Win a STAR lens, GR III, and more: 100 Year Giveaway - October - Event Kickoff!

**WillWeaverRVA** · 10-31-2019, 09:14 AM

I could find use for the 11-18mm, the KP, and the new APS-C flagship, so I'm trying to be as useful as possible while posting a lot. I need about 64 more posts for my second entry.

DrawsACircle · 10-31-2019, 11:31 AM

The grand price raffle could have been “To enter the grand raffle, the sum of posts and likes must be higher than 100”.

enoeske · 10-31-2019, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Suggestions? This style of competition is really fair, in that anyone can win.

I agree its fair, but it turns the forums into mush. There is no substance. Its fair, but just bad for the integrity of the forums

reh321 · 10-31-2019, 12:31 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by enoeske

I agree its fair, but it turns the forums into mush. There is no substance. Its fair, but just bad for the integrity of the forums

Maybe you have posted ‘fluff’/‘mush’- I have posted several hundred serious posts.

duowang · 10-31-2019, 01:07 PM

I hope that I can be a lucky man.

sheridangis · 10-31-2019, 01:57 PM

More goodies given away

**aslyfox** · 10-31-2019, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by DrawsACircle

The grand price raffle could have been “To enter the grand raffle, the sum of posts and likes must be higher than 100”.

101 posts + 0 likes would then qualify

MarkJerling · 10-31-2019, 02:15 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by enoeske

I agree its fair, but it turns the forums into mush. There is no substance. Its fair, but just bad for the integrity of the forums

It encourages participation in the forum and also brings new members. While some posts may lack "substance", the forum, overall, is more active. I don't see a problem with 'integrity'. There is much serious posting going on, as per usual.

**Larrymc** · 10-31-2019, 04:44 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by reh321

Maybe you have posted ‘fluff’/‘mush’- I have posted several hundred serious posts.

Me too!!

totsmuyco · 10-31-2019, 04:59 PM

Maybe there are more posts now but pentaxforums has always been lively when there are new products are in the pipeline. Members love to speculate how products would come out, their features and if it's a lens or a camera, the image quality that it provides. New products gets everyone excited.

Adam · 10-31-2019, 05:14 PM - **3 Likes**

Just under 8 hours to go for the October giveaway! Shortly thereafter, I will announce the winners and post the November threads.

All posts made after 8am GMT on 11/1 will count toward the November giveaway.

**mlt** · 10-31-2019, 05:40 PM

Thank you for the time remaining reminder. Have you thought about adding a line like “the current month contest ends at hh.mm GMT on mmmdd” to the PentaxForums.com (month) Giveaway header?

**onlineflyer** · 10-31-2019, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by Adam

Just under 8 hours to go for the October giveaway! Shortly thereafter, I will announce the winners and post the November threads.

All posts made after 8am GMT on 11/1 will count toward the November giveaway.

I would suggest the number of 'likes' also count in the total number.

**mlt** · 10-31-2019, 06:08 PM - **1 Like**

Boy, would that inflate things. Unless there was a formula to count xxx number of likes = 1 post to keep someone from just liking every post to gain entries. Then Adam would have to figure what is a fair conversion, is it 10 to 1, 50 to 1, 100 to 1, or some other ratio? Regardless of the ratio if implemented, I’m sure a string of happy and unhappy posts will entail.

reh321 · 10-31-2019, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by mlt

Boy, would that inflate things. Unless there was a formula to count xxx number of likes = 1 post to keep someone from just liking every post to gain entries. Then Adam would have to figure what is a fair conversion, is it 10 to 1, 50 to 1, 100 to 1, or some other ratio? Regardless of the ratio if implemented, I’m sure a string of happy and unhappy posts will entail.

I believe the theory is to count likes received; so if I "like" this post, you would receive an extra 'point' towards the 'raffle'. I also believe this was suggested last month when @Adam was asking for suggestions on how these 'raffles' should be run. What it boils down to, is that people will complain no matter how he runs it. I think he is very gracious in running the 'raffles' at all. Now, I will admit that I " do have a dog in this fight" - i.e., by this morning I already had a good number of 'raffle' tickets under the existing rules and had stopped trying to receive another 'ticket'. Some of those posts were posts about the "K-3ii replacement", which I have been campaigning for even though I cannot imagine myself purchasing one for myself {I purchased a KP last Black Friday, and I cannot imagine myself purchasing another camera body for the next three or four years}, some were in other threads - including this one - but the largest number of my comments were in the "Post Your Photos" section. For some reason, that seems to irritate people, but I believe those comments are as valuable as any other comments I made - certainly more than any comments I have made in this thread. I see value in posting comments on some 'old' threads - especially old photos. Is a photo more valuable if it was taken in 2019 instead of in 1978? I think not - in fact one of my photos was taken "today" and the point was to compare it to a photo taken in 1978 almost in the same spot ..... this is not talking about the artistic quality of the image, but that is not all these is to talk about in an image.

