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Greg Anderson wrote: > I get the impression that there is a sizable percentage of people on the > SPORRS list that view the whole web site as a contest, and forget about > discussion part of the page. Yes, there are a few. Not much to be learned from that, is there? The 'sizable percentage' do nothing that I can see recently except hang on to see how much I will maintain for nothing. > It seems counter productive to "freeze" > comments about shots until after the vote. Telling everyone which shot you just voted on while the vote is still in progress would bias the vote. The best time to discuss the shot you voted for (or why you didn't vote for it) is immediately after the vote results are posted on the first of the month. There are plenty of other things to discuss during the vote. > By the time a shot (is) selected > the image is already getting stale and we've lost the opportunity to > discuss the image. Why?, it's still there, and I would hope that we can discuss more than just that one image. > Personally I'd like to forget the contest part and just discuss the > images. Here is a couple of thoughts to ponder: 1. There are not enough active participants of our 130 or so, to arrive at accurate vote results. 2. SPORRS is a photography forum with an emphasis on railroad photography, not a free contest. Don't say I didn't tell you so. Stay tuned. Dave Dave Cohen SPORRS List Owner/Webmaster ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
