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Just a thought, and a way to alleviate any spamming for votes etc. But why not do away with the voting altogether and see if 3-5 judges invited from totally independent forums, say a photography forum, a knitting forum, a juggling forum, an artyfarty type forum, and a teacher from a school with a website, who could then involve a class load of kids to vote for the schools fave pic. This way all bases get covered, it's not just about technical merit, how many friends you can cajole into joining up and voting for you (See members list for how many have joined in last couple of days), it's down to peoples favourite picture and nothing more.

Sorry just my two penneth worth and something to think over maybe.

Scott W · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject:

lol........yeah there was a strange hive of activity on the new members front Confused

We will certainly look at different ideas for new competitions and ALL sugestions are more than welcome.

I think the next comp may well be an ID quiz again.....watch this space Wink

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Jackie · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject:

Yey I like the ID quizzes - mainly because I leanr about different species when trying to find the answers...lol.

To be honest I find it disappointing when people canvas for votes. At the end of the day it was supposed to be a fun competition where members (i.e. people who contribute to the forum and haven't just joined because there is a prize on offer) can show off their animals. It's always the minority who spoil it for the majority.
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Stuart · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject:

Agree 100% Jackie.
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Kat · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject:

Ugh i can't do those! Boooooooooooooooooooo!

Laughing

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Rickeezee · Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 2:20 am Post subject:

Rickeezee · Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 2:23 am Post subject:

How about the picture with the least votes wins!

That would feck it up.

Contrarian logic at it's best! Wink

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The_Royal_Family · I'm new here... Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 3

Or have a photo comp with a theme?
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Stuart · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject:

Dan · Captivebred Communist Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 1306

You could just limit the voters/entrants to people who are contributors to the site in much the same way you do with the advertising.

You guys as moderators/admin have the ability to see who has voted where and edit if needed so you could easily do this.

Just a random thought........
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