This was the month that 2nd and 3rd place get the kenny roy memberships right? I think that was a huge motivating factor. Along with the dialogue was really cool and you could have guns as props! So why wouldn't you animate a piece! (get it?) I don't think we have to decide to change the voting right away. I'd say wait a couple months. If this continues into April and May, then if there are still astounding amounts of entries with the majority not being ready then I think we should think about a new system. Just my thoughts.

This same discussion has been going on for years already....

http://www.11secondclub.com/forum/viewt … 45&p=3

franko wrote:

I voted on all the entries and just counted that 155 out of the 390 in my final ranking page received 3 stars or less.

Counting I had 96 that got 3 or less starts in my voting.

And interestingly, nothing 10 or 11 this month. Huh. It did feel like a rather mediocre month of entries overall... (Of course, I think I've only ever given out 2 or 3 11s in the past two years.)

I think we each have our own voting habits. I know I am very strict with rewarding stars. Anything over a four and you've probably worked at a studio for a number of years. Probably why my karmojo is so bad

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thelittlepenguin84 wrote:

I think we each have our own voting habits. I know I am very strict with rewarding stars. Anything over a four and you've probably worked at a studio for a number of years. Probably why my karmojo is so bad

That seems super unfair. I mean, it really kills the average for entries that are actually "Good." When you come down to it, 5 should be average. So if something is just an average entry, it really ought to get a five right out of the gate. Then when you have good stuff, it needs to get above a five, and likewise something worse needs below.

@JKR.
When I vote I take into account where I believe it would fall in the rankings. When you took at it historically, the highest anybody ever achieved was a 9. Historically, look at entries that usually get 3-4s. If I believe the animation is suffering from similar things, thats how I vote.

JKrause wrote:

Voting is confusing because the FAQ page suggests that 3-4 stars should be average, whereas the actual voting form pushes 5-6 stars as average. I tend to start at 5 and move up or down.

I think that should probably be made more clear, so everyone is on the same page. I always see 5 being about average. Not good, not bad, just sort of boring. (Truthfully in my opinion THESE are the entries that cause voting fatigue, not the "not ready for competition" ones. They're dull and uninspired, and don't stand out even a little bit.)