Originally posted by KarenB:
The only thing the Site Council "enforces" (your word, not mine) is the actual written rules set out by the administrators. We partake in discussions both with the admins, and here in forums to protect the integrity of this site, and what it is about...and that means a multitude of things. |
Karen - I was not trying to make disparaging remarks about the site council or the admins. On the contrary, it seems to me that the new editting rules are a direct result of the feedback from members in the recent poll, so we can tell that our input is valued. You all do a wonderful job and I appreciate your efforts.
I personally am an advocate of relaxed editting rules - I think the final image speaks for itself. (Photojournalism being the exception). I have participated at sites that try to enforce a strict set of submission rules and seen them fail time and again. Then, these same discussions and complaints surface about how the rules are not evenly applied or how so-and-so's image is better just because s/he is better in the digital darkroom or blah, blah, blah.
I just look at the image and say, "Man, how cool! I wish I had created that!"
I think DPChallenge is wonderfully self-regulating because of the large number of partipants voting. In general, the great shots rise to the top and the not so great shots sink to the bottom. (Yes, of course, there are exceptions. That's life.) All the rest are somewhere in between.
Dave
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