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PHOTO DISCUSSION THREAD -2017

Discussion in 'Photo Competitions' started by ARMANDII, Jan 9, 2017.

  1. ARMANDII

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    The new thread for 2017:snorky:
     
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    • David K

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      I have to say, there are some remarkable entries submitted in the January comp already.....probably the best since I've been contributing.
      Just goes to show what a good title choice does.
       
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      • FloraPie

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        Eleven entries and only eight votes for the February comp :th scifD36: oh come on GC. Here's to March then..:fishing:
         
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        • wiseowl

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          Good afternoon @FloraPie my friend thank you for your friendship and support,but its usually quiet at this time of the year as a lot of member's are just waking up from their Winter hibernation:lunapic 130165696578242 5::goodpost:
           
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          • FloraPie

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            @wiseowl There needs to be a prize :biggrin: The allotment comp seems to be very popular.. :)

            Lets have prizes :hapfeet:
             
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            • Jack McHammocklashing

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              The prize is "Self Satisfaction"

              However your suggestion has won FIRST PRIZE, A concrete garden gnome, you need to send us the A$200 air freight charge, so we can send you it :-)

              Jack McH
               
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              • "M"

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                :Think: Pretty sure there is another name for that :think3:
                 
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                • Anthony Rogers

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                  But you're forgetting FloraPie, the allotment competition is nothing to do with Gardeners Corner.
                   
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                  • "M"

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                    So why does the blurb state:
                    ... if it is nothing to do with Gardeners Corner? :scratch: :dunno:
                     
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                      But isn't the allotment competition only running on Facebook? Many members of GC don't like Facebook, so for them it's not part of Gardeners Corner.
                       
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                      • "M"

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                        That doesn't mean the competition isn't part of GC - that simply means it isn't for those GC members who do not like Facebook ;) ergo entry into the competition *is* part of GC for those members who *do* like Facebook.
                        The competition is running on Facebook *and* on GC as a joint venture ... here's the thread ... where numerous people have subsequently joined GC (as per the requirements of the competition):
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                        To enter the Prize Draw you need to click on the link below.
                        https://gardenerscorner.co.uk/login/
                        You can login using your Facebook login details if you wish.
                        Once registered and logged in click on the link directly below this paragraph ( its blue in colour ) this will take you to the Gardeners Corner forum. All you need to do then is add your name to the thread the link has sent you to.
                        https://gardenerscorner.co.uk/…/gardenerscorner-life-at-th…/
                        Nathan will check that you have registered and verify this by typing your name in the thread below. I will then issue with a ticket number.

                        Only one entry per person. UK ONLY.
                        Click to expand...​
                        As you can see, people may find the competition on Facebook but can not enter the competition unless, or until, they have registered here at GC.
                        To my mind, that means it is everything to do with GC :)
                        If some GC members do not like Facebook, that is their personal choice regarding Facebook and not related to their GC membership.
                         
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                        • Fat Controller

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                          Evening all :)

                          Allow me to clarify a few points.

                          Firstly, the Life at the Allotment competitions IS very much a part of GC, and is open to all GC members (including joining members) who are part of or join the Life at the Allotment Facebook Group. Webmaster is funding the prizes himself, and is doing so as part of a number of ideas that he has to hopefully expand our membership and make GC even more successful than it is now.

                          Secondly, as has already been mentioned here - this particular competition is only open to people who are BOTH a member of GC AND in the Life at the Allotment Facebook Group; if any GC member who is not currently a member of Facebook and wishes to join, purely to join the Facebook group they are welcome to do so, however it is entirely the choice of the individual, and nobody here at GC is going to force anyone to join Facebook if they do not wish to do so.

                          Lastly, whilst there is no prize associated with the photo competitions at the moment (except of course the pride of winning, and having your winning image displayed for the following month on the main forum list page), it is entirely possible that there may be prizes in the future. @Webmaster is currently considering various ideas with a view to improving GC, and prizes are only one of those ideas. Indeed, were the photo competitions to rise in popularity, that would only add weight to the argument that there should be a prize....... ;)

                          I hope this explains things a bit.
                           
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                          • Anthony Rogers

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                            Ok, so I may have worded it wrongly, but from what I see it is about Facebook and allotments, and getting people to join GC who have them or getting people from GC to join Facebook.
                             
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                            • Anthony Rogers

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                              That just reads as an advertisement for GC to me.
                               
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                              • Jack McHammocklashing

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                                Apologies to Florapie, I had not got a clue about bookface or any competition other than the GC Photo comp
                                I do have a Nokia phone from my work in 1999 with £4.20 credit left from the original £5 I received it with

                                You may still have your concrete Gnome, just send the postage to Nathan

                                Jack McH
                                 
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