Friday Q&A

Questionable Continuation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome back to another edition of the Friday Q&A. In this weekly feature, I examine issues facing Fark's Photoshop community. Let me start by offering an enthusiastic hello to any new readers. You might not fully understand this blog's true purpose, but that's probably just due to the fact that you're a stupid imbecile who doesn't understand the purpose of anything. Once again, I'm glad you're here. Imbecile.

Q: What is the status of Theme Crisis 2010?

A: It still seems to be in full effect. As you may recall, last week's Q&A centered around the decidedly small amount of theme contests approved to Fark's Photoshop queue. Once again, we had a grand total of two approved. Only letting a trickle of themes through at a time seems to be the new status quo for Fark's admins. It's a policy that I really wish they would reconsider.

Q: Why is the disproportionate number of "O"s to themes a bad thing?

A: Whenever a PSer argues for having more themes approved, they inevitably bring up the apparent popularity of that particular contest type. It's true that theme threads often dwarf their "O" counterparts, both in voter turnout and number of entries. But historically, during the brief periods of time when an equal amount of themes and "O"s were being approved, participation tended to even out. That's because there are actually two different groups of Photoshoppers coexisting in Farkistan.

Q: Is the disparity between these groups really that great?

A: Absolutely, though few outside of our community would make the distinction. Usually, Photoshoppers either tend to gravitate towards "O"s or themes. There may be a few that enjoy both (I call this particular group Daywalkers), but they are decidedly in the minority. Regardless of whether you prefer "O"s or themes, you pay Drew $5 a month for the privilege of posting early in Photoshop contests. Theme 'shoppers just get decidedly less bang for their buck, with only a handful of these contests being approved each month.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. I'm glad you were here to witness my latest rant about the current lack of themes. Hopefully, Fark's admins will see fit to approve a few more. Or not, since my frustration with the contest approval process may well yield enough fodder for a thousand blog postings.

Stay tuned for more endless repetition from the Doctor!