prompt poll (with bonus community-rules question)

[eruthros]

Several people have suggested previously used prompts recently, so I thought I'd throw a question out about whether you guys think we should reuse prompts. The prompts included today that would be reruns if they're chosen are "green," "blue," and possibly "stripes" (which covers some of the same territory as the previous "lines and patterns" prompt). All of those are among the most popular prompts so far, and could inspire many more pictures, but on the other hand maybe we'd like to try to keep using new and different inspiration for each challenge - let us know what you think.

Poll #7699

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 13

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Should we reuse prompts that were previously used for challenges?

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Yes
9 (69.2%)

No
0 (0.0%)

Yes under certain circumstances (tell us in comments!)
0 (0.0%)

Maybe
1 (7.7%)

I don't care
3 (23.1%)

Choose a concrete prompt! You can vote for as many as you'd like

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liquids
6 (46.2%)

unusual focus
4 (30.8%)

keys
1 (7.7%)

treasure
5 (38.5%)

stripes
3 (23.1%)

blue
4 (30.8%)

green
5 (38.5%)

silhouette
5 (38.5%)

metal
7 (53.8%)

tools
2 (15.4%)

plastic
2 (15.4%)

Comments

[sakurablossoms]

What about doing a "repeat week" once in a while where members can post photos from any previous prompt?

[darkemeralds]

That's a good idea!

[eruthros]

That's a good idea! We did an amnesty period a while ago, but maybe a shorter, more frequent repeat week would be more interesting.

[darkemeralds]

I LOVE "unusual focus" as a prompt, but I have a point and shoot camera, so it's not something I can readily do. Which is why I voted for liquids and metal.

I don't mind the idea of re-using old challenge prompts. There's no end to ways of exploring them.

[eruthros]

I also have a point and shoot camera, but I have a trick I use to play with the focus - on my camera, I can focus by halfway depressing the shutter until it clicks, and it'll show me on the lcd what it's focusing on. So I put my hand in the shot and focus it, and then move my hand and take the picture, or I pick something the right distance away and focus first (which sometimes leads to, like, focus on the distant mountains, turn around and take a picture of the flower). It's not perfect by any means, but it's fun to play with!

And agree: re re-using old challenge prompts, there are many pictures I could've taken but didn't before.

[darkemeralds]

Wow! Very clever! I'll try these tricks. Thank you!