Author Topic: Is Lobo getting out of control.......? (Read 28947 times)

luissantos84 · « **Reply #50 on:** August 07, 2011, 18:35 »

really?? shank!!!

they will take your price!!

SNP · « **Reply #51 on:** August 07, 2011, 18:47 »

Quote from: gostwyck on August 07, 2011, 17:08

Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 17:01
... incredibly ironic how rude, sarcastic, belittling and uninformed people are with one another here -and yet ~~many~~ some of those same people are claiming to be hurt or affronted by Lobo's sarcasm.

I just hate the fact that we have to pay his wages via our sales. However little it costs ... it's not worth it.

lol, well I hate that my taxes are being used by a majority conservative federal government with their heads up their arses...but what are you going to do?

once in a while I cringe when Lobo drops a more extreme snarky comment towards the more "innocent" posters who happened to post at the wrong place/wrong time when he is pissed at someone else or just especially gritty. but he isn't the first 'bad cop' persona in a situation like the iStock forum. it has its purpose, but is undoubtedly a completely thankless job.

caspixel · « **Reply #52 on:** August 07, 2011, 18:53 »

Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 18:47

Quote from: gostwyck on August 07, 2011, 17:08
Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 17:01
... incredibly ironic how rude, sarcastic, belittling and uninformed people are with one another here -and yet ~~many~~ some of those same people are claiming to be hurt or affronted by Lobo's sarcasm.

I just hate the fact that we have to pay his wages via our sales. However little it costs ... it's not worth it.

lol, well I hate that my taxes as being used by a majority conservative federal government with their heads up their arses...but what are you going to do? once in a while I cringe when Lobo drops a more extreme snarky comment towards the more "innocent" posters who happened to post at the wrong place/wrong time when he is pissed at someone else or just especially gritty. but he isn't the first 'bad cop' persona in a situation like the iStock forum. it has its purpose, but is undoubtedly a completely thankless job.

I'm so tired of hearing these excuses that are made for him. The other forum moderators do not adopt his snarky attitude. Rob, Kelvin, MichaelJay Dawn, Jasmine (when she was a moderator) and a host of others all comport themselves with dignity, help contributors and buyers when they can, and show some respect. Lobo is the *only* one who has that snarky piss poor attitude. And I'm really tired of this "thankless job" crap. If he gets frustrated and pissed that easily, he should FIND ANOTHER JOB. Imagine walking into a store as a customer and being treated that poorly. You'd get fired in a heartbeat for a crappy attitude like that.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #53 on:** August 07, 2011, 19:07 »

never had an issue with him but my activity there is pretty small, like zero.. but I agree, FIND ANOTHER JOB!

Cogent Marketing · « **Reply #54 on:** August 07, 2011, 19:10 »

Quote from: caspixel on August 07, 2011, 18:53

Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 18:47
Quote from: gostwyck on August 07, 2011, 17:08
Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 17:01
... incredibly ironic how rude, sarcastic, belittling and uninformed people are with one another here -and yet ~~many~~ some of those same people are claiming to be hurt or affronted by Lobo's sarcasm.

I just hate the fact that we have to pay his wages via our sales. However little it costs ... it's not worth it.

lol, well I hate that my taxes as being used by a majority conservative federal government with their heads up their arses...but what are you going to do? once in a while I cringe when Lobo drops a more extreme snarky comment towards the more "innocent" posters who happened to post at the wrong place/wrong time when he is pissed at someone else or just especially gritty. but he isn't the first 'bad cop' persona in a situation like the iStock forum. it has its purpose, but is undoubtedly a completely thankless job.

I'm so tired of hearing these excuses that are made for him. The other forum moderators do not adopt his snarky attitude. Rob, Kelvin, MichaelJay Dawn, Jasmine (when she was a moderator) and a host of others all comport themselves with dignity, help contributors and buyers when they can, and show some respect. Lobo is the *only* one who has that snarky piss poor attitude. And I'm really tired of this "thankless job" crap. If he gets frustrated and pissed that easily, he should FIND ANOTHER JOB. Imagine walking into a store as a customer and being treated that poorly. You'd get fired in a heartbeat for a crappy attitude like that.

