Just two sales so far on a small portfolio of just over 100. Not sure about this one.

In the absence of reviewers and the ratings, would there any way to get the best pictures to the front pages of a search. I can�t see many buyers wading through pages of mediocre shots to find the one they want � I would rarely go past the 5th page of a search on Google.

This could all be academic as the owners may have other ideas, but they do advertise themselves as democratic!

That�s great! Now can I have one that makes everyone vote a 10 on my images at Mostphotos 

I don�t think that Windmill is calculating and malicious, he was just playing the game. Unfortunately at MP this is something you are encouraged to do. It�s the game that is the problem not the individual.

Thanks� for giving your side of the story Windmill and I for one hope you continue to post here.

I second that post Stacey. Why is The MIZ being so mysterious on this one? Is he trying to reinvent himself? No more Cranky MIZ�is it to be Mysterious MIZ from now on?

I�m just a bit concerned that with this format we are going to miss out on the topics talked about in the other languages, as well as some of the �international� characters.

I�m not sure if you work for Photoshelter Slimshady but your many posts about them would suggest that you do. The problem that I have with them is the strange way they want to put travel images into the �News� or �News Plus� collection. The majority of travel images are not news so why make this the only option? It states on the site that there is a �gray� area between �News� and �Creative�. A terrorist action is news; a picture of a sailboat off a Greek island is not. A confusing situation for both the contributors and buyers. Which further goes on to complicate things with pricing and whether you can sell them as RM or RF. Other agencies manage to get this right why not Photoshelter?

If you are connected with Photoshelter could you let me know just how long it takes to get a reply to sitemail, so far I have been waiting two weeks for a reply to the above question?

Unrelated, but I have just seen several of your self-portraits showcased in a UK monthly photo magazine. All legitimate, but they may confuse some of the culprits �clients�

Looks like 123 to me!

Good idea ParisEye, being able to opt in or out of the ratings. It would stop any conflict.

The site for me is quite refreshing and it does have a strong following amongst many of its members. For good reason. It doesn�t feel as corporate and distant as some and it does try to include its members in decisions and asks instead of forcing policies through. They are trying to offer something different and to get a better deal for their photographers. In short it�s a nice place to be. A point that I also feel will be important to the buyers as well.

I too have had reservations about the rating system and have taken this up with Arian. He has gone through this in some detail both here and with myself. The site is quite new, for now I think we have to trust him.

But to get back to Mark�s point of buyers waiting to buy and increasing sales. Surely that�s a good position to be in. The site is looking for more pictures to really get things moving. I hope more of you join now rather than waiting to see what happens, for it�s now that you can make a difference. MP is a democratic site but as in any democracy you need to take part for it to work.

I was just wondering. Is there a league table for which country is buying the most pictures? It would be interesting to see say the top 10. I would imagine that America would head this because of size but who would be next? Or is this information too difficult to find?

I like MP. The more of you that join the site and dare I say 'Vote' the better ... that would help get the best stock pictures to the top and perhaps more sales.