Several Important Changes
In order to keep up with the growth I have made several changes.
Commenting
I will be testing out only commenting on photos that use 1 of the 2 hashtags for that day. This should reduce the total amount of comments going out every day. Also it will function as a confirmation that you used the correct hashtag for that day.
You will still earn XP and Upvotes for using the other tags, just no comment from the bot. In order to allow people to see their stats I will be building in a function that allows you to summon the bot anywhere and deliver your up to date stats. Something like !photocontests stats. Each user will be able to do this once a day.
Level cap
To prevent spamming of photos over a long period of time I have introduced a restriction besides XP what determines your level. For now you need at least 1 contest win to advance beyond level 1.
Upvoting in batches
Due to the amount of upvotes, around 1000 each day. The value of the votes is only about 60% of what it can be. I hope to implement upvoting in batches soon to improve overall upvote value for everyone.
Last smarthphonephotography contest
Unfortunately I was unable to retrieve the photos for this specific contest. This category gets the most submission of all the hashtags every day. Scrolling back just made my browser crash. Sorry about this, I will make sure to judge this category earlier in the future.
Sir, I was posting In @juliank contest approximately every day but nowadays I am not getting any response to any post.I am on Level 2 but I am not getting any vote either.
Err i see your account everywhere and tags being used! I love it! I recently got a Cannon Rebel T6 how can I get in on the action?
Basically there are 2 photography categories every day. You can join simply by using one of the tags on that given day. There are daily reminders from my main account @juliank and the selections are posted on @photocontests. You can find an overview of which categories are today at the bottom of each post
Did I misread the original photo contest instructions, or is that a change from being able to submit in any category on any day of the week? I know somebody explained somewhere that most people post the photos “on the last day” but that anything posted within the week was still counted.
This was originally true, however this has been changed since there are to many entries.
I will update the rules next week
@juliank - Your "photocontests4" bot commented on my post but did not upvote. This has happened twice now. It said that I have earned 5.05 XP but I don't see the upvote...
cool thanks
The changes sound justified. There must be a whole lot of stuff that happens during a day. Any way to cut down work is a reasonable step
I just sent a question asking about the comments. Is there any other way to get to see your stats?
Is the bandwidth issue affecting comment counting as well? I've noticed that even if I make five comments and then post my photo it says "0/5" for the comments.
I'm still enjoying the contests by the way, even though it's getting more and more challenging for me to dig up good pics!
Well poo, "fire" was my best category for smartphonephotography, being in firefighting....
Those all sound like very.sensible changes!! Your contests get better all the time.
Do let us know of all future contests...I would love to participate...I am crazy photographer who is in learning phase ....thanks
On behalf of others - Can't wait to start :)
Sounds good to me, @juliank... Will always support @photocontests even if I don't get to send one everyday...
The contests have grown by leaps and bounds, happy and proud to have seen it grow from the start! Congratulations and keep it up!! 🙂🎕
nice friend