..or a holler!! ;)
Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's a personal competition, but you're not competing against others. > For the accepted image count to be a score, everyone would have to > make the same number of submissions. I recall one PDML member saying > he was submitting between five and ten shots every day. That > obviously will skew the curve. Which is fine, but that's why it's not > a mine vs. yours competition. At least that's what I think. And in > the end, none of it matters a hoot:-). > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Well, Robb, I'm not surprised that it's being viewed as a > competition. > > If one chooses to consider the accepted image count as a 'score' > > against which one is competing, then it's a competition. Your > choice. > > > > Jack > > --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jack Davis" > > > Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery "Resignation" > > > > > > > > > > No way it could be stated any better, Frank. > > > > Their not having anticipating a volume crunch is, however, hard > to > > > > imagine. Could be they consider "accepted artist" voting a > handy > > > > explanation..if needed. > > > > When 'proven' laudable work is summarily declined, incentive > wanes. > > > > > > > > > > >> <snip> > > > >> > Actually I see any photographic competition as utterly > > > pointless. > > > >> <snip> > > > >> > > > >> I agree 100%! > > > >> > > > >> Funny thing is, I didn't see The Pentax Gallery as a > competition. > > > I > > > >> thought that as long as the photos met a minimum standard, > they > > > were > > > >> in, and it would be a cool place from which to show photos. I > > > didn't > > > >> see it as "grading" or "rating" photos, merely "accepting". > > > >> > > > >> I think it's that misconception that pisses me off most. I > didn't > > > >> understand it as a competition at all, and clearly it is. I > know > > > my > > > >> photos aren't all pretty or pleasing or spectacular, so really > > > they > > > >> don't stand a chance against some that are in the gallery, but > I > > > have > > > >> to admit to feeling a bit stung when I saw some rather banal, > > > >> ordinary > > > >> photos that got accepted, while mine all got the boot. It may > be > > > >> that > > > >> these other photos were accepted early, when there were far > fewer > > > >> voters, and the gallery "needed" photos, but it certainly > points > > > to a > > > >> glaring inconsitency in the acceptance procedure, IMHO. > > > >> > > > >> Too bad, because had it been set up properly, it could have > been > > > fun. > > > >> Having everything rejected isn't fun at all... > > > > > > It's unfortunate that you believe that getting your photos to > meet a > > > minimum > > > standard isn't a competition. Any time someone puts up a bar that > you > > > need > > > to clear to get a reward, it is a competition. > > > Just because you aren't competing with another person, doesn't > mean > > > you > > > aren't competing, it just means that the rules of the competition > are > > > such > > > that you are competing against a standard. > > > OTOH, I really do think the people running the gallery totally > > > buggered up > > > when they changed the acceptance procedure into a peer based > > > popularity > > > contest. > > > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above > > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > > ____ > > Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives > you all the > > tools to get online. > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow > > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
