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@marthamarks wrote:
@cathyslife stockphotos wrote:
The discrimination has already started…it was bound to happen sooner or later. Human nature, i guess.
Hmmmm. That was aimed at me, I’m sure.
Well, yes, I do think it’s human nature to want to put your best foot forward and expect that others you’re affiliated with (however loosely) will do the same. Especially after so many of us have spent months of our lives virtually non-stop building websites that we can be proud of. It’s called professionalism, and it’s a good thing in start-up businesses.
For the record, I know Pete has a good sense of humor. I have encouraged him via several PMs to jump into the SYS pond. But laughing at oneself is one thing. Forcing bad taste down other people’s throats is another. Hey, sure, anybody can do as they please. Why should the rest of us care?
What’s next from somebody else with a great sense of humor? Sh*ttystock.com?
Yes Martha and I appreciate everyone who encouraged me to “just do it” I didn’t know that people would be such puckered up… about a site name. And by the way, it’s my site! Thanks for the name suggestion. I might want a Sister site.
Maybe some people would only allow membership for those that pass an entrance test and get accepted into the Symbiostock private club.
Personally anyone with swimsuit models, slathered up models, men without shirts, or cleavage is OBSCENE to me and will bring down the whole network with their vulgar pandering.
No sites where the person hasn’t at least got an APS-C sensor. Anything smaller is unprofessional. No camera phones or tablets either. I find it insulting to have someone selling photos from a toy camera or a telephone.
Anyone who markets on Flickr, Facebook, or participates on Pinterest, should NOT allowed to run a commercial Symbiostock site.
Maybe we should have site reviews and tell people what photos they are allowed to sell on SYS? Or if we like the design, colors and find their keywords acceptable.
And last of all, some committee needs to be appointed to approve our pricing.
Leo made this so we could be free, not so people would attempt to control others websites and content. Something to consider before being offended and outraged that I’m using a site name that I picked as a sarcastic self expression.
Hey, Pete, do whatever you want. Present yourself to the world any way that works for you. Go ahead and get yourself all “puckered up” because somebody dared question your wisdom or your wit.
To be honest, I don’t give a fig what kind of cameras you use or what kind of images you offer visitors to your site. You are free to offer crap and call it that, if it makes you happy. As an old friend of mine used to say: Whatever blows your skirt up.
But I do suspect I’m not the only one of the 129 current SYS site owners who was hoping that Symbiostock would raise the bar, not lower it. Hoping it would grow into a powerhouse of impressive sites that would attract buyers because of the combined quality and value of our offerings. Not because of their self-proclaimed crappiness.
So, Cathy, what is this all about?
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Symbiostock/466435486810556?ref=br_tf
Glad to have you Pete! 😀
@marthamarks wrote:
Hey, Pete, do whatever you want. Present yourself to the world any way that works for you. Go ahead and get yourself all “puckered up” because somebody dared question your wisdom or your wit.
To be honest, I don’t give a fig what kind of cameras you use or what kind of images you offer visitors to your site. You are free to offer crap and call it that, if it makes you happy. As an old friend of mine used to say: Whatever blows your skirt up.
But I do suspect I’m not the only one of the 129 current SYS site owners who was hoping that Symbiostock would raise the bar, not lower it. Hoping it would grow into a powerhouse of impressive sites that would attract buyers because of the combined quality and value of our offerings. Not because of their self-proclaimed crappiness.
So it’s not about my photos, or camera, or what kind of material, or any of that, it’s just that I offended 129 people by naming my site something that lowers the bar on Microstock. I find it hard to believe that one person with a test site did that much damage to the combined quality of the powerhouse, just by naming a site.
Yes, I agree, everyone is independent and should run their own site, with their own content. I don’t go as far as presume I should tell other people what to do with their images, the price, what to sell or anything else. The list was just example of “now entering the slippery slope”, and how far do people want to go with telling others what they can and can’t do with their site?
You can do what you want and so can everyone else. I’m hoping the “129 owners” also grant me that same freedom and independence. Kind of what this whole Symbiostock project is based on, isn’t it?
I leave it at this:
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me–and there was no one left to speak for me.
(Reverend Martin Niemoeller)If you are going to start with site names, then what and who will be next? I’m answering on general principle not my personal concerns.
Sigh. Whatever.
@ajt wrote:
Your mail server says that my IP is blocked, so here is my reply to your questions: 🙂
To use Stock plugin you should uninstall Alamy plugin first (go to plugins page in WP,
choose deactivate, then delete) , then install stock plugin. It is easy
to customize. Just click Edit in plugins page, find “AlamyRM=” in code
and replace it to “alamyrm=” or whatever you wish, maybe something shorter.Works great and I changed my email address to a different provider. We’ll see if that works. My apologies for Yahoo / AT&T blocking your IP for whatever reason.
@hodagmedia wrote:
I leave it at this:
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me–and there was no one left to speak for me.
(Reverend Martin Niemoeller)If you are going to start with site names, then what and who will be next? I’m answering on general principle not my personal concerns.
can’t post that quote too many times…..
not to mention, you said from the start this is a TEST site that no one in the active areas will ever see….
@cascoly wrote:
can’t post that quote too many times…..
not to mention, you said from the start this is a TEST site that no one in the active areas will ever see….
They might, I’m pretty incompetent at this point and the site is live and active? (but not linked to the SYS network) I’m trying to make it work, PayPal and uploads and menus and all that. I found that Bing already picked up the first Blog page, which is a surprise.
Seems like ftp is the best answer for uploads, which is fine. Not like anyone here, who already went through all the install and themes and everything, can’t understand how to upload ftp? 🙂
Working on that Alamy thing, but the SYS site allows downloads, well it allows people to click on download, instead of directing them to Alamy. No real download occurs. (operator error – I was typing in the ID as Alamy–abcdef instead of Alamy=abcdef) Works great, I love it!
I did find some nice download abilities on Alamy with keywords, which I didn’t expect. Very Nice!
But the idea is a real working site, so I can see how it all works and get the software running, before I open one of the real sites. Then I can link to myself I suppose? It’s an interesting challenge even though Leo made all of it a work in progress. If I can get Crapstock functioning, then I can start working on the others. (and yes there’s an “S” at the end)
No I don’t want the new sites indexed until they are up and working, not some half-assed broken install, no PayPal, pages that look like crap, with about eight images. Talk about how does that look? I’m not even announcing the names until they are completed and functional.
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