Pet of the month contest?

[presspirate]

I've noticed quite a few new members in the last couple months. I was wondering if everyone might be interested in a pet of the month contest, where members post the best pics of their pets, and we vote for the winner in a poll.

[Damion930]

That would be very cool I think if nothing else than to encourage ppl to take awesome pix lol

[Reptile_Reptile]

i am in complete and total agreement with that good job

[NennaMeerkat]

Oh I think that would be awesome! I would certainly join in.

[presspirate]

I would think it should be a community effort, so any other ideas would be welcomed.:yes: (We just need to convince Wayne... :cool:.)

[Lankyrob]

Sounds good - the other forum i am on has just stopped their "Pic of hte month" contest as it is a quiet forum and not many people enter. Being much more active forum here i think it would be good.

[shaunyboy]

my wife got me a good camera for xmas so i'm up for a picture of the month contest

thers a great selection of reptiles kept by forum members on here

it would also as you pointed out greg get us up off our backsides to take said piccy's

i'm feeding today and promised a young lad on another forum i'd take pic's to show him how large a prey item carpets can take

he's scared to move his irian jaya up a food size incase he hurts it

cheers shaun

[infernalis]

(We just need to convince Wayne... :cool:.)


There is no need to convince me... I'm all for it.

[shaunyboy]

i've even seen forums where they have theme's for the picture of the month

the obvious one being the xmas theme just past

ive seen easter themed ones where the easter bunny always got eaten :shocked::yes:

i'm sure the imaginative bunch on here will come up with all sorts of good idea's re theme's

great idea you had there greg

now waynes on board when does the fun begin ?

i was thinking the first of every month the winner of the previous month would be declared ?

cheers shaun

[infernalis]

I guess I will start one...

[infernalis]

I just looked, I have to clean up the photography forum, there is a ton of threads that belong somewhere else.

I hate to find fault, but that forum (category) is for general photos, I see a lot of threads that are species specific that should be in the proper category.

Let me see if I can get Boots to set us up with a contest category.

[Jenn_06]

this sounds really fun.

[infernalis]

Here is the way it should work..

each month the winner of the previous month gets to chose the theme for the photos.

Like "feeding". "Defensive strike posture" "Hiding" "hatching" and so forth.

During the month, the winning photo gets "sticky posted" where everyone can see it, only to be replaced by the next winning photo.

The winner of the previous month choses the theme, then cannot enter for that month.

That keeps someone from creating a theme that only they can enter, or has an unfair advantage over the rest. It also prevents any one person from winning 2 consecutive months, everyone deserves a fair chance.

[Will0W783]

So what is the first theme, Wayne?

[Reptile_Reptile]

since we are already into this month i think there should be a vote of sorts. like a sticky thread that everybody get s a pm about that they post their idea on and the best or most highly backed idea is the one we go with. then we can go from there. did that make sense im still really tired.

my corn decided to poo and it smelled really bad and now my room smells like corn snake poop and so im no longer in there lol

[Ch^4]

Good idea presspirate! And Wayne, I like your take on the contest; this should be fun! :D

Shall we start a poll? Or something along the lines of what R_R said?

[Reptile_Reptile]

Good idea presspirate! And Wayne, I like your take on the contest; this should be fun! :D

Shall we start a poll? Or something along the lines of what R_R said?
just a off topic side note. call me JR if you dont use my full name lol R_R is the name of my least favorite alcohol ^_^ thanks sorry

[presspirate]

Great ideas all! Can't wait till the ball starts rolling. Do you think the winning photo for each month could get a place of honor on the home page or something?

[Ch^4]

just a off topic side note. call me JR if you dont use my full name lol R_R is the name of my least favorite alcohol ^_^ thanks sorry

My bad JR....it could be "rest and relaxation" ;)

[infernalis]

Our admin just confirmed, we will have our contest set up really soon.

details to follow.

[shaunyboy]

Great ideas all! Can't wait till the ball starts rolling. Do you think the winning photo for each month could get a place of honor on the home page or something?

^^^^^
this

it would also allow new comers to our forum to see our reptiles at their very best

it would be a shame to delete the winners on a monthly basis

you could have a locked sticky so it would'nt get cluttered up with folks comments

so only wayne and boots could have access to putting things in it

cheers shaun

[PyramidScheme]

great! looking forward to it!

[infernalis]

^^^^^
this

it would also allow new comers to our forum to see our reptiles at their very best

it would be a shame to delete the winners on a monthly basis

you could have a locked sticky so it would'nt get cluttered up with folks comments

so only wayne and boots could have access to putting things in it

cheers shaun


The way it will work is there will be a photo contest with a poll, and a seperate comments thread (discussion).

I agree with shaun, I will make a showcase for the pics to go in.

Winning pictures will be placed on the front page of the forum.

[Ch^4]

WOOOOHOOOO! Good work Wayne on convincing the admin!

[TylerWortman]

NICE.

Time to borrow my friends Nikon!

Shaunyboy, you lucky dog. I wish I got that xmas present!

[infernalis]

Hey, I won the poll at Thamnophis.com!! My shot is on the front page..woohoo.

