Competition 535 (Railwaymen/Women) :: Voting

[Jordy]

http://www.railforums.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=227

Votes in by 1900 next Sunday please

Cheers

 

[MidnightFlyer]

12, absolutely no question!

Some alternative shots this week though, good to see!

 

[sprinterguy]

It'll be a choice out of 1, 5 or 15 for me, though with no ill will towards all the other contenders, those were just the three that most stood out and appealed to me.

I love the level of animation and the sense of human interaction that number 1 manages to convey!

 

[strange6]

14 for me. Captures the modern platform scene perfectly!

 

[W-on-Sea]

Well, 12 definitely wins on the "pretty girls" front....

Quite a few really fine pics there, I really like no 8, but I think 15 has my vote.

 

[IanPooleTrains]

Damn, I know which one I have to vote for but someone posted Ally!

It's either 17 or 19 for me and sorry, Ally is my girl, 17 for me!

 

[Teaboy1]

Got to be #12 ! Cannot vote for myself but even if I could ..... I'd still vote 12 !!

 

[HST Power]

The railway side of me says I should vote for 16....

....but who cares about the railway anyway, I'm going for 12!

 

[valenta]

Number 5 is nice and nostaligic.

 

[CallySleeperKid]

As much as I am drawn to the artistic merits of 12, I am going for the mad waving HST driver

 

[Grantham]

12 has the best legs!

 

[wensley]

A tough one...I reckon its between 1, 12 and 17.
...hard as it is to move away from 12...I'm going to go with 17
And I must get myself on railtours where the crew look like that!

 

[blackettstreet]

is it not against the spirit of the competition to use sex appeal?

 

[Bittern]

No 12 turns my stomach. Not because of the people who are in it, but because of pictures like it in general. the use of sex "appeal" is absolutely disgusting.

That said, no. 19 gets it.

 

[duffman82]

12 for me

 

[Smudger105e]

Picture 12 has opened a can of worms here, hasn't it!! maybe an item for discussion elsewhere?

 

[willig]

If no.12 wins, it will clearly be for all the wrong reasons. Bit of fun, or not, I thought this was a photographic competition, not a glamour gallery.

I'm sorry, but if it wins, then that's it for me. I shan't be contributing any more photos to these competitions!


(Some may say that's no bad thing and good riddance.!

 

[blackettstreet]

No 12 turns my stomach. Not because of the people who are in it, but because of pictures like it in general. the use of sex "appeal" is absolutely disgusting.

I can only agree. Perhaps some people here need to consider their sense of morals.

 

[HST Power]

This isn't the place to discuss such affairs (as has been stated already) but at the end of the day, it's just a bit of fun. Whilst No.12 may not be to the liking of certain members, I am sure that if the Moderating Team had deemed it inappropriate they would not have allowed such a photo to be displayed for the voting. How often do we see such photos anyway? It's not as if this happens on a common base. Come next week, we'll have another comp, and another set of photographs (no doubt another good set at that). The quality of the entries is always of a very high standard, and I very much enjoy seeing the efforts of my fellow forum members. It would be a shame, and silly, to see people disappear because of one photo. Seriously now, where's the logic in that?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

I agree, if we had one every week, it would be wrong, but this is the first time since I began voting last year that I have ever seen such a shot.

Next week we'll be back to Class 220s, semaphore signalling and Deltics, why throw a hissy fit over one photo in thousands that we have had previously?

 

[blackettstreet]

Why throw a hissy fit over one photo in thousands that we have had previously?

Because it is completely immoral. Perhaps some people here don't realise that a female member has already viewed this thread, and indeed posted her feelings, with which I can only agree.

But yes, I suppose this isn't the place.

(...many members suddenly appear)

 

[HST Power]

The bottom line is simple. If it was wrong, the Mods would not have allowed it. They have, and that's the end of it.

 

[90019]

Perhaps some people here don't realise that a female member has already viewed this thread, and indeed posted her feelings, with which I can only agree.

Which one would that be?

 

[willig]

I don't actually have a problem with the photograph. Provided the people shown are railwaywomen, (BTW, I don't consider WCRC office staff being brought out to add glamour to the railtour proceedings as railwaywomen, this was not in the spirit of the subject that I set for this comp)then it qualifies for entry and is entitled to be included.

My concern is with the feeding frenzy of posters who are pledging their votes to it. It is not the best photo entered and it strikes me that you can almost hear the immature slobbering when you read some of these posts in favour of it.

If it wins, it demonstrates that voting on these comps is not for the quality of the photo. If that is the case, I see no point in my entering any more. So, I repeat, if no. 12 wins, I'm off.

 

[blackettstreet]

Which one would that be?

Take a look at Bittern's profile.

EDIT: Look, I'm not interested in a mass argument here, this can go to a seperate thread if it must.

 

[90019]

Take a look at Bittern's profile.

His profile lies

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Take a look at Bittern's profile.

EDIT: Look, I'm not interested in a mass argument here, this can go to a seperate thread if it must.

Bittern's a bloke AFAIK hock:

 

[blackettstreet]

Bittern's a bloke AFAIK hock:

Yeah well, makes a good point.

EDIT: can this please go somewhere else?

 

[Bittern]

Do I lie? News to me.

The bottom line is simple. If it was wrong, the Mods would not have allowed it. They have, and that's the end of it.

People expressed their, um, "fondness" of it, so surely we can express our distaste.

 

[blackettstreet]

This isn't the place, as HST Power has said, so try here instead: http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=791654#post791654