Until this afternoon, each time a pic was solved in this section, it was listed as solved (but was listed as solved by "nobody"). But now, newly submitted pics remain unsolved... even if they've been solved. Is this a bug or is it intended ?
I've noticed something else that could be corrected : I keep getting the red bar (the "unsolved (everybody)" one) for pics that I haven't solved, but that have been solved by other users. And this affects both New Submissions and Feature Films sections. It's no big deal, actually, it's just not working how it's supposed to be.
I find the indication by the green bars that you at least know (could know) the solution quite helpfull actually. Just maybe differentiate between "solved" and "requested solution" with a paler green (or something like that that looks nice :) ) but it's not something i'm dieing for to see...
Well, lets take a look to the featured movies per day: 2009/5/30: 42 movies 2009/5/31: 39 movies 2009/6/1: 22 movies 2009/6/2: 25 movies 2009/6/3: 66 movies From the 2nd of June some movies were deleted. I don't think so for the movies from yesterday.
"It's the 20 "or so" best votes that determine whether a shot is transferred. " To understand you right, lets take this academic example. We have two movies A and B with this votes: A: 7, 7, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 -> Average 2.2 B: 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 -> Average 6.0 And instead of the "best 20" the best 2 votes determine wheater the shot is transferred. So movie A would be chosen, because it gets two times a 7 is better than two times a 6. Strange isn't it?
The game became really easier now that we can vote for shots in the new submission section cause the easiest shots (also the most solved) arrive more often than the others to the feature film section.
There are some shots with zero or only few solves that make it, but most are famous movies indeed. But I think one of the goals from the WTM-team is to make it a little easier then in WTM1. Still some great shots will make it because of their awesomness and others can be protected by so they'll make it for sure to the feature films (But it will take a little while before the protecting really works because you'll need more then 53000 bucks for that).
I think the people who prefer less known shots should just waste some more time in the new submissions-section.
People like Ren are getting the short end of the stick, with this voting-behavior. He's doing great shots of movies I personally don't watch, or haven't watched, but it's (a) genre(s) he likes. And he's entitled to uploading them, as much as someone who only prefers movies from the past 5 years. SO what that I don't get his shots...big deal. But perhaps some are seeing it as some sort of 'payback' or 'revenge' for never being able to get his shots, screwing up their points-total or something, and taking out that frustration in such a way. Totally wrong way to look at this game, but I wouldn't want to feed those who feel that way; I don't think my table would be able to accommodate them! ;)
Some movies are old. Their screenshots will be grainy, sometimes just bad, even taken directly from the DVD. Shame to punish these shots with low votes. As said on the voting-bar, rate the AWESOMENESS. Perhaps it should be added to also consider the age of the movie.
We are just passing throw a period of "educative votes". I think a majority of people is looking at the average vote before voting thelmselves. That means there's a phenomenon of vote-imitation since few days, and it's decreasing. And you're right, Chogori, a frustrated uploader will vote the minimum by revenge, and a newbie will vote down a B&W shot or a pretty unknown film. That's not a shame for me, it's just the reaction after only 2 weeks of this new system. But I feel confident about it, as I can see that the average rate, after 48H, is never far from its real note, and as real bad shots (sex content, aspect ratio, lake of information, not fun, etc...) are often rejected with low rates.
I really like the voting option and use it a lot. Since I don't know so many popular movies I normally rate new submissions for their aesthetic value (my taste, of course ;-) ) or wit or this little wow!-moment ... usually I vote those shots down which show only one actor standing somewhere or too much sex and crime and blood. Like LePaposaure's just pointed out above.
But I would NEVER EVER think of revenging myself on anybody for uploading snapshots from genres I don't like or watch generally!
If you shot has under 24 hours left and the score is fx. 8,5 then the shot asap will be moved into Feature movies I think! It happened also to one of my pictures...
Razzomega is right. If a new shot is needed in the feature films and your upload has 22h to go but has the highest rating of all (with less then 24h to go) it will be approved.