User Awards?
One of my pleasures is giving Awards to the images that pique my interest, and, of course receiving some Awards myself.
I use the Awards manager, and sometimes do not give an actual Award for several days until I have had a second or sometimes third look
My question is, would it be possible if unused Awards for a day could be rolled over, so that if a day, or even a single Award is not used. it is not lost.
Personally I think the award amount about right, but maybe one more per day would not hurt ?
I am interested in others input and hope I am not raising old chestnuts.
David
I use the Awards manager, and sometimes do not give an actual Award for several days until I have had a second or sometimes third look
My question is, would it be possible if unused Awards for a day could be rolled over, so that if a day, or even a single Award is not used. it is not lost.
Personally I think the award amount about right, but maybe one more per day would not hurt ?
I am interested in others input and hope I am not raising old chestnuts.
David
I only give awards on what, in my opinion, is a special photo (otherwise I just tick 'like'). I've found 4 is plenty, without any rollovers! (It's been a long time since I gave 4 in a day). I think if we had more Awards to give then they wouldn't be quite so valued!
I like David's suggestion. The number of UAs is, I think, about right. Enough to be able to recognise a variety of work, limited enough to encourage care and consideration.
But the quality of uploads in the gallery does vary enormously from day to day. Just to be able to carry say one UA forward 24 hours would give a degree of flexibility.
But the quality of uploads in the gallery does vary enormously from day to day. Just to be able to carry say one UA forward 24 hours would give a degree of flexibility.
I think one UA a day would make people consider their choice more and increase the value of actual receiving one. They could be rolled over up to a maximum of 10 say. It is too easy to award UAs to ‘friends and family’ with 4 as you know you’ll always have one to give to a particularly ‘good’ image.
I like the idea of a rollover, I think the number of UAs is about right but, as Moira has said, the quality of uploads does vary from day to day, so it would be useful for a 24 hour carry over.
We don't have to use them all but the option would be nice.
We don't have to use them all but the option would be nice.
Although if you think there are more than four images uploaded in a day, that you consider deserve to have your Award, you can give your Awards on the next day to those remaining images...
Previously it was one Award everyday, now it is 4 Awards everyday...so the value of the Awards become 4 time less than before...I don't have any statistical data but it appears to me that the daily upload number will be 100 to 150 per day, I think 4 is sufficient otherwise these Awards will have the value like number of votes...
Previously it was one Award everyday, now it is 4 Awards everyday...so the value of the Awards become 4 time less than before...I don't have any statistical data but it appears to me that the daily upload number will be 100 to 150 per day, I think 4 is sufficient otherwise these Awards will have the value like number of votes...
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The extra UA per day would be a great change as well, because I frequently see more than 4 images that I would like to reward, per day.
Glenn
Yes, but how long would it be before members started to comment that 5 a day wasn't enough, and that one more would be a good thing. And then 6 a day and so on...
The more awards that are available, the less value they have...
Agree with that, you can.. as they say.. have too much of a good thing. 
I think we could adopt a three tier system of rewards and introduce something between vote and award.
I have asked jokingly in some photos if I can voted them with both hands, Or I finish my comments with the noun "applauds". I run slower than my awards manager so I think I have 51 photographs to award for the next year. I am not in a hurry or I might age faster
Vote if you like it, applaud if you like it too much and award it with a pharmaceutical dosage (4-a-day for morning, noon, afternoon and evening doses of generosity).
pablophotographer
I have asked jokingly in some photos if I can voted them with both hands, Or I finish my comments with the noun "applauds". I run slower than my awards manager so I think I have 51 photographs to award for the next year. I am not in a hurry or I might age faster
Vote if you like it, applaud if you like it too much and award it with a pharmaceutical dosage (4-a-day for morning, noon, afternoon and evening doses of generosity).
pablophotographer
I understand what you are saying pablophotographer, but disagree! I think there already is a 3-tier system:-
Vote, if you like it. Vote and Comment, if you really like it. And, Vote, Comment AND give an Award if you REALLY like it.
To be honest, I would rather have a comment, saying why that person likes/doesn't like it. It's quite sad to see some photos have lots of 'Likes' and not a single comment! Having different 'standards' of votes would complicate matters.
I think there already is a 3-tier system:- Vote, if you like it. Vote and Comment, if you really like it. And, Vote, Comment AND give an Award if you REALLY like it.
To be honest, I would rather have a comment, saying why that person likes/doesn't like it. It's quite sad to see some photos have lots of 'Likes' and not a single comment! Having different 'standards' of votes would complicate matters.
