Contest Rules and Regulations
How does voting work on ModelWink
Every member that is active and in good standing may rate an entry on a scale an entry between 1 and 10. The better the entry follows the contest rules, the higher the number you should award. Giving a score that is highly deviant from the entry's average score (i.g. giving a friends' terrible entry a 10 and it's competitors 1s) is considered deceptive and will reduce your voting kudos.
What is "Voting Kudos" and how can it affect me?
Voting Kudos is like voting power. It is weighted in when you vote and how much your vote is counted towards the entries you rated. For example: if you have Voting Kudos worth 100 and you rate an entry a 7, it's as if 100 people (with Voting Kudos of 1) voted that image a 7.
You start with 1 Voting Kudos. You can advance your Kudos by voting fairly and voting on as many entries as possible. Voting on every entry will earn you 3 Voting Kudos. If you vote deliberately badly - you can lose up to 100 Kudos.
If you have 0 Kudos, your votes do not count until you raise your Kudos back into positive territory.
Your Voting Kudos max out at different levels according to your membership level. For example, for a Free user your maximum vote will count of up to 150 kudos even if you have more kudos than that.
How Can I Raise My Kudos
Normally Kudos are given for proper voting for each entry. Additional ways Kudos can be earned include but not limited to:
* Refering members to ModelWink
* Being supportive in the forums
* Being a Moderator
* Writing a blog post
* Being and winning the Model Choice Awards
What are the guidelines when rating an entry?
Please do not make up your own awarding system. If an entry is off-theme it is better to flag it than to vote on it.
Using the available scale of 1 - 10 (one being the lowest and 10 being the highest):
1. Any entry you rate a 1, should be flagged at the same time. If it's so bad as to deserve a 1, it shouldn't be here. You'll know them when you see them.
2. Any entry that is horrible. It probably should also be flagged. This may include out of focus images.
3. An entry that is below average. Definitely needs that extra work or thought. Easy things have been ignored.
4. An entry that could have been good, but is missing some additional elbow grease.
5. It's average. Not great, not bad.
6. It's better than average.
7. Great idea and execution. Much better than average.
8. Terrific idea and execution, and something that sets it apart from just being "great".
9. This is almost perfect. The idea and execution are fantastic and there is a special something that makes it really stand out.
10. The execution is perfect and the idea behind it is brilliant. This is the best thing I have seen on this site in a while! "Wow!"
Do others know who made my entry during voting?
No, your identity remains hidden until the contest has ended. Voters will not know whose image they are seeing when they are voting. Some people may choose to reveal their identities, but aside from that there are no indications as to the author until the contest has ended. Keep in mind that while the system is really only intended to be pseudo-anonymous, since you are allowed to reveal yourself as the author if you choose, you are *not* allowed to post another author's name revealing his or her entry while the contest is active. In other words, if you know who did what, that's fine, but keep it to yourself, please.
Can I ask my Facebook / MySpace / Twitter friends to vote on my entry?
Remember that only members of ModelWink can vote. If your friends are in the modeling industry they can register and vote. You are welcome to direct them to the contest and request they vote on all entries, however it is not recommended you tell them which entry is yours. We don't want your friends to come in and give you a 10 just because they like you which could hurt their Voting Kudos.
Am I allowed to use two different accounts to vote?
No Way. Seriously Don't. Why would people ask this anyways?