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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 38515" data-attributes="member: 1061">I'm very happy with the Weekly Challenge.&nbsp; I remembered participating in something like this on another forum awhile ago, and custom tailored things a bit when I presented the idea here.&nbsp; The main difference with our challenge is that it is judged by the community, not the moderator staff.&nbsp; I (and a great deal of other members) often felt that favoritism played a part in many contests on the other forum.&nbsp; We don't have that here.&nbsp; People don't have to take photos a certain way to appeal to a static panel of judges or try to suck up by posting photos they may not normally do in order to win.&nbsp; We have had many repeat winners for the Weekly Challenge, but there has also been a wide sampling of winners.&nbsp; Some people will judge based solely on feeling or creativity, while others look for more technical merit.&nbsp; We always post the winner's name in their challenge thread so that A) they get much deserved recognition for winning and B) so that participants can at least have some idea of who is considering their entry.&nbsp; We've have a few hiccups in the system, but overall, the Weekly Challenge has helped all of us grow, share, and get better.&nbsp; That's the whole point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 38515, member: 1061"] I'm very happy with the Weekly Challenge. I remembered participating in something like this on another forum awhile ago, and custom tailored things a bit when I presented the idea here. The main difference with our challenge is that it is judged by the community, not the moderator staff. I (and a great deal of other members) often felt that favoritism played a part in many contests on the other forum. We don't have that here. People don't have to take photos a certain way to appeal to a static panel of judges or try to suck up by posting photos they may not normally do in order to win. We have had many repeat winners for the Weekly Challenge, but there has also been a wide sampling of winners. Some people will judge based solely on feeling or creativity, while others look for more technical merit. We always post the winner's name in their challenge thread so that A) they get much deserved recognition for winning and B) so that participants can at least have some idea of who is considering their entry. We've have a few hiccups in the system, but overall, the Weekly Challenge has helped all of us grow, share, and get better. That's the whole point. [/QUOTE]

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