Is istock taking away the rating system? and the ability to view which shots are selling through the partner program? If not does anyone know when they will be up again?

Is istock taking away the rating system? and the ability to view which shots are selling through the partner program? If not does anyone know when they will be up again?

Best to check over at iStock, where today Mike D'abell posted:

Quote from HQ
Expected Issues
As you recall when we first announced the launch we outlined certain features from the file closeup page that would not be included initially, but would be added back later: Add to lightbox, Image Zoom, and file rating. Add to lightbox will be added back to the file closeup page as soon as possible. Image Zoom is also a priority and we will get it returned as well. File Rating is less of a priority as it isn't a critical feature but we will address it once the more important issues are resolved.
 
Mike's take:
For those who want a translation :-
 as soon as possible   -   about a month
 is also a priority   -    a bit longer
 less of a priority as it isn't a critical feature      -   who knows
 Today   - tommorow

If you want an estimated timescale, Lobo announced earlier that the lightbox feature should be fixed on Thursday, or maybe next Tuesday. A clear indication that this mess isn't being worked on in weekends.
From that bizarre priority (as there is a workaround for the normal add to lightbox facility) you can speculate when the actually more important to buyers zoom feature will be restored and the not at all important rating system will be restored.

As for PP, it's anyone's guess.