Well, well.  Joined the group today just so I could get a read on what the bujeezuz is going on at iStock, and low & behold I am relieved to see I am not alone.  I am on day 8 of being locked out from my content.

I have been a system admistrator/network operations manager for 25 years and so I know that roll-outs and migrations can be challenging .. however, the sate of affairs here is the stuff that should only be seen in the lab.  E.G. the tech guys did not deploy this to a real-world lab to observe what might happen.

Depending on which browser I use, I may, or may not, log in, but in any event - no content .. However the folks at iStock are still validating content as I had 200 or so in queue and I am getting emails that they are being processed/accepted steadily .. down to about 80 since being locked out.

What is certain is that there are (still) 2 distinct accounts.  Via deep Meta 2.x and 3, one is able to see accounts:  One @ istock, which still authenticates and one @ Getty (new account) which will authenticate once in a while.  My two accounts, old and new share username, but different passwords.

Chrome goes in circles.  E.G.  deliberate entry of improper/erroneous creds results in what you would expect, denial of login.  However PROPER entry of creds is not so revealing, in that you do not get a red box or any error message, the page simply reloads - like refreshed.  It appears to simply chuck your creds and wants you to try again - repeatedly - over and over .. lol.  OK its not funny really but this is what Chrome does to me .. It could very well be that it's a local issue (me/my computer/browser .. corrupt cache .. etc) so, for the time being, I will use I.E.

I.Explorer works correctly.  E.g. deliberate entry of  improper/erroneous creds results in what you would expect - rejection, but proper entry of creds logs you in.   Unfortunately the mystery only continues as, on the new page, which to be sure, looks pretty .. however, db engines are searching for things that aren't there.  Java pukes that they're missing root objects and just about every link on the page was/is broken.  Only yesterday did the community button get fixed.

This is awful.    It is worth noting - Alamy just completely overhauled their interface for loading/editing and it went off with not so much as a burp.  Admittedly, they did not have to migrate domains and likely AD domains (if using Windoze or MS)..

Personal opinion:  Getty = corporate.  istock is losing significant contributor material and dying because large lumbering corporation is smothering it .. The attitude and regard for contributor community will be their layoff notices' Raison de etre.  Make no mistake

THIS COMPANY PAYS THE LEAST COMMISSION OF ALL THE AGENCIES WITH WHOM i WORK,
HAS THE MOST TIME-CONSUMING INDEXING PROCESS,
TAKES THE LONGEST TIME TO PROCESS IMAGERY OF ANY OF THE 19 AGENCIES WITH WHOM I CONTRIBUTE,
TAKE THE LONGEST TO REPLY TO ANY EMAIL,REPORT,PROBLEM - INDEED IF THEY REPLY AT ALL (17 msgs/emails - one rather terse response)
So:  THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST IGNORE RATE OF ANY COMPANY - NOT JUST MICROSTOCK - THAT i HAVE EVER SEEN.  e.g. this fiasco will not be resolved any time soon and you will be ignored throughout.
 
I will wait it out .. but I saw one poster here mention April .. I would not be surprised.