I used to have my "Screening percentage" to be quite reasonable - roughly 2 out of every 3 that I screened (that I could make out) made it to the front page.

Recently, it is just the opposite - in fact worse.

Somehow I am missing the mark widely in screening nowadays.

No, you have just let go of the 'correct' attitude - fits into the 1X-gallery: Yes/No? - and instead started to vote after your own taste and conviction. That's what happened to me, at least! (I think! - I actually don't know the Statistics!) :-)

"Inversion or from a Negative to a Positive"

Eh eh :-) , when i open this thread, i think you want to learn to develop film in order to make positive (slides) from BW negative film.

So, again another "screening" thread, Colmar. By the rules, we (moderators) must delete all this kind of threads ... so, what i must do now ? :-S

In other way, "screening" mathers don´t fit in "Photography" forum. Can i delete this thread ?

I perceive Colmars thread as a discussion of how you personally screen pictures here - nothing concerning the general screening policy - just an exchange of personal opinions. But maybee I have misunderstood the subtle title?! :-)

Hmmm, maybe is my terrible english again :=)

My translator goat is on vacations ... :(

Then you may have time to watch "The Men Who Stare at Goats" ?
It's not good, but there is some good actors acting! :-)

Not good??? I really enjoyed this movie, WAYYYYY better than his current movie "Up In The Air"!!

I agree with Lars, the post is not about the screening policy at 1x but what we take to consider when screening as members. But if the forum moves to another boring discussion about 1x screeners and frustrated members I will agree with Rui.
Dito, I like to screen under my sole opinion and taste, no if it fits here or not, in my case looking for variety and a sense of free styles, new ideas, new views and originality. Sometimes my own shots lacks of these matters I look for, comntradiction that encourages me to be more sincere and honest with myself.

Last times i use my free time to moderation on 1X, and when i have a little bit more time, i go to screening.

I decide on screening in a very fast way, a photo or tells me much and i like it and vote YES, or tells me much and i see flaws and vote NO and say to author what i think that can improve or remove flaws, or don´t tell me nothing and vote NO with no coments at all.

Is usual most photo i vote YES be published, and many i vote NO also published. So ... nothing much to say about, photography is essencialy personal taste and shure, best technique possible to do it.

I agree, I can no longer find out what is 1X material or not. When I screen offcause :-)

So Im thinking about giving up screening, I see so many beautiful images that never makes it :-(

/Wulff

You are in the wrong thread, Wulff. Here we discuss how we personnaly evaluate pictures in screening! :-)

So am I Lars, this is my evaluation of 1X and the images at the moment :-)

/Wulff

When I only started screening I look for the sublime. I thought this was the intent of the gallery. I used extreme scrutiny and almost rejected all photos. I was looking for something out of this world. After awhile and after seeing the published works, I changed strategy and started looking for images I like. I even vote to publish images with faults that I like. I am trying to influence what is published. I can't say I'm succeeding much. I would be very interesting to know what my success ratio is (screening wise) and how much is my vote worth.

I agree that the title of this thread is a bit misleading.

Lars,

Maybe you're correct on this one - I think when I first joined my screening percentage must've been similar to what it has "fallen back to" now - there was an intermediate period as I say, when I was "doing quite well".

By the way , you are correct - I am definitely not "finding fault" in another long pointless thread on "screening policy". It simply was a statement of the change I had noticed in my own screening taste/hit rate.

I just gave the discussion an "interesting photographic title".

Go well.

Colmar

Knowing that the weight of my screening vote is dependant on different things, and also knowing that for some crew screeners the member votes are useful and for other crew screeners the member votes are of minor priority, I'm thinking like this:

If an image I voted for is published, I think, hey, maybe your vote helped for a publish, fine :-)

All other things regarding what Colmar says in his starting message are not interesting for me, although I also noted that, too! Noone can say why these changes happen and what the reasons are. It's a way too complex procedure, dependant of too much different things, including the constantly changing people, who give their votes.