Commenting only on a Challenge is not intuitive

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

07/20/2009 08:34:06 AM · #1

I've often wanted to go through challenges picking and choosing through thumbs to leave comments, without voting. It's such a pain in the neck I give up.

It would be great if we could:
1. click a thumb to open up the large version,
2. leave a comment,
3. hit a Submit Comment button,
4. return to the thumbs page we were previously at.

As it stands now, as far as I know, I am forced to move on to the next full-size entry and weave my way back to the thumbs via the home page, so I just don't comment during challenges.

KarenNfld

07/20/2009 08:36:07 AM · #2

You can do that! Just click on the little paper icon next to "rate this photo"....the photo will pop up in its own window, you can leave a comment, close the window and remain at the page full of thumbnails. Can't believe you didn't know that considering you've been here so long.

Message edited by author 2009-07-20 08:36:31.

07/20/2009 08:38:58 AM · #3

That's news to me as well.

I guess us Canadians are slow, eh?

KarenNfld

07/20/2009 08:39:18 AM · #4

Originally posted by jeger:

That's news to me as well.

I guess us Canadians are slow, eh?

Speak for yourself, but I am Canadian too!! LOL

glad2badad

DJI Mavic Air 2

Sears 55mm f/1.4 M42

07/20/2009 08:39:46 AM · #5

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

He-he. Slippy just got schooled!!! :-D

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

07/20/2009 08:40:02 AM · #6

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Originally posted by jeger:
That's news to me as well.

I guess us Canadians are slow, eh?

Speak for yourself, but I am Canadian too!! LOL

I know :P

Must be an "Ontario" thing :D

Message edited by author 2009-07-20 08:40:27.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

07/20/2009 08:42:27 AM · #7

News to me too, but I vote and comment, so it does not really matter to me. I guess Canadians are related to Texans in some weird way.

07/20/2009 08:46:40 AM · #8

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

News to me too, but I vote and comment, so it does not really matter to me. I guess Canadians are related to Texans in some weird way.

I have relatives in Texas. That must be it :)

07/20/2009 08:49:05 AM · #9

You can also leave a comment in the comment box, and click on the >> button without leaving a rating.

glad2badad

DJI Mavic Air 2

Sears 55mm f/1.4 M42

07/20/2009 08:57:53 AM · #10

Speaking of little icons...this may be news to some; you can click on the little icon next to the challenge description from the thumbnail view - or - from each individual challenge entry voting page to view current challenge details (#votes, #comments, #DQ's, etc...).

Strikeslip

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

07/20/2009 09:20:55 AM · #11

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Originally posted by KarenNfld:
You can do that! Just click on the little paper icon next to "rate this photo"....the photo will pop up in its own window, you can leave a comment, close the window and remain at the page full of thumbnails. Can't believe you didn't know that considering you've been here so long.

He-he. Slippy just got schooled!!! :-D

pwned !

:-O

Thanks!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

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

07/20/2009 11:16:31 AM · #12

Originally posted by glad2badad:

That's interesting, I was unaware of that. And it makes for interesting analysis:

Submissions: 160
Votes Cast: 5,992
Comments Made: 97
Participants: 188 (submitters, voters, commenters)
Disqualifications: 0

Last Generated Jul. 20th 2009 11:11:26.

Note that at this moment in time, nearly 12 hours into the challenge, there are 188 distinct "participants", of whom 160 are actual entrants, and that nearly 6,000 votes have been cast. In other words, only 28 of the commenters/voters, at this moment, do NOT have an entry in the challenge. What significance, if any, can be attached to this factoid I do not know, but it DOES sort of make one wonder what would happen if they ever enacted the oft-requested modification tot he voting rules where we would be banned from voting on challenges we had entered...

R.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

07/20/2009 01:02:16 PM · #13

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Originally posted by KarenNfld:
You can do that! Just click on the little paper icon next to "rate this photo"....the photo will pop up in its own window, you can leave a comment, close the window and remain at the page full of thumbnails. Can't believe you didn't know that considering you've been here so long.

He-he. Slippy just got schooled!!! :-D

pwned !

:-O

Thanks!

Now look what you've done... more Slippy comments... yuck...

Strikeslip