How is it possible to have over 1000 views and less than 100 votes?? Is it like a bad car accident where you can't stop looking at it?

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I know I've been off site for a minute but I've noticed that comments like "Beautiful" " "Great Job" and other "nice" comments are getting thumbs down?? And some people look like they've been targeted like all of their comments they've made have a thumbs down all in a row, like it didn't matter what they wrote, is someone just pissed off at certain people? or what’s happening??

Back from a 3 Month hiatus
Gia

Lots of entries get really high vies now since the latest entries appear on the homepage. Every time someone opens PXL (but may not really be looking at your image) you get another view, so if it is on the front page for a while you can get lots of views quickly.
Just because it hasn't been voted on early doesn't mean anything, I view images and only vote on them when contests are in "vote only".

As for the thumbs down, well I think members are sick of seeing that kind of comment becoming the best commenter for the week. In the end they might be encouraging but they really aren't "helpful".

Ahh Ok!

I didn’t know that the latest entries are shown on the main page, I have mine set to only show certain categories.

Ahh and I understand about the comments, it’s just a little odd to me to see something as simple as "great capture! I love it" with a thumbs down. Is there a real commenter of the week? I understand that people want helpful feedback and comments but I can't see a reason for contributing to lowering someone’s reputations points because they express their feelings and don't have anything "helpful" to say, helpful is subjective to the author. Then when people do post something about “you should do this you should change that” they get a thumbs down. So Basically your screwed either way! LOL

Thanks for the Info Solkee

GiaArt wrote:Ahh Ok!


Ahh and I understand about the comments, it’s just a little odd to me to see something as simple as "great capture! I love it" with a thumbs down. Is there a real commenter of the week? I understand that people want helpful feedback and comments but I can't see a reason for contributing to lowering someone’s reputations points because they express their feelings and don't have anything "helpful" to say, helpful is subjective to the author. Then when people do post something about “you should do this you should change that” they get a thumbs down. So Basically your screwed either way! LOL

Thanks for the Info Solkee

I agree with your statement about commenting GiaArt. It is a shame whenever a positive or encouraging remark is discouraged via a "ThumbsDown." I assure you that I am not one of those that do such as that. I think that the author of an entry should be THE only one able to issue a reward or penalty for a comment left on their entry. COURTEOUS, constructive helpful comments should be the norm. Non courteous or abusive comments should ... get a thumb down IMO. Like I said I think the thumbs should be for author discretion only.

I agree with chap and gia completely. It should be up to the author, who gets a thumb.
As for top commenter, maybe it should not be decided on volume but on merit of who has the most positive input in a given week. I also think negative commenting needs to be abolished. IMO

cabldawg71 wrote:I agree with chap and gia completely. It should be up to the author, who gets a thumb.
As for top commenter, maybe it should not be decided on volume but on merit of who has the most positive input in a given week. I also think negative commenting needs to be abolished. IMO

Peace Dawg...

cabldawg71 wrote:I agree with chap and gia completely. It should be up to the author, who gets a thumb.
As for top commenter, maybe it should not be decided on volume but on merit of who has the most positive input in a given week. I also think negative commenting needs to be abolished. IMO

Totally and Completely Agree I think thumbs down should left up to the author and if someone really really has a problem with something that is said you can always red flag it.

Gia

I totally disagree with this statement : 'It should be up to the author, who gets a thumb.'
Reasons:
1. Already experienced entries where I gave my best of a comment trying to explain fundamentals about levels, composition, contrast, chromatics and where I was treated with thumb down and 'yeah, whatever' from the author.
I don't remember the entry but i could find it if you don't take my word.

2. Authors, (especially long time users) might be infatuated with their entries, and not accepting criticism even when is the most constructive it can get. That doesn't mean other users will, but there's a chance they'll repair a wrongful thumb down - like I do.

3. The attitude from that author thumbing me down, made me refrain my comments for one week. After that, made me comment mostly after I vote since I don't wanna experience that kind of sh!t again. After all, we shouldn't cast pearls before swine.


NB: My opinion is from the POV of the guy that comments & tries to help, I don't know how much the users on this thread do that, since I haven't checked your activity lately.
If you haven't been in my position I don't expect you to understand the bruises of my ego.

The author is still able to give thumbs and reply to your comments.
I have been in many positions here since 2007 and if a person thumbed you down so what?
Might be they thought you were wrong. Critiques should be taken with a grain of salt imo, and the fact you have only 6 entries could have caused an old crotchety swine of a member to ignore you for whatever reason.
If that kinda thing bothers you, saying stuff like casting pearls before swine is pointless also.
All you are doing is pissing other members off by saying that.

I do understand what you're saying Greymval and a good point at that. If the author was to become the only one to give thumbs down well then everyone would know where it was from wither up or down. I think it’s a difficult situation all around.

I just know that I am one of those people who likes to comment "Beautiful!" "I Love It" and simple sentiments like that along with some comments that I feel like might help but as much of a beginner as I am in this game I don't feel like it’s my place to tell or "share" with people how their image could be better. For all I know that’s exactly what the author is going for. I feel like your criticism or dislike of an image should show in your vote and the people that merely want to share a simple "good job" shouldn't be thumbed down for doing it. It makes you think twice about doing so and for newbies who might need that simple encouragement only get the "if I were you I would..." comments might discourage them from participating in other contest.

In fact (and I know it’s been a while since I’ve been really active) there was a “newbie” that after a few entries posted that she was leaving and was disappointed in her experience on the site, that she was looking forward to learning more about photography but since her entries were just bombarded with “too dark, out of focus, you should reshoot” she didn’t feel like the site was for her. And as far as I know she did decide to stay on but it’s the example of how discouraging “simple” comments comes off as unwelcoming to any new comers not to mention Everyone else!
Everyone likes to hear/see that the image you’ve created invokes the type of emotion that you just must express it as soon as you see it. Not to mention someone who is new to it all might not yet have the words or knowlegde to express the kind of comment the thumb downers want to read.
Rant Over

Gia