helenjenkins Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <p>This is not a whinge about the level of ratings I've been getting, it's a whinge about the complete lack of ratings... I don't post every day, or even every week, because I generally don't have time to to take photos every week, but whatever photos i have posted have usually had at least one rating, usually a lot more. Out of the last 8 photos I have posted, only 3 have had any rating at all. Has anyone else noticed this? Am I doing something wrong? I don't think the last lot of photos I have posted have been any worse than usual - I would go so far as to say that a couple of them I'm very proud of. </p> <p>Any ideas what I can do to change this?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesBecker-Toronto Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <p>Helen-I have noticed the same thing (comments are even scarcer!) and I don't know why. I have to admit that I have submitted then withdrawn several images due to the lack of response. cb :-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <p>I doubt you are doing anything wrong. It's just the numbers. More people requesting critiques/ratings than giving them.</p> <p>I believe there are plans in the works to address this issue</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <p>The problem is there's no incentive to give ratings using the most efficient tool photo.net provides, the dreaded anonymous <a href="../gallery/photocritique?rating_type=photocritique&topic_id=1481&recent=4">Rate Photos</a> queue, but lots of disincentive.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yog_sothoth Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <p>The "Rate Photos" queue is one of the best things about this site. I can't wait to see what you do to make it better. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpo3136b Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <p>Email a couple of people you trust to do the critiques; invite them to look at your work every so often. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerphotos Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <p>The more you participate, the more rates/comments you'll get. Post more, rate more, comment more.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo_papandreou1 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 <p>Well, that's the first I've seen of an anonymous rate photos queue. Perhaps you can improve it by linking to it prominently?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo_papandreou1 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 <p>OK, it turns up when javascript is enabled. I guess I won't be rating photos anonymously very often, then.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charedan Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 <p>Some time ago I had suggested to have some sort of critique or rate an orphan photo (http://www.photo.net/site-help-forum/00OyeC). At the time Lex and Josh thought it was a good idea. Never heard about it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmyers Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 <p>I suppose there's nothing you can do about it. It helps to be on other people's "I'm kinda interested in your photos" lists, but if you're like me and this hasn't happened and probably never will, then I guess we're stuck with no ratings and no critiques for a while. It's such a high volume site; while that's an advantage in some respects it's also a huge disadvantage for those wanting some honest critique when so few are willing to give it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 <blockquote> <p>At the time Lex and Josh thought it was a good idea. Never heard about it.</p> </blockquote> <p>No offense, but there are LOTS of things that I think might be a good idea. I do the best I can, but there are only so many hours in the day.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltpmd Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 <p>Can I say that this correlates to the change made where a photo is there ... it disappears ... and returns at another time.</p> <p>It used to be that ratings were hit & miss depending on the timing. Now they are more miss. It sounded like a way to get a photo viewed at multiple times, but the complaining is much worse since then. That's when I started the 0 comments/rating 1 view type of results.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenPapai Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 <p>And also, often times I will not rate something I find boring, trite, poorly composed, or lacking pretty much everything. ;-) </p> <p>I'd rather skip the rating then rate something "3/3" or "3/4".</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2239727 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 <p>Hi Helen I've been a PN member just a few years but it that time I've noticed a large drop in the number of views each image gets. Shots put forward to be rated have dropped from middle hundreds to 60 - 80 not just my work but many others it's easy to check look at your own shots. With this in mind then less people looking then less people rating. Some shots will allways buck the trend like nudes, these attract more views that most other subjects, I don't know why.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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