[DevilDiver]

Wanted to see what everyone thought about starting an STF photo contest. I borrowed the basic concept from an on-line photo site but thought it worked well there so it should work here. Please read the basic layout and post what you think. Ideas, suggestions or problems please post and we can look at changes........

I am not a MOD and I do not intend to make more work for them BUT there could be some things a MOD could do that would make the contest run smoother.(I am not sure what because I do not know what they are allowed to do) Any suggestions here would be good also.


This is just the concept. Please do not post any photos yet!!

The rules are simple...

) Post a diving related photo that relates to the specific topic for the current Contest.
) Only 5 photo's allowed per contest. If your photo does not make it into the current contest please wait until your photo's topic is featured again to post.
) Each Contest will have a topic. Please only post pictures that fit within this topic.
) Photo's will be voted on by other STF members. Please do not vote for your own photo.
) Contest winners choose the next Contest topic from the Contest topic list. (Post your suggested topic selection along with your photo)
) No nudity or obscenity will be allowed. We are a family friendly group. (Most of the time)
) Play nice and play by the rules.

The Contests will be in any one of 3 stages. The title/subject line of each Contest will indicate which stage the Contest is currently in:

(OPEN) = The Contest is waiting for 5 photos to be posted.
(VOTE) = 5 photos have been posted. Please vote for your favorite photo in the Contest.
(Winner) = We have a winner. A new Contest will be started soon.

Contest topic list:
Fish Portraits
U/W Creatures (any U/W creature not a fish)
Macro Life
Corals
Wide Angle Sea life
Wide Angle Landscape
Divers
Dive Life


The title/subject line will also indicate each Contest's current topic. Each photo must select a new topic from the topic list. Post your suggested topic selection along with your photo. If your photo wins the Contest we will use your topic selection for the next Contest.

How do we Vote? (If you don't like this we can run it as a poll)

Voting is sequential. This is a standard way to vote in many on line groups. Voting is accomplished by adding a digit to the vote above yours. You will notice in the example below there is a column of 5 digits. Each column represents a photo within the Contest. Column #1 represents photo #1 and column #2 represents photo #2. Column #3 represents photo #3 and so on. Voting continues until one photo receives 5 votes.

0-1-0-0-0 (This is a vote for the 2nd photo.)
0-1-1-0-0 (This is a vote for the 3rd photo.)
0-1-1-0-1 (This is a vote for the 5th photo.)
0-2-1-0-1 (This is a vote for the 2nd photo.)
1-2-1-0-1 (This is a vote for the 1st photo.)
2-2-1-0-1 (This is a vote for the 1st photo.)
2-2-1-1-1 (This is a vote for the 4th photo.)
3-2-1-1-1 (This is a vote for the 1st photo.)
4-2-1-1-1 (This is a vote for the 1st photo.)
5-2-1-1-1 (This is a vote for the 1st photo and #1 is the winner.)

So...Whada ya think?
Cool, Stupid, Won't work or just too much trouble and no one cares any way........