There seems to be a strong opinion that Lobo acts with the blessing and approval of his masters, in which case, what might be Getty's "master plan" diminish iSP to a state where it is defunct and remove a credible 'competitor' from the market. They've done it before with 'other acquisitions'. Maybe Lobo is employed by Getty and is simply a plant inside iSP to achieve one of their aims -piss everyone (including exclusives) off to a point they all abandon the site. Makes sense if you think about it.

admin · « **Reply #55 on:** August 07, 2011, 20:35 »

User Shank_ali has been banned for assuming the identity of Congent Marketing. Taking the user name of another member and pretending to post as them is obviously unacceptable.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #56 on:** August 07, 2011, 20:38 »

this won´t be good, it will show even more the devil locked inside

(he will be back)

RacePhoto · « **Reply #57 on:** August 07, 2011, 20:55 »

Quote from: admin on August 07, 2011, 20:35

User Shank_ali has been banned for assuming the identity of Congent Marketing. Taking the user name of another member and pretending to post as them is obviously unacceptable.

Again? Well he wanted his account closed? LOL

caspixel · « **Reply #58 on:** August 07, 2011, 21:01 »

Quote from: Cogent Marketing on August 07, 2011, 19:10

There seems to be a strong opinion that Lobo acts with the blessing and approval of his masters, in which case, what might be Getty's "master plan" diminish iSP to a state where it is defunct and remove a credible 'competitor' from the market. They've done it before with 'other acquisitions'. Maybe Lobo is employed by Getty and is simply a plant inside iSP to achieve one of their aims -piss everyone (including exclusives) off to a point they all abandon the site. Makes sense if you think about it.

Possibly, but most big businesses do tend to act like your friend to your face while they (knowingly or unknowingly to you) rob you blind. Few act like it's *your* fault when you are dissatisfied. With as polite and cordial as everyone else is, his "Jerk at iStockphoto" persona (as listed on his Facebook profile) seems really out of step.

Zephyr · « **Reply #59 on:** August 07, 2011, 22:03 »

If you're not aware of Bruce's new project Saatchi Online, here is the link : http://www.saatchionline.com

I don't know Peebert but I see he is the forum moderator there. Here is his profile page:

http://www.saatchionline.com/profile/296792

ETA: I thought you old school folks would find that interesting.

SNP · « **Reply #60 on:** August 07, 2011, 23:02 »

Quote from: retrorocket on August 07, 2011, 22:03

If you're not aware of Bruce's new project Saatchi Online, here is the link : http://www.saatchionline.com

I don't know Peebert but I see he is the forum moderator there. Here is his profile page:

http://www.saatchionline.com/profile/296792

ETA: I thought you old school folks would find that interesting.

I read about this and thought one of two things, that it will either become another joint iStock venture (like Blurb etc.), or do something to compete with iStock. and someone suggested earlier that Lobo is a plant...just silly and conspiratorial. how do people here know so little about the internal structure of the company they spent so much time despising? Lobo was one of the original originals. He was in a band with Bruce for Pete's sake....he was around before most of us were. he's not a Getty plant....I can't think of anyone less likely to be a corporate spy.

Zephyr · « **Reply #61 on:** August 07, 2011, 23:22 »

Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 23:02

Quote from: retrorocket on August 07, 2011, 22:03
If you're not aware of Bruce's new project Saatchi Online, here is the link : http://www.saatchionline.com

I don't know Peebert but I see he is the forum moderator there. Here is his profile page:

http://www.saatchionline.com/profile/296792

ETA: I thought you old school folks would find that interesting.

