mbroberg
IAP Activities Manager, Emeritus
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The highlight of the annual Birthday Bash is the competitions that allow our creative members to showcase their abilities. Whether the contest is about pen making, casting, segmenting, photography or any other artistic endeavor the members love to show off their stuff for prizes and bragging rights. Those who do not enter the contests love to look at, and be inspired by, the entries.
There are two schools of thought about how the contest entries should be displayed. There is some correlation between how the photos of the entries are displayed and how the contests are judged. Please note that the subject of this poll is how, or more specifically when, the photos are displayed. How entries are judged (Judges or open vote) will be explored in a different poll.
There are those who believe that the photos of the entries should be hidden until the voting begins or the winners are announced. They believe that posting photos of the entries can either discourage participation of others or give someone an unfair advantage. On the one hand if a picture of a drop-dead gorgeous pen is posted early in the contest members who were intending to enter may figure there is no way they could do better and decide not to enter. On the other hand if photos are posted as soon as they are received others will know what they are competing against and have an unfair advantage. Additionally, photos of entries that are entered into the contest early in the month receive more time in the public eye than those that are entered later.
The other side of the issue believes the photos of the entries should be displayed as soon as they are received. IAP members like to look at pens and they don't want to wait until the Bash is half way over to be shown something. They figure that by displaying the photos members might be challenged and inspired to create an entry as good as, or better than those already shown. Having the photos visible encourages interaction (banter) between members.
This poll will remain open indefinitely. Future IAP contests will be influenced by the results of this poll.
A new poll on this issue has been posted here.
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The highlight of the annual Birthday Bash is the competitions that allow our creative members to showcase their abilities. Whether the contest is about pen making, casting, segmenting, photography or any other artistic endeavor the members love to show off their stuff for prizes and bragging rights. Those who do not enter the contests love to look at, and be inspired by, the entries.
There are two schools of thought about how the contest entries should be displayed. There is some correlation between how the photos of the entries are displayed and how the contests are judged. Please note that the subject of this poll is how, or more specifically when, the photos are displayed. How entries are judged (Judges or open vote) will be explored in a different poll.
There are those who believe that the photos of the entries should be hidden until the voting begins or the winners are announced. They believe that posting photos of the entries can either discourage participation of others or give someone an unfair advantage. On the one hand if a picture of a drop-dead gorgeous pen is posted early in the contest members who were intending to enter may figure there is no way they could do better and decide not to enter. On the other hand if photos are posted as soon as they are received others will know what they are competing against and have an unfair advantage. Additionally, photos of entries that are entered into the contest early in the month receive more time in the public eye than those that are entered later.
The other side of the issue believes the photos of the entries should be displayed as soon as they are received. IAP members like to look at pens and they don't want to wait until the Bash is half way over to be shown something. They figure that by displaying the photos members might be challenged and inspired to create an entry as good as, or better than those already shown. Having the photos visible encourages interaction (banter) between members.
This poll will remain open indefinitely. Future IAP contests will be influenced by the results of this poll.
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