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Greensquared
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Ok guys, in keeping with our theme of "Keeping You On Your Toes", the DSS Challenge polls will now run for 24 hours only. This may end up in fewer overall votes, but it will keep up with our nice, snappy pace.
Also, I want to highly encourage you to vote for your favorite image before looking at any poll results. This is an extremely important excercise in trusting your own judgment and evaluation skills, as well as creates a more truthful poll. I know how easy it is to be swayed by what other people think is the best image, causing you to reconsider your first decision. However, this is supposed to be about what moves you, not who should win based on popularity.
Let's give this a whirl, 'cuz I think it'll spice things up a bunch!
Also, I want to highly encourage you to vote for your favorite image before looking at any poll results. This is an extremely important excercise in trusting your own judgment and evaluation skills, as well as creates a more truthful poll. I know how easy it is to be swayed by what other people think is the best image, causing you to reconsider your first decision. However, this is supposed to be about what moves you, not who should win based on popularity.
Let's give this a whirl, 'cuz I think it'll spice things up a bunch!
Emily
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I trust you judgment and all, but I'm not so sure about this one. There are days where some people don't log on for the whole day, so they won't get to vote. I work with computers so I'm on 24/7 but I'm not sure everyone else is. Maybe 48 would be a little easier? or at least 36?
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Well, my hope is that everyone playing will know that Monday night/Tuesday is the day to get on and vote. Doc, can a partial day (36 hours) be used with auto closing? I could go with that one if possible, but otherwise, I wanna keep it short. If for some reason it doesn't work, we can change again.
(I never said I'd let you guys get too comfy, did I?
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i think 24 is enough - we all know when the contest ends - and i know i have only been in a couple but i look on monday to see whats going on then - its just part of the habit - i also think it will give less time to muster "friendly" votes - it makes it count for more when you are on and it means more - the people that are on here the most are the ones that voting will be registered from. give it a try on 24 and see whats up. per your comment we can always change it again.
as far as the vote totals - dont make them available until after the deadline.
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I wonder if the voting poll could be set up in a Challenges sub-forum with the password "seevote" & a reminder to login first if you are intending to vote? That way it takes an intentional act to access the voting thread and lurkers (& dgrin members) can still check in on the progress when they want to.
And FWIW I vote first, look second :-)
I think this is a wonderful idea Emily. Keeps nail biting down to a minimum.:whew
peace,g
That is....if you are concerned with current results affecting the voting.
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I have been told that it is not possible to hide the votes.
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Are you hoping to hide all results until the poll is finished or simply hide results from people who are not logged-in or haven't voted?
As for the 24 hour thing, I don't think that's enough time. While my work hours are better this year, I there are certainly times when I can't get to dgrin during a 24 hour period (even if I know when I would need to visit).
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...and...I sent you a PM regarding this subject.
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It appears that you got this working....but....
It has hidden poll results for all polls....such as the ones some(me included) use for feedback when we are on the fence over more than one image for entry. I can no longer view poll results on my own poll regarding possible entries to this challenge, I presume, until I close the poll....and I see no option for me to go back and close the open poll.
I'm glad you got it working.....but.....could someone close my poll for me?(admin? moderator?)
Jeff
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Done.
Let me know if you've forgotten, and I'll manually close it.
I also cannot see my poll that I set up. I thought I had it on auto close for the 17th and that is what it says...but I cannot read any of the results! So how do we see the results of our own polls? Maybe we shouldn't use them for helping with feedback? I find though that people are more prone to answer on a poll then they are to answer an actual response.
Hiding poll results for the voting threads far outweighs the slight inconvenience of the general public not being able to see the "opinion" polls.
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Ok...so I should see the results of the poll on the 17th then and that should give me plenty of time to help evaluate a change in my entry or not. Ty for the info Doc!
but isn't there a way to set up an actual "photo voting poll"
which could be separate from all the other basic opinion polls.
I know there is some programing involved and it would have to be 2 separate applications on dgrins side for it to work.
the photo voting polls would or could only be posted by admin with maybe admin rights while the other could be less complicated with only a registered user being a requirement.
My wife work with guys that do this kind of things all the time, turning "buttons" on and off so to speak;
and I do realize that the programing behind it can be quit extensive as well.
this way users could still post there opinion polls and get the quicker type feedback from viewing the poll.
Like I said merely a question and well really a matter of programing and time, if anyone has it to spare.
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I'll post the Challenge poll for 3 days, after which, the winner will be announced and everyone can see the votes.
If you want to post a poll for opinions, you'll have to set an auto-close time, after which you will be able to see the results.
If you forget to set it to auto-close, let Doc or myself know and we'll fix it after severely chastising you and sentencing you to 50 lashes with a wet noodle.
Only 50 lashes? It was 100 last time I screwed up... sigh... oh well.
The new poll plan sounds good! It'll add a fun element of mystery.
FYI - keep up the good work Emily - it's a thankless job for the most part and I think you do more work here than is recognized.
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development team where she works and this is what they came back with:
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Without knowing the exact software your husband is talking about we wouldn't be able to provide the code required for this to work. But the original software developer would or even do have the capabilities to turn these functions on and off rather easily.
What I would recommend they do is, see if they can set a flag to distinguish between the two types of polls. One for Opinion and one for Voting, then I would apply the viewing criteria to each.
Set “Opinion” poll as viewable to all.
Set “Voting” poll as viewable at the close of the poll or date of closing or something along those lines.
Again, Not sure how exactly to do this without knowing the software being used, but if they could go back to the software company they bought it from and ask for these requirements they should be able to help.
Let me know if this helps!""""")))))
So it may, and I repeat may, just be as simple as asking the software provider for a fix or knowledge of how to turn the flags on.
Not sure if it can be done, but I sense that a lot would like for both to work.
Hope this helps Doc. and if it isn't doable then a least we tried.
I do have another programmer friend that I have sent an email to concerning this, but it usually takes him 2-3 weeks to respond to any communication.
Dgrin runs on commercially produced software. We take advantage of the customization options offered by the product itself, but do not attempt to go beyond that. In theory, you can get software to do just about anything if you muck with its internals, but custom software development is not something to be undertaken casually. It requires a major business commitment. We simply aren't staffed for it at the moment and prefer to focus our energies on content.