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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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WE have a number of people that are putting each day's photos in a different thread. It is a much better idea to start a daily thread in the 365 daily section and then adding each days photos there. That way people can see all your photos without having to track them down. Also it makes the forum a lot more organized and easier to navigate. If you have any questions about this just ask and we will be glad to help you. Also on your 365/Daily thread be sure to add your name to the title so others will know it is yours and not start adding their photos to it. If you have a thread now that it has happened to again let me know and I can add your name to the title of the thread for you.
 
Roy1961

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do we know who is still in the running for the 365??? just trying to visit all for encouragement, can we make a list, remove if they drop out? just an idea.
 
wud

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If everybody is making threads, which of course turns out 60 pages long fast, I am gonna miss a lot of awesome shots.... Its not possible for me to follow so many different long threads. I soooo enjoy looking at single posts too.
 
BackdoorArts

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Don Kuykendall said:
You can go directly to unread posts in any thread so that you don't have to go through 60 pages.


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@wud, if you click on the black circle to the left of the thread title it will take you to the first unread post in the person's thread. You can also click on the photo icon to the right of the thread and it will just display the photos in someone's thread, then click on the photo to bring you to that post if you want to quote it in a post.

Don, the unfortunate thing is that the big threads tend to get ignored after a while, likely for the reason wud implied - it's a lot to wade through. So I suspect that some people feel that posting new photos to individual threads will allow more people to see and comment on their stuff. I get that, because we all love for folks to comment on our photos (and stroke our egos a bit), but it also makes for a lot of extra threads, pushing some threads further down in the "New" stack (causing them to get ignored) and it's also likely making for database issues as well. Perhaps a note to those with a penchant for doing this and offering an alternative? Even if they did a thread a day instead of 3-10, but then, you've got so many different types of photo subforums that you can still do 3-10 and stick one in each. It's hard to tell someone to post fewer photos to a photography forum when they want people to see their photos. But I hear you, this isn't meant to be Flickr.
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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BackdoorHippie said:
@wud, if you click on the black circle to the left of the thread title it will take you to the first unread post in the person's thread. You can also click on the photo icon to the right of the thread and it will just display the photos in someone's thread, then click on the photo to bring you to that post if you want to quote it in a post.

Don, the unfortunate thing is that the big threads tend to get ignored after a while, likely for the reason wud implied - it's a lot to wade through. So I suspect that some people feel that posting new photos to individual threads will allow more people to see and comment on their stuff. I get that, because we all love for folks to comment on our photos (and stroke our egos a bit), but it also makes for a lot of extra threads, pushing some threads further down in the "New" stack (causing them to get ignored) and it's also likely making for database issues as well. Perhaps a note to those with a penchant for doing this and offering an alternative? Even if they did a thread a day instead of 3-10, but then, you've got so many different types of photo subforums that you can still do 3-10 and stick one in each. It's hard to tell someone to post fewer photos to a photography forum when they want people to see their photos. But I hear you, this isn't meant to be Flickr.
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Never telling anyone to post fewer photos. Just fewer threads.


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BackdoorArts

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Don Kuykendall said:
Never telling anyone to post fewer photos. Just fewer threads.


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My point being that said people could still post the same number of photos in the same number of threads if they categorize their photos differently and you wind up with the same number of threads. I checked into one of the more frequent one-at-a-timers and this is precisely what they're doing, posting a single image in a single forum several times a day. So there's nothing to stop that behavior unless you're asking them to start a 365-like thread in each category (like me creating a Jake's Critters On The Deck under the wild life forum). The thing is, what if I don't want to manage it that way and allow for comments on the photo, not on the collection, without looking for specific critiques?

I'm really not sure what the real issue is here, but when rules become too vague then they shouldn't exist. How many individual posts are too many? What should I combine? What must I combine? Makes for people who go away.
 
wud

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Yeah I know you can go to last view post, but I dont have the time to follow 20 more very long threads - which would mean, I would miss a lot of stuff. Say, I wanna see all the weddings and portraits images posted here but I probably wont see them if they are on page 35 in someones thread.
 
