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Could PBase, if they wanted to, Develop a Real PaD Meta?

discuss photo-a-day projects

I would support and use a true Photo-A-Day Metagallery

Poll ended at Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:07 pm

Yes
6
67%
No
3
33%

Total votes : 9


bobhate
 
Posts: 53

Could PBase, if they wanted to, Develop a Real PaD Meta?

Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:07 pm


Is there a way to create a real PaD Metagallery, one that would accept one image a day. I get so exhausted seeing multiple images in the metagallery when all I really want to do is commune with other PaDders. Just for grins, while at work today, I noted one photographer who posted 25 different shots in the metagallery. And everyone knows the names of a lot of other abusers.

I just want to see the work being done by folks who are doing PaD, and I was wondering if there's some technological hindrance to starting a real PaD meta.

Thanks for any insight.

bobfloyd
 
Posts: 394


Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:14 pm


Sure it could be done. Not without a lot of work but it could be done.

They have fixed the current PAD gallery so that it will not show more than one photo from a particular contributor within a certain time frame. I noticed this a couple of months ago when I had to play "catch-up" one day for the previous day. I posted my image for the previous day and than 20 minutes later posted my image for that day. When the second image went up the first image was removed form the gallery.

This does not stop anyone from posting multiple images but it does keep anyone from seriously monopolizing the gallery with multiple photos on display at once.

flseabreeze
 
Posts: 19


Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:26 pm



bobhate
 
Posts: 53


Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:22 pm


flseabreeze wrote:Did you notice this thread ?

http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=16659


Oh sure, I know it can happen by accident. But there are a large number of shooters who flood the metagallery everyday with shots.

clickaway
 
Posts: 2689


Post Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:38 pm


bobfloyd wrote:They have fixed the current PAD gallery so that it will not show more than one photo from a particular contributor within a certain time frame. I noticed this a couple of months ago when I had to play "catch-up" one day for the previous day. I posted my image for the previous day and than 20 minutes later posted my image for that day. When the second image went up the first image was removed form the gallery.



Bob,

The meta gallery has only ever contained one image per person.

I do believe PBase has more useful priorities

Ray

bobhate
 
Posts: 53


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:07 am


Bob,

The meta gallery has only ever contained one image per person.

I do believe PBase has more useful priorities

Ray


I understand this point. But when I have to click through - over the course of a few hours - fifteen to twenty photos by the same photographer, it feels as though I'm spending badwidth, money, and time on something is likely easily addressed or fixed. Do we need to see every single shot of some model who did a 100 shot session on Friday with a photographer? If we did, we'd go to the gallery.

In the metagallery I'm eager to see how PaDders are making their way through another 24 hour period finding, shooting, and prepping that photo of the day.

And instead I click through countless abuses of the system and I'm wondering why. Perhaps my problem is I'm trying to learn, and so therefore count on the metagallery to showcase fellow PadDers, and when that gets abused, it annoys me. I - like you - pay to be here.

WT

gpaai
 
Posts: 904
Location: Irvine, California


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:52 pm


flseabreeze wrote:Did you notice this thread ?

http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=16659


I think this is happening more often than not. PBasers not actually realizing how the Photo-A-Day meta gallery works. They post their PAD, then without realizing it, they upload additional images, all that get posted to the meta gallery.

I sense the frustration though. This taking place too often the images of some individuals get pushed pages back in a hurry, not getting the viewing time their pictures deserves.

Gary
I love photoshopography.......

bobfloyd
 
Posts: 394


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 3:55 pm


clickaway wrote:
Bob,

The meta gallery has only ever contained one image per person.

I do believe PBase has more useful priorities

Ray



No arguement from me, Ray. I was simply trying to describe the current functionality of the gallery. I was not aware that it had always functioned that way though. I just knew that was how it functioned now. However, I do agree that Pbase certainly has more useful priorities. Priorities that will benefit the entire community rather than just our little section of it.

gpaai wrote:
I sense the frustration though. This taking place too often the images of some individuals get pushed pages back in a hurry, not getting the viewing time their pictures deserves.


