Please consider the 'sell factor' to help POE

Ron, has this "deluge" of  images caught the site out in the sheer amount that has come in ?  Makes me wonder why if all these people think their images are good enough now ... why didn't they upload any before in a more orderly & sensible fashion ? Seems to me also that not many have bothered to comment on anyone elses uploads either & are purely only interested in themselves ? A sad reflection on quite a few I feel that the only reason to upload now is the lure of possibly some money coming their way? I would hazard a guess that quite a few "regulars" are not that bothered either way if we sell any or not..but to make it a priority for uploading ...is a bit sad I feel. If you want to delete any of mine Ron .. feel free to do so. 

I agree Dave it's got to be greed.

I'm with you on the selling issue too, if I sell one I'll be happy, if I don't sell one I'll still be happy. 

There have been some good images uploaded over the previous few days, but several of the same place or building taken from a slightly different angle is very irritating. Another thing I've noticed is a lack of narrative. I like to know a little about the subject matter, makes the shot more interesting and more personal to it's owner, shows that a bit of thought has gone into the upload.

I'm sure things will eventually calm down & get back to "normal" again? The sooner the better as far as I am concerned ... as it doesn't feel like the site I have come to know this past 18 months. The enjoyment one gets from either uploading or commenting ... has turned into a chore at the moment & the whole thing just leaves a little unpleasant taste in the mouth ..... if that's not too strong a point ? 

I know exactly what you mean Martin. Trudging through a plethora of mundane images to find the good ones, which are there, is hard work and time consuming. But I think there is a sign that the initial euphoria is abating somewhat. 

I still have quite few from my September/October Lakes week to upload yet but am holding off for a while. Might give me chance to start looking through those taken in December although that won't take very long ... it was mainly wet.

I wish I'd have held back this evenings uploads, I thought things had calmed a little but seems they hadn't. Hang on Dave for a few days. I completely lost some of you previous uploads.

I'm sure we'll all be back to normal soon. 

Look forward to them Dave .. always a pleasure. As you rightly say there are some crackers that have been uploaded lately .... it's just finding them   :o)   

Trust me folks more change is coming and it will affect the very things that you are all discussing and more! I understand it's frustrating for you, but please just hang on in there.

Lots of questions above, but to answer Daves "is the automatic approval earned" the answer is no, it was an experiment that is also being considered and will change shortly so those who have uploaded scores of images are going to get a shock just as soon as we can get round to it, because the hosting is going through the roof.

Part of the problem as mentioned above somewhere is that those who are adding images like there's no tomorrow, probably don't read the forums and are therefore oblivious to what is being said.

Please remember that your comments are important to Chris and Sarah who are listening to you even though they don't comment too often. They are taking note, so thanks you to all.