Here we go again. Such a touchy subject. Do we implement the rating system or not?
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rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
If I didn't want folks to judge my shots I wouldn't post 'em. So I voted "yes".
Rob
Rob
TPPhotog
Well-known
Too touchy I'm going to whimper over to the corner and hide until the daleks have gone ... errrm I mean the decision has been made 😀
It's nice when people take the time to comment or rate or even both and I'm honored when it's any of them on one of my pictures, but ratings can become such a bag of worms 😱
It's nice when people take the time to comment or rate or even both and I'm honored when it's any of them on one of my pictures, but ratings can become such a bag of worms 😱
Apostata
Significant Other
I think the poll needs more options than yes/no.
Assuming that some of us aspire to 'art' rather than 'artisanship', a rating system has no real purpose for the former. In this context, would you want a rating system at the MoMA or the Louvre?
However, many of us simply take wonderful photographs without the intent to be 'artists', and to this extent the rating system may buoy someone's confidence in their technical direction.
I won't touch the fact that any rating system is open to abuse. This is why Slashdot uses a user-moderation system to 'rate the ratings'.
My 2 cents (Canadian)
Matt
Assuming that some of us aspire to 'art' rather than 'artisanship', a rating system has no real purpose for the former. In this context, would you want a rating system at the MoMA or the Louvre?
However, many of us simply take wonderful photographs without the intent to be 'artists', and to this extent the rating system may buoy someone's confidence in their technical direction.
I won't touch the fact that any rating system is open to abuse. This is why Slashdot uses a user-moderation system to 'rate the ratings'.
My 2 cents (Canadian)
Matt
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Todd.Hanz
Guest
rbiemer said:
I agree with Rob.
It doesn't make sense to upload a pic into a public gallery and not expect anyone to comment on the image does it? (numerically or verbally).
Todd
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
The current system is easy on my ego. Besides, we already "rate" shots by leaving comments on them. To me, a non-commented photo suggests that I should take it down.
Hence, I'm not for ratings.
Jorge, thanks for giving us the option!
Hence, I'm not for ratings.
Jorge, thanks for giving us the option!
Ok, how about a gallery just for having pictures rated? I will see If I can do that.
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wlewisiii
Guest
I agree with Rob as well. I really would love more feedback and the ratings would help that.
William
William
Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
These are just my feelings on photo ratings.
If I want my photos judged I will enter them into a photo contest like PPA or something similar and then go massage my bruised ego after they are done.
I also let people judge my photos with their check book, the more photos they buy from me the better a photographer I think I am. So I would say beauty is in the eyes of the check book holder.
I am not sure if an open rating system on the internet is a good thing, I may have some one that is color blind rating a color photo and not know it.
If some one likes "attaboys" they may want to have their photo rated here. As a general rule we are nice on RFF, almost to the point of getting too much sugar for your dime.
Wayne
If I want my photos judged I will enter them into a photo contest like PPA or something similar and then go massage my bruised ego after they are done.
I also let people judge my photos with their check book, the more photos they buy from me the better a photographer I think I am. So I would say beauty is in the eyes of the check book holder.
I am not sure if an open rating system on the internet is a good thing, I may have some one that is color blind rating a color photo and not know it.
If some one likes "attaboys" they may want to have their photo rated here. As a general rule we are nice on RFF, almost to the point of getting too much sugar for your dime.
Wayne
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Todd.Hanz
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Jorge Torralba said:
As Bertram has suggested elsewhere, this is probably the answer, if possible.
Todd
I just put a picture in the new rating gallery. I cant see a rating can someone let me know if you can vote on it?
dmr
Registered Abuser
Is it possible to turn the rating system on selectively, like per photo, per sub-gallery?
Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
posted rating can you see it?
wayne
wayne
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
For the sake of RFF, I voted against applying a rating system to ALL photos. I don't think the site is ready for it. However, I am agreeable to having a seperate folder for those that are asking others to rate their photos, provided that folder has ratings guidelines.
jan normandale
Film is the other way
I have been around photography for a long time. It draws people in for so many different reasons it is difficult to list them all.
