Photo Competiton Rules????
 

I hope nobody minds but I have taken the liberty of moving all the debate posts about the competitions rules and put them in this one because I thought it was unfair of us to discuss the topic under the nose of one of our competition winners, especialy as it could easily have been anyone of us. I hope you understand.

I have also edited and removed some of the posts that are/where part of this debate as to not cause any awkwardness amongst our winners. After all this topic needs sorting.

I would have much rather deleted this thread and started the debate again but I’m sure someone somewhere would have something to say about me doing that.

If anyone’s not happy with what I have done, then use the report button because we can soon put the original thread back.
Any questions about fine tuning this thread then please send me a pm.

Finally, no members have asked me to do this; I’ve done it on my own bat with the backing from the other mods.

Cheers

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Congrats to ***** 18 yr old grandaughter for winning.

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I agree, Madhatter, congratulations to ***** grandaughter. It did deserve to win but.................

Too late to moan now, even though I did pm K.S.H at one point, but never had a reply. The first rule is that 'It has to be all your own work'.

How can it be your own work if you are in the pic? **** did state that her grandaughter took it but then it should have been her entry and not *****'s.

I take time over this but wonder if it's worth it.

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I didn't get one of you junetta, I would have replied if I had, I have had quite a few off madhatter stating the same thing and says he's not entering anymore comps cause of it.
Fair enough she didn't press the shutter button herself but it wasn't david bailey either was it :rolleyes:
Who is to say that I press the shutter on mine, could be my Mrs sister brother or uncle couldn't it, same goes for anyone else.
Its only a small competition and started off just for the fun of it then we started with a small gift once every 6 week, I could understand if there was a prize to Australia for the winner.
I'm not gonna change anything, as far as I am concerned it doesn't matter but please remember, me and possibly you are liable to get this sort of thing if you don't press the shutter button yourself



Is it the mini tripod your frightened of not winning madhatter? let me know if it is i'll buy you one.

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You are being a little unfair here KSH. Before each competition you state the rules. The main one being 'All your own work'.

I'm not knocking ******, at least she was honest, but my main moan is that you aren't.

In any competition folk have to follow the guidelines. It doesn't matter whether we are 'David Bailey's' or not, we have entered and trust our photos are voted on for their own merit and trusted to be our own work. What is the point of making rules if they aren't going to be enforced?

I seem to remember in one of the first competitions that a couple were chucked out because they weren't deemed applicable.

Your worst crime as far as I'm concerned is to put Madhatter's private messages on a public forum. That is really bad.

I look forward to your reply..........

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I’m as bad as everyone else because I had added a photo to the competition #11 and it wasn’t taken by me but by my girlfriend, anyways I’ve removed it now as it is cheating.

:)

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I don't think i'm being unfair at all, if I was to be really picky then yes it should have been removed, there again how many more would have to be removed in this or previous competitions?
How do you know I took my photo's? my wife might have taken some of them I uploaded - she didn't though cause she won't use the 9500.
theres not that many being uploaded anyway and as I said its only fun, we're not giving away big prizes so can't see what all the fuss is about.
Like I said I aint changing anything, I put hatters post on here so people can read it cause this is where it should have been in the 1st place, that's what the forum is for, anything to say about this comp then put it here - even if its having a go at me.

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Feel you were a little naughty here K.S.H. a p.m. is meant to be as headed 'private message' and not for the eyes of the other members and guests to see. Would feel a little nervous now at any I may send.

As to ******'s photograph, I looked at this as a joint effort with her Grandaughter, she being the subject (everything was said in that hand to the forehead, wasn't it ? :D .. brilliant ) and presume she had a large contribution in getting her to stand in the correct place, etc., and just a matter of pressing the button.

I did, actually, vote for Madhatter's photograph .. the one harvesting at night, very dramatic and interesting. So don't give up Madhatter.

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Fair point, sorry, that bit been removed

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As k.S.H says, it is better if everyone who has any queries about the comp to ask in the forums rather than by pm as it would give everyone else the chance to see what’s concerning others and perhaps do something about it.

The competitions are ours; I don’t mean K.S.H’s I don’t mean Len’s or micks. I mean everyone’s, everyone that is, who takes part by adding their photos. Between us all we can customize the rules to whatever we want. If everybody wants strict rules then so be it, it’s up to everyone to decide. I personally am not bothered if my pics don’t get votes or not, at least it gives me the chance to dig out some old photos, photos that haven’t seen the light of day for years and show them. It’s all for fun really

Nobody has done this before (running competitions) and we are learning, hopefully as time goes on we’ll get better. To be honest, I don’t think we’ve done to badly between us all.

