competitions

it seems that the weekly competitions are being picked out by the people that were the winners from the previous week what kind of competition is thatand i find this very disappointing that this IS GOING ON AND THAT IT IS NOT FAIR ON ALL THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT ENTER THE COMPTITIONS i am right on this matter and whats your thoughts on this just look at the last 4 weeks ???

The weekly competition, which started here on the forum before there was a gallery has always worked thus:
The winner of the week chooses the topic for the next week, and at the end of the week judges the entries. They are not allowed to enter themselves. It is very fair, and has never given any problems.

I don't quite understand your complaint.

Welcome to the forum btw.

I don't enter the competitions - for my own reasons but can see they are conducted in a fair way.

Can you suggests a better way to appoint a judge?

If it is the same people each time then they will never be allowed to enter. If it cycles through a group then there is a good chance someone will want to enter one, where there skills lie, on a judging week.

A person wins, then selects a subject, possibly one they know they can judge well, and then waits for a week without looking at entries or other comments.


Have you entered any? any links to your entries?

Have more than one judge or vote.

I believe there are some plans to do a competition with voting, don't know if it will happen or not.

I must say though that I always found the winners very good and always could find myself in the decision off the judge but sometimes I did like the number 2 or 3 better but we all have a different taste.

did you not read or look at what i posted ???

Unless we disqualify the winner of the previous comp (and I am not advocating that for a moment!), then what is to prevent that person's image being selected on merit?

And to attack a relatively new member, who in addition did a creditable job with the judging in my view, is unwarranted.

I find it a bit strange that a new member's first post is critical of the competitions, one of which he has yet to enter? Or is this an existing member logging in under a new name so they can complain anonymously?

Whatever your reasons, I don't see why someone picking the photo of the person who picked his own picture as a winner is unfair: the judge is free to choose whatever picture they like. This weeks winner is a worthy one, in my opinion. Where was your entry, Geoff?

listen and read iam not attacking a relatively new member but if you look at the comp you will see it there for yourself and dont come across as if iam the bad guy here. i have picked up on some think and made a apinion on this and wanted yours so dont make me out to be the bad guy to take the the focus on this matter i-Berg ?

good god man your photo says it all you are spaced out

i have had to come on here to point out this and to ask about this comp and you are trying to make me to be the bad guy ho my god for get it there are some fantastic photos on this site that will not get judged fair

yes it should be left to the vote not the winners from the week earler

joined 26th March 2010

Al right last 4 weeks.

Judge GlynM winner Bill_And
Judge Bill_And winner nathanever82
Judge nathanever82 winner adi2410355
Judge adi2410355 winner nathanever82

So because the Adi wins Nathan comp and Adi thought Nathan was best in his comp there is a conspiracy?
Do you've any other prove besides that?

Adi is a new member and Nathan hasn't been active on the forum this year because he is busy so I very much doubt there is a friendship between them.

Well, jeff four zeroes, engaging in personal attacks is really going to get you support for your daft conspiracy theories. Where are your pictures, by the way, before you criticise anyone else's?

Why not go somewhere else? I don't think you are winning many friends here, and I don't think you will be missed.

And how do you stop biassed voting - everyone will vote for themselves so will that be productive? Who should get a vote and what will happen to the critique that is given?

I have just gone back over the last few winners and can see no pattern or cliques emerging.

Tell us EXACTLY what competition theme or judging has been incorrect, biassed, wrong or corrupt.