Some time ago there was an effort to encourage members to be more selective in their uploads and a suggestion of limiting that number in order to increase the overall quality being offered.
My thoughts at the time were that the quality would not increase via this method and although I respect the opinions of those who strongly disagreed with me, I still believe it to be true.
At that time around 150 images per day were uploaded - this appears to have decreased to nearer 80. Whether this is a seasonal thing or a result of members acting on the fewer upload suggestion I have no way of knowing but my recent VB experiences would suggest that the overall quality has not changed - there still appears to be similar proportions of outstanding, average, and substandard work offered. It would seem to me that the result is simply fewer outstanding and deserving images are now available for inclusion on the permanent galleries.
Assuming the number of members uploading has remained the same it would be interesting to know the reason for the decrease. With varying degress of talent and artistry I still fail to understand how the quality would be any different whether each member uploaded 2 per day, 2 per week, or 2 per year. Only the numbers would alter, not the quality.
Quality improvement is a result of observation, interaction and exchange of knowlege, and of course practice practice practice with the opportunity to have efforts scrutinised and critiqued.
What do you think? I know some of you will disagree :)
My thoughts at the time were that the quality would not increase via this method and although I respect the opinions of those who strongly disagreed with me, I still believe it to be true.
At that time around 150 images per day were uploaded - this appears to have decreased to nearer 80. Whether this is a seasonal thing or a result of members acting on the fewer upload suggestion I have no way of knowing but my recent VB experiences would suggest that the overall quality has not changed - there still appears to be similar proportions of outstanding, average, and substandard work offered. It would seem to me that the result is simply fewer outstanding and deserving images are now available for inclusion on the permanent galleries.
Assuming the number of members uploading has remained the same it would be interesting to know the reason for the decrease. With varying degress of talent and artistry I still fail to understand how the quality would be any different whether each member uploaded 2 per day, 2 per week, or 2 per year. Only the numbers would alter, not the quality.
Quality improvement is a result of observation, interaction and exchange of knowlege, and of course practice practice practice with the opportunity to have efforts scrutinised and critiqued.
What do you think? I know some of you will disagree :)