To be honestI'm usually surprised at which pictures of mine do well and which fail.
I'll sometimes think that I've done a great image, and it will get nowhere, and I'm sometimes rather doubtful of something and it'll do surprisingly well (as in this case).
In this instance, it's a bit of both - as it obviously really wasn't working with the additional frames, as most of the confused comments above were from a longer version which was a bit too disjointed to make sense, and I didn't have enough confidence that it would work on it's own, which is why I'd extended it in the first place.
There seem to be other issues as to what does well - eg average jokes made on the first day of the challenge will do better than good ones made at the end, when people are getting bored of things, and topical gags seem to do disproportionately well. Interestingly, cock gags generally don't seem to do as well as you'd think, considering they are a staple of comedy clubs. Geek jokes do well - which probably says something about the site's user base.
There is also the fact that the friends feature means that people who've been here longer will have their work in more people's friends page and thus have more chance that their post seen by people who already like their stuff.
Ultimately, most things are down to personal taste - I rarely like puns - but some of the most popular posts on here have fallen into that category.
Perhaps an interesting theory would be to suggest that the most popular posts are appealing to the lowest common denominator, and so the best stuff for hummus is to be found on the second page of the challenge.
edit: With regards to the multiple accounts theory - Ultimately the only reward of making stuff here is that it can give a buzz when people like it. If you were cheating those results, then I fail to see what someone would get out of making stuff and joining in.
(I'll sometimes think that I've done a great image, and it will get nowhere, and I'm sometimes rather doubtful of something and it'll do surprisingly well (as in this case).
In this instance, it's a bit of both - as it obviously really wasn't working with the additional frames, as most of the confused comments above were from a longer version which was a bit too disjointed to make sense, and I didn't have enough confidence that it would work on it's own, which is why I'd extended it in the first place.
There seem to be other issues as to what does well - eg average jokes made on the first day of the challenge will do better than good ones made at the end, when people are getting bored of things, and topical gags seem to do disproportionately well. Interestingly, cock gags generally don't seem to do as well as you'd think, considering they are a staple of comedy clubs. Geek jokes do well - which probably says something about the site's user base.
There is also the fact that the friends feature means that people who've been here longer will have their work in more people's friends page and thus have more chance that their post seen by people who already like their stuff.
Ultimately, most things are down to personal taste - I rarely like puns - but some of the most popular posts on here have fallen into that category.
Perhaps an interesting theory would be to suggest that the most popular posts are appealing to the lowest common denominator, and so the best stuff for hummus is to be found on the second page of the challenge.
edit: With regards to the multiple accounts theory - Ultimately the only reward of making stuff here is that it can give a buzz when people like it. If you were cheating those results, then I fail to see what someone would get out of making stuff and joining in.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Thu 28 Oct 2010, 16:47,
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Must admit I got the Channel 4 logo from the original, but didn't get the other frames. Looks a lot better as the single pane, and worthy of fp IMHOAs far as lowest common denominator goes, fuck 'em. I loved the diving bell and the butterfly text adventure; that mix of off-the-wall humour which is still bad taste enough to make me belly laugh is what I love about this site.
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da5id <YOUR SIG HERE>,
Thu 28 Oct 2010, 17:31,
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This, agree with this very much so.It is all down to personal taste, I just think that sometimes there's a biase towards other peoples work, because it's that persons.
Again, I must stress that I don't mention this because it's this or your post, but what HappyToast said triggered me to speak out a little to some concerns, or probably better said 'observations', on a site that I really like and spend a lot of time viewing.
I have no dislike for anything that goes on, just an interest on how things work. Like I said above, I'm an analytical sod, if things don't make sense I have to question them. Works well in my job, maybe not so much on a "puerile digital arts community" as wiki likes to call it ;)
(Again, I must stress that I don't mention this because it's this or your post, but what HappyToast said triggered me to speak out a little to some concerns, or probably better said 'observations', on a site that I really like and spend a lot of time viewing.
I have no dislike for anything that goes on, just an interest on how things work. Like I said above, I'm an analytical sod, if things don't make sense I have to question them. Works well in my job, maybe not so much on a "puerile digital arts community" as wiki likes to call it ;)
BleachedEgo draw a cdc then get back to your teen porn.Pricks,
Thu 28 Oct 2010, 22:20,
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You're welcome to mention it in context of me if you wantas I'm aware that I perhaps get a disproportionate amount of fps.
(though I appreciate the politeness)
However, I certainly don't believe that I get stuff fp'd because it's mine, merely because I must have a similar sense of humour to one or more moderators. As I mentioned below, some of my stuff does terribly, which I am glad for as it does give me some idea of what ideas work. This example was particularly interesting for that as the simple version worked, the complex one didn't. Made me realise the importance of clarity of ideas.
That said, I do get really pissed off when people accuse me of fp'ing my own stuff - as that would completely take the pleasure away from being here.
Also, there's been plenty of occasions when a new member has had their first post fp'd. Any bias (if at all) is towards fitting in with 'house style', not toward individuals.
At the end of the day, a good front page attracts people to the site, while a crap one would put people off, so there is no real logical reason I can see why someone would not flag a post they liked because of who made it or, indeed, fp something they didn't like.
((though I appreciate the politeness)
However, I certainly don't believe that I get stuff fp'd because it's mine, merely because I must have a similar sense of humour to one or more moderators. As I mentioned below, some of my stuff does terribly, which I am glad for as it does give me some idea of what ideas work. This example was particularly interesting for that as the simple version worked, the complex one didn't. Made me realise the importance of clarity of ideas.
That said, I do get really pissed off when people accuse me of fp'ing my own stuff - as that would completely take the pleasure away from being here.
Also, there's been plenty of occasions when a new member has had their first post fp'd. Any bias (if at all) is towards fitting in with 'house style', not toward individuals.
At the end of the day, a good front page attracts people to the site, while a crap one would put people off, so there is no real logical reason I can see why someone would not flag a post they liked because of who made it or, indeed, fp something they didn't like.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Fri 29 Oct 2010, 0:44,
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