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Messages - cathyslife
6651
« on: February 23, 2010, 14:13 »
Yes, the last one had a very good 1-2 hour session with 5 of the department heads, taking questions. I hope in some sense that I had a hand in that because I asked incessantly for something similar at the previous meet-up and it didn't happen. Of course, the comments at the meeting were held pretty much to those in the session.
And I'm not saying that something good doesn't come from these events...but typically the true decision-makers from the companies are not present. Department heads could certainly pass along ideas, comments, suggestions, etc. so I guess that would be better than nothing. And as mentioned by the last poster, these are now limited to exclusives (at IS). As if independents couldn't possibly have any relevant input, or don't contribute to the site's overall success and profit.
6652
« on: February 22, 2010, 22:10 »
Several of us tried to suggest something needs to be there all the time, available or not, but for some reason they like it to go on and off. Yes, I remember that discussion. When it's not there, I automatically think it isn't working so they pulled it off. Yes, something like a little radio tower next to it indicating that it is live and transmitting would be more helpful.
6653
« on: February 22, 2010, 22:06 »
Sounds great. Like a gotomeeting type of webinar.
I am all for it, but I seriously doubt that it would happen. In the case of some companies who shall remain nameless, upper management won't want to take suggestions from us, and they won't want to share any of their "secrets" for profiting i.e. future plans. To my jaded view of companies nowadays, the more smoke and mirrors they can generate, the better for them. That way they don't have to be accountable.
But if it can happen, count me in to participate...if only for the entertainment value.
6654
« on: February 22, 2010, 19:24 »
Here is a thread on the IS forum: http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=178571&page=1I read the thread last week when it went live. No, I don't think there was an announcement, but don't know for sure. When I read through the thread, there were still issues with it appearing and disappearing at the top of the page. It also was in the left column, too. I saw it all day today, but right now when I went to IS page, it's not showing at the top of the page. Something about if no one is manning it, it disappears off the page or something? I think in the thread a few people mentioned they went over just to say hi.
6655
« on: February 21, 2010, 19:12 »
It's likely the only way to resolve it is to call them first thing tomorrow morning. Many people checked the opt-out of partner programs in the control panel and it did not seem to make a difference...perhaps they are having problems with the whole control panel thing working correctly?
6656
« on: February 21, 2010, 15:12 »
From the way your images were shot, it looks like you were trying to show some moodiness but it's not working. Think more in terms of a clear cut subject with perfect technical execution. Sometimes stock images are different from the shots that you like ;-) Save the attempts at arts stuff for a personal portfolio. I don't know. To me, it sounds like you are describing some of the photos I have seen in the Vetta collection. 
6657
« on: February 21, 2010, 11:29 »
I saw this when you first posted it, but never commented.
I thought it was great on two levels: that you did the time lapse successfully (I agree, the shadows work) and that I learned how an igloo was built. I am amazed that they all stay up in place (well except for your few minor topples), since they are angling in as you build. Very cool, thanks for posting!
6658
« on: February 21, 2010, 11:14 »
To me this seems like the perfect reason why keywords should be checked by reviewers when images are uploaded...on all sites. The image would be rejected, the submitter would have a chance to fix the keywords and re-upload, and the image wouldn't be in front of buyers, who will see that come up in a search for bible or religion and be annoyed, possibly going elsewhere.
6659
« on: February 21, 2010, 11:09 »
I would say that IS just cost some money to anyone who uploaded to DT and stopped doing so in order to fill out the grandfathering paperwork. If the canister changes are delayed another two months, that's 2+ months of revenue people could have been earning at DT (or whatever sites they had to stop uploading to so they could fulfill the requirement).
To me, this is just another entry under the column "Why I shouldn't go exclusive at IS".
6660
« on: February 19, 2010, 15:08 »
does the editing restriction apply to the whole portfolio or just to the image in question? It should only apply to the image in question, but it does sound like something wacky is going on.
6661
« on: February 19, 2010, 12:08 »
umm can you please tell me who inherited the account because im his daughter. and unless it was his other daughter, my sister, that person has no rights to the account If you have legal rights to the account, please contact the sites your father contributed to directly. We are just microstock users here and really have no knowledge or any business with anyone's legal dealings.
