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You know what...I just lied. It seems that I did call some people cheaters. I should perhaps clarify further then, and say that I'm sure that not everyone...and maybe not anyone...did it on purpose. So I'll apologize if I grouped anyone in here with this statement that didn't belong.Quote:
Originally Posted by RUSHVision
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Originally Posted by RUSHVision
I personally wasn't speaking for myself (even though i know i posted about losing)....i was speaking on behalf of those who may have felt slighted for posting about their own drama in this competition...so i didn't feel like you were accusing me of cheating.
Personally, i feel that people aren't going to read through 30 pages of this thread just to find out who was who...I don't even think that would have played into this contest at all...even if they didn't konw what was going on, it's my guess that someone would have voted on those images without even looking at this discussion thread even once. I could be wrong, but i don't think someone would take the time to do that just to sway a vote. If any votes were swayed it was through private messages, they're own websites or any instant messaging program being used.
when i posted the 'losing' thing, it was just to wake the thread up a little bit...it was pretty stagnant this morning/afternoon.
EDIT: Sorry, but i just thought of something else. Lets say for example that i said 'OMG, i can't believe that image Y #2 is LOSING...I can't believe it'....?????? Seriously, you can't consider that cheating...that's why it's anonymous.
That's a good point about the voting. I think there are only 42 votes total in my pairing last time I checked, and it's about the same with the others. Maybe we need to increase the hype to get more people looking at it.
The way this is anonimous helps the voting, true people could be pm'ing each other, but come on now lets be realistic how many pm's and how many peopl are you going to convince to vote for you?
I FEEL THIS TOURNAMENTS IS AWESOME AND DRI PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT
in my opinion when members don't vote it shows that they don't care. You can't force people to care... but the arena has helped me grow though critiques participation and I feel It's a must that I participate as mych as I can. It pisses me off when people take what they can get and want and trow the rest to ...t with actions like not voting.
This should be a time when we all sit back and have fun with what the year has given us and show courtesy and appreciation for our fellow designers.
Peace.
See...now that's exactly the kind of stuff that is cool to post! :) :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by lefteyewilly
Well now, I go to classes today and look at all the fun I've missed. I agree 99% with what Nords said, the only points where I side more with Rush is that there have been a few comments on here which led me to know the image in question with near certainty.
To tell the truth, were I to have read that information before I had voted, it would have swayed my voting if only to see what the person I voted for would come up with in the next round. I think that is why we need to keep the anonymity in our comments.
I was also wondering if we could open a thread for image critiques. This is one of the largest battles (if not the largest) that the arena has seen. There have been some excellent images, yet I think it would be beneficial if people knew why they may have lost votes on their image. This way people could improve their technique. There are several new members who posted images for the first time, and I'm sure they would appreciate some criticisms in order to get better.
I'm officially rooting for MarkP now. I figure it would make my day if I lost to the champion. ;)
I've been silent... mainly due to still being sick and recently pulling my hamstring - still that's nothing compared to what Dri's going through - but as I've seen it, this year... the voting has been downright close and the pairings went off well. In fact, I'll be surprised that it doesn't start a new set of battles because it's that damn close in a lot of instances... some after-march madness match-ups.
As far as naming what picture you've done, this year is a lot better at not naming your picture than last year was. Hell, I was guilty of that last year than anything else.
I'm impressed by this first round more than I was last year. By a large margin. And this year, I can't tell who did what.
As far as after-march madness critiques... this thread will be open after it all finishes... and I'd personally love to go one-on-one and offer any critiques if they're wanted. Just ask... but please... no blowing up if I say something that you don't like.
I say it each and every time I give a critique... it's only my personal opinion... I'm not a pro.
So anyway, everyone made valid points. The real debate is, do we get free flashkit regalia for winning? If I remember correctly Gerbs got a t-shirt and ond got a random assortment....
Critiques later big thumbs up. Although I know what I did wrong I wouldnt mind hearing other opinions.
The voting being low annoys me as it does everyone else. What gets me though is mainly the people competing are voting. Now these people are set in their styles. It would have been nice to get others in here to give opinions. I personally almost trend whored out just to stay in the winning, but in the end said it was all in fun and i would put something I had never tried out there (this shouldnt give away my image at all)
As for my complaints, I stayed as generic as possible. It was more playful ganter than anything.. It is always hard to accept being in the looser group. But hey if you dont like where you fall, you should have tried harder i guess.
so, are we the only people doing a march madness design tournament?
this is so cool, it's hard to believe nobody else is doing it.
and gerbs is right...the anonymity is much better this year.
i don't think anyone realized we should do that until after the first round.
I call shenanigans there paco! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
Even if you've given it up, you're too damned good to say that.
I'm all for the critique thread. Put me on the top of the list of people who want feedback. ;)
edit: Just because there is so little time left for voting let me assure everyone who thought I was being an arrogant ass who was winning and didn't want vote skewing to turn things around...I'm one of the biggest losers in this competition. :)
Yeh, not to put you on more of a pedistal, but if your not a pro who the uck fay is?Quote:
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Originally Posted by gerbick
I'm not a pro.
I call shenanigans there paco!
Even if you've given it up, you're too damned good to say that.
Just so you all know, I will close the polls in 1 hour (midnight EST) and post the identities of everyone after that.
Set your alarms and watches!
I'm so very excited!
you clearly can not hide it. :smoov:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fruitloops
i go to you because i know you will be totaly honest and rip my heart out, pour lemon juice on it, then show me how to put it back in my body so that i can feel the pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by gerbick
gerbick = :hug:
Critiques would be great, even if it's not in a different thread, i would like to know what people thought of my image
agreed :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave-O
I plan on doing an image by image critique of each of the images soon after the names are announced.