In a message dated 8/7/2007 2:25:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Effectively it actually isn't democracy at all, because only a minority is allowed to vote. The minority that happens to be the first 10 (or so) to review one particular photo. Those who frequently log on and cast votes will have much more influence than the occasional submitter.
All of this will radically change WHICH images are selected. I can't see how it is supposed to be a good and purposeful sifting, but maybe I'm overly skeptic. Anyone care to speak up for the other side? Best, Jostein =========== No. I don't like it either. I don't have that many Pentax photos, so I didn't plan on submitting. Now that I am taking more with Pentax, I also don't plan on submitting, though the idea crossed my mind. 1. I don't consider myself good enough. 2. I think "peers" would say I am not good enough. That makes me unhappy. 3. But mostly I don't feel like "giving away" my images, and I have no need to do that to bolster up Pentax. (I don't want to get into a copyright discussion here, I am aware I would retain copyright. But I want to pick and choose where I display my own photos, and right now I just do it on my own site and I am happy with that. Actually I have stopped updating my gallery, because I now want to stick a copyright notices on my pics and I need to figure out how to do it.) Also I am a two system person, and I like my Canon stuff just as much as my Pentax stuff, or more, and I am not big brands names anyway -- in any venue, that is why I don't feel I need to bolster up Pentax. Many really, when this gallery started, contributed just to do that. So since #3 is my primary motivation, I am not totally sure how much the peer review has turned me off. I know the peer review has turned me off, but not sure how much. Sharing PESOs on list is different, nothing stops me showing them on list. People like them or they don't. <shrug> But I can still show them, no judges or "peers" are around saying I can't. I guess I have to add in all honestly, I have never liked contests or anything that remotely approaches a contest in a creative venue. This applies to things that are not photography-related at all. I am somewhat "famous" for having this attitude (or I was once, no longer, because it's been years since I voiced it) in completely different Net venue. I think competitiveness can stifle creativity. Marnie aka Doe --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
