Dave - I think you wrong, wrong, wrong!
POTW is just that - the BEST PICTURE OF THE WEEK - something to aspire to
Its a a showcase of the talent of the site, something to encourage passers by to become members. Just because someone won last week, that should not bar them of winning this week.
When I go through the weeks images to make my selection, I'm looking for quality images & I do not look at who has created them. The fact that some of the same names keep cropping up is because they are great photographers!
I agree with Birdsnapper that your choice should be made on merit, the best picture posted in the last week, not on somebody deserving their turn. It's not best picture of the week excluding people that have previously posted great pictures.
OK so different selectors will have different views. I like portraits, Tugboat is an abstract specialist, Ade G likes landscapes, Nigel is a field sports & wildlife expert... but if you look at my selections - they are not all portraits, Ade doesn't choose just landscapes, Nigel & Trena & the others on the panel also choose whatever is the best picture of the past week irrespective of their personal preferences. There is no reason why the same author shouldn't win three ( or four or five) times in a row if their image is judged by different selectors as the best of the week
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