I think the idea of featuring one photo from the current month in the following months PUG would be an incentive for people to be sure to check it out each month. (See my response to Franks post) I think it would be more of an "atta boy" ( or girl ;-) ) than a "contest winner". No points for composition, technical, lighting, or any such. Just a plain ole' "I liked this one best" vote. If the vote was completely anonymous and an individual could only win 1 or 2 times per year the hard feelings should be cut to almost nill.
Again, just my penny and a halfs worth. Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 5:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PUG vs PAW > > > On 26 Jul 2004 at 17:43, frank theriault wrote: > > > As far as the "prize" aspect goes, last time it was > > brought up and discussed, I believe a prevailing theme > > was that PUG isn't a contest, and most didn't want it > > to become one. It might be seen as a disincentive to > > post, by some, if they felt the pressure of a contest, > > or, to put another spin on it, some might feel envious > > if the same people kept winning over and over. Not to > > mention that hard feelings might arise if it was felt > > that there was a "politicization" of PUG ("They never > > vote for me just because my photos are fuzzy! > > Wahhhh!") <vbg> > > I recall the main thrust of the past anti-competition stance is > that there are > so many other places where competition and ratings exist that the > PUG is a sort > of oasis in that regard. Secondly the suggestion was that newer > photographers > could possibly be intimidated, the thrust of the PUG is to be as open and > inviting as possible. I'd like it to stay as is if possible, PAW > just provides > another self regulated mode of presenting works which you may > want to be more > transient in nature. > > WRT my lack of recent posts apart from the caveat that Pentax > gear has to be > used (which does preclude some of my works) the lack of host > stability plays a > big part in my reluctance to submit entries. > > Cheers, > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >
