Dogs in Unlikely Situations

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About Dogs in Unlikely Situations

This is a direct rip-off from other groups.

This is a voting and critique group for dogs in unlikely situations. Images should be candid and not posed. Cuteness is not encouraged.

The short version of the rules:

1. Only one photo in the pool at a time and only one per day.
2. Before submitting your photo, vote on every other photo in the pool. Returning later to vote on photos posted after yours is also encouraged to keep the game moving. The votes are &quotBITE" if you like it and "DROP" if you don't. Photos that reach Bite5 get made into the Pack and sent to www.flickr.com/groups/rainbow_bridge/, and photos that reach Drop5 end up in the Dog House.
3. The default vote is DROP. BITE votes are for brilliant shots.
4. Critique is required. "Comment unto others as you would have commented unto you."
5. Don't post your photo in any other voting groups during the vote.
6. Don't block any members during the vote (they need to be able to tag).

Making a large version of your photo is strongly encouraged. If you don't want to change permissions on your entire photostream, you can use decluttr.com/ or bighugelabs.com/onblack.php


The 6 Commandments of Dogs in Unlikely Situations: the long-winded and more humorous version:

1) Only ONE PHOTO a DAY, and only one photo per person at a time. It must be your own.

2) Before submitting your own photo to the pool, vote on every other photograph in the pool. Do this and you won't wake up with a bloody pig's ear stuck in your mouth. Returning later to vote on photos posted after yours is also encouraged. This ensures speedy movement of the game.

The votes are BITE if you think it is excellent and worthy of becoming part of the Pack, or DROP if you think it is horrible and want to put a hit out on it.

When voting, check the tags to the right. If you are the first to vote the photo down, add the tag "drop". If someone else has already added that tag, you should add one that follows it, labeled in numerical order: Drop1, Drop2, Drop3, and so on.

The procedure is the same when you want to save a photo: tag it with Bite1, Bite2, Bite3 and so on.

Photos that reach Bite5 are sent to the Rainbow Bridge. Photos that reach Drop5 will be dumped in the woods somewhere and eventually end up in the Dog House.

3) DEFAULT VOTE is DROP. Keep votes are for shots that are fucking brilliant. Post a comment on the photograph indicating why it sucks. Biting wit is encouraged. Your post might look something like this: "This piece of curdled crap is badly cropped, poorly lit, and utterly devoid of redeeming qualities"

4) CRITIQUE is REQUIRED. The golden rule of Dogs in Unlikely Situations is "comment unto others as you would have commented unto you". This doesn't mean you need to be nice when you comment, but it does mean that some of your comments need to be constructive. Offer your ideas about how the photo might have been taken or edited better, or if you are voting "keep", tell the photographer why you think it is worthy. What constitutes critique is all pretty subjective, we admit, but just make an effort and us Alpha Dogs won't have to question your loyalty.

Someone crapping your photo without backing it up with reasons? Post a link to the offending comment in the Ask the Alpha Dog, or contact a Big Dog directly to resolve it.

5) Don't post your photo here while it's going through any other voting groups. That's just annoying and makes us want to bite you. Don't make us throw you to the dogs

6) You must not be blocking anyone in the group during the vote. Plug your ears for the duration if you must, but blocking a member will get your photo removed from the pool, as will removing comments, tags, and notes. F

And yeah, these rules were mostly stolen from another DMU-style group. Wutchagonnadoaboutit?