Please help me win a photo contest by following the link - Page 3

spazdude222 · 2009-08-11, 10:38 PM

But please keep voting anyway, just in case :-)

Jeremy R · 2009-08-11, 11:20 PM

The sad truth:

You are artificially inflating your popularity, so while your image might not be top notch, it will be ranked that way. At the same time someone who never did this had all real votes! This means when brickfish chooses, yours will be ranked last if none of the other 149 did that. Most likely, most of them did, so you may or may not have an advantage over them.

I will look at your picture now, and stop speculating.

don't take offence at this, kay

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spazdude222 · 2009-08-12, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy R

The sad truth:

You are artificially inflating your popularity, so while your image might not be top notch, it will be ranked that way. At the same time someone who never did this had all real votes! This means when brickfish chooses, yours will be ranked last if none of the other 149 did that. Most likely, most of them did, so you may or may not have an advantage over them.

I will look at your picture now, and stop speculating.

don't take offence at this, kay

.

Haha, I'm pretty sure everyone has been doing pretty close to the same thing I was, but you may be right. I want to win, but we'll see what happens :-)

Jerrick · 2009-08-12, 05:55 AM

Yeah, I dont know of anyone who enters a contest then doesnt tell their friends about it to get the votes.

Ive been going through the pictures, and your pic deserves the votes. Some of them that are up there, to me, are just completely bland. Others are visually cool, but dont portray anything to me than eye candy.

Riot · 2009-08-12, 05:57 AM

Hey,
If the other people weren't spreading their art around to win, they don't deserve to win. I voted for you, and will continue as long as i'm awake.
I don't necessarily like the picture, to be completely honest, it kind of makes me nervous, but I figure, hey, you seem nice enough, and this seems like an easy enough gesture.
Good luck, Good luck.

Jerrick · 2009-08-12, 07:55 AM

Haha, how does it make you nervous?

Jeremy R · 2009-08-12, 08:38 AM

Thats the same as saying because I didn't cheat on my biology final, I didn't deserve getting the highest grade in the school.

spazdude222 · 2009-08-13, 01:10 AM

Well, there's only 5 hours left. And Jeremy: the contest has a second prize for the "most viral" photo. I think you are SUPPOSED to get you're friends involved, and post it all over the net. And If I'm wrong, I probably won't win. It's ok with me, it's been fun trying.

And thanks Riot, I appreciate the help even though my picture makes you nervous.

Jerrick · 2009-08-13, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy R

Thats the same as saying because I didn't cheat on my biology final, I didn't deserve getting the highest grade in the school.

No, not really.

unidunc · 2009-08-13, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy R

The sad truth:

You are artificially inflating your popularity, so while your image might not be top notch, it will be ranked that way. At the same time someone who never did this had all real votes! This means when brickfish chooses, yours will be ranked last if none of the other 149 did that. Most likely, most of them did, so you may or may not have an advantage over them.

I will look at your picture now, and stop speculating.

don't take offence at this, kay

.

http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthr...=instructables

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Peripatet · 2009-08-13, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unidunc

http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthr...=instructables

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Mmmm. . .tastes like. . .hypocrisy.

gohabsgo333 · 2009-08-13, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unidunc

http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthr...=instructables

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Pwned

Jeremy R · 2009-08-13, 10:59 PM

If you had the capacity to read my post, instead of just finding something for me asking about votes, you would have noticed that my emphasis was on the fact it is judge picked by the website, not picked by popularity. The instructables contest was all popularity, so therefore my statement doesn't hold true.

unidunc · 2009-08-13, 11:11 PM

You were also artifically inflating your popularity, so, even though your instructable was not top notch it could be ranked that way! this means that when the people chose (potentially) you could have "falsely" won. this is what I am getting at.

Jeremy R · 2009-08-14, 02:34 AM

No people choose, only votes in that contest.

+ it is a supported practice, there is a share feature on instructables.

edit: and I never said the practice was bad either.

2009-08-11, 10:38 PM	#31
spazdude222 I'm praying for you Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: College Station, TX Age: 23 Posts: 1,549	But please keep voting anyway, just in case :-) __________________ "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius." -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Last edited by spazdude222; 2009-08-11 at 10:39 PM.

