THIS IS WHY I HATE RUNNING CONTESTS ON STEEMIT - Serious Truth From @papa-pepper

in help •  8 years ago  (edited)

So, I like to share the love and the STEEM and bless others around the community. Many of you already know that and most would not even claim to disagree. Multiple time, out of nowhere, I can be found contributing to prize payouts from other contests, or running one of my own.

Recently, I began the first contest in a series that I will call the "WILD & STRANGE CONTEST" from @papa-pepper, with round run being a photo contest, where the winner will get 50 STEEM.

The requirements were three:

  • Steem logo in picture.

  • Tree in photo.

  • Steemian in picture, but with face hidden (Anonymous).

Seems simple enough, right?

Sure, it's simple to get people to enter, but what then????


Seriously, how can I even begin to choose a winner?


This is why I always relied heavily on guest judges when I ran the Tattoo Story Contest. I hate having to choose a winner, so I'm asking for your help. Here are all the entries. Please reply below with the number of your favorite photo, and you can reply with more than one number if you are as bad at choosing one winner as I am. I'll take the comments into consideration when I made the final decision.

1 - @smysullivan


2 - @karenmckersie


3 - @elewarne


4 - @haphazard-hstead


5 - @countryinspired


6 - @daveks


7 - @rebeccaryan


8 - @ddschteinn


9 - @rigaronib


10 - @ballinconscious


12 - @kus-knee (The Old Dog)


13 - @timbo


(Check the reflection for the mask and the drone!)

If you missed round one, do not worry. Just keep an eye on @papa-pepper as this contest continues to progress, and you can enter the next round for your chance to win more STEEM!


Please help Papa by letting know which one of these 13 is your favorite!


IMPORTANT REMINDER: By entering you are giving me full permission to use your submission in whatever ways that I see fit.

Except for all the amazing entries,


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Haha! Many funny potos! Hard to choose one winner but I personally liked much the @rebeccaryan 's and the @ballinconscious'

Good choices! - They are definitely up there on the list!

Thanks @dresden!

I like number 3 because it's so different from everyone else - a very creative solution.

Cool, I'll take that into consideration!

Thanks!

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I like 1, 3, and 9!! It's fun so as long as you can write a little bit about your choice, everyone should enjoy and just have fun!!

1 All the components in a hilariously spontaneous manor
3 Very clever
9 Effective!

SO COOL!

REASONS!!!!!

Thanks @benjojo!

3 and 9
3 because its really clever and I'd love to know how to do effects like that.
9 because I like the tree and the big leaf as a mask.

Thank you for your help!

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1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 12
I know I don't help you but I'm like you I don't like to choose ;)

That is Helpful!

Thanks @pickoum!

I am going with number 9, very cool how he drew the logo on the leaf.
Your post title hooked me for the wrong reason. I thought maybe papa was going to rant a little. I agree, judging is crazy hard.

Yeah, that's a good one!

Thanks @gringalicious!

Also, I do have a rant coming!

cool, I am looking forward to it.

Should be out on Wednesday!

Haha, cool contest! 👍

No advice for which one to pick?

You must have a favorite...

There are many good ones... But if I have to choose, I would pick 5, 7, 9, or 10. :)

I appreciate that @future24.

Thank you!

yeah me too actually now that @future24 mentions it ) and maybe also 21 too ))) oh i am confused really )))))))

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Another reason that I hate running contest... undervalued posts... LOL!

Something about 1 - @smysullivan, made me giggle. I went through all the images, then scrolled back up and that one still made me giggle. That is my vote.

It has a certain place in my options, that's for sure!

Thanks!

Sorry there all pretty cool, feel sorry for you having to choose

Karen, I said the same LOL, and said sorry for not helping lol

No help from you @karenb54?

Any suggestions? I really do need help!

Ok argghhhh there all so good. My favourites are 2, 7 and 9 hope this helps :)

I figured you would help... thanks!

Good option!

Thanks @pfunk! (Thanks for the Open Mic STEEM too!)

I liked #7 also, and thanks to @pfunk for the original bonus on my end as well

Cool, thanks @anarchrysalis!

agree

She lives about an hour east of me here in #Canadastan - we are hoping to meet up at some point!

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Haha!! These are so good!! Please put them in a slideshow as a steemit promo!! Or see if @williambanks would include them in his. (Although he might only be looking for video) I vote for @karenmckersie

Hmmm... not a bad idea!

Her entry was special, wasn't it?

Going with number 9! 😛❗️

Thanks, I'll put you down for one Number 9!

Well i guess i would vote for ... that is way to hard to pick to many good choices.

Yours is near the top..... ish....

well, I would vote for myself, but that just seems selfish so I could not vote as others are also excellent as well.

Point taken, two votes for yourself and one for everyone else!

9

Thanks @plotbot2015!!!

They are all so good.

I like number 3 the best

Thanks for your help, picking winners is hard, isn't it?

LOL - Open Mic Joke!

Yes it is!

;-)

I know this is not what you asked and will not help you -- but I had a smile on my face the whole time scrolling those 13 entries..... I cannot pick just one.

WTG everyone!! Very great submissions by everyone!

OH Barry... you are right.

That is super encouraging, but doesn't help me!

OMG this is really hard! I am as bad at choosing one winner as you are, but I will try to help you: 8 - @ddschteinn :)

I'm glad for your effort @nelyp!

