POTM theme submissions

[troni]

all i was doing was pointing out the fact theres a place for that. whats a contest without competition.
if we have to go as far as to protect peoples feelings from getting hurt then dont show the vote count. next its banning tag in schools.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by troni

all i was doing was pointing out the fact theres a place for that. whats a contest without competition.
if we have to go as far as to protect peoples feelings from getting hurt then dont show the vote count. next its banning tag in schools.

The POTM isn't about competition, there are also other places for that if that's what you seek. I believe all the people involved would agree it's about encouraging people to share pictures of there hobby not about who wins or looses. Plus there would still be a winner, it's not like I'm suggesting we give everyone participation ribbons. It just might make more sense on many levels to have the winning picture simply picked by someone. But at the end of the day it's a just a suggestion.

I have to ask though, have the rules of tag changed? I didn't know after recess schools held assemblies and lined up all the players of tag and then proceeded to rank them from highest to lowest on stage.

[Aquattro]

Guys, it's a contest voted on by peers. If someone doesn't have confidence in their skills, there are other forums for plain old pretty pictures. This is the selection of the best photo as selected by peers. My skills suck, I don't enter, I'm ok with it. I post pics elsewhere.
This thread is actually about suggesting themes, not redesigning the process. We have lots of people involved when the subject isn't silly, and even then, we have fun with it.
Let's enjoy it for what it is, look at pretty pics all over the board, suggest tips in the appropriate forums, and maybe we can help someone there become better enough to enter this contest. Or not.

[sphelps]

My apologies, my discussions with other staff members suggested differently. I retract any statements not of worth.

[troni]

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[kobelka]

What about having entries PMd in and posted by staff. Then you would only be voting based on the pics themselves not knowing whose pic was whose?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by kobelka

What about having entries PMd in and posted by staff. Then you would only be voting based on the pics themselves not knowing whose pic was whose?

Not a terrible idea, but does create more work. Let's see what Ryan thinks of that

[muck]

Originally Posted by kobelka

What about having entries PMd in and posted by staff. Then you would only be voting based on the pics themselves not knowing whose pic was whose?

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Not a terrible idea, but does create more work. Let's see what Ryan thinks of that

Sure... Please feel free to send entries to myself and I will post the photos. Those that want to post photos in the contest entry thread themselves are welcome to do so as well.

Ryan