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Stockfresh email about new curation standards

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Jo Ann Snover:
This morning I received email from "The Stockfresh Team" saying that uploads are back. I didn't know they'd been turned off as I haven't uploaded there in a long time.

They said they've been busy upgrading the site and that they have done a content review of their 6.5 million files and decided on even stronger curation - images that "stand out of the crowd, shifting away a bit from the current, standard mix of imagery."

As far as I can tell, they are not culling existing portfolios.

At the end of the email they suggested contacting them with questions, so I did. I suggested they try to explain to contributors what they are looking for so we can avoid wasting our own time and theirs uploading work they don't want. I had though when reading the beginning of the email I might want to upload a few new files to see what happens, but once I got to the end I thought that wasn't a good idea, at least until I have some idea whether having a portfolio that sells elsewhere might be a negative factor in their new curation standards.

Every site is of course entitled to set whatever criteria they want for content, but I'm not a fan of playing guessing games with a mystery process that no one will detail.

I'll post any information they share.

Bad Company:
When they start selling our images they can implement their 'New Curation Standards'  8)

dpimborough:
Sounds like they are copying Envato

Noedelhap:
As long as they're not culling portfolios, I think it's a good way to deviate from the competitor. You shouldn't blindly accept every piece of crap image, although when an agency fails to bring in any sales, it seems a bit arrogant to be so tight about content quality.

Pauws99:

--- Quote from: Noedelhap on August 01, 2017, 17:03 ---As long as they're not culling portfolios, I think it's a good way to deviate from the competitor. You shouldn't blindly accept every piece of crap image, although when an agency fails to bring in any sales, it seems a bit arrogant to be so tight about content quality.

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Lots do complain about declining standards so yes there may be a place for this...Envato are doing it no idea if its working. However, it hinges on high quality inspection otherwise its just a lottery...which is what I felt with Envato.

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