2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

[casportpony]

Who else loves how many people submitted portrait mode instead of landscape despite the intense clarification @casportpony made?

So tell me, how can we word the next contest to get this point across better?

 

[K0k0shka]

So tell me, how can we word the next contest to get this point across better?

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. The problem isn't in your wording, and won't be solved by different wording. People just need to pay attention and read the directions, and pay the price (disqualification) if they don't.

 

[casportpony]

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. The problem isn't in your wording, and won't be solved by different wording. People just need to pay attention and read the directions, and pay the price (disqualification) if they don't.

How can we get people to read and understand the rules?

 

[SulkyBantam]

In memory of Abdullah 2019-2020.
Rest In Peace.

Would be nice spring/summer pic:

Or:

 

[casportpony]

In memory of Abdullah 2019-2020.
Rest In Peace.

Would be nice spring/summer pic:
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Or:
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those are beautiful, please be sure to enter those in the 2022 calendar thread!

 

[K0k0shka]

How can we get people to read and understand the rules?

Anything posted after page 1 will get buried and missed, and page 1 already has the rules stated quite clearly. Not much else you can do except maybe call out each portrait picture and remind whoever posted it to check the rules... if you have the time and patience for that. I personally think your obligation ends with the clearly stated rules, and from then on it's on people to read... or deal with it if they don't and their picture isn't considered...

 

[Coykoi]

So tell me, how can we word the next contest to get this point across better?

The only thing that I can say regarding the way it was worded this year was it didn't convey that portrait or square photos would not be considered. It sounded more like a suggestion rather than a requirement.

 

[Trisseh]

Points 1 and 2 very clearly set out minimum dimensions and that landscape photos are needed due to the printing being on landscape paper. I don’t know how much clearer that can be, unless in giant bold lettering it says something along the lines of landscape orientation only will be considered?
*ETA: there’s even a visual representation, with very bold colors that demonstrates what the orientation needs to be, for those that don’t read as well or skim rather than reading the whole thing...

 

[Sahraschweiss]

The only thing that I can say regarding the way it was worded this year was it didn't convey that portrait or square photos would not be considered. It sounded more like a suggestion rather than a requirement.

Actually, what landscape format did you want? 4:3? 3:2? 16:9?

 

[FortCluck]

@casportpony any idea when we can order the calendar? It’s getting close to the holidays