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WillWeaverRVA Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Richmond, VA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,071	I could find use for the 11-18mm, the KP, and the new APS-C flagship, so I'm trying to be as useful as possible while posting a lot. I need about 64 more posts for my second entry.

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DrawsACircle Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Ulfborg, Denmark Photos: Albums Posts: 434	The grand price raffle could have been “To enter the grand raffle, the sum of posts and likes must be higher than 100”.

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enoeske Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Surprise, Az Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,136	Originally posted by MarkJerling Suggestions? This style of competition is really fair, in that anyone can win. I agree its fair, but it turns the forums into mush. There is no substance. Its fair, but just bad for the integrity of the forums

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,175	Originally posted by enoeske I agree its fair, but it turns the forums into mush. There is no substance. Its fair, but just bad for the integrity of the forums Maybe you have posted ‘fluff’/‘mush’- I have posted several hundred serious posts.

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duowang Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 29	I hope that I can be a lucky man.

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aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,576	Originally posted by DrawsACircle The grand price raffle could have been “To enter the grand raffle, the sum of posts and likes must be higher than 100”. 101 posts + 0 likes would then qualify

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by enoeske I agree its fair, but it turns the forums into mush. There is no substance. Its fair, but just bad for the integrity of the forums It encourages participation in the forum and also brings new members. While some posts may lack "substance", the forum, overall, is more active. I don't see a problem with 'integrity'. There is much serious posting going on, as per usual.

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Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,251	Originally posted by reh321 Maybe you have posted ‘fluff’/‘mush’- I have posted several hundred serious posts. Me too!!

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totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Maybe there are more posts now but pentaxforums has always been lively when there are new products are in the pipeline. Members love to speculate how products would come out, their features and if it's a lens or a camera, the image quality that it provides. New products gets everyone excited.

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mlt Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,159	Thank you for the time remaining reminder. Have you thought about adding a line like “the current month contest ends at hh.mm GMT on mmmdd” to the PentaxForums.com (month) Giveaway header?

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onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,088	Originally posted by Adam Just under 8 hours to go for the October giveaway! Shortly thereafter, I will announce the winners and post the November threads. All posts made after 8am GMT on 11/1 will count toward the November giveaway. I would suggest the number of 'likes' also count in the total number.

10-31-2019, 06:08 PM - 1 Like	#314
mlt Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,159	Boy, would that inflate things. Unless there was a formula to count xxx number of likes = 1 post to keep someone from just liking every post to gain entries. Then Adam would have to figure what is a fair conversion, is it 10 to 1, 50 to 1, 100 to 1, or some other ratio? Regardless of the ratio if implemented, I’m sure a string of happy and unhappy posts will entail.

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,175	Originally posted by mlt Boy, would that inflate things. Unless there was a formula to count xxx number of likes = 1 post to keep someone from just liking every post to gain entries. Then Adam would have to figure what is a fair conversion, is it 10 to 1, 50 to 1, 100 to 1, or some other ratio? Regardless of the ratio if implemented, I’m sure a string of happy and unhappy posts will entail. I believe the theory is to count likes received; so if I "like" this post, you would receive an extra 'point' towards the 'raffle'. I also believe this was suggested last month when @Adam was asking for suggestions on how these 'raffles' should be run. What it boils down to, is that people will complain no matter how he runs it. I think he is very gracious in running the 'raffles' at all. Now, I will admit that I " do have a dog in this fight" - i.e., by this morning I already had a good number of 'raffle' tickets under the existing rules and had stopped trying to receive another 'ticket'. Some of those posts were posts about the "K-3ii replacement", which I have been campaigning for even though I cannot imagine myself purchasing one for myself {I purchased a KP last Black Friday, and I cannot imagine myself purchasing another camera body for the next three or four years}, some were in other threads - including this one - but the largest number of my comments were in the "Post Your Photos" section. For some reason, that seems to irritate people, but I believe those comments are as valuable as any other comments I made - certainly more than any comments I have made in this thread. I see value in posting comments on some 'old' threads - especially old photos. Is a photo more valuable if it was taken in 2019 instead of in 1978? I think not - in fact one of my photos was taken "today" and the point was to compare it to a photo taken in 1978 almost in the same spot ..... this is not talking about the artistic quality of the image, but that is not all these is to talk about in an image.