http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=80227&page=1

From 3 million to 4 million in just 7 months. I'm daily amazed that anyone can find my images in that huge of a collection.

Yeah, I can't wait to see the "random" image that hits 4 million

LOL,me too.

I'm daily amazed that anyone can find my images in that huge of a collection.

It explains why a lot of people apparently can't find mine. 

Sometimes *I* can't find my own images, at least not in the first few pages. 

Regards,
Adelaide

Quote from: whatalife on November 24, 2008, 14:23

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=80227&page=1

From 3 million to 4 million in just 7 months. I'm daily amazed that anyone can find my images in that huge of a collection.

Yeah, I can't wait to see the "random" image that hits 4 million

  Yeah, he forgot to add the *wink wink* after that statement.

Quote from: Vonkara on November 24, 2008, 14:55

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Quote from: whatalife on November 24, 2008, 14:23

From 3 million to 4 million in just 7 months. I'm daily amazed that anyone can find my images in that huge of a collection.

Me also. Something must be done shortly. Not today but maybe in 1 or 2 years when IS will hit 7 or 8 millions. Like starting to delete some old crappy images with zero download. Even if there's some of mine.

Didn't they start doing that, I remember an announcment about it? Besides SS collection is growing even faster, that one scares me more since it's my best earner.

Yes, they did. In addition to regular sweeps into the Dollar Bin, they did a big pruning recently of inactive accounts. Here is the announcement:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=75167&page=1

I wonder how many of the 4 million approved are still live on the site. I know a bunch have been deactivated over the years.

They only deleted the ones from inactive users as I read. There's still a huge amount of junk sometimes. Just take a look at the back of the best match and even sometimes in the top 100 pages

Oh, no doubt! There is a ton of junk still on the site. I think there should be a dollar bin nomination wiki in addition to a keyword wiki. (Before everyone freaks out and tells me what a horrible idea that is... it's a JOKE)

Thank goodness we are at least allowed to put 10 of our own in there at a time. It's a little less traumatic than deactivating a file, and sometimes just being moved there suddenly makes the file visible and loved.

Correct me if I am wrong, but as I understand it only the exclusives can submit images to the dollar bin.  Non-exclusive images have to be put in there by an admin, right? 

Yes, sorry, that is true.

oh great all my pending files are approved today.I guess I should be happy:)