[Lauri & The Gang]

I thought people might be interested in what it takes to do the CURRENT monthly photo contest.

First, the mod has to go through the thread and manually count up the number of photos. I usually do this 2-3 times because if you make a mistake you are going to have to start ALL over (and that is a PAIN).

Then I open another browser window and start the actual voting thread. I tell the software how many entries there are and it displays a screen with that many options.

I then have to switch back and forth between the windows - one with the picture thread and then one with the voting thread - copying & pasting user names, until I have them all filled in.

When I get to the bottom is when I find out if I counted right. If I didn't there's no way to ADD an option - I have to start ALL over. There have been polls where I've had too many options - the extras I just call IGNORE THIS OPTION.

Once all the options are entered the poll can be started.

If there were 60 members that voted for their 10 favorite pictures - that 600 entries that need to be counted and tallied. Even just 5 entries would be 300.

I have a hard time counting 50 photos - I can't imagine getting the counts right when we are talking hundreds.