POTM Rules up for Discussion

[allan]

I still don't think this should be opened up to WMs, not that I wouldn't welcome their photos, but to compete I think they should be CMs.

I also like the current picture of a current tank as a requirement.

And I can see a once a quarter limit to the winners.

I don't remember what the prizes are for winning, but I kind of remember someone mentioning a t-shirt.

Rather than putting four t-shirts in the closet of a very talented photographer (that's the general direction I see this going), why don't we instead award each months winner with a framed copy of their photo emblazoned with the month and year of the win? I think a simple plaque can be picked up for about 20-30 bones to include a brass card with fifty characters.

Not that I think a whole lot of folks will want to cover their walls with these things, but... some probably will. Most will at least want to earn one or two for their fish room.

Anyway, just my two cents.

[Gilbert]

I still don't think this should be opened up to WMs, not that I wouldn't welcome their photos, but to compete I think they should be CMs.

I also like the current picture of a current tank as a requirement.

And I can see a once a quarter limit to the winners.

I don't remember what the prizes are for winning, but I kind of remember someone mentioning a t-shirt.

Rather than putting four t-shirts in the closet of a very talented photographer (that's the general direction I see this going), why don't we instead award each months winner with a framed copy of their photo emblazoned with the month and year of the win? I think a simple plaque can be picked up for about 20-30 bones to include a brass card with fifty characters.

Not that I think a whole lot of folks will want to cover their walls with these things, but... some probably will. Most will at least want to earn one or two for their fish room.

Anyway, just my two cents.

i agree with this guy.

[kkiel02]

I like what allan said. I don't participate yet as I don't have a camera that takes good enough shots and spending the cash to get a dslr that I would only use for the aquarium just isn't feasible as of now. I would drop the one winner per year as I think that limits the entrys quite a bit. I would also like to add that I like allans idea of adding wm but they would get honorable mention. This would help to open up the contestants even more.