Author Topic: Micromanaging the istock Forums (Read 29526 times)

Risamay · « **Reply #75 on:** March 11, 2011, 10:56 »

Quote from: jamirae on March 11, 2011, 10:21

Quote from: Goldmund on March 11, 2011, 09:31
So the IS forums have become dull and lousy because you're all here!

exactly! it's a lot more fun over here!

Significantly more

And speaking of more, didn't these folks also used to have a badge of some kind?

http://www.istockphoto.com/attator

http://www.istockphoto.com/alvarez

http://www.istockphoto.com/absolutely_frenchy

Sadstock · « **Reply #76 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:02 »

Quote from: Goldmund on March 11, 2011, 09:31

So the IS forums have become dull and lousy because you're all here!

-------------------------------

Welcome! The Istock forums have become both deathly dull but also almost useless aside from learning about what else is wrong. You'll find the conversations here are a lot more interesting as people are free to speak their minds.

I was a diamond exclusive until not to long ago and don't regret dropping the crown a bit. I suspect your decision to give up your inspecting job was not easy, but I think a lot of people here and at Istock appreciate that you stated publically why you did it. (Not to criticize other inspectors/admins who have not done so since not everyone is in a position to make such a change).

Enjoy MSG

Sadstock · « **Reply #77 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:05 »

Quote from: Risamay on March 11, 2011, 10:56

And speaking of more, didn't these folks also used to have a badge of some kind?

http://www.istockphoto.com/attator

http://www.istockphoto.com/alvarez

http://www.istockphoto.com/absolutely_frenchy

Even more names for the list. Not sure on the timing of any of these but I recall them all being inspectors at one point or another.

jamirae · « **Reply #78 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:13 »

Quote from: Sadstock on March 11, 2011, 11:05

Quote from: Risamay on March 11, 2011, 10:56

And speaking of more, didn't these folks also used to have a badge of some kind?

http://www.istockphoto.com/attator

http://www.istockphoto.com/alvarez

http://www.istockphoto.com/absolutely_frenchy

Even more names for the list. Not sure on the timing of any of these but I recall them all being inspectors at one point or another.

I don't know that you can necessarily equate these once-badged folks with dropping their badge due to the recent mess. Inspectors have a huge workload and I know of at least one that quit inspecting because it was simply overwhelming work with the way her life was going and she needed to make that change. Granted, the recent issues may be causing more to drop the badge than usual, but there does seem to be other factors that contribute to quitting that "esteemed" task of inspecting.

Goldmund · « **Reply #79 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:28 »

Thanks for your welcome.

Don't blame the people there (I'm not saying you did). They have families to feed and some of them are much more dependable on the job than some of us who resigned were. Of the people you listed I do see some admins and fellow inspectors have the badge no more so it might be a wider wave rather than me being a lonely example. Don't know, just commenting what I see.. And even what I know I should not and will not share, for obvious reasons.

leaf · « **Reply #80 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:33 »

Quote from: sjlocke on March 10, 2011, 18:56

Quote from: Risamay on March 10, 2011, 18:16
Brent was gone a long, long time ago. And yeah. I thought ...

I didn't know that one either.

let's take it easy on the rumors. Brent doesn't work there anymore = fact (if that is true.. i guess that could technically be a rumor too but at least more public general istock news..), why or how he left is certainly dancing in rumor land and i think unfair to Brent.

lisafx · « **Reply #81 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:00 »

Quote from: Goldmund on March 11, 2011, 11:28

Thanks for your welcome.

Don't blame the people there (I'm not saying you did). They have families to feed and some of them are much more dependable on the job than some of us who resigned were. Of the people you listed I do see some admins and fellow inspectors have the badge no more so it might be a wider wave rather than me being a lonely example. Don't know, just commenting what I see.. And even what I know I should not and will not share, for obvious reasons.

Welcome aboard Goldmund

The conversations around here do certainly get interesting.

I completely agree that we should not blame the admins who stay on. Kind of like not blaming the contributors who stay on. We each have a different financial circumstance, and each have to weigh our decisions according to our own situation.

But it is nice to see and acknowledge people acting with integrity, as you and some others have done.

SNP · « **Reply #82 on:** March 11, 2011, 13:00 »

Quote from: leaf on March 11, 2011, 11:33

Quote from: sjlocke on March 10, 2011, 18:56
Quote from: Risamay on March 10, 2011, 18:16
Brent was gone a long, long time ago. And yeah. I thought ...

I didn't know that one either.

let's take it easy on the rumors. Brent doesn't work there anymore = fact (if that is true.. i guess that could technically be a rumor too but at least more public general istock news..), why or how he left is certainly dancing in rumor land and i think unfair to Brent.

wow, moderating rumour-based comments. that's a first here. what's up with that?

