You know what's funny? This thread has 1,100 views and only 141 votes. How hard is it to click on your favorite??!!?
it's not as easy as it seems as it seems you know.... it involves perception of presented artwork, and clicking a button...... what am i saying? GO VOTE PEOPLE!
it's not as easy as it seems as it seems you know.... it involves perception of presented artwork, and clicking a button...... what am i saying? GO VOTE PEOPLE!
I've only got one vote - but 16 different usernames
Common guys we need more ppl to vote (pls)
“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”
― Edward Weston
So joking aside, this is a serious question: what do we need to do to get more people to vote? There's typically 300 people online at any given time, and we're approaching 11,000 registered dgrinners! Even if half of them are spammers we haven't caught yet, that's still a lot of people! So how is it that we struggle to get 200 votes each week?
this is open for discussion.
and btw, I've extended the voting through the day, I will crown the winner this evening.
So joking aside, this is a serious question: what do we need to do to get more people to vote? There's typically 300 people online at any given time, and we're approaching 11,000 registered dgrinners! Even if half of them are spammers we haven't caught yet, that's still a lot of people! So how is it that we struggle to get 200 votes each week?
this is open for discussion.
and btw, I've extended the voting through the day, I will crown the winner this evening.
Well, if I had superpowers like you guys, I would send each member
an encouraging private message each time a new poll for the picture
challenge has opened. And why not raffle a free print or tshirt or sth
among the voters?
“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”
― Edward Weston
Well, if I had superpowers like you guys, I would send each member
an encouraging private message each time a new poll for the picture
challenge has opened. And why not raffle a free print or tshirt or sth
among the voters?
the former is basically spam - something we're firmly against here at dgrin. the t-shirt however, that's a pretty simple idea...
So joking aside, this is a serious question: what do we need to do to get more people to vote? There's typically 300 people online at any given time, and we're approaching 11,000 registered dgrinners! Even if half of them are spammers we haven't caught yet, that's still a lot of people! So how is it that we struggle to get 200 votes each week?
this is open for discussion.
and btw, I've extended the voting through the day, I will crown the winner this evening.
You have to be careful with the numbers. Of the 300 you mention, most are not members and cannot vote. Right this minute, there are 363 people online but only 52 members. Of the registered dgrinners, the majority post once or twice (or not at all) and are not heard from again. A few hundred people seem to account for a large portion of all the posts. Of those very active members, some do not participate in the challenges at all--though perhaps they do vote. So perhaps it is not surprising that the turnout is low.
I wish more people took part, but I don't think that there's much we can do about it. I think that more people are voting than used to. As the membership grows, the numbers will probably continue to increase. Of course, if you are really determined to see the numbers increase, you could start offering huge cash prizes to the winners. How about $10,000, effective immediately? rofl
RS, good points, we're aware of them all - it's been the point of a fair amount of mod discussion lately. The fact remains that there is still some discrepancy, so while your answers are valid, I've heard 'em all before. Looking for some new simple ways to encourage lurkers to come out and at least vote on the challenges, and maybe someday enter them too!
Monitor voting/photo challenge submission activity throughout the year. Each user's vote or photo challenge submission counts as entry into an end-of-year raffle; i.e., for any challenge a photo submisssion and a vote = 2 entries.
At the end of the last challenge for the year Smugmug picks a random winner from all of the entries. Winner gets.....a) free year of smugmug, or b) free upgrade to next level of smugmug, or c) gift certificate to the smugmug store for acquiring many of those new items that will be availble from the flaunting contest, or d) whatever else SM might be able to come up with.
This might promote both challenge submissions and voter participation.
So joking aside, this is a serious question: what do we need to do to get more people to vote? There's typically 300 people online at any given time, and we're approaching 11,000 registered dgrinners! Even if half of them are spammers we haven't caught yet, that's still a lot of people! So how is it that we struggle to get 200 votes each week?
this is open for discussion.
and btw, I've extended the voting through the day, I will crown the winner this evening.
Include a what's in it for me...like say sweeten the deal with each voter getting a brand new shiny Canon L series for our collections
BTW I voted...just out of the goodness of my heart:curtsey and cause i am too nosey to not know who's winning
Open the vote so it's no longer a secret. I'd like to see who votes for what.(I'm nosey :ivar )
This might have the opposite effect than the one your looking for though.
How about a wooden spoon award for people that vote for entries that receive less than 2 votes. You get banned for a week.... Oh, wait that won't attract more votes either.
I can't think of anything else at the moment, it's been another long day.
Bod.
"The important thing is to just take the picture with the lens you have when the picture happens." Jerry Lodriguss - Sports Photographer
the former is basically spam - something we're firmly against here at dgrin. the t-shirt however, that's a pretty simple idea...
Honestly, I wouldn't mind the "spam." The only reason I didn't vote is because I didn't remember to check to see that voting was open. If we were allowed to sign up for reminder messages, I would.
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I've already voted seven times. What more do you want me to do?:D
Pay up!
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(that's a joke folks, just in case you got worried, the polling software won't allow more than one vote per user
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I knew there was a catch.
Interiors, Exteriors & Landscape
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
www.jeffgphoto.net
Common guys we need more ppl to vote (pls)
― Edward Weston
this is open for discussion.
and btw, I've extended the voting through the day, I will crown the winner this evening.
moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]
Well, if I had superpowers like you guys, I would send each member
an encouraging private message each time a new poll for the picture
challenge has opened. And why not raffle a free print or tshirt or sth
among the voters?
― Edward Weston
moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]
I wish more people took part, but I don't think that there's much we can do about it. I think that more people are voting than used to. As the membership grows, the numbers will probably continue to increase. Of course, if you are really determined to see the numbers increase, you could start offering huge cash prizes to the winners. How about $10,000, effective immediately?
RS, good points, we're aware of them all - it's been the point of a fair amount of mod discussion lately. The fact remains that there is still some discrepancy, so while your answers are valid, I've heard 'em all before. Looking for some new simple ways to encourage lurkers to come out and at least vote on the challenges, and maybe someday enter them too!
moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]
At the end of the last challenge for the year Smugmug picks a random winner from all of the entries. Winner gets.....a) free year of smugmug, or b) free upgrade to next level of smugmug, or c) gift certificate to the smugmug store for acquiring many of those new items that will be availble from the flaunting contest, or d) whatever else SM might be able to come up with.
This might promote both challenge submissions and voter participation.
GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy
Include a what's in it for me...like say sweeten the deal with each voter getting a brand new shiny Canon L series for our collections
BTW I voted...just out of the goodness of my heart:curtsey and cause i am too nosey to not know who's winning
45 minutes left...
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Just for the L of it.
This might have the opposite effect than the one your looking for though.
How about a wooden spoon award for people that vote for entries that receive less than 2 votes. You get banned for a week....
I can't think of anything else at the moment, it's been another long day.
Bod.
Jerry Lodriguss - Sports Photographer
Reporters sans frontières
Honestly, I wouldn't mind the "spam." The only reason I didn't vote is because I didn't remember to check to see that voting was open. If we were allowed to sign up for reminder messages, I would.
www.ackersphotography.com
http://www.dgrin.com/announcement.php?f=7
This was the final response to the little discussion we got going here. Thanks to all who participated and added suggestions.
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