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04/09/2011 10:21:19 AM · #1
The results of the "Edward Weston" challenge have been recalculated, due to the disqualification of the former blue ribbon winner for a date violation. Congratulations to the new ribbon winners.

Note that there are still voting anomalies that we will be addressing soon. However, given this was a clear DQ and it was taking us long than originally anticipated to act on those, we went ahead with the DQ.
04/09/2011 11:03:55 AM · #2
138 to go and I'm a medal winner!
04/09/2011 11:45:49 AM · #3
I think the whole challenge should be taken down until the challenge is recalculated. It's not fair to the current ribbon winners or the potential ribbon winners, to have a ribbon and then have it taken away once the recalculation takes place.

I'm surprised there isn't something in the challenge rules that doesn't specify that when widespread voter fraud it suspected the challenge results will be pulled until things are sorted out. Maybe there is and I just don't see it. If not it sounds like its time for a revision. Unfortunately this probably won't be the last time it will happen, and it would be nice to have a set procedure in place for when it does.
04/09/2011 11:59:41 AM · #4
Looks like it's been re-recalculated since vawendy was in 3rd and now she's in 12th place.

Just a question.......will those who were in violation of voting rules be banned from entering and voting on more challenges?

Message edited by author 2011-04-09 11:59:51.
04/09/2011 12:02:23 PM · #5
I am glad to see the results repaired. The entries at the top by and large did an excellent job of meeting the challenge.

And I don't even care about losing my 6 and dropping about 7 places.
04/09/2011 12:03:39 PM · #6
The challenge has been recalculated again after and 2,100 votes and 3 entries have been removed. As a reminder, please follow the Voting Rules and all Challenges Rules, specifically the following two statements:

- You may not offer or cast biased votes for any other user.
- You may not hold more than one DPChallenge account, ask anyone to vote on your behalf, or link to your entry’s voting page.

Should anyone wish to challenge our findings, please contact us. We have made errors in the past so we took extra care to double and triple check our findings before acting and feel we have made the right decisions.

Message edited by author 2011-04-09 12:04:09.
04/09/2011 12:03:46 PM · #7
Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Looks like it's been re-recalculated since vawendy was in 3rd and now she's in 12th place.

Just a question.......will those who were in violation of voting rules be banned from entering and voting on more challenges?


That means they voted mine high. I didn't think with a voting average of 3.x that they would have voted mine 7s or higher. :D

But I'm glad that the rightful winners won! Definitely the right thing to do. Thanks Langdon!

Message edited by author 2011-04-09 12:34:47.
04/09/2011 12:08:09 PM · #8
Now that's a Weston looking front page and top20! Much more so than before
04/09/2011 12:10:10 PM · #9
Originally posted by langdon:

The challenge has been recalculated again after and 2,100 votes and 3 entries have been removed.


Another question. Did they vote on the other 2 open challenges, "Chips" or "Between the Knee & the Neck"? If so, will those votes be removed?
04/09/2011 12:13:32 PM · #10
Good job Langdon, now if you could DQ the current top 20.... :D

04/09/2011 12:20:40 PM · #11
WOW!!! I just took a leap from 12th place to 7th and a massive jump in score from 6.03 to 6.35. I'm shocked!

04/09/2011 12:21:20 PM · #12
Originally posted by Fiora:

Now that's a Weston looking front page and top20! Much more so than before


I'll second that! Thanks SC for making this right.
04/09/2011 12:22:11 PM · #13
Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Originally posted by langdon:

The challenge has been recalculated again after and 2,100 votes and 3 entries have been removed.


Another question. Did they vote on the other 2 open challenges, "Chips" or "Between the Knee & the Neck"? If so, will those votes be removed?


I believe most of the bad accounts only had voted on 148 entries, meaning they only voted on the Weston challenge
04/09/2011 12:31:56 PM · #14
Originally posted by Fiora:

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Originally posted by langdon:

The challenge has been recalculated again after and 2,100 votes and 3 entries have been removed.