Zephyr · « **Reply #83 on:** March 11, 2011, 13:30 »

This guy worked as a senior designer at HQ. I don't know if he quit recently or a long time ago. I don't want to imply that his leaving had anything to do with recent changes.
http://www.istockphoto.com/So-CoAddict

He also has a lightbox called "Istock staff" that has a number of people in there without badges.
http://www.istockphoto.com/search/lightbox/1443933/#1ab99d82

Risamay · « **Reply #84 on:** March 11, 2011, 13:33 »

Quote from: jamirae on March 11, 2011, 11:13

I don't know that you can necessarily equate these once-badged folks with dropping their badge due to the recent mess. Inspectors have a huge workload and I know of at least one that quit inspecting because it was simply overwhelming work with the way her life was going and she needed to make that change. Granted, the recent issues may be causing more to drop the badge than usual, but there does seem to be other factors that contribute to quitting that "esteemed" task of inspecting.

Oh, absolutely. I was just asking, didn't those folks used to have a badge of some kind? Asking, because I really couldn't recall. And why they left I've no idea, if they did have badges.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #85 on:** March 11, 2011, 14:00 »

Quote from: Goldmund on March 11, 2011, 09:31

So the IS forums have become dull and lousy because you're all here!

I'm in two places at once

I tend to be very circumspect about how I behave on IS's forums to try and avoid a banning. So those of us who are both places are often more fun here!

You will find that there are some people here who remain anonymous. There are a few trolls, but mostly its folks trying to avoid retaliation from FT which has in the past closed a contributor account (and threatened others with the same) because of comments made on external forums that they deemed not to be favorable to them. So you might think you recognize someone, but please don't "out" them in the forum

Goldmund · « **Reply #86 on:** March 11, 2011, 14:10 »

OMG, so our "parent" is not the worst of the lot.. there's even domestic violence elsewhere.

Sadstock · « **Reply #87 on:** March 11, 2011, 14:13 »

Quote from: retrorocket on March 11, 2011, 13:30

This guy worked as a senior designer at HQ. I don't know if he quit recently or a long time ago. I don't want to imply that his leaving had anything to do with recent changes.
http://www.istockphoto.com/So-CoAddict

He also has a lightbox called "Istock staff" that has a number of people in there without badges.
http://www.istockphoto.com/search/lightbox/1443933/#1ab99d82

I think he/she had a badge yesterday!

Zephyr · « **Reply #88 on:** March 11, 2011, 14:39 »

^ I have no idea when. He says that he is a former senior designer on his "about me" page.

The point is that those of us that are exclusives need to be aware of what the inspectors are doing. Are they leaving in large numbers? Are they dropping their crowns? Also what are the black diamonds and high level diamonds doing? If those crowns start disappearing then the buyers will look for them on other sites.

Honestly, I don't care if I'm exclusive or not. I'm just tired of stressing over all this nonsense. I just want to upload images and be paid fairly for it.

leaf · « **Reply #89 on:** March 11, 2011, 14:42 »

Quote from: SNP on March 11, 2011, 13:00

Quote from: leaf on March 11, 2011, 11:33
Quote from: sjlocke on March 10, 2011, 18:56
Quote from: Risamay on March 10, 2011, 18:16
Brent was gone a long, long time ago. And yeah. I thought ...

I didn't know that one either.

let's take it easy on the rumors. Brent doesn't work there anymore = fact (if that is true.. i guess that could technically be a rumor too but at least more public general istock news..), why or how he left is certainly dancing in rumor land and i think unfair to Brent.

wow, moderating rumour-based comments. that's a first here. what's up with that?

No, I haven't moderated anything is this thread (unless you call truncating a quote moderating) - just trying to help steer it away from discussing rumors about people's job with a simple comment.

SNP · « **Reply #90 on:** March 11, 2011, 15:25 »

Quote from: leaf on March 11, 2011, 14:42

Quote from: SNP on March 11, 2011, 13:00
Quote from: leaf on March 11, 2011, 11:33
Quote from: sjlocke on March 10, 2011, 18:56
Quote from: Risamay on March 10, 2011, 18:16
Brent was gone a long, long time ago. And yeah. I thought ...

I didn't know that one either.

let's take it easy on the rumors. Brent doesn't work there anymore = fact (if that is true.. i guess that could technically be a rumor too but at least more public general istock news..), why or how he left is certainly dancing in rumor land and i think unfair to Brent.

wow, moderating rumour-based comments. that's a first here. what's up with that?

No, I haven't moderated anything is this thread (unless you call truncating a quote moderating) - just trying to help steer it away from discussing rumors about people's job with a simple comment.

but people are constantly speculating about other people here. not sure what was special about this discussion. anyways. whatever.

gclk · « **Reply #91 on:** March 12, 2011, 05:30 »

Quote from: Sadstock on March 11, 2011, 14:13

Quote from: retrorocket on March 11, 2011, 13:30
This guy worked as a senior designer at HQ. I don't know if he quit recently or a long time ago. I don't want to imply that his leaving had anything to do with recent changes.
http://www.istockphoto.com/So-CoAddict

He also has a lightbox called "Istock staff" that has a number of people in there without badges.
http://www.istockphoto.com/search/lightbox/1443933/#1ab99d82

I think he/she had a badge yesterday!

