POV-Ray : Newsgroups : irtc.stills : TC-RTC Rant : Re: TC-RTC Rant Server Time
25 Apr 2024 15:05:20 EDT (-0400)
  Re: TC-RTC Rant  
From: Robert McGregor
Date: 7 Jul 2008 16:05:00
Message: <web.487275fb1e626beb86ff1d480@news.povray.org>
Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
> On Thu,  3 Jul 2008 18:48:31 EDT, "Robert McGregor" <rob### [at] mcgregorfineartcom>
> wrote:
>
> >Okay, wait a minute Steven, you're saying that with all of those alternate
> >scoring options: the straight average, weighted average, or the original score
> >and 20-20-20 voting bonus methods, that I, rmcgregor, actually got 1st place?
> >
> >LOL. Well, I worked a LOT harder on "Slaver's Gorge" than I have on any of my
> >previous entries, so that makes my poor little ego feel somewhat better, heh!
> >
> >Thanks :)
> >-Rob
> >
> Yes I did work it out that way. Sums available on request :)
> If you had not voted I think that you would have won outright. But you did and
> I'm sure that you sleep better for it :)
> Unfortunately I couldn't get my score higher than sixth but that serves me right
> for uploading a placeholder and not finishing the scene. :)
> I got distracted with an entry for the animation challenge.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen

Thanks Stephen, I'm still not sure how me NOT voting would have made my overall
score better
(that's just counterintuitive). Regardless, why would an entrant WANT to
NOT vote? That's part of participating in the competition as far as I'm
concerned. Maybe there should be penalties for NOT voting.

-Rob


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