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Got to go with Len on the rules here. As with everything they will develop and evolve as we go but to start bickering takes some sorry a lot of the fun from it. To me if you submit a pic its yours thus eligable hell I have some of my daughters on my machine and I dont think she would mind me "borrowing" one for a little compitition.

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It is, after all just a fun thing....now if it were for thousands of pounds I could see the argument........anyway we need more pics and more votes in this competition.....not more bickering and nit picking.

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I'm not bickering nor am I nit picking. I didn't have a problem with the photo which won, and as far as winning a prize, that doesn't even enter into it.

You say that it's all for fun, yes, I agree with that too but............you made the rules and as far as I can see they should be adhered to. Some people take it seriously enough to go out and take photos especially for the competition.....as ***** probably did, but............and, I hate to keep repeating it.........rule number one..........'all your own work'.

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So, if I get all my camera equipment out, set up the backdrop, lighting, put any props into place, set the aperture/focus/exposure on the camera, comb my own hair the sit in front of the camera and get my Grandson to press the shutter button is it his work?

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"All your own work".... Maybe we need to widen that a little to include family members??

What say?

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My camera has a timer on it, so I can set the timer and run in front of the camera and take mi own pic. :)

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I know, point is though you have done all the seting up etc, if someone else presses the button who's shot is it? :)

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May I just add to teh discussion that in an earlier competition Lettie posted a picture that IIRC was 'of her' rather than 'by her' and was asked to remove it. However, in context, if anyone had mentioned it to Mez before the actual voting took place then I am sure she would have removed it. So whilst it does seem to have broken the rules 'slightly' no one pointed it out till it was too late. In a game of football, if the ref or linesmen don't see anything wrong then the goal stands irrelevant of whether it should. I think in this case we should persue this course, put it down as a 'ref/lineman' error and take note that if we want to comment on something being eligable then you need to do it BEFORE voting closes.

This of course is my 2P, yours may be a different shape/size/colour

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If anyone had anything to say about the pictures entered then shouldn't they have said it before the voting ended.

I think it's a bit late once the voting has ended and the winner chosen.


Well done *****, it was a cracking picture.............It got my vote.

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Well done guys and gals, It wasn't as if it was for the town hall clock now was it.

Its petty crap like this that makes me wonder about society. What chance have we of attaining peace in teh middle east if a simple photo competition whose aim was to just have a laugh and get our cameras out causes this much ****.

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don't you dare, you entered that competition in good faith, you didn't knowingly 'cheat' and it's not your fault, I pointed it out to khs that your pics were no taken by you and according to the rules were not allowed. My point being that photo's were removed before because these 'rules' were strictly adhered to and I haven't entered good pics because my ex took them. This was done as soon as they were posted, not after voting had started.
It's not you, it's changing rules to suit that I object to. You all either stick strictly to the rules or make them flexible.
I also kept it off the forum out of respect for you and your grand daugher who I imagined would have been proud of taking a winning photograph. I hope that she still is, and I hope you are for choosing to enter the photo. Please keep your entry in even if it's for her mez. It doesn't make the photo any less of a good photo

I also expect a private message to stay private, and I said don't bother replying because as far as I was concerned that was the end of it as you'd made your opinion on it quite clear. I don't have anything more to say on the matter.

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Right now we seem to be getting a bit nearer to a soloution.
What do you suggest we put in the rules to stop this sort of thing happening again? you can't go adding "your work or any family members can you" after all "your work" really means you have not copied from a mag, stolen off the internet, got a pro to take it etc

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I've just noticed that. If you read your rules you don't win anything for winning. I couldn't care less about a mini tripod, I've got one thanks, and it's a decent one. I'm more likely to donate prizes than taking them.

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It's here.........

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I cant understand the fuss, ok it was not realised till competition had ended & as someone has quite rightly suggested that all comments & problems with entry should of been dealt with before announcement entrants must of been keeping an eye out for the competition so you could of queried that here beforehand not when its too late, so i cant understand why KSH is being blamed or persecuted for it, when he puts his time in to organise these comps.

Let the matter drop now & learn for next time - whats done is done, at the end of the day no-one died & its supposed to be a bit of fun.

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Thats the winner of the final, not that competition, and as there were better pictures that won previous competitions I wouldn't have expected to win.
It was pointed out before uploading finished. I also said I had no more to say, then my pm's start appearing, upsetting the people who won.

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Here here *** Im glad you won it was certainly deserved & i think this credits your grandaughter too - awww she takes a good pic:D I dont think you broke any rule because its a family pic - not professional nor out of a mag, so between you & your grandaughter its your own work doing work hehehehehe:D I bet your grandaughter was very pleased & complimented that you chose to post it & even better deservedly won - so where the harm?!

Anyone would think there was a job at stake here??? PMSL!!