6662
« on: February 19, 2010, 08:12 »
you can try [email protected]I got this email yesterday, when asking the eta of payouts for those who deleted their images and closed their accounts on StockXpert. It took 5 days to get an answer, though: RE: [StockXpert] Payments / invoices
Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:23 PM
From:
"StockXpert" <[email protected]>
To:
"cclapper">
Hello,
Payments should be issued by early next week.
Sebastien
________________________________________
From: (cclapper)
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:17 AM
To: StockXpert
Subject: [StockXpert] Payments / invoices
Can you give an eta as to when I might receive my final payout via paypal?
Thanks.
6663
« on: February 19, 2010, 08:04 »
Here's an email I got regarding when we will get paid, if we deleted our images and asked to close our account, like I did. It took 5 days to get the reply. ________________________________________
From: Cathleen A Clapper (cclapper)
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:17 AM
To: StockXpert
Subject: [StockXpert] Payments / invoices
Can you give an eta as to when I might receive my final payout via paypal?
Thanks.
RE: [StockXpert] Payments / invoices
Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:23 PM
From:
"StockXpert" <[email protected]>
To:
"cclapper"
Hello,
Payments should be issued by early next week.
Sebastien
6664
« on: February 18, 2010, 07:48 »
No - in order for someone to have their ability to edit their own keywords restricted they have to, one, have been reported; then two, not corrected the file themselves after being notified thereto; and then third, the admin has to agree there was keyword spamming in the flagged file. At least that is the way it is now ... a while back one did not get the option to self-correct. But you do now ... I noticed the pink comment in the bar yesterday. I can believe the comment notice may have been there for a couple of days, but I cannot believe it was there for 2-1/2 years without me noticing it. The file says that the person flagged it in 2007. So either the process is NOT working the way you are saying, or there is some other issue going on. Someone posted in the last couple of days here on this forum that comments were popping up in his header bar, but when he clicked on them, nothing was there. I am wondering if my comment was lying dormant, and their recent changes to the server have now caused it to pop up. In any case, the words pumpkin and pie are still in. I reviewed the keywords and they look ok. I don't need to change them, but something wacky is going on here. And by the way, I do not keyword spam. The rules for keywording have changed so much in the last few years, who knows what word may have been in there to cause the flag. And the way the system separates two words makes it even more likely that I accidentally used something wrong. Like "selective focus". I think it's kind of silly to implement this system and then NOT allow the person to put what actual keywords are the problem ones.
6665
« on: February 18, 2010, 07:35 »
I definitely recommend it. I don't have the 4 but a smaller one, and using it for Photoshop and Painter. Would love to have a larger Intuos 4 though.
6666
« on: February 17, 2010, 21:14 »
I just got my notice today. When i go to the image, this message appears next to the keyword box: This image has been rightfully reported as having bad keywords and an editor approved the needed corrections. At this time you can add more keywords only through the key-mentoring system.When I click inside the keyword box to try to change the keywords, I can't. So if the reviewer has already checked the keywords and locked them, then they did so WITHOUT removing pumpkin and pie. Which almost leads me to believe: This almost sounds like a scam - and maybe even an automated scam. Is someone running a program that randomly chooses images, arbitrarily selects one keyword and reports it as 'bad'? Maybe using some simple-minded heuristic such as - words that appears in both the description and the list of keywords... When I look at the page for the person who reported the bad keyword: http://www.dreamstime.com/healthoffices_infoThere's nothing there. I just assumed it was a buyer. It also says that comment was dated 9/11/07 and yet that pink comment notice just showed up in the last couple of days. I'm positive it hasn't been there for 2-1/2 years! Like this?  Yay! ETA: I did reply to the comment and sent a message to support. But I should be able to self-edit the keywords, per their explanation, and I was not able to.
6667
« on: February 17, 2010, 19:40 »
OK so how did you do that?
