POLL for IOTW Year End 2011

[alan1572]

i've gone for oldboys Swan, but a really hard choice, well done to all.

[picsfor]

For me it was NickT's End of Game or Old Dears, Dave's Blackpool Tram or Dogs, or finally Aber's Longest Mile

The dice got the final call :-)

[stevebedder]

It was between nickt's End of Game, Daves Blackpool Tram and Gerbera by Michael104. I struggled for a while to pick one to finally vote for, they are all great photos (as are all the others) but finally decided on Gerbera.

The water droplets are just perfect, great DoF and the b&w treatment really works for the shot.

I could have chosen any one of them though, they are all great shots!!

[skellum]

Just voted ..

[Beaux Reflets]

Looking forward to the results - Bump

[Beaux Reflets]

    What a tie

[Reinardina]

Honoured and thrilled to bits to have made it this far!

What happens now? This was not really a 'proper' competition, as they are all older images, and everyone entered two, so maybe the first posted should not automatically win?

Can we have a 'Trio of The Week'? Or a winning entry three weeks running?

I wait with bated breath!

[greypoint]

There could be another short period poll -couple of days - to decide 1 2 and 3 amd then have them as IOTW over the next 3 weeks - or just do that anyway in no particular order. Then go back to the last person choosing to start the year properly

[Eileen]

I seem to have missed the vote - just catching up after festive chaos. Congratulations to the winners. Sending an email notification for further polls is a great idea I think, but ideally I would allow a few days for people to catch up.

[Mick]

hmm, really must get a better poll system sorted. 

I've tested one mod which give us points to play with for each pic.  For example you set the number of votes allowed per member to 3, you assign a max number of points to distribute 6, and then the max number of points per pic, say 3 for example.  Then from the little dropdown box beside each pic, you can vote 3 for your 1st place 2 for second, and 1 for third. 

Not sure if you want me to try and install it, and then do a test poll first to see if it works as expected, it's your call on this one. 

[Reinardina]

Seems a good idea.

[picsfor]

Mick,

i believe your proposed system might do better to eliminate dead heats.
And, it might just generate some more interest if people feel they are able to comment on more than 1 pic in the poll.

Some how, we need to stimulate greater interest in the comps and voting - as this brings greater following to the site.
Though i accept that with my contribution over the past year i really don't have room to talk.

[skellum]

Well I think the best and quickest solution is another short poll for the three joint winners. Please could I ask someone to sort it for me as I am about to go Football now and then my sisters after that so I have not got much time today. Thanks, Dave

[Mick]

Mick,

i believe your proposed system might do better to eliminate dead heats.
And, it might just generate some more interest if people feel they are able to comment on more than 1 pic in the poll.

Some how, we need to stimulate greater interest in the comps and voting - as this brings greater following to the site.
Though i accept that with my contribution over the past year i really don't have room to talk.

OK, done another install on the testsite, and found the poll mod isn't compatible with a couple of the themes our members are using.  So this isn't a option atm, as I don't have spare time for next few days.  I'm not giving it up though.