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ssshisto

Location: Lafayette, California

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:08 am   Reply with quote         


I have just submitted an entry that is very similar to another... The only thing is I had not seen that entry prior to me submitting mine. I'm worried that that will hurt my votes and also credibility on this site. Is this a legitamate concern?
janetdog

Location: Las Vegas Baby!

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:45 am   Reply with quote         


ssshisto wrote:
I have just submitted an entry that is very similar to another... The only thing is I had not seen that entry prior to me submitting mine. I'm worried that that will hurt my votes and also credibility on this site. Is this a legitamate concern?


That is part of the strategy. You will notice that all contests will have a high percentage of look-a-likes. The best different ones usually win. Good Luck!




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mason4300

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:50 am   Reply with quote         


not at all. unless you purposely imitated someone's entry, you don't have to worry. If you made your chop before seeing anybody else's you've got nothing to worry about. As janetdog said, this happens fairly often and then the best entry will usually get the most votes. Smile




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ReinMan

Location: Kingston, ONTARIO, CAN

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:50 am   Reply with quote         


Some one, specially if you chop is BETTER than the others, might attack you for being a copy-cat.

If so, just have your layer'd PSD files ready and maybe some choice swear words handy and you'll be fine.

Unless, of course, you ain't got no PSD.

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MindGraph

Location: Augusta, Georgia

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:01 pm   Reply with quote         


janetdog wrote:
ssshisto wrote:
I have just submitted an entry that is very similar to another... The only thing is I had not seen that entry prior to me submitting mine. I'm worried that that will hurt my votes and also credibility on this site. Is this a legitamate concern?


That is part of the strategy. You will notice that all contests will have a high percentage of look-a-likes. The best different ones usually win. Good Luck!

example and this was on an anonymous contest so noone could take the others idea....
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/119575/myth-revealed.html
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/119819/votes.html




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TheShaman

Location: Peaksville, Southeast of Disorder

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:02 pm   Reply with quote         


well the second was from 'clonestamp' trooper

coincidence? Hmmm you decide...




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MindGraph

Location: Augusta, Georgia

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:12 pm   Reply with quote         


TheShaman wrote:
well the second was from 'clonestamp' trooper

coincidence? Hmmm you decide...

LOL! Didn't think of that! Laughing Laughing Laughing




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ssshisto

Location: Lafayette, California

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:02 pm   Reply with quote         


thanks, I was really worried...
Grefix

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:00 pm   Reply with quote         


sometimes an opponent may try to kill you (but it rarely occurs, and they can't prove it was me)




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MindGraph

Location: Augusta, Georgia

Post Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:49 pm   Reply with quote         


Grefix wrote:
sometimes an opponent may try to kill you (but it rarely occurs, and they can't prove it was me)

Shocked




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Tawiskaro

Location: New York

Post Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:15 am   Reply with quote         


MindGraph wrote:
janetdog wrote:
ssshisto wrote:
I have just submitted an entry that is very similar to another... The only thing is I had not seen that entry prior to me submitting mine. I'm worried that that will hurt my votes and also credibility on this site. Is this a legitamate concern?


That is part of the strategy. You will notice that all contests will have a high percentage of look-a-likes. The best different ones usually win. Good Luck!

example and this was on an anonymous contest so noone could take the others idea....
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/119575/myth-revealed.html
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/119819/votes.html


I had the stump toilet idea, too, but I didn't have time to put it together. When I saw these entries, I laughed my ass off. I missed the bear crapping in the woods notion entirely. Doh.

I wonder if we're not talking here about half-naked men and sheep. If so, I'm surprised there aren't ten of those, or an even dozen Silence of the Lambs images.
NOGOODSK8RPUNK

Location: hum let me think, oh i know, if you look real hard i sometimes appear in your forum's text box

Post Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:25 am   Reply with quote         


thats true i noticed at least 2 film silence of the lamb ones same idea and a good one at that.




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