DPL1 division winner icons - DPChallenge Forums

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/05/2007 08:23:36 PM · #1

It seems like nobody else is going to do it, so I thought I'd come up with some icons for the Division Winners for DPL1. I'm not so hot at clipart though and every time I enter something with text I get voted down, so if someone can do something better, I'm more than happy to go with that.

If you like them, Division winners can feel free to post them on their profiles.

_eug

Nikon D50

09/05/2007 08:34:19 PM · #2

I think Art should make burning torch icons for the winners...

krnodil

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

09/05/2007 08:36:04 PM · #3

Why, that's nice. Thanks! :)

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

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

09/05/2007 08:39:57 PM · #4

Jason, you have gold, silver, bronze... but the "winners" are the first place finishers in each of 3 divisions, not 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Now first, second & third in each division would work.....

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

09/05/2007 08:53:19 PM · #5

Originally posted by idnic:

Jason, you have gold, silver, bronze... but the "winners" are the first place finishers in each of 3 divisions, not 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Now first, second & third in each division would work.....

Gold, silver and bronze represents the stratified nature of the divisions with the highest averaging teams in Division A, the middle teams in Division B, and the lower teams in Division C.

levyj413

Nikon D7100

09/05/2007 09:18:51 PM · #6

That's nice of you, Jason.

I agree with idnic, though. The teams are each 1st place finishers. They didn't compete against each other, so it's not appropriate to separate them.

We have four levels in our ultimate frisbee league. The champs are champs, not champ, champ*, champ**, and champ****.

Shadowi6

Nikon D200

Sigma 10- 20mm f/3.5 EX-DC HSM

09/05/2007 09:22:44 PM · #7

FWIW I agree with

DrAchoo 3rd devision should be bronze, doesn't make it any less special, & finding out who came in 3rd in each devision is quite hard

bassbone

Nikon Df

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

09/05/2007 09:24:59 PM · #8

Sorry, but Bronze equates with 3rd place, not third division.

Originally posted by Shadowi6:

FWIW I agree with DrAchoo 3rd devision should be bronze, doesn't make it any less special, & finding out who came in 3rd in each devision is quite hard

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

09/05/2007 09:25:58 PM · #9

Well, you are always going to find 10 opinions if you ask 6 people on DPC.... :)

I certainly get the argument, but I also get the argument that it wouldn't be fair for the team that beat other teams whose average was 6.2 to have the same prize as the team that beat other teams whose average was 5.2.

To me, the stratified argument won out, and I was the one that made them. :) I'm still open to other ideas though.

MattO

Nikon D4

09/05/2007 09:29:53 PM · #10

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

If they dont agree will you take your cup and go home? :D

MattO

ETA I also think they should be Gold for all division winners.

Message edited by author 2007-09-05 21:30:22.

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

09/05/2007 09:34:18 PM · #11

Ya, the more I think about it, the more I think the gold is fine. It does say the division right on it so people can see a difference. Seeing the silver trophy might make people think there is a gold Division B trophy out there somewhere (which of course isn't the case).

I'll redo them when I get the chance later tonight.

noraneko

Canon EOS-7D

09/05/2007 09:35:15 PM · #12

I have to bring up the argument of Varsity vs. Junior Varsity here. The winners of each division gets the same color trophy or ribbon, even though Varsity would be expected to kick JV's butt if they went head-to-head. Having the division written on each cup signifies the difference well enough, I would think. I also think it was really nice of Jason

DrAchoo to make the cups to start with, so please don't think I'm busting on you here.

Edit to add: Jason beat me to this post, so it is now a moot point.

Message edited by author 2007-09-05 21:35:44.

bassbone

Nikon Df

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

09/05/2007 09:36:16 PM · #13

Why don't you make the 1st division winning trophy more ornate, the second a little less so, etc...? Just a thought.

BTW - I think it is pretty cool to have the trophies - nice idea Jason!

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Message edited by author 2007-09-05 21:37:26.

Bear_Music

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Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

09/05/2007 09:43:58 PM · #14

Well the trouble with Gold, Silver, Bronze is that the runnersup in Division A, say, might feel a little slighted when they lost to the "Ribbon Hogs" but might have beaten everyone else in the tournament... I haven't studied the stats but for all I know the team that finished second in regular season to Ribbon Hogs might have beaten everyone else too...

The damned thing is set up so there are winners in 3 divisions and no overall rankings. If you're going to give trophies, make them gold for each divisional winner and be done with it.

R.

Message edited by author 2007-09-05 21:47:20.

Shadowi6

Nikon D200

Sigma 10- 20mm f/3.5 EX-DC HSM

09/05/2007 09:45:31 PM · #15

can you make a 4th place Cup for the third devision,

Ta :P

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

09/05/2007 09:57:17 PM · #16

Originally posted by bassbone:

Why don't you make the 1st division winning trophy more ornate, the second a little less so, etc...? Just a thought.

Cuz I'm no good at this stuff. :) I already got the trophy from a free icon site... :)

langdon

Canon EOS-20D

09/05/2007 10:19:04 PM · #17

We do have these guys:

Same size as our ribbons! And

Konador made them!

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

09/05/2007 10:28:29 PM · #18

Not that it means a whole lot but leagues setup like this almost always award the top division the better trophy at least in the U.S. anyway. About the only exception would be little leagues.

_eug

Nikon D50

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/05/2007 10:35:47 PM · #19

Originally posted by langdon:

We do have these guys:

Same size as our ribbons! And Konador made them!

Are those fire hydrants? With eyes?

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

09/05/2007 11:00:50 PM · #20

Originally posted by _eug:

Originally posted by langdon:
We do have these guys:

Same size as our ribbons! And Konador made them!

Are those fire hydrants? With eyes?

I can just imagine what the dogs will do to those!!!!!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

09/05/2007 11:03:06 PM · #21

Originally posted by yanko:

Not that it means a whole lot but leagues setup like this almost always award the top division the better trophy at least in the U.S. anyway. About the only exception would be little leagues.

The closest parallel I can come up with to DPL is Bowling Leagues. They have divisions according to skill, and the winner of each division gets a similar first place trophy. The runnerup in the top division would take extreme umbrage if the winner of the second division got a silver trophy, the winner of third division got a bronze trophy, and his team got no trophy. Because his team, he would say, would beat either of the others if they were matched, which they never were.

So where you have divisional play like this, the winner of each division is more or less equally rewarded as far as trophies go. It's not correct to imply that the Division 2 winner is the "runnerup" on the season, and a silver trophy does just that.

R.

Message edited by author 2007-09-05 23:04:23.