I read about this and thought one of two things, that it will either become another joint iStock venture (like Blurb etc.), or do something to compete with iStock. and someone suggested earlier that Lobo is a plant...just silly and conspiratorial. how do people here know so little about the internal structure of the company they spent so much time despising? Lobo was one of the original originals. He was in a band with Bruce for Pete's sake....he was around before most of us were. he's not a Getty plant....I can't think of anyone less likely to be a corporate spy.

It's neither. It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock. A higher end competitor of ETSY might be a better description.

This whole thing about Lobo is ultimately pointless but I guess some folks need to vent. Instead of starting threads at Istock we should start them here. Then Lobo can't hurt anyone's feelings and you can say what you want.

lagereek · « **Reply #62 on:** August 08, 2011, 02:54 »

Quote from: Cogent Marketing on August 07, 2011, 19:10

Quote from: caspixel on August 07, 2011, 18:53
Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 18:47
Quote from: gostwyck on August 07, 2011, 17:08
Quote from: SNP on August 07, 2011, 17:01
... incredibly ironic how rude, sarcastic, belittling and uninformed people are with one another here -and yet ~~many~~ some of those same people are claiming to be hurt or affronted by Lobo's sarcasm.

I just hate the fact that we have to pay his wages via our sales. However little it costs ... it's not worth it.

lol, well I hate that my taxes as being used by a majority conservative federal government with their heads up their arses...but what are you going to do? once in a while I cringe when Lobo drops a more extreme snarky comment towards the more "innocent" posters who happened to post at the wrong place/wrong time when he is pissed at someone else or just especially gritty. but he isn't the first 'bad cop' persona in a situation like the iStock forum. it has its purpose, but is undoubtedly a completely thankless job.

I'm so tired of hearing these excuses that are made for him. The other forum moderators do not adopt his snarky attitude. Rob, Kelvin, MichaelJay Dawn, Jasmine (when she was a moderator) and a host of others all comport themselves with dignity, help contributors and buyers when they can, and show some respect. Lobo is the *only* one who has that snarky piss poor attitude. And I'm really tired of this "thankless job" crap. If he gets frustrated and pissed that easily, he should FIND ANOTHER JOB. Imagine walking into a store as a customer and being treated that poorly. You'd get fired in a heartbeat for a crappy attitude like that.
There seems to be a strong opinion that Lobo acts with the blessing and approval of his masters, in which case, what might be Getty's "master plan" diminish iSP to a state where it is defunct and remove a credible 'competitor' from the market. They've done it before with 'other acquisitions'. Maybe Lobo is employed by Getty and is simply a plant inside iSP to achieve one of their aims -piss everyone (including exclusives) off to a point they all abandon the site. Makes sense if you think about it.

Getty bought IS, just to hold it at bay, to controle it. No more no less, theyve done that a thousand times before. As soon as Getty have squeezed the lifeblood out of IS, they will dump it, like a hot potatoe.
Managed to get another "competitor out of the way" keep your enemies even closer syndrome.

sharpshot · « **Reply #63 on:** August 08, 2011, 03:13 »

I almost fell over when I saw that Saatchi give artists 70% of the profit from sales. I hope someone with bigger pockets and better ethics than Getty will be interested in stock images. Bill Gates is involved but doesn't seem to have a lot of ambition. Hopefully someone else will come along and see there's a lot of money to make without having to make life miserable for contributors.

bunhill · « **Reply #64 on:** August 08, 2011, 04:21 »

Quote from: retrorocket on August 07, 2011, 23:22

It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock.

The Saatchis are no longer involved with Saatchi & Saatchi.

Nor M&C Saatchi according to the press.

lagereek · « **Reply #65 on:** August 08, 2011, 05:15 »

Look fellas, this has got NOTHING to do with the actual Ad-agency Saatchi&Saatchi. Barking up the wrong tree.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #66 on:** August 08, 2011, 06:12 »

Quote from: retrorocket on August 07, 2011, 23:22

It's neither. It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock.

... yet.

