Contest Question
May 18, 2014 18:10:34 #
The contest does not show names until after the voting is complete. Some of the photos have names in the watermark. Should that be allowed? Should those be deleted as they give an unfair edge to certain photos, if other names are removed?
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May 18, 2014 18:12:50 #
DrPhrogg wrote:
The contest does not show names until after the voting is complete. Some of the photos have names in the watermark. Should that be allowed? Should those be deleted as they give an unfair edge to certain photos, if other names are removed?
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I don't think a watermark would give an image any advantage.
May 18, 2014 18:17:52 #
DrPhrogg wrote:
The contest does not show names until after the voting is complete. Some of the photos have names in the watermark. Should that be allowed? Should those be deleted as they give an unfair edge to certain photos, if other names are removed?
Comments?
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Doc, they should be removed, but probably are not. The voting should be blind, but there is also no way to know how much lobbying goes on by PM, since it's an open popular vote.
But it is, what it is. It's the best that St3v3n can do, since only a few select will actually fully respect the rules. It works quite well, considering. ;-)
SS
May 18, 2014 18:19:26 #
DrPhrogg wrote:
they give an unfair edge to certain photos, if other names are removed?
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Have you gone through prior contest results to verify that the watermarks give anyone an unfair edge?
May 18, 2014 18:30:02 #
I have just started noticing watermarks on photo contest entries. I don't know if there is any advantage, but it certainly doesn't fit with the spirit of the game.
May 18, 2014 19:15:24 #
To be fair i'd be inclined not to vote for images with water marks in the spirit of fairness to everyone else who plays by the rules.
Kind of sad that people would want to try to rig the vote. After all your only getting confidence in the quality of your photos and if you cheated even if you win you lose.
Kind of sad that people would want to try to rig the vote. After all your only getting confidence in the quality of your photos and if you cheated even if you win you lose.
May 18, 2014 20:16:20 #
Playing "devil's advocate"...Would think that any watermark(especially if known) might lead to an unfair advantage. Are the contests based on photo content/merit alone or not?? If "alone", definitely unfair for watermarks.
May 19, 2014 00:18:32 #
If you're voting for a friend's picture because it has his watermark, rather than because of the merit of the image, you are the dishonest person!
May 19, 2014 05:21:11 #
Mogul wrote:
If you're voting for a friend's picture because it has his watermark, rather than because of the merit of the image, you are the dishonest person!
Doesn't stop it happening though!!
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