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4:27 AM

@MarkMayo Photo contest theme?

I'm personally in favor of "Towers".

(cc @Willeke)

Also, a quick rule clarification regarding these contests: the rules state that the exact date has to be given for a photo if it was taken recently. While the rule is easy to comply with for the vast majority of submissions (digital photographs), it's rather difficult for film shooters, especially when using a photo taken a while ago. What can be done about that?

JoErNanO

7:52 AM

@gparyani It's a "post-an-answer-per-day" competition. No theme needed. Have a look at the past editions: travel.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3036/…

@JoErNanO Not referring to the answerathon. I'm referring to the photo contest.

It's generally around this time that the theme is announced and meta post made.

JoErNanO

@gparyani Ah. Since you replied to the answerathon post I got confused. :)

@JoErNanO No, it was a general ping; the system highlights the last message from the user which makes it confusing

8:08 AM

@gparyani, we mostly want to know whether the photo is really recent, that is taken for the competition, or older. If you know the week, month or year, mention it. Otherwise mention as near as you know and add 'about' or 'I think' or words like those.

For August it has been mentioned already 'From a (train) window'. The exact words still need to be decided.

@gparyani, 'towers' for September?

@Willeke I didn't notice, link?

Also, since trains aren't as common in the U.S., this could have an anti-American bias.

You have local trains, commuter trains, heritage trains, etc., but very little intercity trains.

I can not link on my phone but about three days ago.

That is why I want to include other transport, bus or car at least.

Not every user here can travel by train, also those with trains near.

8:45 AM

Ah, yes, found the transcript discussing this.

@Willeke I actually proposed a new topic, "civic buildings", so my September vote goes to that.

I propose "seen through a transportation vehicle's window" as the wording.

There may only be few American intercity trains, but from a scenic tourism point of view, Amtrak and VIA Rail routes to the west coast are very nice.

And as far as the question as to whether or not air transport photos are acceptable, I propose not doing so because on airplanes, it's not really possible to get photos if you're not seated next to the windows.

So I propose restricting it to just surface transport windows.

And "from a transportation vehicle's window" would exclude open carriages? Why then not simply "from a transportation vehicle"?

Plus it will make the contest less broad

And does that mean public transportation?

8:51 AM

@gerrit Yes, buses were mentioned previously

Not private cars or bicycles then?

@gerrit Good point. @Willeke what do you think?

@gerrit Sorry, I thought you meant "in addition", not "exclusively".

I think "from a transportation vehicle" would be too broad, that would effectively include pretty much any picture taken from a road.

How about "from a transportation vehicle you yourself are not operating"?

And if I stop my car and take a photo from the window it counts, but if I get out and then take a photo it doesn't count?

8:55 AM

Yeah, you're raising a lot of interesting points...perhaps we should drop this topic in favor of a different one.

Sorry for the negativity :-)

I haven't even taken the time to dig through my photos for material to compete with...

@gerrit But it is true, after looking into everything it looks like this topic would be vastly open to tons of different interpretations separate from its intended gist, and adding rules to narrow it down would only draw ire.

10:45 AM

Looks like: "from a vehicle, must include window or window frame" would work for you.

4:58 PM

@Willeke What about open carriages that don't even have window frames?

Actually, I think I got it. The theme can be "shot from a moving vehicle" with a guideline that there must be something in the photo that clearly indicates it was shot from a vehicle.

Doesn't necessarily have to be a window or window frame, just something that makes that clear

9:23 PM

You got it.