In order to keep up with the growth I have made several changes.
Commenting
I will be testing out only commenting on photos that use 1 of the 2 hashtags for that day. This should reduce the total amount of comments going out every day. Also it will function as a confirmation that you used the correct hashtag for that day.
You will still earn XP and Upvotes for using the other tags, just no comment from the bot. In order to allow people to see their stats I will be building in a function that allows you to summon the bot anywhere and deliver your up to date stats. Something like !photocontests stats. Each user will be able to do this once a day.
Level cap
To prevent spamming of photos over a long period of time I have introduced a restriction besides XP what determines your level. For now you need at least 1 contest win to advance beyond level 1.
Upvoting in batches
Due to the amount of upvotes, around 1000 each day. The value of the votes is only about 60% of what it can be. I hope to implement upvoting in batches soon to improve overall upvote value for everyone.
Last smarthphonephotography contest
Unfortunately I was unable to retrieve the photos for this specific contest. This category gets the most submission of all the hashtags every day. Scrolling back just made my browser crash. Sorry about this, I will make sure to judge this category earlier in the future.
Sir, I was posting In @juliank contest approximately every day but nowadays I am not getting any response to any post.I am on Level 2 but I am not getting any vote either.
Err i see your account everywhere and tags being used! I love it! I recently got a Cannon Rebel T6 how can I get in on the action?
Basically there are 2 photography categories every day. You can join simply by using one of the tags on that given day. There are daily reminders from my main account @juliank and the selections are posted on @photocontests. You can find an overview of which categories are today at the bottom of each post
Did I misread the original photo contest instructions, or is that a change from being able to submit in any category on any day of the week? I know somebody explained somewhere that most people post the photos “on the last day” but that anything posted within the week was still counted.
This was originally true, however this has been changed since there are to many entries.
I will update the rules next week
@juliank - Your "photocontests4" bot commented on my post but did not upvote. This has happened twice now. It said that I have earned 5.05 XP but I don't see the upvote...
cool thanks
The changes sound justified. There must be a whole lot of stuff that happens during a day. Any way to cut down work is a reasonable step
I just sent a question asking about the comments. Is there any other way to get to see your stats?
Is the bandwidth issue affecting comment counting as well? I've noticed that even if I make five comments and then post my photo it says "0/5" for the comments.
I'm still enjoying the contests by the way, even though it's getting more and more challenging for me to dig up good pics!
Well poo, "fire" was my best category for smartphonephotography, being in firefighting....
Those all sound like very.sensible changes!! Your contests get better all the time.
Do let us know of all future contests...I would love to participate...I am crazy photographer who is in learning phase ....thanks
On behalf of others - Can't wait to start :)
Sounds good to me, @juliank... Will always support @photocontests even if I don't get to send one everyday...
The contests have grown by leaps and bounds, happy and proud to have seen it grow from the start! Congratulations and keep it up!! 🙂🎕
nice friend
Wonderful your photography. Really amazing .
This is awesome 👍
Sounds good. These changes like they add alot of value to the contests.
waiting for this daily stat bot for a while now, it would be good to know your stats! :) thanks julian.. i always enjoy these contests
I'm having fun with the contests and I trust that you know how to best proceed. I may be stuck at level one because I don't have a newer phone lol.
So like this, if I have to use hashtags according to the day, the automated ones from other countries are wrong. Just like me from Indonesia, between the time our country is different. What do you think? can I know now in your country what time is it? So I can post on time @photocontests
I am from the Netherlands, the timezone is GMT+1
Well accept your changes and it's sensible. Thanks!! Appreciate all your efforts!
No worries, it's never be to late for the changes. Forget the past & just focusing the future..and yeah I will be one of the participate for sure.
It is great to see time and effort being put into this. I'm a new comer and still trying to figure out how the contest work. Seeing updates like this makes me more confident and eager to enter more challenges, tie together streaks, and get more involved in the community. Thank you @juliank @photocontests.
It is great to see more and more competors here! Thank you for this contest. If you will need any help in the future you can count on me.
Okay... I don't have any bot comment on my entry for colourfulphotography. :(
There were some issues with bandwdith this week, hence the changes
I have the same problem. But don't worry I won one competition without it. I just don't get the upvote :(
Oh that's good to know. Thanks!
@juliank Oh I see... thanks for the info. :)
Hi @juliank I like to take macrophotography of my rocks and I wanted to use the macrophotography tag daily when I post, but it seems you have that tied with your contest. For the sake of I don't want to be accidentally seen as abusing your contest, is this allowed, or does this tag pertain to your contest only? I'm just curious because I don't want to be considered as abusive, but macrophotography would best describe my rock photo's. Kindly let me know, thanks.
No worries, do as you like
Im not really happy about level caping.
I think I have some amazing shots but none was added to your list.
My problem may be that i post multiple images in one post. Is your bot really just scanning for the first image ? :(
I go over the images myself, and yes I only look at the thumbnail to decide if I will look any further.
This is just a test to see how it will work out. I think the general idea of involving wins for higher levels is valuable. However, I still have have to decide on the exact implementation
on many of my old posts, i posted multiple images.
Would you be so kind and review them?
Thanks a lot 👍
Hi @juliank I don't understand how i can use comment for gain xp. 🤔
I daily post according to the day and title but I did not get bit message on my posts?@photocontests
Hello you didn't respond my post
Here is it
https://steemit.com/smartphonephotography/@lalu24/beauty-surrounds-3
I hope I have understood the new rules... Will do as always ;)... Wonderful job you do in this amazing project!
Sounds like a good idea, lets test and see how it works, we're right behind you!
Thanks for the updates and all the work you put into these contests! :) If you ever need any help, feel free to ask.
Great work with everything you've done so far, it's an incredible task to take on and you're doing a great job so far!
Thanks for all your hard work @Juliank. Much appreciated
Thank you @juliank for your updates and hard work as always!
About the #smartphonephotography contest, I’m thinking perhaps it can help reduce the amount of qualified entries, if you ask participants to include also the theme in the tag each week, like #smartphonephotographypark, #smartphonephotographylight? Just my idea, I’m not sure how the retrieval works though.
thank you
There are good adjustments that make a lot of sense. Thanks for providing clarity.
Members growing every day in leaps and bounds, some form or structure to make you life easier is always welcome to keep this running smoothly @photocontests thanks for great way of sharing @juliank
Very good
gracias por tu gran esfuerzo y compromiso para con tus seguidores
Hai.. @juliank
I do not understand how this way. please guide me