71 votes every day! Thats what I would call "Noblesse oblige".

What's the average of your 71 votes in thumbs up and down?



On Dec 10, 2007 9:47 AM, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For the last fifteen days, I've kept track of my voting in the
> Gallery. The rules were simple; log on once a day and vote until the
> queue is empty.
>
> On average, I cast 71 votes per day.
>
> Then to the fun bit... :-)
>
> Assumptions:
> - A photo needs at least 40 votes before being presented to the Pentax jury.
> - The Pentax jury make decisions roughly once every fortnight (two weeks).
>
> Question for speculation:
> How many photos are going through the voting procedure in two weeks?
>
> Speculation:
> If exactly 40 photographers are doing the voting, it means that each
> of them get to see all the submitted photos. Then, the throughput must
> be 71 x 14 = 994 photos per fortnight.
>
> If 80 photographers are doing the voting, it means that they only get
> to see 50% of the photos. Then, the throughput must be 71 x 14 x 2 =
> 1988 photos per fortnight.
>
> Conclusion:
> The minimum estimate of throughput must be about a thousand photos per
> fortnight. No wonder Pentax couldn't cope with the volume of
> submissions...
>
> Best,
> Jostein
>
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