Another question. Did they vote on the other 2 open challenges, "Chips" or "Between the Knee & the Neck"? If so, will those votes be removed?


I believe most of the bad accounts only had voted on 148 entries, meaning they only voted on the Weston challenge


awww.... I was hoping to get rid of some of the 2s on my chips entry. :D
04/09/2011 12:35:13 PM · #15
Glad to see the right result.

On a personal note, I'm disappointed. I dropped from 28th place to 51st.
04/09/2011 12:36:02 PM · #16
Only one "1" on my entry? Now something really doesn't seem right .... LOL... I'll take it.
04/09/2011 12:41:23 PM · #17
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Only one "1" on my entry? Now something really doesn't seem right .... LOL... I'll take it.


...but, you finally showed us the place we came from ;)

a good one I might add (wink wink)
04/09/2011 12:51:15 PM · #18
WOW! 11th to 6th!!!!

*does the happy dance*

I knew I'd get on the fp when they DQd the portrait, but had no idea my score would also be affected. And I "only" had about 5 ones... Congrats to all the new front page denizens.

What a massive, fascinating, frustrating experience. Glad it's over. And thank you SC for working so hard to figure it all out.

For everyone else, I guess the lesson is that no system is foolproof, but if we remain united as a community, any such setbacks will clearly be temporary.

Oh, and it seems ALL my 1s were scrubbed.

Message edited by author 2011-04-09 12:58:38.
04/09/2011 01:24:25 PM · #19
Thanks SC
I'm happy to finally get that elusive Ribbon but sorry for vawendy that she lost out.
Not sure why the previous 4th place was DQ'd - didn't appear that she was involved with the voting scandal. I was sure she would end above me after the recalculation.
04/09/2011 01:35:01 PM · #20
YESSSSSS! I got the BLUE WHOOO HOOOOO...

what?... that's not the same tomato?

Oh poop, darn... I thought it was mine :P
04/09/2011 01:38:42 PM · #21
That's quite a shift. Congrats to the new top ten! I see the DQ'd photos, but how many bogus voters were involved?
04/09/2011 01:39:44 PM · #22
Originally posted by Silent-Shooter:

Thanks SC
I'm happy to finally get that elusive Ribbon but sorry for vawendy that she lost out.
Not sure why the previous 4th place was DQ'd - didn't appear that she was involved with the voting scandal. I was sure she would end above me after the recalculation.


You're so kind! Don't give it a second thought! I knew that if the votes were recalculated, that I'd probably lose even the top ten. But I still PMd a couple of SC and Langdon asking for a recalculation, as did many others, I'm sure. This was entirely the right thing to do. And I'm very glad to see such great results! :D

Message edited by author 2011-04-09 13:47:24.
04/09/2011 01:50:06 PM · #23
Glad this is over. More glad that the rightfull people got their ribbons. Sad that others had false placings and now is placed further down when there was much joy to them initially. Hope this can be avoided somehow in future. Congrats to all. I must admit that I'm wondering if i am not more confused now than before how in the world my shot moved up though it did not have that many 1s.

04/09/2011 01:51:34 PM · #24
Originally posted by RianBotes:

Glad this is over. More glad that the rightfull people got their ribbons. Sad that others had false placings and now is placed further down when there was much joy to them initially. Hope this can be avoided somehow in future. Congrats to all. I must admit that I'm wondering if i am not more confused now than before how in the world my shot moved up though it did not have that many 1s.


Not only did it scrub low votes, but it scrubbed high votes as well. So while you moved up score-wise, others also moved down score-wise, so that's why there were some big change-ups.

Message edited by author 2011-04-09 13:51:51.
04/09/2011 02:19:48 PM · #25
It's like a "Busting the Mafia"... "SC" should change to "SBI" (Site Bureau of Investigation) :P
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