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Urban Decay
A Member Challenge using the Advanced Editing VII rules.

Description
If you will be in or near a city this week, creatively capture some urban decay!

Submission Dates:
  Dec 7 2009 - Dec 13 2009

Voting Dates:
  Dec 14 2009 - Dec 20 2009

Submissions: 90
Disqualifications: 0
Votes: 14,933
Comments: 810

Average Score: 5.65452
Highest Score: 7.1747
Median Score: 5.7073
Lowest Score: 3.1875


Results for Urban Decay:
Challenge Results for Urban Decay
INTO THE ABYSS
by hotpasta

1st place with an
average vote of 7.1747

Views: 9276 (511 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 7.135
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 7.193
Luxury
by Rino63

2nd place with an
average vote of 6.9360

Views: 6944 (424 during voting)
Votes: 172
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.750
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 7.017
Squatter's Delight
by jeger

3rd place with an
average vote of 6.8343

Views: 5077 (386 during voting)
Votes: 169
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.340
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 7.042
Photographing the Past to Understand the Present
by peter

4th place with an
average vote of 6.6287

Views: 3027 (387 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.520
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.675
Robbins Door & Sash Co.
by NikonJeb

5th place with an
average vote of 6.5389

Views: 3801 (381 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.098
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.733
Grand Central
by Basta

6th place with an
average vote of 6.4588

Views: 2425 (396 during voting)
Votes: 170
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.130
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.612
Grafitti Evolution
by VitaminB

7th place with an
average vote of 6.3988

Views: 2553 (372 during voting)
Votes: 163
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.300
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.443
Eastern Bloc
by George

8th place with an
average vote of 6.3905

Views: 2337 (370 during voting)
Votes: 169
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.115
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.513
Almost Falling Down
by ekmai

9th place with an
average vote of 6.3873

Views: 2050 (390 during voting)
Votes: 173
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.222
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.462
The Forsaken Beauty
by pamelasue

10th place with an
average vote of 6.3824

Views: 1942 (375 during voting)
Votes: 170
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.091
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.522
Open Plan Kitchen
by ThingFish

11th place with an
average vote of 6.3720

Views: 2001 (382 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.151
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.478
Highland Park - Detroit, MI
by ti_evom

12th place with an
average vote of 6.3276

Views: 1793 (422 during voting)
Votes: 174
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.055
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.454
Post Apocalypse
by jimbone

13th place with an
average vote of 6.2976

Views: 1335 (389 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.055
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.416
¬ 2000 Years of Urban Decay ¬
by JimiRose

14th place with an
average vote of 6.2778

Views: 1174 (390 during voting)
Votes: 162
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.212
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.309
Barred, Broken and Boarded
by MaryO

15th place with an
average vote of 6.2573

Views: 1241 (374 during voting)
Votes: 171
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.982
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.385
Graffiti Alley
by Shutter-For-Hire

16th place with an
average vote of 6.2500

Views: 1328 (396 during voting)
Votes: 172
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.057
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.336
Forgotten
by MsAmbrosia

17th place with an
average vote of 6.2485

Views: 1201 (385 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.120
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.304
Living Amongst The Decay
by Anthony_D_Archer

18th place with an
average vote of 6.2454

Views: 1202 (371 during voting)
Votes: 163
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.940
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.381
Light Rail in Decline: America's decaying urban infrastructure.
by Bear_Music

19th place with an
average vote of 6.1988

Views: 1427 (390 during voting)
Votes: 171
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.855
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.362
Skeleton
by CrazyDiamond

20th place with an
average vote of 6.1939

Views: 1212 (354 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.882
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.333
Window View
by dswann

21st place with an
average vote of 6.1802

Views: 1185 (388 during voting)
Votes: 172
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.057
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.235
Levels
by Tiberius

22nd place with an
average vote of 6.1696

Views: 980 (390 during voting)
Votes: 171
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.906
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.288
Decrepit
by snaffles

23rd place with an
average vote of 6.1617

Views: 1308 (379 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.904
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.278
Facing Father Time
by kleski

24th place with an
average vote of 6.1310

Views: 1168 (390 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.885
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.241
Lost Grandeur
by denbote

25th place with an
average vote of 6.1302

Views: 921 (384 during voting)
Votes: 169
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.981
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.197
Rust Belt Blues
by ErikV

26th place with an
average vote of 6.0121

Views: 926 (401 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.731
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.142
Point Breeze
by banmorn

