People voting for their own work!

[Luminus]

How come you allow this? I suspected that people were voting for their own work based on how fast those votes were appearing in relation to how long the artwork had been available for viewing. I then clicked the button, ONCE, on one of my own works and it actually went through.

Can't you guys do something about that? It's probably no big deal, but it's the principal of it all. No one should be allowed to vote for their own work.

[Sara]

[font=trebuchet ms]Why not?

I believe people can only vote once on any piece of artwork, anyway. So I guess I don't at all see the harm in allowing people to say "hey, I like this," even if it is their own image. If it were possible to vote many times over and boost your own rating by a substantial amount, I would see the problem with that, but last time I checked the fanart site (which admittedly was [i]quite[/i] some time ago) that was not the case.[/font]

[AzureWolf]

[COLOR=blue]I've always felt kind of bad to vote for my own stuff so I never do, but the way Lore put it makes sense: sometimes you like what you've done, and other times you don't like it. So, if you rate your own stuff with how you feel about it, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.[/COLOR]

[Godelsensei]

Oh, please. Stop whining--this isn't the Olympics.

Besides, if you like your picture, you like it. And since there are no prizes or anything given away for having a high rating--other than more traffic to your myO--there really is no reason for things to be perfectly moral or honest, anyway.

I tend to see the whole thing as a way of learning where to improve. And to show off, of course. And it's always nice to know you're doing that at least half decently.

[Luminus]

[QUOTE=Godelsensei]Oh, please. Stop whining--this isn't the Olympics.

Besides, if you like your picture, you like it. And since there are no prizes or anything given away for having a high rating--other than more traffic to your myO--there really is no reason for things to be perfectly moral or honest, anyway.

I tend to see the whole thing as a way of learning where to improve. And to show off, of course. And it's always nice to know you're doing that at least half decently.[/QUOTE]

I ask a question and you pick this time to hurl verbal attacks? Pathetic.

Anyway, I was just wondering about it. And there ARE prizes. The prize is the recognition of your work. I guess some people are too dense to realize that.

[James]

[color=#B0251E]Come on guys, keep it civil. It's not a big deal.

If someone contributes one vote in favor of their work, I don't see a problem. The only problem is if people try to artificially manipulate the system by attempting to vote multiple times, from multiple accounts. But I view that as being unlikely, given the amount of time it would take to actually do it.[/color]

[Semjaza]

Really, since it comes out as a percentage, one vote will not be able to make or break your rating to begin with. I can vote "yes" for mine and another person will vote "no" and we'll already be at a 50% ratio.

I don't see a problem with being positive about you own work. The idea of voting has always allowed you to vote for yourself to begin with. When someone runs for mayor, they are allowed to vote for themselves.