In a tweet he mentioned that his last day at iStock was 25th Feb.

24th Feb - SoCoAddict
Tomorrow is my last day as a senior designer at @iStock. Talk about an incredible five years. #startingtofeelstrange

Yet another talented, interesting and long standing iStocker exiting the company.

What is going on here? Are Getty slashing iStock costs while they ramp up expenditure on Thinkstock and Photos.com, or are people simply walking away in disgust (and in significant numbers).

visceralimage · « **Reply #92 on:** March 12, 2011, 05:45 »

Reviewers leaving might explain why my reviews are taking so long now.

gostwyck · « **Reply #93 on:** March 12, 2011, 06:32 »

Quote from: visceralimage on March 12, 2011, 05:45

Reviewers leaving might explain why my reviews are taking so long now.

But when they do happen then ... whoosh ... all approved, one after the other. No silly quibbles about a keyword that they don't like or some 'artifact' that they claim to have found. I must have had about 50 files approved recently without a single issue and that's never happened before. Anyone else finding the same?

Artemis · « **Reply #94 on:** March 12, 2011, 08:12 »

Nope, because they dont get my stuff anymore.

cathyslife · « **Reply #95 on:** March 12, 2011, 08:19 »

Quote from: Artemis on March 12, 2011, 08:12

Nope, because they dont get my stuff anymore.

+1

visceralimage · « **Reply #96 on:** March 12, 2011, 08:37 »

Quote from: gostwyck on March 12, 2011, 06:32

Quote from: visceralimage on March 12, 2011, 05:45
Reviewers leaving might explain why my reviews are taking so long now.

But when they do happen then ... whoosh ... all approved, one after the other. No silly quibbles about a keyword that they don't like or some 'artifact' that they claim to have found. I must have had about 50 files approved recently without a single issue and that's never happened before. Anyone else finding the same?

That would be nice

Mantis · « **Reply #97 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:54 »

Quote from: cobalt on March 10, 2011, 19:48

Hi Lisa,

thank you for the flowers!

I resigned because I have ongoing issues in my life that have kept me away from istock. I have uploaded only 200 images in 2010, mostly the leftovers from old shootings. Need to sort out some other stuff, before I focus back on stock.

I really enjoyed being a part of the team, some very dedicated people there. And together with my collegue MichaelJay I loved moderating the German forum. It´s a lot of work though, what you see in the forum is just a part of it. There is a whole world of sitemails, emails, phonecalls, meet ups to organize and all that balancing of different characters to keep communication flowing.

The advantage of not having a badge is that people again accept that what I am saying is what I want to say, without suspecting that I am somehow towing the "party line". I think you will see that I am saying the same things now as before.

I am very sad with what has been happening in the last six months and I know there are many people working very, very hard to get istock back on track. Like many contributors, I wish there was better communication, although I am seeing that they are trying to improve this.

But the site has to get back on track and there is a lot of work to do, to regain the confidence and trust of the contributors. The members have the right to expect their agent to do the best possible to represent their interests.

Oh, and I think the new moderators are very passionate about their work, they really just want to serve the community. But it takes time to learn when to open and close threads. What you don´t see is the amazing amount of sitemails they get from members and when emotions run to high it is often best to close a thread, even if it is just for a day. Again, it all depends on the context. And sometimes what you write as a moderator doesn´t really communicate what you were trying to say. Also for so many members English is not a first language.

So as a former istock moderator: please have a little patience with the moderators. They really work hard.

Very nice to hear this kind of post. Thank you.

caspixel · « **Reply #98 on:** March 12, 2011, 10:18 »

Quote from: gclk on March 12, 2011, 05:30

In a tweet he mentioned that his last day at iStock was 25th Feb.

24th Feb - SoCoAddict
Tomorrow is my last day as a senior designer at @iStock. Talk about an incredible five years. #startingtofeelstrange

Yet another talented, interesting and long standing iStocker exiting the company.

What is going on here? Are Getty slashing iStock costs while they ramp up expenditure on Thinkstock and Photos.com, or are people simply walking away in disgust (and in significant numbers).

I guess that debunks rogermexico's claim that people just don't quit iStock!

Artemis · « **Reply #99 on:** March 12, 2011, 12:11 »

Quote from: caspixel on March 12, 2011, 10:18

Quote from: gclk on March 12, 2011, 05:30
In a tweet he mentioned that his last day at iStock was 25th Feb.

24th Feb - SoCoAddict
Tomorrow is my last day as a senior designer at @iStock. Talk about an incredible five years. #startingtofeelstrange

Yet another talented, interesting and long standing iStocker exiting the company.

What is going on here? Are Getty slashing iStock costs while they ramp up expenditure on Thinkstock and Photos.com, or are people simply walking away in disgust (and in significant numbers).
I guess that debunks rogermexico's claim that people just don't quit iStock!

Yeppers

I still wished i could be a fly on the wall there in Calgary....

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Author Topic: Micromanaging the istock Forums (Read 29526 times)

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