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06/02/2008 05:26:01 AM · #1 |
Partners have long been associated with the number two for me. (That's nobody's fault...just my own personal association.) Yet, I would like to avoid a DNMC this time. So, please help me, if you will.
Partners could, also, mean three (as in triplets or owners of a business, like my wife who is one of three owners of Hair Studio 101 in Statesboro,) Right? I saw the word "teamwork" which has been associated with the numeration "many," but "relationship" in the way it is used in the description seems to give the idea of a "pair."
Please, forgive me if it seems that I am just trying to be difficult. I can assure you that this is never the case (in anything I say.) I am merely an "out-loud processor" who has to take words out and look at them to understand their meanings because apparently the things that most folks say that they understand instinctively is not that easy for me. (I hope these insights are even slightly helpful for those who know someone who is H-F Autistic or Asperger's Syndrome. The movie, Mozart & the Whale, is another great help. I laughed all the way through.)
(Thank you for any kindness in response to one such as I, who may appear to enjoy being odious, but again...from my heart...that is not the case.)
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06/02/2008 05:37:13 AM · #2 |
I'd never DNMC an entry with more than 2 persons, if they are all presented on an equal level of size and focus (i.e. they are the subject alltogether). I'd definitely DNMC such an entry, if there are additional persons in focus, that don't belong to the partnership or team, or if they appear to belong to a further team or partnership (which would make them competitors in most cases)
My 0.02 €. |
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06/02/2008 05:41:38 AM · #3 |
Challenge Description: "Partnerships and teamwork are everywhere about us in nature and in human affairs; capture an image that shows a mutually beneficial relationship."
Multiple people? Absolutely! There's nothing in that description that quantifies a number of people in a "partnership", or how many it takes for "teamwork". That being said, who knows what the voters will think? :-P
Safest bet is probably to go with what you think "Partners" means, because there will be many that don't read the description. Ummm...that probably just brought you back to square one, eh? ;-) |
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06/02/2008 06:16:53 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Challenge Description: "Partnerships and teamwork are everywhere about us in nature and in human affairs; capture an image that shows a mutually beneficial relationship."
Multiple people? Absolutely! There's nothing in that description that quantifies a number of people in a "partnership", or how many it takes for "teamwork". That being said, who knows what the voters will think? :-P
Safest bet is probably to go with what you think "Partners" means, because there will be many that don't read the description. Ummm...that probably just brought you back to square one, eh? ;-) |
Nothing that implies PEOPLE either.
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06/02/2008 06:22:17 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Challenge Description: "Partnerships and teamwork are everywhere about us in nature and in human affairs; capture an image that shows a mutually beneficial relationship."
Multiple people? Absolutely! There's nothing in that description that quantifies a number of people in a "partnership", or how many it takes for "teamwork". That being said, who knows what the voters will think? :-P
Safest bet is probably to go with what you think "Partners" means, because there will be many that don't read the description. Ummm...that probably just brought you back to square one, eh? ;-) |
Nothing that implies PEOPLE either. |
Good point! |
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06/02/2008 08:55:22 AM · #6 |
Thanks, Friends. These are helpful. Nice to know that I am on the right track. Have a sunny day! :)
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06/02/2008 09:14:28 AM · #7 |
| I dont suppose my imaginary friend counts then huh! |
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06/02/2008 09:17:16 AM · #8 |
| It's actually a very interesting linguistic question. I think a lot of people will be expecting a twosome. Hopefully they will open their minds to other possibilities for the word. |
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06/02/2008 09:22:51 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
It's actually a very interesting linguistic question. I think a lot of people will be expecting a twosome. Hopefully they will open their minds to other possibilities for the word. |
"Partner" in the Challenge Name/Title, "Partnership" and "Teamwork" in the Challenge Description...all can have different meanings. Could get ugly! :-/
Hmmm...do we have a full moon yet? Night Sky is looking better all the time. :-D |
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06/02/2008 09:54:01 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by posthumous:
It's actually a very interesting linguistic question. I think a lot of people will be expecting a twosome. Hopefully they will open their minds to other possibilities for the word. |
"Partner" in the Challenge Name/Title, "Partnership" and "Teamwork" in the Challenge Description...all can have different meanings. Could get ugly! :-/
Hmmm...do we have a full moon yet? Night Sky is looking better all the time. :-D |
The New Moon is on or about June 3rd |
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06/02/2008 10:26:41 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by Notroubles:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by posthumous:
It's actually a very interesting linguistic question. I think a lot of people will be expecting a twosome. Hopefully they will open their minds to other possibilities for the word. |
"Partner" in the Challenge Name/Title, "Partnership" and "Teamwork" in the Challenge Description...all can have different meanings. Could get ugly! :-/
Hmmm...do we have a full moon yet? Night Sky is looking better all the time. :-D |
The New Moon is on or about June 3rd |
Thanks! :-) Could make for a quick turnaround to meet the rollover deadline, eh? |
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06/03/2008 07:27:51 AM · #12 |
I'm in...
