This answer is for use only by Gallery Hosts who are holding Contests.

 

This answer is regarding photos that have DQ-PA Badges in your Contest Albums.

 

 

 

What are DQ-PA badges?

 

DQ-PA badges DQ-PA BADGE ICON are badges that appear on photos that were Disqualified during judging, and were later modified/corrected by their owners.

 

DQ-PA means:  Disqualified-Pending Approval of a correction.

 

DQ-PA badges are used to alert the Gallery's Host that corrected entries are awaiting the Host's decision whether to Approve the corrections or not. 

 

 

NOTE:  The Gallery Host will need to manually Approve or Reject entries that have DQ-PA badges.

 

DQ-PA photos may not compete in Contests (they will not be judged or rated.)

 

Hosts!  Please approve DQ-PA photos before starting judging (if you hold Contests!)

 

 

 

 

How to Approve or Reject DQ-PA photos in Standard Contests:

 

1.  Visit your Gallery's Home page.

 

2.   If you see any PA badges PA BADGE ICON on your Album Banners, that means that those Albums contain either PA, Pending Approval entries or DQ-PA entries

which need your attention!

 

NOTE:  PA badges will only appear on Standard Contest Album Banners.

 

3.  Enter a Standard Contest Album. 

 

NOTE:  The Standard Contest Album must be in either Open, Closed or Judging State,

 

If the Standard Contest Album is in Completed or Recorded State you will not be able to interact with the photos at this time.  You may change the state of a Contest Album, if desired, via the Contest Management List.

 

4. Look for a photo that has a DQ-PA Badge.  DQ-PA BADGE ICON

 

 

5.  Click on either the thumbnail, scroll or hybrid view of a photo that has a DQ-PA badge, in order to display the photo's Detail page.

 

5.  Determine if the owner has made the proper correction.  

 

To do so, first read the DQ Comment that was written by the judge.

 

The DQ Comment will explain why the judge Disqualified the photo.

 

Then compare the judge's reason to the photo's current Title and Description information, and decide if the new information is now accurate.   

 

6.  IF THE CORRECTION IS ACCEPTABLE:  If the correction is acceptable to you, you may click on the Clear DQ Appraisal button. 

 

The DQ, Disqualification will be removed.

 

The DQ-PA badge and DQ Comment will be cleared away.

 

The photo will no longer be disqualified, and the photo will be once again be able to be judged or rated.

 

7.  IF THE CORRECTION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE:  If the correction is unacceptable to you, you may want to remove the DQ and instead Reject the photo.  (This will change the Appraisal from Judge Appraisal (Disqualified) to Host Appraisal (Rejected.)

 

Click on the Reject button.

 

Type a Rejection Comment into the box to explain why the correction was not approved

by you. 

 

The photo will be given Host Appraisal: Rejected and will be given a Rejected badge.

 

Then Click on the Clear DQ Appraisal button. 

 

The DQ, Disqualification will be removed, and the DQ-PA badge and DQ Comment will be cleared away.

 

The photo will then be Rejected, and may not compete in Contests (will not be judged or rated.)    It will also be hidden from other Members and the public.