27th place with an
average vote of 6.0058

Views: 857 (361 during voting)
Votes: 173
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.855
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.076
The Hole
by GiorgioBaruffi

28th place with an
average vote of 5.9881

Views: 735 (397 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.849
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.052
As Time Goes By
by Deen

29th place with an
average vote of 5.9879

Views: 1018 (360 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.698
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.125
Slow Death
by Scholten

30th place with an
average vote of 5.9578

Views: 916 (402 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.654
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.097
Time is passing by
by edmeng

31st place with an
average vote of 5.9471

Views: 799 (368 during voting)
Votes: 170
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.389
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.207
Remains of a worksite
by Judi

32nd place with an
average vote of 5.9186

Views: 1037 (393 during voting)
Votes: 172
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.589
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.078
Ma Bell...is not amused
by david_c

33rd place with an
average vote of 5.8889

Views: 834 (410 during voting)
Votes: 171
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.759
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.949
Just-steps-away
by justine

34th place with an
average vote of 5.8827

Views: 772 (343 during voting)
Votes: 162
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.539
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.046
Watcher On The Terminal Beach
by rooum

35th place with an
average vote of 5.8659

Views: 948 (388 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.636
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.982
Artistic decay
by Melethia

36th place with an
average vote of 5.8659

Views: 1035 (385 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.623
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.982
Graffiti Advice
by bcrants

37th place with an
average vote of 5.8571

Views: 808 (354 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.596
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.974
Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
by scarbrd

38th place with an
average vote of 5.8494

Views: 975 (364 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.628
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.948
Downtown Decay
by OpenMaTT

39th place with an
average vote of 5.8012

Views: 807 (356 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.604
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.894
No. 24
by pwm6

40th place with an
average vote of 5.8012

Views: 759 (369 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.755
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.823
The Decaying city of Jerasa
by ahmadbaara

41st place with an
average vote of 5.7831

Views: 793 (369 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.510
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.904
Public Announcement:- "The trains will no longer arrive at Platforms 1, 2 or 3"
by julesski

42nd place with an
average vote of 5.7679

Views: 1299 (386 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.415
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.930
Art or Urban Decay?
by anniek

43rd place with an
average vote of 5.7531

Views: 882 (361 during voting)
Votes: 162
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.471
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.883
Nr. 14 - Composition of broken windows
by hajeka

44th place with an
average vote of 5.7455

Views: 1086 (341 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.585
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.821
Hopeless
by ytshuva

45th place with an
average vote of 5.7440

Views: 931 (363 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.352
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.930
The Dust of Time
by ikopanas

46th place with an
average vote of 5.7073

Views: 921 (336 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.519
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.800
Forgotten Railway Station
by tfarrell23

47th place with an
average vote of 5.6770

Views: 969 (414 during voting)
Votes: 161
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.259
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.888
Deteriorating
by paynekj

48th place with an
average vote of 5.6687

Views: 822 (352 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.315
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.839
MEN
by picklenose

49th place with an
average vote of 5.6568

Views: 881 (379 during voting)
Votes: 169
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.588
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.686
Reform School
by npasel

50th place with an
average vote of 5.6369

Views: 778 (350 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.436
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.735
A Block off Main Street
by Lydia

51st place with an
average vote of 5.6228

Views: 1219 (352 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.321
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.775
Home for the Holidays
by SandyP

52nd place with an
average vote of 5.6190

Views: 712 (348 during voting)
Votes: 168
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.321
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.768
Safety Glass
by glad2badad

53rd place with an
average vote of 5.6048

Views: 755 (336 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.396
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.702
Hazardous Roof
by sfalice

54th place with an
average vote of 5.6038

Views: 787 (352 during voting)
Votes: 159
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.471
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.667
Old Capilano Bridge being replaced
by manavg

55th place with an
average vote of 5.5864

Views: 823 (368 during voting)
Votes: 162
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.269
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.736
Urban survivor
by TrollMan

56th place with an
average vote of 5.5671

Views: 746 (371 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.460
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.614
Longbridge Disassembled
by Paul

57th place with an
average vote of 5.5617

Views: 798 (368 during voting)
Votes: 162
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.481
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.600
Indifference
by capall

58th place with an
average vote of 5.5466

Views: 630 (378 during voting)
Votes: 161
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.481
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.578
Rooftop
by Mark1966

59th place with an
average vote of 5.5439

Views: 605 (363 during voting)
Votes: 171
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.250
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.687
Back Alley
by drz01

