I was thinking more "manual" than that; still having moderators managing the selection (with open input from on the active board members, on an IotD "staging" thread) before going out to the actual "hits generator" thread. It would kill me if The Cellar lost it's magical "first page of Google" power.

Translation: Voting is broke.

Ahh, thanks for putting it in terms that laidpeople can understand.

I like to work with the simplest tools that can get something done: How about a daily Image Submission thread, posting closed at midnight, when a poll is created, which closes at midnight the next day, and the image that gets the most votes in the poll goes in the next day's IotD? Complex procedure, simple tools. All managed by moderators, like lumberjim suggested.

Users could even submit ideas for the clever IotD description. Maybe we could vote on that too. Hell, I'm just thinkin' out loud.

All I know is that Undertoad just tased me right in the heart. He has an "F" string on his axe, and it's my heart-string. Broseph.

that could be really cool. that way no one person has to stress over finding good material every day. they can spend a week just keeping their eyes open for that one special image.

i've never really been involved much in IOTD but I'd hate to see it go. a lot of cellarites have gained entrance from lurking in that area. i don't think i'd be good at it, but i'll help if that is what needs to be done.

I'd really hate to see the IotD go.

I'd like to help keep it alive, but I wouldn't want the responsibility of any one day or days. I like the idea of some sort of submission thread/queue etc. where the active Cellar community can participate to create the IotD. A closed thread that you can only see if you are an active user who is logged in. I'm not technical enough to know how it would work, but someone should be able to submit the image and text and then the Dwellars can vote on it, or you (UT) can click a button to make it so if you like it.

I imagine most Dwellars would get involved in the process if it was low key/ little pressure.

That could fly. Another weird hitch is that images should live on the Cellar servers when they become IotDs, and that makes work for me. It would be better if ppl could upload their own images to here, and then only view and use them here. But the programming for that is a security hassle.

the whole voting thing might work once....but every day? no wai!

srsly. that would be more work than just continuing to do it.

true. i think the only workable solution is obvious then. LJ will have to pick up the task of IOTD. no more than 2 pics per week of your cockpuppets. unlimited pictures of Jinx are encouraged.:ipray:

Do we want every IotD to be a cock? :)

one day a week i could do. then it would be like a homework assignment. I could take my time composing the text...and take it all very seriously. I call dibs on Wednesday!

Excess cock - surely an oxymoron?

The "Quality Images" forum is a result of a board decision 50-11 years ago to give Sheppsie sole control of IotD (because he was good at it and we didn't want IotD to get watered down) while allowing other Dwellars to post other pretty pictures.

IotD is essentially the bread and butter of the Cellar...it has brought many fine Dwellars to our establishment. But I can understand how it can become tedious as well. I dunno...I wouldn't mind helping keep it up on a daily, but maybe a little break on UT's part (week? month?) will recharge his battery and make him want to do them on a daily (or almost-daily) again.

That's true...

... but it also brought me.

I know...we're still smarting from that. ;)