Gary, this is actually not happening in a significant way. A person's photos may not get all the time on the very front page of the PAD gallery as maybe they should be since each photographer can only have one photo per day actually displayed in the PAD gallery there are no more photos "in front" of yours than there would be if each of us was really only posting one photo. It just appears otherwise. It is, however, frustrating to pull up the front page of the PAD gallery every hour or so during the day and find a new photo there by a member who had there the last time and the time before that.

camera0bug
 
Posts: 1221
Location: San Diego


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 4:52 pm


Have you tried e-mailing the offending parties?

Perhaps they don't understand the system and
need to be informed.

jachurch
 
Posts: 147


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:00 pm


I think implementing such a feature will be hard. One of the more difficult questions is "Who defines what a 'real' metagallery is?". This discussion flares up from time to time in this forum and I have never seen it resolved; people have different reasons for doing PAD, and subtly different interpretations of what a 'real' PAD gallery is.

Perhaps you could create a topic pointing to the PAD photographers you are interested in - e.g. 'My Favourite PADs'. Then you would have a page that automatically shows the latest picture from each of the galleries you decide to include. Kind of like the PAD metagallery, but more flexible. You can also share topics with other PAD users.

Here is an example: http://www.pbase.com/topics/jachurch/landscape

You can create topics from your profile page.

clickaway
 
Posts: 2689


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:55 pm


There are so many people doing PAD now that I feel the meta gallery has outgrown itself, and you take ages to scroll through and there are some galleries that are fairly mediocre, so I now concentrate on my favourites gallery.

I am in control of my own customised gallery that way.

I use the meta most days just to see what good work there is there too.

Its sad, but the original PAD has been distorted by several people and frankly cannot be arsed to get excited about how people are missusing it. I'd rather put my energy into looking elsewhere on PBase to spot new talent.

Cheers,

Ray

bobfloyd
 
Posts: 394


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:26 pm


clickaway wrote:
Its sad, but the original PAD has been distorted by several people and frankly cannot be arsed to get excited about how people are missusing it. I'd rather put my energy into looking elsewhere on PBase to spot new talent.



Ray, what was the original PAD? I have only been around for 6 months or so and I am sure I more than likely fall into the catagory of "missusing", at least as far as the original intent is concerned. This is more ignorance than from any intention on my part but it is still likely true. So as a still relative newb here who would like be more a part of the solution than the problem, I would like your view on the original intent of this particular feature.

I am not being tacky or sarcastic here either. This is a serious request. You are one of the longest running members of the particular institution and as such have a unique perspective on this subject.

Thx,

Bob

kimkong
 
Posts: 27


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:30 pm


When I started the Pad (June 2005), it took me a while to understand what the general idea of PAD was.
Luckely at that time, I had plenty of time to read and look at what paders were doing.

Perhaps, it would be helpful to have a help link next to the:
"This is your current Photo-A-Day gallery.
remove this gallery from the Photo-A-Day galleries" option that explain
1. what is a PAD gallery
2. the general guidelines

I know there isn't any real rules, but there is a general idea of one photo a day max. except for catch up PADs.

By doing that you let people choose what they want to do; play the game or cheat the game...

That's my opinion...

Kim

kimkong
 
Posts: 27


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:45 pm


I just realised that there is a note at the bottom of the "Recent Photo-A-Day Uploads" page.

Well, I've never noticed that note before...

It make me think that a help link next to the PAD gallery settings might be more visible...

What I forgot to say is that some people don't do multi upload on purpose, they might just not know...

Kim

wwcsig
 
Posts: 70


Post Sat Dec 10, 2005 11:22 pm


Just a silly thought...

Since there is only one picture per photographer in the meta gallery,
aren't the people who look at the gallery more than once a day the
real problem ? ;-)

If one only parses through the gallery once a day one only gets to
see ONE picture per photographer any given day and misuse as the one
described by you could not occur...

Wolfgang

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