PPG is back!

**ManuH** · 10-26-2011, 07:31 AM

Originally posted by Class A

The new interface is a lot faster

I started to vote on 900px pictures and I can feel an obvious slow down compared to the 600px pictures. The downscaling works well enough and at least I'm not distracted by over-sharpening.

Couscousdelight · 10-26-2011, 02:12 PM

The new PPG is excellent, far much better than the old one.

But i would like to have a "skip" button when i vote for photos. They are some pics which are perfectly done, technical speaking, but totaly out of my interest, and, it's hard for me to judge them.
And, for those who posting pics on PPG, maybe it's not a very good idea to post a set of 10 times the same subject but slighty different pic. The first time i see one, it's thumb up, but when i see for the fourth time a pic with alway the same subject but just with a little difference : "thumb down". It's maybe a better idea to choose only ONE pic, the best one of course to help the guys who vote for your pics !

. Again, a Skip button could help when it appends.

**ManuH** · 10-26-2011, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by Couscousdelight

The new PPG is excellent, far much better than the old one.

I'll probably be the only one to not agree but I saw nothing wrong with the old Flash gallery. The new one is a bit faster but that's it for me. I wished for more substantial improvements about quality, rules of submission, and stuff like that.

Votes should be weighted. People with a high ratio of acceptance should have more weight IMHO. That would improve the quality of popular vote I think.

Originally posted by Couscousdelight

But i would like to have a "skip" button when i vote for photos. They are some pics which are perfectly done, technical speaking, but totaly out of my interest, and, it's hard for me to judge them.
And, for those who posting pics on PPG, maybe it's not a very good idea to post a set of 10 times the same subject but slighty different pic. The first time i see one, it's thumb up, but when i see for the fourth time a pic with alway the same subject but just with a little difference : "thumb down". It's maybe a better idea to choose only ONE pic, the best one of course to help the guys who vote for your pics !

. Again, a Skip button could help when it appends.

I agree with you, we should skip some categories entirely. For example if I don't have any interest in macro, I should be able to just skip the whole category. As for people submitting multiples versions, that's a bad strategy: they will just dilute the votes.

Catalana · 10-26-2011, 10:51 PM

It was time to move on for me. The twenty or so months participating were fun and instructive, but after some consideration
I decided, that the image quality of previously submitted work was important enough to me to warrant deletion of all accepted images.
Sad, and I hope that the future will hold less disappointment. The Pentax/Hoya chapter has ended, so maybe this was a clean break.

yyyzzz · 10-26-2011, 11:38 PM

Could not complete registration since it asks me for my web address. Put in several. But none was accepted. I was told that there were special characters in the addresses that were not acceptable. Any similar experiences?

photolady95 · 10-26-2011, 11:51 PM

You register with your email address not a website.

yyyzzz · 10-27-2011, 01:16 AM

After registering with email and getting confirmed, I was asked to provide more information such as my website.

photolady95 · 10-27-2011, 02:53 AM

OIC, but you don't necessarily have to put a website in, I didn't. As I don't have one.

**boriscleto** · 10-27-2011, 04:36 AM

Originally posted by yyyzzz

Could not complete registration since it asks me for my web address. Put in several. But none was accepted. I was told that there were special characters in the addresses that were not acceptable. Any similar experiences?

When it asks for a URL it is not asking for a full web address. It is simply asking for what artist name you want. The URL ends up being...

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They should provide a better explanation.

TOUGEFC · 10-27-2011, 04:38 AM - **1 Like**

One thing I have noticed in voting, is that the photos being submited have really dropped in standards

gazonk · 10-27-2011, 05:10 AM

Originally posted by TOUGEFC

One thing I have noticed in voting, is that the photos being submited have really dropped in standards

Maybe it's just that there aren't that many available for voting yet, so you'll end up seeing a lot of the bad images after clicking through the better ones? (That's what I thought, at least)

TOUGEFC · 10-27-2011, 05:17 AM

Yeah maybe, because I voted on hundreds (tonight) and Ive never seen so many bad ones! But there is still some very fine examples of quality photography being submitted

LFLee · 10-27-2011, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

When it asks for a URL it is not asking for a full web address. It is simply asking for what artist name you want. The URL ends up being...

Attachment 107174

They should provide a better explanation.

Hm.... I try putting html tag like <a href="url">Link text</a>, on the artist page, it only show "Link text" without those tags - I was happy as I thought it accept html tag, but turn out it won't link it.

Lee

areidjr · 10-27-2011, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by gazonk

Maybe it's just that there aren't that many available for voting yet, so you'll end up seeing a lot of the bad images after clicking through the better ones? (That's what I thought, at least)

I voted for over an hour on each of the last three nights and I'm still looking for the outstanding photos

I'm currently voting up on 1 in 30-50. I was closer to 1 in 10 previously.

Maybe I don't vote fast enough to have gotten to the good ones yet.

Ed n Georgia · 10-27-2011, 01:55 PM

Hmmmm! I just got the e-mail today about the Gallery update.

I wonder what happens to the one nude/topless I have approved in gallery since the new TOS says you can't submit them.

