Inspired by another thread...
Why not have a (Colombia) photo competition?
Peter could even make a separate section of the site for it, and it could be divided into different sections (cities, beaches, rumba, people, nature, etc...). Members could vote for the winning photo.
The only downside is figuring out how to make sure that people don't cheat (i.e. post some pic they found on the internet, instead of one that they themselves took).
Well, just an idea...
By Leeroy on Aug 18, 2007, 13:32 in Friendly Talkzone.
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gabolicious says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:41: I like that one... Elección no canonización.... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Cerealkiller says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:43: Me too, but there should be rules to avoid getting it demoted such as: Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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vicshere says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:43: cool idea....does my spider pic count...best spider pic category listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:43: Or prepagos o chicas aguilas. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:45: Any original digital photo file should have EXIF data on it. Most pics swiped off the internet will not. That would be one way to check.
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gabolicious says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:46: agree... so let's think about the rules... Elección no canonización.... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Cerealkiller says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:47: ColombianoGringo...I am an idiot when it comes to that sorta stuff. Ive got tons are very nice pictures but I wouldnt know how to post them anyway, let alone EXIF them... Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:48: However, if someone wanted to volunteer to check the pics, there are some free apps on the web that will read EXIF data from files.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:49: Gabo, How are we to know if a woman in a photo is a prepago?
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gabolicious says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:49: interesting CG... Elección no canonización.... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:50: You can usually tell by her puchecas and the way she is dressed, posing etc it's usually quite obvious. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:52: Honestly, it would be a bit of a pain to manage such a photo contest.
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Leeroy says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:53: Okay ColombianoGringo - if you think you can figure out how then cool, that's that hurdle out of the way.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:53: I meant it would be a pain to manage entirely on PBH. The site is not set up for that sort of thing.
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Cerealkiller says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:53: yes I agree CG Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:53: Great! I am going to put my San Andres pics on! Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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gabolicious says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:54: well CG... Mona maybe has a point there... Elección no canonización.... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:55: I can create a PBH group on flickr. If necessary, we could make separate groups for each category, but that might be a bit of a hassle. Instead, people can just tag or label their picture with a category from our list.
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LA_MONA says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:58: Yeah but you'll have to wait a while for my new photo's of Colombia, until January! But meanwhile I could photo some colombian events in London. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:58: http://www.flickr.com/groups/pbh_photo_contest/
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LA_MONA says on Aug 18, 2007, 13:58: Get posting guys! Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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gabolicious says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:03: I don't have Colombia pictures here... I think I'll have to wait until October... Elección no canonización.... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:03: I created a flickr group. If we end up going that way, people will have to sign up at flickr.com. It is free and you do not need the Pro subscription. Once you have an account, you can join the PBH Photo Contest group using the above link.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:04: For those that just want to vote or view the pics, you will not have to sign up for anything. Just go to the link above.
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LA_MONA says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:04: Gracias CG very kind of you. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Cerealkiller says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:05: I signed in and everything just to remember i dont have pics on my laptop and can access my shared files. Ill post pics later. Thanks CG! Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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gabolicious says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:05: GRACIAS CG!!!! Elección no canonización.... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:15: Peter and Mario, I put the PBH parrot as the group icon. If either of you is not cool with that, please let me know and I will remove it.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:16: My pleasure folks. Now let's just see if anyone participates. I put a few pics up to get things started.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:16: My pleasure folks. Now let's just see if anyone participates. I put a few pics up to get things started.
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LA_MONA says on Aug 18, 2007, 14:18: Bacano. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Leeroy says on Aug 18, 2007, 15:12: I sent some of my Providencia photos. I am lee56, in case anyone didn't get that :)
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john_stark says on Aug 18, 2007, 15:14: Great. Thanks for the new Photo Shop material.
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Leeroy says on Aug 18, 2007, 15:29: How will people vote? In the "discussion" area?
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Atrevido says on Aug 18, 2007, 18:13: I hope there will be no before and after photos of dental work.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 20:05: You need to sign up for a free flickr.com account. See my instructions above.
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Leeroy says on Aug 18, 2007, 20:08: And at some point we should figure out a criteria for how to vote, and what to vote for...
