Hi all,

I've only been an Unlimited user for 2 months, but must admit in that time I have found the whole contribution voting system incredibly unfair.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but it appears that 1 no vote, regardless of the number of yes votes, will mean the contribution is declined.

This isn't how voting works. If substantially more people vote yes than no, the contribution should be accepted. If the numbers are getting on for equal, then maybe the comments should start to be taken into account.

I would like to use a current, open, contribution of mine for a Brokeback Mountain cover scan. It currently has 5 yes votes, 1 no, and I'm already pretty sure it's going to be declined. The fact is, in a fair voting system, I should be more sure it's going to be accepted.

I'm just interested in knowing if anybody agrees with me?

The voting system is NOT based on the number of Yes votes per se. It is based upon the RULES, if a user sees something that you need to fix and you choose not to because of Yes votes then it deserves to be declined. If you follow the Rules and pay attention to No votes and what they are saying then it will be better for you. It is not about your Contribution being popular, it is about it being correct and accurate against our system.

Skip

I have to agree with Skip on this. The contribution must follow the rules, the number of vote receive is not important since not all the voters know them (this is really evident sometimes).

The voting system is not set up as a democracy where most number of votes win (except in U.S. presidential elections  ).

A single "no" vote could be an indication that that person alone noticed an error in the profile being contributed.  To be honest, it is a rare user that actually checks every piece of data that is being contributed for accuracy.  Many people vote yes without checking all the data (and I'm not suggesting that we need to do that all the time).  They may "trust" the contributor, or they may "spot check" when voting.  Someone that votes no  usually spotted something questionable and that raises a flag for the screeners.

As stated by others, images are very subjective, but the standard has been set by Invelos that they need to be a "significant improvement".  Just how that standard is measured is anyone's guess, but size of the image and clarity would certainly be two that would be easy to distinguish.  Beyond that, it is somewhat subjective,.  I have begun to only submit images that are clearly superior or when their is no image at all.

I agree with the others. Your contribution can be declined even if nobody votes No, if it's against the Rules. On the other hand it can be accepted notwithstanding a majority of No votes, if the Screeners agree with you and disagree from the No voters.

However, if a contribution of yours is declined but you really feel it should have been approved (because it *was* per the Rules, you stated reference sources, your data was actually correct, etc.), then you can drop a private message (PM) to Gerri asking for the reason of it being declined, or provide more explanation if you think something was overlooked.

Before that, you also can PM the No voters and *kindly* ask for their advice, in order to understand what exactly they think you did wrong and how it can be bettered.
You can even withdraw a contribution and resubmit it after corrections, or you can edit and update your contribution note and add the missing information: for instance, add the source for cast and crew if missing, id est where you took those data from.

As to image scans, keep in mind that they must be a significant improvement , and that sometimes opinions on image quality can vary from person to person, so be patient. 

The new feature that lets you edit your contribution notes as long as it's still pending is also very helpful to address any no-votes that you feel are "incorrect". If this happens, you can edit your note with a specific clarification concerning the issue(s) raised by the no-voter. This way, the screeners get to see both opinions on the matter, which may help them in deciding which way to go...

Good night, Gracie.

Skip