Friday Q&A

Questionable Regimentation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to yet another informative edition of the Friday Q&A. Thanks for joining me again. In last week's post, I outlined some upcoming changes to the way Fark does Photoshop contests. Normally, the very suggestion of such an idea would be enough to send our community into full-on red alert crisis mode. Luckily, the dumber proposals seem to have died quietly during the course of discussion.

Q: Which ideas didn't make it?

A: The general consensus amongst Photoshoppers, when asked how they would feel about only getting two contests a day, was a resounding "OH HELL NAW." Well, message received on the part of the management. We appear to be staying at three contests a day for now. Likewise, the brilliant suggestion to give Liters early access to the contest images (effectively nullifying TotalFark), does not appear to be getting off the ground any time soon. That idea has been floated by a few of my fellow Photoshoppers, but didn't seem to get much traction with the powers that be. Not surprisingly, Drew doesn't want to fuck with the way his site makes money.

Q: What kind of schedule are the contests sticking to?

A: Live times are being kept to what is assumed to be peek hours. Under this new schedule, a contest will appear on the main Fark page at 9 am, 1 pm, and 5 pm est. Management theorizes that keeping a stricter schedule will draw in more participants. I will agree that the random timing of contests in the past was annoying, and may have contributed to the decline in voter turnout. It's too soon to know if this new strategy will work, but I'm sure the next few weeks of contests will be closely monitored for any kind of statistical change.

Q: Can you see any problems with this plan?

A: The only problem I can see is that not everyone who Photoshops on Fark is physically located in the Eastern time zone. We are, in fact, scattered across globe. The new changes won't have full effect on anyone located elsewhere, apart from giving them that consistency I keep reading is so important. I thought it was only good for your shit, but apparently Photoshop, too. Perhaps the admins should consider a high fiber diet.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. I'm glad the powers that be are taking an interest in improving our community. Only time will tell if their methods will bear fruit. On an unrelated note, the phrase "bear fruit" horrifies me, as it combines the two things I hate most in this world: bears and fruit.

Stay tuned for more unsettling idioms from the Doctor!