Raichase wrote:...Assuming people think "hey, I should go FIND Raichases thread and pick one of his screenies", then perhaps....
Well, the first thing I did, when Ameecher mentioned it, is go straight to those who I knew make good shots. Some recent but the ones that I remember the strongest are from a long while ago, like
2-10-0,
mtwist,
Raichase etc. Thats why I think that those screenies deserve it more than self nomination. The screenies that I nominate are stuck in my mind as being good and deserve that praise, even for being nominated. Hell, if mine were nominated Id be very happy - I wouldnt need to win.
Raichase wrote:I just fail to see how people nominating their own shots is negative. Sure, they would be better nominating someone else, but it's their nomination choice...
Well, Id argue that potentially people can 'make' a screenshot. Although aesthetically pleasing, its not as impressive as just having a shot from a good game. Thats how Id like to see it reflected - not something that anyone can do with a bit of false engineering.
XeryusTC wrote:I don't think it has anything to do with arrogancy... ...they give themselves the chance to do so by nominating themselves.
Well, surely that is arrogance. The way I see it, if I dont get nominated, my screenies aren't good enough to stick in peoples minds. Fair enough. Which leads to...
XeryusTC wrote:The competition is not about winning like in national championships, it's for fun. If you wish to exclude people from that fun than you should be ashamed of yourself.
Fun? What? Thats why we have screen shots threads of our own. I post my screenies for everyone to enjoy. If I end up getting a commendation for one, thats great, but thats not why I post it. If you want to do something for fun, then post in your thread and let people enjoy looking at it.
Exclude people? I obviously don't exclude people form my fun as I have a screenshot thread that I use. The difference is that I post my screenshots for other people to enjoy and not purely to win competitions.
Hence why I am not in the slightest ashamed of myself.