Hello GPR’ers! This week we bring you a change that I think you all will love. As the community grows, several members have expressed concerns about not having enough boosts. Well concern no more, from now on, you will get an additional +7 for every 10 entries that are submitted. So get out there and [...]
Boosts
Boost Breakdown and Bug Fixes
Hello all, This saturday, we bring to you a new feature along with some bug fixes. The Boost calculation algorithm was slightly inaccurate due to changes in topic selection. This should be fixed now. You can now see a breakdown of how you are using your boosts for the current week. See http://www.greatphotorace.com/account/boosts. Please discuss [...]
Hiding Photographer’s Identity for Current Week and Other Changes
Through all your feedback, the decision has been made that the photographers identity will be hidden for the current week’s submission. The reasoning behind this decision was to reduce the amount of bias in the voting process. Plus it also adds a small element of suspense. =) We hope that this change will push GPR [...]
New Feature: Extra Boost Per Day
Today we got great news to announce to you. We’ve noticed and have heard from some people that it’s very easy to use up all your boosts at the very beginning of the week. This will lead to: Missing out on boosting photos submitted later in the week Missing out on boosting topics that are [...]