I have been keenly watching the 2008 entries coming in and voting on images I enjoy.  However, I am interested to know from the competition organisers;

What is the purpose of the "Reader's Choice"?  Will there be a prize or acknowledgement of some sort or is it merely a means for readers to sort the images?  I actually like the idea of this function as it gives me an idea of how popular some images are (including my own of course).

What is the purpose of  the "Editor's Choice"?  Same questions, replace "reader" with "editor".  Oh, and when will the "Editor's Choice" start to work?

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Demosthien

My POTY 2008 Entries

"Loyalty above all else; except honour."

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Demosthien,

the thread called POTY 'General' discussed the points you raised. Below is JD's comment on the Reader's Choice.

"As for the voting system, it's simply a way of showing your support; and while the Reader's Choice doesn't directly influence the Judges' decisions, the Reader's Choice page is the default that they'll see when they log on."

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My DCM Gallery

All this means is those with the greatest number of friends & aliases on DCMag get their pictures on the front page. Put another way, it enables those for whom the term 'fair play' means nothing more than a ride on the dodgems, to push their portfolio in front of the simple, honest photographer.

I have to say that im in favour of Darley's comment. This system does not neccessarily reward the best photographer but the photographer with the most contacts. I've searched through many photos in this competition so far and many amazing shots have failed to make 1 vote.

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"It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everbody else and still unknown to himself" -Francis Bacon

Then why not start the ball rolling and vote for them!

 

lol, comment above, you know that its not like that :) lol

Charles Darley:

All this means is those with the greatest number of friends & aliases on DCMag get their pictures on the front page. Put another way, it enables those for whom the term 'fair play' means nothing more than a ride on the dodgems, to push their portfolio in front of the simple, honest photographer.

 

I guess it will come down to market forces: if it's felt that those with an (artificially-generated or otherwise) large fan base are deriving an unfair advantage, then the judges' sense of fair play will be called into question and many people will question the wisdom of bothering to submit in future. DCMag and the sponsors will be well aware of this.

Let's see what happens before we start pointing fingers and jumping to conclusions.