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Contest closure and Judging

+Samatar
11/30/04 2:57 AM GMT
Only one day left to get your entries in for the contest!

Judging will be open to many of our regular members, so watch this space for details.
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-Everyone is entitled to my opinion-

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+camerahound
11/30/04 6:36 PM GMT
*watching*
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noobguy
12/01/04 9:48 PM GMT
*taps fingers*
Did I win????????
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"Then as it was, Then again it will be. An' though the course may change sometimes, Rivers always reach the sea."
+Samatar
12/02/04 12:01 AM GMT
No one has voted yet!

Caedes has chosen 80 regular members who have the chance to help select the winners for this contest. If you want to take part please go here and cast your vote. We will probably allow 2 or 3 days so don't dilly dally!
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-Everyone is entitled to my opinion-
+Samatar
12/02/04 12:03 AM GMT
BTW all the contest entries are now in the "Current contest" gallery (rather than the "New images" gallery)
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noobguy
12/02/04 12:06 AM GMT
How are you to know if you are one of the 80?
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noobguy
12/02/04 12:10 AM GMT
nvm, I got it ;)
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"Then as it was, Then again it will be. An' though the course may change sometimes, Rivers always reach the sea."
*caedes
12/02/04 12:56 AM GMT
I've PM'ed the 80 members who were chosen to vote.
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-caedes
::JOHANNA
12/02/04 7:31 AM GMT
Great job MR. Caedes.
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*caedes
12/02/04 10:05 PM GMT
BTW: The members who get to vote were chosen as the top 80 authors who have at least 10 images in their personal galleries.
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-caedes
kjh000
12/02/04 10:19 PM GMT
Hehe... I thought that would have included me but I guess I haven't been that active lately. Strictly lurker-mode atm. ^_^
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JohnBoy
12/03/04 12:01 AM GMT
I'm new around here. Under every pic there's a drop down menu and a button to vote. Does this affect the contests in any way?
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Only Stupid People Admit It
*caedes
12/03/04 12:09 AM GMT
Sometimes we use that. This time we decided to use a different system. I'll compare the results between the two systems to see if it was worth it or not. =)
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-caedes
::JOHANNA
12/03/04 7:50 AM GMT
May I remember to Mr. Caedes that since 2 months I only have 5 images in my gallery. And... I was chosen as one of the 80 voters. And I know others with less than 10 images chosen to vote. Why ???
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+camerahound
12/03/04 8:24 PM GMT
Joost -- I'm pretty sure that your HKotDA honor qualifies you. I have PM'd the All-Knowing Eye concerning Klas' omission.
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noobguy
12/03/04 9:41 PM GMT
I assume thats why I was allowed to vote as well, but klas has an HKotDA and an OWotGS. I assume he was just accidently skipped.
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"Then as it was, Then again it will be. An' though the course may change sometimes, Rivers always reach the sea."
*caedes
12/04/04 12:14 AM GMT
When I counted the number of images a person had I didn't distinguish between visible and invisible galleries. I then accepted any author with an average c-index of more than 75 (or so). It was done by a program, so I doubt that anyone was accidently skipped.
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-caedes
noobguy
12/04/04 12:31 AM GMT
that clears it up, good job caedes.
klas I dont believe your gallery would fit an average c-index quite that high, perhaps time for some gallery dusting :-p
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"Then as it was, Then again it will be. An' though the course may change sometimes, Rivers always reach the sea."
::JOHANNA
12/04/04 9:29 AM GMT
Thank you for the clear an good explanation Mr. Caedes. This is fair enough.
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*caedes
12/05/04 5:11 AM GMT
Judging is done and we should have the results ready soon.
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-caedes
kjh000
12/05/04 4:51 PM GMT
Sure, fair enough. I guess I should feel encouraged to be a bit more jumpy and vain. ^_^ I tend to disregard c-index if I like the image myself. I could only take it seriously if I got a detailed ip logg (or at least user name), or else I don't know what it stands for.

Seriously I don't take the opinion of everybody here as serious as the other. Sure if you are a (fairly) great artist and got quality stuff and opinions to share or a glowing passion to the arts and / or want to what to learn... But the average Joe with no sense of quality in their own work (however it may be praised by others) saying little less then "Nice stuff you got there, like the color." and(/or) voting 0 on your stuff...

Call me narrow minded if you want...It's not a quality stamp at least as far as I'm concerned though. It's who you are not as much as what you do that will decide most votes it seems. I have no other way to explain why some excellent pieces (I'm definitely not referring to my own stuff only here.) get poor c-index and other crappie stuff, in reality little more then snapshots when it's photos or default settings in a cg-image get sky-high ratings (and honestly unduly nice comments).

Just my own take on it I guess. Sure I could delete some stuff and I will some day too I guess - but I really do got better stuff to do than worry about the c-index average in my gallery. I didn't think that was all it was about. ;) (And I will continue to refuse to do so.)

Cheers. :)
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+ppigeon
12/05/04 6:46 PM GMT
Klas: the next contest should be organised to vote for the future jury of the following contest ;-)
Seriously: my opinion is that you should have been chosen for the jury :-/
The best jury mades the best contest...
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-Pierre-
kjh000
12/05/04 7:53 PM GMT
Hehe... Thanks Pierre. :)
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noobguy
12/05/04 8:45 PM GMT
I think we all would have had you voting (or at least most of us hehe). But a formula was followed and thats just the way it goes. Perhaps in the next round of voting, you could take the mods, cadre, and contest winners first. Then fill the void by formula.
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kjh000
12/05/04 9:32 PM GMT
lol... Thanks. I really don't take it personally. (If I should then it's better to simply tell me. I'm too thickheaded to take small hints. ^_^ (jk!)) I just don't see it as a solution for me to delete all my stuff and just keep the highest rated. Then again I don't see it as a problem. It was just a curiosity I had to satisfy (or how you put it). (Not always the smartest things to follow though on I've noticed (curiosity) but no harm done this time at least (yet...).)
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+camerahound
12/06/04 3:46 AM GMT
Klas should have been a judge. Period.
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kjh000
12/06/04 12:30 AM GMT
:-)
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::CaptainHero
12/07/04 9:26 PM GMT
I'm completely confused: "The members who get to vote were chosen as the top 80 authors who have at least 10 images in their personal galleries".

The top 80 authors how?

"I didn't distinguish between visible and invisible galleries. I then accepted any author with an average c-index of more than 75 (or so)"

Invisible galleries...?

I think I need a brain transplant. So, for the sake of my extreme nosiness, how exactly were these 80 people chosen?
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=xentrik
12/07/04 10:11 PM GMT
I believe top 80 is referring to those with the average over 75. (this is not the same as how the author list is sorted, that's weighted differently)

Invisible galleries are those visible to only mods. They hold stuff we're not sure about including, are thinking of removing, need to store (ie, contest placeholders), et cetera.
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