6668
« on: February 17, 2010, 18:33 »
I got one of those today too. http://www.dreamstime.com/slice-of-pumpkin-pie-image1579686(sorry not too good at embedding images) It got flagged for using the words pumpkin pie. When I checked the data for the person reporting, it appears to be a buyer. No portfolio, nothing. A name and city. I replied and asked why pumpkin pie should be flagged. I also sent a message to support, asking why pumpkin pie was flagged, and also asking what happens to the file while it's being investigated, what happens to the person if they wrongly flag, and is the file available for download while all this is going on. I am all for getting rid of keyword spamming, but this is ridiculous. I hope they reprimand people who do this nonsense. It's always something, isn't it?
6669
« on: February 17, 2010, 18:24 »
She visited here once before, saying she couldn't believe that people were saying nice things about him. She also said something very disparaging, which stuck in my head and I won't repeat.
Oh dear. My dad was always a "hard ass". Never really laughed that much. Worked his butt off to support us 8 kids. Went to work, came home, slept, maybe watched TV for an hour, went to bed. Got up, went to work, repeat. It's not that I have bad memories of him at all. But I must say I was quite surprised and impressed at the number of people who came to his funeral to pay their respects. They waited in line, out the front door of the funeral home, and around the other side of the building, for over an hour to see him one last time. My point is, sometimes people relate to their family differently than they do with friends and co-workers. I never would have, in a million years, figured my dad for that well-liked kind of guy, based on my interaction with him at home. Maybe TheBabyMiz is having a similar experience, and trying to reconcile her relationship with him.
6670
« on: February 17, 2010, 18:17 »
Thanks for clearing up the confusion.
6671
« on: February 17, 2010, 16:03 »
In my view they "just work": I don't have troubles logging in or uploading to, I can't remember an alien octopus, their stats are up to date within an hour, they pay promptly around the 7th or 8th each month, they are very easy to upload to, they have a decent concept of "editorial", they don't move the goalposts during the game, they handled the tax-withholding-thing decently - have I missed anything? I'm not trying to sound like a fanboy here, but these days I'm already content if I'm not "cared about" but if I'm at least not being f*cked around with - like at some other agencies I could name... +1
6672
« on: February 17, 2010, 16:01 »
Are we sure this is a serious post? No but I'm happy to give my 2 anyway, whoever it is asking.
6673
« on: February 17, 2010, 15:52 »
A forum post should not be the place to put legal information like that. No, the proper place for it to be would be under Legal on the IS site, or the Rate Schedule you linked to, or under the Legal Guarantee or Extended Legal Guarantee FAQ. Yet I am not finding any mention of Legal Guarantees and EL commissions. In fact I don't see any post regarding Legal Guarantees and how they impact EL or any commissions or royalties anywhere. Nowhere does it mention that a Legal Guarantee is considered an EL and will show up as such. The OP says the customer bought an EL. So if I understand correctly, they bought whatever regular size image, then added the Legal Guarantee, which is called an EL so it shows up in the EL column, even though it was only an image bought with the Legal Guarantee. Confusing, yes.
6674
« on: February 17, 2010, 15:47 »
I didn't exactly know him, but came across his posts in various forums. I got the impression that he was a "tell it like it is" kind of person. Some thought he was cranky and outspoken, but typically those are exactly the type of people you learn from. They don't coddle you or do your work for you...
I have read many posts by many people who thought very highly of him. I have read many posts by many people who thought he was a grumpy old man. I figure he was somewhere in between and some of both. From his posts, I got the impression he was very knowledgeable in the photography field and I wish I would have gotten to know him better.
6675
« on: February 17, 2010, 15:00 »
Thanks Michael. That only says that the revenue from the Extended Legal Guarantee goes to IS. Where does it say that the contributor only receives standard royalty from the sale of the EL?
In other words, I would expect Pixart to NOT receive anything above the standard EL commission for the guarantee, but from what I understand, she didn't even receive the standard EL commission.
edit: Or are you saying that as soon as a client requests a Legal Guarantee, that is no longer considered an EL and is only sold then as regular old download? If so, what Pixart asked makes sense...why list in the EL column? Kind of confusing.
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