10-27-2011, 04:36 AM	#54
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by yyyzzz Could not complete registration since it asks me for my web address. Put in several. But none was accepted. I was told that there were special characters in the addresses that were not acceptable. Any similar experiences? When it asks for a URL it is not asking for a full web address. It is simply asking for what artist name you want. The URL ends up being... They should provide a better explanation.

10-27-2011, 04:38 AM - 1 Like	#55
TOUGEFC Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,561	One thing I have noticed in voting, is that the photos being submited have really dropped in standards Last edited by TOUGEFC; 10-27-2011 at 04:45 AM.

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10-26-2011, 07:31 AM	#46
ManuH Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,249	Originally posted by Class A The new interface is a lot faster I started to vote on 900px pictures and I can feel an obvious slow down compared to the 600px pictures. The downscaling works well enough and at least I'm not distracted by over-sharpening.

10-26-2011, 02:12 PM	#47
Couscousdelight Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Frog-eaters country Photos: Gallery Posts: 357	The new PPG is excellent, far much better than the old one. But i would like to have a "skip" button when i vote for photos. They are some pics which are perfectly done, technical speaking, but totaly out of my interest, and, it's hard for me to judge them. And, for those who posting pics on PPG, maybe it's not a very good idea to post a set of 10 times the same subject but slighty different pic. The first time i see one, it's thumb up, but when i see for the fourth time a pic with alway the same subject but just with a little difference : "thumb down". It's maybe a better idea to choose only ONE pic, the best one of course to help the guys who vote for your pics ! . Again, a Skip button could help when it appends.

10-26-2011, 04:24 PM	#48
ManuH Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,249	Originally posted by Couscousdelight The new PPG is excellent, far much better than the old one. I'll probably be the only one to not agree but I saw nothing wrong with the old Flash gallery. The new one is a bit faster but that's it for me. I wished for more substantial improvements about quality, rules of submission, and stuff like that. Votes should be weighted. People with a high ratio of acceptance should have more weight IMHO. That would improve the quality of popular vote I think. Originally posted by Couscousdelight But i would like to have a "skip" button when i vote for photos. They are some pics which are perfectly done, technical speaking, but totaly out of my interest, and, it's hard for me to judge them. And, for those who posting pics on PPG, maybe it's not a very good idea to post a set of 10 times the same subject but slighty different pic. The first time i see one, it's thumb up, but when i see for the fourth time a pic with alway the same subject but just with a little difference : "thumb down". It's maybe a better idea to choose only ONE pic, the best one of course to help the guys who vote for your pics ! . Again, a Skip button could help when it appends. I agree with you, we should skip some categories entirely. For example if I don't have any interest in macro, I should be able to just skip the whole category. As for people submitting multiples versions, that's a bad strategy: they will just dilute the votes.

10-26-2011, 10:51 PM	#49
Catalana Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: California Posts: 190	It was time to move on for me. The twenty or so months participating were fun and instructive, but after some consideration I decided, that the image quality of previously submitted work was important enough to me to warrant deletion of all accepted images. Sad, and I hope that the future will hold less disappointment. The Pentax/Hoya chapter has ended, so maybe this was a clean break.

10-26-2011, 11:38 PM	#50
yyyzzz Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Photos: Gallery Posts: 509	Could not complete registration since it asks me for my web address. Put in several. But none was accepted. I was told that there were special characters in the addresses that were not acceptable. Any similar experiences?

10-26-2011, 11:51 PM	#51
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	You register with your email address not a website.

10-27-2011, 01:16 AM	#52
yyyzzz Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Photos: Gallery Posts: 509	After registering with email and getting confirmed, I was asked to provide more information such as my website.

10-27-2011, 02:53 AM	#53
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	OIC, but you don't necessarily have to put a website in, I didn't. As I don't have one.

10-27-2011, 05:10 AM	#56
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,746	Originally posted by TOUGEFC One thing I have noticed in voting, is that the photos being submited have really dropped in standards Maybe it's just that there aren't that many available for voting yet, so you'll end up seeing a lot of the bad images after clicking through the better ones? (That's what I thought, at least)

10-27-2011, 05:17 AM	#57
TOUGEFC Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,561	Yeah maybe, because I voted on hundreds (tonight) and Ive never seen so many bad ones! But there is still some very fine examples of quality photography being submitted

10-27-2011, 08:45 AM	#58
LFLee Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,292	Originally posted by boriscleto When it asks for a URL it is not asking for a full web address. It is simply asking for what artist name you want. The URL ends up being... Attachment 107174 They should provide a better explanation. Hm.... I try putting html tag like <a href="url">Link text</a>, on the artist page, it only show "Link text" without those tags - I was happy as I thought it accept html tag, but turn out it won't link it. Lee

10-27-2011, 01:24 PM	#59
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529	Originally posted by gazonk Maybe it's just that there aren't that many available for voting yet, so you'll end up seeing a lot of the bad images after clicking through the better ones? (That's what I thought, at least) I voted for over an hour on each of the last three nights and I'm still looking for the outstanding photos I'm currently voting up on 1 in 30-50. I was closer to 1 in 10 previously. Maybe I don't vote fast enough to have gotten to the good ones yet.

10-27-2011, 01:55 PM	#60
Ed n Georgia Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 940	Hmmmm! I just got the e-mail today about the Gallery update. I wonder what happens to the one nude/topless I have approved in gallery since the new TOS says you can't submit them.