Limits on uploads etc

Hi folks,

There's been a fair bit of discussion recently regarding putting some limits in place on uploads, which primarily came about due to the huge number of screenshot entries for last month. Whilst it's terrific that there's that much interest, it can get a little out of hand sometimes.

After reading all of the correspondence I've received from members, the consensus seems to be along the lines of the following:

A limit of 10 entries per month per person for the screenshot competitions
A limit of 2 video uploads per day per member
A limit of 8 screenshots (in sections other than the competiton sections) per day per member

I don't want to be overly restrictive, so if you've got 9 screenshots you want to upload on one particular day, we're not going to have you shot at dawn!

I think one of the main reasons to limit uploads in this way is that it gives all members a shot at having their work seen. If we've got hundreds of screenshots and videos being uploaded each day, it's easy for stuff to disappear without a trace.

So, your feedback, please!

Tags: screenshots, videos

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Barrett on February 10, 2010 at 12:08pm: The only reason I say that Mark, is it seems to be a good way to keep uploads down, and at the same time make the competition more fair.

I would even go so far as to say that it would increase the quality of the entries, instead of people chucking up as many as they want, they'll have to consider their entries and make sure its REALLY the one they want to submit before they do so.

Could be good for all I would say.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Avey on February 10, 2010 at 12:12pm: Yes, this is certainly something worth considering. Thanks for the suggestion :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark Avey on February 14, 2010 at 7:03pm: Hi folks - we've made a decision on the Upload limits. I've added the rules to the end of the Help page, which you can find here.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alexander Barrett on February 14, 2010 at 9:29pm: Sounds good Mark, seem very fair to me. Keep up the good work.
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Permalink Reply by Garret Horwitz on February 15, 2010 at 1:35am: Good limits Mark, very fair. There are many of us who have more than the 4 or 5 photos in the screenshot competition, because your limits have only come in now. I would suggest that all of us who have too many, sort through the ones we have, and delete whichever ones we don't want to keep, so that we are within the limit by the end of the month. Thanks again.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Steven Cascanette on February 15, 2010 at 2:07am: I agree with the limits,they are a good thing , Picking a screenshot of the best quality and without alterations, is good and by limiting the amount of photos will make people pick their best screenshot for the compitition . Like in most compitions you are limited to one maybe two entrys . Faster and easier Voting aswell .; ▶ Reply to This