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06/26/2009 08:13:27 AM · #1
the previous 8th place finisher in the Construction II challenge has been disqualified due to the solicitation of votes by directly linking to the voting page.

reminder: it is a violation of all of the challenge rules to directly link to your image while in the voting stage, and requesting or trading votes will result in immediate suspension of your account.

congrats to Nemotheone for a top 10 finish.

thanks!
rob
06/26/2009 01:26:32 PM · #2
Thanks, SC.
06/26/2009 02:06:11 PM · #3
Question:

Does the photographer get to keep the votes he/she received and the effect it makes on their overall average when their photo is dq'ed?

Look at the Avg Score Received vs. the only photo; they don't match.

06/26/2009 02:41:21 PM · #4
Originally posted by SDW:

Question:

Does the photographer get to keep the votes he/she received and the effect it makes on their overall average when their photo is dq'ed?

Look at the Avg Score Received vs. the only photo; they don't match.


I have asked this quetion of SC before and could never get a straight answer. But from what I can see on several different photographers' profile pages, you get to keep all of your votes which to me is not fair. So you cheat (intentionally or not) and get a high score, you get to keep it when the photo is DQ'ed.
06/26/2009 02:47:17 PM · #5
Originally posted by SDW:

Question:

Does the photographer get to keep the votes he/she received and the effect it makes on their overall average when their photo is dq'ed?

Look at the Avg Score Received vs. the only photo; they don't match.


this is my understanding:

if a photograph is disqualified, the photographer loses the votes applied to that photograph in the calculation of their Avg. Vote Received. the voter retains the vote they gave the DQ'd photograph as part of their Avg. Vote Given

however, the averages are only calculated once per week (Sunday rollover?), thus the current discrepancy.

we are not privvy to the exact algorithms, but this is how we understand it to work.
06/26/2009 02:53:52 PM · #6
Originally posted by muckpond:

Originally posted by SDW:

Question:

Does the photographer get to keep the votes he/she received and the effect it makes on their overall average when their photo is dq'ed?

Look at the Avg Score Received vs. the only photo; they don't match.


this is my understanding:

if a photograph is disqualified, the photographer loses the votes applied to that photograph in the calculation of their Avg. Vote Received. the voter retains the vote they gave the DQ'd photograph as part of their Avg. Vote Given

however, the averages are only calculated once per week (Sunday rollover?), thus the current discrepancy.

we are not privvy to the exact algorithms, but this is how we understand it to work.

Thanks for responding to my question.

I have the same concerns as KarenNfld.

Message edited by author 2009-06-26 14:55:47.
06/26/2009 03:00:07 PM · #7
Originally posted by muckpond:

however, the averages are only calculated once per week (Sunday rollover?), thus the current discrepancy.

we are not privvy to the exact algorithms, but this is how we understand it to work.


No, that is not true. You told me this once before so I waited a week or two and checked back, the photographer kept the votes. I can try to find that photographer's profile if you like to show you.
06/26/2009 03:06:13 PM · #8
Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Originally posted by muckpond:

however, the averages are only calculated once per week (Sunday rollover?), thus the current discrepancy.

we are not privvy to the exact algorithms, but this is how we understand it to work.


No, that is not true. You told me this once before so I waited a week or two and checked back, the photographer kept the votes. I can try to find that photographer's profile if you like to show you.

Yep. I've seen the same thing. This has come up several times over the years...
06/26/2009 03:06:15 PM · #9
if that is the case then it should be reported to langdon via the Administrative Inquiry portion of the Contact page.
06/28/2009 10:23:48 AM · #10
The results of the 'Construction II' challenge have been recalculated again, this time for the disqualification of the former 4th and 10th place images for use of illegal layer blending modes and not providing a valid original respectively. Congrats to our new top 10!
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