Andy Y Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 It shouldn't count if you've aborted and returned (unless you have a dynamic IP address e.g. AOL). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 29, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2011 296 people have voted so far, 102 people were apathetic enough to look at the page and not register a vote. Perhaps, like me, they spent some time (nearly an hour?) reviewing & marking all the entries, pressed submit, and got a raspberry in return. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLD Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Perhaps, like me, they spent some time (nearly an hour?) reviewing & marking all the entries, pressed submit, and got a raspberry in return. I also had to visit the page three times before actually voting. First twice I spent too long looking back at threads, and when I pressed submit it said 'session had expired'... A difficult thing to judge such different entries, but the three categories mean that one entry may score highly in one category but lower in others while another entry is the oposite way round... When I looked back at my scores at the end, at first I thought maybe I had been a bit hard on some - my combined scores range from 3 to 14 out of 15 (with two at each extreme) but my average was 3.4, 2.8, 3.2 so probably about right for using the full range available to differentiate between entries. Well done and best of luck to all the entrants. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 30, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2011 I also had to visit the page three times before actually voting. First twice I spent too long looking back at threads, and when I pressed submit it said 'session had expired'... A difficult thing to judge such different entries, but the three categories mean that one entry may score highly in one category but lower in others while another entry is the oposite way round... Apparently the max cookie life is one hour, which means you need to be brisk with over 30 entries to assess. I will give it another try - and the partial-save option is there to facilitate that - but I do think that judging all at one hit is fairest to everyone, although the competition has produced a very good long list of entries. Some do make it easier than others for the judges, of course, with summary topics that are just as I would want, where others expect you to dive back and forth elsewhere. "Selling" the diorama hasn't necessarily been performed as well as much of the modelling, which is generally excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 30, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2011 Apparently the max cookie life is one hour, which means you need to be brisk with over 30 entries to assess. I will give it another try - and the partial-save option is there to facilitate that - but I do think that judging all at one hit is fairest to everyone, although the competition has produced a very good long list of entries. Some do make it easier than others for the judges, of course, with summary topics that are just as I would want, where others expect you to dive back and forth elsewhere. "Selling" the diorama hasn't necessarily been performed as well as much of the modelling, which is generally excellent. I found it useful to have a couple of windows open so that I could delve for extra details without losing my place on the poll itself - definitely worked much better that way after my first blundering about (and I had seen one entry in the flesh so to speak so didn't need to check out much for that). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 30, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2011 Some do make it easier than others for the judges, of course, with summary topics that are just as I would want, where others expect you to dive back and forth elsewhere. "Selling" the diorama hasn't necessarily been performed as well as much of the modelling, which is generally excellent. I accept that I've not added lots of photos on the summary thread (for example 'From a carriage window' ) as it just seemed to be a repeat of the same photos in the build thread, but, as you've stated, it would have made voting easier for the viewer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I took my scores down on a pen and paper for each initially, before refreshing the page to put my scores in, but what do I know...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 30, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2011 I accept that I've not added lots of photos on the summary thread (for example 'From a carriage window' ) as it just seemed to be a repeat of the same photos in the build thread, but, as you've stated, it would have made voting easier for the viewer. You were not in my sights for that remark, Stu. One diorama had some good pics - but they were indexed elsewhere, so repeated clicking of a link, rather than scrolling up and down the page. I felt at least one had not really provided the "overview" pic that a 20" x 11" diorama does facilitate, and which leads the veiwer into wanting to enjoy the detail. Before anyone else says it - yes, I failed to make the deadline for completing a diorama. But looking at the general high quality, I'm not sure the competition has missed a lot by my absence..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 296 people have voted so far, 102 people were apathetic enough to look at the page and not register a vote. That's a great shame after all the hard work the competitors put into their entries. I'm really looking forward to seeing the results... Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 I'm really looking forward to seeing the results... Me too! I deliberately don't do a tally until the end (after checking for any cheating beggars) so I can have a surprise too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted December 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2011 Me too! I deliberately don't do a tally until the end (after checking for any cheating beggars) so I can have a surprise too! I'll be even more suprised if any of mine win !!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2011 So I tried again and got this. ERROR We are sorry but your session has expired. Either you have been inactive for too long, you have cookies disabled for your browser, or there were problems with your connection. Please contact Andy Y ( info@rmweb.co.uk ) for further assistance. This was after 31 minutes start to stop. What a waste of my time, not to mention those whose work I was marking. Sorry, chaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 So I tried again and got this. ERROR We are sorry but your session has expired. Either you have been inactive for too long, you have cookies disabled for your browser, or there were problems with your connection. Please contact Andy Y ( info@rmweb.co.uk ) for further assistance. This was after 31 minutes start to stop. What a waste of my time, not to mention those whose work I was marking. Sorry, chaps. Open the scoring panel up - write down your scores, paper and pen - refresh the page, fill it in, consulting your notes and voila. I managed this and it went through fine. Internet cookies can be a very aggravating thing, I'll grant you, but when you have this amount of entries to score, it makes sense to just write everything down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Ahem To avoid any glitches (probably aren't any now!) and make my voting as consistent as possible, I'll probably look through all the entries and make voting notes on paper - you remember paper don't you? - before coming back and filling in the votes in one hit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon020 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 296 people have voted so far, 102 people were apathetic enough to look at the page and not register a vote. Yup... sorry, I might be responsible for three of these - it took me four attempts to get the voting sorted all the way through and then submitted correctly (finally). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Hi, Andy, what time does the voting close today / tonight? Can't wait to see the results! Simon Edited December 3, 2011 by St. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Voting closes at midnight Simon; it'll take a few days to verify the results and pull the info together. originally the intention was to coincide the results with them appearing in MR but I'll need to check on what's happening with that first. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hi Andy, Thanks, that sounds fair enough! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 3, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2011 Managed to get my vote accepted at the third try. This time I went into cookies and put the level to the minimum, and because I now feel I have a view on each of the entries, I didn't need to refer again. The pencil and paper idea didn't seem necessary - and hey, this is me, who feels uneasy writing a shopping list! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nth Degree Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Missed it by a couple hours... Didn't work first time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 All entries now verified. 3 votes removed due to skewed entries which significantly favoured one entry with all other entries marked down to minimum. Result calculations are all carried out. And re-checked. The difference in the score between 4th and 5th on the Overall category was 0.001! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted December 4, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2011 So was it a surprise result ? Or is 2FS the future ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Stop fishing. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod5 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 THE LINES ARE NOW CLOSED. DON'T VOTE NOW AS YOU WILL STILL BE CHARGED AND YOUR VOTE WILL NOT COUNT! Queue drums and the inevitable tension building pause......................... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartM Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 So when and where will the results be announced ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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