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ShadySue

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« Reply #100 on: January 15, 2013, 07:22 »
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I have deactivated 2. Total 1109
When I went to bed last night the number of files on iStock was 12607375; now it's 12609076, and the queue has gone up by over 100.

However, if people are holding their fire until 2nd Feb, the above is obviously irrelevant.

Later: anyways, another 2. Total 1111.
« Last Edit: January 15, 2013, 08:21 by ShadySue »


« Reply #101 on: January 15, 2013, 15:26 »
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deactivated 107
tally is now 1218

« Reply #102 on: January 16, 2013, 05:43 »
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did another 100
tally: 1318

« Reply #103 on: January 17, 2013, 11:05 »
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I don't know how we can effectively track these numbers, but in the istock forum threads people are deactivating images now - here's one example

« Reply #104 on: January 17, 2013, 11:37 »
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I don't know how we can effectively track these numbers, but in the istock forum threads people are deactivating images now - here's one example


Well, there is no effective way of tracking them. By the way, those I have seen are only talking about removing images from the Partner Program or E+, they are not really deleting.

You can track the number of total files on the site and the queue (http://www.istockphoto.com/stats.php)

I have made a screenshot on Saturday at 12,597,549 files and today the number shows 12,623,445 - equalling a growth of 26,000 images in five days.

If you remember that 10 million was passed in the middle of December 2011, that amounts to about 200,000 files added per month or roughly 6,700 a day. This would mean a growth of about 33,000 images in five days would have been expected.

So the impact of the active protest (holding back uploads or deleting files) so far has affected a lower than expected count of about 7,000 files.

sc

« Reply #105 on: January 17, 2013, 11:43 »
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Did another 189
Tally 1507

« Reply #106 on: January 17, 2013, 11:50 »
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Desactivated 50 photos
tally now is 1557

Thanks Sean for  the firefox script:)

« Reply #107 on: January 17, 2013, 11:54 »
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If you look at the problem from the viewpoint that deactivating is going to save your images from being given away, and that deactivating is NOT going to teach getty anything because they dont care, then it doesnt really matter what the tally is or when images get activated. They have plans to send more images on an ongoing basis, so at any time, your earning potential could be snatched out right from under you. It has ALWAYS been that there are so many contributors now that losing a couple thousand contributors or a few thousand images means nothing to getty.

« Reply #108 on: January 17, 2013, 11:55 »
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I Will join the D-day, I have already pulled 6 images, that had my wife and on 2. February I will pull the rest - 537 images.
I'm grebcha on istock.

« Reply #109 on: January 17, 2013, 12:15 »
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I wanted to start deactivate some of images but stopped staring at "reason for deactivation" box.
I know it doesn't matter but I wonder what reasons do you give? Humorous, angry, lorem ipsum or do you try to explain real reason?

« Reply #110 on: January 17, 2013, 12:27 »
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I put ''getty/google drive deal'' I think we will understand:)

« Reply #111 on: January 17, 2013, 12:34 »
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I put ''getty/google drive deal'' I think we will understand:)

It would be nice if Sean could build that into his script, providing us to just use that as our reason.

« Reply #112 on: January 17, 2013, 12:41 »
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I alternated  between "to keep Getty from giving them away" and "because Getty cannot be trusted with the intellectual property of others."  Juvenile maybe, but I felt better.


« Reply #113 on: January 17, 2013, 12:46 »
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I think I'll start using "because my photos aren't going to make you happy!"

« Reply #114 on: January 17, 2013, 12:49 »
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If you look at the problem from the viewpoint that deactivating is going to save your images from being given away, and that deactivating is NOT going to teach getty anything because they dont care, then it doesnt really matter what the tally is or when images get activated. They have plans to send more images on an ongoing basis, so at any time, your earning potential could be snatched out right from under you. It has ALWAYS been that there are so many contributors now that losing a couple thousand contributors or a few thousand images means nothing to getty.
I agree.  I don't really care if removing my images makes no difference to Getty/istock.  It does mean my images wont be involved in the Google giveaway or other appalling deals they have lined up.

It's a shame that other people carry on uploading however bad istock becomes but I have no control over that.

« Reply #115 on: January 17, 2013, 12:54 »
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here was my deactivation reason:
copyright concerns if image is ported to another getty site or getty gives image away and strips exif data

most iStockers dont know about the Getty/Google deal

« Reply #116 on: January 17, 2013, 13:04 »
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You could always give the classic:  "It's not me....it's you."

rubyroo

« Reply #117 on: January 17, 2013, 13:07 »
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I think I'll start using "because my photos aren't going to make you happy!"

Hahaha... love that.

Or how about "because money DOES make me happy and it's my SOLE purpose for sending my work to an AGENT!"

« Reply #118 on: January 17, 2013, 16:40 »
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Deactivated 85 files

1642

Kone

« Reply #119 on: January 17, 2013, 16:44 »
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1642 + 20 = 1662
Sorry, the rest will be done on 2nd February, but I wanted to see how fast Sean's script worked :  Wow!  Deactivating 20 files is done faster than just going to the next page ...

« Reply #120 on: January 17, 2013, 18:05 »
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1642 + 20 = 1662
Sorry, the rest will be done on 2nd February, but I wanted to see how fast Sean's script worked :  Wow!  Deactivating 20 files is done faster than just going to the next page ...

So this is the only thing working well on the whole site?

« Reply #121 on: January 17, 2013, 19:03 »
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I have not had a single download since I deactivated my flames.
So it hurts.

But then again, it hurts istockphoto 84% more, and I like that.

« Reply #122 on: January 17, 2013, 19:27 »
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It doesn't hurt so much if you don't check your downloads there and spend that time working on something else.  I will be happy when I can skip the istock threads here or just have a quick look without having that horrible feeling that they've made things worse for me again.

Hopefully the challenge of replacing my istock earnings will motivate me to work harder again.  I wont have enough money for food so I better get down to it soon.

fritz

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« Reply #123 on: January 17, 2013, 19:29 »
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15 images with my daughter in have been deactivated.
1662+15=1677
« Last Edit: January 17, 2013, 19:37 by alexmk »

ShadySue

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« Reply #124 on: January 17, 2013, 19:30 »
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1642 + 20 = 1662
Sorry, the rest will be done on 2nd February, but I wanted to see how fast Sean's script worked :  Wow!  Deactivating 20 files is done faster than just going to the next page ...


So this is the only thing working well on the whole site?

That's because Sean wrote it, not the iS IT team.

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=349553&messageid=6823565
« Last Edit: January 17, 2013, 19:50 by ShadySue »


 

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