peirceman
02-20-2011, 09:54 AM
Okay, I don't think there is one "perfect" way to work out the voting, so here is my idea, with lots of thoughts and input from others.
1. Every member, whether they participated in the contest or not, will have three (3) votes.
2. The members will designate one (1) vote for their favorite, or first place. That vote will be double weighted, or count twice. The members will also vote for two Honorable Mentions. These votes will only count once. My reasoning for this is that voting in an art contest is very subjective, so I wanted to give people options. Also, this will create more votes to count.
3. You cannot vote for yourself. I struggled with this one, since in politics you can vote for yourself. I think by not being able to vote for yourself, it forces the membership to evaluate others works. In addition, if you have entered into the contest, you are required to vote in order to win. This will encourage everyone to vote.
4. Send your votes via PM to me. You vote should specifiy what photo you are voting for (member name and photo number). Feel free to describe the photo if you are worried about confusion. Specify as well what photo is your First Place Choice as well as your Honorable Mention Choices. It would also be great if you would include some comments as to why you voted. I am hoping that we can get the Grand Prize Winner posted on Pop's main page, and being able to include member comments on the photo would be huge!
5. Voting will take place for the first 10 days of the month. This should give everyone a chance to evaluate and choose their favorites. The winner will be announced 2-3 days after that.
Thanks for everyone for participating and a big thanks goes out to those who gave me some great suggestions on the voting process. We still have a week to go, so if I missed something in the voting, or if you have some more suggestions, let me know! Don't be shy. I am not the smartest guy in the world, so any help is always appreciated!
Scott
1. Every member, whether they participated in the contest or not, will have three (3) votes.
2. The members will designate one (1) vote for their favorite, or first place. That vote will be double weighted, or count twice. The members will also vote for two Honorable Mentions. These votes will only count once. My reasoning for this is that voting in an art contest is very subjective, so I wanted to give people options. Also, this will create more votes to count.
3. You cannot vote for yourself. I struggled with this one, since in politics you can vote for yourself. I think by not being able to vote for yourself, it forces the membership to evaluate others works. In addition, if you have entered into the contest, you are required to vote in order to win. This will encourage everyone to vote.
4. Send your votes via PM to me. You vote should specifiy what photo you are voting for (member name and photo number). Feel free to describe the photo if you are worried about confusion. Specify as well what photo is your First Place Choice as well as your Honorable Mention Choices. It would also be great if you would include some comments as to why you voted. I am hoping that we can get the Grand Prize Winner posted on Pop's main page, and being able to include member comments on the photo would be huge!
5. Voting will take place for the first 10 days of the month. This should give everyone a chance to evaluate and choose their favorites. The winner will be announced 2-3 days after that.
Thanks for everyone for participating and a big thanks goes out to those who gave me some great suggestions on the voting process. We still have a week to go, so if I missed something in the voting, or if you have some more suggestions, let me know! Don't be shy. I am not the smartest guy in the world, so any help is always appreciated!
Scott