We've been BoingBoinged

[fluffy]

Of course, they've posted about Song Fight and Remixfight before when I submitted them, but it was lost in the shuffle being posted as part of a bunch of other music-related links. So, today, BoingBoing posted an <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/07/so ... ">entirely inaccurate writeup about Song Fight</a> calling it a photoshop contest but with music, which it isn't, but whatever, it's publicity.

(The very next post was about our good friend <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/07/mc ... r.html">MC Frontalot</a>, submitted by the same person. Who's this Quinn fellow, anyway?)

Anyway, so, don't be surprised if there's a huge influx of new members or something. Hooray?

[HeuristicsInc]

entirely inaccurate writeup about Song Fight calling it a photoshop contest but with music, which it isn't, but whatever, it's publicity.

Why is that inaccurate? It's pretty similar, except that they get a theme instead of a title. They make pictures, we make words. It's probably a useful comparison to those that hang out at those other sites.
-bill

[roymond]

entirely inaccurate writeup about Song Fight calling it a photoshop contest but with music, which it isn't, but whatever, it's publicity.

Why is that inaccurate? It's pretty similar, except that they get a theme instead of a title. They make pictures, we make words. It's probably a useful comparison to those that hang out at those other sites.
-bill

Photoshop Tennis involves sending an evolving image back and forth between two photoshop geeks. Songfight doesn't employ this as a rule, although collaboration is certainly a possibility. The other photoshop contests I know of supply the raw images for artists to compose with...also not equivalent to the SF process.

[bortwein]

... but whatever, it's publicity.

I think this is the real point of Fluffy's post.

[erik]

If they'd've compared us to any other Photoshop contest, I'd be kind of pissed, but there's alot of talented people at worth1000, so that's kind of cool. Worth1000 is kind of closer to SF because they (usually) don't supply the raw images for the contestants, but rather just supply them with an idea, like "Make a mythical creature" or "Change a celebrity's gender", and then the contestants (usually) go out and find their own images to use.

[HeuristicsInc]

Photoshop Tennis involves sending an evolving image back and forth between two photoshop geeks. Songfight doesn't employ this as a rule, although collaboration is certainly a possibility. The other photoshop contests I know of supply the raw images for artists to compose with...also not equivalent to the SF process.

Nah, it's not like those. http://www.worth1000.com, mentioned in the bb post, gives people a challenge like this:

Propaganda images are generally used during wartime to turn public sentiment against one's enemy, or to paint one's own side in a better light. In this contest, we have another use for them- make us laugh. Your task is to use any typical propaganda type image as the basis for a humourous (and well done) photoshop, as in godzillatemple's themepost.

The rules of the game are thus: Photoshop a propaganda type image in a humourous way. Remember that nudity, profanity, and extreme vulgarity will be disqualified. As always, quality is a must. We will remove poor entries no matter how much we like you. You will have 48 hours for this contest so make your submissions count.

(taken from a current contest)
As far as I can see, this is a lot like SongFight.
Worth1000 is pretty amusing, really.
-bill

[roymond]

... but whatever

I think this is the recommended response to my posts in general.

[LMNOP]

Forget about BoingBoing. The clue for 46 Down in the USA Today crossword puzzle today is "type of top." It's four letters and ends in K. Tell me that isn't going to point the masses this way!

[Eric Y.]

"peak"?

i don't get it

[LMNOP]

Eh, lame attempt at humor. You'd get it if you'd just turned in your "Tank Top" entry...

[roymond]

"peak"?

i don't get it

uh...then your score will tank.

[fluffy]

Song Fight is not like a Photoshop contest because in a Photoshop contest it's about finding existing images and mixing them together into a new image, while Song Fight stuff is all-original (or at least, is supposed to be). Also, Song Fight has no set theme, whereas Photoshop contests typically do.

That isn't to say that Photoshop contests can't be quite good, of course; I'm just saying that the only similarity is that someone from On High gives the contestants a couple of words beforehand.

[c hack]

... As always, quality is a must. We will remove poor entries no matter how much we like you.

I'm not convinced this would be a bad position for SF to adopt. At least, it'd avoid the embarrassing situation where I tell a friend "I post on Songfight" and he goes and clicks on an LEF "song."

Oh, who am I kidding? I don't have any friends.

[HeuristicsInc]

Song Fight is not like a Photoshop contest because in a Photoshop contest it's about finding existing images and mixing them together into a new image

Ok, so Worth1000 is more like RemixFight than SongFight. That's fair.
Theme vs. title is fairly minor, I think

the only similarity is that someone from On High gives the contestants a couple of words beforehand.

That and the time-limit, and I believe they vote on their favorites too. Although I think it's by ratings vs. voting for one.
But, yeah, publicity!
-bill

[Jim of Seattle]

... As always, quality is a must. We will remove poor entries no matter how much we like you.

I'm not convinced this would be a bad position for SF to adopt. At least, it'd avoid the embarrassing situation where I tell a friend "I post on Songfight" and he goes and clicks on an LEF "song."

Oh, who am I kidding? I don't have any friends.

Yeah, when in a subversive mood I've thought about starting my own Underground Songfight site which is exactly like the real thing, but with the crappy songs (in my opinion, of course) removed.

[bortwein]

Yeah, when in a subversive mood I've thought about starting my own Underground Songfight site which is exactly like the real thing, but with the crappy songs (in my opinion, of course) removed.

SongRefight!
SongNoCrapFight
NoCrapSongFight
SongFight-Lite
FilteredFight
Diet SongFight

[Leaf]

If you're only getting the "good" stuff, wouldn't it be more like:

Decadentsongfight

Songfightdessert

Nowrongsongfight

songfight.... extra fattening?

[erik]

SongRefight!
SongNoCrapFight
NoCrapSongFight
SongFight-Lite
FilteredFight
Diet SongFight

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[jb]

You people want to be a little more safe than I do.

[jack]

for Jim, it would have to be called Song Poll.

[tonetripper]

...... or SongPole?....

[Niveous]

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Ouch.