Author Topic: Review time slowdown at Yay? (Read 13498 times)

Cricket · « **on:** April 05, 2012, 06:02 »

Hi Everyone

Has anyone else noticed a review time slowdown at Yay? I am just wondering if it has something to do with all the upgrades they are doing to their site.

I submitted a total of 10 files to them on March 29 and they are still awaiting approval.

BTW... they changed their image requirements. Images now have to be a minimum of 6 MP.

Cricket

MarcvsTvllivs · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2012, 16:45 »

Quote from: Cricket on April 05, 2012, 06:02

Hi Everyone

Has anyone else noticed a review time slowdown at Yay? I am just wondering if it has something to do with all the upgrades they are doing to their site.

I submitted a total of 10 files to them on March 29 and they are still awaiting approval.

BTW... they changed their image requirements. Images now have to be a minimum of 6 MP.

Cricket

Yeah, they definitely slowed down. Which is weird, since all they seem to be doing for "review" is clicking an "accept" button. Not that it matters - I just can't seem to get a sale, no matter that my portfolio is larger there than elsewhere.

Cricket · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2012, 16:54 »

MarcvsTvllivs

I got a bunch of sales from them at the end of last year...but nothing since.

Cricket

MarcvsTvllivs · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2012, 18:18 »

Quote from: Cricket on April 05, 2012, 16:54

MarcvsTvllivs

I got a bunch of sales from them at the end of last year...but nothing since.

Cricket

I know, I hear people talk about sales there and I wonder what I am doing wrong...

Cricket · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2012, 19:23 »

Well if it's any solace... it took me a year before I saw any sales there.... and my portfolio is small @ around 700 photos.

Hang in there!

Cricket

CD123 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2012, 15:42 »

Nearly seems like no reviews are done at the moment.

Anyone got a review through in the last 2-3 weeks?

Cricket · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2012, 16:15 »

Hi CD,

Had stuff sitting in in the review queue as of Saturday (April 21) which had been there for a couple of weeks... but looked in there today and they've been added to my portfolio.

Did your stuff get reviewed today?

Cricket

fotoroad · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2012, 16:49 »

I agree,is slow

CD123 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2012, 17:01 »

Quote from: Cricket on April 23, 2012, 16:15

Hi CD,

Had stuff sitting in in the review queue as of Saturday (April 21) which had been there for a couple of weeks... but looked in there today and they've been added to my portfolio.

Did your stuff get reviewed today?

Cricket

Hi Cricket

No, but at least now I am hopeful

Charl

Druid · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2012, 11:03 »

I uploaded 18 images last week, reviewed in under 7 days. I thought they had sorted themselves out but its sounds as if mine were just a blip.

Druid

CD123 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2012, 14:07 »

Quote from: Druid on April 24, 2012, 11:03

I uploaded 18 images last week, reviewed in under 7 days. I thought they had sorted themselves out but its sounds as if mine were just a blip.

Druid

Mine still not reviewed after nearly 3 weeks Druid (definite favoritism here)

Druid · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2012, 15:17 »

Quote from: CD123 on April 24, 2012, 14:07

Quote from: Druid on April 24, 2012, 11:03
I uploaded 18 images last week, reviewed in under 7 days. I thought they had sorted themselves out but its sounds as if mine were just a blip.

Druid

Mine still not reviewed after nearly 3 weeks Druid (definite favoritism here)

Sorry mate, I was very surprised when I found they had been reviewed usually I upload there and forget about them as it tends to be 3 to 4 weeks before they are reviewed. Now all I need is a few more sales there.

Druid

CD123 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:18 »

Quote from: Druid on April 24, 2012, 15:17

Quote from: CD123 on April 24, 2012, 14:07
Quote from: Druid on April 24, 2012, 11:03
I uploaded 18 images last week, reviewed in under 7 days. I thought they had sorted themselves out but its sounds as if mine were just a blip.

Druid

Mine still not reviewed after nearly 3 weeks Druid (definite favoritism here)

Sorry mate, I was very surprised when I found they had been reviewed usually I upload there and forget about them as it tends to be 3 to 4 weeks before they are reviewed. Now all I need is a few more sales there.

Druid

You should be sorry! That type of blatant queue jumping is frowned upon from the highest quarters.

They started reviewing mine today and responded to my ticket saying that they try to work out ways to get through the backlog.

Charl

pavshinAN · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2012, 03:58 »

I know, I hear people talk about sales there and I wonder what I am doing wrong...

Dan · « **Reply #14 on:** August 06, 2012, 09:48 »

Hopefully mine will be reviewed soon.

THP Creative · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2012, 23:43 »

Review taking about 1-2 weeks lately at worst, but yep, there are sales there. Infrequent, but sometimes very well paying.

toots · « **Reply #16 on:** November 13, 2012, 16:27 »

I've had a number of christmas vectors waiting to be reviewed since around 10 October, since then I've uploaded other vectors and it's now sitting at 49 uploaded.

By the time my christmas stuff gets reviewed it looks like xmas will be over and forgotten

tab62 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 13, 2012, 16:34 »

'The Reviews are Slow' and the 'Pay is Low' - good theme song...

toots · « **Reply #18 on:** November 20, 2012, 16:51 »

Quote from: toots on November 13, 2012, 16:27

I've had a number of christmas vectors waiting to be reviewed since around 10 October, since then I've uploaded other vectors and it's now sitting at 49 uploaded.

By the time my christmas stuff gets reviewed it looks like xmas will be over and forgotten

Sorry to quote my own post, but these 49 images I referred to were approved a few days ago, but have completely disappeared. They are not in my portfolio

Well, I gather they were approved, coz they disappeared from 'waiting for review' and none were displayed in 'rejected'.

Sent email off to Yay this morning but got no reply as yet.

Bad enough having to wait sooooo long for review but then for the whole 49 vectors to just disappear is ludicrous

CD123 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 20, 2012, 17:09 »

Somehow I get a very uncomfortable feeling about what is happening at Yay, even considering Linda's email (http://www.microstockgroup.com/yaymicro/more-api%27s/). The backlog might perhaps not be their only problem. The huge inflow of images might be putting their server under some unexpected stress as well.

Keep us up to date toots, you got my sympathy for one.

DC · « **Reply #20 on:** November 20, 2012, 17:18 »

Same thing happened to me. I had around 200 pics waiting for review and I noticed yesterday that a few of them were rejected and the rest were nowhere to be found. I'm hoping that there is just some delay between them being accepted and actually showing up in the portfolio.

CD123 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 20, 2012, 17:46 »

Quote from: DC on November 20, 2012, 17:18

Same thing happened to me. I had around 200 pics waiting for review and I noticed yesterday that a few of them were rejected and the rest were nowhere to be found. I'm hoping that there is just some delay between them being accepted and actually showing up in the portfolio.

Considering their feedback on load, I will not get worried for at least 48 hours after review (not sure what their normal processing period is, maybe someone can help us here with that info).

toots · « **Reply #22 on:** November 20, 2012, 17:52 »

Normally as soon as the review is completed they go straight into your portfolio that day. Certainly by now mine should be showing up as it has been well over 48 hours, which is why I dropped an email to Yay.

THP Creative · « **Reply #23 on:** November 20, 2012, 18:19 »

same here, 150 images in the ether. I'm guessing just a sync delay or sorts, will give it another day or so before I shoot an email.

Will be interested to see what your response says tho toots.

toots · « **Reply #24 on:** November 20, 2012, 18:26 »

I'll post it here when I receive a reply

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