kenandrews

Alexandre, please explain to me how posting about low ratings is a "direct invitation" to being accused of whining etc.

 

Eliot, do you think it is not possible for me or other photographers to discuss this phenomenon as a matter of intellectual curiosity without (a) myself as the "ratee" necessarily only acting out of injured ego and (b) others immediately responding with scorn?

 

Yes, I could show my work to a small group of friends, but I value the overall quality of work on this site and am interested in the input of active photographers, which most of my friends are not. Part of my curiosity about the mysterious 3/3 person or people is that I have no information about him/them or his/their motives. And I'm curious -- not merely offended of ego -- as to what makes him/them consistently (and extremely quickly) rate in this manner.

 

But enough said. I believe my instincts were right, and I posted my first post on this subject against my instincts. Better to just continue posting photos and not get into a discussion. Too many people out there would rather accuse than discuss.

I've seen frequent posts about low ratings, and I can understand how it might seem a bit tiresome to some, but does that mean it's a subject inappropriate for discussion? Must every person who posts about low ratings be accused of whining or suffer other sorts of name-calling?

 

My post in this thread was my first on this subject, and as I expected I was immediately pounced upon as being a baby. So be it.

 

Yes, I agree that response to a photo is subjective and people are just as entitled to giving low scores as they are to giving high scores.

 

On the other hand, as a member of a community I believe in being supportive and part of that means that if I give a low score perhaps I should do so publicly or accompany it with an explanation. I know I may be behaving purely solipsistically, but my impression is that there is someone out there who takes pleasure in quickly giving low ratings without being generous enough to explain.

 

Can I state that impression without being called names by other members of this "community?"

Who is this 3/3 troll? Is it the same person? I get the rating on every one of my photos, without fail, and within minutes of posting. (Some of them may deserve the "below average" rating, but all of them?) He must have a lot of time on his hands, and seems to hate photography. Don't know why he's on this site.