Vixen

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If you want less threads then one way is to keep chat in specific camera areas to camera specifics, and get rid of threads like "show us your best D3200 shot", coz the pics that get posted there should really be in the main forum ;)It also makes camera specific chat and help/hints easier to find

I prefer a thread per person format format coz I'm lazy and it's easier for me ;) but I also like separate threads for separate subjects, so it becomes a bit "6 of one, half doz of the other" where I am concerned :D
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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wud said:
Yeah I know you can go to last view post, but I dont have the time to follow 20 more very long threads - which would mean, I would miss a lot of stuff. Say, I wanna see all the weddings and portraits images posted here but I probably wont see them if they are on page 35 in someones thread.
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that is not what we are talking about. Those are great. What we are talking about is the people who create a new thread for every photo that post.
 
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Vixen said:
........ get rid of threads like "show us your best D3200 shot".......
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Agree 125%. Who cares what lens or camera you used? As long as you get the result you wanted, it doesn't matter whether you used a D40 or a D4s.

When I look at an image, I don't care what body or lens you used. Yeah, sure, it may be obvious in the shot, like a fisheye, a Cream Machine or a mirror lens was used. Yeah, I may be interested in the lighting, or how the shot was set up, or what PP steps used. But I don't pause to reflect, "Hmmmm. I wonder if that was a D90 or a D5100?....." or "Was it an 18-55, or an 18-105?"

Seriously.... what's the point of a thread for the D3000, a thread for the D5100, a thread for the D7000, a thread for the D600, a thread for the D800, ad infinitum ad nauseum?
 
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I try to search for a thread thats specific to my photo,sometimes there isnt anything,or I post wrongly in someone elses by mistake,got my butt chewed by someone for posting in "Their" thread,when it was only one pic long,I think some peeps just want to show off their chops,they dont want to post in the Bird thread,or Car thread or B+W thread,cause they lose that pat on the back.As an admin at a music site,I know how the creation of a million threads will eventually strain a server.I dont know how you can stop peeps from making a one pic thread,but maybe a mass pm asking everyone to do a search,before posting might help...or not,you never know
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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480sparky said:
Agree 125%. Who cares what lens or camera you used? As long as you get the result you wanted, it doesn't matter whether you used a D40 or a D4s.

When I look at an image, I don't care what body or lens you used. Yeah, sure, it may be obvious in the shot, like a fisheye, a Cream Machine or a mirror lens was used. Yeah, I may be interested in the lighting, or how the shot was set up, or what PP steps used. But I don't pause to reflect, "Hmmmm. I wonder if that was a D90 or a D5100?....." or "Was it an 18-55, or an 18-105?"

Seriously.... what's the point of a thread for the D3000, a thread for the D5100, a thread for the D7000, a thread for the D600, a thread for the D800, ad infinitum ad nauseum?
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The reason for these threads are for when someone is researching for a new camera. This lets them see what photos are shot with a specific camera model.
 
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480sparky

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Don Kuykendall said:
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The reason for these threads are for when someone is researching for a new camera. This lets them see what photos are shot with a specific camera model.
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And when 99.99% of 'em are resized to 600- to 1000-pixels along the long edge, what information can they garner from them?

If you took a D40 and a D4s and took identical images with them, resized them to post on a forum, would even a seasoned pro be able to see the difference?
 
wev

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Don Kuykendall said:
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The reason for these threads are for when someone is researching for a new camera. This lets them see what photos are shot with a specific camera model.
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I think the images posted tell you a great deal about the eye, mind, and instinct behind the camera and little about the body/build used.
 
Vixen

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Don Kuykendall said:
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The reason for these threads are for when someone is researching for a new camera. This lets them see what photos are shot with a specific camera model.
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and depending on who took it, it can be of some or little use in reality ;) the worst photographer can take the best camera and provide a crap shot, and vice versa.
 
Vixen

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Something else that strains the server is the gallery. Using an outside link to photobucket or likewise can greatly reduce the strain on a forums load.
 
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I like the idea of camera specific threads for newbies. Being able to look through the images, I think, gives encouragement to those starting out that they have the capable tool and just need the practice. For me it's kind of like the bad wrap kit lenses get. Are there better? Sure, but the problem for the majority of people is their lack of skill starting out and not the lens. Once again, seeing a great image produced by the same camera/lens they are holding gives them a boost of confidence.

It's similar to why I list my equipment in the signature area. Not because it matters, or to show off how much money I have spent, but too many to count have asked me about one piece of equipment or another because they saw it in my signature and it has helped them out. Side note, glad to see it seems more people are doing the same.

That's my thoughts anyway.
 
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