Good morning ma'am.
I have some observation on the entries people are posting on your contests. I have noticed You have been wonderful and amazing in holding these contests . Thanks for your generosity.
But I want to say that people have taken your rules and made it useless, and downweighting the efforts of those that are really and sincerely posting nice original image content to please you.
Most of the entries here are downloaded unoriginal images. That go against your rules and is plain insulting your integrity.
And most of them have gone to seek for upvotes in many promotion groups .An example of such an entry here is # @fidelmboro, he copied his image from this link.
https://www.google.com.ng/search?q=toys+of+dogs&client=ms-android-transsion&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVx6Gr1bnZAhUKC8AKHXOEC3sQ_AUIESgB&biw=360&bih=520#imgrc=Jl4FaugM_Ks2kM:
And this is the screen shot.
@Angellina got her cat and ball picture from these links :
And many others more that show just the animal without the owners of which I'm sure just need proper browsing and you will get it online.
So if I may ma'am, my opinion is to pick winners based on proof, originality and beauty, then! and only then based on upvotes. So you won't be giving out SBD to just some popular STEEMIAN with no morals and no real time/interest to participate in your contest
Thank you @barbara11 for noticing this. I always check the 3 winners photos on Sunday before announcing them. I also changed the rules and assigned two judges for this week to pick up the winners. Many users wanted to have judges instead of high upvote numbers and they are absolutely right !
By the way! Did you notice that you are loosing your reputation? Try to work on it before it is too late. The reputation is the score beside your nickname.
My cat pictures is real......my pet is not in the images and videos shown above....its a wrong accuse...please @hanen check and confirm
We have judges to choose the winners, so dont worry about it :)
Why will you change the rules now when most of all the contestant worked hard to get up vote which by that means are making your post become more popular......And now you are changing the rules.....you are suppose to change the rules after this contest.....please look into that...thank you
Since last week the rules have been changed, it is not the first time that this happens and the idea of the contest in a beautiful photo of own authorship of a specific topic, not a plagiarism and to me if I like the jury, and also analyze the possible winning photos that do not have tricks or trampras, continue like this @hanen, do what your heart tells you and good judgment
@heady I changed it last week. But now we have judges and last week I had to choose by myself. But dont worry it will be very fair.