DQ'ed from DSS16...

DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
edited January 13, 2009 in The Dgrin Challenges
Well, now that I run the galleries, and Emily gets to be your artistic and judging director, I basically get to be the bad guy every week now.

The disqualified photos from this current round are here:
http://challenges.smugmug.com/gallery/7077455_tPYpw

I hated to do it, but I had to. Rules are rules, and I can't overlook them even if they are great photos and/or from regular posters in these challenges. So to recap, learning from our mistakes is the key:

- There were 2 entries that had no URL in the caption. That was a special rule for this challenge, yes, but it was made clear (56 people got it right, sorry).

- there was 1 entry with no dgrinner username (yes, I know if I click on the URL it would be obvious, but again, rules are rules and I will get criticized just as much for "bending" them)

- and, my "favorite" (ugh), there was one entry with stripped exif (it kills me, it really does, but I have to just be objective and go by the letter).


That is all, moving on to DSS17.
Erik
moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

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  • heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Man! And some of those DQed were my favs of the set! Bummer!
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 12, 2009
    heatherfeather wrote:
    Man! And some of those DQed were my favs of the set! Bummer!
    I know, but just like the judges ignore the captions and just look at the photos, I have to ignore the photos and just play to letter of "the law".
    ne_nau.gif

    s'all good, remember, it's just a photo contest, we're having fun, right? :D
    Erik
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  • KwartaKwarta Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Right. And learning too....clap.gif
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    heatherfeather wrote:
    Man! And some of those DQed were my favs of the set! Bummer!

    15524779-Ti.gif:cry:cry:cry

    Looks like, no matter how experienced you are with the challenges, it is a good idea to ask someone to double check the technical side of your entry.

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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    heatherfeather wrote:
    Man! And some of those DQed were my favs of the set! Bummer!

    im surprised you didnt get DQ'ed,

    user Id - "Title"

    i'zz think you got luckydeal.gif

    but a beautiful portrait nonetheless:D
    Aaron Nelson
  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    And there I was worrying what size to make it so I wouldn't get DQed.
    Guess there were 2 sets of rules that I didn't catch on to for this one.

    Now that I know that it's been DQed, please delete it from that gallery. Thanks.
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 12, 2009
    I'll make a deal with you all:

    we can stop worrying about all the petty exif, title, and username (well, maybe not username, we do need to know who took the photo :D) details, if you agree to play nice, and never, ever, ever harass Emily for not being a fair host.

    When DSS started, the whole idea was to be more relaxed about photo contests, after all the hype with LPS. Well, it started that way, and very quickly after we re-introduced the Mega challenges (and the stakes went up), there was grumbling when things weren't perfectly consistent and to a T.

    You can't have your cake and eat it too, is what I'm saying.


    Whew I've been needing to get that off my chest for a while!
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • KwartaKwarta Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    DoctorIt wrote:

    You can't have your cake and eat it too, is what I'm saying.


    Whew I've been needing to get that off my chest for a while!


    There's Cake. I want Cake!!!rolleyes1.gif
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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    i simply am baffled why anyone would harass Emily.....that is a shame.

    DoctorIt, i didnt state the dq comment to sound uptight about anything toward rules and such... it was just an observation.
    but let me say if exif is given up, i would have to guess things would go to pot.... i think you have a good thing going, why change?.
    people should expect to get DQ'ed if they dont follow whats required...
    Aaron Nelson
  • TylwyddTylwydd Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    11doh.gif Didn't check if the exif was still here... It appears well on my smugmug gallery though headscratch.gif

    I'll have to check this more carefully next time ne_nau.gif Don't know how to re-add it to a pic though...

    Well I see pretty nice shots in this gallery too :D
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  • KurtPrestonKurtPreston Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    AaronNelson wrote:
    i simply am baffled why anyone would harass Emily

    Speaking from experience ... it's quite fun! She gives good or better than she gets :)
  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Kwarta wrote:
    There's Cake. I want Cake!!!rolleyes1.gif

    The cake is a lie...the cake does not exist.


    :cry
    ~ Lisa
  • GreensquaredGreensquared Registered Users Posts: 2,115 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Mmmmm...cake...Red Velvet or German Chocolate please. Although Tres Leches is high up on the list too.

    Seriously, I hate DQs. So, we either have no rules and a free for all with no prizes, or rules (and required reading) and the chance of DQs. I refuse to stick to blah themes and no special requirements. As long as I'm driving themes, I'm gonna mix it up, get you out of your comfort zone and make it challenging. So, read, then reread, and if you need to, read it again. And you can always ask questions!
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  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    darkdragon wrote:
    The cake is a lie...the cake does not exist.

    lol3.gif I love that there are gamer geeks peppered throughout these boards.
  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    I'm not sure if Doc's post was directed at me or not.

    I don't think I ever harassed anyone, but I could start.:D

    No complaints about the DQ, like I said, I hadn't entered since the change to a gallery, so I didn't know
    if a size was still involved. Doc did say in his comment about there being no size limit.
    I did re-read the main rules, but I didn't read the rules for this specific challenge.
    (although I must have at one time because I did start a thread with these shots in it)


    If you thought I was harassing you because I asked for my shot to be deleted, that was merely a
    request to remove a DQed shot from here. It's not eligible, why show it?
    I have enough of my photos spread out on the net in different places, I'd like to have some control over them.

    Thanks.
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    davev wrote:
    And there I was worrying what size to make it so I wouldn't get DQed.
    Guess there were 2 sets of rules that I didn't catch on to for this one.

    Now that I know that it's been DQed, please delete it from that gallery. Thanks.

    I was really bummed to see this one DQ'd Dave, it is such a great image, had I been paying more attention to the details, I certainly would have pm'd you to make sure you included the specifics for this challenge. Again... really, really nice image!
    Karin


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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    ic4u wrote:

    I was really bummed to see this one DQ'd Dave, it is such a great image, had I been paying more attention to the details, I certainly would have pm'd you to make sure you included the specifics for this challenge. Again... really, really nice image!

    Thanks Karin.

    The DQ was nobodies fault but my own.
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 13, 2009
    davev wrote:
    If you thought I was harassing you because I asked for my shot to be deleted, that was merely a
    request to remove a DQed shot from here.
    Please, I have a much thicker skin than that.
    lol3.gif

    I was referring to the whinging that happened quite some time ago when Emily was actually lenient on some entries and let them go through. Since then, we've decided to be to the letter of the law.


    Right, as for photo removal - I deleted the DQ galleries, so disregard the link in the first post.
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2009
    ic4u wrote:

    I was really bummed to see this one DQ'd Dave, it is such a great image, had I been paying more attention to the details, I certainly would have pm'd you to make sure you included the specifics for this challenge. Again... really, really nice image!

    me too Dave if i would have known prior
    Aaron Nelson
  • KwartaKwarta Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2009
    Greensquared wrote:
    Mmmmm...cake...Red Velvet or German Chocolate please. Although Tres Leches is high up on the list too.





    Are ya feeling the love yet?


    GERMAN CHOCOLATE all the way, um maybe I should go make some. Like I said you live you learn.
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    There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.~Ansel Adams
  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2009
    Llywellyn wrote:
    lol3.gif I love that there are gamer geeks peppered throughout these boards.


    Me too! I'm surprised anyone understood that one mwink.gif
    ~ Lisa
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