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 18, 2007, 20:22: Once we get some more people posting pics, we can figure something out. Maybe we can have them leave a "vote" comment on a specific photo in flickr.
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Peter (Moderator) says on Aug 18, 2007, 23:12: Brilliant idea! Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Leeroy says on Aug 19, 2007, 07:13: Let's be democratic Peter! We can make it so that the "judges" are the people who sent pictures in (assuming, of course, that one cannot choose one's own photo!). Please do send in some pictures, however, as at the moment I have a bit of a monopoly on the place...
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billyb says on Aug 19, 2007, 11:42: Maybe it can divided into categories, such as landscapes, cityscapes, people, fauna etc.
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billyb says on Aug 19, 2007, 12:22: Oops, just reread the OP, I guess great minds think alike :)
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 14:10: I was thinking that you should tag or label your photos so they are easier to identify and so that you can choose under which category they should be judged.
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Leeroy says on Aug 19, 2007, 15:41: Can groups not be created within the PBH group? Like folders? That way we could have a beaches folder, cities folder, etc...
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vicshere says on Aug 19, 2007, 15:55: dam CG how come i cant send photos form my flicker to the group???????uggggggggg listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Leeroy says on Aug 19, 2007, 16:22: Sometimes not all the pictures show up, for some reason
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 16:42: There does not seem to be a way to set sub groups.
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Leeroy says on Aug 19, 2007, 16:57: Here's my idea for a provisional list of categories:
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 16:59: Leeroy, I made you and Peter moderators, since you came up with the idea and because PBH is Peter's.
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goin_south says on Aug 19, 2007, 18:40: Make sure you have the CATEGORY: MOST CUZINS... Where do we go from here? 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 18:43: GS, I think I could win in the most cousins category. I am Colombian with huge families on both my maternal and paternal side. In fact, just today, one of my cousins told me that some other cousin I'd never heard of is here in Houston.
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goin_south says on Aug 19, 2007, 18:57: Oh, well.. then it's a run-off. Where do we go from here? 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on Aug 19, 2007, 18:58: billy is my appointed/adopted Colombian Godfather! lol Where do we go from here? 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 19:45: Heck BillyB, we might just be related ;)
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billyb says on Aug 19, 2007, 19:51: We might be, specially if you have any relatives in Pereira:) My mom had 15 siblings and her mom 12, I have 44 primos hermanos just on my mom's side.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 19:56: Dear God man!!!! I have a lot of cousins, but most of those are second cousins. I think you have me beat.
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billyb says on Aug 19, 2007, 19:59: I'ts great having a big family, wherever you go in Colombia you have cousins. There's actually a lot of them in Cali.
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goin_south says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:01: CG, I'm sorry man, if you're related to billyb. Where do we go from here? 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:07: Too funny GS.
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billyb says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:11: Anybody heard from Goin_south lately? GS, Manizales is pretty cool, but if you ever move there, make sure you live in the flat part on top, otherwise you are going to be doing a lot climbing and you better like chinese food :)
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billyb says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:13: Man, i'm getting my threads mixed up. See what talking to Daffy Duck will do to ya.
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podborski says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:18: I'll try to refrain from making a bad joke about it being a result of unintentional inbreeding since you are related to about 50% of the population : )
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:20: Laugh all you want Pod, but my wife is from the city where my mother was born.
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podborski says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:25: jaja! would have been an interesting dilemma if there was a relation there somewhere huh?
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podborski says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:25: jaja! would have been an interesting dilemma if there was a relation there somewhere huh?
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billyb says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:26: I guess some family trees just don't branch out :) Nobody with six toes though.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:43: I have been keeping an eye on PBH and the flickr group this evening while doing a little work on some software for my company. However, I am going to call it a night and get off the computer. Leeroy and Peter are mods for the flickr group if anything comes up overnight.
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goin_south says on Aug 19, 2007, 20:54: I-pod, I think it's referred to as Careless y Copious Copulation. Where do we go from here? 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 02:34: Ok I need help! Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 05:16: It's ok I did it. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Leeroy says on Aug 20, 2007, 07:05: Mona - you have to mark your pics as "public", or we won't see them!