2009-08-11, 11:20 PM	#32
Jeremy R onceuponatimetherewasaper son Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachussets Posts: 1,998	The sad truth: You are artificially inflating your popularity, so while your image might not be top notch, it will be ranked that way. At the same time someone who never did this had all real votes! This means when brickfish chooses, yours will be ranked last if none of the other 149 did that. Most likely, most of them did, so you may or may not have an advantage over them. I will look at your picture now, and stop speculating. don't take offence at this, kay . __________________ 661 MountainUni or make it a dinglespeed - saskatchewanian

2009-08-12, 05:55 AM	#34
Jerrick King of Carnies Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Age: 23 Posts: 9,744	Yeah, I dont know of anyone who enters a contest then doesnt tell their friends about it to get the votes. Ive been going through the pictures, and your pic deserves the votes. Some of them that are up there, to me, are just completely bland. Others are visually cool, but dont portray anything to me than eye candy. __________________ Just bumming around MR~~~~~~~~~Team Forrest~~~~~~~~~Team Dirty Bird!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out my Band.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!Quack!~~~~Team Spencer!~~~Member of the MRIS. Want some advice? Do better. ~Jerrick

2009-08-12, 07:55 AM	#36
Jerrick King of Carnies Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Age: 23 Posts: 9,744	Haha, how does it make you nervous? __________________ Just bumming around MR~~~~~~~~~Team Forrest~~~~~~~~~Team Dirty Bird!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out my Band.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!Quack!~~~~Team Spencer!~~~Member of the MRIS. Want some advice? Do better. ~Jerrick

2009-08-12, 08:38 AM	#37
Jeremy R onceuponatimetherewasaper son Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachussets Posts: 1,998	Thats the same as saying because I didn't cheat on my biology final, I didn't deserve getting the highest grade in the school. __________________ 661 MountainUni or make it a dinglespeed - saskatchewanian

2009-08-12, 05:57 AM	#35
Riot RespectTheWheel Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Connecticut Age: 24 Posts: 204	Hey, If the other people weren't spreading their art around to win, they don't deserve to win. I voted for you, and will continue as long as i'm awake. I don't necessarily like the picture, to be completely honest, it kind of makes me nervous, but I figure, hey, you seem nice enough, and this seems like an easy enough gesture. Good luck, Good luck.

2009-08-13, 01:10 AM	#38
spazdude222 I'm praying for you Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: College Station, TX Age: 23 Posts: 1,549	Well, there's only 5 hours left. And Jeremy: the contest has a second prize for the "most viral" photo. I think you are SUPPOSED to get you're friends involved, and post it all over the net. And If I'm wrong, I probably won't win. It's ok with me, it's been fun trying. And thanks Riot, I appreciate the help even though my picture makes you nervous. __________________ "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius." -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2009-08-13, 10:59 PM	#43
Jeremy R onceuponatimetherewasaper son Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachussets Posts: 1,998	If you had the capacity to read my post, instead of just finding something for me asking about votes, you would have noticed that my emphasis was on the fact it is judge picked by the website, not picked by popularity. The instructables contest was all popularity, so therefore my statement doesn't hold true. __________________ 661 MountainUni or make it a dinglespeed - saskatchewanian

2009-08-13, 11:11 PM	#44
unidunc Team Dirty Needlez Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Age: 21 Posts: 457	You were also artifically inflating your popularity, so, even though your instructable was not top notch it could be ranked that way! this means that when the people chose (potentially) you could have "falsely" won. this is what I am getting at. __________________ Team Dirty Needlez Grouse. Brian O: Its just a boob, get over it.

2009-08-14, 02:34 AM	#45
Jeremy R onceuponatimetherewasaper son Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachussets Posts: 1,998	No people choose, only votes in that contest. + it is a supported practice, there is a share feature on instructables. edit: and I never said the practice was bad either. __________________ 661 MountainUni or make it a dinglespeed - saskatchewanian Last edited by Jeremy R; 2009-08-14 at 02:37 AM.

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