"Hildur K." <hil### [at] 3dcafemailevery1net> wrote in message 
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> Steve wrote:
> It is a shame that after all these years, the IRTC isn't the the
> biggest and best tracing comp out there - it should be by now shouldn't 
> it?
>
> I definately agree.
>
>>      Anyway, here are some suggestions for all to play with:
>>
>> o- Some kind of filter/rule to weed out unfinished/poor images. This will
>> then at least project a more 'serious' side to the comp.
>
> I think this is would be a difficult task. After all this would mean that
> somebody (who?)

Somebody with some standing in the Pov-Ray arena. Someone that knows what a 
good image is depending on its artistic merit, conceptual merit, and 
technical merit. Crap image > get rid. Something going for it > keep. Simple 
really.


had to view all the images and make a choice to filter out

> responsibility.

Why not?


Also, if you filter out poor images, where do you draw the
> line? Art is after all a matter of taste. People already downvote these
> images, those who make them just have to accept the vote they get, no harm
> done.

  ...And they get comments that will seriously make them *better* in their 
CG attempts? I think not.


>
>> o- Let's introduce prizes, nothing big, but something like a (framed?)
>> poster from Zazzle for the top six, (they each receive their own image).
>

> Zazzle poster with your winning image on it would definately do the trick
> for me! People would just have to remember to render their images in 
> hi-res.

   Not a problem, so let's do it.  :o)


>
> Quick thought - there could be a sub-competition whereby all top winners
>> over the whole year are voted on, and the overall winner receives a
>> trophy/something for that year.
>
> An extra competition of the winning images, may also work, but I think the
> IRTC stats page
>
> http://exether.free.fr/irtc/index.php?sub=site&lang=en
>
> is already doing a invaluable job by giving people an overall


Did you mean: http://exether.free.fr/irtc/index.php?sub=top10&lang=en>   ?



>> o- Dedicated view/vote/comment/result dates would be nice
>
> Absolutely.

     This has got to be a 'MUST DO'.


        ~Steve~



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