Photofeed Update - We need your help! (Contest Voting Issue)
Hey Photo Community!
Before we get into details of the current issues I have something pretty amazing to share with you guys. Our Twitter profile which has currently 107 followers is doing incredible well in terms of gaining reach. Only in the past 28 days we had over 18.700 impressions! Thanks to everyone who is liking and sharing our posts. This really attracts new people to this platform!
Current issues
Alright, let's face the current "problems" on our theme & editing contests - The Voting
We started this contest series with "Votes from the community" in the comment section which I would love to keep, but, unfortunately it doesn't work that well.
The big issue is that people who post their entries early have an advantage compared to the people who enter the contest late. That's of course no ones fault, but still something to think of.
Of course, the easiest solution would be to vote manually by a single curator, but, I would really love to have a system where the community votes for the winners.
Solution
So far I got one idea from @brittandjosie who suggested to us #Dpoll - Something I've never heard of but now researched a bit and it could potentially solve our issue (No decision yet)
The more ideas we have the better. So I'm asking you guys if you have any suggestions or ideas on a proper working voting system (community based) ?
If so - Please share your ideas in the comment section. No matter how crazy they are, every input helps us to develop a better working system.
This weeks improvements
- Theme contest split - Amature/Professional
(Starting with our next contest, we will now provide 2 different tiers Amateur/Professional - So no one needs to feel excluded from our contests and everyone will have the chance to win.)
- Discord - I have cleaned up our discord server. Removed & added new channels. Now it should look more welcoming for new users.
The great thing is that we can adjust, add and remove things from our contests anytime and we are always flexible to improve our features. I hope you guys have some ideas and suggestions on how to improve the voting system - Cheers! 😀
I'm looking forward to have a chat/discussion with you guys in the comment section or on our discord server. Cheers!
Best,
Photofeed