Quote from: luissantos84 on April 15, 2011, 16:43

Quote from: SNP on April 15, 2011, 16:37

the playing field was even; unlimited uploads were available to everyone it seems. but I think it would still be fair to limit future uploads for those contributors who went hog wild uploading. but if we're really talking about even playing fields, I have a few lightboxes I'd like my images in  

sorry but there are uploads slots.. files go in when they are not supposed to, so IS need to do something, or end the uploads slots, or like I said deactivate files

why exactly? so you want them to wield arbitrary power over something they didn't police properly? I'd be careful what you wish you wish for...I think the most fair way to handle it is to limit the future uploads-- of those contributors who took advantage--to within the normal parameters. come on, new Vetta slots are given out to people sometimes. the level playing field is an illusion to begin with anyways.

I agree with Stacey here.  except that I dont think there should be any punishment since how could you prove that someone willfully abused the "bug" when someone could have just been oblivious to the fact that there was supposed to be a cap on the number of uploads.  I mean if you dont check you may just upload until you're told to stop.  there is no fair way to handle what has already been done.  Just fix it and move on.

Quote from: Whiz on April 15, 2011, 09:29

At one point, wasn't there an https for iStockphoto? Today, I receive a "This Connection is Untrusted" message in Firefox. Http works fine. Did something change, or am I just imagining things?

Thanks.

Probably only on certain pages where sensitve data is being passed back and forth.

and that error is usually when your browser cant find an accepted certificate.  they may just need to update their certificate is all - if the url still shows as "https://istockhpoto.com then you should be okay.  You just need to proceed through and accept that you trust it - then you'll be connected with the https connection.

iStock should really append 'if we feel like it' to every commitment they give. 

reminds me of the fortune cookie 'game'...

What's different today in number of regular images in the first page (200) of photos only (with thanks to a test version of one of Sean's greasemonkey scripts that means I don't have to count these

Search term         Reg 4/12   Reg 4/14
      
fish*                         9      11
senior couple            20      30
woman shopping      31      36
tropical beach         12      15
spa treatment         39      44
woman eating         21      31
woman laptop         30      41
man portrait            26      35
doctor                     37      45
swimming pool         13      19
summer outdoors      29      35
child outdoors         36      43
sexy woman             9      12   

* both food and animal meanings

So there is a small difference, but if you aren't a flaming image, you're not on the first page of search results in the "regular" section

when you say "regular" that means non vetta and agency only or is it also non-exlusive plus? 

Hmm, so my account was opted in, but on the file edit page for that file, it was *not* opted in, which should be correct, as I went into the Partner Program setup in the settings and used the 'All Off' portfolio before I removed my port.

I went back into My Uploads and switched to Deactivated files, sorted by date.  Turns out they sold a file on February 28th, 1011 that I had deactivated at iStock on October 10th, 2010...

Um...

I am trying to find my surprised face but it is nowhere to be seen.

This afternoon I get an email from someone that wants to purchase one of my files and cant through istock. She tells me istock told her that "istock is dismantling their site". Thats her words she used. I am not sure if thats correct but what is correct is that she cannot dl my images for some odd reason and needed to contact me directly.
Leads me to think of one of two things. Site doesnt work and has major issues and that might account for substantial drops in dl reported by some. Our files gets turned off and on for purchases which is highly unlikely imo but these days it seems anything goes.
One more what moment as i read this troubling email from my gmail account. The advertisements on the side of the email is for THINKSTOCK. so istock/getty pays google to advertise in emails anything with the word "istock" gets a thinkstock ad.

that kind of sounds a bit fishy to me.  make sure it's not some scammer trying to get you to give them your files.  Did she call iStock directly?  as much as they are screwed up right now, I don't really think an iStock employee would tell a customer "we are dismantling the site."  I think you should dig a little deeper into her story.

just read that whole thread.  how depressing.  I am surprised it hasn't been deleted yet after all the other ones have been disappearing.

FWIW - my week hasn't been too bad, although today is starting out slowly.  And the latest best match is certainly bringing old files in front of buyers' eyes, as I've seen many of my old and almost forgotten files from like 2004-2007 selling lately. 

And after 12 days, someone put link in foruns.

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=323042&page=1

And just 3 people send happy birthday to KK... In other times, lots of community member sending your congrats to Kelly.

yes, I noticed that - read it and reminded myself of what my mother used to tell me "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"

after the ban thread at istock I started thinking about this one at SS -- FD--did you ever find out the reason for this?  or are you not at liberty to discuss it?

I find it hard to believe the turorial thing is the issue.  I would guess that it is something else that istock considers more serious. But what that could be i dont know.

I had 30 dls yesterday. Only 4 of them were images that had less than 500 dls. It seems to me that the buyers are so sick of the best match that they are searching for images by most dls. Obviously these images do tend to sell a lot but I don't remember ever seeing such a high percentage of my best sellers selling.

not in my port they aren't. and I ended up with an amazing day yesterday - best in a while, though it was about what I used to average way back before all the site changes and price hikes.

anyhow.. most of the photos bought from my port had less than 50 downloads -- dont think there was a sort on downloads there unless the key word they searched on was not very popular for downloads.

I am having a really good day.  the majority of my downloads today are some "forgotten" files which havent had a lot of action, but a few of my good sellers are seeing some download action as well.