As a kid I sat and listened to people formally judging photographs. My parents couldn't afford a baby sitter. What I learned was that judging was rather weird and highly subjective and not unlike here could be highly charged at times. People recognized a pals work and voted one way, others didn't know the photographer and voted another way. Some judges liked nature and not sports, or liked street photography but no landscapes .. you get the idea.
What I saw was judging was like watching the judges at the Olympics judging the pairs in ice skating. It was pretty dodgy. The final agreed best shot was often a compromise. Sometimes it was truly worthy other times the shot was eclipsed by a loser.
For those who want criticism I would suggest a separate thread/forum and I would also eliminate the point system since it is like a popularity poll at the local high school dance.
Written observations regarding a photo would be the most constructive. But even here I could probably take a famous photographers work, and demolish it if I wanted. Point ? It all depends on why you want to take shots. Finally 35 mm RF's are not the only way to take shots so where do we adjust from there?
Jan
As a kid I sat and listened to people formally judging photographs. My parents couldn't afford a baby sitter. What I learned was that judging was rather weird and highly subjective and not unlike here could be highly charged at times. People recognized a pals work and voted one way, others didn't know the photographer and voted another way. Some judges liked nature and not sports, or liked street photography but no landscapes .. you get the idea.
What I saw was judging was like watching the judges at the Olympics judging the pairs in ice skating. It was pretty dodgy. The final agreed best shot was often a compromise. Sometimes it was truly worthy other times the shot was eclipsed by a loser.
For those who want criticism I would suggest a separate thread/forum and I would also eliminate the point system since it is like a popularity poll at the local high school dance.
Written observations regarding a photo would be the most constructive. But even here I could probably take a famous photographers work, and demolish it if I wanted. Point ? It all depends on why you want to take shots. Finally 35 mm RF's are not the only way to take shots so where do we adjust from there?
Jan
Fedzilla_Bob
man with cat
I am sitting on the fence over this one. I like the idea of peers giving comments. Which we do already.
Rating could be nice, as long as it isn't fodder for some sort of popularity contest.
I think the idea of the user having a choice in whether or not they want a photo rated is superb. Then if I choose to, I can just add my photo to that "rating gallery."
Rating could be nice, as long as it isn't fodder for some sort of popularity contest.
I think the idea of the user having a choice in whether or not they want a photo rated is superb. Then if I choose to, I can just add my photo to that "rating gallery."
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Roman
Guest
I voted 'no'.
While I don't have anything against photos being critiqued, a numerical rating does not make sense at all - imagin someon getas a '3' - now he has to figure out: Was it because the voter did not like the composition? The subject? The quality of the scan? His personality in the 'talk' forum? etc.
If we have to have a 'critique' forum (which I don't see as an absolute necessity, as I said elsewhere), let's have a seperate forum for that, with VERBAL critiques, where people can point out what they like or dislike about a picture, instead of giving it an obscure number.
Roman
While I don't have anything against photos being critiqued, a numerical rating does not make sense at all - imagin someon getas a '3' - now he has to figure out: Was it because the voter did not like the composition? The subject? The quality of the scan? His personality in the 'talk' forum? etc.
If we have to have a 'critique' forum (which I don't see as an absolute necessity, as I said elsewhere), let's have a seperate forum for that, with VERBAL critiques, where people can point out what they like or dislike about a picture, instead of giving it an obscure number.
Roman
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Roman
Guest
Ooops, I guess I was late - just read that Jorge already opened that special gallery, great!
Roman
Roman
Bertram2
Gone elsewhere
Todd.Hanz said:
IMHO a good idea, let's start it and look if it finds acceptance at all and what happens there. If it does not work we can give it up
BUT: Please no ratings without a comment. Otherwise we could get all the pnet misery very quickly also here !
Regards,
Bertram
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Todd.Hanz
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Bertram2 said:
Good answer, I give it a 9.5 😀
Todd
