Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on May 02, 2014, 16:59
Monkey Business Images is run by Cathy Yeulet (http://www.microstockdiaries.com/monkey-business-images.html) but their web site is pretty minimal (no Contact me link). Their Facebook page hasn't been updated since 2012 and although Cathy is on Facebook and LinkedIn, I don't know her - perhaps someone else here does?

On another topic, I was delighted to see that only three of the images DPC has pinned here - I guess to promote themselves - are still around! The rest get 404 errors

http://www.pinterest.com/dollarphotoclub/sweet-dreams/

The candy in a dish, lollipops and gumdrop pyramid are still there; the rest - 404

I didn't check their other sets of images, but let's hope that's true for the rest too.

I get 404 only for one of them.

Quote from: Painter on May 02, 2014, 14:20

Quote from: Shelma1 on May 02, 2014, 13:59

Quote from: DesignWolf on May 02, 2014, 11:09
For example, I can't give figure out how to give a post a plus or minus

Do you mean here? There's a heart and a downward arrow at the top of all posts...click the heart for plus and the arrow for minus.

I can see no hearts and downward arrows on the posts.

But after I had posted this I can suddenly see them...has it something to do with how many posts you have made? Sorry this is out of topic, but I had wondered about the same thing.

Quote from: Shelma1 on May 02, 2014, 13:59

Quote from: DesignWolf on May 02, 2014, 11:09
For example, I can't give figure out how to give a post a plus or minus

Do you mean here? There's a heart and a downward arrow at the top of all posts...click the heart for plus and the arrow for minus.

I can see no hearts and downward arrows on the posts.

Quote from: PZF on May 01, 2014, 21:19
Re FT DPC
can't we just get onto as many sites as poss (FB, FBfanclub, Steve's digicams etc) and point out that one way FT manages to do well is by paying contributors extremely low rates - even for the microstock industry? And push Fair Trade type ideas?
Just a thought, probably way too simplistic......and such tactics don't seem to deter shoppers from Primark etc in the UK......

Yes, we should push Fair Trade ideas, but first it would be good if we classified the agencies according to how fair trade we think they are. Which I suggested two days ago:

http://www.microstockgroup.com/site-related/how-may-we-the-contributors-get-stronger-together/msg376714/#msg376714

Quote from: DF_Studios on May 01, 2014, 12:38
I deleted a bunch of my better images last week.  Does anyone know how trustworthy they about actually deleting the files?  I suppose it must take 24 hours or so.

I deleted my best-sellers some days ago, and they seemed to disappear almost immediately after I had deleted them.

I just want to share some ideas I have about this forum, in order to make us, the contributors, stronger together. This forum is great, and the Fotolia D-day is a great thing, many thanks to you that are doing these things for all of us.
1.   Important news like the one about DPC, Depositphotos/Shotshop, Yay streaming etc needs to be spread fast. I suggest a newsletter that contributors might sign up to, to get big news, even if they do not want to be members of this group or if they do not check this forum often. If we all spread the word about that newsletter, we might reach a lot of contributors. The newsletter should not be sent often, only for big and important news.
2.   It would be great if we together could classify the agencies according to the extent they might be regarded as doing fair trade, and make a top list. Regarding commission rates to contributors and how they treat us in general etc. Would be a great help to new contributors. A way to compile all the experiences so often expressed in this forum, to a more concentrated form. Maybe a new kind of poll, about how fair-trade each agency is.
3.   Maybe we should have some kind of yearly award, to the agency or agencies that are the most appreciated among us contributors, which should more have to do with how fair trade they are, not how much they sell.
The suggestions above are just some ideas in order to start a discussion on how we may get stronger together. What do you think?

Just checked my profile and it was set to "Don't sell my files on DPC". I asked them to remove my images from DPC yesterday, first they tried to convince me to stay, when I sent a second request they answered: "You have been opted out of Dollar Photo Club. Please allow a number of days before all changes are applied." Seems they have done it, can´t find my images on DPC anymore.