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Flickr = Sad?
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There are actual critique groups on Flickr if that is what you want. Although I’ll admit it has been years since I lasted visited one so I cannot attest to the quality.
I don’t use Flickr to get critiques (and for that matter I don’t use PI for that purpose either). I primarily use Flickr as an archive for my photos with over 6000 photos uploaded so far. (At this time I have 775 snapshots public purely for showing off purposes)
I also use it to catch up on the latest news/gossip in whatever areas I am interested in at that time. In a previous post someone mentioned it was like another networking site (facebook etc) and I agree.
Yes there is a lot of crap on Flickr but that’s because it is on the Internet and the volume in huge (“There were 6,277 uploads in the last minute” according to the site right now). (See also the second adage here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_Law)
By the way, I just got one of these on not one but two photos on Flickr
(Shown actual size)I’m excited but I am still holding out for “The Majestic Sword Of Davirdicus, post 1 comment on 200 others” award. Any day now.
This thread is quiet funny i enjoyed reading it :D
Nfl-fan iv added you as a contact
And same for pitmaticGood man RichardT… glad you enjoyed the read… that’s what these threads really boil down to… a bit of sarcastic humour!
PS. Love that award Dave… a beauty… doesn’t quite pip the Shiny Gold Star or the Rotating Silver Medal :D
I noticed you get a lot of comments over on Flickr alright… everytime I view “Comments I Made” your Cows Photo is top of the list with the most recent posts.
That Award is just plain boasting now… I feel gutted…
J
Well, you’ll just have to join the ‘glittery pink shiny award’ group then!!
nice one jess nearly choked on my club biscuit (thats not code by the way!)
Ok so I’m flogging a dead horse here, bringing up an old thread.
But while searching flickr’s help files for something on timezones I came across this discussion which is relevant here (and nothing to do with the way times are stored in exif).
It sheds some light on the thinking behind blocking someone for negative comments.Check out: http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/43472
Someone wrote (and this is heavily edited, it is better to read the
full point )
“I think part of the issue is perceived arrogance on the part of the
commenter. ….If you like it, say so. If you don’t, so what? Not
everyone is here to learn. Some are just here to “share”. You don’t go
to someone’s house for dinner and then give them a review of their
meal, including everything you think could have been done better, do you?”She has a valid point I guess, flickr is about bringing on the love…..
Martin
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