Ya, I think of the Pentax Forum as a scam. On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Jeffery Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting and not in a interesting good way. > > Jeffery Johnson > Photo Captures by Jeffery <http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com> > http://www.Facebook.com/photocapturesbyjeffery > https://twitter.com/PhotoCaptures > Bringing joy and happiness to lonely and depressed walls across the nation > with wonderful eclectic photography and Pet photo sessions for an array of > pets and their families. > > > On 8/17/2014 10:29 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> ...I have no clue whether I have actually won ANY of the prizes yet, >> let alone the K-3. And I may have NOT won anything. Unbelievable? Yep. >> But that is the way this "contest" has been administered. One would >> think that surviving the cut into the next round and winning the final >> round would declare the winner. But not in this case. >> >> Here is the "formula" that was revealed (after Round 2 results were >> known): >> >> *quote* >> >> How will the overall winners be determined? >> >> We will factor in the results of each round >> The photographer with the highest overall score will win >> Overall score = 0.2 * (round 1 nominations / # of nominations for >> highest-ranked image) + 0.5 * (round 2 votes / # of votes for winning >> image) + round 3 votes / # of votes for winning image >> The maximum theoretical overall score is 1.70, attainable if an image >> were to win 1st place in all 3 rounds >> >> */quote* >> >> There was a runaway winner in Round 2, so it is possible according to >> the rules above, that the photographer who took that Round 2 shot >> could be the eventual winner, even if he only got approximately 50% of >> the votes my photo got in Round 3. And it is likely that has happened, >> but since names aren't put to the photos yet, I'm not sure which one >> is his. >> >> I'm no mathamatician, but there is something that seems very illogical >> to me about the formula (in addition to the "anomaly" I've pointed >> out, above.) >> >> Anyway, the poll results have been released, but no word from Adam & >> Co. yet on who won according to his "formula". That requires >> calculating all 32 3rd round scores, for ALL 3 rounds. They made >> themselves a lot of work, if nothing else. >> >> I'll keep you posted. But I wanted to sincerely thank all of you >> PDMLers who are also PF members who voted. THANK YOU! >> >> Respectfully, >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, NE > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.
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