Weekend Prototype Photo Challenge "Loading/Unloading" Ends Monday, June 7th

Mark Watson Jun 4, 2010

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Choose your favorite photo(s)!!

Poll closed Jun 12, 2010.
  1. r_i_straw - A load of scrap spikes and tie plates dumped in a pile.

    7 vote(s)
    58.3%
  2. NW AL - These gondolas will soon be unloaded of their cargo of ties.

    9 vote(s)
    75.0%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Mark Watson

    Mark Watson TrainBoard Member

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    Weekend Prototype Photo Challenge "Loading/Unloading" *SPECIAL EDITION* Ends Monday, June 7th.


    **Please read all rules as they may be different from previous weeks!**
    If you notice a typo, error, or confusing statement, please notify user Mark Watson immediately for correction and clarification.Continuing on with the special edition of the Weekend Photo Challenge, each member is tasked to create up to 4 images that together tell a story of railroading as outlined by the topic below. The story can be as simple or complex as necessary and you may include a single sentence or a few paragraphs to explain the story, but each story will be judged by the images and the way they link together.

    Please post all content in a SINGLE post.
    Don't hesitate to ask any questions, and most importantly, HAVE FUN! :D :D

    Prototype Photo Challenge Topic: "Loading/Unloading"
    1. Challenges are open to everyone, have fun!!

    2. The entry deadline is Midnight (UTC -11), Monday, June 7th. Late entries will be accepted up until the official "Time's up!" post within the thread.

    3. For photos to be eligible they must be taken between Friday June 4th and Monday,June 7th.
    Please use the challenge as a motive to take a new photographs!

    4. Any posts with images taken before the commencement of the challenge will not be included in the poll and may be moved to the cutting room floor thread.
    - Ensure dates and times on your camera are correct. -

    5. Up to 4 images per participant so please choose the images carefully. It is NOT a requirement to enter multiple photos, if you only have one, that is OK. :)

    6. Though composition is popular among voters, it is not required. Any image or snap shot related to the topic is acceptable!

    7. Though not required, commenting on other peoples pictures is encouraged.

    8. Please use the Cutting Room Floor thread for related but ineligible images.

    9. A clever and distinctive title for your image helps identify it among voters. (And makes it easier for me when posting the poll ;) )

    On June 8th all entries will be put up for a public vote, in which all members of TrainBoard may vote for their favorite entry(s), regardless of whether you submitted an entry or not. Voting will last 4 days. You may vote for multiple entries. To do this, you must select all entries for which you wish to vote at once, and then click the submit button.
     
  2. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Well, this was about all I could find. A load of scrap spikes and tie plates dumped in a pile. ;)
    [​IMG]
     
  3. MOPMAN

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    Hey Russell, you might win by default too.
     
  4. TwinDad

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    Drat. I had a nice pic or three I took LAST weekend of the HFCS tankers at the local Pepsi plant. No time to go re-take them, either!
     
  5. NW AL

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    These gondolas will soon be unloaded of their cargo of ties. Not much going on when the photo was taken.
    [​IMG]
     
  6. Mark Watson

    Mark Watson TrainBoard Member

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    Almost! But we got a second entry in, so its votes away! :p :D
     
  7. MOPMAN

    MOPMAN TrainBoard Member

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    Wow. I'm surprised that the RR's stay in business since so little loading or unloading is taking place LOL.
     
  8. maxairedale

    maxairedale TrainBoard Member

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    I am respectfully editing/deleting all my postings to this thread and request that all of you remove any text quoting my postings.

    Thank you,

    Gary
     
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  9. Stourbridge Lion

    Stourbridge Lion TrainBoard Supporter

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    Your math is a bit off. You are allowed to vote for as many entries as you wish; therefore, with 3 peoples votes in and it being a 2-2 tie then one person voted for both and the other two vote for 1...

    :tb-nerd: :tb-nerd: :tb-nerd: :tb-nerd:​
     
  10. Mark Watson

    Mark Watson TrainBoard Member

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    Quoted from the opening post:



    I understand. But I pointed out the above in case others do not understand the humor of your post. ;) :)
     
  11. maxairedale

    maxairedale TrainBoard Member

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    I am respectfully editing/deleting all my postings to this thread and request that all of you remove any text quoting my postings.

    Thank you,

    Gary
     
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  12. Mark Watson

    Mark Watson TrainBoard Member

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    Yes, it can be confusing, however the percentage displayed is that of voters, not votes.

    Considering that multiple votes are allowed, it makes sense to display the percentage of voters rather than votes. That way you can easily read the number of votes all together, and the percentage of votes compared to other entries. :)
     
  13. YoHo

    YoHo TrainBoard Supporter

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    That's not what the graph shows, because it knows that when the Voter is given multiple choice, then the percentages become decoupled from each other.
    The graph merely compared raw number of votes received and is not a visualization of the percentage to the right.
    Each contestant received 2/3rds of all the votes they could possibly receive and each contestant receives Votes independently of the other. (well, the vote is concurrent.)

    vBulletin of course has no way to distinguish a poster who thinks it's all a bunch of rubbish and won't vote for either, so perhaps the percentages are wrong in that fashion. :)
     
  14. YoHo

    YoHo TrainBoard Supporter

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    Or what Mark said.
     
  15. maxairedale

    maxairedale TrainBoard Member

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    I am respectfully editing/deleting all my postings to this thread and request that all of you remove any text quoting my postings.

    Thank you,

    Gary
     
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  16. YoHo

    YoHo TrainBoard Supporter

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    You haven't offended me, I saw the smilies, but I didn't see that your joke made much sense. It's obvious that the graph and the percentage are not dependent on each other. Nobody has 50% of anything.

    The graph showed that they each had 2 votes which is not 50% of all votes cast (which would either be 3 or 6 depending on your point of view) nor is it 50% of the possible votes they could get which was 3.

    The only thing the graph shows is that they got an equal number of votes.

    Now then, for a joke:
    Does Ballet Stuffing put undo strain on the spandex? Tutus popping apart every which way? ;)
     
  17. YoHo

    YoHo TrainBoard Supporter

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    In other words:
    "Statistics: no laughing matter" :)
     
  18. maxairedale

    maxairedale TrainBoard Member

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    I am respectfully editing/deleting all my postings to this thread and request that all of you remove any text quoting my postings.

    Thank you,

    Gary
     
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  19. BuddyBurton

    BuddyBurton TrainBoard Supporter

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    Huh???? You're confusing me. :confused:
     
  20. maxairedale

    maxairedale TrainBoard Member

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    I do not mean to confuse you Buddy. I just felt that I needed to remove my posting from the thread. So I edited/deleted all my postings to this thread and requested that any one that quoted any of my postings before I edited/deleted my postings that they edit their postings and remove any text quoting my postings.

    Gary
     

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