SNP · « **Reply #67 on:** August 08, 2011, 06:42 »

Quote from: sjlocke on August 08, 2011, 06:12

Quote from: retrorocket on August 07, 2011, 23:22
It's neither. It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock.

... yet.

yup.

cobalt · « **Reply #68 on:** August 08, 2011, 06:55 »

It's neither. It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock.

... yet.

Did you hear anything???

Microstock Posts · « **Reply #69 on:** August 08, 2011, 07:00 »

Quote from: cobalt on August 08, 2011, 06:55

It's neither. It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock.

... yet.

Did you hear anything???

Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

gclk · « **Reply #70 on:** August 08, 2011, 07:05 »

^^ interesting to see previous high profile iStockers such as Tyler Stalman leaving iStock employment, joining the Saatchi Online team and promptly dropping iStock exclusivity.

As I understand it, if Saatchi Online continued doing what they do now, there would be no need for him (or even Bitter himself) to have dropped iS exclusivity.

Of course there could be plenty of other reasons for them to drop exclusivity I suppose.

bunhill · « **Reply #71 on:** August 08, 2011, 07:08 »

Quote from: cobalt on August 08, 2011, 06:55

It's neither. It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock.

The website is an offshoot of Charles Saatchi's art gallery. He is a very influential art collector who sets trends.

Let's be clear. The website has nothing to do with Saatchi & Saatchi - that advertising agency still carries their name but they departed from it many years ago. And according, to the press, they (the two brothers) are also no longer involved with the agency which they founded after leaving their original agency.

(It's like the Gates Foundation has nothing to do with Windows.)

guenterguni · « **Reply #72 on:** August 08, 2011, 07:19 »

Quote from: gclk on August 08, 2011, 07:05

^^ interesting to see previous high profile iStockers such as Tyler Stalman leaving iStock employment, joining the Saatchi Online team and promptly dropping iStock exclusivity.

Stalman is still exclusive photographer on iStock, your information is wrong. See http://www.istockphoto.com/stalman

Cogent Marketing · « **Reply #73 on:** August 08, 2011, 07:24 »

Quote from: bunhill on August 08, 2011, 07:08

Quote from: cobalt on August 08, 2011, 06:55
It's neither. It's selling original fine art and prints. It's not advertising related, so even though Saatchi is a big name in advertising this website has nothing to do with stock.

The website is an offshoot of Charles Saatchi's art gallery. He is a very influential art collector who sets trends.

Let's be clear. The website has nothing to do with Saatchi & Saatchi - that advertising agency still carries their name but they departed from it many years ago. And according, to the press, they (the two brothers) are also no longer involved with the agency which they founded after leaving their original agency.

(It's like the Gates Foundation has nothing to do with Windows.)

Correct - although there is a tenuous connection between Saatchi & Saatchi and Charles. Shareholders at S&S were (and still are) incensed that loads of cash assets from S&S was siphoned off prior to Maurice & Charles leaving and forming M&C Saatchi (or Mc Saatchi as it was colloquially called in the press). It was this cash that originally enabled Charles to begin buying artworks - today Charles' collection is huge (worth millions) and he is an inspiration to very many young upcoming (skint) artists. Maurice Saatchi (now Lord and a Baron) is still an executive director of M&C Saatchi. Charles has no apparent connection with the company anymore. A few years ago he married Nigella Lawson (the celebrity cook) and I believe today, apart from eating fabulous home cooked food, concentrates purely on his art collection and artists.

gclk · « **Reply #74 on:** August 08, 2011, 07:31 »

Quote from: guenterguni on August 08, 2011, 07:19

Quote from: gclk on August 08, 2011, 07:05
^^ interesting to see previous high profile iStockers such as Tyler Stalman leaving iStock employment, joining the Saatchi Online team and promptly dropping iStock exclusivity.

Stalman is still exclusive photographer on iStock, your information is wrong. See http://www.istockphoto.com/stalman

I stand corrected... could have sworn that last time I looked he was no longer listed as exclusive, but you're right - he definitely is now.

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