Boni opened this issue on Aug 13, 2018 ยท 10 posts
Boni posted Mon, 13 August 2018 at 5:46 PM
Hi all! As many of you know I have started to put up weekly challenges. The first was: "Name that Tune". There is a little delay this week because I was a silly-willy and thought I had a computer crash (just a monitor configuration mis-hap) so I thought I wouldn't be doing this this week. Stay tuned on FRIDAY for a new challenge, it will be announced in the Poser forum.
Boni
"Be Hero to Yourself" -- Peter Tork
tparo posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 6:53 AM
Why are DS users being cut out of these challenges?
Wolfenshire posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 7:36 AM Site Admin
@tparo
The announcement stated 'This is going to go for several different forums as it fits different styles and media. Draw, paint, 3d, Photoshop ... it's all good for this challenge. Some will be presented in specific forums for that software or medium.'
Perhaps the confusion is that she didn't specifically mention every media that is appropriate for the challenge. I assure you that DS users are welcome to participate and I will ask Boni if she could edit the announcement to clear up any confusion.
Thank you
Wolfenshire, Moderator/Community Leader
tparo posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 10:58 AM
The previous Challenge wasn't announced in the DS forum either but was announced in the Poser forum, hence why its beginning to appear as if DS users aren't really included.
Wolfenshire posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 11:17 AM Site Admin
@tparo
Boni is the Moderator for Poser, that's her forum and the appropriate place for her to post a challenge she is hosting. It would not be appropriate for her to post a challenge in someone else's forum, unless previously discussed in a staff meeting. We often have different events occurring in different areas across the site, but no Moderator will ever exclude any member from participating in any event.
Thank you.
Wolfenshire, Moderator/Community Leader
tparo posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 11:24 AM
wolfenshire posted at 5:22PM Thu, 16 August 2018 - #4334849
@tparo
Boni is the Moderator for Poser, that's her forum and the appropriate place for her to post a challenge she is hosting. It would not be appropriate for her to post a challenge in someone else's forum, unless previously discussed in a staff meeting. We often have different events occurring in different areas across the site, but no Moderator will ever exclude any member from participating in any event.
Thank you.
Sorry but I'm a bit confused now, these challenges are being announced in the community forum but are only really for the Poser forum where a recent post makes it quite clear DS are far from welcome. Why confuse the issue and announce them here at all if they aren't really for everyone?
Wolfenshire posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 11:38 AM Site Admin
@tparo
Sorry for the confusion. A forum event might be hosted by a specific Moderator, but all members are welcome to participate, as I stated. We post in Community so that other forums can see the event is occurring and participate. There is no post that excludes DS users. Boni stated that the challenge was open to everyone. I'm not sure how I can make it any clearer. Just because a challenge is hosted in Poser forum, doesn't mean anyone is excluded. All members are welcome in any forum or gallery hosted challenge or contest.
Thank you.
Wolfenshire, Moderator/Community Leader
tparo posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 12:18 PM
wolfenshire posted at 6:14PM Thu, 16 August 2018 - #4334851
@tparo
Sorry for the confusion. A forum event might be hosted by a specific Moderator, but all members are welcome to participate, as I stated. We post in Community so that other forums can see the event is occurring and participate. There is no post that excludes DS users. Boni stated that the challenge was open to everyone. I'm not sure how I can make it any clearer. Just because a challenge is hosted in Poser forum, doesn't mean anyone is excluded. All members are welcome in any forum or gallery hosted challenge or contest.
Thank you.
Thank you for clearing up my confusion, I understand but do feel that if you really want everyone to participate maybe you need a moderator who can post the announcement in all forums or only announce it in the Community centre.
Wolfenshire posted Thu, 16 August 2018 at 4:38 PM Site Admin
@tparo
I do understand your point, but it would be logistically problematic if not impossible for each small event. There are too many forums for any one person to possibly post to every one of them, and monitor each post for questions. We do it for the big contests, but that takes the efforts of all the Moderators and Coordinators with Coordination from Admin. And only announcing it in Community wouldn't get the message out to everyone. The site is a lot bigger than you might realize with hundreds of thousands of members each with a specific area of interest. I do hope this helps clarify how everything works. We do appreciate your suggestions and are always trying to improve.
Thank you for everything you do for the Community.
Wolfenshire, Moderator/Community Leader
Boni posted Fri, 17 August 2018 at 6:20 AM
Hi folks!
I am sorry for misunderstandings. Yes, initially these challenges were "per" forums. Each forum I host having a challenge ... then I extended it to other forums I'm in charge of. With Wheatpenny's and ashleyvs' kind permission I could post the weekly challenges in the community forum and it can be all inclusive. The "Name that Tune" was a test run.
Boni
"Be Hero to Yourself" -- Peter Tork