* sorry to hear about that. You will get use to it iStock makes you change the way you keyword for the better. I also hated it at first but in time now I have come to see there point.

Sounds fine to me. As long as they say pending dont worry 

I dont like the idea of free images. Some people will find something almost as good as what they need somewhere. Then why pay? I have seen some really good free images. I think if free images should only be offered in a small size if at all.

Also what is happening now is that people are downloading hundreds of these free images and then putting them on CD on ebay for $5-$10 for 1000's of photos.

This can only kill the market. Microstockers are going to end up killing themselves.