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I am a new user of less than a week. I thought I found a great site

devoted to the hobby. However after getting my third harrassing email

because someone who posted a crappy picture, didnt like the number

rating I gave them decides to take it personally and send pouty email.

Grow up people, if your that sensitive dont post your picture, stay

inside with your shades drawn, pop another zoloft, and put your

aluminum foil hat back on. Just because you think your work is the

greatest, doesnt mean someone else has to. Because I gave you a 3 is

worth loosing sleep over, come on.

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I noticed that you have rated 172 photos (as of right now) but only left two comments. That is the problem, not the fact that you are giving people 3s. This might sound hypocritical, but a low rating requires a comment more than a high rating, simply because with a high rating, the photographer knows what he has done right but with a low rating, he may not know what he has done wrong.
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Bob, that's just silly. There is no such requirement or need anymore than you need to explain why something is a 6 or 7. And your premise is flawed. I even get nasty emails for comments that aren't fully fawning and flattering-- Bart Aldrich are you listening?-- that's just the price we pay for running across insecure fools.
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why would I bother, if the people who use this site (I know Im being generalistic here) cant take the heartbreak of seeing a 3, woa I can imagine what would happen if I gave my honest opinon. Sorry. Need to find someplace where adults congragate. Just glad I didnt give this guy a 1 like I though I should have. He'd be on my doorstep this morning. He is pissed that I didnt think the idea of a computer on a stop sign was interesting? I looked at his other work and in my opinion it sucks as well, so at least he's consistant.

What else is bothersome, is this site doesnt self police against users such as this. Now my mailbox is being flooded by crap by this person. Why should I catch flack for this. Im sorry but thats a poor excuse. Your comment should be directed at the other person, not be because I didnt leave a text comment. Last I read a 3 was basically a fair/ok. Not all of us can take a award winning photo every time we click the shutter. If you live your life as such, that everything you do needs to be approved by others, you have a real problem. I really wish I could give everyone I run into a 7 or a 10 or even a big 12, but some times all we get is a 3. Its life, time to enjoy it.

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bob, one other comment. opinions are like, well you know, and there are a lot of opinions here. Cant this guy understand that because I gave it a 3 (when in all actuallity I should have given it a 1 or 2) doesnt mean in that in the grand scheme of things either, 1. Maybe it is a crappy photo, or 2. Its just an opinion and it isnt right or wrong. Isnt that the reason why you would post a picture and ASK, yes you are ASKING for a rating. If you cant handle what others say, you need to take a serious look at yourself.

Your comment is wrong and actually offensive because you are hinting that I did something wrong, and I didnt. I dont deserve the offensive emails that are pouring in now because I chose to participate in this site.

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It's not silly.

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If I went up to you and said "your photograph sucks" and that's all I said, you would want an explanation. If I said "your photograph is great!" you probably wouldn't care if I told you why or not. Leaving low ratings without a comment is the exact same thing. Now, a 3/3 isn't the equiv. of "your photograph sucks" but it's still below average.

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I'm not trying to justify the guy sending an angry email, but I've left a few comments, not always praising, and no one has ever sent me an angry email. If you want to do something helpful, leave a comment. Ratings don't mean anything anymore because of everyone's different view of a 3 or 5 or 7 or 1.

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"fireman fry",

 

Look, you can do whatever you want, but if you continue to leave low ratings with no comment, expect to get angry emails. I'm not saying it's right, it's just how it is. Some people take photography very seriously. How hard is it to tell someone why you think his picture is bad?

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bob,

thanks i have already decided that in the two days spent visiting this site this is how people are treated and two things happen. 1. People play along in a silly game to appease the frail.

2. This site isnt self policed enough and therefore it is accepted practice to allow any idiot to fire off harrassing emails. Its non of your or anyone elses business why I choose to do what I do here. I gave the guy a 3 you have got to be kidding me that this is even up for debate.

Good luck everyone, im moving on. Keep treating people this way and you guys and gals that get your feathers ruffled over something so petty can all play in your little sandbox of self pitty together, and therefore keep telling yourselves that you all are award winning photographers.

Thank You to the "normal users" who offered good advice, and well, I wont stoop as low as the idiot did who now fills my inbox with trash every 15 minutes. My next post is to the mods. to have my account deleted. ADIOS.

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You see, this is why you have to explain in the FAQ and in the ratings tutorial that a rate is actually an interaction with a real live human being. The average age of the new raters has dropped and the site isn't adapting.
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fireman,

 

"Last I read a 3 was basically a fair/ok."

 

On the Photo Critique page, it says a 3 is "Below Average" and a 4 is "Fair/Average"...

 

I'm not sure where you read that a 3 is "fair/ok" but if you read it on this web site, then that is something that needs to be clarified so that people are leaving the appropriate ratings.

 

Also, you didn't say his photograph sucked (well, you did, in this thread, all of his photographs, actually) but you said it was below average, and that is not something that is considered good.

 

If you left comments explaining (not justifying) your ratings, you would make people a lot happier, including the ones that are sensible enough not to fire off an upset email. No, you don't have to do this, but likewise, the people on this web site don't have to like you when you only utilize half of the critique feature.

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Don't understand the angry emails you get. I've scrcely gotten them from angry posters and run the full gamut of rating 1-7. One and two are left very rarely, but with a comment. I feel it only a courtesy to leave a comment if going that low. I comment also on the occasional 3 left. I'll also comment on good ratings I leave. Hell, people like and deserve comments more than just leaving numbers anyway. By the way, 3 clearly states below average; not average as Bob indicates.

There are responses left here where people are trying to give you helpful explanations, but you seem to want to stay pissed off.

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You seem to have a small attitude problem Bry, you say you've been here for a week and then you rant on here in the Forum like you own the place, most new users have problems getting the idea of ratings, and it is even harder whn you can't be bothered to tell people what you do or don't like about their work, but please remember they at least liked it so a little respect goes a long way, no one has emailed me with a complaint about low marks because I give them sparingly and with comments. <p>I would respecfully suggest you lay of the ratings for a while until you get the feel for them and concentrate on critiques instead. <br>Oh and by the way welcome to p.net. It is for the most part a freindly respectable place, but insulting the users as you have done above isn't going to impress anyone. Take your personal problems to the person that caused them. Or email the Abuse address, if you feel abused. <p>How do I report abuse?<br>

 

You can report abuse by sending email to abuse@photo.net

<p>I guess you read the FAQ.

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