Changes to "Assignment" Threads??

[jamsus]

Jayson had some good points here!

I like them, but now we need to summarize... maybe i'll try tomorrow now i'm falling asleep!

[Kayaker72]

I like them, but now we need to summarize...

Please do, but I will also make an attempt below.

I think this should culminate into a quick poll on the different options, one for the "Image of the Week" threads and one for the "Assignment" threads. Allow people to vote on their preferences, just in case people have a preference but not being vocal. Right now I see the poll questions as something like the following:

"Assignment" thread:

1. Should we have two concurrent assignments?
2. Should we have the entry period for greater than the ~3 weeks we currently have?
3. Should we allow a repeat of topics not used in the previous 12 months (this is becoming a bit of an issue)?
4. Should photos taken prior to the assignment be allowed as submissions to the assignment?
5. Should there be a poll at then end of each assignment?
6. Should there be a "How to" companion thread with each assignment?
7. Should the moderator select images to be critiqued at the end of the assignment?

"Image of the Week" Thread:

1. Should we have architecture as a third category?
2. Should we have open competition with no categories?
3. Should the photo have to be taken that week? (note, as most people shoot on weekends, I'd probably accompany this with changing the thread from Monday to Sunday to Thursday to Wednesday so people have time to process the photos from the weekend)
4. Should the photo have to be taken or processed that week?
5. Should there be a limit to the number of entries per category(s)?

Hopefully I have captured the main topics and questions. But please let me know if I missed something or if there are any additional thoughts. I'll post the poll either late Wednesday or early Thursday.

Also, thinking of changes to the "Image of the Week" thread. A way we could make changes for Q4 and still consider the fact we have Quarterly Landscape/Portrait winners if we went to an open format would be to select the "Landscape" and "Portrait" images from Q1-Q3, and then have those two images and the "Image of Q4" compete for "Image of the Year." Perhaps I am getting ahead of myself, but something could work.