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HOW TO for the WDEs: Hosting.
We request that anyone wishing to host a WDE should please take part in them for a few events, to ensure that they know how they are done, and that they understand the Guidelines thoroughly.
General guidelines:
You may choose a theme for your images or simply select a variety of subjects.
Please ensure your images are copyright-free or that you have obtained permission for their use. If necessary, stipulate an image is ‘for this WDE only’.
It’s always good manners to give credit to the photographer and particularly if using images from the RIL.
Be prepared in advance and have them ready in a separate file, stored on your computer. Limit the number to 10 images.
You may wish to upload your higher resolution images to your own Media file in your Profile but this is up to you. For the thread, your images should be large, the best resolution you can make them, so that further enlargement does not distort the image.
Uploading images is fairly straightforward – use either the Uploader (mountain/picture icon) or the Attachment feature in your post box.
Fixed Time World clock instructions (Event Time Announcer)
PLEASE NOTE: THE WORLD CLOCK HAS CHANGED AND GMT IS NOW KNOWN AS UTC TIME ……… PLEASE MAKE SURE, WHEN SETTING YOUR TIME, THAT YOU SELECT THE CORRECT TIME ZONE FOR YOUR PART OF THE WORLD!
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Guide and Templates for Invitation and Images Threads for WDEs.
To eliminate confusion, and make it as easy as possible for newcomers, would all hosts please use the following format for the Invitation and Images threads?
Your image for the invitation should be posted by the Wednesday previous to your w/end hosting and should contain the information:
Invite, Date, Time, and theme if you have one.
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It may look like this example:“Please join me on (include day and date) at (time) (then your own little explanation of your invitation .. e.g. to visit my little corner of the world).
Sample invitation:
The time in your part of the world is EVENT TIME ANNOUNCER (WORLD CLOCK)
You will need to enter your own location (or nearest you can get in the Event Location space!), the time you want the event to start (your own local time) …… it doesn’t matter about the finishing time, but you could include the following Friday’s date if necessary – and the title WDE and date, will suffice.:)
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When you post your Invitation, in the main forum, please make the title and date clear – e.g.
Invitation to WDE: (Date of Event)
The thread will be made a sticky and it will also be copied to the WC! Digest by one of the team.
We no longer have a Report button facility but you can PM one of the Moderators if you wish – one of us is usually available to stick the thread fairly quickly!
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By the time you are ready to post your invitation, you will have already selected your images.
Please limit these to 10 max …… the number of participants has fallen over the past year and it seems rather onerous to ask a smaller number of hosts to find a large number of images each time– so 10 is the limit now!:)Try to think of the wide interests of the members if you can and select a variety of subjects – animals, landscapes, cityscapes, still life, florals etc
You may include challenges other than reference images of course.We suggest you collect your images, (from your own supply or from the RIL here on WC!) in a file specific to the hosting – then you know they’re ready!
Please don’t panic if –
- – you suddenly have an emergency and cannot host: please PM as many members of the team as possible, ASAP, so we can arrange cover.
- – the problem is computer/internet related: we will post an invitation on the Wed. night.
If it still is unresolved, we’ll post images at the weekend ……. we always have a back-up plan!:)
Many hosts make Galleries at the end of their week.
These are very popular, but please don’t feel obliged to make them if you don’t have the time or the wherewithall!
If you wish to make one, there are ideas about ‘How to…’in the Hall of Fame, our subforum …. it’s a sticky with links to informative threads.
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*** Please remember to give credit to those whose photos you use – and refrain from using any which are not Public Domain unless specific permission has been granted – thanks ***
You should be prepared to post your 10 images at least 30 minutes before the time of the event: please give yourself plenty of time to upload, it can take longer than 30 mins!.
If you need text between images, you will need to use the Uploader tool.
Make a New thread:
Title: “WDE (Your date): IMAGES HERE”
Please cut and paste the following text into your ‘Images Here’ opening post.
Rules!
I will be posting 10 (or fewer) images and a challenge (if you have one)…(delete text in brackets!)
Please wait until all are uploaded before commenting – thank you.
We suggest 30 minutes to make your choice and choose your materials – you may use any medium.
For the next two hours, just go for it……then STOP!, scan or photograph your work and post it in your own new thread with your title, beginning with WDE, plus date, plus title.
When you introduce your work, please add a description of size, medium, support (paper, canvas etc) and time taken.
If your work is digital, we’d appreciate a description of whether it’s freehand drawing/painting, manipulated image or done using the filters available in some programmes – you could also say which programme you’ve used.
All are acceptable but we’d like to know the “hows, whys and wherefores”!!:)Use WIP for any work in progress at the 2 hour mark, and MI for multiple images if other works are to be added before the following Monday.
NB. To avoid forum flooding, please put all of your work during the weekend, for the current WDE, into a single thread: multiple threads will be merged! If you need a title updating, just PM a moderator and we’ll see to it.
From the following TUESDAY, you may open a new thread for later work.
You have the whole week to participate – until the next WDE starts (usually Friday). If you finish a piece after that time, please post in its own thread and try to give the date/host of that particular week – if you can!:)
After posting your contribution, please view others’ entries and comment and encourage when you can. Unless requested, please refrain from critiquing.
Upload Images and deliver your challenge!
Conclude with your own closing sentence or simply say, “Enjoy!”
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Thank you for using this format, we hope it prevents newer members asking a lot of questions or getting confused!:D
Cheers, Maureen
Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .
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