Poll: obligation to vote in photo comp

[alef]

Multiple votes allowed in this public poll.

 

[wordie]

Multiple votes allowed in this public poll.

Bugger! I would have added the 2nd option as well as the third!

I really enjoy seeing Paul's photographs and to be honest, if he can't be arsed to show them because someone thinks he has to vote in the comp, then it diminshes the entire reason for having a photgraphic forum really....

Why does anyone have to vote? I don't get it!

 

[Firky]

Here it is, where I raised the point and people's responses. It was hardly a fucking attack - hence the big grin emoticon.

Franklin:
"I always thought that was the etiquete, if you enter your obliged to vote."

hiccup:
"Yeah, I feel a bit bad. I'll vote twice next month to make up for it."

Wiskey:
"i think it would be a shame if someone who didnt take the time to vote won (thats not aimed at anybody

Slap my wrist for being outspoken, and saying what I think!

 

[boskysquelch]

bin!

what's the point of this again...to show Firky is a twat and Paul Russell is ace?

dint see many Polls when I got slandered and insulted..mistakenly accused of being another flippant poster...dismissed when I enquired about the use of my imagery in other parts of this site...bleat bleat bleat bleat bleat!

z'all BeeeeeeeeeeeeeSssssssssssssssssss

bin!

 

[Firky]

poor squelch

 

[snadge]

poor poll

 

[girasol]

what's the point of this again...to show Firky is a twat and Paul Russell is ace?

Just for the record, I don't think Firky was being a twat on this, I think his intentions were good.

But the moral of the story is: voting shouldn't be compulsory for people who enter the photo competition.

 

[Firky]

I never once insinuated it was compulsary. I do think it is good etiquette.

 

[boskysquelch]

But the moral of the story is:

People should get a fucking life?

 

[exosculate]

I never once insinuated it was compulsary. I do think it is good etiquette.

Yep thats what I think too.

 

[mauvais]

I think it should be strongly encouraged but not made compulsory - what, you shouldn't enter if you'll be on holiday/busy come the end of the month? Balls to that.

 

[Firky]

I think it should be strongly encouraged but not made compulsory.

I agree with that.

 

[exosculate]

People should get a fucking life?

People should have a right to express a view.

 

[Skim]

I really wish I hadn't joined in this discussion now, it's pretty trivial But I was getting unduly wound up by what I saw as an unfair attitude towards Paul. Anyway, everyone here is entitled to express and opinion and say what they think.

After helping to derail the voting thread, I'll get round to putting up some votes there later on

 

[boskysquelch]

People should have a right to express a view.

my view ::: you are one of the sneeeery cunts that causes this kind of chagrin and why I do very little to contribute to the Comp anymore...so my view is FUCK YOU...jus like to express myself...anymore for anymore?

 

[exosculate]

my view ::: you are one of the sneeeery cunts that causes this kind of chagrin and why I do very little to contribute to the Comp anymore...so my view is FUCK YOU...jus like to express myself...anymore for anymore?

My view - your rude and swear all the time and behave like a 10 year old.

 

[snadge]

poll, poll quick while the iron is hot

 

[girasol]

 

[boskysquelch]

My view - your rude and swear all the time and behave like a 10 year old.

your not the boss of me now...

twat!

 

[exosculate]

your not the boss of me now...

twat!

Thats how I imagine you look. And still swearing. You already lost any rational argument. You make me laugh though. Run along and get photoshopping little boy.

 

[dlx1]

Voting on voting? You're a bunch of sad geeks.

free to vote or not to vote up to you.
Just stop voting for your mates Vote for the Image. Not a kiss ass comp

 

[boskysquelch]

Run along and get photoshopping little boy.

for the Righteous minges.

 

[exosculate]

for the Righteous minges.

I think you overworked it................................AGAIN!!!

 

[boskysquelch]

poll, poll quick while the iron is hot

A cliff skipping Pole as requested.

and a relation exosculate? matey

 

[exosculate]

I'm bored with this nonsense.

Shake hands and forget about it.

 

[boskysquelch]

I'm bored with this nonsense.

Shake hands and forget about it.

shouldn't that be kiss and make up?

 

[Skim]

 

[mhendo]

For me, i guess it depends on what you mean by "obliged." If you mean, should there be a rule that everyone who enters has to vote or be disqualified, i would probably answer no. But, in my opinion, anyone who enters is, in some general moral or philosophical sense, obliged to vote.

This was reinforced in my mind by the December competition.

I came second in that competition (results here). As you can see from the scores, snadge beat me by three votes. If you searched back through the thread to find my vote, you would see that i gave snadge's picture my top vote, thus giving him exactly the three points that constituted his final margin of victory.

Had i refrained from voting that month, i would have ended up in equal first place. Also, knowing that snadge was a frontrunner when i cast my vote, i could have left him out of my winning three just to increase my chance of victory. But i think that the friendly nature of this competition, and the camaraderie of urban, puts a premium on honesty.

Given that no-one ever votes for their own picture/s, and that doing so would probably be seen as rather poor form, anyone who refrains from voting at all is, in fact, giving themselves an advantage by refusing to parcel out points to his/her competitors.

Before today, i had never seen that earlier discussion about voting, the one linked by Firky on the first page, but i must admit i was rather put off by those who argue that choosing from 100 photos is too hard. Sure it is, but so is taking a good picture. And i think that if you're willing to submit a photo for consideration, then you need to be willing to give the pictures of other people your consideration as well. After all, if we all decided that it was too much effort, there'd be no votes at all, and we could rename the threads "March photo gallery" instead of "March photo competition".

 

[alef]

On reflection, I think it's quite striking that a friendly competition with no prize produces such passions on the issue of voting. I must admit that a competitive side in me came out when my partner, skim, won twice in a row the first two months she entered and for a year I kept searching out my best shots and taking specific new ones without winning. Although since I won, I've not been keen to win again, I was glad Iemanja beat me into second place with January's 'music' theme.

Generally I vote for my favourite photos, but occasionally I give preference to someone who hasn't won. As much I like Paul Russell and exosculate's photos, it's not interesting to keep having the same winners.

mhendo, think you were rather unlucky in December. Although snadge's photoshop work is impressive, I actually much prefered your snow covered car. There is quite a bit of randomness in how the votes fall.

 

[mauvais]

Aye, I liked the car - thought it was one of the best shots I've seen recently.

The only thing I'd like to change about the competition is that whoever sets it should be able to demand that photos should be taken during the month in which it's happening. It seems more and more like a library trawl, and I'm guilty of it too. However that's probably a view shared by few, and in any case, completely impossible to enforce.