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 07:07: Can't you see them? I think they are public now? Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 07:12: mona i have been seeing your pics all morning.... your ok.....but i think you need to tag your pics now listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 07:15: How do I do it? Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 07:17: on your home page tag your pics with the catagories listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 07:20: Vic I can't seem to do it...can you leave me a message under "Help me out" on our group page.. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Leeroy says on Aug 20, 2007, 08:21: On the group I can see 59 photos - from philly, podborski, me, and colombianogringo.
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 08:45: mona I wrote the instructions on the discussion posts on PBH flicker listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:10: Thanks Vic I'll have a go in a minute, hey why can't I see Tomtom's photo's? I bet they are too naughty? Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:12: toms pictures are of all the beautiful stars in Colombia and plenty of them...aren't they?? listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:19: Jaja vic the sky at night with beautiful stars..I wish that were true..but something tell's me they have been blocked? Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:21: "I'll have a go"
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Leeroy says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:22: I suppose the "girls in bikinis" photos were inevitable, right? :)
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:30: I personally don't have a problem with those as long as they aren't lewd.
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:36: CG cos I said "I'll have a go"? Jajaja Ah bueno pues siempre estoy saliendo con mis dichos ingleses, a lo mejor las conozco!! Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:36: bikin chicks.....come on we dont have beachs in B/managa thats an unfair catagory listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:39: Vic,
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:41: If it was a closed group I would post the ones of me in San Andres, alas it is not. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:43: CG quickly locks the group down so La Mona can post her bikini pics.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:45: Just kidding Monita. I have a bunch of my wife in San Andres, but none of these PBH eyes will ever see them. Ha HA
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:46: Jajaja yo soy puro bla bla bla Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:46: Too right CG I don't blame you.. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:48: I don't know why, but between your signature and the talk of England, I am reminded of the technique for flying recommended by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 09:58: CG just post it and dont tell us its your wife listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 10:31: CG - classic! Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 10:53: So what tag category will I use for the typical casita de pueblito paisa? Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 20, 2007, 10:54: Doh! Buildings of course. Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 13:38: Per a few requests, I have slightly reorganized the nature categories.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 13:39: Ooops, Wrong list. Here is the correct one.
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 13:43: cool CG much better we can now have a better view of the splendor of Colombia listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 13:47: The list on the group is worded differently. They have a ridiculous 500 character limit for the group intro text. They will let you store countless gigabytes of storage, but they will only let you store 500 characters of text.
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 13:55: so ""Natural Scenery - Beaches"" no silicone girlsalloed..... only natural girls allowed?? listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 15:35: I don't know if anyone has noticed yet but you can view the pictures in different sizes on flicker....click on the picture....look at the detail area bottom right .....click different sizes and choose the large size.....the pictures change completely ...... and comes to life..well mine do heheheheh listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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podborski says on Aug 20, 2007, 15:41: mona you know you could still upload pics and not put them on the group page, and restrict them by setting a pw which you can give to only your closest and dearest friends who might put you up if you come to Buenos Aires ever.
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 15:47: On a related note, you can also share private pics by creating a "Guest Pass".
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vicshere says on Aug 20, 2007, 16:00: CG how can you confirm that the pictures are taken by the member themselves? listo 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 20, 2007, 19:19: It is really going to be hard to tell. As I mentioned, most original photos will have EXIF information unless they have been edited in a program that doesn't support EXIF.
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LA_MONA says on Aug 21, 2007, 00:48: Vic my husband took those pics, I hope it doesn't matter? Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 21, 2007, 03:04: Some of the names on there are different to PBH names, is there a way that we can let other's know our PBH name so we know who is contributing? Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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LA_MONA says on Aug 21, 2007, 04:25: "mona you know you could still upload pics and not put them on the group page, and restrict them by setting a pw which you can give to only your closest and dearest friends who might put you up if you come to Buenos Aires ever." Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 21, 2007, 05:14: Oh, I've entered a couple of my Cartagena pics under my yahoo identity maryut2, "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo says on Aug 21, 2007, 12:43: Mona brought up a question subdividing the Architecture(buildings) category.
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Saltador says on Aug 21, 2007, 19:18: I just looked at the photos again. Very impressive, a big pat on the back to all in the contest, some really amazing pictures.
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