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I'm Not Liking This New Approval Crap...
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Powtaz
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look man, or woman. We are doing what we are asked to do, if it takes "3 hours" then be patient and expect a great outcome.
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fallenangel
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree that all the complaints are selfish and sound like they're coming from spoiled brats (not saying the people are, just that they sound that way). You all want your art up NOW, and yet there's people moaning and groaning about so and so posting official art and this person having images so huge you don't know what the hell it is. [b]You can't have it both ways[/b].

Once and for all, here are your options. As my signature so nicely states, [i]pick one and live.[/i]

1. There is no approval panel. A large percentage of the images you can't even see or are stolen official art. Abuse reports take a lot longer to be dealt with because we're having to go through tons of galleries with official art, so real theft of other online artists gets delayed. However, your art goes up right away....and is pushed way down the list within an hour.

2. The approval panel moderates the submissions so that no official art is posted, everything is properly rated, in the right place, and possible to see. So no one will ever click a title and see a screencap, a screen full of blurry grey, boobs in a G rated picture, and if you want to see art of a certain thing, it will all be in the proper category without being cluttered with things that don't belong there. However, your image won't go up right away (I still don't see why this is such a big deal....). But because of that, the images that are submitted will stay near the top of the list longer and be seen by more people=more comments.

3. Leave the site and use another one like DeviantART. No wait time, but the site is filled with junk (webcam shots, etc.), and your work will go up immediately but be gone within 20 seconds. This site was on the fast track to that happening. A huge number of people all trying to upload something at once doesn't work well for exposure or getting your work seen (unless you whore yourself on the forums, which just makes you and your art look bad). But if a short wait is so horrible, I'm sure this would be a wonderful option for you.

4. Make your own site. Your only delay will depend on your own motivation to put pictures up, and after a month or so of 75 pageviews, you'll realize how incredible it is to have a free site with thousands of members to view your art daily is. It's very difficult to attract regular viewers to a personal site.

Option two has very minor cons and huge pros for [b]everyone[/b]. People complaining makes it sound like we're inflicting some huge punishment on the artists, but look at the pros for 'em. The approval panel is no piece of cake for the staff, either. It's not making [i]our[/i] lives directly easier. But it cuts down on clutter and clean up that has to be done later.

I don't doubt some people dislike it, but there are tons of people who dislike all the junk as well. A short wait is a much smaller bother than not being able to find any good art.

EDIT: I hope this post was stupid enough for you. I love how just because you're annoyed and we don't fall at your feet to fix it, we're stupid. Mmhm. Sure honey.
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Lasher
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd just like to say, that all you men should be drooling over her right now and begging her to be your new girlfriend, because she is smokin! Razz lmao

corny, but i felt like it.

MAN i agree with you fallen. *Sighs* guess some people just don't get it .
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fallenangel
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hahahaha, not sure where that came from...but uh...thank you? Very Happy
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Raymei
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aw, man, I miss everything on these forums T.T stupid slow computer....
Oh well, still gonna add my 2 cents.

first cent:
Squal...quit your bitchin'. I don't know how much simpler I could put it.
I don't know you, nor do I care, but I'm guessing you're no more than 15 (if you are...I weep for you and your parents) because you don't seem to even attempt to know how things in the world work.

#1 nothing's freakin' free. Whether you pay with money, pain, or time, you still pay. Lucky for you all you have to do is pay with time on this site. You draw cuz you want to and you post it on this site for free. So what if you have to wait a little bit to get your comments (which I'm sure your mailbox is flooded with....) big-freaking-deal. You don't like it? Fallen gave some very good suggestions.
#2 Good things come to those who wait. Do me a favor and don't drive cuz I have a feeling you couldn't wait for the light to turn green cuz "you want to go now and the light should have been green the [i]second[/i] you pulled up to the light"....right?
#3 Websites are freaking hard to run, pal. Denis started this on his own and slowly but surely people volunteered to help.
I don't know much about the other mods right now, but as for me, I work 5 days a week and go to college on the other two days for the entire day. I don't have days off, get little sleep, and devote as much time as I can to approving pictures so your cushy little but sitting in your computer chair at home because your bored doesn't get sore from waiting.
Many of us are stressed and have to deal with a LOT more people than just you and your little whining.

I for one, am sick of this sort of crap. T.T We're not getting paid to do this, and we really aren't getting any quirks like "secret pages" or whatever. We're doing this to help you.

Tell me, when you used to trick or treat as a kid, did you bitch to the people giving you candy if you didn't get your favorite?


Second cent:
Fallen...Kate....Lasher....you guys are the best, and I love you. n.n A big deep breath of fresh air in the musty funk of idiocy. o_o, thank you.
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SquallLeonhart
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

See, that's what I would hope would happen, but if you wait until there are 30 submissions waiting to be approved, it won't even be ON the newest ten list, which is really annoying because that's when everybody comments. So I have nothing on the one I wanted the most comments on....if it would be that they are put in before 5 or so are waiting, then it'd be fine, but past that it'll only be on for a couple minutes or no time at all.
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SquallLeonhart
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another thing, yes, it's over and done with, and I believe now that you've stated the advantages about five million times. But for all of you calling me a liar, and that I never waited three hours, I just want to say, that I did not lie, and you are incredibly rude for accusing me. Over and done with, yes, yes, just....I mean, I haven't responded in like 2 days because I didn't have a computer and still people are yelling at me. It's better now, I haven't had to wait that long since then. Thank you, and goodnight.
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