competition idea

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thequeenscheese

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What about a prized competition where all who enter pay pal £1/$1 or whatever small fee winner takes all, randomly select a judge / acquire a guest judge from magazines, press, nikon, mods etc, for the finalists obtained via the usual process, we could maybe have 4 a year or more with/without topics.
Nikonites could even acquire some low level sponsor prizes (vouchers/ cloths etc)

I think this will give us some real intensive to spend time on getting a really good shot and post process for those who do.



Thoughts?
 
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Pretzel

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Too much involvement/maintenance/mess for volunteers, IMO, plus the potential for hurt feelings, claims of favoritism and the lot. Lots of "challenge" oriented photo sites out there though, for those so inclined.

I like the way we roll with our challenges being more friendly and casual.

My .02, anyway. Worth about .000000000135 when it all boils down.
 

WayneF

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I think it's about learning photography, and a few dollars prize hardly seems any significant point of it. Instead more of a serious distraction, all downside, IMO.
 

thequeenscheese

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crikey far more negativity than I expected but that's why why it's a forum.., my reason is it would be nice to win a prize now n then, and this was my idea of funding it maybe even. once a year Christmas prize? and of course it could help a charity somewhere along the lines..
 
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Lawrence

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Not for me either but I wouldn't say no to $1.00 from each contributing member's contribution going towards a "Most improved new member in calender year" as determined by, and at the sole discretion of the moderators, or similar.
Depending on how much those little dollars add up a nice piece of gear or something for a newbie.
 

thequeenscheese

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Not for me either but I wouldn't say no to $1.00 from each contributing member's contribution going towards a "Most improved new member in calender year" as determined by, and at the sole discretion of the moderators, or similar.
Depending on how much those little dollars add up a nice piece of gear or something for a newbie.


yeah exactly, I'm only punting a rough idea for something not an outline of what the best option is..
 

cwgrizz

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I don't gamble (not even the lottery) Ha! For that reason, this would probably not be my thing, because in my case it would be a big gamble with the odds against me. Ha!

I can <SCRATCH THAT> My wife can give money away without something like this. :greedy_dollars:
 

SteveL54

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Too much involvement/maintenance/mess for volunteers, IMO, plus the potential for hurt feelings, claims of favoritism and the lot. Lots of "challenge" oriented photo sites out there though, for those so inclined.

I like the way we roll with our challenges being more friendly and casual.


This post says it all.
 

Scott Murray

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There are other sites out there offering prizes, try entering places like viewbug or gurushots. These sites get some great material going through them and if they do not provide you with a stimulant to get out and take photos then nothing will.
 

Bob Blaylock

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What about a prized competition where all who enter pay pal £1/$1 or whatever small fee winner takes all, randomly select a judge / acquire a guest judge from magazines, press, nikon, mods etc, for the finalists obtained via the usual process, we could maybe have 4 a year or more with/without topics.
Nikonites could even acquire some low level sponsor prizes (vouchers/ cloths etc)

In some jurisdictions, this could easily run afoul of laws regarding gambling.
 

PapaST

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I think it would be cool if a winner gets a TAG like "Nikonites Contest Winner" right where it normally say "Contributor". Or maybe even a halo around their posts or something that designates them as a winner. And then the next month it just goes onto the next winner.
 

Rick M

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I think it would be cool if a winner gets a TAG like "Nikonites Contest Winner" right where it normally say "Contributor". Or maybe even a halo around their posts or something that designates them as a winner. And then the next month it just goes onto the next winner.

We actually have something like that in place. If you look to the left under my profile at the bottom "Awards", there are two ribbons for Monthly challenge wins.
 
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