Caedes

Art Council Changes

Submitted by caedes 02/13/11 3:34 AM GMT

Over the past month, 245 images have been nominated to the Art Council and 38% of those were approved by the Art Council. There have been about 100 voting Art Council members this month. In response to feedback that we've received and my analysis of the past voting patterns, I made a few changes:

1. Authors can no longer nominate their own images.
2. The number of voters per nominated image was increased from 15 to 19.
3. It is more likely for you to vote on images from galleries that you are interested in.
4. I tweaked the requirements for being a voting council member.

More about item three:

When an image is nominated to the Art Council, we now look at the general gallery it is in and assign at least half of the votes to council members who also have images in that gallery. For example, this should result in someone who is interested in fractals having more of a say of which images are promoted to the main fractal gallery.

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::cynlee
02/13/11 4:46 AM GMT
I like the new changes. Thank you. I had no idea that previously you could vote for your own images. Didn't seem ethical. lol
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::jeenie11
02/13/11 5:05 AM GMT
I'm wondering if someone who is voting on the AC has any way to know if one of his/her images has been nominated.
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*caedes
02/13/11 5:30 AM GMT
Jennie: Not without collusion with another member.
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::auroraobers
02/13/11 7:29 AM GMT
I really appreciate the change of having us vote on images that we are interested in. These all seem like very good changes.
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.J_272004
02/13/11 11:08 AM GMT
I'm glad that you changed #1 personally I think you should never have been able to nominate your own work.. (I didn't know you could) it explains why some of the images were not worthy of being nominated..

Good changes Geri
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::Inkeri
02/13/11 2:56 PM GMT
I did not know that i could vote my own photo.I like this new way to nominate.
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.jacked
02/13/11 3:47 PM GMT
Interesting, spot on. All the best, Dwight.
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::cynlee
02/13/11 5:18 PM GMT
I am a little confused. (not unusual)lol Can a voting AC member also nominate images? I seem to have lost my ability to do so. There are no longer Art Council tabs on 'any' of the images I view.
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::tigger3
02/13/11 9:54 PM GMT
I did not know that you could nominate your own images either, and would never have considered that for an option. I like the idea of voting on images that we are more used to, might be more fair for the author of that image.
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::jeenie11
02/13/11 10:38 PM GMT
I think that in the past you could nominate one of your images (if you were on the arts council or anything else) but you could not vote on it.
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::cynlee
02/14/11 3:43 PM GMT
Problem fixed by elves. I am now getting the AC button showing up on the images I view. Thanks.
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.Con_
02/14/11 7:34 PM GMT
I have noted the weight distribution for conformity of the voting pattern and am happy for the fact that I only have to reach a 5% level! But even with that I will not let it influence my vote! :o)

Curious (food for thought for that elf!)... today, I nominated an image for consideration of permanence. It may have already been considered? It was perhaps on page 84 of 112. Would it be a negative influence to know that it had already been nominated but turned down!? ie. a 1 or 2 or 3... below the AC button?
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::Pistos
03/09/11 3:48 AM GMT
I'm wondering if I'm in limbo. I have the Art Council button, but if I try nominating a picture I get a message saying the system is being repaired.
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Jeff Hamilton
::cynlee
03/09/11 5:13 AM GMT
That is the case, apparently. I'm sure it will be up and running before long.
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.koca
03/09/11 2:43 PM GMT
What's happening with the voting booth? I can't vote, I always have the same shot. And all the shots everywhere are in "random", I can't put them in "date".
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::cynlee
03/09/11 3:11 PM GMT
I am not having either problem that you describe, Milka. Could it possibly be a problem with your server?
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.koca
03/09/11 3:52 PM GMT
I don't know, I'll have to check that. Thanks for your answer, Cindy.
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.rotcivski
04/22/11 4:16 PM GMT
Wow, I never knew you could vote your own image in. The server is still a problem for me. Check out my date. Is it really still broken. I throught I was part of the art councle and I still can't get in.

Vic
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::cynlee
04/22/11 4:19 PM GMT
Art Council is down for repair it would seem, Vic.
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