Thanks for the help!

@papa-pepper
hahaha I had a great laugh at all the entries anyway but the ones I find the most creative are
@smysullivan, @countryinspired, @ballinconscious, @ddschteinn
@rigaronib, @kus-knee (The Old Dog) and @timbo

I hate having to choose a winner

me, too ! but since you had guidelines written up there - I chose those entries

And if I were to pick a winner I'd pick @smysullivan or @kus-knee(the old dog) cause they nailed these :)

Steem logo in picture.

Tree in photo. 1 tree right?

Steemian in picture, but with face hidden- anonymous

Good luck to everyone and @papa-pepper - good luck with choosing !

Thank you so much for the help!

Good evaluation of the entries!

#9 because that is one ugly tree.

Interesting reasoning... thanks again for your help.

Might be a new Love Like His post tonight!

Excellent, I was hoping there would be one soon.

Might be tomorrow....

My pics:
1st - 3
2nd - 10
3rd - 1

Nice job, thanks for the help!

@ballinconscious to the win

Reminds me of a steemsports comment!

Thanks for the help!

Lol yeah I can see that.
Oh, alsoI feel like some of those entries have plants instead of trees.
Good luck to all!

@rebeccaryans, @countryinspired and @ballinconscious are my choices/votes. I didn't have a chance to enter but I'm glad I didn't lol my pic would be at the lowest of preferences. Everyone did great, nice contest @papa-pepper

Thanks @verbal-d, I appreciate the help.

Hit me up on steemit'chat quick!

  1. @ballinconscious - peaceful warrior
  2. @rebeccaryan - exotic, well set
  3. @smysullivan - spontaneous, random

Nice reasoning.

Appreciate the help!

Who are all these people anyway? :-p

Since you asked for A winner, I choose #10. It has the best layout, balance and interest. Remember, when taking a photo, your rule of thirds.

The pictures are just some weirdos I met online...

Thanks for the help and the insight!

I like #3 and #9 but they are all very nice entries.

I appreciate your help, thanks!

Wow, I see your dilemma. Hrmmm.... yep, it's a serious challenge.

it's a serious challenge

Too funny Joe! - I know you're making fun of me!

I just know it!

Moi? Au contraire!

Todos lod empleados tienen que lavarse los manos antes de regesar al trabajo.

10 very freaky

@kus-knee (The Old Dog)

OK - I'll put you down for 1 number 10 and 1 Old Dog!

3 all the way

Interesting, thank you very much!

This was a great idea for a comp papa, very creative :)
My favourite is @ballinconscious , with @elewarne a close second

Cool, thanks for that!

Keep your eyes open, as this contest progresses and builds.

Round 2 should start Wednesday!

Thank you for posting @papa-pepper.
What a difficult decision...
Really good thinking on the part of the contestants, always very inspiring in itself.......number one did seem to be the most humourous and perhaps fit best the intent of the contest to inspire humour. As @joanaltres said reminded one of Don Rickles.

Thank you for the opportunity to express thought.

Well done to all and to you @papa-pepper for a bit of fun.

Thank you very much for that.

I certainly do like inspiring creative weirdness and spreading around the STEEM.

It is some fun community activity!

i go for @ballinconscious me ) lets see ) too many trees to see the wood here !!! )))

Funny, and thanks!

My vote is for number 9. Really liked the Steemit logo on the leaf :)

We had a few logos on leaves this time!

Thanks @valth!

10 tripped me up, talk about wild and strange! Haha
Soooo....10, 2, 7 and 13 - those are my favs.

Yeah, he kind of captured a qualifying photo in a great way

I like #5 (and the rest are great), is there a prize for coming in last?

HAHAHA!

Is "honorable mention" or "participant" a prize?

Lol, looks like I'll have to step up my game for part 2 of the contest, the competition is ramping up!

I liked yours anyway... maybe not enough.. but I liked it.

Also, if you don't enter, you stand no chance of winning... like the PPAP contest... You will be entering that, right?

Hmmm when does it end?

Round 1 is closed for entries....

Other rounds have yet to be announced...

Great entries all around, but number 10 is my favourite.

Many people are saying that!

Thanks for your input!

I smiled the whole time down the list looking.......

If I was to choose, No. 3 would be the winner. It is different from all the others and probably took some real skills and some time. However, No. 9 and 10 are not bad either.

Thanks, you are not alone in that evaluation!

3

Sounds Logical!

Thanks @mrlogic!

i think logic left this post long ago ) you best make a go for the shore before its too late and you dont make it back from the place you have put yourself @papapepper!! )

This time I really did LOL!

Thanks for that!

I like several of them, but the first one - @smysullivan - looks very funny the way he is standing and showing the logo with his cell phone. Reminds me of Don Knotts for some reason. So that's my pick.

I could picture Don Knotts under there!

Thanks!

lol

7, 9 and 10 :)

Thanks for the help!

Too bad I couldn't join - couldn't get help to take the pic or I would have done using mobile phone for the logo. So,

I vote for no. 1

The next level of the contest may be easier to pull off by yourself.

Thanks for the help!

5

Thanks @whatsup!

My favorites are 5, 8 and​ 9.

Thanks for the help, those are some good choices.

5 just looks so silly!