Friday Q&A

Questionable Speculation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. This weekly feature takes a hard look at Fark's Photoshop community. You might not always agree with me, but that's probably just because you're an ignorant prick with wrong opinions. Don't despair! By carefully following my instructions, you can be an ignorant prick with all the correct opinions.

Q: How have you been keeping track of your stats?

A: I've had to get creative since the demise of the Scrutinizer. It's funny how just a bit of code can mean the difference between a Golden Age at Fark and the current Photoshop Dark Age. At least until the new archive site is complete, we're on our own to determine whether or not we're superior to our fellow PSers.

Q: What calculations do you use?

A: Personally, I'm not much of a math guy. The fun of image mangling comes crashing down for me when I have to put two and two together (damn that number 22). I used the Scrutinizer more as an online portfolio than as a tool for statistical analysis. The appeal in obsessing about one's vote average has always been lost on me.

Q: Then how do you know if you're better than anyone?

A: I already know I'm better than everyone when I wake up in the morning (or mid afternoon as the case may be). I'm more concerned with losing track of which contests I've entered. That's why I'm glad Fark includes the profile option to automatically favorite threads you post in.


This option doesn't really work if you regularly post in non-Photoshop threads. So do the honorable thing and stick to trolling Youtube, at least until the new archive site is online. Or hold your breath and wait for Drew to incorporate Scrutinizer functionality into our Fark profiles.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks for stopping by. Since the current Dark Age of Photoshop has left us without proper stats to compare, I'm praying that no arguments break out. There would be no way to tell which side has the most wins or higher vote average (and is therefore correct).

Stay tuned for more ambiguous victories from the Doctor!