Just couldn't see trying to get a night shot against folks with telescopes, auroras, and few city lights. :)
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06/03/2008 09:53:36 AM · #13 |
| are challenges mutually exclusive? can i not enter this one, and the other one? |
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06/03/2008 09:56:24 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by madrush:
are challenges mutually exclusive? can i not enter this one, and the other one? |
You got it, they are mutually exclusive - it is one or the other, but not both. |
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06/03/2008 10:03:08 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by SaraR:
Originally posted by madrush:
are challenges mutually exclusive? can i not enter this one, and the other one? |
You got it, they are mutually exclusive - it is one or the other, but not both. |
why is that? doesnt seem fair. but o well. |
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06/03/2008 10:07:16 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by madrush:
Originally posted by SaraR:
Originally posted by madrush:
are challenges mutually exclusive? can i not enter this one, and the other one? |
You got it, they are mutually exclusive - it is one or the other, but not both. |
why is that? doesnt seem fair. but o well. |
There used to only be one "open" challenge, but it got to be really big, so the admins started offering two (pick your choose, as my grandmother used to say) to make the load smaller.
Why do you think it is not fair? (just curious) |
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06/03/2008 12:56:49 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by karmat:
Originally posted by madrush:
Originally posted by SaraR:
Originally posted by madrush:
are challenges mutually exclusive? can i not enter this one, and the other one? |
You got it, they are mutually exclusive - it is one or the other, but not both. |
why is that? doesnt seem fair. but o well. |
There used to only be one "open" challenge, but it got to be really big, so the admins started offering two (pick your choose, as my grandmother used to say) to make the load smaller.
Why do you think it is not fair? (just curious) |
i just think so because what if you have two good photos that both deserve to be entered, but you must choose one. kinda sucks a bit...i also think that it is unfair because of the good critiques that are given when the photos are judged in a competition, versus ones that are just posted on my profile, or after the challenge is done. especially for those of us who don't necessarily score that well all the time, but enjoy the suggestions for improvement, or the registered users who can only enter the open challenges, then our other deserving photos wont be commented on. |
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06/04/2008 05:19:06 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by madrush:
i just think so because what if you have two good photos that both deserve to be entered, but you must choose one. kinda sucks a bit...i also think that it is unfair because of the good critiques that are given when the photos are judged in a competition, versus ones that are just posted on my profile, or after the challenge is done. especially for those of us who don't necessarily score that well all the time, but enjoy the suggestions for improvement, or the registered users who can only enter the open challenges, then our other deserving photos wont be commented on. |
That's only "unfair" in the sense that life is unfair. Which may very well be true. Life makes me so mad sometimes! |
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06/04/2008 06:20:33 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by madrush:
i just think so because what if you have two good photos that both deserve to be entered ... |
I don't think anything "deserves" anything. But if you want comments on a non-challenge entry, just create your own thread and ask for comments. I've done that many times, and always get some good thoughts.
I find the best time is when it's mid-afternoon on the east coast of the US. Don't know where you are, but that's about 6:00 pm Greenwich time (UST). The whole US is then online, which gives you lots of people to see the thread, and it can carry into the evening hours.
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