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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: ShadySue on April 10, 2012, 10:50

Title: DA: Am I missing something?
Post by: ShadySue on April 10, 2012, 10:50
Is this a usage in some dialect of British English of which I'm unaware?
(http://www.lizworld.com/WT.jpg)
Title: Re: DA: Am I missing something?
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on April 10, 2012, 13:12
I don't think so, but a google search revealed that a rear end eye  (http://freecarrepairmanual.net/rear_end_and_axles.html)is part of a spring in a car, so perhaps they were trying to do something with that and goofed in placing it in the CV hierarchy??
Title: Re: DA: Am I missing something?
Post by: ShadySue on April 10, 2012, 15:51
I don't think so, but a google search revealed that a rear end eye  ([url]http://freecarrepairmanual.net/rear_end_and_axles.html[/url])is part of a spring in a car, so perhaps they were trying to do something with that and goofed in placing it in the CV hierarchy??

Oh, that's my something new learned today, but I doubt if I'll retain it.
Thanks JoAnn
Title: Re: DA: Am I missing something?
Post by: Microbius on April 11, 2012, 00:49
I don't think so, but a google search revealed that a rear end eye  ([url]http://freecarrepairmanual.net/rear_end_and_axles.html[/url])is part of a spring in a car, so perhaps they were trying to do something with that and goofed in placing it in the CV hierarchy??

Oh dear, I would have hated to see the results of that Google search! Your probably on some kind of list now!  ;D
Title: Re: DA: Am I missing something?
Post by: RacePhoto on April 11, 2012, 03:12
I don't think so, but a google search revealed that a rear end eye  ([url]http://freecarrepairmanual.net/rear_end_and_axles.html[/url])is part of a spring in a car, so perhaps they were trying to do something with that and goofed in placing it in the CV hierarchy??

Oh dear, I would have hated to see the results of that Google search! Your probably on some kind of list now!  ;D


I read it this morning and I'm still dazed and confused. Rear End = Animal Eye? I could understand if it said Politician = horses rear end. LOL
Title: Re: DA: Am I missing something?
Post by: sgoodwin4813 on April 11, 2012, 07:44
I wish iStock would drop the DA bit - it's a nice idea in theory but doesn't work in practice.  That one is especially bizarre.  The only thing I can figure is that some animals (e.g., fish) have markings that look like eyes on their rears to fool predators into biting the wrong part - rather have them snip off a bit of your tail than take your head off.  For example, many butterfly fish - here's one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foureye_butterflyfish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foureye_butterflyfish)).  Also caterpillars, some moths, probably more.  But it's pretty rare and would be weird if it made it into the iStock DA scheme.
Title: Re: DA: Am I missing something?
Post by: pancaketom on April 11, 2012, 17:01
They need to have not one of the listed DA terms be a possibility - or maybe even the default. In theory the DA could be what makes IS search work better than anything else - in reality it is almost the opposite.