Monthly Photo Awards at P.ca

[jjeling]

Ive been lost too. Thats why I asked the question. I'm sure we will find out relatively soon.

[Mad Aussie]

Hi Kat .... we've been discussing the Monthly Choice Awards idea and it's all lent in two directions.

Marko's Choice of the Month which you just won the January edition with that gorgeous shot of your little girl but then also a Members Choice of the Month where a second photo is chosen by the members so as to alliviate any more workload on Marko. We can't have so busy he doesn't get those podcasts out every week now can we!

So, as winner of Marko's Choice for Jan what we'd like is for you to start a new thread entitled something like Feb - Members Choice Nominations and during the month of Feb people can copy and paste any photos they see posted from other members into that thread if they feel it is worthy of consideration.
Then, at the end of the month, you Kat, as winner of the previous Marko's Choice, will choose 5 of the photos you feel are the best.

You'll start a new thread for Voting perhaps called Members Choice Award - Feb and copy and paste those 5 images into the thread and we can all vote on them.
I don't see any poll option here in this forum (which I'd prefer so people can vote with anonimity and the tally is automatic) so I'd suggest when you do this that you name each photo (the owner can come in and tell you the name they'd like if they want it changed) so we are all clear on what photo we like.

I'd suggest the voting runs from the 1st of the next month for 7 days (Feb's votes would be from March 1 - 7) and then the voting is tallied and winning photo announced.

In the event someone doesn't want to take on the responsibilty of choosing the next selection of photos I guess Marko can step in and either do it himself or choose another member.

[Marko]

So, as winner of Marko's Choice for Jan what we'd like is for you to start a new thread entitled something like Feb - Members Choice Nominations and during the month of Feb people can copy and paste any photos they see posted from other members into that thread if they feel it is worthy of consideration.
Then, at the end of the month, you Kat, as winner of the previous Marko's Choice, will choose 5 of the photos you feel are the best.

This is one option M.A.

Another option is for Kat to choose 5 photos herself at the end of Feb. and members vote on the 5 that SHE chooses the first week in March.

My only concern......is that people may not want their photos copied and pasted as potential nominations and asking each person would be a hassle.

OR am I worrying too much?

thx
M

[kat]

OOOOPPPS! Here I am going all through January writing down what I liked!! Ha ha...you know I never really realized how many photos get posted till now

What ever you guys come up with I'm game!

[jjeling]

I think you might be worrying too much. I have no problem with anyone copying and pasting my images. Saving them in an effort to manipulate them later. They are only 800 pixels wide at most, so it would be kind of hard to do anything with them. Besides that, the reason for the copying and pasting is to honor the good work they have done, and I cannot imagine anyone complaining about that. Just my thoughts. I might just be the polar opposite though, and am too relaxed about things.

[Mad Aussie]

I can't see why anyone who has already posted a photo in the forums would then worry about it being copy and pasted somewhere else in the forums. Especially when the credit is going to the author of the photo.

My thinking for members doing the nomination thing is so that all members get some opportunity to have a say in what photos get looked at for the final 5.

[Marko]

Ok then M.A., this sounds well thought out, let's just give it a try and see how it goes. I CAN add a poll for the final images so no woories - thx
Marko

I guess then Kat should post a thread as per the previous post copied here. (Though if for whatever reason that person lingers in posting the thread in the future, there's no real reason why anyone can't do the thread posting - the really important part is the choosing of the 5 images)

So, as winner of Marko's Choice for Jan what we'd like is for you to start a new thread (In the Show forum I guess) entitled something like February 2009 - Members Choice Nominations and during the month of Feb people can copy and paste any photos they see posted from other members into that thread if they feel it is worthy of consideration.

Then, at the end of the month, you Kat, as winner of the previous Marko's Choice, will choose 5 of the photos you feel are the best.

You'll (Marko) start a new thread for Voting perhaps called Members Choice Award - Feb and copy and paste those 5 images into the thread and we can all vote on them.

I don't see any poll option here in this forum (which I'd prefer so people can vote with anonimity and the tally is automatic) so I'd suggest when you do this that you name each photo (the owner can come in and tell you the name they'd like if they want it changed) so we are all clear on what people we like.

[Mad Aussie]

Well ... I guess the last thing to do then is perhaps make thread that explains all this clearly and succinctly.

I'm happy to do that for you Marko if you'd wish.

[Marko]

Well ... I guess the last thing to do then is perhaps make thread that explains all this clearly and succinctly.

I'm happy to do that for you Marko if you'd wish.

That would be great M.A - it's mostly just trimming a bit though - many thanks! Marko

[Mad Aussie]

Ok I'll get on it.