Comments on: 365 Project With a Twist: Need Suggestions http://nslog.com/2008/01/06/365_project_with_a_twist_need_suggestions The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:35:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2008/01/06/365_project_with_a_twist_need_suggestions#comment-45258 Erik J. Barzeski Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:42:43 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/01/06/365_project_with_a_twist_need_suggestions#comment-45258 Given the discussion in the forum, I've realized WordPress may in fact work just fine. I can install a poll plugin, write an SQL script to generate the entries (and probably the polls), and pretty much be done with it. I'm disappointed that pixelpost doesn't have a poll plugin (it has at least two ratings plugins) because I was almost looking for an excuse to try pixelpost for this. Hrmph. Given the discussion in the forum, I've realized WordPress may in fact work just fine. I can install a poll plugin, write an SQL script to generate the entries (and probably the polls), and pretty much be done with it.

I'm disappointed that pixelpost doesn't have a poll plugin (it has at least two ratings plugins) because I was almost looking for an excuse to try pixelpost for this.

Hrmph.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2008/01/06/365_project_with_a_twist_need_suggestions#comment-45254 Erik J. Barzeski Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:27:59 +0000 http://nslog.com/2008/01/06/365_project_with_a_twist_need_suggestions#comment-45254 A ratings system <a href="http://www.pixelpost.org/extend/addons/?s=vote&sort=updated&req=Any">like these</a> could almost work, but my fear is that we wouldn't be able to see the "winner" very clearly because most people will rate images towards the middle. A 6.5 might beat a 5.5, but those same two images might earn 210 and 17 votes respectively. I kind of like the idea of forcing people to make a binary decision: this image or that image. Not letting them cop out by rating them on a 5- or 10-point scale. Pixelpost is many photoblogger's first choice of software, but I'm not sure it's up to the task I've proposed above. I've <a href="http://www.pixelpost.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7659">asked in the forum</a>. A ratings system like these could almost work, but my fear is that we wouldn't be able to see the "winner" very clearly because most people will rate images towards the middle. A 6.5 might beat a 5.5, but those same two images might earn 210 and 17 votes respectively. I kind of like the idea of forcing people to make a binary decision: this image or that image. Not letting them cop out by rating them on a 5- or 10-point scale.

Pixelpost is many photoblogger's first choice of software, but I'm not sure it's up to the task I've proposed above. I've asked in the forum.

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