Quote from: caspixel on December 14, 2010, 19:29

Quote from: ShadySue on December 14, 2010, 19:00

Quote from: caspixel on December 14, 2010, 18:55

How can you be blocked from posting and still have access to sitemail? I thought the two were intertwined.

I've only been banned from the forums.

Interesting. I guess they used to be intertwined but aren't anymore. How silly then. There was no reason to ban me from sitemail. I actually wasn't even using it that much. Oh well, hurts them more than me in the long run.

  Gee, they banned me from both too. Do you think it was something I said?

Quote from: cclapper on December 14, 2010, 15:25

I just got back to my desk and saw that the thread had been locked. I was thinking "thank goodness Lobo stepped in and stopped the verbal abuse" but no, he just added to it by pulling the old buyer/contributor/worthlessness card out of his sleeve and locked the thread in his usual cowardly way.

Just freakin incredible. I wonder how many times I have said that in the last few weeks about IS.

I am totally incandescent about this. Totally. I will refrain from saying more here. I have SMd Lobo directly.

^^^ Followed by another swipe when Lobo locked the thread;
"So, we have another example of where the contributor base is duped into a discussion with a buyer who is also a contributor. Whereas it's appreciated that you are purchasing from the collection you are also EXCLUSIVE with I think it would be great if you could pick an account to communicate with and stick with it.

It just seems very disingenuous to attempt to use your buyer account as a leveraging tool when you participate as an exclusive contributor."

I don't understand why it is 'disingenuous' to complain as a buyer just because you are also a contributor (and an exclusive one at that). If the difficulties being experienced are in the search and purchase of images then what's wrong with speaking as the buyer in that regard? Istock makes money from Lizzielou in both  of her capacities so surely she should be treated with double respect not just ignored because of it.

I can't really say. I dont know if the $50 Photographer's Choice program has a different royalty/payment structure.  I would guess that it does.  the 67cent royalties I got were through the iStock Photodisc program.  I did, however, occasionally get some larger $20 to $60 royalties.   But, again, I did not actively work at the Getty program.  I only have 12 photos up there.  By the way, the deactivated my account, but my portfolio is still live.  I guess I can still get sales but I cannot add anymore to it.  Of course, I guess I'll have to contact them to find out since they are obviously not going to be actively offering this information.

Or you could look at it that they are making people self-moderate their uploads.  Yes, the price is a bit high, but if you upload just the best, instead of another tree, you might show success.

You're not a typical buyer, though. You are more aware of the other options out there, more involved in the microstock community. Most buyers don't even realize how many options are available to them, nor do they know they can shop around for better prices.