, if you edit a comment, it doesn't create a new comment, it is the same comment but edited. So don't worry.
01/14/2007 01:36:20 AM · #4
Erm ... hrm ... I wonder something now that I think of it. I just revised a comment under someone's photo (in a currently being scored challenge) like 9 times for spelling, grammar and clarity of what I was trying to say reasons. I hope to hell that this just edits what you already commented when you scored and not create 9 almost identical comments in the Posted During Challenge box!

I don't wanna be barred from this site for spam!
11/30/2006 11:03:43 AM · #5
Originally posted by levyj413:

Sheer ... inspired ... genius. :)


Hmm... I was gonna say, "get suspended," but Dairy Queen is fine, too. ;-)
11/30/2006 10:59:14 AM · #6
Originally posted by idnic:

Old SC members don't die, they just... Get DQd :)

Sheer ... inspired ... genius. :)
11/30/2006 10:54:45 AM · #7
Originally posted by Gordon:

How does this well known phrase end:

Old SC members don't die, they just...


Get DQd :)
11/30/2006 10:54:12 AM · #8
How does this well known phrase end:

Old SC members don't die, they just...
11/30/2006 10:47:46 AM · #9
hours spent -- too many. :) It's really hard to tell, because i may vote on a few entries, answer a ticket, look at my profile, vote on a few dqs, read the forums, etc. My overall time each day at dpc is astronomical.

Yes, wpl is still being held accountable for fair voting practices.
11/30/2006 08:36:35 AM · #10
Originally posted by craigester:

Originally posted by nards656:

There are MANY members of the site who do not contribute. However, there still seems to be a LOT of images to vote on every week, so I don't think we have to be paranoid about anyone trusting the site.


On that point, what is the SC's opinion on the large entry challenges where there are typically 300-400 entries? Is there any plan to provide more challenges to thin down the entries per challenge...


The current system of two Open Challenges per week is a direct response to the large numbe of photos we were seeing for the then single Open Challenge. It has cut down the total submissions for the most part, but some challenges are just so popular that they will draw big no matter what we do.
It is the kind of problem you don't mind having :-)
11/30/2006 08:19:02 AM · #11
Originally posted by nards656:

There are MANY members of the site who do not contribute. However, there still seems to be a LOT of images to vote on every week, so I don't think we have to be paranoid about anyone trusting the site.


On that point, what is the SC's opinion on the large entry challenges where there are typically 300-400 entries? Is there any plan to provide more challenges to thin down the entries per challenge? There seem to be enough members to vote on them but the more images there are, the fewer get useful comments. People like me tend to want to vote on 100% of the images to get an overview and then come back and bump up/down accordingly. But this is perhaps not feasible these days as even 20% of entries can take a voter some time. In future the SC may have to revisit the 20% voting rule as this requires quite a time commitment every week.
11/30/2006 08:02:25 AM · #12
Please don't expect any reassurances here as to the exact methods in place to prevent this kind of problem. Obviously they cannot be announced in such a fashion to allow someone to "invent" a new way to defeat them. This site is a business that has nothing to do with WPL. Site Council enforces the rules equally regardless of whether an individual is involved in WPL. Rest assured that cheaters can and will be caught.

There are MANY members of the site who do not contribute. However, there still seems to be a LOT of images to vote on every week, so I don't think we have to be paranoid about anyone trusting the site.

Remember - DPC is a business. The admins are gonna protect their business - don't worry.
11/30/2006 05:18:58 AM · #13
Yes, as soon as people get the idea that your score is no longer based on the pic's merit alone, they will simply stop contributing. I think the perception of fairness (or otherwise) should be carefully managed, otherwise it could severely undermine the whole site in future, not just the WPL.

Message edited by author 2006-11-30 05:20:12.
11/30/2006 02:09:48 AM · #14
Originally posted by jdannels:

Originally posted by craigester:

Is the SC actively investigating voting irregularities with "Team Voting"?


Yeah they just did that for the entire season for every member of WPL2, there were 4 or 5 people found to vote high for there team, out of the hundred or so?(I don't know exactly how many people are in the league). no other irregularities were found to worry about.


That's cool. At least that would prevent "buddy voting" from happening within the WPL groups (I know, I know, maybe only a few minority does it, giving the WPL a bad name)
11/30/2006 02:07:27 AM · #15
Crayon...what the....????

"Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera"????
11/30/2006 02:05:58 AM · #16
Originally posted by craigester:

Is the SC actively investigating voting irregularities with "Team Voting"?


Yeah they just did that for the entire season for every member of WPL2, there were 4 or 5 people found to vote high for there team, out of the hundred or so?(I don't know exactly how many people are in the league). no other irregularities were found to worry about.
11/30/2006 01:58:18 AM · #17
Is the SC actively investigating voting irregularities with "Team Voting"?

I am not sure how widespread the problem is but it is probably better to put checks in place before it becomes a problem. To address it you are going to need some stats gurus to spot any statistical significance in voting patterns of Team members vs others. To do that you would need to load the Team members into a database for analysis.

Maybe put those AI bots to work on this one Crayon...?

Imagine a future of the DPC site where, to get above 3 for an entry, you would have to join a Team, do all the right things etc. This smacks of tribalism and also perhaps of American politics (hehe).
11/30/2006 12:48:57 AM · #18
Originally posted by levyj413:

Originally posted by crayon:

Their AI is programmed as such that they have human-like qualities, which is highly important when interacting with human-users in the forums, etc. :p

You're assuming the members are human.

did I just blew my own cover? ok, so the majority of members here are AI scripts too. They are scripted to occasional post in the Rants section and create some realistic drama to entertain the visitors :)
11/30/2006 12:46:38 AM · #19
Originally posted by crayon:

Their AI is programmed as such that they have human-like qualities, which is highly important when interacting with human-users in the forums, etc. :p

You're assuming the members are human.
11/30/2006 12:39:32 AM · #20
Originally posted by levyj413:

So here's my question: how much time do each of you typically spend each week on SC business?

they are sentinel programs created to govern the site. Their AI is programmed as such that they have human-like qualities, which is highly important when interacting with human-users in the forums, etc. :p
11/30/2006 12:03:25 AM · #21
Aah, memory lane...
11/30/2006 12:01:05 AM · #22
Having had various reasons to interact with various members of the SC over the past few days, I once again am amazed at their dedication.

So here's my question: how much time do each of you typically spend each week on SC business? If you ever need to recruit for an opening, that'll be useful info to provide.

Thanks again!
08/04/2006 08:31:59 PM · #23
consider it stuck. thank you for your continued interest. :)
08/04/2006 06:47:52 PM · #24
Bump. And a request to make this thread sticky. I haven't had a chance to read all of it yet, but what I've seen is EXTREMELY useful. At least as useful as how to post thumbnails or how the DQ process works.

Thanks.
01/10/2006 12:57:35 PM · #25
Originally posted by _eug:

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Originally posted by wavelength:

My only question: Boxers or briefs.


Depends...


Adult diapers?


Are you a retired SC member?
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