I'm just curious about Rendo's hardline policies these days... I have been a member here for years. I submitted my image for the holiday contest well before the deadline ended... I was notified 2 minutes before the deadline ended It was rejected because I forgot to say it was painted in Photoshop...

I am wondering why it is an admin couldn't have simply asked how it was done , and simply typed that info in the description, and accepted the submission... Why did it take a full hour to reject it, then bother notifying me to fix this after the deadline had ended. This was a simple fix that really wouldn't have taken much effort on the mods here to fix...

In years past it has always been the policy to extend the deadline, or make every effort to fix these little problems...  I'm just curious is there any good reason why Rendo has to be so rigid in their policies for an event that is suppose to be enjoyable for the community...

In case anyone is wondering this is why I rarely upload here anymore... There are a lot of professional artists and illustrators who have a lot to give to a community like this, but when the admins of the community become so power hungry and rigid then there's no real reason to participate...

I'm sure my opinion doesn't matter, but I wanted to put it out there anyway...

Hello Hythshade,

Im sorry you had this issue..let me get with my fellow admins and see what we can do.

~Jani

Thanks Jani,
but don't worry about it... I already posted my submission in my public gallery... I just don't understand the hard line attitude about the rules... I mean sure rules are rules, but sometimes there are glitches, and I felt like it could have been given a little more consideration before handing down such a off handed decision.

Thanks again,
Michael

Awwww :sad:

I do apologize....it is a beautiful image..In fact all your images are gorgeous, so I added ya as a fave :D

~Jani

I do wish they would go back to the separate categories.  If an image is 90% 3D with a bit of postwork, it doesn't belong in the 2D category - something I've seen more and more in the last couple of contests with only the two categories and 2D having less entries than 3D.   And I don't believe it's fair to judge 2D, photoshop painting and Photography together.  I understand the separation may be necessary to be able to offer better prizes but the categories should be separate. 

It is a beautiful image. Great Job.

Please understand that the contest laws in the state of Tennessee are pretty strict and we must follow those as well as our own guidelines of the contests. We put in wording to help members understand to please try and submit your entry as early as you can just in case there is an issue that needs to be corrected or resolved.
Also the contest goes into voting automatically.. Its system automation so once that deadline for entries has passed and the contest goes automatically into voting, there is nothing that can be done.
This is the reason we put this wording in the guidelines;

"Check your EMAIL and SITEMAIL often after upload, even after it's been accepted. This is the manager's form of communication when contacting regarding violations.
We recommend not waiting until the end of the contest to upload your entry. It is common for upload and/or approval complications to arise. Please give yourself ample time to correct your entry, if need be. Corrections will NOT be accepted if they are not time stamped by Dec. 17, 12pm NOON."

We are very sorry that you had an issue but I hope you can understand that due to some things that are beyond our control we are limited in the ways we can handle. The contest rules and regulations have to apply evenly across the board.

It is so very important that members planning to participate in the contests, read completely all of the guidelines that are put in place and if you have questions or concerns before submitting, feel free to contact contests@renderosity.com
 

Thanks for the reply Stacey, but you know as well as I do in the past years this very contest, and many like it have been extended for various reasons... I find it hard to believe that this year it was impossible to achieve just that...

In my case I was notified 7 minutes prior to the deadline that I didn't add to my description I painted it in photoshop... I did submit the image an hour before the deadline... It took an admin almost an hour to tell me I needed to add that... But was given 7 minutes to ammend it. I literally missed by seconds...

An admin had the ability, or definitely should have the ability to add that information to the submission with the artists permission. A simple You forgot to say what you used to paint this can I just add that for you would have saved a world of hurt, and wouldn't have cost the admin anu more time than it did for him to tell me I needed to re-submit...
 
If your software has only the option of approve, or reject an image as part of the submission proccess, you should look into adding hold for a second opinion, or ammending as needed... I run my own forum and gallery with this option as a simple solution... 

That's fine if these is your rules. My argument is maybe some rules have to be modified, or at least give your admins more leaway... My situation cannot be the norm, so making some allowances can't be that big of a burden on your staff...

I'm quite sure the state is only strict with regard to what your rules state... Please look into loosening them up a bit...

Kindest regards.