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Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/12/2006 03:43:26 PM · #127

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

I always enjoy the baghead comment "nice photo" which goes along roughly (somewhere in the last few # of votes) with a drop from 5.83 to 5.70...

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Always watch the vote count, which I am sure you do. Sometimes you get two vote one with comment and one without. Also to consider are those with a low voting average. These folks give a 5 to a "nice photo" lol

The low voters hurt the most when you have a score of 7 and they splash you with a six. They don't realize that their generous gift has just lowered your score. lol

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/12/2006 03:46:01 PM · #128

Not to complain (much), but today I have gone from 6.548 to 6.381. This includes among others 4 twos and 3 tens. Now either people with poorly calibrated monitors are thinking they see silhouette or they're intentionally knocking a good picture. Atleast that's my take on it.

polkop

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/12/2006 03:51:59 PM · #129

Originally posted by idnic:

Hey you have no need to worry about people knocking your pic you are already a great photographer and you know it:))

mine is at 5.2889

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/12/2006 03:52:06 PM · #130

Holy CRAP! What the hell happened???? My score just took a dive... a major one!

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

01/12/2006 03:53:15 PM · #131

Originally posted by polkop:

Hey you have no need to worry about people knocking your pic you are already a great photographer and you know it:))

mine is at 5.2889

What a sweet thing to say, thank you.

Rikki, I feel ya pain man.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/12/2006 03:55:13 PM · #132

Thanks Dan, I can often see each vote, but life gets in the way (ie. work) and I miss a few here and there. It always seems to be in those 3-5 vote blocks that I'll get a comment like this but a massive drop in my score. It certainly doesn't mean this person did it, and I don't even know if at 140 votes one vote could drop you 0.13, but it sticks in your craw nonetheless.

shanksware

Canon EOS-5D

01/12/2006 03:56:57 PM · #133

first 40 votes 5.125
next 40 votes 5.820
next 40 votes 6.075
last 22 votes 5.909

Votes: 142
Views: 182
Avg Vote: 5.7183
Comments: 5

kinda weird? or is this kinda normal?

01/12/2006 03:57:20 PM · #134

Originally posted by Rikki:

Holy CRAP! What the hell happened???? My score just took a dive... a major one!

As you can see, I took a huge hit as well. (5.83-5.69) But I calculated it's too big for one vote.

01/12/2006 03:57:39 PM · #135

Originally posted by Alienyst:

changed my mind...busted post

Ha! I was just going to quote the challenge description ;)

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/12/2006 04:04:20 PM · #136

Originally posted by idnic:

Originally posted by polkop:
Hey you have no need to worry about people knocking your pic you are already a great photographer and you know it:))

mine is at 5.2889

What a sweet thing to say, thank you.

Rikki, I feel ya pain man.

Just when I thought I was dancing with you Cindi :(

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

01/12/2006 04:05:55 PM · #137

We can still dance, Rikki, we're just dancing on the balcony instead of the stage. lol

01/12/2006 04:06:44 PM · #138

Originally posted by idnic:

We can still dance, Rikki, we're just dancing on the balcony instead of the stage. lol

Let's just watch it 'cause Achoo is sneaky and might push us over the edge.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

01/12/2006 04:08:35 PM · #139

Originally posted by shanksware:

first 40 votes 5.125
next 40 votes 5.820
next 40 votes 6.075
last 22 votes 5.909

Votes: 142
Views: 182
Avg Vote: 5.7183
Comments: 5

What are you saying here? Are you saying that was your score at 40, 80, and 120 votes? or are you saying that was your average for that block of votes. Either way it doesn't make sense and I wonder if this isn't a server error rather than trolls. You seem to say that you have both a 5.9 and a 5.7 at 142 votes. Although changing votes is a possible answer, I don't think it's very likely...

kinda weird? or is this kinda normal?

srugolo

Nikon D800

01/12/2006 04:14:27 PM · #140

Happy ;-)

Votes: 140
Views: 200
Avg Vote: 6.x929
Comments: 12
Favorites: 3

moonwell

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

01/12/2006 04:14:31 PM · #141

I wrote a script that automatically checks my scores every 5 minutes and logs the results to a database. So I can see real-time results. I've can even view a graph of the vots & how they affect the average. The only thing that throws it off is when somebody goes back & changes a score. Sometimes it doesn't catch every vote if there is more than one vote in a 5 minute period.

Here's a sample of my backlight graph. Click to enlarge

Message edited by author 2006-01-12 16:16:16.

shanksware

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/12/2006 04:16:16 PM · #142

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by shanksware:
first 40 votes 5.125
next 40 votes 5.820
next 40 votes 6.075
last 22 votes 5.909

Votes: 142
Views: 182
Avg Vote: 5.7183
Comments: 5

What are you saying here? Are you saying that was your score at 40, 80, and 120 votes? or are you saying that was your average for that block of votes. Either way it doesn't make sense and I wonder if this isn't a server error rather than trolls. You seem to say that you have both a 5.9 and a 5.7 at 142 votes. Although changing votes is a possible answer, I don't think it's very likely...

kinda weird? or is this kinda normal?

sorry, wasn't very clear was it.
I'm saying that the first 40 votes averaged 5.125, then the next 40 averaged 5.820, etc.

first 40 5.125
next 40 5.820 - (cumulative 5.4875)
next 40 6.075 - (cumulative 5.6833)
last 22 5.909

for a score (so far) of 5.7183

just wondering if scores usually bounce around like that. it would be WAY NICE to drop the 1st 40. But, they are probably more correct than the last 102

01/12/2006 04:19:38 PM · #143

Great score Silvestro.

Votes: 161
Views: 220
Avg Vote: 6.x416
Comments: 11
Favorites: 3
Wish Lists: 1
Updated: 01/12/06 04:12 pm

Don't wanna jinx the score and let the trolls see it :)

01/12/2006 06:28:50 PM · #144

Uh oh, it's turning into a rout...last 4 scores: 3,3,3,2

Votes: 145
Views: 174
Avg Vote: 5.6207
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

01/12/2006 06:54:00 PM · #145

Old Maggoty seems to be thrashing the place again huh?

Mine just went down again :(

Brielle

01/12/2006 07:13:33 PM · #146

Originally posted by Rikki:

Old Maggoty seems to be thrashing the place again huh?

Mine just went down again :(

OoOoh...That is a seriously creepy photo!