Dogs & Transportation Photo Contest & Paw Footage

[beeniesmom]

Originally posted by lv4dogs
It sure is, I gave up a couple hours ago. LOL I figure even though there are no rules I thought I'd make it more fair & let everyone else do the voting. I just can't sit there & vote, vote, vote, vote. I have a lot of better things to do.
His time will come, everyones time will come!

Kaige sure is a cutie.....
I voted for him a few times myself... even if my kids are in the contest too!
I think that only one vote should be allowed per person.
HEY LES, can you do that? One vote per person.... that way, we won't stay up all night trying to win a bumpersticker in an unfair manner..... not everyone has a lot of time on thier hands.

[lv4dogs]

Originally posted by beeniesmom

Kaige sure is a cutie.....
I voted for him a few times myself... even if my kids are in the contest too!
I think that only one vote should be allowed per person.
HEY LES, can you do that? One vote per person.... that way, we won't stay up all night trying to win a bumpersticker in an unfair manner..... not everyone has a lot of time on thier hands.

I voted for your kids too, actually I voted at least one vote for everyone! I figure if your allowed to vote as many times as you like for as many pets as you like why not make it more unfair & just vote for everyone. LOL

I too think that only one person should be allowed to vote once, that way it is fair.
In this case I consider every one of them to be both the winner & looser, cause ya don't really know who is the winner or looser.

Don't get me wrong it is great Les, that you are offering a contest & a prize it's just I don't think it's fair this way. And honest to god truth I'm not just saying it so I (or a certain someone) can win, I just honestly don't think it's fair. I am in it for the fun, not to win or loose.

[beeniesmom]

well said! Kaigesmom

[ParNone]

Hi Beeniesmom and lv4dogs!

Actually I originally had it one vote per person and people were cheating. It's amazingly easy to get by the IP or Cookie restrictions that all the voting software I researched seem to use. So it was extremely unfair before to honest folks, which is why I took the restrictions off to level the playing field against cheaters. I also made it where the voting winner wasn't eligible again until Jan 2006, to give other ppl a chance to win the bumper sticker.

I've tried finding a voting software that you had to register by email to get around the cheater issue, but I haven't found one yet that wasn't apart of a forum system and also limited the polls like it does here. I'm not really ready to set up my own forum. I see how much work Karen does on that here and I don't think that'd be feasible with the current full time job I have.

So anyway I'm open for suggestions if anybody knows of a voting software that works with email registering, no poll limiting and no forum set up. Or any other suggestions on a way to get around the contest fairness would be much appreciated.

Les...

[beeniesmom]

Ok, thanks for the info!

[cyber-sibes]

Hope you find that software, Les...Would it be feasible to have to sign a list to vote?

[dukedogsmom]

I think there should be a way for you to only vote once at one computer. That's a little bit ridiculous and the one pic that is winning isn't even the cutest. It's a shame that people have to be that way.

[ParNone]

hi cyber-sibes! Yeh I've been looking for one with email registering. No luck yet. I've been thinking maybe I just need to ditch the voting and have maybe a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place that's Judged. Would people still enter if there was no voting?

Hi dukesdogmom! They do have software that limits one vote per computer that I've seen and they all used IP address or Cookies to accomplish that, both of which can be gotten around to cheat. The IP address is harder, but not impossible, then the Cookies, but with that set I then had numerous complaints about people not being allowed to vote that hadn't voted yet. It was a nitemare.

With any kind of voting to determine the winner, you won't be able to ensure the "best" picture wins. With voting, it's always going to be a form of popularity. That's why I have the best prize, T-shirt, selected by 3 Judges. None of which are pettalkers or even dog people, in the hopes that they won't be biased towards a certain dog and will pick the best representation of the theme. I think they've done really well so far.

Les...

[lv4dogs]

I'm not too computer literate and didn't know it was that time consuming to aquire such a voting system. you are right, it was more unfair if people cheated than it is now, with no restrictions.
And by golly gee I fell like a dummy, I didn't know you had not only the popular vote winner but also a judged winner. I didn't quite understand how that worked from the way it was on posted on the site.

Like I said I am in it for the fun of it. Yeah I did vote for my boy a few times, but after a short time I realized it was getting to be rediculous so I then just voted for everybody.

That's a little bit ridiculous and the one pic that is winning isn't even the cutest. It's a shame that people have to be that way.

I didn't think that was very nice at all. "one mans trash is another mans treasure" If everyone always had the same opinion the world would be a very dull place. Stating an opinion that can easily hurt someones feelings & has nothing to do with teaching or learning a lesson is better off left unsaid. Personally I love bostons & think that they are so very cute.

[Jamieejo85]

Good luck to everyone even though it is pretty obvious who the winner is

[ParNone]

Thanks lv4dogs! That's a very good point. It is very subjective, even in the Judging. What may grab one person, may not grab another.

Hope everybody keeps in mind that it's all suppose to be in fun and to be a way for everybody to show off their puppers.

I'm really wanting everybody to get a free bumper sticker, but I can't afford to just give everybody one right now who enters. So this was a way to try to give everybody a good shot at winning one. Guess I'll have to think some more on how I can acheive that goal.

Les...

[lv4dogs]

Originally posted by ParNone
I'm really wanting everybody to get a free bumper sticker, but I can't afford to just give everybody one right now who enters. So this was a way to try to give everybody a good shot at winning one. Guess I'll have to think some more on how I can acheive that goal.

Les...

Well, with people only getting to win once a year that gives a lot of people a chance at winning one! Besides they're only $4 and you need to make money too.

[Kfamr]

I think Beenie & Frankie's entry is especially cute and every bit as deserving as the others.

[cyber-sibes]

Would people still enter if there was no voting?

I would! The way I look at it, it's an opportunity to go take a picture you might not otherwise take, it's a chance to get creative with your puppers! And you would still have the judged photo, picked by non-PT folks.

[beeniesmom]

Originally posted by dukedogsmom
I think there should be a way for you to only vote once at one computer. That's a little bit ridiculous and the one pic that is winning isn't even the cutest. It's a shame that people have to be that way.

Thanks a lot Val!
That was very mean of you to say that.
I THINK MY DOGS ARE CUTE AND APPARENTLY SO DO OTHER PEOPLE.