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dw_thomas wrote:Not that I think PBase is perfect by any means, but your sweeping statements are hardly accurate. When I joined in 2004, it cost $23 -- and you got 200 MB -- now $23 gets you 1000 MB. There is also the newer 'drag & drop" editor which has been a nice addition to the tools. I realize I am a Curmudgeonly Olde Farte, but I would prefer not to see big changes. I would just prefer PBase to do what it currently claims to do reliably -- I don't want it to become the next big social networking site. I also like the controls we have over gallery hierarchy and presentation which I don't think most other photo sites offer (though I admit I've not studied the other offerings much.)
DaveT
zippo wrote:Lots of people i know have moved to others , and over all those years, a newer drag and drop will not do it , they leave, go to smugmug, 500pix... $25 year unlimited oploads, just hope Slug will do something after all those years
mardoli wrote:Topics similar to this one are recurrent in PBase forum. People turn around the same question, always in a rather vague way, speaking of indeterminate "changes" which should stop a massive migration from PBase to other photography sites.
My opinion is personal and has not any importance, of course. I fully agree with Dave and Hernan. PBase has surely a lot of flaws, but at least is still pleasantly different from many other photography sites, which suffer all of a kind of homologated platitude and don't allow the users to have a nearly full control on the appearance of their pages. On the web there is a broad choice of sites, more or less social, which can fulfil different needs and expectations. If they were all each other's copies, it would be nonsense.
I still prefer to post my photos on a site, which might be considered like a niche one or even like an old fashioned one, but where I can find a majority of people who share my interest for good photography rather than being frantically interested in posting a lot of snapshot a day through I don't know what app.
Said that, obviously, all suggested changes might be interesting, but in this case Monique should explain a little more in details what chances she was thinking of.
I'm satisfied the way PBase is now, even though everything can be improved.
zippo wrote:
Larger sizes, new layouts to shoose from, just a new fresh look, and one year payments, as for 12 years... nothing has realy changed
Change for the sake of change is not always progress
zippo wrote:
Larger sizes, new layouts to shoose from, just a new fresh look, and one year payments, as for 12 years... nothing has realy changed
mardoli wrote:zippo wrote:
Larger sizes, new layouts to shoose from, just a new fresh look, and one year payments, as for 12 years... nothing has realy changed
I see. I suppose you mean the default size, which now is 800 px for the longest side.
But already now you can upload all the sizes you like, even very large ones, and they will be available to every viewer just selecting the "original" button under the picture itself.
You are not obliged to upload only photos with a smaller size.
As for the layouts I suppose that, since every user has full control of their own page layout, PBase management has neglected to create other available standard layouts.
But even people who don't know that much about HTML and CSS, can change easily the colours of the available layouts, if I remember correctly, if you go in edit mode to edit your CSS, you have the option to variablize colours, which doesn't need any particular knowledge of CSS.Besides all that you can find many members of PBase happy to help you to personalized your pages layouts here in the forum.
As far as I know no other photography sites allow such a huge control of the way one can display photo galleries.I know how the customizable CSS files works, look at my page, and more then 1024 pix would look much better, one year payment, no limits, i pay 45 dolar each 2 months, since a few years i joined smugmug pro for 75 dollar a year, no limits
By the way I have noticed that you personalized your profile page layout, it means you know how to do it and also all your galleries are nicely personalized.
So I wonder why you are not happy with this possibility offered by PBase, which you can use easily.
As for one year's payments, I humbly admit I have not understood what you mean, since we already pay once a year.
I suppose you are speaking of the different fee according to the different space we occupy.
Then, quoting Karen,Change for the sake of change is not always progress
I know PBase is not perfect and, personally, I'd prefer to have a better organized customer support, just to mention one change, which I'd see like a real improvement.
But I humbly disagree that for 12 years nothing has really changed.
Maybe they have been light changes only or maybe they have not been of interest for you. But all is so relative.
It's difficult to satisfy every customer, because we have all different priorities.
I think it's positive that PBase keeps on with its particular features instead of copying other sites.
Maybe many people still stay here exactly for this reason.
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