60th place with an
average vote of 5.5280

Views: 908 (360 during voting)
Votes: 161
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.380
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.595
Back of Main Street.
by jomari

61st place with an
average vote of 5.5063

Views: 689 (373 during voting)
Votes: 160
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.216
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.642
Greater Things are Yet to Come...
by mgarsteck

62nd place with an
average vote of 5.4479

Views: 765 (472 during voting)
Votes: 163
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.235
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.545
Leaving
by PennyStreet

63rd place with an
average vote of 5.4088

Views: 1194 (361 during voting)
Votes: 159
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.353
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.435
The (once) Elegant Cabana Hotel
by wetland

64th place with an
average vote of 5.4085

Views: 1545 (364 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.216
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.496
Crosswords On The University Wall
by MArteSi

65th place with an
average vote of 5.3713

Views: 690 (343 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.094
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.500
Banking Giants Grow as Housing Crubmles
by taburton

66th place with an
average vote of 5.3394

Views: 695 (360 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.019
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.487
End of the Working Day
by BarbB

67th place with an
average vote of 5.3314

Views: 842 (365 during voting)
Votes: 169
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.111
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.435
A foundation withered
by wolf

68th place with an
average vote of 5.2561

Views: 826 (365 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.057
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.351
Once Proud
by Keith_W

69th place with an
average vote of 5.2156

Views: 668 (344 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.000
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.316
Southside
by kettle

70th place with an
average vote of 5.2048

Views: 682 (361 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.113
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.248
Where is the cat?
by Glanni

71st place with an
average vote of 5.1950

Views: 657 (352 during voting)
Votes: 159
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.100
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.239
Better Days
by dtremain

72nd place with an
average vote of 5.1462

Views: 765 (359 during voting)
Votes: 171
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.000
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.216
Home of the Brave
by franktheyank

73rd place with an
average vote of 5.1437

Views: 821 (416 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.113
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.158
Boston T
by bspurgeon

74th place with an
average vote of 5.1159

Views: 766 (352 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.000
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.171
El Río de Nuestra Señora La Reina de Los Ángeles (Los Angeles River)
by dtallakson

75th place with an
average vote of 5.1145

Views: 547 (335 during voting)
Votes: 166
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.889
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.223
Unloved
by calculus

76th place with an
average vote of 5.0485

Views: 574 (339 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.943
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.098
Artsy Decay
by nicoleangel

77th place with an
average vote of 4.9390

Views: 697 (346 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.673
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.073
Suburbs Art
by androgeus

78th place with an
average vote of 4.9290

Views: 567 (351 during voting)
Votes: 169
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.786
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.000
Fighting Decay
by ButterflyGirl

79th place with an
average vote of 4.9264

Views: 591 (341 during voting)
Votes: 163
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.774
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.000
Gateshead window garden...
by Woodie

80th place with an
average vote of 4.9202

Views: 718 (349 during voting)
Votes: 163
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.964
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.898
Slowly Decaying Brick
by jent

81st place with an
average vote of 4.8922

Views: 576 (346 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.793
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.939
Through a Wet Window
by tvsometime

82nd place with an
average vote of 4.6727

Views: 687 (362 during voting)
Votes: 165
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.520
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.739
ignoring a man
by SoulJance

83rd place with an
average vote of 4.6481

Views: 764 (393 during voting)
Votes: 162
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.558
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.691
Kill
by posthumous

84th place with an
average vote of 4.6220

Views: 733 (338 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.415
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.721
niche
by Mephisto

85th place with an
average vote of 4.6173

Views: 779 (353 during voting)
Votes: 162
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.604
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.624
Nature Reclaims
by JuliBoc

86th place with an
average vote of 4.3653

Views: 994 (348 during voting)
Votes: 167
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.346
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.375
tenement
by skewsme

87th place with an
average vote of 4.3476

Views: 743 (373 during voting)
Votes: 164
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.167
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.422
Revelation 9:3
by pointandshoot

88th place with an
average vote of 4.1795

Views: 1021 (389 during voting)
Votes: 156
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 3.900
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 4.311
Ant Trail
by GeneralE

89th place with an
average vote of 3.5886

Views: 894 (363 during voting)
Votes: 158
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 3.388
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 3.679
Sordid Inner City Cat Love
by raish

90th place with an
average vote of 3.1875

Views: 898 (411 during voting)
Votes: 160
Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 3.442
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 3.065


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