Garter Snake Forum (http://www.thamnophis.com)

http://www.thamnophis.us/2010/me.jpg

[Damion930]

That an awesome pic very crisp and great pose love the tongue my gf says it cute

[infernalis]

Thanks..........................

[shaunyboy]

NICE.

Time to borrow my friends Nikon!

Shaunyboy, you lucky dog. I wish I got that xmas present!


its so technical theres a cd to down load onto my computer just to find out how to work it

i'm not great with gadgets :wacky::no::yes:

i attempted some feeding shots yesterday now i just have to figure out how to get them onto my computer :yes:

this picture of the month competition will give me incentive though:yes:

my old camera was sorta take 100 pictures and maybe 1 pic would be worth keeping.used to drive me nuts...!!

i'm looking forward to everyones input to this competition

it will be really good for the forum imo as new comers will see some really cool reptiles in some great pictures

win win for everyone...!!

cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

Hey, I won the poll at Thamnophis.com!! My shot is on the front page..woohoo.

Garter Snake Forum (http://www.thamnophis.com)

http://www.thamnophis.us/2010/me.jpg

congratulations wayne

its a cracking shot mate

looks like the mods on here will give us a run for our money:yes:

cheers shaun

[belovedboas]

I`m in:):):)

[infernalis]

Another simple rule, prevents monopoly with the contest, whoever wins the poll is excluded from the next month's.

Another nifty contest that should run parallel would be to "caption" the current contest photos.

Attach a funny saying to the pics, like those animal voice over videos.

[presspirate]

Sounds fun Wayne, when will we be rolling on this?

[infernalis]

I'll bug Jason again...

[Reptile_Reptile]

so its almost the first. do you know anything else about this?

[NennaMeerkat]

Yes yes we are all dying to see if this is possible! Please let us have a good update...please?

[serpentshideawa]

will the mods be able to enter the contest as well?

[Reptile_Reptile]

im sure wayne (the only real mod) is going to join.

[edens]

welll i cant wait to see all the pictures :-) i just love the shots ive seen on here....also infernalis... do you have the pic in color too? if you do would love to see it also :-D

[infernalis]

welll i cant wait to see all the pictures :-) i just love the shots ive seen on here....also infernalis... do you have the pic in color too? if you do would love to see it also :-D

I posted it on head shots, I will look it up..

[Reptile_Reptile]

so i was thinking is this a "pet" of the month contest or is it just snakes? and is there a just thinking of semantics

[NennaMeerkat]

I think it should stick to just reptiles since it is a reptile forum.

[Reptile_Reptile]

i kinda feel it should have 3 sections. one obviously being snakes, another being lizards, and last but not least invertebrates like tarantulas and roaches and scorpions and such. maybe have another section for hots cause nobody has a chance against a viper (does anybody even have vipers here)

[serpentshideawa]

yea some do those who keep rattlers have vipers and you may have forgotten amphibians

[Reptile_Reptile]

my bad but in my mind they were bunched into lizards.

[presspirate]

Well, one would hardly classify a turtle as a lizard, but I get your meaning JR. I've been curious as to the progress here as well.

I had another thought as to a forum mascot. I'd vote for chomper initially, (Wayne's Sav.) But then I started thinking about Isis, (Jens albino Retic.) and then there is Chucks Yellow anaconda. Oh, and Tiny.... so many to choose from. I think I need a pic fix!:freakedout:

[Reptile_Reptile]

i vote for chomper ^_^ and being mascot he needs a new pic every week and his own sticky thread for it.

[marvelfreak]

i vote for chomper ^_^ and being mascot he needs a new pic every week and his own sticky thread for it.
Just a quick point the forum call sSnakeSs so i think the mascot should be a snake. My vote would be for Isis.:)

[TeaNinja]

nigma will offer his services. lol

/i'll definetly post some pics in the contest

[edens]

so should i post shots of my tarantula too or not....now i am all confused lol...

[Ch^4]

I'd also vote for Isis!

But Chuck, you brought up an interesting point...the forum is called "sSNAKESs," so we might need a collage-type picture with multiple snakes! :)

[Jenn_06]

are we still going to do this? i think its a great day today to get another post started so people can enter there photos and the died line will be tomorrow at 12am and start voting on monday until friday?

[infernalis]

I will email Jason again..

I want to do this too.

[Reptile_Reptile]

yes e-mail boots please

[presspirate]

I had forgotten about this. Glad to see it revisited.

[infernalis]

believe me, I have not forgotten....

[Jenn_06]

can we just start one and if Jason does not like it you can take it down?

[presspirate]

^^^^Well, if you post Isis, we know who the winner will be LOL. I'd vote for her.

[infernalis]

can we just start one and if Jason does not like it you can take it down?

Good point... lets get the ball rolling.

[infernalis]

I just published the rules, and I am writing to Boots right now.

If I have not heard back by Monday morning, I will start the first one.

I believe "head shots" should be the first theme, that has a broad scope, as any herp qualifies. The "hard rules" will be repeated on the first post at the beginning of the contest.

[presspirate]

where's the entry thread?

[Jenn_06]

i think he said it will start monday

[infernalis]

I'd like to see a forum category labeled "contest" first.. and only the lead administrator can create it.