Question (BOTM)

[White Whale]

If not, then maybe they should have their own separate category because long and pretty "show-type" bettas will always beat out any short-finned betta.

 

[slamster17]

thatd be a cool idea. i want to buy a plakat but i can't find any anywhere except online i think they would deserve a separate category

 

[Synastic]

Plakat are kick a** and I think they should have their own cat. IMO there are lots of people here that don't know what plakats are and just think they're bettas that have their fins cut off or something. It's also a same that BOTM, I feel is a popularity contest, if you know more people the more votes your gonna get regardless of how much nicer another betta is.

 

[rollntider]

need to have a shortfinned catagory for the females/plakats/imbellis
because I dont believe a female has won it. I have a terrible pic of a female in the running, but looking at the bettas I have only seen like 2 females ever be in the contests. and very few plakats/imbellis

 

[Hoplesswfish]

I agree I think there should be a contest for females/plakets because in away it is like puting guppys in the betta contest they are both very nice in there own way but totally different to.

 

[Hoplesswfish]

I also would like to add that the BOTM contest is not a popularity contest. The people who are on here alot are very involved with there fish and it shows. They may even be breeders. I don't think it is fare to tell them they can't be in the contest because they diserve it to. I got mad about the contest before and then I realised the contest would not be fun if it was easy to win. The contest makes us all work and look harder for those special bettas. If we seperated it in to beginer and expert then people would argue about who belongs in whitch so sorry about the long thread but I think alot of people get mad about this and if you think about it this way you wont get mad. )

 

[tekknocolor]

need to have a shortfinned catagory for the females/plakats/imbellis
because I dont believe a female has won it. I have a terrible pic of a female in the running, but looking at the bettas I have only seen like 2 females ever be in the contests. and very few plakats/imbellis

I agree. I don't think I've ever seen a plakat/female win since I've been a member... Usually a male CT/VT/HM win, but then again... Where do you draw a line so that everyone's happy? Just to play devil's advocate: I don't think it's fair if it's separated like that. Then all betta types should be separated to their own categories. Then we would have PlaketOTM, CTOTM, VTOTM, HMOTM or do we break it down to MaleBOTM and FBOTM? (PS don't be mad at me because I make things more complicated )

-- Leigh Ann

 

[Synastic]

I also would like to add that the BOTM contest is not a popularity contest. The people who are on here alot are very involved with there fish and it shows. They may even be breeders. I don't think it is fare to tell them they can't be in the contest because they diserve it to. I got mad about the contest before and then I realised the contest would not be fun if it was easy to win. The contest makes us all work and look harder for those special bettas. If we seperated it in to beginer and expert then people would argue about who belongs in whitch so sorry about the long thread but I think alot of people get mad about this and if you think about it this way you wont get mad. )

Well everyone is entitled to their opinion and I see yours. Also, it is not that I am mad, heck people can vote for whoever they want. But, I still stand with my opinion that it's a popularity (to an extent). I have been here for a while and I used to vote and nominate, but I don't do it as much anymore. A ex. of popularity in affect. Someone who has many friends on the forum they get a simple betta and heck 6 nominations. Then someone comes along very nice betta just awesome, but that person is a newbie or just someone who doesnt have many friends. Two things happen one they get the ohhhhhhhhhhhh thats a freaking nice betta, but no nominations or the just get two barely. Then comes the voting part, I have seen this too many times. All the bettas lined up there are two that are just nice no words to describe them, then there are the eh okay ones. Well you see the just okay getting all the votes and to top it off they post hey so and so I voted for you okay.

Just My Two Cents.

 

[bkk_group]

i just have a problem with the whole way the contest is run, sorry. it is a popularity contest in a way because if you are not as popular your posts will get overlooked, because your posts are overlooked you won't recieve nominations and you won't be eligable. i've already mentioned the idea of having a "open" contest where everyone is able to nominate one fish of their own every month, i really don't think it would get as (or at the least any more) bogged down as it does now with multiple entries every month and i don't think it would be any more difficult to manage. well, that's just my opinion..for what it's worth.

 

[Sorrell]

I just wish it really was betta of the month and not photograph of the month.

 

[wuvmybetta]

I also would like to add that the BOTM contest is not a popularity contest. The people who are on here alot are very involved with there fish and it shows. They may even be breeders. I don't think it is fare to tell them they can't be in the contest because they diserve it to. I got mad about the contest before and then I realised the contest would not be fun if it was easy to win. The contest makes us all work and look harder for those special bettas.  If we seperated it in to beginer and expert then people would argue about who belongs in whitch so sorry about the long thread but I think alot of people get mad about this and if you think about it this way you wont get mad.  )

Well everyone is entitled to their opinion and I see yours. Also, it is not that I am mad, heck people can vote for whoever they want. But, I still stand with my opinion that it's a popularity (to an extent). I have been here for a while and I used to vote and nominate, but I don't do it as much anymore. A ex. of popularity in affect. Someone who has many friends on the forum they get a simple betta and heck 6 nominations. Then someone comes along very nice betta just awesome, but that person is a newbie or just someone who doesnt have many friends. Two things happen one they get the ohhhhhhhhhhhh thats a freaking nice betta, but no nominations or the just get two barely. Then comes the voting part, I have seen this too many times. All the bettas lined up there are two that are just nice no words to describe them, then there are the eh okay ones. Well you see the just okay getting all the votes and to top it off they post hey so and so I voted for you okay.

Just My Two Cents.

I'll agree. I don't participate in the BOTM contests because I realize I'm not very 'popular' , of course I'm a permanent fixture here BUT I don't socialize the way some do so IMO it's not even worth entering my bettas because I know the chatters will get all the votes. Just my opinion, not a stab at the chat crowd by any means. I prefer to endorse the BOTM contests and keep my distance at the same time. It's turned cliquey, which I hate.
I rarely nominate and to be completely honest...I never vote ) But I do have to give credit to Ken for all the hard work he does each month

 

[Sorrell]

I will also add that I have the same fish who is nominated twice for next month, one for his auction picture and once for a picture that I took. This is somewhere that I am torn because I know that he looks better in the auction picture, but I didn't take that. Even though the contest is meant to be judged on the fish and not the photograph, I think we know that's not how it works.

 

[wuvmybetta]

I think you should be able to enter the auction pic, since the betta is in your possesion.

 

[Sorrell]

I think you should be able to enter the auction pic, since the betta is in your possesion.

I agree in theory, however, what about all the people who have beautiful bettas that weren't from an auction? Doesn't seem fair that I would enter a professional picture and others can't.

 

[Auratus]

i think it would be a good idea. I made a thread about the whole way the pictures thing was going a long time ago and it didn't really get anywhere...

But POTM sounds good