Quote from: heywoody on February 05, 2013, 19:15

Discuss...   

Nope.  Pointless.

  Possibly, but then the vast majority of threads here and on site fora are pointless and very repetitive if viewed objectively - maybe 10 themes in total???  I actually agree that one rate for all is the correct way to go and am not making any historical moral judgement about any site - just pointing out that RCs are essentially about port size (anyone with < 1000 images keep 50% on 123?).  The DT arrangement is the only one where "size doesn't matter" 

RC systems reward sales. They aren't at all bad in principle, IStock's is terrible because of the pathetic compensation levels and and unreachable goals. Just thinking about it is making my blood boil!

All other things being equal (and they frequently aren't), bigger port = bigger sales.  DT is the only site that actually rewards quality (in stock terms) with their levels system.  However, even the systems used by SS and FT will allow contributers to advance over time.  Granted the guy with 100 files can make a 1000 sales in a given period and the guy with a 1000 files might only make 100, but those are the exceptions.  Many, many contributers with less than 1000 images may perform as well or better than their colleagues on a per image basis but have zero chance of advancing with the RC system.

Catagories!!!!!!!!

Can't argue with that

most who?

Uploaded images by FTP, imported but none shown in History - just gone  . Also no results displayed for earnings.  Maybe they are busy changing it to 60% 

Haven't produced anything new for a while but did some recently and waiting on reviews - was surprised that here was nothing showing in the 123 history until I remembered I hadn't put them there 

I had a look for some of my stuff out of curiousity.  I noticed lots of watermaked images from top 4 with 400px resolution on long side.  BUT, there are tons from 123 @ 1200px which is another reason to dump them.

Quote from: heywoody on January 31, 2013, 10:31

I have to agree with Reef, it was an excellent example of gentle humour that absolutely nailed it - in fact, probably even flattering (as Oscar Wilde said, "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.")

Didn't one of the Popes "castrate" a bunch of statues for similar reasons?

Can see your name did not come up as one of the people being joked about. 

That's just cos I'm too boring - the "victims" are the colourful characters 

Similar DLs to FT with a smaller port but only 30% of the revenue - and folks say FT is cheap    Not gonna make payout this month but should be disabling early Feb

OK on the englishman, scotsman, irishman vein...

It's 2012 and it's the Olympics in London .
 
A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman want to get in, but they haven't got tickets.
 
The Scotsman picks up a manhole cover, tucks it under his arm and walks to the gate.
 "McTavish, Scotland," he says, "Discus" and in he walks.
 
The Englishman picks up a length of scaffolding and slings it over his shoulder.
 "Waddington-Smythe, England " he says, "Pole vault" and in he walks.
 
The Irishman looks around and picks up a roll of barbed wire and tucks it under his arm. "O'Malley, Ireland " he says, "Fencing."

A Lawyer's Affair.  For three years, the young attorney had been taking his brief vacations at this country inn. The last time he'd finally managed an affair with the innkeeper's daughter. Looking forward to an exciting few days, he dragged his suitcase up the stairs of the inn, then stopped short. There sat his lover with an infant on her lap! "Helen, why didn't you write when you learned you were pregnant?" he cried. "I would have rushed up here, we could have gotten married, and the baby would have my name!" "Well," she said, "when my folks found out about my condition, we sat up all night talkin' and talkin' and decided it would be better to have a *insult removed* in the family than a lawyer."

 

Supposedly From a book called "Disorder in the Court".   Things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters - who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place:

Q: What is your date of birth?   A: July fifteenth.   Q: What year?   A: Every year.

Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?   A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?   A: Yes.   Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory?   A: I forget.  Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?

Q: How old is your son, the one living with you.A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.   Q: How long has he lived with you?   A: Forty-five years.

Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?   A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"   Q: And why did that upset you?   A: My name is Susan.

Q: And where was the location of the accident?   A: Approximately milepost 499.   Q: And where is milepost 499?   A: Probably between milepost 498 and 500.

Q: Sir, what is your IQ?   A: Well, I can see pretty well, I think.

Q: Did you blow your horn or anything?   A: After the accident?  Q: Before the accident.   A: Sure, I played for ten years. I even went to school for it.

Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult?   A: We both do.  Q: Voodoo?   A: We do.  Q: You do?  A: Yes, voodoo.

Q: Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?   A: Yes.   Q: Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car? A: Yes, sir.   Q: What did she say?   A: What disco am I at?

Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?

Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?

Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?   A: Yes.   Q: And what were you doing at that time?

Q: She had three children, right?   A: Yes.   Q: How many were boys?   A: None.   Q: Were there any girls?

Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?   A: Yes.   Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?   

Q: How was your first marriage terminated?   A: By death.   Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: Can you describe the individual?   A: He was about medium height and had a beard.   Q: Was this a male, or a female?

Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?   A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?   A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.

Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?   A: Oral.

Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?   A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.   Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?   A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.

Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?

Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?   A: No.   Q: Did you check for blood pressure?   A: No.   Q: Did you check for breathing?   A: No.   Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?   A: No.   Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?   A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.   Q: But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?   A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.

EU countries have their own tax laws so advice needs to be "Portugal specific"

I guess it depends on how much they actually bring in every month and whether it would make any difference in terms of bread on the table.  Sales volumes are not that bad but prices are too low and it was just about worthwhile uploading @ 50% commission.  I'd reconsider if subs at least went to the previous flat rate for everyone but can't see that happening. 

...Besides. What would or could I possibly gain? by bragging to people like YOU and some others here? absoloute Nada.

And yet you keep doing it over and over and over and over and ......