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11/18/2004 11:15:32 PM · #76 |
I think the core issue here is the intent of the person that PMs you. If it is as people say to explain something that you have commented on then it should wait till after voting.
And if it is as I suspect to influence your voting it should not be allowed so therefore why PM about a comment at all while voting is in progress??.
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11/18/2004 11:25:42 PM · #77 |
Originally posted by frumoaznicul:
Originally posted by jmassung:
Would you turn around and give someone who PM'd you a 1 for the following message?
"Thank you for taking your time to comment on my photo entry, I really appreciate it." |
Why can't that wait until the challenge is over? |
First of all by that comment, you are letting them know that you value their opinion. Secondly, they have NO idea which photo is yours! |
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11/18/2004 11:26:26 PM · #78 |
Originally posted by hardwaybets:
General...I will preface my remarks by telling you that I have seen your work and can only aspire to be to be as good...
But I am quite taken aback that you would suggest that PMing is an acceptable practice... |
Thanks -- I hope your photos score a little better than mine!
It's acceptable practice in that those are the rules of the site at this time, which I'm supposed to enforce and clarify. Sending a PM is allowed. That doesn't mean it's a good idea, but it also seems undeserving of any more "punishment" than a polite reply to the effect that "I prefer to maintain complete anonymity during the voting, and so I am disregarding your recent message."
I have occassionally responded to a comment during the voting when the person specifically asked for some information or clarification. Otherwise I have no problem waiting until the challenge is over to respond, except I almost always forget to.
"Nasty" PMs are a different matter -- they may not be allowed at all, depending on their level of nastiness. But those situations are to be handled by reporting the user for a violation of site TOS and appropriate disciplinary action -- changing a vote on their photo is not right. But in no case can I support penalizing a user just for sending a message. |
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11/18/2004 11:41:58 PM · #79 |
| Paul. I think each voter gets to set up their own "rules" for voting. Some do it in a methodical manner, some rate on personal experience and feelings, some rate the quality above the content, and some match the picture against whatever they envision the challenge should be and give scores of 1 if that idea isn't matched. How can you tell anyone how they should vote? If that is a consistant part of their system, who is to say it's wrong? |
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11/18/2004 11:58:55 PM · #80 |
If anyone wants to PM me to answer my comments left during a challenge, you are most welcome to do so! These days there are 400+ photos to vote on and comment on, I might have overlooked something in a picture so you are most welcome to pm me. Most people spend 5 to 10 seconds (if that!) on a photo and am sure would see more and perhaps appreciate more what the photographer intended to communicate if they spent more than those 5 seconds to look at a photo.
All this to say that I welcome all pm's on my comments, this is a site to learn stuff from and I for one do not pretend to know it all and welcome being corrected when I'm wrong.
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11/19/2004 12:01:22 AM · #81 |
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11/19/2004 12:09:44 AM · #82 |
Well put there doctornick.
Difficult though if people need to worry about the "if I PM and say something the person might change their score and give me a 1" .... which thankfully seems to be a tiny minority or 1.
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11/19/2004 12:12:12 AM · #83 |
| Why not just make comments anonymous till after the rounds end as well? That'd solve this pretty easily. |
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11/19/2004 12:12:43 AM · #84 |
If an image requires explanation (aside from the title) to get its point across, it's just not a very good image.
FWIW, I have received angry PM's about some of my comments and have either deleted the comments or just changed them to "..."
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11/19/2004 12:16:48 AM · #85 |
A poll has been created on whether to make comments anonymous during voting.
-Terry
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11/19/2004 12:19:01 AM · #86 |
Originally posted by yeoua:
Why not just make comments anonymous till after the rounds end as well? That'd solve this pretty easily. |
That has its own set of problems. Comments used to be anonymous in the early days of the site and we had some pretty abusive comments at the time.
That said, a poll has been opened up for public voting... please do so!
-Terry
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11/19/2004 12:21:45 AM · #87 |
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11/19/2004 12:22:45 AM · #88 |
| In my opinion people who PM when comments are made are trying to influence the voter. This i feel is not in the spirit of competition or this site. |
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11/19/2004 12:23:38 AM · #89 |
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11/19/2004 12:24:27 AM · #90 |
Originally posted by mk:
That was two years ago. |
And did anything change then? |
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11/19/2004 01:38:49 AM · #91 |
| Im sorry if this sounds like i'm an idiot but ive spent around 30 minutes trying to find the messages link. if somebody sent you a private message, how can you read it? ive sent one to myself just to try and see if theres a note or something. cant find it though |
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11/19/2004 01:41:57 AM · #92 |
| Maybe this is a crazy idea- I don't know much about computer programming- but would it be possible to have an option for the commentor to have their comment be anonymous during voting, thus allowing those who welcome PMs and response to maintain that, while those who prefer a "double-blind" system can utilize that? |
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11/19/2004 01:43:19 AM · #93 |
Originally posted by Jaycee0521:
Im sorry if this sounds like i'm an idiot but ive spent around 30 minutes trying to find the messages link. if somebody sent you a private message, how can you read it? ive sent one to myself just to try and see if theres a note or something. cant find it though |
The private message gets sent to your email address - the one you filled in when you signed up to dpc - check your email , or u gave a fake address!
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11/19/2004 01:45:32 AM · #94 |
ps you can change your email address - My Home - My Preference and change your email address there
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11/19/2004 01:47:08 AM · #95 |
Oh OK! thanks. I thought they were two separate links.
Originally posted by saintnicholas_25:
The private message gets sent to your email address - the one you filled in when you signed up to dpc - check your email , or u gave a fake address! |
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11/19/2004 02:26:53 AM · #96 |
| why do people make big deals out of small things:) |
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11/19/2004 02:42:57 AM · #97 |
Originally posted by theodor38:
why do people make big deals out of small things:) |
My thought exactly!
I quite like to recieve messages from comments that I make, and in the case of misunderstandings on my part (due to my ignorance of a subject) then I am not ashamed to say that I return to amend the score.
DPC is not life and death, take it easy, I'd rather have some fun on here than stress, I have enough of that in real life.
Darren |
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11/19/2004 02:50:49 AM · #98 |
Originally posted by colda:
Originally posted by theodor38:
why do people make big deals out of small things:) |
My thought exactly!
I quite like to recieve messages from comments that I make, and in the case of misunderstandings on my part (due to my ignorance of a subject) then I am not ashamed to say that I return to amend the score.
DPC is not life and death, take it easy, I'd rather have some fun on here than stress, I have enough of that in real life.
Darren |
Hear hear!
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11/19/2004 02:57:28 AM · #99 |
Originally posted by colda:
Originally posted by theodor38:
why do people make big deals out of small things:) |
My thought exactly!
I quite like to recieve messages from comments that I make, and in the case of misunderstandings on my part (due to my ignorance of a subject) then I am not ashamed to say that I return to amend the score.
DPC is not life and death, take it easy, I'd rather have some fun on here than stress, I have enough of that in real life.
Darren |
I also agree. |
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11/19/2004 03:04:21 AM · #100 |
Originally posted by hardwaybets:
The only thing I can't do is yell "fire!" in a crowded theater...
If I want to call someone a moron...I most certainly can....
That's the beauty of the U.S. of A. and I am not giving up that right to anyone.... |
Try saying "bomb" on a plane.
June
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