There is no way PERIOD to trust this organization. In many more ways than just disappearing threads.

Oh, but the conference calls! Don't you know? You can start trusting them again because they are now inviting a select view, under an NDA, to special meetings!

Doesn't surprise me one bit. They started "disappearing" many who disagreed with them a while ago. Why shouldn't entire threads be next? And of course, they'd most certainly want to delete threads where they promised something, lest it be used as evidence when they don't do what they say.

It's my understanding from earlier posts in this thread that the removal of his port was not his idea and that he *was* trying to get it reinstated.

The call is over, quoting Rogermexico:

"We've just finished the phone call with the Vector group. We are going to do some email follow up with them on a few things. In my opinion it was a really productive discussion. There will likely be a few days with little news so give them some time and space. From the iStock side, we intend to make a post next week with a proposal to the whole Vector community. Thanks Nico_blue, daveturton, johnwoodcock and sodafish for having the discussion!"

So, they have to run it past Getty?

@caspixel

This conference call is different from the fraud call. They just took our money and some contributors got to listen to the reason why it was done.

I and hopefully everyone one on that list has already contacted support to opt-out of Vetta. If the conference call does not get us our main collection royalty rate for Vetta then I'm staying opted-out.

If Istock decides to punish me for demanding the royalty rate I earned through the canister system and then through the RC system for Vetta then I have the option to drop the crown.

I wish you good luck!!

If the conference call doesn't change anything then that is one more option being exhausted. We aren't "falling" for anything Caspixel but attempting the path of least resistance first.

Well, judging from the fraud conference call, sorry to say, nothing changed. All iStock did was to get trusted members of the community to back them up and it got people to stop talking about audits and lawsuits. I can't see much more coming out of the Vetta illustration conference call. But just like the fraud one, people were convinced iStock "cared" just by having it. It's definitely one of the more brilliant strategies they devised lately, that's for sure.

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when most of them are one-person graphic designer shops with very limited budgets

Is that the case? Can you provide a link to where that info and stats are published? The only people I've directly come across in my professional life who use istock don't fit that demographic so I'm curious to know how you come to that conclusion. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'd just like to see the evidence.

I'm a one-person graphic design shop who used to use iStock. I also have several on-line associates who are one-man shops who have migrated away from iStock. They moved onto other agencies at least a couple years before me.

On the verge of having another customer leave because of this "new" best match:

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=321102&page=1

...Or is it as I am sure the majority of customers have assumed (myself included) that indeed it is Managements intention to never implement this feature in hopes that we will cave and somehow start paying 1000-1800% more?

"Wishful thinking" comes to mind.

My latest search, "consultant", yielded only 36 regular images out of a page of 200! all down the very bottom. For some customers that would equate to many pages before hitting (for some) something affordable.

There are filters to essentially exclude non collection images - why . isn't there one for the reverse? Whatever the logic, its a pain in the a$$ and hence an answer as to whether or not this feature is coming would be appreciated.

So. Is it coming or should I just start making up lightboxes somewhere else and save myself the hassle?

The customer complaints are already starting:

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=321072&page=1

Wow. Look at that one post from February. $16,000! 

Someone is  good at hacking to get credit card info.

Quote from: Artemis on April 04, 2011, 16:03

There are so many valid things to complain about, thanks for posting this nruboc, i hope many of us will file a complaint

Sure no problemo... actually VB inc should get some thanks too, because he inspired me to post

You're such a hater!

Ah, it's been moved from the Help forum to the Vetta forum, which non-exclusives can't access. Sorry.

Ah yes, moved to the Vetta forum, safely away from the prying eyes of the general public.

Start flooding the BBB with complaints about the clawback!