This fact is the reason I may vote yes when I'm torn over the worthiness of an image. It's sort of like giving it a chance.
Jack --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Suggestion for Pentax Photo Gallery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 12:39 PM > I have submitted more than just those 53. 2 of my images > were > rejected the first time and now made it in and 3 of the 53 > so far > have made it in. > > My take on the peer voting is that I am just trying to weed > it down > for the final judges - not make the final judgement. > Kind of like a Grand Jury - just indicating whether it is > worth > having a trial or not. The final jury is the judges - with > a yes/no > in the gallery. As such, I will vote yes probably more > than I would > if I were the final judge. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 12:14:42 PM, you wrote: > > JD> Must be 1 in 10 if you had submitted all 53. Then > again, you may > JD> have submitted a number of 'other' images > which had not been previously accepted. > JD> I'd guess my voting "yes" rate would > average about 1 in 45-50.(?) > > JD> Jack > > > JD> --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Bruce Dayton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> From: Bruce Dayton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: Suggestion for Pentax Photo Gallery > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 9:51 AM > >> No, 1-10 is my voting average. Since having > originally 53 > >> in the > >> gallery and starting over, I now have 5 in. Not > every > >> single one has > >> been re-submitted but, most have. I'd say my > >> acceptance rate is more > >> like 1 in 30 now. I attribute it to 2 major > things. One > >> is the > >> gallery is filled in - so the judges can be much > pickier. > >> The other > >> is peer voting. > >> > >> If I had to guess, anyone else with a large number > from the > >> early > >> days would encounter similar experiences to > mine...or maybe > >> everyone > >> is out to get me now <evil grin>. > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Bruce > >> > >> > >> Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 4:23:09 AM, you wrote: > >> > >> DJB> If Bruce gets 1-10 and Godders get 0-30, > no wonder > >> none of mine have > >> DJB> been accepted, since voting became the > norm. > >> > >> DJB> Dave > >> > >> DJB> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Bruce > Dayton > >> DJB> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> my average is about the same 1 in 10 gets > a thumbs > >> up. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Best regards, > >> >> Bruce > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 10:15:28 AM, you > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> MR> They should start charging us (the > Gallery > >> participants) a dollar per > >> >> MR> photo for uploads! Maybe five > dollars... > >> >> > >> >> MR> No, I'm not serious (though > I'd > >> gladly pay it for the 1 or 2 photos per > >> >> MR> month that I submit) but it would > sure cut > >> down on people uploading 10 > >> >> MR> nearly-identical vacation > snapshots. Or > >> flowers. Or shots of their kids. > >> >> > >> >> MR> I do find voting on submitted > photos very > >> educational and it definitely > >> >> MR> helps my "eye", but the > ratio of > >> "thumbs up" to "thumbs down" > is taking > >> >> MR> a big turn for the worse. I used > to average > >> 1 in 5 yes votes. Now I > >> >> MR> think it's below 1 in 10. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> 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. > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> DJB> -- > >> DJB> Equine Photography > >> DJB> www.caughtinmotion.com > >> DJB> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > >> DJB> Ontario Canada > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > JD> > > > > > -- > 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.
